Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-24

Ih0 FIRST Annual Picnic at Clear
Lake an Immense success in
Every Way.
Details Of the Days Sport and the
4 Many Events The Prize
i Winners.
East End Clerks Win From West
End Boys In the Ball Game
No Accidents.
There We're three tired yet Jolly
crowds that arrived In the city late
4 Thursday night and early this morning
4 from Clear Lake, glad to get home,
4 every mothers con Of them, yet at the
4 same time glad that they had been to
q the lake and participated In the first an
nual excursion Of the Marshalltown re-.
Itail grocers.
\ The excursionists We're brought home
In two sections Of the special train
! the first of which arrived at IL O'Clock
y and the second at 1920. The remainder,
A two coach loads, waited for the regular
4 early morning train, l:15, hoping to es-
a cape the rush, but there We're too many
q OF the same Intention, and the result
Was that there was just as crowded a.
q train, in proportion, as either Of the 8ex-
cursion trains
The day at the lake passed off very
a plea sanity in every particular. notwith-
a standing the little Inconvenience that
4 had tendency to disturb the peace of
|mind of those who had the excursion in
A charge in the beginning The troubles,
4 We're forgotten with good square meal,
either at the grove, picnic style or at
5Whitaker's Lake Shore Hotel and the
4 Oaks, where many dined. Many, not
Tearing to witness the events OF the af-
Iteinoon, spent their time in rowing or
u taking steamer rider, az their fancies
Il dictated.
Il The crowd was a Very quiet and or
A derby one, for the most part, there being
4 but very little rowdyism of any nature.
Il This called forth many comments from
& the residents of Clear Lake and Mason
a City. and from the many summer visit
ors, Who are used, on excursion DAYS to
4 see lot of rough and uncouth people.
l
q did not predominant.
The Marshalltown grocerss We're lreat-
q ed excellently by their Mason City bro
& Tiers in business ali Of whom closed
Il their stores for the day and came to the
a lake. 500 strong, to assist in the merry
i making. The contingent from Mason
4 City was headed by the Mason City
band, which took the first honors at the
4 recent band tournament in this city.
This band played during the afternoon
on the Oaks veranda, giving the visitors
music until the Forty-ninth regiment
y band arrived, shortly after 3 clock.
THE EVENTS.
Il The numerous events, which We're
4 scheduled for the afternoon. We're be-
4 gun about . O'clock, or after the excur-
a sionists had done Justice to the we'll
g|filled lunch baskets. The shady grove,
+ lnear the Oaks, was taken possession of
"a by the grocers and their friends and
q the pretty trees afforded great relief
y from the burning sun, which was in all
4 its glory during the entire afternoon.
Il The events lacked system in being pre-
s|sented and carried out. owing largely to
the fact that most of those who had
8 Ibeen appointed as the committee to car
Try ou. the program being among those
Il lleft on the excursion train. AS, they did
mot arrive at the lake until nearly 8
q O'Clock, the events had to be started by
5lsNhoeYerH would volunteer the respunsi-
Utility of pushing them thru. The ball
IA game between the east and west end
q grOcery clerks WAS started first and re-
suited in a victory of the east end boys
by score of T. 10 s. The teams were
made up as follows:
q East End. West End
u Huber ............ catch ...s...s... Olson
n Wilson ..g........ :. pitch -. Richardson
II Moffatt ......g.. first base ..5..l.... Redel
u Jones ......... second base .......z...a...
q s. ......s. Echternacht
n Walkup ....5.... third base ToMer
II Norlan ........ short stop ........ Ritter
Ficken ..........i.. left6field ..I.... Boggie
Roupp ........ center field $500. Lynch
q Townsend ......8right field $500. .Cahill
& Messrs. c. w. Morse and Loren Me
Clure acted as umpires. The prizes for
this event We're $50 TO the winning team
q by the Let's Fletcher Company, OF this
lcity
The other events. with the winners
land prizes. were as follows:
& Tug -ar-AIason City grocers vs..
$500 :, My
s Won. Prize, one barrel of ginger ale.
donated by the SteeIe-Weedles Com
pany, Chicago
One Hundred Yard Dash-Open to all
Harry Huber Won: Ross Townsend.
second: c. G. crow Mason City, third
First prize, 81 in work, Rewey6 & Law
4 |rsnce, Marshalltown; second. IS in
a work. Hurd & Hyiids, Marshaltown.
third, 81 in work, w. g. Dilley, Mar
& Ishalltown.
Fifty Yard Dasi-Open. to Marshall
Itown grocers-I I. Kirby. won: w. w
q Owens. second: George Reynolds. third
First prize, fifteen bags of Chocolate
Cream coffee, spencer-Letts Coffee
lCompany, AIarshalltown: second, ten
bags of Chocolate Cream coffee, Spen-
cer-Letts Coffee Company; third. four
Idozen boxes of axle grease. Marshall
Oil Company. Marshalltown.
Bear Race. Fifteen Yards-Open to
u Marshalltoyn boys under 1s-Roy HUI
bier, Won: Lou Wilson. second. Edward
q Bondage. third First prize. one case
Ione-quarter pound of baked beans, Lib
q bic, AIcNeal. & Libbie: second. 81 worth
LOT laundry. Fii:ton, Marshalltown;
Third. salad dish, Burley s. Tyne-ll, Chi
q lcaros