The Indianapolis journal., 1883-09-04
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
Some of the Funny Things That Happene
on the Trip-Personal Mention.

on the Trip-PersOnal Mention.
Washington and Baltimore communicates
came through with Raper part of the way.
II is understood that the judges graded De
MOlay at 81, Raper % and st. Bernard, poor st.
Bernard 81.
The cost of Rapers trip to the cOncave was
about $4,000. The expenses of members were
paid out of the drill-corps fund.
Some of the ladies of the party, while at Salt
Lake, made some inquiries regarding Mormon
ism. Their curiosity in this direction was easily
satisfied.
The elegant prize won by Raper, Of which
detailed description was given few day ago, is
on display in Albert Calls window. It will well
repay visit.
Raper was met at Lafayette by the committee
from the commandery, and at louisville by
Judge Holman and superintendent Sherwood, of
the c., l., st. L. & c.
All the Raper folks agree that the SENECA
route" is the best for the West. The track is
smooth and well baIlasted, the passenger equip
ments are OF the finest and schedule time Is
maintained.
The representatives of the press are under
very great obligations to Mr.. Martin, of the
"Big Four and Griffin, OF the "Rock Island,"
for numerous courtesles. So are the excursion
lists, by the way.
Mr.. Perry Griffin, district passenger agent of
| the Crock Island" aud his wife, an unusually
bright and entertaining lady, accompanied the
| representatives of the press from Chicago to
Davenport and the pleasure of the trip was
| greatly enhanced by their presence.
"Sixty-one people were in our party when W
left said one of the knights yesterday, "and eX-
| actly sixty-one OF us glad to get back home.
| After all, there is place like Indiana. San
| Francisco is great city and we had a great
time there, but Indianapolis Is good enough for
| me-"
At little way-station out in the mountains,
| whore the train stopped, an itnerant bar-keeper
charged some of the boys twenty-five cents a
! glass for beer, ami when they expOstulated, ne
| mildly remarked, do you think l came out to
this Internal country for my health?" That set
| tied it,
| On the return trip the boys amused them
selves by extempOrzing verses to the tune of
| There's one more river to cross" The follow
| ing is sample:
1.-The dead commandery is st Bernard,
There's one more river to cross.
1t died very quick, but il died very hard,
There's one more river to cross"
The party found various ways of musing
| themselves on the long journey. The men
played "cent-ante" poke r, until Chalmers Brown
started keno snap, five cents card and no per
cent. for the house)-a hat used for a
cludiDg game, yesterday, TheO Pfatflin kenOed
! so many times as to lead to the suspicion that lie
| was i'll collusion with the dealer.
Harry Adams went in bathing at Salt Lake, but
| didn't stay in very lODg-fOr reasons. At San
Francisco he visited the Chinese quarters and got
materials for come new stories. besides learning
| 10 speak the language fiuently. just before
| starting home, he explained TO Mrs, Adams that
| he thought he had better get little native wine
| to bring back, for fear somebody would get sick
| on the train and need it, Shortly afterward he
showed up with fifteen gallons in cask, under
the evident Impression that an epidemic of sick
ness was imminent.
| Albert Gall went up Argentine pass on an old
| bOny horse and temporarily disabled for
several days afterwards. He stood greater
part of the time because the car-seats We're not
| luxurious enough for him. 1t Is also
| related that on one occasion Mr..
| Gall became violently sick at the
| stomach, with the same old result and when he
| was engaged in getting well by the quickest
process, sympathizing brother from an East
ern commandery inquired: ''Sr Knight Gall,
| are you sickg" "Sick?" muttered Albert, 81
| should say Do you think l am doing this for
| fun2"
Among the old Indianians whom the COM
mandery met on their travels were General Ma
ner. at Cheyenne City; A. L. Webb formerly a
| resident of Indianapolis and member of the
commandery, and now mayor OF Kearney juno
| tiOn, Neb.; Robert G. C0rbaley, DR.. |. A. i
| Lyons and Henry &. Tryer, at Salt Lake, and at
san Francisco, Burt York, ex-deputy sheriff of
Marion county; George Boser, Mrs Cross sland,
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Morrison, Dan. MOuton
| and wife, d. G. Hlnsdale, and many others,
Nearly all the Indiana people in California came
to San Francisco to the concave.
John Martin, of the Big Four. accompanied the
| party as far as Salt Lake on the way out, and
| met them at Davenport the return. When
| they visited The Mormon temple, Martin tested
| it's wonderful accoustic properties by dropping
| a pin, which all the ladies atterward wanted "a
| a souvenir This rather embarrassed John, but
| he got around 1t by making a sneak and buying
paper of pins and as opportunity offered he
would whisper TO each lady: 81 intended TO
| give YOU that pin all the time, but didn't daTe
| do 1t in public for fear the others would get
| mad. Here 1t is" and forthwith would present
her with pin. This was very beautiful
| scheme, but when the ladies compared notes,
| and the truth became known, that made IL real
unpleasant for Martin.
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