Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1901 — Many Special Trains of Templars. [ARTICLE]

Many Special Trains of Templars.

The Monon tracks were kept hot and its train dispatchers were kept humping Sunday night, by the great numbers of Knight Templars, on their way to attend the grand conclave at Louisville. Train No. 3, which passes here at 11:25 p. m. v?as divided into three sections, and besides these three trains there were also three specials, at different hours of the night; making in all five extra passenger trains. Seven commandries from Chicago, and one each from Milwaukee, Racine snd Valparaiso occupied the special trains. Governor Yates was on board of one of them as the guest of Chevalier commandry, of Chicago, and Grand Commander Kane, and several past commanders, were with Apollo commandry, of the same place.