Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-28

Osceola" with that degree of warmth
with which they first greeted him 20
Chicago. And the causei of this sud
from the following:
BUSTED Into Office.
"At an early hour Monday last a
gentleman Of perhaps SO years, with
a cold gray eye and an umbrella
under his arm, hustled into the main
Office Of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad, at the corner IT
Randolph street and Michigan avenue.
Stepping over few of subordinates
around the vice-president, who hap
pened to be in the Office at the time.
the new conner addressed himslf to
the affable Jim Wood, general passen-
ger agent of the road. A few minutes,
and Mr.. Wood was extending the
courtesies of the Office, by presenting
"Mr. T. w. Armstrong, the companys
agent at Osceola, Iowa" who had
come in on business connected with
mis- charge, and at the same time TIC
perform some acts of commission for
his brother William B. Armstrong, the
tompany's agent at Ottumwa, Iowa,
who was about to get married. Tho
greeting extended to the stranger who
mad visited Chicago for the first time
was hearty and befitting the services
rendered the company by both w. b.
and T. W. Armstrong during their ten
years charge of the company's affairs
at Ottumwa and Osceola. The rural
gentleman was properly busted by the
office boy, congratulated upon the
regularity with which his accounts
had been submitted, taken to dinner,
and in the evening went out with the
Boys Mr armstrong was found to be
a hail fellow we'll met, and rapidly
ingratiated himself into the go1d
opinion of the circle upon which he
so recently blossomed.
Desired Improvements.
He intimated a desire to have
certain improvements made in the
trif1ing matter of fences and shingling
Of the roof on the north side of the
depot at Osceola. The freight rates
to certain points eastward, he De
lieved, could be reduced and added 70
company's advantage. "Mr. Ar n
strong" had given this freight bust
ness studied attention for some time
anu lHlOuSu d Slll1tldT lie
ideas on the question dove tailed *
actly with those of the officials con
nected with the main Office. He was
authorized to make the necessary i'm
provements on the home station, and
Informed that new schedule of rates
would reach him in good season. The
Osceola man was about to retrace his
steps homeward, when telegram
reached him from his brother William
at Ottumwa, announcing that tbs
aged mother of the Armstrong house
hold in the east had expressed a de
sire to come west for few months.
Thomas presence in Chicago was
opportune, William thought, as IL
| (Thomas) could proceed to Fredonia
N. Y, and accompany the aged lady
on her western trip. His filial dut,
prompted to comply with Williams
suggestion. Mr.. Wood gave the agen
| from Osceola' letter of introduction
to Frank e. Morse, general western
agent for the Lake Shore road, il
which Mr.. Armstrong; status as ;
| railroad man was warmly commended
and the usual courtesies solicited II
| his behalf. Mr.. Morse was only tt
| happy to extend the courtesies asked
and couple of passes were accord
ingly made out--one for "Mr. T. "
Armstrong from Chicago to Dunkirs
! N. Y. and the other to Mr.. T. w