Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-25
LOCAL COMMENT 4.


Those vino are promoting the audi
torium idea rs a soldiers memorial
should bear in mind that county tax
will fall about three fourths outside of
the city and I building if erected
should supply county wants more than
city wants. The memorial, OF course,
would he an expression of county SEN
tinent. The building, however, should
he Sc constructed as to serve The win
ter short course, the corn show, and
combination sales Of pedigreed Ike
stock It might even inspire the mold
ing of q midw!ntcr jftdoor fair Cor the
development of the farming industry.
lt~hould, too, supply an armory for
military dTill. We are going TO have q
national guard identified with the reg
ular army as an army Of reserve and
it viii be recruited from the county at
large. At first it will include mostly
men Who were enlisted in this war.
Tho state viii pay Il rental and this
building should enjoy that income. The
entertainment of conventions that
want to come to Marshalltown should
be Incidental for three or four 4 year is
the most we could expect.
There is a glorious opportunity beck
oning to this county to become a com
munity of registered hog and Shorthora
breeders. With the start we have, the
county fair for exhibition and an ade-
quate sales pavilion we could build up
national reputation for fine stock
breeding. There are community cen
ters turnout the country which have
gotten into the magazines because OF
the remarkable development Of their
pedigreed stock industry. Marshall
county can do likewise.
Let's not worry about the Ice crop.
There is plenty of TING yet in Febrn-
airy and March for seasonable Iowa
winter weather.
Neighborhoods desiring graveled
road construction by the county TINS
year should be considering the offer OF
a bonus to get their road improved
first. Present costs are SO high that
the county board is inclined to post
pone public work. Those who wish TO
see hard road before they finally
journey to streets of gold or to those
which have long been paved-~ith good
intentions had better be offering in
ducements for the county to do some
thing worth while in their yicinity.\
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Ten years ago the T.-R. agitated the
need for a building and loan associa-
ton. A mass meeting was held, al
association started and boosters about
town subscribed for shares. Trials and
tribulations were endured for five
years before momentum enough could
be gained to make the association pop
| ular and attractive. A few determined
| men stuck by it until today about
$500, 900 worth Of homes in MARSHALL
| town have been purchased with thu
help Of $4,000 of savings and loar
association money. 1t has been wOrtf
| while altho 1t cost the few plenty o
4 grief which was all suffered for the
public good. Now investors and Dor
| rowers alike come to~the association
| because It Is as strong and as Sounf
as bank It's future is assured. TIL
one grand public benefit In its plar
is that every borrower is making
payment every month on the home h
owns and is rapidly becoming an own
er Of the roof over his famiIy's head.
!. No. Mr.. Norris has not sold his in
terest in the Times Republican to n
eastern syndicate and he is not goin
81 to move to California. He Is M
! broken down in health and is not com
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