Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-23
P|CN|C PRIZE ] Winners
List Of Those Who Won the
Events at the Grocers'
Picnic.
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One Slight Accident During the
Day. and That in the Base
Ball Game.
Excursion Trains Return TO the
Cityin Good Sc ason..A Grand
Success.

shalltown grocers, which was run yes
terday to Clear Lake by the Iowa Cen
trail railway, under the auspices of the
Marshalltown Retail Grocers' associa-
tion was most successful affair from
every point of view. The crowd was not
as large as expected, but was surpris-
ingly big considering there were counter
attractions that hurt the excursion
somewhat and also the fact that the
weather was threatening and it rained
little just about the time the trains
were scheduled to leave. Mr.. George S.
Batty, general passenger and ticket
Conrad field day drew at least 200 people
who would have otherwise gone on the
excursion, and that the train of the
early morning changed the minds of al
least 500 who were intending to go. The
Woodmen excursion to Oelwein also had.
it's effect in reducing the other. The
exact number of people on the excursion
exclusive of the Forty-ninth Iowa band,
was 1902.
The day was spent very pleasantly at
the lake and the crowd was an un-
usually orderly one for an excursion,
where all classes are invited to partici-
pate. There was no drunkenness and
no boisterousness either coming or going
The picnic was held at the Clear Lake
park, the same as last year, and to
the band concert and the events the at
tention of the majority of the picnlckers
| was drawn. Others, however, not par
! ticularly interested in the events, spent
| the day fishing. sailing and bathing. the
bath houses being swamped all after
| noon with orders for suits and tobog
gans. The excursionists got home in ex
cellent season, the first train arriving a
/ 1910, the second at 1927 and the third
at II O'clock.
AT the park the committee on music
| and amusement. composed Of w. w.
| Owens, j. "A. Watson, p. f. Marcy. S. e.
| Lusby and George A. Olson. had charge
1 OF the events. The committee was as
sisted by Mr.. Denny Vroom, Mason
City grocer, and Mr.. Ira b. Thomas, of
Des Moines, secretary of the Iowa State
| Retail Grocers' association, who acted
| as judges.
The events. with their results and tbs
prizes offered in each, were as follows:
Tug of war, East End vs.. West End
East end won. First prize. one span OF
f9 5Baagesp s and HeeIR alfa dTSsH Aseoht
prize, 100 Puravana cigars, LaShelle &
i Cook.
Climbing creased pole-won by
George Ellie. Prize, So in gold, Edward
i swingley: pole by Charles Buchwald.
Fifty-yard dash, for boys under IL
open to the public-Roy Lantz. Masor
/ City. won; f. Lynch. Marshalltown
second. First prize bicycle foot pump
II. S. Thurber: second, ten bars of jar
Rose soap, James S. Kirk & Co., Chi
| cago.
Fifty-yard dash, for girls under 70
| open to the public-Minnie Loss won;
Lena Owens second: Maude Plummer
third. First prize. kodak, Fisher Gov
/ ernor Company: second, 81 worth OF
i laundry, A. ID. Meeker; third piece oil
u sheet music, p. NJ. Adamson, and box oi
4 stationery. Henry & Bradford, Reflector
Thirty-yard dash, for grocers daugh-
ters and lady clerks Ella WEIGH won
i Amy Culley, second: Leila Owens. third
i First prize, silk self-opentng umbrella
Henry Horner Chicago; second, twenty
five bars of Jap Rose soap. James S
/ Kirk. Chicago; third, 81 worth of laun
/ dry, Weigel Bros.
4 Blind pole race, open to grocers only
l.. r.. Idso won; Samuel Wilhau, second;
i George Olson, third. First prize. foul
boxes of Limbert Bros. best cigars
4 Lmbert Bros, independence, Iowa; see
/ ond, two sacks of flour, Henry Weber
third, fifty Belle of the Land" cigars
i John A. Tallman.
Broad jump, open to grocers ant
/ clerks only-A. Eckman won; George
\ Olson, second; Fred Ritter third,
i Charles Bondage. fourth. First prize
Il one ton of coal. Irwin Lumber Com
4 pany; second. two sacks of flour. Nor
ton Milling Company, Morton. Mimi
Il third, $3.50 of horseshoeing. Tinker 6
4 Armstrong; fourth. six boxes of bakin.
4 powder, Jewett & Sherman, Milwaukee
j. Ball passing contest. open to lad,
clerks of all branches of business il
i Marshalltown-Lott Roundy won; Mrs
Il George Reynolds, second; Kate Mooney
I third. First prize. salad dish, Burley {
Tyrrell, Chicago; second one box OF No
~ soap, Norris. Butt & Muller, Kansn
city; third, two sacks of flour, Ham
mond & Benedict.
!. Thirty-yard dash, open to grocers
wives only-Mrs. George Pitcher won
Mrs. T. H. Bendlage. second: Mrs. w
: w. Owens, third; Mrs. George Reynolds
fourth; Mrs. s. b. Lusby, fifth. Firs
rrize, one case of salad dressing
sprague, Warner & CO., Chicago; sec
cnd, three sacks Of "Eaco" flour, Ever
) EFT. Aughenbaugh & Co., Waseca
] MINI; third, one box of pears, l.. op
I pice; fourth, ten pounds OF Mocha an,
; Java coffee, Jewett. Sherman & Co.
= Milwaukee; fifth, eight boxes Of assorte,
crackers, Kennedy Baking company
Chicago.
: Backward rope race, open to grocer.
: only-George Reynolds. Won; Gtorge oil
son, second: w. w. owens third. First
one case Lewis lye, Pennsylvania Sal
Co.. Philadelphia; second. one ION coal
e. d, Mineah; third. 100 Limbert cigars
Limbert Bros, Independence, Ia
' Egg race, open to srocers AMI clerks
only-S. b. Lusby, won; George Pitcher
I second; w. w. Owens, third. FIRST 90
4 cigars, j. Plumb, Cedar Rapids; SECOND
: $500 worth of livery except Sunday
! w. d. Owings; third. two and oie-hal
pounds Prices baking powder, Pric,
4 Baking Powder Co., Chicago.
4 Fifty yard dash, open to grocerA only
4 George Olson. Won; j. A. Watson sec
ond; George Pitcher, third; Aanl
Bingaman, fourth. First, fifteen pagi