Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-01
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Sexton. Jan. 21-Working along the
milwaukee railroad suggests the
changes that have come to the travel
ing public during the past few years.
1t was not so long ago that the Miiwau-
kee only averaged ten miles an hour
across the state. this for passenger
trains: now they get there
Not many years ago the eating mousse
near the depot at Algona was crack
place for dinner, and it may be yet,
but the public now goes up town. Inc
bus ride is still mile and quarter,
but the bus is heated by stove THESE
DAYS. and there is still a legend that
once travelling man froZe one ear on
this long bus line trip. And In former
DAYS 10 Tenant took us all in. and now
it's for rent" And when the Thoring-
ton was built in Algona the citizens
swelled with pride. This is good
house yet, only the Durdall is now the
place. Rooms with bath and steam
heat were unknown luxuries only few
years ago in Algona. Now every sun
day the Algona orchestra "discourses
sweet music" while the guests have "a
full course dinner And in passing 1t
can be said that this orchestra is sec
ond to none in Iowa And not only has
the body Of man received an entire new
treatment in Algona, but the spir'tuai
man has been given change. In the
CONGREGATIONAL church there last sun
day night they actually allowed the Ca
madam Jubilee Singers to occupy the
seats of the choir. and everybody was
invited to drop dime in the collection
bags for such entertainment, and near
ly everybody did. And think of Con-
gregational orthodox minister preach
ing on the errors of the Bible, and ad-
hitting there were many. Worse or
better (which?) the old gray-haired
members sat there and by their silence
gave consent And during the matter
of fact, plain, common sense discourse,
which the preacher gave us, he not only
admitted 1.-The errors of the Bible, but
not once in his sermon did he claim
that it was infallible. that God inspired
men to write every word of 1t. or that
to take from or add to it would make
eternal damnation possible This
preacher actually referred to DR.. Pear
sons late outbreak in Chicago and did
not condemn the man or his utterances.
Changes on railroad and in hotels?
Well. yes, and few in our churches.
Why that whole business last Sunday
night In the Congregational church at
AIgona. forty years ago In the First
Congregational church OF -. Con-
neoticut would have been deemed
| sacrilegious In those days the writer
had to go to church three times every
Sunday. listen to three sermons. with
Sunday school of an hour and hall
for relaxation. The writer's father led
the choir in those days and 1t may be
mentioned that even in abolition Con-
necticut the colored people in churches
had seats for and by themselves. They
didn't net into the choir seats those
DAVIS. Incidentally 1t can be said our
Congregational church organist ran the
beer saloon week days, and opened on
Sundays for dry, out of town, church
members. 1t goes without saying, no
saloon keepers need apply for the po-
sition as organist in the Congrega-
tional church of Algona, Iowa.
Neither Algona nor Sexton suggested.
but other towns have. what perhaps
some of our busy men and women nave
not noticed, and that is the disappear
| ing act, that is put on every public
stage in Iowa. Ten years ago John
Jones was the man of the town. He ran
everything from the town caucus to the
Thursday night prayer-meeting. When
old man Smiths COW died he went
around with the paper and raised mon
ey to buy Smith another cow. He laid
IL nd ha
got up the Fourth of July celebrations;
ARRANGED for our lecture course, ana II
a minister needed hint to resign he
attended to the hint business. General
ly his say 80 engaged the new preach
err He was first in war, first In peace
and first in the hearts of his country
men," But where is John Jones? Dead?
No, sir; lives right here in town yet.
What's the matter? Nothing. Just dis
appeared, that's all. Sometimes
doesn't come to town for a week.
sends after his mail" Sicklyo No.
Had any trouble in the community :?
No. Nothing disgraceful? No, stree.
Doesn't go to church, the Odd Fellows
or Masonic meetings? No. Why not?
No one seems to know, just disap-
peared. that's all. Yes, he was out to
| old DIR. Browns funeral. He lives in
your town. neighbor Why don't you
40 down and call on him? Too busy;
forgot all about him till you mentioned
lit.
And some of the best women on earth
have disappeared too. How long ago
was 1t that Mrs. A was the whole thing
(slang. but just expresses iD in the
church? Who but Mrs. A that thought
of all the poor families in town every
winter? Who but Mrs. "A got the wom-
en- of town interested and sent that box
of clothing to. the Johnstown flood suf-
ferers? Who started the idea of send
| ing food supplies to Kansas? Probably
those tornado sufferers in c. never
heard of Mrs. A. but she raised that
money Dead? Sick? Unable to get out
of the house? No. sir: she lives in the
same place, only she has disappeared.
Certainly your wife has forgotten to
| call upon her for the past three years.
| Therell be funeral in your town some
day. 1t will be remembered for week
or so as the day of Mrs. AS final disap-
| pearance.
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