Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-17
'|H[GROC[RS GALAOIY.
viii Enjoy Second Annual Picnic
At Clear Lake on Next
Thursday.
Planning for . Big Time and m
immense Crowd Expected TO
Attend,
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Twenty.nine Events on the Pro-
fram-.-A List Of Fine
Prizes.


annual picnic of the Marshalltown Re-
tail GrocerS Association at Clear Lake,
on next Thursday the prospects seem
brighter for its success Arrangements
for everything connected with the affair
are now practically complete in the
hands of the various committees. AS
usual. the events arranged will attract
the greatest amount of attention, espe-
cially SO because of the really fine lot of
prizes that have been hung up. The
prizes, In fact, are in many instances
too good for the events, and it is too
much easy money" for certain few.
Many of the events are open to the pub
lie. which is considerate on the part of
the committee, the object being to i'm
prove the business and social relations
between the members Of the association
and their customers.
The excursionists will leave on the
Iowa Central In three special trains the
first of which will pull out at 8 o'clock
from the union station. The other two
Will probably be run half hour apart.
The trains are all scheduled thru, no
stops being made at intermediate points.
There will be no changes at Mason City
Junction, either, the Central having
made arrangements with the Milwaukee
to use its tracks to the lake. The Forty :.
ninth Iowa band will, as last year, ac-s
company the delegation as will also the
| Albion Glee Club.
| The events. twenty mine in all, with
the prizes offered, are as follows:
Guessing Contest (open to all excur-
| sionists)-Guess to be made on the num-
Der of passengers leaving Marshalltown
on the three special trains: Ladies'
prize one dozen (case) maple syrup, do
mated by Marshall Syrup and Candy
| Company; gentlemen's prize, 100 cigars.
donated by ]. R. Cohen, Des Moines
The contestants will write their guess
and full name and address on a slip of
paper, which will be taken up by the
committee and decision made and an
nounced as soon as possible after return
| to the city.
| Base Ball Game-East end VS.. west
end. First prize, 500 cash; second, SIS
cash, Letts-Fletcher Company.
| Tug of War-East end VS.. west end.
First prize, one span sorrel ponies.
| faucet whip and driver, w H. Hodges
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| 100 Puravana cigars. LaShelle & Cook
| Climbing Creased Pole-Prize, So in
gold. ]. E. Swingley; pole donated by
4 Charles Buchwald.
! Fifty Yard Dash-For boys under IL
years {open to the public prize,
| bicycle foot pump. n. S. Thurber; sec
ond, ten bars Jap Rose soap, James S.
Kirk & Co., Chicago.
/ Fifty Yard Daah-Eor pirIS under 10
years (open to the public)-First, kodak,
Fisher Governor Company; second, 80
worth of laundry, A. d. Meeker: third,
piece of sheet music p NJ Adamason,
and box stationery, Henry & Bradford.
| Thirty Yard Dash-(for grocers'
daughters and lady clerks only)-First,
silk self-opening umbrella, Henry Hor-
ner, Chicago; second. rs bars Jap Rose
soap, James S. Kirk & Co., Chicago;
third, 81 worth laundry, Weigel Bros.
| Blind Pole Race (open to grocers only
First, four boxes, Llmbert Bros best
cigars. Limbert Bros, Independence;
second, two sacks flour, Henry Weber;
third, fifty Belle of the Land" cigars,
John A. Tallman.
\ Broad Jump (open to grocers and
clerks only)-First one ton coal, Irwin
Lumber Company; second, two sacks
flour, Morton Milling Company, Morton,
Mimi; third, $50 horseshoeing, Tinker
& Armstrong; fourth, six boxes baking
powder, Jewett & Sherman, Milwaukee,
Ball Passing Contest (open to lady
clerks of all branches of business Of
Observation-Disclosures, salad dish, Bur-
Hey & Tyrrell, Chicago: second, one box
No. 10 soap, Morris, Butt & Muller.
Kansas City; third, two sacks flour,
Hammond & Benedict.
| Thirty Yard Dash (open to grocers
wives only)-First, one case salad dress
| ing, Sprague. Warner & Co., Chicago;
second, three sacks E-A-C-O flour. Ev
erett Aughenbaugh & Co., Waseca,
Mimi; third, one box pears. L. Oppice;
fourth, ten pounds Mocha and Java cof-
fee, Jewett, Sherman & Co., Milwaukee,;
| fifth eight boxes assorted crackers
Kennedy Baking Company, Chicago.
Backward Rope Race (open to gro
GERS only)-First, one case Lewis I've.
pennsylvania Salt Company, Philadel-
phia; second. one ton COAL F.. d. Mi
neah; third, 100 Limbert cigars, Limbert
Bros. Independence.
| Egg Race (open to grocers and clerks
nly)-First, 200 cigars. J. Plumb, Cedar
Rapids: second. IS worth of livery Eek
cept Sunday. w. D. owings; third, two
and one-half pounds Price's baking
powder, Prices Baking Powder Com
pany, Chicago.
Fat MEMS Race-Fifty-yard dash
(open to grocers only)-First. case of
"Friends" oats, Great Western Cereal
Company, Musnatine; second, two sacks
-four, Excelsior Milling Company
Yankton. S. D.; third, one case ginger
| ale, Snyder & Larkins.
Fifty Yard Dash lopen to grocers
only)-First, fifteen bags Chocolate
Cream coffee. Spencer Let's Coffee
Company; second, one case Van Camps
|2-pound beans, Van Camp Packing
Company, indianapolis; third. one cigar
Tighter, Modern Grocer, Chicago;
fourth. 100 cigars, Marshalltown Gro
Gerry Company.
Best Looking Baby-under years old
(open to the public)-F'irst, ten bags
Chocolate Cream coffee, Letts-spencer
lCofYee Company; second, one ton coal,
Gregory Brown Coal Company.
Nail Driving Contest topen to lady
1 members Of grocers' families} -First,
banjo, w. F. MCLAUGHLIN, Chicago: sec
ond, one cheese, Union Cheese Com
pany, Union; third, two sacks flour, H.
J. Benson,
One Hundred Yard Dash (open to gro
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