Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-05
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This Section Of lows Vol Repre-.
scented 'St the Roosevelt Meet.
Ing at Waterloo
Six Hundred Go From This City
Direct. While Four Train Loads
Are Transferred Here.
Iowa Central Turns Over to Great
Western Three Trains Filled
to the Platforms

Governor Roosevelt, the next vice
president Of the United States. will have
a good impression Of Iowa republican
ism II other sections OF the state do az
well as central Iowa did today. At least
5000 excursionists. bound for Waterloo.
and all from Glis section. left Marshall
town during the forenoon over the line
OF the Chicago Great Western.
The Iowa Central turned three trains,
Eallsof them loaded to the platforms, over
to the Great Western in thisGcity, and
the Great Western ran a special train
from this city and one from Des Moines.
The first Of the excursionists to depart
from here was the crowd from Oskaloo-
ga and intermediate points. This train
arrived In the city at $3.50 and was at
once transferred to the Great Western.
4 1t consisted of seven coaches. which
We're taxed to their utmost capacity.
Those from Grinnell and other towns
this side found it necessary to await the
arrival of the Newton branch train.
This consisted OF seven coaches and car
ried 500 people. with the Newton band
and marching club.
The Central train from the north con-
sisted OF fourteen coaches, all filled to
their capacity. There were large dele
cations from Algona, Mason City, Ell
dora, Hampton and other points, and
saltho thiswas a rather round about way
to reach Waterloo the Iowa Central and
Great Western Went after the business
and got it. On board was thy Mason
City band.
The largest train was that from Des
Moines, which also had on board q large
contingent, which was accompanied by
band and a large and neatly uni
formed marching club. The Colfax peo-
pie had one car deliberately decorated
and was ENTHUSIASTIC. The Des Moines
band was also on board this train. which
consisted of sixteen coaches, filled even
to the platforms.
MARSHALLTOwN'Ss CONTINGENT.
The special train provided by the
Great Western for those from MARSHALL
town was la tie in getting stated, being
held here until after all except the Des
Moines train arrived at II o'clock In
the Marshalltown party were in the
neighborhood OF 600 people, with the
First regiment band. Company A OF the
rough rider regiment, with 100 men In
uniform, and Company b, the colored
company of this city. MarshalItown
badges We're Worn by every one AT
Green N ountain forty uniformed men Of
the Vienna and Marion township COM
pany, with az many more without uni
forms boarded the train. a special
coach being provided for them II was
1920 when the Marshalltown train de-
parted, altho it vas scheduled to leave
at 9:25. The train was in time for the
parade, however, and Marshall county
with its battalion of 100 uniformed men,
including the band, showed up well with
the balance OF the yisitors.
The G. & n. w. made no rates to Wa
terloo. but sent its patrons to Cedar
Rapids where Roosevelt and party are
this evening.
a report OF Roosevelt's trip across
Iowa will be found on the first page Of
today's issue.