Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-28
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
EXPRESSLY FOR HANCOCK.
membcrcd by the Amcri-
can Express Boys.

There was q mysterious gathering of
express men from various points of the
compass yesterday, tho arrivals being so
numerous, and their manners being so
strangely sly, that the uninitiated were
greatly puzzled to know what was going
on. The e1pressman took shady ways
to get to the Ogden house, and there
kept out of the way until they had oil
got together, and then sailed out on their
raid. They fell into line, marched down
Broadway, and made n successful capture
of w. J. Hancock, the superintendent
of the American and Wells Fargo OK
press company. That gentleman was sot.
ting quietly at his desk, attending to the
many duties before him, when he was
surrounded by employesfrom far andnear.
Assistant Superintendent +. A. Clark
served as spokesman for the party, and
explained as best he could, wasting little
time in attempted flights of oratory, that
the employees desired to express their
appreciation of Mr.. Hancock as . mar
and as an official, and had joined in pre-
senting a testimonial of their regard.
He led Mr. Hancock to the window and
pointed out the gift, which proved to be
a fine horse, harness, elegant carriage,
all complete, standing across the street,
Mrs. Hancock and their little boy having
been brought in it from their home to be
present on the occasion. Mr.. Hancock
was pretty well broken by this sud.
den but pleasurable sort of a shock, but
he gathered himself up and succeeded in
expressing thanks. The outfit cost in
Chicago $1,000, and the gift is made
more valuable for the fact that it is an ex.
precision not merely of the regard of q few
but of all the employees of Mr.. Hancock,
division, extending over Iowa, Nebraska
and Colorado.
The following were present on the
happy occasion:
F. L. Clark, assistant superintendent
Council Bluffs; John Flynn, route agent
American Express company, Dubuque
Iowa; G. w. Jones, route agent Ameri
can Express company, Carroll, Iowa; w
S. Hay, route agent American Express
company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; p. r
KEEN, route agent American EXPIRES,
company, Burlington, Iowa; A. Chris
t%enson, route agent American EXPIRES,
company, Ottumwa, Iowa; r.. A. Wells
route agent Wells, Fargo Il CO., Den
yer, Colorado; H. G. Beebe, agent
Council Bluffs, Iowa; M. A. Pin
ney, agent, Burlington, Iowa; l.
Quick, agent, Marshalltown, Iowa
Robert Sloan, agent, Keokuk, Iowa; II
III. Browning, agent, Omaha, Nebraska
j. A. Gillett, agent. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F. A. Seaton, agent, Dubuque, Iowa; r
II. Cox, agent, Sioux City, Iowa; S. j
Roberts, agent Wells, Fargo & Co., Lin
coin, Nebraska; E. Z. Matschke, messen
ger, representing G. & N. w. r. r.; H
McLaine, messenger, representing c., B
& Q. r. r.; III. w. Northrup, messen
ger, representing Illinois Central r. r.
G. II. Farnsworth, messenger, represent
ing b., G. r. & N. r.. r.; A. E. Slyter
messenger, representing s. G. IL Paciti
r. r.; F. M. Palmer, messenger, repre-
senting B. & M. r. r. in Nebraska.
Superintendent staff, Council Bluff.
Iowa: T. w. McGaw, F. L. Clark, Jr
Geo. E. Snyder, E. w. Cole.
Local officers American Express CON
pany, Council Bluffs: George Kettering
Ed. Bennett, Tom Hill, j 0. Jones, "
r. Slyter.
The following friends of Superinter
dent Hancock made an informal call
just before presentation: E. w. Duncan
Judge James, Col. Chapman, j. c. Mo-
gan, VIM. Traynor, F. A. Gault, genera
agent Wabash railroad, j. G. Mitchell.
general ticket agent Wabash railroad, A
T. Elwell, agent U. S. express company
Council Bluffs.
Regrets were received from: S. G
Seaton, general agent American EXPIRES
company, Chicago, on account of sick
ness.
Also regrets from: Captain d. {
Leach, Observation-Disclosures America
Express company, Chicago.
In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Har
cock spread a sumptuous repast for thes
gentleman at the residence, and thi
proved a happy social chapter to tn
record of the day.