Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
city was crowded with visitors. who
came to be present at the Elks field

city was crowded with visitors. who
came to be present at the Elks' field
meet and races in the afternoon and to
witness the fireworks sent into the air
by the Marshalltown business men in
the evening. The fact that SO many
strangers We're in the city was a sur
prise to every one, a s the day in Mar
shalltown was not generally considered
IL the light of a celebration.
The arrival of the morning trains,
however, began to demonstrate the fact
that the city was to be filled with
strangers. as the trains from all direc-
lions on all roads came into Marshall
town full and left practically passen-
gerless. The Central train from the
south. with two extra coaches, all filled
TO the steps, arrived with several hun
dred passengers and left Marshalltown
with scarcely enough business to allow
the conductor to earn his salary, The
condition was similar on the train from
the north, and those on the Story City
branch were overloaded with passen-
gers The trains from the east and west
on the Northwestern from rs far cas-.
40 Tama and west as far as Ames. and
those on the Great Western for fifty
miles on each side of the city were also
crowded. The passengers who arrived IN
the evening on Thursday We're largely
from the southeast and from the Story
City branch points. who came to wit
ness the pyrotechnic display The day
was unusually devoid Of drunkenness,
not an arrest being made for intoxica-
ton, even tho several extra policemen
were sworn in to assist the regular
force.
THE ELKs PROGRAM.
Attic the day was exceedingly warm
and one that one would ordinarily sup
pose people would stay close to the
ohade OF their dooryards. Finkles Eark
was crowded with spectators for the
field meet and short racing program.
given by Marshalltown Lodge No. 3l2,
b. p. O. E., between 5000 and 1900 peo-
pile being present On the grounds We're
the usual attractions indicative of an
old-tiIne Fourth OF July celebration, the
baby racks. paddle wheels. egg throw
ing. bowery dance-in fact. everything
that 10 generally seen. altho in some in
stances there was a lack of system, and
but one incident transpired to mar the
pleasure of every one. Some of the
events were not filled and the Elks find
that they have prizes to give away. The
prizes were Of an excellent quality. and
in many instances came very easy to
the winners. In the forenoon was played
the base ball game between nine com
posed OF members of the Elks lodge and
another formed by postofiice employees.
The latter won by the close score Of s
to5.
In the afternoon the feature of the
sport were the horse races. two OF which
were very pretty. The combination race.
oil Marshall county horses. with Judge
Herald. b. g., owned by Fred o. Bailey;
Bird F.. 6. M, owned by Ed Shaw; Sill
yer Bill g. g.. owned by w. w. Eaton,
sRnd Bamford, b. g., owned by j. s. Tuf-
tree. entered. The race was won in
straight one-half mile heats. two best
out OF three, by Bamford. with Judge
Herald second and Bird F.. third. The
time Of the heats was 1:21 and 1:24.
By far the prettieet race OF the after
room was the free-for-all pace. with two
horses entered-Lou Sprague, br. M.
owned by Wright & Campbell OF Hen
nsssey, Okla. and Miss Ingle. b. M.
oWned ~ II. w. Hosus and y. q. Ed.