Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-25
The News of Grinnell.

Special to Tim Republican.
Grinnel Oct 25.-The nigh tide 50
far in the Ostrom meetings was
reached last night when the Congrega-
-ional church was crowded. and many
were turned away from the doors. Dr.
Ostrom gave a powerful sermon on
Neglect and deep interest was mani
fest. The mems meeting at the Colonial
theater in the afternoon exceeded in
numbers and interest that of a week
ago. TIE explanation Of Why Men
FAIR was given with clearness and
force and its acceptance was shown by
a large number out of those present.
The sunrise meeting al 80 Yesterday
a. the Baptist church was we'll attend
ed. This evening the body of the church
IS 10 be reserved in the center for
young people TO whom the sermon will
he especially directed. Tom morrow aft
ernoon will he the especial ''recogni-
tion meeting for the aged" and great
care : being exercised by committees
in charge that all such may be brought
in from the city and the Immediate Vi
cinity Wednesday is 10 be a general
conference day Of all church and Sum-
day school workers and there will ne
meetings al $50 IN the forenoon. 2:30
in the afternoon. and 100 in the even
ing The meetings. 50 far as DR.. Ostronl
and his band Of helpers are concerned,
Will positively close not later than
Monday night next and in all prohabili-
y IN Sunday evening. as their time is
all engaged for some months ahead.
Mrs f. r. Towle. who has delivered
sixty lectures within the last three
months OF missionary matters as seer
in her recent tour in the far east. wen
10 Chicago on Saturday last and from
there 10 rest and visit al the home of 9
cousin in Valparaiso. Ind
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Foster returned
TO their home here Friday morning
/ after several weeks Of visiting witt
/ relatives and friends in Kentucky and
Tennessee They report good health
tand a most interesting visit to places
Of note. among them being Mammoth
Cave and the battleflelds of Chattan
ooga Chickamauga. Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge.
Mrs j E. Van Evera arrived at he
home Saturday after nearly fou
months spent in Kansas with her chill
dren in Kansas City, and sister i,
q.
In the midst of all the importan
things going on in Grinnell the direct
ors of the Commercial Club have bee
busy with the preparations for the cor
contest and the short course to be pu
on here in January. The short cours
will not absorb or obliterate the annus
corn show which will be bigger an
better than ever and will take in ter
ritory covering radius of twenty fly
miles with CIrinneil as the cente,
ing in the east tier of four townships
Jasper county: the second, the yves
four counties OF Poweshiek: the thirt
the townships of Sheridan. Malcon
Pleasant and Union; the fourth, tn
TWO tiers in the east of the county: an
The fifth all the rest of the territor
within the twenty-five mile limit. I'll
premium list is very large and varie
and includes some very valuable art
} cles, the Commercial Club of the cit
/ and the farmers of the Farmers II
: stitute having com bined in swelling II
! list.
, Harold l. Boyer after spending la
! week in Chicago has gone on a trip
: Florida in company with O. K. Col
, formerly of this city.
a T. S. Bailey recently returned from
: trip Of Investigation in Canada whe
: he bought a half section of land ne;
Calgary.