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LOCAL COMMENT. It begins to look now as though the depositors of the failed Commercial Bank, the doors of which were closed a year ago, would be a long time in securing further dividends. But two dividends have been declared, and although some time has elapsed since the last one there is but about $2,000 in the hands of the reeciver at the present time, according to his own statement. This is probably not the fault of the receiver, but is due to the nature of the securities. The belief is still general that the directors and stockholders of the concern would have been acting more fairly to themselves and the depositors had they put up the cash and taken the bank's paper, to handle it and realize on it as best they could. Recent events have demonstrated that there are a number of people in this city who attend, in a way, private social functions to which they are not invited, and consequently not wanted. It doesn't look well for individuals to assemble around a house or lawn where a wedding or party is in progress. At several recent functions of this kind the uninvited spectators, including men, women and children, have nearly outnumbered the invited guests. Merchants of the city report that never during their business careers has it been so hard to have orders filled as at the present time. The jobbers and manufacturers all over the country are behind on their orders, owing to the almost unprecedented demand due to the improved financial and industrial conditions of the country. A plan recently inaugurated by the street car company ought to prove popular, and, at the same time, profitable to the company. That is the sale of round trip tickets over the entire line for 10 cents. It is a plan followed in the cities and is for the special benefit of those busy people whose time for pleasure is limited. It requires nearly one hour to make the round trip over the entire Marshalltown line. In Friday's Issue was reprinted an editorial opinion of Christian Science and the treatment of a certain case of typhoid fever by a healer of this city. Today, in the religious department, is printed an article in defense of the doctrine. The arguments of both sides will probably be accepted according to the personal views and prejudices of the general public. When there's work for every able bodied man dissatisfaction pervades the ranks of a few, as evidenced by several recent strikes in this city. While some of the strikers' demands are just and they are entitled to participate in the benefits of the good times, some of the malcontents quit work simply because the hot weather had taken away what little ambition they had. Some of the critics who have been observing the construction of the new Woodbury block as it has advanced by stages are finding fault with the height of the stories, the walls being up to the floor of the third story at present. They should withhold their criticisms, as an unfinished building does about as little credit to its finished self as does a new
