The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-27
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Grocers and Butchers Contests Came
OF rs Advertised.

The grocers and butchers are per-
sistent- They demonstrated that fully
Wednesday afternoon and evening at
their picnic when despite the sundry
and numerous showers they carried of
their programme of sports and attrac-
Ordinarily at picnics of this charac-
ter the programme is sidetracked and
people go home early The butchers
and erocers however, are different
When they go out to have a good
time they go and stay in the face Of
| all obsta cIes; the weather might just
as well quit acting bad, for it's no use.
| Mother pride is hard to down Two
/ of the mothers who had their babies
entered in the baby's beauty contest
| drove three miles across country, up
land down muddy roads in order to get
war6ed amply, both succeeded in win
ming out over the town babies The
first prize, a. go cart offered by E W.
| Hughes. went to Mr.. and Mrs F. c.
/ Klesath who live on rural route No. L
! The second prize went to Mrs George
/ Buliock's baby Mrs Bullock lives
three miles southeast of VIneWood.
The prize consisted of a dozen pack
/ Ralston yeast presented by the Park
hurst-Davis company Eva Van Week.
the months old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H E. Van Week of 512 East
Il
! Robert Holt, the months old son of
| Mr.. and Mrs l. E Holt of 1926 kan
sas avenue, won first prize in the con-
! test for the heaviest baby under one
year Of age The young mans lusty
/ % pounds was certainly a winner. He
earned Z sack OF -four from the Crosby
mills Ambrose Peterson. Z months
/ old and weighing % pounds, won Sec
| ond hon0rS- A sack of Silver Leaf
| -four from J. B. Billiard went to Am
| brose who is the son of Mr. and Mrs
0. Peterson Of SO East Third street.
| Mr. and Mrs H E. Van Week had
everything their way in the twins con-
test; theirs were the only ones en-
tered Both are named Eva but pro-
nounced differently. A dozen cans Of
T. 0. g. milk went to the twins
William Green is the handsomest
grocer in town. that's the verdict that
| the judges gave in that particular con-
test yesterday and they surely ought to
know. B. F. Goodman secured second
Hebb contrasting for third honors- The
I former finally won out The first prize
| was a $3.50 assortment of package
goods given by the National Biscuit
/ Tint cigars from c. s Eagle, while the
third prize was a sack OF -four donated
I by A Weber. Nineteen entries for the
/ ball throwing contest between the
women present Miss Anna Studer
/ proved her superiority to all Corners
and won a sack of Big T -four offered
/ by the Shawnee Milling company. Mrs.
| Atwood won second prize and secured
twelve cans of Carnation cream from
| the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk COM
pand. Mrs Andrews won as third
prize a so cent order of grocers on A
A Alderfer.
| Considerable merriment was occa-
stoned by the rooster race in which q
dozen small boys were given fnstruc-
| tons to catch as many ROSTERS In
/ ADDITION TO the prizes each boy was al
! lowed TO keep the rooster that he
caught Claude Ashton made the
tures and was awarded case of pan
cake -four by the Hackney Milling
company, q S1-00 grocery order given
/ by Dreisbach and Stauffen berg went
TO Willie Miller as second prize. while
Fred Ashton made good on the third
prize, 4 so cent grocery order on ". A.
I Benson and company. Thirty seconds
for fifty yards is the world brea king
| record which Andrew Hanson estab-
lished in the fat mans race. J. D.
Brown hung closely to the rear Of his
| opponent, but the best he could get
| was second place A sack of White
went to the winner, while a 81 grocery
order offered by A. Sheetz went to
Brown
C. 7 HeIwig and H P. Little won in
| the order named in the grocery clerks
running race. A Swift premium ham
went to Helwig while Little got a box
OF cigars from the kistler- Metzler mer-
1 camille company. The nail driving con-
test for women caused a number of the
| men to wonder at the dexterity of their
wives box Of candy from the Loose
| W1les company went to Mrs NJ E
/ Harding as winner, Mrs. A. l. Kiene
| carried away second honors and 81 gro
I Gerry order on MornS & Myers Third
place was won by Miss Anna Hrenchfr
| Stake driving came next Mrs a l.
/ kiene made good in this and won in
| mandy fashion the box of candy offered
| by the Loose-Wiles company. By saw
| ing through a 2 by 8 timber, first, Miss
Lena Dagdn proved her superiority in
this contest Mrs NJ E Andrews Hard
| ing and Mrs A. E Andrews won sec
ond and third place respectively. The
tWine winding contest for girls under II
years or age was won by Stella Johnson
2 who was presented with a box Of Eagle
I chewing gum. Lucille Frank and Hazel
Hebb were given second and third
place respectively In each instance
they were given a so cent grocery order.
A coloFed boy naturally won the pie
{ eating contest He deserved all the
honors that he secured, a 81 grocery or
der on F NewIand- Harry Potts and
{ Archie Mcmillan made first and second
place The second prize was a 50 cent
/ grocery order.
The tub race on the lagoon went to
[ Clarence Eldridge, Frank Myers secured
second place and Harry BIitz came in
third The prizes in turn were q 81
grocery order from Fitzgerald & Ian
+ nan. 4 50 cent order on s s Rice and
another On o. J. Shannon OF similar
size
The swimming contest was provoca-
( tive Of considerable dispute. The lagoon
is about four feet deep and some OF the
boys persisted in digging their toes in
the mud bottom and running rather
than swimming. Jim McBroom, Ira
Pickett and Frank Myers were finally
declared the victors- McBrown was
given a 50 cent box of candy by the
Atchison Candy company and Myers
marched off with package of Sunlight
bacon given by the Cudahy Packing
company.
The management Of the sports was in
the hands Of Harry WhittleSey, H A.
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