Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-18
|FORTY-NINTH IOWA
HAS ARRIVED HOME.
Companies Everywhere Greeted
With Great Demonstrations
on Their Return.
CELEBRATIONS IN EVERY TOWN
Citizens Show Their Appreciation OF
the Soldiers Who Spent Weary
Months Doing Garrison
Duty in Cuba.

largest crowds even assembled in Du-
buquc gathered at the depot this
morning to meet the returning mem-
bers of Company y and portions of
Companies l. and Nj, of the Forty
ninth Iowa, which regiment was mus
tered out at Savannah last week after
having done several months guard
duty in Cuba.
1t was estimated that from 10000 to
$4,000 people greeted the returned sol
diers. The march was up Main street,
Clay and Coulter avenue to the Sacn
gerbund hail. where addresses of wei
come were delivered by Congressman
Henderson, Judge Mathews. Judge
O'Donnell and Colonel ID. L. Lyon,
after which the boys partook of ar
elegant banquet
Clinton. la, May Company l.
Forty-ninth Iowa. arrived this morn
ing ut 1880 O'Clock and was greeted
with bells, whistles and cannon and
crowd of 1000 people.
After Il brief parade, headed by the
Woodmen of the World and the G. n.
r., Mayor McDaid made a brief well
coming speech. \ formal reception
will be held later.
Waterloo.
Waterloo, Ia. May 17.-Company u,
OF Waterloo, arrived home about ~
O'Clock this morning over the lllinoi,
Central. a delegation of business mcN
met the company between Dubuque
and Waterloo. Upon the arrival OF the
company at Waterloo there was big
parade, followed by a big dcmonstra..
tion and INFORMED reception. The
day is Il holiday and given up to show
ing the boys the appreciation of the
people of their services.
Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, la, May 17-Com-
pany arrived i'm Cedar Rapids about
9 o'clock this morning They left Chi.
cago Monday night ON a special train
Company G., of Vinton.
The reception will be held at the
opera house Friday evening. May 10
Colonel Charles a. Clark will preside
as chairman of the meeting. The adj
dress of welcome will be made by Hon
John M. Redmond, mayor of the city
The response will be made i'm behalf of
the company by someone to be secured
later, and by Colonel William Ct. Bows
in behalf of the I'orty-ninth Iowa.
Other addresses will be made.
Charles City.
Charles City, Ia, May Commit.
tees from the G. A. II. and w. II. c., in
conjunction with the citizens gener.
ally, planned the big demonstration
which was held when Company ID ar,
rived home in Charles City today. The
city is decorated and everybody
turned out and gave the boys hearty
welcome on their arrival There was
music and a general informal rccep.
ton.
Upton, Ia, May 17.--Company r.,
forty strong, arrived in Upton early
this morning. The entire city and
county welcomed them home with
open arms and the day promises to be
one long to be remembered. The pro.
gram was 4; somewhat unique one and
is as follows: An informal reception
was rendered the boys at the depot.
after which they marched to the court
house square and gave the people a
practical illustration of going into
camp by erecting their tents and max
ing other preparations for brief rest
while on march,
Toledo.
Toledo, May l7.-All the 'rama coun-
ty boys, nearly all of whom are i'm
Company X, siNty-tivc in all. returned
home together and arrived in Toledo
this morning. Il is a holiday in the
city. Toledo has taken the lead. but
the entire country joined i'm WELDON.
ing the boys home. The forenoon
was devoted to an informal reception
and greeting of friends. In the after.
noon program will be carried out in
the court house yard and in the even
ing there will be a camp fire and BAN
quet.
MaQuokcta.
Maquoketa, Ia, May Company
M boys were given Il royal welcome
when they arrived i'm Maquoketa a
number of committees had been at
work for several days. n big dinner
and an evening entertainment are
part of the program.
Vinton.
yinton, Ia, May 17.-Thc reception
and banquet to Company q upon their
arrival at Ninton today were ON the
most elaborate scale ever undertaken
i'm the county. The city is most mag
niticently decorated and covered with
stars and stripes. Several bands arc
here and II chorus of 200 voices has
been in training to furnish the music
for the occasion, prominent speakers
OF known eloquence and oratory en-,
gagged for the great afternoon meeting
and the Cuban camp fire in the even.
ing, to be held i'm the mammoth tent
already up, Spd the wit of the county
and other interested cities engaged for
the toastSsif the banquet hall
Marshalltown.
Marshalltown. May Marshall
Town has been Il little slow i'm making
preparations for the reception and en-
tertainment of Company III on its re-
turn home. but large delegation met
the company at Tama and served cof-