Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-25

been improved. Not all, nor half ot
the best of the city were on the train
Mark that Mr.. Ha,ck- Eye man. An.
other source of pride was found la
were going out Of the capital city OF
Marion county--the city we love-on
real and elegant railroad coaches
that, as Major Anderson puts IL, we
were !" out of our long, weary
thraldom the pail Of isolation was
removed. Many remarks were
made signifying that IL was hard to
fully realize that these things were
| facts.
The train was in charge Of conduc-
tor Dennis Freel, the first man who
ever crossed the Mississippi river on
a bridge. He and engineer y. Best,
| we're safe men, and all felt secure In
their care.
Brief stops were made at Merrill,
| Tracy, Bussey and Lovilla, to take
on amy who might be there to join
| the party.
Passing over the road Mt night, OF
course little could be seen OF the rich
aud beautiful country and the thriv-
ing new towns springing up along
the road. This was n cause of general
regret, though Ii was unavoidable.
The start was necessarily made early
that the company might enjoy that
splendid feast prepared for them at
the Ottumwa Depot Hotel by Mr..
Dallingall MS an early morning COM
pimentary surprise from the Bur-
lington Ha,ok-Eye. This pleasant
/ feature Of the excursion had been ar
ranged by Messrs. Hatton and BAL
lingall the day previous. To both
these gentlemen the members Of the
excursion will ascribe perpetual graf
itude for the unexpected pleasure.
We should have said that at Abba
conductor Harvey Buck took charge
of our train, and engineer A Is Nut
hall relieved Mr. Best.
At Ottumwa we parted company
with trainmaster Chatterton, To
whom the excursionis,s were indebt-
ed for many courtesies such as gem
tlenien Of his altitude know SO we'll
how 10 bestow. He made all feel
that for the time being they were
his guests, and welcome guests Of tn.
| G. Is. Il q. Railroad Company.
i After all had break tasted and the
train WAS again on the road, aud the
lamps had been relieved by sunlight,
, Mr.. Cauikins OF the HtDkeye, n
genial, good-natured gentleman and
par excellent travelling correspondent
by the way, with the assistance oi
Mai Boydston. made the following
, inventory Of "a, srgo:
KNOXVILLE.
Mayor VIM + Burns, Alderman L
X Ewnlt, Alderman } \ Davis and
wife, Alderman IL y James, Scna'
) tor J l. Met ormack, of the Dem0crut,
. and son, DIR. IL Scole- ana wife
Robert Gibson, Chas Mcmillan, John
Is Elliott, G Is Boydston aud wife
Miss Lille BDydston, Frank BOYD
? sion. e. IL Robinson aud wife, Miss
!. Addie Matthews, Andrew King and
wife. Miss Matte ellison, Geo Ub
giles. Miss Ollie Ungies, TG Robin
sop aud wife, Wm Black. II j B0ni
: field and daughter, w > Bpnfield, I
1 X Gregory, q B ayres, = j Ayres, I
= Wright and wife, l. Vincent. q
" Palmer, Miss Alice Palmer, Misc
: Mary Cherrie, = Warner, Otis John
! sion, Jacob King, A g breckenridge
a + NJ Wright ati wife, Jos johnston
Miss Flora Johnston, A j Brigg'
and wife, + X Cathcart aud wife, /
IA Milirr, Miss Henrietta Miller,
, Heberiing and wife, } Il Gartli,e
. aud wife, Dr. j 4 French, Misses
!. a lice aud May French, Thad Car
rothers. Miss Melissa Bishop, ia
o Homes, Chas Jones, + ID Baker, J
1 Rufper aud son, q w Porter, j {
;. Fre.Iand aud WIFE, Ed j 4 Bl.
and wife, Thomas Il Thompson
and wife, & A Collins, II I
Magpe, Samuel IInn, Misse
Z Lou aud Lizzie Nnn, l. 4 Bittenben
A der, Miss Carrie Bitteubender, u II
|, Hart and wife, Nelsom Bj.tenbende
and wife, Miss Kelly, John lteave
aud wife, Mi 4 J Anderson an'
J. wife, DIR I'll Huffman aud wife, Mis-
II Susie Chambers, John Hanks NM
>. wife, w w Craddick, Miss BELL
craddick, Miss Eva Andersen, IL"
Ell Wiring, JC Merrill, DO Col
linz, Miss Pauline Boxi"y, q Cun
njngha,n, Misse. Florence Belle Lpi
3 nm Aggie Cunningham, Geo B@eb
and wif., Miss Flora B'ebe, a
Clark, Mr. and Mrs Hon, j III Lu''
y QrInau Hon, Mrs A g Cunningham
l- Mr.. Il Davis, Miss Belle Evans, y
III II Rigg, Mis- Hattie Rigg, A hon
), splI aud wife. ProfJ A Roberts an
' wife. Miss Mary Roberts, ID Y III,
= Ph,lip Sta,ui,aeh aud wife, A kerl
r. Misses Ida and Nellie Kerr, j
= GiIlaspy, Miss Nriii" Dawson. !.
= V.n-y,m, l. y Hays, w a ,ian'bi'
]" Miss Mnry Cisiand, Mr. Ihroi'i'