Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-22
ANDERSON BROS.
jewelers. and Opticians.
BIG CARNIVAL AT SPICER

BIG CARNIVAL AT SPICER
Great Northern Arrsngss for Day Of
Events at Green Lake Next
Sunday.
Agent Sanford of the Great North
ern has been busy the past week ar.
ranging for program of sports to be
carried out at Spicer next Sunday for
the excursionists who expect to visit
Green Lake on that day, and has been
quite successful in interesting business
houses of Willmar and Sptcer to con-
tribute towards the affair in the way
of prizes.
The Cottonwood Band of % pieces
has been engaged to furnish music
throughout the day, and in addition
to this there will be music by the Owen
Orchestra, the members of which are
spending the summer at the lake. They
are both vocal and instrumental en-
tertainers.
The days program will include q
ball game in the forenoon, and during
the afternoon a water carnival will in
terest the crowd. Some handsome
prizes will be awarded. 1t Is also
probable that members of the Gentry
Bros. Show, who are to be in WILL
mar over Sunday, will be at the lake
and may take part in the days doings.
Mr.. Sanford announces that there is q
possibility Of the band being secured
70 furnish music.
1t Is announced that ample accom-.
modations are secured for all who
wish to spend the day at the lake.
Hotel arrangements are CON pleted for
serving all in attendance. There will
be an ample supply of boats, tackle
and bait for fishing parties. Point
Pleasant has been fixed up for the
special benefit of basket picnic parties
and is open to all free.
A special invitation has been ex-
tended to Great Northern Off ,ials at
st. Paul and it is expected that there
will be several from the general Offices
In attendance, including Gen. Pas
senger Agent Whitney. These gentle
men will, it is hoped, become stuff.
GENTLY interested in Green Lake as q
summer resort that will eventu ally
lead to the railway company becom-
ing financially interested in making it
more popular resort than ever.
There will be special train service
from points on the Willmar & Sioux
Falls railway at reduce rates, and
excursionists are also expected from
points between here and Litchfeld and
also as far west as Benson. Cotton
wood will be quite largely represented
and the delegation will probably in
clude citizens from points on the M.
& St. L. line. The band is expected
in Willmar on Saturday.
The regular excursion train from
Wi'lmar leaves Sunday morning at
$50. Returning, it leaves Spicer in
the evening at 10 O'Clock, a little later
than usual.
Agent Sanford announces the fol-
lowing
PROGRAM OF SPORTS.
II q. m. Ball game-Ringo Lake VS..
Pennock.
2 p. m. Sailboat race for CHAMPION
ship OF Green Lake for silver cup.
smile course. Cup donated by An
derson Bros. ?
2:3O p. m. Roller toboggan combin-
alton tub race around two buoys.
250 yards. LIST prize, merchandise
to value of $500, J. D., Wolpert;
End prize, box of cigars, Person &
Johnson.
8 p. m. Roller toboggan swimming
race. 700 yards. lst prize, $3.50
lat, G.: O. Sand; 2nd prize, box of
cigars, J. 3. Maloney; 3rd prize,
landing net, sLundquist Bros. - = :
3:l5 p. m. Boys swimming race. ESQ
yards. lst prize, sl.00; 2nd prize,
steamboat ticket for winner and best
girl on steamer "Alert'', good for
balance of day. s...s @ss- =
$3.50 p. N. Ladies' toboggan race.
y longest slide. lst prize, cash, $500,
BY Fred W. Powell; End prize, 5-lb.
box chocolate caramels, Mrs. A. G.,
Mardin. . 4......,.. s5z* z zzs. :sa.
3;45 p. M. Ladies' and girls swim