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11*r-9:Sice, JU i: ^ W i’l ♦ »’ vvvi y«i J J . n — -----J ,C, A, Lambard, and Dr. J. F. El/.; ' r'Rnllronil JEjccurnioD o» iln Clt; It, i3t 31, Rt K- R»rnninl opcnbf of tlifi l^nc* frou Cedar Itni-W* fr ACtti‘»1ialiiowii*nttoJOJSt-kI.ie?alieasn-thn-7ad-d,onialril’dnd5/toij*ofip-toraim-in-., fclJ S Li big [in i uf-ioniarhisidsthendwaionr p.on,tererased,theiffi-BrJ';hnndeshthetbetreethefCip-! or tbe lild thfc the lake tbe iiicb rom roro: nds, but the road and,?n\; fLp-id nt This raj; the the own . fWVJ.Tiio formal opening of the 0. R.'tfc Mr R, Rr R. which tad been . announced for several weeks took plnce on Wednesday it 3 11th.-lust,' The excursion'train which left Chicago with about 400 persons on board, at 11-20 Tuesday evtaiijg readied Cedar.. Sapid$ ut noon von Wednesday and remained here one. hour; tbe excureipnists from Chicago had been ..joined by a large number at. in termed iate points between .Chicago and Cedar Rapids. ■ A large delegation of lad ie*t. arid geeUcmea from - this cily crowded the room? and platforms of our new depot soon after} t’ie train came in and at 1 o’clock when-the cfcccry voice of Conductor WVeicntt was heard warjungjall going westward [! to get aboard, the passenger coaches were filled j and the happy excursionists were borne over | the Cedar River. through the,valleys of the Cedar nnd Prairie Creek,- by the villages of BlaiKstovn, Buckeye, Bello Plain, Iokat Toledo, Lidianlown anti Leg made in To. the Valley of the Iowa and Lo M.’itshaiUow'ri the terxioiis of ,uur journey, nearly a mile south of t-iie. luwd River.; ri'iae trip was very pleasant, a sufficient number of coaches liavingbeen provided to accommodate tbe parly comfortably ; a smoking car was attached to the train which we, aa well as many other gen lien? en know how to appreciate. The train wa* under the charge of I. 13. Huffo Ass't Snp% and Conductor. fVcsienti. Arrived nt Marshall wo found a large concourse *if tbe citizens with a band of njutiiu iwdj c« receive i;s., Previous tu or.r arrival i)r. Click of Marshall bad been through the train and invited the excursionists to-partake of-the hospitalities of the people of Marshall assigniug to czich a place; great credit is due Dr. Giick fur the manner in which he performed the part assigned to. Jum.. Leaving tbe train 'same of the excursionists* went to their 6cveral stopping places and olber6Tstrolled about the town. ..... At half .pas; 7 in the evening the people gathered in tbe Court House, it having been announced that there would bespeaking there. The meeting was organized by appointing G.UlL Woodbury President, Moier of El-dora and Mercer of Marshall .Vise Presidents aod Messrs. Hollis and Davenport of this city n»d Chapin of Marshall Secretaries,. H. 0. Henderson JSsq.. of Marshall in a neat and appropriate speech welcomed the excursionists to jtfarhll and to tixc hospitalities of its people’ (c ife was responded on, the part of the excursionists by Mr. Brown, of Chicago, President of the Galena-anci Chicago R.; R. Co.The occasion was Urn enlivened by music by. the Marshall Brass Band ; after which Mr, Broesof tho Chicago 2'riiuns being called Tor camc forward and made some very eloquent remarks. Ho win folio wed by the Hont Oh as• ■ Walker of Chicago President of the Pacific ft.R. Co,Mr. Parre of Chicago b;;inlt;r culled for camev 3 wforward and after makin a few remarks reci-led the poem entitled **lho oatb*'1 “ Tbo Battle Cry of freedom was tlien sung by Prof.! SloCum and the ladies arid gentlemen of the audhoce. Mr. Fe:*ry of Utica one the DjrC'C-lorsof the G. ct C. (J. R. it. was then introduced aad made snme very happy remarks.Mr. F, thought that the Garden or E !bi; f which wc read must h^ve been situaiud some where in the Siate of lo^a and waa probably located to Marshall CountyThe following tclegraraic dispatcbe was then road: ..r .V“Jn bchalf-of tb? Esecntire of the Stato welcoDio the loyal people of Illinois, now present, to the patriotic Slate of Iowa,WmOiiT, Sec. of State,”stit'idesi Tig ^08 stit the Tinh.T.c;Ihthemuperdisbetutpecas:prrSpCmeitlll€JTctoUllI :b‘U pri no nu Uj i h-int fuiandictprlo'ihbtinteS're0stmdi• r •indfolUIKirSk’Uliirr?niiceidrrwit►1Loiters were read fruni the Hon, L. 3. Crockflr Prceident of llio C. R. M. R. R* R. jmlt;i from Hon, Rush Cl.Vk Speaker of the Iowa‘House of Ropre^enta.tivlt;». •The mcelmg was closed by H, C. Henderson JSsq with sovnu ’ bumormis and appropriate remarks'1 1 11 • - trtr/i | 1 *
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Cedar Valley Times
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 19, 1863
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