Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-23
lighter, Modern Grocer. Chicago;
fourth, 100 cigars. Marshalltown Grocery

Fat mems race. fifty yard dash for
grocers Weighing over 100 pounds-T. H.
Bondage, won; George Reynolds, sec
ond; c. j. Needham, third First, case
of Friends" oats. Great Western Cereal
Co, Muscatine; second, two sacks -four
| Excelsior Milling Co., Yankton, s. d.;
third, one case ginger ale, Snyder &
lsIarkins.
Best looking baby. open to all babies
on the ground under 2 years old-Louis
Herbert. aged II months, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. Carr, Marshalltown, won: Mar
garet Gladys, aged is months, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Milton, Marshall-
town, second. First, ten bags Chocolate
Cream coffee, Spencer-Letts Coffee Co.;
second, one ton coal, Gregory-B Brown
Coal Co.
| Nail driving contest. open to lady
members of grocers' families-Mrs. w.
\ w. Owens won, twenty-five seconds;
| Mrs. George Pitcher, second, twenty
seven seconds; Mrs. 7. H. Bondage,
| third ,twenty-eight seconds; Mrs. George
Reynolds, fourth, twenty-nine seconds.
First, banjo. w. r. Mclaughlin, Chi
cago; second, one cheese, Union Cheese
Co. Union. Ia; third, two sacks flour,
H. j. Benson; fourth, wire mat. A. S.
Burnel.
| 1OO-yard dash. open to grocers only
George Olson, Won; w. w. owens, sec
ond; George Pitcher, third; j. A. Wat
son, fourth. First. one assorted case
matches and display rack, Diamond
Match Co., Milwaukee: second $500
worth ice, Marshall Ice Co.; third, one
| case half-pound Melrose Pates, Libby
Mcneil & Libby, Chicago; fourth, two
punches bananas. Iowa Produce Co.
10O-yard walking race. open to all
ladies and gentlemen over so years of
age-Hans Ericsson won; j. c. WEIGH.
second. First, silk umbrella, North
western Yeast Co., Chicago; second,
| eight boxes assorted crackers, Kennedy
Baking Co.. Chicago.
Three-legged race, open to grocers and
clerks only-George and Henry pitcher
won; Claude Fetters and Clyde Whitney,
second: w. w Owens and George Oh
son, third First, dozen brooms, Harrah
| & Stewart, Des Moines; second, one DoX
4 glycerine tar soap, N. x. Fairbank. Chi
| cago; third, one sack flour, Everett,
Aughenbaugh & Co., Waseca, MINI.
Running broad jump. open to grocers
| and clerks only-Charles Bendlage Won;
1 Art Eckman. second; George Olson,
] third; Hiram Shaver, fourth. First, zoU
Icigars. Marshalltown Grocery Company;
| second brier pipe, Deitrich Iobacco
Company; third. six-pound box Huyler
! cocoa. Huyler & Co., New York; fourth
lone sack -four, two sacks whole wheat
/ flour Minnesota Flour Exchange.
Best looking groceryman-D. S. Good
Won Prize. one dozen pairs hose, Des
Moines Hosiery Company, Des Moines.
Homeliest groceryman-W. II. More
land won. Prize, one box Lava soap
4 William Waltke Company, st. Louis
Biggest fish story. open to the public
j Carron Kibbey, won. Prize, joint fishing
rod. Abbott & Son.
Standing hop, step and jump. open to
| grocera only-W. w. owens, Won
George Reynolds. second; George Pitch
4 err, third: j. A. Watson fourth. First
|fifty bars Grandpa soap, Beaver Soar
/ Company, Dayton. o.; second, one dozer
Il Blackhawk baking powder, Blackhawl
ICoffee and Spice Company, Waterloo
| third, 81 worth of horseshoeing, REEVE.
sls fssTs6 box MsnHana mug
i Company. Milwaukee.
Distance guessing contest (actua1 dis
lance, 21O feeD-T. H. Bondage, won
21O feet; j. G. WEIGH. second, 213; j. A
Watson, third, 22T. First one dozel
bottles picked goods; second. half doz
zen bottles picked goods: third, quartz
/, dozen bottles picked goods H. j. Helm;
& Co.. Chicago.
u Fifty-foot hopping contest, open t
lady clerks only-Gertie Bendlage. won
Marie WEIGH, second; Leila Owens
third. First, one box our White Soap
Morris. Butt & Muller Company, Kan
sas City; second. one box ham and ba
con, Britain & Co.; third. one year
subscription to the Reflector, Henry s
t Bradford.
f Seventy-five yards consolation race
open to grocers having won no prizes il
other events-A. H. Sheldon. won; c. Fl
Culley, second; P. F. Marcy. third. First
one ton coal. Baker Bros; second, S
worth horseshoeing. w. c. Dilley: third
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This concluded twentyseven of TIL
: jtwenty-nne events. aside from the bal
games. The guessing contest as to tn
| number being on the trains is yet to b
!, decided, the committee not as yet hav
: ing had the time to canvass the votes
The guesses ran all the way fromo 500 t
IA 6 900. The bean guessing contest was no
decided either, but will be during tn
next week.
The ball game was rather much of
disappointment. All the other event
/. were gotten out of the way by 4 o'clock
as planned, SO as to allow all chanc
to watch the game undisturbed. TIL
game was begun shortly after 4, and il
the first half of the second inning, Wit
the score IA to 2 in favor of the ives
!. enders. Art Eckman, who was catchin
J for the east end nine. was struck by
\ foul tip on the nose. The nose was bad
J. ly mashed, but not broken, and becaus
!, there was no substitute the east-ender
gave up the game to their opponents
. who secured the $40 cash prize given b
the Letts-Fletcher Company.
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