Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-02


Events.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell.3 April Yesterday morning
at the stone church a good sized audi
ience listened to sermon by Mr.. Vit-
stum, during which he referred to the
modern newspaper, modern literature
and to the stage. Taking copy of the
out names, sixteen advertisements, in
which were mentioned positive cures
for all the diseases that mortals are
heir TO. Also one in which a ring made
of lucky horseshoe that would cure
certain diseases. The point raised was
that these advertisements, many on the
face of, them frauds, were unworthy OF
space in a religious weekly. Then came
an eminentlys sensible question. Turn
Ling to his audience he asked: How
many of you will pay 81 per year extra
transcription for this paper IL such adj
lsvertisements were left out? Incident
lally he referred to Sheldon's late daily
\ and drew the inference that these 406,-
600 subscriptions were the result of a
desire on the part of the public for
/ something better than the common
inclined to the opinion that most of his
/ subscribers were the result of shrewd
advertising and ask If the present sale
and demand for .sapho." the much dis
cussed French novel, is the result OF a
I demand for better class of reading. or
due to the publicity it has recently re-
iceived in the daily press. Others say.
lthat this very demand to read .Sapho,"
Il ~, fr
because the common daily has given it
such publicity. a thing Sheldon's paper
would leave out.
4 Quite number of our people are on
the sick list, due to the frequent
changes of the weather The many
friends of Mrs. Christian will be pleased
/ to learn that she has nearly recovered
from her recent illness.
Mr.. H. G. Little on his sTth birthday.
which occurred Saturday, MarchSl. en-
lstertained few friends in commemora-
AIstion of the event. Few men of his age
4 possess both the mental and physical
4 slsqualities that this octegenarian does
4 To-day. He carries the contribution box
in church regularly every Sunday and
4 strangers get the impression that a
Z much younger man receives their con-
: Stributions to the good cause.
W. A. Little shipped his household
Il goods from Des Moines to this place
n Friday and will make Grinnell his
/ home. The family will occupy rooms
! at the Mack Hotel and Mr.. Little vii
continue to travel for an insurance
company.
Miss Maud Throssel, of Sheffield, re.
turned from ii visit i'll a:onteAuiiia ttiiii:
Il morning. She went TO Colfax thi:
morning.
S. II. Howe left for Northwestern
! .iIIowa on the early train today.
G.. d. E,dridge went to Hampton OF
q No. 1 today.
Mrs. William T. Maybe has given tw,
4 Iof series of afternoon teas this las
week. The invitations for the first on,
Tread Wednesday afternoon from fiv,
Ito eight and the second one. for tn,
: same hours Friday. The last one is Il
e be given on Wednesday of this week
!. Guests to the number Of fifty We're hos
: pitably entertained at each tea. Th
! hostess was assisted in serving refresh
i lments by the Misses Proctor, Thomp
) son and Johnson.
Chester Bryan. of the Capital city, j
: a Grinnell sight-seer today.
VIM. Beason went to Malcom thi
$ morning.
DR.. Vest. of Des NIoines, visited ove
4 Sunday with his sons the Drs. Vest i
! Montezuma.
n limitations have been issued by Mrs
: G. T. Card. Mrs. G. F. Boggs and F. N
: Gard for an at home to the friends a
il 1902 Main street Friday afternoon
: April s.
L Miss Minnie Thayer has gone to De
o Moines for few days the guest {
S Miss Jessie Christian, daughter of Ho,
E iIEeo. NJ. Christian.