Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-04

The Marshalltown Retail Grocers
and Butchers Association has complet
ID the program Of events for the annua
cutting, scheduled for Thursday, Angus
Is. at Greenwood park, Des Moines
The association is anxious to at leas
oQual last years record and surpass
&C possible. A year ago, at Waterloo
the Srocers and butchers carried be
tween 1900 and 1900 people on thei
excursion. Two special trains will b.
run this year to Des Moines. over Thu
Great Western. the first leaving a
$3.50 and the second at 7:15 o'clock. 4
great many of the stores Of the cit,
will be closed for the day. including al
4 Of the grocery houses and meat mar
kets.
The program committee has beer
busy on the program for the day fol
several weeks, and is able to announce
the events today for the first time. Ths
program constitutes twenty -thres
events, with large list Of prizes, the
value OF which would aggregate large
sum. Wholesalers and jobbers thruoul
the country, and those in the city, have
donated literally. as will be seen by the
following list, which shows the differ.
ent events, the prizes offered and the
doners OF each. The first and second
contents will be decided by the COM
mitee at the first meeting held after
the picnic. The events will be as fol-
lows:
Event No Ticket selling contest
open to grocers' and butchers clerks
First prize, one case Big -Four soap
Iowa Soap Company, second, 50 worth
OF laundry. Meeker Laundry Company;
third, silk umbrella, Northwestern
Yeast Company.
Event No. 2--Guessing contest, open
to excursionists. nearest guess on NUM-
Der OF persons leaving Marshalttown on
excursion tickets--First ladies' prize.
fifty-six piece tea set, Great Western
Cereal Company: second ladies', one
box Wild Rose glycerine soap. Peet
Bros Manufacturing Company; third
ladies; one-quarter dozen Eagle toilet
soap, Crystal Soap Company; first gen.
tlemen,s prize. one oak rocker, Great
Western Cereal Company; second gem
tlemen's, one case Van Camps beans,
Van Camp Canning Company; third
gentlemen's. one box Puck's Mechanic
soap, Puck Soap Company.
Event No. 3-Base ball game, east
end VS.. west end, grocers' and butch-
ers' clerks-First prize, $50 in cash.
Let's Fletcher Company; second. $lo
ii, cash, Armour Packing Company and
J. e. Swingley.
Event No 4-Tug OF war. grocers
VS.. butchers, ten men to team-Ffrst
prize, ten two-pound cans Dos Rios
coffee. Dos Rios Coffee and Spice Com
pany; second. one box cigars, John A..
Tallnan.
event No. 5-Tug OF war for ladies.
Marshall county VS.. Marshailtown, ten
Il, 4 team-First prize, two pound can
Trfunfo coffee, German- American
Coffee Company; second, twenty pack
aces assorted crackers, Mcmahon
Cracker and Biscuit. Company.
Event No. 6.-Fifty yard dash, boys
under IL, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES prize,
$3.50 cash, Letts-F Fletcher Company;
second, two dozen package goods In
dependent Baking Company; third, one
dozen package goods, Independent
Baking Company.
event No Fifty yard dash, girls
under IL, excursionists-First prize,
$3.50 cash, Let's Fletcher Company:
second. twenty -four packages assorted
crackers. McAfahon Cracker ana Eis
cult Company: third, sixteen packages
assorted crackers, Mcmahon cracker
and Biscuit Company
Event No. S--Fifty yard dash, groc-
ers' and butchers daughters and lady
cIerks-First prize, one case assorted
pickles, H. ]. Heinz company; second.
one case assorted pickles. II. J. Heinz
company; third, one case assorted pic>
kles, II. J. Heinz company.
Event No. Blind pole race, grocers
and butchers First prize, one case
Lewis Lye. Pennsylvania Salt Co.; sec
ond. one case yigor. The H.-O. com-
many: third, one case catsup, Burling-
ton Vinegar and Pickle Works.
Event No. 10-Fat mems race, fifty
yards. grocers and butchers, 115 pounds
or over--First prize, one case Rex axle
crease. Marshall Oil company; second.
one box Crystal White soap. Peet
Bros Manufacturing company; third,
one bunch bananas, Oppice Fruit COM
pany.
Event No. Fifty yard dash, groc-
ers' and butchers wiyes-First prize,
Eix quarts Canada Sap maple syrup,
Ecudder Syrup company; second, two
dozen Banquet jelly. Lamon-Gohl Syr-
up company: third. one dozen mustard.
William Schotten Company.
Event No IL One hundred yard
race, Marshall county farmer boys over
15-First prize, one case Puck's Me-
rhanic soap, Puck Soap company; sec
pnd, Wheatlet walking machine,
Franklin Mills company; third, quarter
dozen Eagle soap, Crystal Soap COM
pany
Event No. 13 One hundred yard
race, grocers' and butchers clerks -
First prize. case White Line, Crown
Chemical company; second. box Glyc-
crime Tar, N. K. Fairbanks company;
third, one case salt Diamond Salt COM
pany.
Event No. IA Three legged race |
grocers, butchers and clerks First |
priGe. one case Pearline, James Pyle & |
Son; second. one case Lulu, Lulu Man |
company; third, one two and |
,ne-half pound can l,loes baking
,owder. Price Baking Powder company.
Event No. is - Ladies' ball passing
'ontest excursionists-First prize, six
quarts Chnada Sap maple syrup. Scud-
Ter Syrup company; second. five cans
'onee, Chase a Sanborn; third, one box
lea0hs9 ppUics Frnit company,
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