Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-28
The GRINNELL NEWS.
Burglars steal a Case of Beer--Mem
orial sermon.


Burglars Steal a Case of Becr--Mem-
orial sermon.
Special to Times Republican,
Grinnell, May 2S.-Sometime between
8 O'clock Saturday night and daylight
of Sunday some burglar, or burglars
broke into the Adams Express Com
pany's office in the basement of the
Mack Hotel and carried away case OF
beer. yhere We're several jollitication
parties/ saturday night and 1T is proba-
making reunion holiday.
Mrs. Myrtle Jenkins left last evening
for Belle Plaine for visit with rela-
tives.
Col. s. r. Cooper arrived in Grinnell
Friday for a visit among his hosts of
friends. The colonel is in the banking
business in California and left here for
that state some years ago in order to
enjoy the climate.
Yesterday Memorial day. the mem
bers of Gordon Granger Post No. "a, G.
A. II. assembled at the post rooms, as
did the Womans Relief Corps and the
Ladies of the q. A. r., where a process
sion was formed and marched to the
NJ. Z. church to listen to an address by
the pastor, Rev. w. p. Stoddard. The
subject of mis- discourse was the flag,
the text being from Psalms: Thou
hast given us a banner" The speaker
said in part that the flag represented
the sovereignty of the country. ard
stood for all that was best in govern
ment, justice, honor and liberty; that
while there might be instances of indi-5
vidual wrongdoing under the flag. the
national policy was and always had
been for the right, for justice and the
betternent of man. He briefly re-
counted the wars in which the country
had been engaged, In every instance OF
which it has been forced into war, and
the results in every case had been to
improve the condition of the people.
The war of the revolution was fought
to gain and preserve our liberties. The
war of 1872 to protect our seamen, thou
sands of whom had been impressed into
the British navy. The war with Next
co and with Spain had been forced upon
the country, and the people of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines relieved
from tyrannical Spain and given the
blessings of liberty, good government
and freedom of worship. He men
toned the marvellous growth and ex-s
spanson from thirteen states fringing
the Atlantic coast to its present dimen-
sions. The acquisition of Florida, Tex
as and the territory gained from Mexi-
co. the Louisiana purchase, discovery
of Oregon, purchase Of Alaska, the an-
nexation of the Sandwich islands and
down to the capture Of Porto Rico.
Cuba and the Philippines. in all of
which the flag symbolizes the Justice,
freedom and protection of the United
States. Speaking of the objection
sometimes made that the people of
Porto Rico and the Philippines had not
asked this country to interfere for their
benefit. he said that neither had the in
shabitants of Florida, the Louisiana
purchase or Alaska invited us, but we:
had gone al! the same. The grand army
post attend the three churches alter
5nately on Memorial sunday. Mr.. Stod-
ards address was we'll received by the
old soldiers. The general comment was
that il was one Of the best and most
appropriate sermons heard on the oc-
casion of Memorial Sunday.
The business men of the city who
were defeated inthe game of ball with
the professional men are far from being
satisfied withsthe result Of the game,
and therefore have issued challenge.
for a second game. The challenge has
been accepted by the lawyers. doctors
and dentists. who are confident that
they can repeat the dose anywhere and
at any time. So on Decoration day
after the Grand Army exercises are
over another game will be played on
Ward field Wednesday, afternoon at =