The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-03
PROGRAM FOR GROCERS' PICNIC.

The first annual picnic of the Man.
kato Grocers' Association to be held
at Maplewood Park, Waseca, Mimi,
June 9th, 1898. Train leaves union
depot, Mankato, at :15 a. M, and re-
turning leaves Maplewood Park at
7:15 D. m. Music will be furnished
by the Concordia band. The program
is as follows:
900 a. m.-Go as you please. Short
! address by K. M. Currier.
1000 a. m.-Base ball game between
wholesale and retail mines. First
prize, twelve pounds Horse Shoe TO-
| bacco, valued $3.50, donated by Drum
mond Tobacco 20. Second prize, 1000
| Chester cigarettes, valued 1888, donat-
ed by Drummond Tobacco Co.
1900 m.-Flank movement on Fort
Pickles and bombardment OF cold
chicken and butter milk.
Cracker contest-Free for all. Party
consuming five III. G soda crackers in
shortest time without drink during
contest wins. First prize, one box
soda waters, value, $1.80, donated by
Mankato Candy and Candy Co. Sec
Ond prize, five pound box chocolate
creams, donated by ROsenberger &
Currier.
Guess on jar Of Peas-Free for all
First prize, seven bottles Gedney'S
| assorted pickles, value $3.50. Second
prize, fine BOTTLES same, value Sl.50.
Donated by NJ. A. GedneyPicklingCo
Ladies' throwing ball contest-Free
for all. First prize, three boxes
Whites Yucatan gum. Second prize,
two boxes same. Value $3.50, donat
ed by w. J. White & Son.
GrOcers' running race: Free for all
Second prize, five gross Little Star
matches, value 1915. First Prize
one case POrtecto matches, value
$3.50. Donated by Diamond Match
Co., Chicago.
| GrOcers' sack race-First prize, six
pounds Hunting smoking tobacco
value So. Second prize, six pounds
Yum Yum smoking tobacco, value
s1.9O. Donated by Aug. Beck & Co.
/ Gent tug of war-First prize, ter
boxes Sweet Maple fine cut tobacco
value So so. Donated by F. f. Adams
Tobacco Co.
Gent standing high kick: Free fol
all-Flrst prize, fine scarf pin, value
)S5. Donated by Catlin Tobacco Co
Second prize, solid silver match safe
value $3.50. Donated by Dunbar
Cocoanut Co.
Consolation race: Free for all
First prize, one case Fruens wheat
waters, value 1925. Donated by
Fruen Cereal Co.
ToSioc, L,ouoIa rooo. Froo for a II
First prize, sixty bars Asst. Fairy
soap. Second prize, forty bars Asst
Fairy soap. Donated by Jas. S. Kirl
f& Co.
Gents bicycle race: Free for all
First prize, box cigars, value $3.50
Donated by Chas. Selleck. Second
prize, one pipe, value $3.50. Donated
by H. Weicking.
Ladies' running race, fifty yard
dash-First prize, banquet lamp
value IS. Donated by L. Patterson
Mercantile Co. Second prize, order
for twenty-five gallons gasoline or oil
value So. Donated by Standard Oil
lCo.
Blind mans race Grocers only
First prize, one box Messina lemons.
Winner authorized to donate same for
lemonades on the grounds. Value
$3.50, donated by Mankato Fruit &
Commission Co.
Four legged race. Free for all. so
yds-First prize, 100 pounds Superla-
tive flour, value $3.50. Second prize,
so pounds same, value $780, Donated
by Hubbard Milling Co.
Ladies' boat race: Distance one
hundred yards-First prize, two and
one half dozen DR.. Price baking pow
der, value So. Second prize, one and
I one-half dozen Dr. Price baking pow
der, value S1.80. Both prizes donated
by DR.. Price Baking Powder Co.
Hop race, on one foot: Free for all
First prize, one silk umbrella.
Donated by Hammett, the popular
drayman. Second prize, eighteen
boxes of pepper, value S1.80. Donated
by Tone Brothers. coffee and spice
mills.
TLree-legged race, distance thirty
yards: Free for all-First prize, one
ham, value 50. Second prize, strip of
bacon, value 81. Donated by Swift
& Co.
Backward race: Free for all-First