Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-26

4 HUGE SUCCESS.
The Woodmoa Hold Their First Aanus
Picnic Under Favorable clreum-
stsness-A Big Crowd and .
Good Time.
The Kandiyohi County Woodmel
Picnic Association is to be congratu
lated on the success of it first annua
picnic, which was held at Green LAX.
last Saturday. The early mornine
showed signs of rain, and prevented
number from taking the specia
train, but later in the day the weather
turned out most favorable and it wal
estimated that the crowd in attend anc.
was somewhere in the vicinity OF 1900
The number of tickets sold from Will
mar to Spicer was BAT, which was fo1
both the regular and special trains
There was q very good representation
from the surrounding country, AMI al
the morning the teams kept pouring
in.
The forenoon's program included
music by the South Edwards Corne
Band and addresses by DR.. Christian
johnson and Attorney John NJ
Downes. . The exercises were con.
Quoted at the Mardin pavilion. A
number of races before dinner fur.
nished excellent amusement for the
crowd. There were foot races, wheel.
barrow races, sack races, ladies egg
races, and high jump contest. A
tug of war between Willmar Wood
men and the Kandiyohi-Atwater
Woodmen, besides prize drill con-
test between the Forester teams of the
same Camps, were also features of the
program.
There were prizes to the amount OF
S25 given in the different contests.
Among the prizes won we're the fol-
lowing: Boys foot race, Dan Leary,
pocket book; high jump, Carl Free
berg, meerschaum cigar holder; egg
races for married ladies, young ladies
and girls were won by Mrs. Sorenson,
Miss Peterson of Whiteield and En-
ma Lindner respectively. The prize
for each was bottle of perfume. We
were unable to secure the list of others
to whom prizes were awarded. The
prize awarded to the best team in the
drill contest was q box of cigars,
which was won by Willmar, although
it was conceded that the opposing
team had fully as many points. The
Kandiyohi-Atwater Woodmen capt.
ured the prize in the tug of war, which
was also box of cigars. A basket
dinner rounded up the pleasures of the
forenoon session.
The after-dinner program was COM
meneed sitter the arrival of the regulur
train: which largely swelled the crowd.
The South Edwards Band escorted the
late comers to the grounds. The ad-
dress of the day was made by Judge
A. F. Nordin, after which there was q
ball game between the Manannah nine
and picked nine, commonly termed
as "scrubs." Hans Johnson piloted
the latter team as captain. The scores
were so numerous that it was impos-
sible to manage them and hence we
are unable to make registry. Man
hannah turned up victorious. Steam
boat rides, boating, and dancing in
the pavilion were enjoyed until late
hour. About one hundred couples
participated in the latter.
The special train left for Willmar
about ten O'Clock, carrying its load of
tired but well-satisfied picnickers.
The music by the South Edwards
Band was greatly enjoyed, and the
excursionists were loud in their praise
of the progress which this country
band is making. 1t was unanimously
voted that the first annual picnic was
q hummer, thanks to the efforts of
the committee in charge.