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Show ELECTION DAY NEAR AT HAND CANDIDATES THROWING THROW-ING THEIR HATS IN THE RING. THINGS TO BE IMPROVED. Election Day is fast approaching with only a month ahead. Candidates Candi-dates for the various municipal olti-ces olti-ces should announce themselves and get their names on the tickets as there are only a few days left in which to do so. This should be done at least fifteen days prior to election day. Already we hear rumors of some political aspirants. John Gunder-son, Gunder-son, a well to do business man of Mount Pleasant, is out openly in the race for the nomination for mayor on the Republican ticket. Many of his friends will flock to his support. Jos. Monsen, present mayor of the city will be a likely candidate for renomination. There may e others who will get in the race. On the Democratic side it is very probable that the name of Daniel Rasmussen, our present City Recorder, Recor-der, will head the list for the office oi mayor 01 me cuy. councilman H. LeRoy Neilson is also thinking seriously along the same lines. Very likely Dr. Wm. P. Winters will appear ap-pear in the same race. Whoever succeeds in getting the nomination on either side must be a man of thrift and progress. This will not be an election of party politics, poli-tics, but it will be one for the best interests of the city. The man who is living in the days of 20 years ago and aspires for a position to help shape the future destiny of the beautiful beau-tiful city of Mount Pleasant, might as well take off his hat and go lay in the shade. The world belongs to the thrifty man. We all real;?? that no talent, no circumstances!, nn opportunities will" make a man a success in life without the virtue of thrift, hence we need men of progress at the head of our municipal affairs. The constant application of thrift will make Mt. Pleasant a better place in which to live. In order to have thrift and progress pro-gress in any city we call to mind a number of things which are absolutely absolute-ly essential. In comparing these things -with local condition the short comings of none of the latter strike ' us more forceably than the following mentioned: ; First, the lack of a sufficient supply of water in our water system. If a water system is of any important value to the citizens it should be supplied with enough water to enable en-able its patrons to have plenty for any and all purposes, which should include sprinkling of lawns, etc. Why build a first class water sys- Item and then not put enough water into it? Another item of much concern is a better use of the expensive electric light plant which has been installed. Here again, we have the same lack of efficiency. A modern and up-to-date electric power plant giving the citizens citi-zens about half the light and power necessary for a thriving city. Why construct an expensive electric power plant and not furnish enough electricity? elec-tricity? Mt. Pleasant is in dire need of more and better street lighting, also, every day power for washing and ironing, and for use in shops where machinery is driven by motors, or where it would be if we had continuous con-tinuous power. On stormy days and winter afternoons the business houses all suffer for want of light. Cannot theso things be improved? |
