Telegram-herald., 1890-08-08
THE GREAT PICNIC
That Was Enjoyed by Fully 10000
People Yesterday.
MERCHANTS SD CLERKS ENJOY IT
A sst4bls Day for Grand Rapids-ssarly
Every stare " as Closed, aad ths
sGrssts Locked Like s4a-
aay Al DAY.

The largest p.caic on record! That
1as the verdict OF everybody that vas
at the axe yesterday. There we're fully
ten thousand people shat Visited Reeds
LAke Yesterday, between the hours OF
~ ard O'Clock, and a great many
vent out % ENJOY tbe Usli Ia the even
ing, whicn would imply that Reeds
lake has lost none of is Old-time popu-
larty with tie best citizens, account OF
the opening OF Noftn PaT5, as has 70
some extent been eFroneously Imagined.
Al promptly L O'Clock the grocers,
butchers, dry goods dealers, elothiers.
boot and snOe men, and ia fact the
merchants IN every line, With the ex-
eepton OF the druggists, told their
e.erks, who were All on the qui yive, %
close the doors and prepare themselves
Tor the general picnic that was 10 be
enjoyed by all, and they were not slow
about 10 either, for the programme
wn.ch opened ". Ga a ball game between
the butchers and the grocers,
that Was called at ? O'Clock,
sharp, found the grocers on the
held promptly, but where were
tle cattle slayer., Wei, they made a
"Dsel and did not show up. and
picked nue was quickly substituted.
The Jolly gT0cers were confident that
they could knock out the picked nine
ln one inning. oat they mlscal culated a
H. "A ..4HLra a mo
proceeded u wipe the ground with the
gr0cers.
tnen came the foot race, IN which
were entered twelve contestants. THIS
race. with the przc OF ., was won by
Robert DeYOuug.
Following this was the ludlcrOus sack
race. III. Pyleman carried OF the hon
Orary badge and the crsp Y Tor this
race.
The track was then cleared for the
wheelbarrOw chariot race, IN which
there were about dozen entered. De
l0ung's time came again, and he added
3 more tO his INSIDE pocket.
Spectators did not take as
mucn interest IN these sports
as they did in the following
two. Iney were novelties % most pcO.
pie present. The hrst was the creased
pole. twenty feet high, with another
one OK those interesting notes of five on
top. The man that could reach the top,
without r fall, of course, would not
DC apt 20 come down without the bill.
But the difficulty was to get TO the top.
Not many seemed ANXIOUS enough To
spoil their best clothes, but a few
youths who viii get n trOuucing when
they get home. tired 10 gam the top,
hut with poor success. They seemed 20
ST. back TWO feet while cliuIblng one.
The crowd then called for the creased
PIX. lie had his halT cut and was thor
oughly creased and prepared by Grip.
Norton, of Alpine. The innocent swine
was Turned loose aud about forty DeO-
pie foii on hlm before he had time to
squeal. Mr.. Norton said that they would
not have caught the pig SO easily If he
had been IN wheat field W. j.
Sherer vas declared the fist man that
fe.l on bis royal hOglets. SO hc, too, re-
Ceived the price Of . Dunlap nat.
Attention WAS turned again TO the
CREASED pOlc wish the untouched luCrc
still on top. Two lads had been 1rac-
tcing for some time on the pole, and
they finally captured lt amid the cheers
of all. They say that dad" Teller as
sisted them 4 little hy AID of a short
pole The lucky youtas, young sons o.
ErIn's Isle, are Patsie and Ieddie Nc
Murphy. They will not get spanked
for greasing their pantalOous. They
have got the price Of some new ones.
The crowd then adjourned 10 the
balloon ascension Of Prot. Hunter. It
proved n very exciting ascension, as IS
noted 70 another column.
Following this came the slack and
tight wire performers, after which the
crowd went hack to the baseball park
g. witness the greatest features oes De
the banquet of the day. These were
the exhibition drills of the Grand Rap
IDS lodge. Knights of Pythas. and the
Custer Quart. Both companies ac-
quitted themselves ln lhe,r usual man
ner. which was beyond critics. sn. taking
into consideration she rougnuess OF the
ground.
Thefs came the picnic part on The
program. Everything had Dcrtaiaed
% sport thus fsr. snd the crowd ne gan
% long for something % ap1ease tine
inner man. Tire grocers aud all that
had com, prepared. adjourned to their
baskets. and tt t needless % say the