Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-25
The Burlington Excursion.
The Orchard City Opens Doors and In
vites Knoxville.
| Knoxville Accepts and Walks In.
&eetings. Gush and GIoriiication over
TIE Completion Of Our Railroad.
Generous Hosts Grateful Guests.
Happy Both.

The JOURNAL. of last week gave It's
roeders all the information ii then
ctMlld in reference tn the proposes
excursion from Knoxville to Bur
lihgton, on the invitation OF the
Beard of Trade Of the latter city ia
the business men Of Knoxville and
adjacent towns, with their ladies and
friends.
"A slight mistake had occurred
somewhere, which caused an unfor-
tunate delay in the receipt OF tickets
Of Invitation here. The Burlington
committee had ordered 900 tickets
sent to Mayor Burns, and some clerk
carelessly read II 20 tickets. These
% were received Tuesday evening.
A. Adispa.h was sent to Burlington
giving information Of the error, and
the committee, supposing our tele-
graph line was completed, under
took to correct by telegram, which
came only to Bussey, then the ter
minus Of the line. All was confusion
and suspense In reference to the mat
ter OF the excursion until the arrival
Of the special train in the afternoon
Of Wednesday which was to carry
the excursionists to Burlington the
next morning. The train consisted
of four passenger coaches. .
Mr.. w. A. Chatterton, the very
gentlemanly train-master, accom-
panied by that prince of good fellows
and good landlords, Hon. Peter Bal
lingsli, of Ottumwa, came up to set
that all should go well, and the ex'
cursionists be made comfortable and
welcone on the road. He. said ths
coaches were here. and must ne filed
f, five had 10 go into the by-ways ANT
gather In the halt and blind. Bur
linglon had made ample provision
for a party Of $50, and expected
Knoxville to do Its duty by sending
the guests. II WAS announced tina
the train would leave the depot at
o'clock the next morning.
1 The word quickly passed from
mouth To mouth, AMI soon il was uD
derstood that all could go who wishet
10 the number required To fill th'
cOar
Then was there. hurrying to ant
fro like unto that when the dane
WAS disturbed by the cannon
opening roar" Then did busine-
partners hastily flip the ready nickl
10 decide who shoulofgo and tip tn
glass (of Mississippi water with tn
4 Merchants mot of Nenice) OF Bur
lipeton Orchard City-the Me
tropolis Of Iowa-the home Of Franl
IIatton and the Burlington Hn'ch
1 Eye--the home Of the men who sem
out the largest and best corps OF tra'
cling men that ever solicited "rder
for an Iowa city, who are known al
over the west as the Burlingto
Commercial Brigade"
4 Response by Spearman.
The innn who had not for mont
spent an evening ut home was ther
that night making confusion and tn'
moii by ordering all hands about
assist him in getting ready to NEE
Burlington in garb suited to The o'
cnsion. The millinprs and nant'if
makers fonn IL necessary to donhl
!, their force, and then they c"uidn
: fiji hundred orders for new hats an
dresses To be delivered by o'ci"r
next morning.
| At the appointed hour, a. u
Thursday, the coaches We're fall,
nearly so, and twenty minutes th"r'
after the engineers belt gave the 81
nal for
THE START. ....,
| A. the train rolled ont from u
depot and gIlded rapidly on the d'
scending grade past the city man
were the faces turned to the car Wi
dows To see that the friends had ~
forgotten to place the farewell sign'
lights In the mort home window
passing through the coaches to inh'
casual inventory Of the prr'i"'
freight 80 hastily gathered, "" fell
Joyous pride in the fact that win !"
r three exceptions tn"nibers 81 u
. var ai,d pre-s) we had on board
,Ompany Whose good looks ANA y
trliigence would he creditab'e ev'
tp the Commercial Metropolis
| Ne bad notl,ing To he ashamed