The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-03
BUTCHERS ANDGROCERS
First Annual Picnic at Garfield
Park.
There Will Be a Barbecue and
Numerous Sports.
Including Cake Walk, Creased Pig
Chase, Bicycle Races, Baseball, Etc.

The grocers' and butchers picnic will
be immense.
a barbecue will be one of the attrac-
tions and there will be plenty to eat
and plenty of amusement for all The
business houses will be asked to close
for the afternoon and attend the picnic
The grocers and butchers of the neigh
boring towns have been invited and
many have already said that they will
be here. There will be a parade headed
by MarshalPs band, after which every
one will so to Garfield park for a good
time.
The grOcers and butchers met last
night to complete arrangements for
their picnic which will take place on
Wednesday, August 25. Representa-
tives from 80 of the leading firms of
the city We're present and an enthusi-
astic meeting was held. All the com
Inlttees reported that everything posi-
bic was being done 10 make this, their
nrst picnic, grand success.
J. ;. Sproat, chairman of the recep-
ton committee, is busy making ar
engagements to properly entertain the
out OF town people who are expected to
Harry Wells, chairman of the enter
talnment committee. gave the pro-
gramme for the day. There will be lots
OF fun and prizes for all the winners
Inc programme of the sports is as fol-
lows:
Skiff race for merchants
Tub race for merchants
Bicycle race for jobbers.
Bicycle race for clerks.
Bicycle race for lady clerks
Running race for merchants
Running race for clerks.
Standing jump for merchants
Standing jump for clerks.
Running jump for merchants
Running jump for clerks.
Tug of war between the east and west
do hut
ball game between the fats and leans.
The line up will be as follows:
Fats-Jacques, 430 pounds; Efinger,
Schmidt, Newland. Berger, Haggart.
Roach AhlStrom, Tillman, Debow and
Buechner.
Leans-Lannan. Bean. Morrow. Nc
Cray, Hanley Bros, Houser, Norris
Frasier Davis and Click Jas. Werts
umpire.
Every fat man who makes a home
run or any kind of run will be given
a 10 cent cigar. After the base bah
game will come the creased pig catch
Ing contest. Chas. Wolff has imported
an old razor back from down south and
is keeping it in tub of oil so as to
have il in good smooth shape by the
time of the picnic.
The best contest of all will be the
last one. Prior to entering any of the
races every contestant is to take off
his shoes and stockings and place them
in pile Then all the contestants are
TO start from a certain point, run to the
pile pick out his own shoes and stock
ings and return The first one back will
get 4 prize.
In the evening there will be dancing
and prizes will be given to the best lady
Walter. the best gentleman WALTER
and the best looking couple. There viii
also be an old fashioned cake walk
Henry Brown, Andy Jordan and other
well known celebrities will probably
take part.
A Communication was read from the
city railway which was in brief as fol-
lows:
The railway will print 10000 tickets
and issue them to the grocers and the
butchers at 5 cents each. These tickets
will be good for use on the cars on the
day of the picnic. If 5000 or more of
these tickets are sold the associat ton
shall receive from the railway 10 per
cent of the receipts.
This proposition was rejected and the