Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-31
HUNGRY SOLDIERS RAD
Returning Militiamen OF Fiftieth
Regiment Raid Depot Lunch
Room.
Eat Everything in Sight and
Garry Away Articles Of Little
Value.
Return Of Company H and the
Band...Capt. Brown Proud of
His Boys.

Hungry after travelling $50 miles with
out anything to eat, and arriving in tn, /
city just about the supper hour, five
companies OF the Fiftieth Iowa made II
pretty lively in the depot lunch roon
at about 6 O'Clock, when they jumped
from the Central's special train and took
possession of the room. Cries of pie,
sandwiches. coffee, In sonorous voices,
We're heard on every side of the counter.
and there want room to turn around
Everything in sight on the counter wa.
grabbed and consumed in less time than
1t takes to tell of 1T, while Manager
Hoffman was simply overwhelmed With
orders and counldn't satisfy the demand
for edibles. After the notes of the buglel
from the train gave an "all-aboard'
warning and the smoke of battle had
cleared away, there was plainly notice
able quite a demoraliZed condition in
the dining room. Forks knives and
spoons We're missing; as We're also
toothpick holders, books and few othe,
small things that had been left about in
handy places. IL was not until then
that Manager Hoffman came to the on
I clusion that 1t was not very profitable
business feeding hungry soldiers
Others of the regiment, who We're sui
fering more from thirst than hunger,
and who We're drinking the depot ga
looms dry, We're not able to catch the
| train before it pulled out. Some went
south on the regular passenger at sos
but others remained over night.
1 The excursion train arrived in tlr city
on the Great Western an hour late. not
! getting in until $40 by the time ii wa.
| taken up to the transfer and got on tins
| Central's lire it was nearly o'clock
/ Conductor Jackson took the specia
! south. the train being pulled by Engi.
1 reer Summers. with engine No. so. TIE
companies CT board We're A. of Abba;
e, of center,i'le; H. of Charlton: *. o:
/ Grinnell; l.. of Newton. Company *, 81
the Forty ninth Toledo. came down or
| the special aa far as Ciladbrook, wiler,
| Iowa division of the Northwestern tc
/ Tama.
The Company II hoys and the Forty
i ninth Iowa bard arrived home on the
Irregular Great Western passenger at {
O'Clock. The boys were in good spirits
4 we'll tanned by the sun and looked as II
the week in camp had produced beneti-
cial results. Most of the number We're
4 somewhat lighter in weight, the eXcr
else. 10 which many We're not accus.
II toned. having brought them down a Bit
II Capt Brown. who himself is clever
n pounds lighter than when ne LEFT htohe .
\ week ago in speaking of the camp. sail
that he was extremely proud Of his CON
Il pany and the manner in which tht
L members had behaved during he week
More or less roWdSism is always expect
81 ed at military encampments but Capt
Brown said that Company II rsfraine.
from this In any form There WASH
one of our men under the influence o
liquor during the entire week In m,
Knowledge he said, .and l think
would have learned Of II If they ha,
been. Neither was there one man WIN
y missed drill or who was disciplined /,
any way for any misdemeanor I know
that is saying a good deal, and especial
ly when i say it myself, but | take non
of the credit. Our company this yea
Was an extremely young one, probabl
younger than any in camp. yet the
We're up with any of them, even Will
Company A. of Dubuque which is con
sidered the crack company of the regi
ment. The good behavior of .he boys o.
the train on the way to Dubuque wa
the source of much comment by the diff
ferent officers of the various compa
MES"
The greatest disadvantage in cam
this year. according to the returnin
mlitiamen, was the dust. Dubuque ha
!, not had rain for forty-two days prior I
the beginning Of the camp. and non
fell then until last sunday Since tina