The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-24
THE PICNIC
Given BY The Missouri Pacific
Employees at Lamine
Tank Yesterday.
Fully Two Thousand People
Participated in the Pleas
ures Of the Day.
Like Former Ones, It Was q Sue
cess Down to the Small
est Particular.
A Full Account of How The Day
Was Spent By The jolly
EXcursionists.

The Pacific is one of the few railroads in
the country that gives it's employees an an
nual picnic, on which occasion everything
il furnished By the company, without cost
10 those participating. The 6mt Was given
two years ago and vas success in every
particular. The last one was given yester-
day, and a more beautiful day could not
have been wished for. The place selected
for the picnic was in the delightful grove
belonging to Mr.. WIN. Stripes, which IL
situated about one hundred yards east Of
the LamIne bridge. thirteen miles north
east nf Sedalis, on the K. & T. division of
the Pacific road, and il 10 aafe to say that
. piettier spot could not have been
picked out. Lamine river. q narrow but
deep a,ream, runs through the grounds,
furnishing source Of enjoyment to all who
20 on m excursion of this kind.
During the past two weeks the committee
on arrangements has been untiring in ite
efforts TO have
EVERYTHING IN PROPER SHAPE
for the occasion. and nobly did it do lite
work.
Before z o'clock yesterday morning the
large crowd assembled in the vicinity of
saSS oAteCS 0CPOt COuVtuC&O al tuuS
something unusual Was going or, rs men
and women, young men With their sweet
hearts. with the usual number OF children,
were there congregated, all dreseed an holt
day attire.
At 7:30 the first section of the excursion
train, consisting of six box cars, provided
With seats, three coaches and Eve cabooses,
thirteen in all, pulled up at the depot, and
in short time every available seat was
taken. The trxin Was il charge of Con.
ductor McElroy. while Engineer Caldwell
had his hand on the throttle. The engine,
No. IS, vac Handsomely decorated, and
looked ne though destined for Fourth of
July excursion. A few minutes later
THE TRAIN PULLED OUT,
but from the crowd at and in the vicinity
of tie depot it was plainly evident that
not more than one-hsif of the party had
secured passage on the first section.
A few minutes later the second section,
consisting of nine coaches and three bag
gsge cars, With Sam Groel a. conductor
and Engineer Constin in charge of engine
No. 81, had the remainder of the excur-
sIonists on board. and away they sped for
the grounds, and shortly before 9 o'clock
the second section arrived at the grove, the
frat section having arrived at B:I5.
Here they all alighted, and Q iollier
crowd Of two thousand souls could not have
bern found.
The Sedalia silver cornet band had been
engaged by the committee, and soon gave
the plea IRE seekers several pieces of de.
lighiful music. after which Mr.. ]. A. Hal
stead called the excurslonisis to order and
announced the following programme for
the day, which was carried out to the
letter:
PROGRAMME.
Fist.-Foot race for boys between the
ages Of ten and fifteen yean. The first
prize to he miniature express wagon the |
.econd ball and bat, and the third . ret |
Of nine pins.
second.-Foot race for boys between the
ages of Eve and ten. First prize. bali and /
bat; second, box Of pictures; third, mouth |
organ.
Ihird.-Foot race for girls between the |
ages OF five and ten. Firat, second and |
lhird p lies, handsome book each.
Fiith.-Refreshments
Six,h.-Chsmpion game of croquet he
seen lsdy contestants. First prize, camp
chair; second. work bsske, third, Jspa-
'ese psrasol.
Seveoth.-Speeches BY DR.. King and
,thers.
observation-disclosures race. First
'rise. silver cup; second, boz cigan third.
beautiful csne.
Ninth.-Foot race for men over the see
4 twenty-one. Prize to the winner, box
4 fine cigars.
Tenth.-Sack race, between men. Prize,
ifty organs.
Eleventh. Champion game Of guoiis. TO
e contested for BY ladies. Flint prize, apar-
col; second, work basket; third, silver
mp.
At 10 a. m. the eight contestsnts were
ormed in a line. and ct the drvp of the
ut made such time % only the aversge
edslia youth cen when there il eomethine
stake. The FIRST prize was carried of by
Vim. Alexseder. while the second and
bird were Won BY Willie Hughes and
larry Ryan.
Immediately after the race, |,
DANCING BpeAN, II
hich vss kept up ct intervals during the
.,tire day. The music was furnished BY
'rof. Leece's orchestra, and the calling
'ss done BY Mr.. John Sheer, Who proved
imself IN adept in the business.
At 1880 the foot race for boys under the {
&c of ten and over 6ve yean, in which #
,ere we're three contestants, came Of. The
rst prize va Won By Arthur Jxcksoa. the
'cond By Chss. Goodrich and the third By
eo. Ayen. J.