The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-22
THE EXCURSION.

evening, the 18TH INST, arriving at
it's destination, bekind time, Wed
ncsday morning at 1880.
Upon it's arrival the reception
committee had large line Of ON.
nibusscs in waiting, to convey the
+ visitors to tho palatial "Southern Ho.
[ tel" whore u sumptuous breakfast
was in readiness to which full just
ice was speedily done.
Immediately after breakfast, the
party made very pleasant steam
boat trip, to Carondelot and the
Vulcan Iron Works, at the latter
place witnessing the interesting
operation of making railroad iron.
AT three o'clock p. m, the excur-
sionists, accompanied by a great
number of st. Louis prominent peo-
pile, assembled at the Fair Grounds.
to partake of banquet.
Here in the Main Hall of the So
ciety, was seated about one thousand
gentlemen land ladies, who done
ample justice to the unstinted
board, and unbounded Inequalities
of their entertainers.
Hon. Chauncy |. Filley, presided,
with a number Of other distinguished
citizens Of St. Louis and Iowa, with
him on the stand. ,,.s-soss ga
The intellectual part Of the en-
tertainment was inaugurated in an
eloquent reception speech by Hon.
VIM. NJ. MoPherSon.8 He was fol
lowed by Geal j. b. Weaver, Of
Bloomfield, in response to the toast
"the State of Iowa." His excellent
speech will appear tomorrow in the
Courier.
Other appropriate speeches fol-
lowed. After which the major part
of the party were conducted to
Shaw's Garden, returning from
thence TO the city, which terminated
the formal part Of the reception and
excursion entertainment.
We counted the excursionists just
before their arrival at st. Louis, and
made GAG Of them onthe single train.
We clip the following list of our
people in attendance, from the st.
Louis Democrat, which we presume
to be substantially correct:
Rev. III. Bross; w. A. McGrew,
cashier LIST Nat Bank; J Hawley, mcr-
chant, and lady; Gen J M Hedrick,
Ottumwa CouRIER, and lady; S Cha
ney, merchant, and lady Maj. Ham
i il.on, editor CouRIER, and 2 ladies;
J L Moore, druggist. and lady; Capt
G + Brown, int rev dep; ] H Merrill,
wholesale grocer, and lady; Asbury
Garner, clerk; Richard Shea, timer;
Jno w Shea, ag imp dealer; Il r
Oliver, ieweller; Jno Kearwiie, har.
ness; John iober, farmer; w II
Farmer, farmer; e Kaiser, liquors; L
Multord, farmer; A r knight. manu-
facturor, c w Pratt, merchant; o K
Ables. grocer; NJ 4 Starr, hardware;
nj J Burns, grocer: J b Miller, fruit
dealer; + w .Cramer, timer; A g
Jordan, merchant; N Hutzler, clerk;
A Watcher, do; L Koachig, do; r N
Harlan, alderman; G F knight and
lady, foundry; DAM collars, capital
list, A l. Bonney, news dealer; TT
Rutledge, farmer; ID Rodman, NOR
chant; G W Kinds, manufacturer;
6 A Derby and lady, agricl imp
dealer; J Flemming, manufacturer;
b Z Stevens, Farmer NJ Kiser and
lady, lumber; Thos Holbrcok and
lady, produce; u Hendershott; T.
Schworm, grocer; u Loon, Clerk; J
w Stewart, music dealer; w T Major.
manufacturer; L e Gray and lady,
capitalist; Rev ~ y Briggs and lady;
G Shaeffer and lady, merchant; s W
Northrup and lady, tobacco; Jacob
Sax, clerk; G B Edwards; T J Hall,
builder; John Greedy, clerk;
w H Howerton, grocer, and two
ladies; Mrs Col johnson; G D
Hendershott, attorney, and lady DIR
J L Taylor, wholesale druggist, and
daughter; r Fellows, capitalist, and
lady; ] Chambers, wholesale grocer,
lady and daughter w @ Moss, il,
merchant, and 3 ladies T J collars,
insurance agent; Capt w 81 G
Jacques, attorney p q Ballingall,
alderman; W. Ross and daughter,
teller LIST National Bank; L M God
ley, county clerk; ASchaffer, brewer;
F Hashlach, undertaken Henry
Zulauf, builder John Kramer, tim
ner; John Bowser. miller; & w
Mccullough and lady, liquor dealer !;
Rev Clapp; r B Cochran and ladv.
upholsterer T P Baker, grocer; s
Baker, grocer; g w Griffee, M D.;
III X Burkit, clerk P Hirsch, clerk;
G W Bowen and lady, miller; Rev
h B knight and lady /; u N Hastings
Principal Public Schools; Scion
Gray, grocer; Henry Shock, manu-
faoturer; H G Reese, builder; H q
CRUDE, grocer, 7 N Wallace, artist
A Bray, clerk Jos Gray, grocer
Samuel Griffee, grocer; A. w Castor
and lady, attorney; Sam Harper and
lady, hardware; + Schworm, grocer;
H w Donaldson, produce; Geo Grain. |
farmer; J A Schworm, grocer; wv
Carpenter and lady, capitalist; M
McFarlin and lady, grocer w Nor
ris and lady, capitalist; ] w Mitchell
tel op'r; w w Pollard. manufacturer;
N S Bills, marble cutter; John Mo.
riarty, grocer.
Large delegations we're in attend
ance, also, from Bloomfield, Des
Moines, Washington, Pella, Marshall. |
town, Fairfield, Centerville, Eldora,
Sigourney. Keosauqua, Mason City, |
Brighton, and elsewhere, from Iowa,
not to mention those from Minneso.
ia and Missouri, forming part of the |
excursion.
The excursionists from Ottumwa
worc under special OBLIGATIONS to tho
committee of arrangements, to-wit Il
p. Il. Ballingall, James Hawlev. .Jr.