Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-20
Weather Cleared at Noon and
Grocers' Picnic Was a Great
Success After All
FALLS HosPlTABLE
IOWA
Mayor and Citizens of the Town Ex-
erted Every Effort to Make the Short
Stay of the Visitors a Pleasant One
Mayor Hires Hall for Dancing
Program of Sports.

In spite of the weather, ana aluea
by the mayor and hospitable citizens
of Iowa Falls, the seventh annual pic
mic of the Marshalltown Retail Groeers
and Butchers Association was a sue
cess after all. The rain ceased at
cleared, so that the program of sports,
excepting the ball game between Ban
gor and Marshalltown, could be pulled
off The game will probably be played
here at some later date. BY count ST.
were on the train when 1t pulled into
Iowa Falls.
1t was still raining when the ex-
tcursionists reached Iowa Falls, hut the
mayor had rented hall, and music
was secured and the crowd either
danced or remained in the hall under
shelter until the rain ceased. When
the sun began to shine all went TO the
park, where the program was held.
Those who went to Iowa Fails are
loud in their praise of the treatment
they received, and from the expressions
lof the hospitality of the Iowa Falls
people, it seems Nike certainty that
the picnic next year will be held
there.
A crowd of 1000 or more Iowa Falls
people accompanied the picnickers to
the train, which left Iowa Falls at s.
and arrived here at 1910 o'clock.
nine made up of excursionists was
beaten by nine similarly organized OF
Iowa Falls players.
The program of contests, with the
prizes and winners of each, was as
follows:
Event No. 1. Ticket Selling Contest
open to grocers' clerks-First, silk UNI
brella, Northwestern Yeast Company;
second, So worth of Laundry, Meeker
Laundry Company; third, sack flour,
Henry Weber
Winners-Percy Gettle, first; Clyde
Whitney, second; e. D. Batesole, third
Event No. 2. Guessing Contest, num-
bers of passengers on both excursion
trains, open to excursionists-11adie
first prize. one box Peosta soap, James
Beach & Sons; second, one-half dozen
one-pound cans Rumford baking pow
der Rumford Chemical Company;
third, one jug peach preserves, Iowa
Preserving Company; mems frs prize,
one gross Big Four soap, Iowa Soap
Company; second, quarter dozen Pres
ident suspenders, George w. Smith
Notion Company; third. one Buttercup
cheese, Union Cheese Company.
Winners-Ladies, Cynthia Mason,
Clifford first; Mrs. Bedegar, Gil Jack
son street, second; Mrs. e. ID. Whitney,
203 South Third avenue, third. Gen
tlemen, P. f. Marcy and Mrs. Holcroft,
$40 Jackson street, tied for first; Frank
Bingaman, South Ninth avenue, sec
ond; Roy Robinson, 500 North Second
avenue and Herman Halverson, 206
South Center street, tied for third.
Event No. 8. Tug of War, east end
VS.. west end grocers, twelve on side
First, one dozen brooms, Harrah &
Stewart Manufacturing Company;
second one dozen ten-pound cans
Perolin, Marshall Oil Company.
tWinners-West end team, first; easS
end team, second
Event No 4. Ladies Tug Of War,
open to single and married excursion
lists, twelve on side-First, one doz-
en- fancy brooms, Baker Paper Com
pany; second, one case Crystal White
soap, Peet Bros. Soap Company.
Winners-Married ladies' first; UNI
married ladies, second.
Event No 5. Shoe Tieing Contest,
for boys under 10 years of age, open to
excursionists-Firs half dozen cans
Van Camps pork and beans; second,
one-third dozen same; third, one-sixth
same.
Winners-Harry Purseli, first; M.
Thompson, second; Ernest Reynolds.
third.
Event No. 6. Boys Fifty-Yard
Dash, open to all excursionists under
10 years of age-Ffrst, 81 worth Of
bread, Purity Bakery; second, dozen
None Such mince meat; third, one
Buttercup cheese, Union Cheese Com
pany.
Winners-Ed swingley, first; Louis
Wilson, second; Glen Reynolds, third.
Event No Z. H. ]. Heinz's Fifty
Yard Dash. open to excursionists-
First, one case pickles; second, half
dozen fancy pickles; third, quarter
dozen fancy pickles.
Winners-iN1iss Minnie Loss, first;
Ella Welch, seaond Mrs. Otto futile,
third