The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-30
Annual Event Is Always q Big
Affair.
AT GARFIELD PARK.
Everything Ready to Acc0mmo-
date Crowds.
Many Prizes Have Been Offered
for Contests.

The annual Grocers' and Butchers
picnic will be held at Garfield park on
Wednesday. An attendance between
5000 and 10000 people is expected by
the management if the day is clear.
This is the event which was to nave
gone to Eureka Lake, but the promot-
ers called off it's contract with the lat
| ter place, when it was found that the
Union Pacific railway was unable to
provide cars.
Great preparations have been made
for the big festival tomorrow. At 10
o'clock in the morning the celebration
will be inaugurated with a parade,
which will terminate at the park. At
noon mammoth barbecue dinner is on
the programme. The afternoon will be
given over to athletic sports, and adj
dresses by prominent men. At night,
band concerts and dancing are on the
programme.
Charles w. Fairbanks, Republican
nominee for the vice presidency, is
among the list of afternoon speakers.
Mr.. Fairbanks will spend the day in
Topeka, and the Grocers and Butchers
have invited him to make an address.
While they have not yet received a re-
ply and will not until Wednesday
morning. it is believed that Mr. Fair
banks will accept the invitation. Eff
forts were made to get some prominent
Democrat also, but without success.
Some interesting special features are
Liars Contest" The man who tells
the biggest yarn in a. given amount of
time will be awarded a prize. The
cigar smoking contest is a hummer.
All the contestants will be provided
with long black stogies. At a given
time they will be lighted, and the man
who consumes his weed in the shortest
amount of time will be given a reward.
I'm r4T6n haG a n.
idly, has not done it twice. 1t makes
q persons tongue about as thick as a
ham sandwich and decorates it with
blisters.
Most of the stores in the city will be
closed all day Wednesday for the event.
Naturally the grocery and meat stores
will especially be respecters of this sug-
gestion on the part of the management
of the picnic
The programme is as follows:
Morning.
10:00-Grand parade of grocers ano
butchers. fire department, city troop,
boys bugle corps, police and manufac-
turers' floats.
Line of March, forming on Seventh
and Quincy, thence to Tenth. west to
Kansas avenue and north to the park
12:OO-Mamrnoth barbecue dinner will
be served in the casino, from II to 2
o'clock at Is cents per dinner.
Afternoon.
1:3O-BaH game. North Topeka
Shippers VS.. Grocers. Winning team,
prize SIS, Standard Oil company; losing
team, prize, so GROWER cigars, Klinga-
man.
2:O0-Short concert, MarshalPs band.
3:00-Addresses, by A. w. Dana, Judge
r. F. Hayden, Ed Hoch, and Chas. w.
Fairbanks.
3:O0-Ball game. VIM. Green & Sons
VS.. Shawnee Grocery company. Win
ming team, prize, s., Freshman Yeast
company; losing team, prize, so j. r.
S. cigars, ]. r. Spetter.
4:00-Short concert, MarShallS band.
Sporting Events.
Beginning at 1870 p. m. on south
drive. Rooster catching contest Boys
Is years and under. First prize, boys
hat, New Era department store; second
prize, ball bat, Kitchell & Marburg.
Grand rush for hidden prizes. Six
prizes, by T. Voiland.
Sack race, boys 10 to Is years. First
prize, pair shoes, c. A. Fernstrom; sec |
ond prize, sack CroSbyS best flour, /
Crosby mills.
Fat mans race. 200 pounds, or over.
First prize, ]. B. Stetson's stiff hat, |
Palace Clothing company; second prize,
1 sack Big Four flour, Mid-Continent |
mills.
Rope climbing contest. First prize, 1
box Pearl soap National Soap conf
pany; second prize, one shirt, August
Clothing company.
Lean mans race First prize, one
Robinson & Marshall; second |
prize. so Rose Tint cigars, c. S. Eagle
Ladies' ball throwing contest. First
prize, one box soap, Peet Bros: second
prize, one sack Silver Leaf flour, j. 3.
Billiard; third prize, one cake, Vofgt
Girls running race, Is years or under
First prize, one pair shoes, w. c. Steele;
second prize, one sack White Loaf flour,
mills.
Running broad jump-for men. First
prize, so Little Tronp cigars; second
prize, five gallon key kraut, Otto
Kuehne company.
Cigar smoking contest. First prize, L
pair Sunf1ower pants, Topeka Wooden
mill; second prize, so Burghart's Fa-
vorite cigars, Burghart.
Evening.
S:O0-Concert, Marshalrs band.
S:00-Dancing in Casino.
Fine boating on Soldier creek, AFTER
noon and evening.