Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
From Fridays Daily.
Editorial Excursion.

e0Voetov excursion.
Yesterday noon we received q dis
patch from A. Russell, Gen. Ticket
Agent Of the Central Railroad, saying
that party of Indiana editors and
their wives were on the train coming
from Bismarck, Dakota, where they
had been on an excursion via Du-
luth and the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and who were returning via
Minneapolis and st. Paul. TIE no.
tice was very short, but Mayor Por-
ter, assisted by Col. Ballingall, Al
dermen Blake, Mast Rounds and
McGrew, Conn Lewis, J. g. Meek,
Cary Inskeep, Senator Madison and
other prominent citizens, made prep
arations to give them a proper re-
certion. The party, which consisted
of thirty-nine persons, travelling in q
Pullman car, arrived at 8 so on the
Central, and were met at Green
Street crossing, taken to the rooms Of
the w. c. T. u, where they were
made comfortable until sufficient
carriages to contain the whole party
were brought around, after which in
company with citizens who could
show them around they were taken
to the principal manufactures, etc.,
and given a general view Of our
thriving city. Among the places vis-
tied were the big packing house of
Morrell & Co., the stock yards, Cas-
ter Intirmary, Kramer Brewing Com
pany's brewery, the Johnston Ruffler
works, Daggett 3 Harper's oil mill,
the starch factory, and the water
works pumping house.
A majority of the party had never
heard of Ottumwa, and were perfect
ly astonished at the magnitude of our
city, both as TO population, beauty Of
location, and the wonderful strides
we were making in manufactures.
They said they had stopped at several
places they had heard puficd up, in
which they were sadly disappointed,
such a. Duluth, which was town
, big on paper but full of empty houses,
but here whore they were not ex-
, pecting much they were most agreea.
bly, surprised. After spending a
couple of hours viewing the city and
some few Of its most important man.
ufactories the party repaired 10 the
Ballingall House, where mine host
. Sanford, had provided ample re-
freshments, by order OF committe,
Of citizens. After tea the party
again started out to take view O.
It Main Street and our business houses
t. by gas light and visited and inspected
'e J. l.. Taylor 4 Co.'S. mammoth drul
u house, Jordan's big dry goods ant
q clothing store. They expressed them
r. selves as much surprised at the beau
1t ty of our business houses, and at tn
If magnitude Of our city About 8 p. m
they returned to their special car ant
y at IL o'clock started for Denver, Col
" orado, via the popular c., B. s. @
g. route, in care of President Perkins
A. who was enroute to California.
Of The following gentlemen and Ia
III dies composed the party:
10 CIV Ainsworth and wife, Crow
n. Point Star, Excursion manager;
B Mooney, Kingstown Banner; J
Hernley, Muncie Times; N E BlacI
:, and wife, New Castle Courier; A
u Reed. New Castle Democrat; r
" Marshman, Winamac Republican:
i B Thomas, H P Rowen, Democrat
y w w Stevens, H NJ Henderson, Sa
/; lem Democrat; E w Hartman, Hag
. erstown Exponent; H R Minor an,
lady, Spicelsnd; D II Patten, Rem
ington Times; F B Ainsworth, In
: dianapolis; c Manahan and lady
Crown Point; A G Shepherd, Roch
ester Spy; E H Bundy and lady, New
.. . Castle Courier H Prior, Indianap
. oils; A c Copeland, Rochester Dem
ocrat; R W Price and lady, Crow,
" Point Sullivan Democrat; E H Sta
= ley, son and daughter, Frankfor.
= Crescent; E q Field and wife, Crow
Point; N H Bennett, indianapolis
oi Berhams Review; e A Overmar
3. Upton Times; E H Nebeker an,
F. wife, Covington Peoples Friend.
y They were q fine, intelligent look
* ing body of men and ladies, and "
y regret that thalimited notice receives
W did not permit our citizens to Civ
10 them reception more BETTING tn
IL occasion.
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