Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-22
. LOCAL COMMENT

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With a petition nied asking for Q
special election for the submission o.
the question OF "A bond issue to care
for the rehabilitation and extension OF
the municipal street lighting system
this subject will be injected into IN,
city election as an issue. The
voters ever should keep In mind thai
they should elect, 10 look after the
city's business affairs, men who can 10
relied upon TO act with business judg'
ment in the event that there are tc
be considered questions Involving the
expenditure II public funds, Men in
whom the voters can have no fam
should not be chosen. Neither should
there be elected men against whom
there is. or ever has been, any suspi.
cion of graft or unfair dealings in city
affairs. Even good men have gone
wrong where the temptation has
arisen, and there is always the likelf-
hood OF temptation In responsibilities
OF letting public contracts. That the
municipal electric lighting plant is IN
need OF rehabilitation there is nc
doubt The present city council real
ICES that fact. and knows that II the
plant Is TO be maintained 1t must be
put in shape 20 enable IL TO withstand
not only the present load, but TO pro-
vide increased demands. The voters
have this one thing confronting them
as an expenditure, There VIII he
others, perhaps now unforeseen. There
fore the voter of judgment should be
careful to cast his ballot for the very
best men who are before the people
for election. and men whose integrity
II unquestioued.
The movement on foot to return &c
the old days Of weekly band concerts
doubtless will nc welcomed by bust
ness men and the general public. To
look back a good many years the old
timer" will wonder how we have go'
along without the concerts for 70
long. However, times have changed
since the oil concert days, and even
tho there should be just as much de-
mand for. ami local pride in, COED
band organization. the conditions are
different than ttey were twentN-fi N'
OF more years ago. Then the weekly
band concert was signal for q
gathering OF people for miles around
Then there vas not the popular
priced entert aiument available to the
public. Now We have the motion pic
ture theaters. which draw the people
hy hundreds each evening and to
t,Iose who have acquired the movie
habit il is not likely that band music
will step in 10 interfere. But gooo
band T. fine advertisement for any
city. and Il Fritz Toenniges has i'm
,roved with age. and takes charge of
local band it viii be a good one.
The proposed levy of 100000 fo'
school house purposes. TO ne asked o.
the school board at the coming cleo
ton. should not meet with any oppo-
sftion on the part of any taxpayer wins
has the interest sof Marshalltown's
ruhIic school system at heart. The levy
;,-cposed IS oaly $1,000 higher than was
voted last year. and the increase VII
make but very little differenC" IN any
in diyldUals taxes If Marshalitown -
going to grow. as We all nope " VIII
the school system must grow accoru
civ More school children, FROM
wear 10 year, can not be accommc-
dated ALWAYS in the buildings now OPP
Grated In fac. the buildings now are
for The most part. crowded 10 capa :
city. and some Of the older ones snouio
ne torn down and rebuilt The school
board must look 10 the future II L
fulfus its mission to The public. ana
that future will demand increased ia :
ciIities II VII demand another hish
school. more room for vocational ana
commercial training, and the other ad-
yantacos demanded Of modern schools
New school buildings must have sites,
and sites sometimes are high when de-
manded for rublic purposes. IT is to
obtain these sights with aEaiiahie
money when bargains can be procured
that the school board has asked for
the increased levy. and it Is to be
hoped that The public viii realize the
necessity Of future development ana
vote for the proposition al the school
election.
II was indeed gratifying to the
Times Republican 10 note the success
that followed the efforts of Charles II.
Hicks to promote the largest farm sale
ever attempted in the county Win
snow falling all day, and the roads IN
bad shape. Mr. Hicks sale drew over
1900 people ami the price received TOT
the live stock averaged high turnout.
sale aSsregating almost SSo'o'' Is
a big sale. Mr.. Hicks farms on big
scale. and after twelve years on a
rented place Is going TO farm OF ms
own. The Times Republican was par
ticularly interested because It fur-
nished the publicity for the sale. Be
cause he was farming on big scale,
and because he was going to have the