Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-02
THEY WENT N STYLE
Travelling Men Of y arshalltovn..
With Families and Friends
Attend Picnic.
Special Train on the Great Western
Run From This City to
Des Moines.
SMarshalltown Represented by the
Largest Outside Delegation
City News.

Over 100 Marshalltown travelling men,
accompanied by their families ana
friends and headed by the MARSHALL
town band. took advantage of the an
lnual travelling mems picnic held FRI
day and Saturday at Des Moines, for d
days outing and departed this morning
at 7:1S O'clock on a special train on the
Great Western for the capital city.
1t was a jolly crowd, in for a jolly
time, and the delightfully."- cool morn
ing added to the spirit Of the occasion.
The train was composed Of three
coaches and baggage car, all of
which, including the engine, No. 80, in
charge Of Engineer Ed German, We're
jgailys decorated. Charley Hull and Ed
Van Derveer altho they had never
been along the footboards OF an en-
agine before, went at it as II they were
old hands at the throttle and fastened
the brilliant streamers, bunting and
flags along the side rods, stack ano
steam chest and placed flags on the
headlight. The coaches Were draped in
the stars and stripes, and large ban
ner bearing the one word, = Mars hall
town. was conspicuously displayed.
In other words, Marshalltown went
in style, and had larger delegation
present than any other one city except
ing, of course, Des Nfoines itself A
number of the city's travelling men,
who were in other parts Of the state
looking after their territory. did not
come home to go with the crowd, but
Went to Des Moines from the various
points where they We're stopping ant.
Will join the delegation there. Others
We're present at the first day of the
picnic and to attend the banquet Fri.
day night. Conductor Il. C. Tilley, Of
1.-THE south division. had the train in
charge. and those who were passen-
gers We're Mr.. and Mrs r. w. Van.
Deweer, Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Head.
DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Bryant. Mr.. ane
Mrs. f. P. Fox and son, Mr.. Harold
Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Coleman and
son Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Eoag,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Higgins. Mr.. and Mrs.
| +. e. Downing and son Ned, Mr.. all3
Mrs. L. G. Medearis. Mr.. and Mrs r.
G. Lunt Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fisher
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Eldridge. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. r. Forney and daughters Mar
lion and Esther, Mr.. and Mrs. O. B.
Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hull and
sons Frank and Walter, Mr.. and Mrs
lit. Forbes and daughterZul Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Wrestling and daugh-
tiers Hulda and Hilma. MIR. and Mrs
4 y. w. McTherson, Mr.. and Mrs John
4 Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Thorn pson.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Hogue. Mrs. g. w.
4 Griffith and daughter Belle, Mrs De-
Witt Dean and daughter Fern, Mrs. A.
r.. Dodge, Mrs. L. r. Willard, Mrs. L.
S. Peckham, Mrs. Charles Wallace.
Mrs. James Carleton. Mrs Ella Bulge.
4 Mrs. Al Everist, Misses Blanche Yo-
kom, VERNE Speer and Emma Harris
Messrs. Frank Fl. Willard and son An
son, John Ferguson. Matt Cooper and
son Lloyd, j. r. Wildman Ralph
WINERY b. F. Foreman. j. Leslie Mil
Ter, Hiram stump. Harry Chapman,
John Sullivan, Madison Let's, Phi
i Rorchardt. Orrin Everett. G. C. Pig
man. g. II. Ruth and I. c. speers Mr.
and Mrs. A. q. Edwards. Of Tama. ano
I Mr.. and Ms. G. NJ. Forney. of Iowa
Falls. We're also members of the dele
CATION.