The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-24
MEN'S0UTING
ENTERTAINED AT BROAD RIPPLE
PARK By sTREET-CAR COMPANY.
The Party Left the City on n Special
Car mt A. M.-River Trim
and Baseball.


will want 20 go on their outing to-day"
o'clock, when she looked through the
window at the terrific battle royal of the
elements that was in progress at that hour.
and which had continued without cessation
since long before midnight Mrs. Peck had
reference to an outing which the officials of
the Indianapolis and Broad Ripple Traction
Company had arranged for the workers on
local morning papers.
You evidently do not understand news
paper mems ways replied Mr.. Peck who
is general manager and treasurer of the
traction company. There never was a
storm big enough to prevent them from
having a good time when they once set
their heads on it,"
Mr.. Peck was right. When he reached
the corner of Illinois and Washington
streets he found a brightly-lighted car
waiting there and was greeted by chorus
of merry voices crying, Better hurry up,
Peck, or you'll get left
well, guess we are all here. and you
might as we'll give the signal to start"
sang out the jolly manager as he swung
himself on board as lightly as if he had en-
joyed full nights refreshing rest instead
of only a few hours of fitful sleep, inter-
rupted by fears that he would not get up in
time to meet the newspaper boys" Con-
ductor Elwood Dean winked significantly TO
Bert Adkins. the motorman, as he rang the
bell to start, and the latter proceeded to
show the guests of his company what he
could do in the way of getting speed out of
the motor in his charge. Hi there! Hold
ms Str Sed as be
car glided swiftly past the corner of Merid-
ian street. why, 1 thought we called the
roll and found everybody present, OBJ
served Ross Ludlow. park manager Tor the
street-railroad company.
| cts Donnellyr' shouted a member of the
Journal force. Hurry up, there. Mickey;
Won don't want to delay the game. Still
another stop was made to take on belated
| member of the party. This time IL was
| Jack" Tomson, secretary OF the Broad
Ripple company, who at once began an ex-
nlanation that he had an engagement that
| lasted very late the night before and had
| oversight himself a little. he guessed.
"oh, cut it out, jack roared several sao OF
| the party in chorus. You are mere Ho"'
| so what's the odds
MADE A QUICK TRIP.
| Motorman Adkins has probably never
driven his car at such a rate of speed be-
| fore. He felt that much depended on him
] and arose equal to the occasion. The trir
| to Broad Ripple Park was made in exactly
twenty-seven minutes. which, the road Of
ficials said, was record breaking time To
the newspaper men on hoard. who had oc-
! cupied themselves with a merry passage
of qup and jest between puffs of fragrant
| Verdads and General Arthurs supplied by
Ludlow with reckless prodigality, the trip
seemed as if only begun when IL was ended
| The fun had in reality only commenced
| The party acted like a crowd or school-
boys turned loose at recess They scattered
in all directions, actuated by a common
motive, to make the most of their period OF
perfect freedom Jim Williamson head
ed eset G psb thai erree snd wah h
magic Of forethought Messrs. Peck am
| Thomson produced from some unknown
! place a supply OF rods and lines. Every
disciple of lZadk Walton knows that aftel
| a rainstorm angle worms lie very close II
| the top of the ground and the slightest
! application OF pocket knives TO the damn
soil turned up an abundant supply of bal
| for the eager fishermen In an incredible,
| brief space a mighty shout went up from
| the steamboat landing. bringing the scat
| tered jewellers from all parts of the grounds
| "Jim's caught a fish,. was the joyous CT!
that greeted the stragglers. The fortu
| nate fisherman was the center OF n admir-
| ing group that fairly hung on his word:
| of explanation of the wonderful feat.
| had caught a two-pound speckled trout
| instead of a fish but little larger than
| minnow For a time this form OF amsue
| ment took precedence over all other. bu
the ''ried condition of the stream. due
| TO the storm of a few hours before. made
! fishing exceedingly difficult and the rive
| bank was soon almost deserted. ITO th'
| bowling alleys became the next genera
| cry. and regular football rush began fo
| the old theater that has been converted
| into up-to-date alleys, with complete equip
| ment Here the forces of the morning
papers divided on party lines and wen
| at IL hammer and tongs to demonstrate
| their superior prowess.
ON THE SWITCH-BACK.
Meantime Lancaster and Casad. of the
Journal, Vessel. of the German Telegraph
and another, had been attracted to the
switch back railroad, probably because OF
its proximity to Mother Kelsos kitchen
from which fioated sundry appetizng odors
| suggesting visions OF an old-fashionec
| country breakfast Lancaster acted a:
chauffeur" and displayed such profound
| ignorance Of the way TO manipulate the
car that Casad vowed he would not get or
one OF the ''pesky things. The chauffeur
| was quick to learn, however and soon the
| woods rang with shouts OF glee from the
light-hearted trio they went gliding anc
| humping over the hills and down into the
deep valleys of the. fascinating switch-back
| An effort was made to entice some of the
| bowlers TO forsake their sport IN order &c
furnish more noise and ballast for the
switch back cars. but to no avail. Promptly
al $50 O'Clock Chaperons Peck. Thompson
and Ludlow carried TO all parts or the park
the glad news that breakfast was ready