Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-14
TIE GROC[R||S PR|Z[S|
Program For Clear Lake Picnic,
With Events and Prizes, Ar.
ranged by Committee.
1wenty.seven Events Planned so far
For Which Many Valuable
Prizes Are offered.
prospects Are Good For the Picnic
to be a Monmouth Success
The City News.

The picnic of the MarshalltoWn retail |
lgrocers. at Clear Lake on Thursday, |
Aug. %, az the arrangements progress
promises to be a more gigantic affair
than at first contemplated. The prizes
that have been awarded BY firms in this
and other Iowa cities and wholesale |
houses of national reputation, resemble
in character those that have been given
each year by the firms Of the country
for the state travelling mems picnic, and
as they have been arranged in a very
artistic and snowy manner in one of
Henry Pappe.s windows, have COM
manded the attention of all MARSHALL
town people, and even strangers in the
city, who might know nothing of the ap-
preaching event in mercantile circles.
The program for the big day has been
I.arranged by the committee in charge,
together with the prizes Tor the events
Twenty seven of which are already COM
plete. Other events, however, will be
Iadded al the prizes arrive, and will be
lciassified later. Mayor II. S. Young. of
CLEAR Lake, will deliver the address of
Welcona to the MarshalitoWn grocers,
and in response to him Mayor Frank G.
tPierce, of this city, Will speak on behalf
LOT Marshalltown. In response to the
grocerss as class, Mr.. Eugene Buttles.
i3president of the Iowa Retail Grocers
A4As'sociation, will respond The event = OF
1.-THE day az az follows, together with the
i prizes:
4 baseball game-East end We. west end
4 first prize. $40; second prize. 50. Do
mated by Letts-F Fletcher Company, Mar
4 .snailtown.
Tug-of " ar-Mason City W, Mar
4 shalitown-One barrel ginger ale. Dos
1 mated by Steele-W NEEDLES Company Chi-s
sIcago
Half mile bicycle race Open to all
4 grocerss or clerks-First, four sacks of
flour H j. Benson. Marshaltown: Sec
s|ond. 100 cigars. John F. Deiterich, Mar
sl.shalltown; third. so cigars, James A..
Plum, Cedar Rapids.
4 Amateur Jig dance-Open to grocers
4 and clerks-F'irst, 80 pound pail choco-
Hates, Marshall Syrup and Candy Com
Ipany. Marshalltown; second, pair shoes
f. G. Wallace. Maralalltown; third
pocket knife w. S. Loree, Marshall
a town.
4 Nail driving contest-Open to Mar
8 ten S-penny nailsin shortest time, / get
5silverware, Chicago Trading Stamp Co..:
second. So bottle perfume, Mcbride &
Twin. Marshalltown: third. sack Hour,
B L.. Derby. Marshalltown.
A Button sewing cortest-Open to Mar
81 Shutdown grocers- First, 400 cigars by
Il Marshalltown Grocery Company. TO
Imam threading needle and Swing on
. button in shortest time, material fur
inished by committee; second. one box
ham and bacon. Britain q Co. Mar
II lsllalltown. third one case Ftusn's
,,5lW-heat Waters. Frusn Cereal Company.
!, fourth, meersehaum pipe, Van Deiveer
& G;riffiths.
Sack race, % yards-O pensto all-Frst
100 cigars, Lamb BROS, MarShalltoM
second. IS pounds flour. Minnesota
/, Flour Exchange; third, cigar holder
Z Mrs G. Hartwell. alarshalltown.
one hundred yard dash-open to all
First $4 in work Iselvey & Lawrence
Z Marshalltown; second, SO in work. Hurd
-Sg& Hynds MarshallJaWn. third. 81 il
+: work, w. c. Diiley. Marshalltown.
Fifty-yard dash-5oper 70 sroeers anf
$ Iclerks--First. fifteen bags Of Chacolasf
$ Cream coffee. Spencer Let's C'affes
$ Company, Marshalltown: second. 81
: bags of Choealate Cream coffee. Spen-
I tcer-Letts Coffee Company: third, fou'
g dozen boxes Of axle grease, Marshal
e Oil Company. Mars haltown.
d Rear-race fifteen yards--opsn u boy:
+ under l6-First, one case of quarter
!; pound bakea beass. Libbey. MeSesl 4
4 Libbey; secenl. 81 North os laundry
&. F'littcn. Mmshalltenn;: third. salae
dish. Burley & Iynell CEiea 90.
Girs race. fifty Sards--open to gro
q GERS daughters First. key OF Grand
I mas sweet pickles. Marshall Ninegal
!. Works; second. case of deviled ham
! Armour 4 c.. third. 81 worth Of iaun
u dry, Weigsl Bros. Marshalltown.
Ladies, race tf.y yards Open I.
!. grocers, wives First, one dozen half
gallon pickles Marshall Nfnesa
Works; second. TIVE sacks OF flour !.
! Weber shalltewn; third, 81 Wortl
!, of dyaing. Flitt8n, Marshaltown.
! Lady clerks race. fifty yards-First
is5 gold piece, .Marshalltown Stat
y Sank: second. case of Fruen's Whea
y, Ciranuels, Isrue,l Cereal Company
third, large granite kettle, Leader Store
Marshalltown.
q Boys race. nifty yards-Open TO Mar
: lshalltown boys under 15-First, one bo
!. of gum. Rolston Yeast Company see
q Eond, suit of overal!s, G. w. Smith. Mar
d shalltown.
Z Three-legged race, twenty five yard
) open To clerks ana Frs
case of r. NJ. ID. maple syrup. Marsha
syrup and Candy Company; SECOND
case of baked beans Van Camp Com
Il parry; third. safety razor, Dunbar
y q Co.
Potato race open to all---First. NV
sacks of -four. Hammond & Benedict
second, Twenty-Five shines, Wall
Ralls: third, nickel-plated tea kettle \
c. Abbot. & son, Marshalltown.
Egg race. fifty yards and repeat
open to ali--F!rst. six cans of coffe,
Blackhawk Spice Company; secont
umbrella .. II Hole. Marshalltow-,
{ third. six pairs Of silk hose. Iowa Knit
= ting Company Des Moines.
= Fat mems race. fifty yards-Open t
Marshalltown eniy-First, set OF fl
5inets, Bingaman 4 Ruth; second, LOO
pounds of ice. Star Ice Company; ,hirt
case Of baked beans, G. W. Sadler.
= Grocers' race. fifty yards--Open /
= Marshall;own only-First. rnembershi
= in Royal H.ghlanders. ]. E. S,arboard
3 second, one dozen brooms, Harrah
{ Stewart: third, case Of salad mustart
Eddy & Eddy.
Pie-eating contest Open to boys ur