Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
RETAILERS PICNIC
A GREAT SUCCESS
Crowd Enjoys a Most Pleasant
Day at Annual Outing at
Clear Lake
NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED
ACCIDENTS OCCURRED
Excursionists Arrived Horne Tired But
Happy-First Train Returned at
$3.50 o'cIock-seoond at Midnight
List of the Events and the Winners
Mcbride and Will Team Win.
us weather conditions,


Marshalltown Retail 'Grocers and
Butchers Association, held at Clear
Lake Tuesday grand success. Attic
the crowd was not as large as in form
er years, everyone had a good time.
The two trains arrived home at $50
O'Clock and - o'clock last night.
The train arrived at Clear Lake a
bout on time, and the excursionists
busted themselves with seeing the
sights of the resort boating, fishing, or
visiting friends there or in Mason
City. In the morning the ball game
was played, the Mcbride & VIII team
winning from the Owls, by a score Oh
to a. In the afternoon the program
of events was pulled off in front oil
the Oaks hotel.
The winners of the events, excepting
the first two which will be decided lat
er. and the last, which was called OF,
are as follows:
Event 4-Tug of war, Grocers VS.
Butchers-Grocers: Oscar Kallenburg
d S. Good, James Zug, S. A. Halver-
SON. Ed Sheridan, S. William, George
REYNOLDS and G. w. Shick. Butchers:
r. 70. Rupert, j. B. West, F. K. Avery
George Pitcher, "Bit" Johnson, a
Malsby, Glen Durham, and A. z. her-
sew. Butchers, first, one dozen proolns'
grocers, second, one case soap.
Event 5-Tug OF war, ladies only
The winning team was composed o.
Mrs. George Pitcher, Mrs. j. b. west
Mrs. George Reynolds, Mrs b. l.. Kali
Ienberg. Mrs. A. D. Glen, Mrs. Everest
of Albion. and Mrs. II. G. Sieg. Ihe
losers were Minnie Wilkins, Mrs. os-
car Kallenberg, Mrs. Nellie Jones, Edna
tswingley. Mrs. Hays, Mrs. c. V. Dun
ham and Mrs. B.. F. Collins. Frs
nrize. one case relish; second prize
twelve packs playing cards.
Event 6-Fifty yard dash for boys
omen TO excursionists-Ed Swingley
first. one case assorted soap; Clarence
Ostdiek. second; five pounds coffee;
linn Swingley, third, five pounds COL
fee.
Event Fifty yard dash, girls under
70. open to excursionists-fred RAJ
lenberg, first, two boxes soap' berlllee
schick, second, twenty-four packages
assorted crackers; Catherine Welch
third. two pound box of bon-bons.
Event S.-Fifty yard dash, grocers
and butchers daughters and lazy
clerks-Freda Kallenberg, first, one
case pickles; Catherine WEIGH, second
one case pickles; Bernice Schick, thlrd
one case pickles.
event Gritty yard dash, grocers
and butchers wives-Mrs. James Aug
first. one box soap; Mrs. George Pit
cher. second, two sacks flour; Mrs
George Reynolds, third, oneebox soap'
Mrs. L. C. Ertel, fourth, twenty -fve
packages Pearline.
Event 1O-Fifty yard fat mems race
Fl .. wheater, first 50 in merchan-
disc; George Reynolds, second, one
case Pet cream; Oscar Kallenberg
third, one case baking powder.
Event 11-One hundred yard race
grocers' and butchers clerks-Charles
Bondage, first, one case White Line;
Raw Farrien, second, one case axle
grease. F. Marcy, third, one case
kraut; Fred Taylor, fourth, one box
soap.
Event 12.-One hundred yard race
grocers and butchers, under LIS
pounds-George Pitcher, first, one case
Lewis lye; George Olson, second, two
sacks flour; Frank Rupert, third, one
case axle grease; James Zug, fourth
five pounds coffee.
Event 13-Walking race, fifty yards,
ladies and gents over so, open to all
j. B. West, first, two sacks of flour; H.
Erickson, second, ten pounds of coffee;
G. w. Shick, third, five pounds of cof-
fee.
Event 14-Three legged race, groc-
ers. butchers and clerks-George Pit
cher and Clyde Whitney, first, one
case soda; j. b: West and F. E. Ru-
pert, second, one box soap; George
Ferguson and Walter Nois, third, one
box cigars.
Event 15-Blind pole race, grocers
and butchers. B. West, first, one
flat cheese; George Pitcher, second,
pert third one cheese.
Evunt 16-Ball passing contest, lad
les only-Irs. E. L. Kallenberg, first,
ten pounds coffee; May Mcnamara,
second, thirty packages Pearline; Mrs.
James Zug, third, twenty packages
Pearline.
Event Largest family at excur-
sion-H. C. Sieg and j. G. WEIGH, tie
for first, with five members each; G.
W. Schick, second. BY toss of !,
coin, H. c. Sieg won the ham, j. c.
Welch, bacon and G. w. Schick, lard
Event 1S-Guessing contest on dis
tance-S. Nugent, first. ten sacks flour;
D. S. Good. second. one case mustard;
Miller White, third, one box soap.
Event 19-Best looking baby. under
2 years, open to all-William Horrigan
of Chicago, first, eighteen packages OF
crackers; Wilma Daily, of Mason
City, second. one box soap.
Event 2o-Fifty yard dash, boys un-
der 15-Walter Nois. first, one dozen
crackers; Theo. Bondage, second, one
dozen crackers; Emil Elefson, of Clear
Lake, third, half dozen soda crackers
Event demonstration race. fifty
yards-Joe Ferguson, first, one sack
-four: D. S. Forrey. second, six cans
baking powder; Charles Williams
third one bog soap
Event 22-Bean guessing contest
Called off.