Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-20
SIOUX CITY ASKS VISIT THERE
Request Comes Too Late and Cannot
BE Accented.

BE Accepted.
ONAWA, Ia, May i~J.-(SpeciaI Tele-
gram.)-Another day of sunshine has fav-
ored the Omaha trade excursion, and this
afternoon it reached the Missouri river
when it arrived at Mondamin, slid along
over the line to Onawa, arriving at $50 p.
m, and goes east to Ida Grove from here
where the business men win spend the
evening, and night.
Nearing Sioux City, it was learned, the
Sioux City Commercial club wanted the
Omahans to stop in that city Thursday
evening. 1t is doubtful whether the stop
will be made. The Sioux Cityans have
known the western Iowa trade excursion
of the Omaha Commercial club, Grain Elk
change and Live Stock Exchange would
go through their city for over a month.
They did not send an official invitation be-
fore the train started. but now they want
TO SHOW their town 70 the Omahans. .
Some of the live stock men want To stop
as they have business in both live stock
markets.
The train is due in Sioux City at .7:1O
Thursday evening and due out at 7:15. 1t
goes in over the Neville line of the North
western and out over the Illinois Central to
LeMars, twenty-five miles north of Sioux
City. In making the transfer from one
line to the other it is not necessary to go
up town and the excursion will probably
go along the outskirts of Sioux City, whist
ling at the Great Northern crossing, then
ripping a hole through the atmosphere and
leaving It filled with sheep bells and adver-
Using matter,
VIII Not Pass Up Lemars.
m - -.
Sioux City stop, 1t would be necessary to
pass up the moving picture show at Le-
mars which has been planned. Commits
sioner Guild and Dan Fuller, chairman of
the trade extension committee. say this
cannot be done, as they will not disappoint
the people of Lemars.
Sam North of Omaha, the district pas
senger agent, and C. b. Fletcher. superin-
tendent Of the Illinois Central, nave wired
they will join the party in Sioux City or
Lemars.
Wall Lake was visited this morning and
the excursionists given a good reception.
The train will go back through the town
tomorrow morning enroute to Lake View,
but will not stop.
kilograms have been received from Fred
w. Colvin. secretary of the Commercial
club Of Correctionville, where the party
will arrive Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Col
win insists that they will leave Correction
vile with something to remember.
Glen Chase is talking corn show" at
every stop. He has a little piece which
he says Homer wrote about friends,
Romans and countrymen, lend me your
ears" This Mr.. Chase fixes up to read,
friends, Iowans and prosperous farmers
send us your ears. OF. corn that we may the
better Judge"
John Spyker, the preacher orator for the
party, has lost the reverend from his
name and is called plain John" by mem
bers Of the party. He insists he will stay
in the ministry when he gets back TO
Omaha.
At Mondamin Dan Fuller made a speech.
He started out, Let US ,wrestle with Mon
DAMN" and then thought apparently that
the party was not out to gather in the
harvest and made a rousing boosters talk,
Marching is proving strenuous exercise
for members Of the party. several of whom
have sent word to Omaha to sell their
memberships in country clubs and give
away golf sticks as they will have enough
exercise to last all summer. Sore feet are
a rule with the party, not the exception.