The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-23
RAIN AT RUSSELL BEACH ONLY
LASTED ABOUT HALF AN
HOUR.
PLEASURE WAS THEN REVIVED
AND THE PROGRAMME, WHICH
HAD BEEN INTERRUPTED, RE
CSUMED.
TOOK TWO HEAVY TRAIN LOADS.
GrOcers and Their Friends Turned
Out in Immense Numbers to En-
joy the Outing.

The seventh annual picnic Of the Re-
tail Grocers' association, held at Rus
sell Beach, on the Duluth road, yester-
day, was the most successful outing in
the history of the organization. Fully
1900 people were on the grounds during
the day, and, despite the threatening
weather at one stage Of the proceed
ings, all enjoyed a most pleasant day.
The grOcerS went with their wives and
families, while the clerks were with
their best girls, and the unusual num-
Der Of nonmembers Of the association
swelled the attendance until the pleas
ure grounds fairly swarmed with hui
mainly. A special train of thirteen
coaches took the first load of picnick-
ers to the lake at $50 in the morning.
There were 900 passengers on this
train. An hour later second special
of eleven coaches left the union depot
carrying 500 more pleasure seekers
while many more left the city on the
afternoon regular
The arrangements for the amusement
and accommodation of the outing party
were we'll planned and executed. Spe
cial committees saw to it that every
one was at least furnished the opportu-
nifty for a good time, and the accept
ance was general. The pretty Russell
Beach grove was equipped with swings
hammccks and games for the amuse~
ment of the children, while dancing,
base ball and athletic sports enter
tanned the older ones. In the morning
there were two ball games, the frs
being between the grOcerS and city
statesmen. The statesmen won by a
score of l3 to- II. Immediately fol-
lowing this game the grocery clerks
east and west of Wabasha street were
pitted against each other in a five
inning contest, which resulted in vic =
tory for the east end team by score
of 20 to 9. 20
AT the conclusion of the ball games
the programme of athletic sports was
put on and continued a means of enter
tainment throughout the day. Many
of the contests were close and eXcit-
ing, while the grotesque struggles fur
nlshed genuine amusement for the
crowd. The winners in the various
events were as follows:
Boys race-George Schilla, first; Fred Far
81, SeCOHu, 11eLfy SCnWaDe, third.
Tug-of-war, grocers only, teams east and
west OF Wabasha street-East end won.
Iug-of-War, grocery clerks, east and west
of Wabasha street-East end won.
Tug-of-war, Third street commission mer-
chants, north vs. south-North side won
Standing jump-C. Kinderman first; C.
Bielenberg. second;aC. Soule, third; A. Camp
bell, fourth. ~ -4s.; -, 4
Sack race-J, Kelly, frst NJ Eichorn, sec
ond A. Wriser, third; j. Stougaard fourth.
throwing balls into barrels-John Minnie,
first; ". E Stewart. second; P o'Grady,
third; A. ConnCyer, fourth.
Thre-legged race-Kelly and Norwood,
first; Eubank and Masek, second; Uttley and
WOmack third.
Fifty yard race for grocers over IS years
of age. Montbriand, first; J. Stegner sec
ond; H. F. Schwabe, third; H. Korhn, fourth
Fat mems race, 200 pounds or over-John
Rapp, first ]. Kronechwabel, second: J. Ros-
enthal, third; John Lynch, fourth
One hundred yard DASH grocers only.
W. Lux, first; C.. Bielenberg, second; H.
KrOhn, third; j. T. Masek fourth.
One hundred-yard race, grocers' clerks-E.
McColoch, first; G.Mchaud, second; J. Ittley,
third; ]. Birge fourth.
Putting sixteen-pound shot-T. Wilkinson,
first; j. H. TenvOOrde, second; j. McCulloch
third; w. Haskell. fourth.
Egg and spoon race. Krinschwabel first;
]. Lynch, second; P. OGrady third.
Waiting contest-Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Lux.
Boat race. Krinschwabel, first; J. Hames
second J. Brge, third; c. Bieienberg fourth.
Hop race-G. Michaud, first; j. E. Burk,
second j. Kelly, third.
Girls race daughters of grocerymen-,Miss
E. LavenslIe, first; Minnie Doty second; R.
Kilbam, third; Mary Malloy, fourth; Grace
Berrisford, fifth.
Married ladies' race-Mrs. T. Wilkinson,
first; Mrs. J. F. Anderson, second; Mrs.
Mary Swanson, third; Mrs. Miman, fourth
Mrs. Connoyers fifth; Mrs. F. L. Prosser,
sixth.
Throwing balls into barrel, ladies only-Mrs
G. Kenealy first; Mrs. T. A. Bellamy sec
ond Mrs L. Won Wolf, third.
Ladies race, Is yards-Mrs. A. Sedow first
Mrs. c. Forsell, second; Mrs. Swanson, third
Miss G. Bross, fourth.
Egg and spoon face ladies only-Miss Olson,
first; Miss Thompson second; Mrs. /. Won
Woidt. third and Miss Langevin, fourth.
A heavy thunder storm swept over
the grove and lake at o'clock, driving
the picnickers to the dancing pavilion
for shelter, and for time it was feared
that the days sport had terminated,
but in less than half an hour the
weather had sufficiently cleared to al
low a resumption of the athletic pro-
gramme, while many again sought the
pleasure of boat riding and fishing
The success of the programmes of
games was due to the effort of the fol-
lowing committee J. NJ. Dresser, G.
H. Trout J. w. Lux, N. Miller, o. P
Williams, F. w. Overman, G. H. Brose
and w. P. Burke, The picnic is esti-
mated to have Melted in the neighbOr-
hood Of $500.
The crowd left the lake at $50 on
two special trains, arriving in the city
at Ills. The railroad accommodations
were excellent there having been no
discomfort even in 50 large a crowd.