The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-06-28

Rully 4, oDo People 1njsy ~
4. n. ~. a. Annual outing.

mic OF tne 0OutAWoStefu, MSuuN6ASu
I'M. w. A. Picnic Association was8held
hers aud was day Of recreation and an
| pleasure to all of the visitors, they
ling we'll entertained all day longs he
Omaha lau two special trains bring
ing is on them LOO people. Ehere
| was fully 5000 visitors. The day
was very warm with a strong winu
interfering with the program.
! The program bsgan with a parade
| composed OF the village council, bus
I1uess mems association, III carriages,
followed by bands, forester ttamsand
! cit zeus, making line half Sa mile
long. 4 ..s.s
A torney @. NJ. Crandall delivered
the address of welcome III behalf of
| tae council and cit zens of the town.
I he address was a good one wi it'll
roiuts Interesting to all citizens 8
pecially " oodmen. H. E. Hanson,
! # Wsndom, president Of the associa
ton, responded in a few words.#C. l..
:5oehey, state leeturer, delivered a
hort ad Ire IS on woodcraft which.was
interesting and entertaining.
| After dinner the busine s. meeting
NJ tne asso.. alton was held. Herou
Lake extended III invitation tel o 4
| picD:e t;ere next year. ItWas &C,
E.cep'ed. H. E. Hanson, OF Wine ON.
! and Leon Morris, Of St.. James " ere
re {! 'ctrd pres dent and vicegprr,i.
lout. B. B. Sontag and P.3sB. 1T.
!uho, Vi Heron Lake, electedssec e.
'ary a..d treasuser. 4
: 10 tie forester team contestIt here
! ;,eiar only one team, st. James, pre-
s.n' fl. III out OF town, they gave ;"c
dali and were awarded the prize cup
and $40 The Royal NrighpoIs, the
auxiliary Of the NJ. w. A ofGarden
/ CisY, in PRETTY uniform gAvesan ex-
hbi ion drill and.were given IA $ rec
ial prizA of $40 The figures 5they re
presented ia their drill were very
much 2dmirsd. 5sssS
The small sports were we'll filled
with contestants. In the wood saw
ing contest, Geo. Hornstine $50; F.
Poas1y $50; G. During 100 Bicycle
Trace, Harry Wilbern 2.5OAlorril
Ramage $50; Clifford Lovelsss 100;
IloO yard dash, Maris Beeson % NV,
lager SO; M. 'Ramage 100 ( Scarf
dash boys under Is, n. Dayton2 SO;
c. Haggard 1,5o; Earl Nc Keev er1 100
lstanding broad jump, M. Bees on2 l..5E 80
W. Ager $50. =
The ball game between st. James
and the Sioux Falls Canaries was d
very interesting one, the latters7win
ling bv IL to II io.the 18th inning
St. James WAS charged with eighteer
errors and Sioux Falls sixteen Fine
2 hours. The St. james tealnEplay a
good game considering the practice
they can have, tie most of thsplay
ers being ra lroad men. Mr.. Thorn
ton, of Window, and Roy LeWiswert
umpires, their decisions, as usual il
games of this kind, were criticised
end caused considerable wrangling
vet the umpires were not biz seds Two
of the St: james players wereoyer
come with heat and a Sioux FALL
, player sprained an ankle.
After supper the oand contest tool
place, Ocheyedan, New Rcblaud ane
, Window bands entering s They
played a selection on the court hous,
sseps and. then. while nlarching, al
! doing excellent: They were :awHdet
p lies, SIS, $50, aud s25. in The orde
t lnamed. Geo, C.ris, CT Lakefs kl
: Wallace Saxon and II. V. Miilar, 0
lWo'thiugton, acted as juddes. n, II !
Dancing was conducted id Masonic
hall by E. Sterling and Flank Nc
Nair, and in Stitser's new building b.
I E. Smith and F. H. Rust. Boil
Iplaces were we'll patronized and tn
!, managers realized a prcfit.sAll Q
tho various booths done well, tn
Il Ladies' Cemetery Aid will nat abou
! fifty dollars and the G. E.of tn
congregational church about $29
THE most Of the business men ropor
= ia good trade. 5ssss s.2
A much regretted accident occur
4 ED at thu ball ground, theSseats ii
! he grand stand gave way, precipitat
ling few people to tue ground
Pete Christiauson was hitsson th'
Z head by falling plank and suffered
e a scalp wound. A physician dressee
" st.. isEE.I )