Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-19

road when they can. on .erouncf the
accommodating dispositioh of, man
agement, are now compelled tofnange
their routes to make time. THE was
time when one could be almost srtain
at rarshalltown OF making conntttions
1 north. east south and west this ,sice
| day, which of course caused may OF
| the boys to figure via the Iowa Cntral.
but now much passenger trafficis di-
verified at all juncture points. Sowhen
/ the writer heard today that in the near
future time table will be arranged te
make possible all of the old connections,
| he was as glad to hear it as will be the
travelling public to know of it.
|
| Belmond has merchant by the name
| of Tiede, who, some years ago. started
| In what he called red letter days. He
| advertised that on a certain day he
| would pay railroad fare to all who pur-
| chase certain amounts at his store ana
of course had some big bargains as
drawing cards. These red letter days
brought big trade to town, which
other merchants received the benefit OF,
and now Tiede's red letter days give the
| town an appearance OF fair. STOCKS
| are placed on the sidewalks, marked IN
plain figures and the crowds are SO
! large that in many cases customers
| wait on themselves not forgetting 10
carry the cash to the money drawer.
| This year Tiede had a big phonosraph
| In the center of his store, discoursinS
| sweet t?) music all of the forenoon and
| in the afternoon an orchestra of seyerai
| pieces played afternoon and evening.
| Not to be outdone. another firm furn-
| ished q free lunch all day, this whether
| the lunchers bought anything or not.
| All this is mentioned to show that even
small town can draw big trade, al
ways providing that said town has the
right kind of business men.
| The writer has always taken great In
terest in the preachers welfare, and has
| given them much good advice in this
i column. Has always felt it duty to
| .sorter keep even" with them. in re-
turn for the many friendly tips they
| have given him on how to run rews-
| paper. Only last week a good brother
lin prohibition town plainly and firm
/ ly expressed himself, that no christian
II
! allowed beer advertisements in It's coll
umns. Holding up the largest daily in
Iowa he pointed the finger of scorn. or
| some other finger. at beer ''ad," and
| remarked that the whisky interest now
owned nearly all the daily papers, which
accounted for the prohibition stand
| of nearly all Iowa dailies. Incidentally
4 he remarked 1t was also a Cummins pa
| per, which apparently made him feel
like pointing another finger at it, ano
that he wasn't a Cummins man either.
/
| But this wasn't what the Lcoker-On
/ started out to say. In this column it has
been remarked that in the writer's opir-
/ ion preacher always ought to live IN
/ The next town, this on the theory that IA
| prophet is not without honor except
| among his own kith and kin. And the
| next best thing is, If we can not move
! them to the next town. is to board them
| at a hotel. A 81 a day hotel. A place
where they can brush up" against the
world, the flesh and the devil. Almost
| any So day hotel can furnish shining
examples of each of the species. All this
was brought to mind the other day By
meeting an old clerical acquaintance
| that circumstances have forced to pass
/ several years as day boarder at the
/ leading hotel of the town where he has
I lived. Such hotel life has broadered this
man, more mentally than physically. He
| can talk (not whine) when he meets I
| travelling man. He reads all of the daily
| papers. and catches the running com.
ment of the day. He knows the opinion
| of the world on the last preacher scam
| dial: hears it talked right out in the ho-
| tel office. He hears of the affairs about
| town. Knows what the people think
] because that Joint" is allowed to run.
| Has heard of the room and where To-
| Gated, and where the poker game goes
on. Is slowly but surely getting an an
swer to the conundrum. Why people do
| not go to church? Finds out that some
| people think they are going to heaven II
| they don't follow the sign board his
| church erected. And better than all, has
| learned to have charity for all OF poor
SHINING humanity, for he knows of the
many temptations that beset them. Has
| found out more of all these things by
boarding at the hotel one year than ten
years OF reading his religious magazines
would have given him. There is one
such preacher in Iowa, maybe two.
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