Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-05
ANNUAL PICNIC ON JUNE
Amusement Committee Holds Meeting
Monday Night and Arranees Pro-
gram-Two Special Trains Will Car
ny Excursionists, Accompanied by
Band-Bangor and Local Amateurs
Will Play Ball.


the seventh annual picnic Of tho asao-
citation, which is to be he'd at Els
worth park, Iowa r,l's, on Tuesday,
June 10. Two special trains will take
the excursionists to Iowa Falls, and
the band will accompany them. A ball
game between two amateur teams, one
Bangor, will be one of the events of
the program.
The list OF events, together with the
prizes and donors, is as follows:
Event No. L. Ticket Selling Contest,
open to grocers' clerks--First, silk UNI
brella, Northwestern Yeast Company;
second, So worth Of laundry. Meeller
Laundry Company; third, sack flour,
Henry Weber.
Event No. 2. Guessing Contest. num-
Der of passengers on both excursion
trains, open to xcursionists-Ladies
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 first 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.
Event No. 3. Tug OF War, east end
VS.. west end grocers, twelve on side
First, one dozer brooms, Harrah &
Stewart Manufacturing Company;
second, one dozen ten-pound cans
Perolin, Marshall Oil Company.
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.
Event No. 5. Shoe Tieing Contest.
for boys under II years of age, open to
excursionists-First, half dozen cans
Van Camps pork and beans; second,
one third dozen same; third, one-sixth
same.
Event No 6. Boys Fifty Yard
Dash, open to all eXcursionists under
is years of age-First, 81 worth of
bread, Purity Bakery; second, dozen
None Such mince meat; third, one
Buttercup cheese, Union Cheese Com
pany.
Event No. Z. H. ]. Heinzs Fifty
Yard Dash, open to eXcursionists-
First, one case pickles; second, half
dozen fancy pickles; third, quarter
dozen fancy pickles.
Event No. s. Girls Fifty Yard Dash,
open to excursionists under Is years of
age-F'irst, one dozen None Such mince
meat; second, half-dozen Van Camps
pork and beans; third. one Buttercup
cheese, Union Cheese Company.
Event No. 8 Grocers' wives, 50-yard
dash: First, bunch bananas, e. z.
Hood; second, half dozen Rumford's
one pound baking powder; third, half
Event No. 10. Excursionists' 100
Yard Dalsl-Finst, one case matches,
Diamond Match Company; second, box
fine cigars, Oppice Fruit Company;
third, Buttercup cheese, Union Cheese
Company.
Event No. II. Fiftyyard Walking
Race, open to grocers only-First, one
Blue Ribbon cheese, Union Cheese
Company; second, Pyle's Pearlipe;
third, doze1f Libbey's Peerless dried
beef; fourth, None Such mince meat;
fifth, one Buttercup cheese.
Event No. IL. Backward Rope Race,
open to ursionists-Iirst, three jugs
None So Good vinegar. Marshall Vim
egar Company; second, three months
subscription daily Times-Republican
third years subscription MarshalltoWn
Herald.
Event No. 10. Three Legged Race,
open to grocers and clerks-F'irst, box
Puck soap, Puck Soap Company; Sec
ond, box Grandpa soap, Beaver Soap
Company; third, one box Belle of the
Land cigars, John A. Tallman.
Event No. IA. Excursionists' Blind
Pole Race-First, three jugs None SO
Good vinegar, Marshall Vinegar Com
pany; second, half dozen Jewett &
Sherman baking powder; third, two
pounds White Elephant Mocha and ia
va coffee, Jewett & Sherman.
Event No. Is. Ladies' Ball Passing
Contest, open to excursionists-First,
two pounds White Elephant coffee,
Jewett & Sherman; second, two
pounds baking powder, Jewett & Sher-
man; third, two gallons None So Good
vinegar, Marshall Vinegar Company;
fourth one pound best Japan tea, S. S.
Huls.
Event No. 1e. Fifty Yard Committee
Race-First. one steel hitching post A.
E. Shorthill Company; second, third,
fourth and fifth, jugs None So Good
vinegar, Marshall Vinegar Company;
sixth, one bottle boiled cider, Reynolds
& Sheldon; seventh, 25-cent soup
bones, ]. B. West; eighth, one DEVILS
food cake, C. H. Culley.
Event No. 17-Grocers' wives and
Bow and Arrow Contest
First, second, third and fourth prizes,
one two-thirds half and quarter dozen
Grandpa's Wonder tar soap.
Event No. IS. Distance Guessing
Contest, for grocers and clerks-First,
four one-pound cans White Elephant
coffee; second, four one-pound cans
baking powder; third and fourth, two
and one-pound cans White Elephant
coffee, all by Jewett & Sherman Com