Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-20
MANY EVENTS RUN OF
Prizes Totalins More Than 100 Won
by Participants in the Program
Mrs. MoehrI Fell While Running and
Was Hurt-List of Events and the
Winners of the Prizes.

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during the day, and other stations
Mason City, Albert Lea, Hampton
and Monmouth, Ill, were represented
by few.
The Oskaloosa crowd returned home
On the regular evening train, and those
from this city arrived on the special
train at about s o'clock. After the
band concert, speeches and ceremonies
of the morning an hour was -aken fol
dinner and the program was begun
soon after. The picnickers were frhn
1880 until O'Clock running off the
long program of eve.
Only one accident X led the after
Moons sports Mrs. Frank w. Moehrl
106 North Fifth avenune, while run
ming in one Of the races. fell and hurt
her leg. No bones were broken, ana
the injury is not considered serious,
The judges of the events were Q. l.
Ingledue, A. Nj. Parker. w. j. Ivory
Dan Strub, P. A. Hawley, J.. s. Mil
lard and Thomas M. Feeley.
The mechanical department defeated
the transportation department. In the
ball game by the score of to 4. =. M
Parker umpired.
The other events and the prize vim
ners were as follows:
Event /. Fifty yard dash, open to
master mechanics clerks. q. j. Haw-
lev. first: E. A. Parker, second; Will
liam Rourk, third. ~.
Event 2-Tug of war for married
and unmarried women. The team
composed of the following
married women won Mes
DANES j. Woolsey, j. Benson, p. ~
Shaw j. N. Walker, r. Young, j. n
Higham, w. l.. Bingaman, R. Stump
James Clark and l.. E. Gaullt.
Event 3-Race for fat men weighing
over 200 pounds. William Bingaman'
first; ]. H. Higham, second; E. NJ.
Shaw, third.
Event 4-Race for fat women weigh
ing over 100 pounds. Mrs. j. H. Hig-
ham, first; Mrs. S. Petro, second; Mrs.
j. N Walker, third.
Event 5-Three legged race. William
Roarke, and F. X. Burke, first; N. II.
Martin and l.. E. Gaunt, second.
Event 6-Twenty-five yard dash for
girls under Is years of age. Lydia
Crawford, first; Anges Petro, second;
Clara whitenack, third.
Event Fifty yard dash for boys
under 16 years of age. Earl Hay, first;
Fred Ernst, second.
Event s-Fifty yard dash for EN-.
ployes over SO years of age. George
Wagner, first; p. r. Holm, second.
Event 9-Thirty yard dash for mar
fried women. Mrs. Dicks. first; Mrs. #.
Hay. second; Mrs. Arends, third; Mrs.
Hospers fourth.
Event 1O-Ball throwing contest for
ladies. Miss Flynn, first; Mrs. F. Hay,
second.
Event 11-Homeliest employe. Ralph
Young, first.
Event 12--Prettiest baby under ;
years Of age. Howard killeen, first;
Calvin Baldwin, second.
Event 13--Twenty-five yard dash, for
girls under 10 years of age. Rostha
Crowley, first; Goldie Mooney, second;
Vida Griffiss, third; Nellie Keefe.
fourth.
Event 14--Largest family on grounds.
John Moneys family, first; John
Pink's family, second.
Event 15--Guessing number of pass
engers on the special train. Mrs. e. M,
Shaw, first; Mrs. A. &c. Everist, sec
ond, w. Nolan, third
Event 17-Best dance caller. John
Pink, first; William Bingaman, second;
William Halverson, third; A. C. Ev-
erist, fourth; j. H. Higham, fifth.
Event 1s-Fifty yard dash for ladies.
open to all. Miss Nellie Matschie, first;
Mrs. f. Hay. second; Mrs. Robert
Jones, third; Miss Daisy Matthews,
fourth; Anna Thompson, fifth; Miss
Newton, sixth; Mrs. Carl link, sew
enth; Miss Lillian Dodge, eighth.
Event 19-Fifty yard dash for COM
mitteemen. G. j. Hawley, first; ]. d.
Reynolds, second; E. A. Parker, third;
]. H. Higham, fourth; ]. Moriarity.
fifth; Thomas Cation, sixth; g. w.
Crawford, seventh; ]. H. Chamberlain,
eighth; E. j. Kelley, ninth; William
Dwyer, tenth: Ed Brown, eleventh.
Event 2O-Boxing contest for boys
weighing 120 pounds or less. Donald
Trip, first; Higham, Jr., second.
Event 21-Cracker eating contest for
boys under IL years Of age. Frank
Klaffey, first; Donald Trip, second;
Fred Ernst, third; Leo Laughlin,
fourth.
Event 22-Sack race. open to all.
j. L. Donnelly, first; j. B. Troutner,
second; r. S. Whitenack, third.
Event 23-Fifty yard dash, open to
employees Of the mechanical depart
men. F. Hay, first; ]. L. Donnelly,
second; j. Coughlin, third; j. j. Mimi
ter, fourth.
Event 24-High kick w. Dooley,
first; R. Jones, second; ]. B. Troutner.
third.
Event 25-Running broad jump.
E. Willetts, first; ]. L. Donnelly, Sec
ond.
Event 26-Backward running race
j. l.. Donnelly, first; Ray Greek, Sec
ono; NJ Hay, third.
Event 27-Blind poe race E. Will
let's, first; Donald Trip, second; NJ
Hay, third.
Event 2s-Fifty yard dash. for slen-
der women. weighing less than no
Miss Holm. first: Mrs. Will.