Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-23


With New Engine.
The greatest event in the social cir
cles Of the big Iowa Central family oc-
CURED today. when the employees Of the
road. with their families, went on their
annual picnic excursion, using for the
pleasurable scene the grounds on the
Iowa river one and oneshalf miles
south of Union.
In the neighborhood Of 1000 people
composed the crowd, which occupied
the room OF seven passenger coaches
that formed the special train leaving
the union station at 1850 o'clock this
morning. 1t was jolly crowd. too
bent on having good time and with
the determination to have It, One
might expect to see boisterous elc-
ment among the large gathering, but
happily that was eliminated. even tho
so many different classes OF. people
We're represented. The absence of liquor
of any sort-one condition insisted upon
by the management-mades the conf
dence in the day complete.
The day itself was all that could be
asked, bright and cool and with pros
poets of fair weather. All arrange
|ments had been made before hand by.
the committee and everything moved
Hike clock work. The only drawback
feared was that there was not enough
/ room in the coaches for the crowd and
that another trip would have to- be.
made to get those unable to go on the
first train. BY crowding, however, this
was not deemed necessary.
4 Aside from the coaches. two large
baggage cars made up the train, they
being used for the hosts of lunch bas-
kets, hammocks, boats, etc. Archie
1 White, Of the shops. moving all OF his
boats from his boat house here to
Union for the day. The Forty-ninth
Iowa band accompanied the crowd,
playing several numbers while the pas
sengers were boarding the train. The
odeon orchestra was also taken along
\ to furnish music for the dancing.
Transportation was afforded by
means Of yellow badges, for which each
head OF household paid 50 cents. en-
Iiabling him to take his entire family.
whether 1t be one or fifteen. The fund
thus created went to defray the gem
eral expenses Of the day. such as
music, erection Of dancing pavilion.
rent OF grounds, etc.
The company donated everything in
connection with the affair as far as it
i was concerned and the employees who
had the train in charge also donated
!. their services. Nose Arquette. the
veteran engineer of the road was se-
sl5lected to pull the big train, and with
him in the cab was his regular fires
man. Jimmie Clark. Conductor John
4 G. Young was In charge of the train,
assisted by Brakeman ]. E. Pilgrim,
whose first trip it was since recent
injury.
The engine that furnished the power
4 to move the excursion was the most
beautiful thing about the train, unless
1t was "Old Nose who stood in all his
smiling glory. bedecked in red, white
and blue, with a Bismarck sash of the
1 nations colors about his form The
engine used was the new No. 45. just
turned out Of the shops after having
been built completely here. It is the
first OF the seven new passenger en-
gines completed, and this was her first
"trip, aside from a few spins back and
forth In the yards to Timber up.
Engineer ]. NJ. Speer. John Cough
Han and c. A. Jones had charge Of the
engines decorations and it was artist:
callv arrayed. Festoonings of red,
white and blue reached the entire
4 length OF the big engine and covered
the cab completely. The side rods were
covered with red. white and blue bunt-
4 ing, as were also the steam dome and
sand box. Red. white and blue drap-
ings were hung over the front OF the
boiler and leading from 1t and fastened
to the pilot were many strings OF fes-
toonings. Large flags were placed on
either side Of the headlight and on both
I8sides OF the pilot. while smaller ones
!, were sandwiched in wherever place
could be found to show them of to adj
vantage.
The general committee that has had
y charge of the picnic arrangements was
composed OF E. ]. Cour. foreman Of the
boiler shops. chairman; Mike Wallish
u secretary. and Charles "A. Miller. the
blacksmith shops foreman, treasurer
The other members were John Cough.
Ian, boiler shops: Ed Jones. machine
a shops; Charles Jones, erecting shops;
a Peter Calamus, blacksmith shops;
u Jesse Britt. paint shops: Ed Seberg
car shops; Frank Marshall, tin shops,
!. J. NJ. Speer, engineers and flremen; j
!. q. Young, conductors and brakemen
!. Walter Emerson, car repairers; Charlie,
|. II. Mutt, general offices.
Several OF the company's employees
!. from other points were here for the pic.
!. mic. ard others from out of town were
!. guests OF Marshalltown friends Among
!. them were Engineer Fred Venable
!. wife and son. OF Monmouth. who will
!. remain for a weeks stay at the home
y OF Engineer and Mrs. John Norton: j
Storm Wheeler. foreman of the Oska
! loosa round house. and family: and
!. Miss JAMIE Hall. Of Oskaloosa, sister Of
Mrs. Will Crooks
/: SERVICES DISPENSED WITH
!. Board OF Health Decides That small