Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-28
BOOSTERS FROM RIVER CITY
COME. IN SPECIAL TRAIN, 100
STRONG AND WITH BAND TO
ATTEND CONVENTION
LITTLE DOUBT THEY
WILL SECURE PLUM
UMBRELLA PARADE BY DAvEN-
PORT BOOSTERS OPENS SEC
oND DAYS FESTIVITIES AT
THE CONVENTION

From Wednesdays Daily.
Davenport is going tosget the 1903
convention of the Iowa Retail Mer-
chants association. This must have
been apparent to most everyone down
town this morning who saw the mag
nificent showing made by the Dav-
export boosters in their parade of
over 100 strong, headed by the Dav-
export military band of 20 pieces. The
Davenport delegation, consisting of
fifty Of the leading grocers, together
with all the prominent manufacturers
and jobbers, arrived at o'clock this
morning over the Rock Island, in a
special train, consisting of baggage
car two chair cars, three Pullmans
and Supt. Cables private car. The
train is in charge of G. A. Caswell, di-
vision freight agent of the Rock
Island, acknowledged one of the
strongest and heartiest boosters Dav-
export has.
The parade formed at the union de-
pot and marched down Main street to
the Ballingall, where a stop was made
and the Davenport lemon chorus sang
their specially prepared song for the
Occasion, after which they gave their
| famous college yell, now known all
over Iowa on account of the numerous
trade excursions which Davenport has
sent out, as follows:
How do you spell it?
D-A-v-E-N-P-O-R-T.
DAVENPORT !! ~
Rain Did Not Dampen Ardor.
! The drizzling rain falling did not
l 4 @lo - I1 nnyy aO,,t
boosters in the least. They carried
white umbrellas, furnished by the
White Lilly Washer Co.. one of the
big Washing Machine. factories
OF Davenport, and represented by
Franz Schmidt. They also were dec
GRATED with badges and ribbons ap
propos to the occasion and made g
great appearance. The parade was
headed by l.. e. Lingafelt. president
/ of the Davenport Grocers associa
tion, and W. H. Korn, Davenport's
male nightingale After leaving the
hotel the parade marched up to the
convention hall, where the grocers
4 disbanded and started to take in the
more serious work of the convention
for which they came.
Davenporters Again Parade Tonight
i The Davenport delegation desire tt
parade tonight, weather permitting
starting from the Ballingall hotel a
Z 1880, through the principal down towl
streets. Every citizen Of Ottumwa
and especially every business man
should see this parade and imbibe
little of the enthusiasm Of the Daven
port boosters They present one Of tn
best evidences of going out after any
thing in full force that has ever bee
shown in Ottumwa They all say the,
:, are here to get next years convention
for the river city, and those VIII
know anything about how Dayenpor
does things. feel sure they will Ian
the prize.
The following Isl list Of the men
. bers of the Davenport delegation, a
taken from the Davenport Times c
:. last evening, and is practically con
! plete:
,, pany.
:. Edward Morgan, Henry Darts sons
H. Wittenberg, Jr., the H. ]. Wi
tenberg Flour company.
Geo M. Bechtel. the Independer
Baking company
w F. showalter the Davenpol
: Vinegar & Picnling works.
!, William Lillis and A. Z Coob, Ii
. ! Halligan Coffee company.
! j. Lauder, the Fleischn,ann J ca:
: company.
!. William Kelly, the J. F. Kelly con
: pany.
L. A. Beaver, the Beaver Blue Ri
bon company.
Ed. Van Patten, Van Patten
= Sons company.
). H. ]. Nealand, the Davenport Flo,
and Feed company
H. Schontz, the Martin Woods cor
9 pany.
F. G. Cornelson, the Western CHR
company.
P. N. Jacobsen, Jr., Peter N. Jaco
sen company.
D. K. Smith. Smith Brothers al
Burdick company
q H. T. Proestler, r. T. Proestl
u e. Co.
= Dave Brady, the Brady Feed col
! pany.