Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-19
Eighth Annual Picnic of Local
Retailers Association Passes
Off Smoothly
NO ACCIDENTS MARRIED TRIP
Two Special Trains, Which Carried
the Excursionists, Returned to This
City After Midnisht-The Annual
Program Of Events and the Prize
Winners-clear Lake Band Plays.

For the third time in eight years,
the Marshalltown Retail Grocers' asso-
citation took its annual outing
and picnic to Clear Lake
Tuesday. About $50 of the
grocers, their families, clerks and 9TH
ers from this city joined yesterday in
making the picnic success. the
weather being favorable for a day out
of doors The two special trains,
which carried the excursionists out of
this city, reached Clear Lake over the
line of the Mason City and Clear Lake
railroad shortly before noon.
Returning the first train left Clear
Lake at O'Clock, and reached here at
1885 this morning. The second train
pulled out Of Clear Lake at o'clock
and reached here at 2:45 this morning.
Neither accident nor incident happened
on the journey or at the lake to mar
the pleasure of the day.
Many of the excursionists spent the
day on the lake, or about the town of
Clear Lake. Comparatively few, COM
pared with other years, took part in
or. witnessed the program of events.
This was partly due to 1t not being
known where the program was to be
given, nor the time when it was to
start
The music for the afternoon was fur
nished by the Clear Lake merchants,
who hired the Clear Lake band, which
also played for a dance in the pavilion
in the evening.
Perhaps $50 or 400 attended the ball
game; but the grand stand was so small
that not more than half that number
could be accommodated comfortably.
Winners Of Events.
; Events Nos. 1, 2 and Is of the pro-
gram will be decided later, when the
prizes will be awarded to the winners.
Following are the winners of the other
events, altho in some of them. there
were not as many entries as there were
prizes:
Event 3-Fifty yard dash, for boys
under is years OF age, open to excur-
sionists-Willie Good, first; James
Swingley, second; Sidney Simon,
third; Earl Rhoades, fourth.
Event 4, H. J. Heinz's fifty-yard dash
for lady excursionists-F'reda Kallen-
berg, first; Minnie Loss, second; Edna
McGrew, third.
Event s. Fifty-yard dash for girls
under Is years of age, open to excur-
sionists-Cora Harter, first; Ciciiy
Jones, second; Bernice Schick, third.
Event s. Fifty yard dash for gro
GERS wives-Mrs. Claude Whitney,
first; Mrs. E. D. Batesole. second; Mrs
James F. Zug, third.
Event Z. Fishing contest. open to ex-
cursionists. For the largest fish caught
during the day-George Cummings,
first; Mrs. George Cummings, second
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings entered two
pickerel weighing about three pounds
each, which were the only fish entered,
altho others We're caught by excursion
lists during the day.
Event s, walking race for grocers
sonly-S. A. Halverson, first: S. Will
hau, second; James F. Z,1g, third: D.
S. Good, fourth.
Event 9, pole vaulting contest TOR
boys under Is years of age-Roy Good,
first; John Dickey, second; James
Swingley, third.
Event 10, walking race for grocers
over SO years OF age-G. w. Schick.
first; H. v. Speers, second; D. S. Good,
third.
Event II, tug of war. east end vs.
west end grocers-West end won.
Members of winning team were D. S.
Good, j. F. Zus,. Roy Good, Arthur
johnson, Clauae Whitney, Claude Gull
ley, Paul Malloy, Glenn Reynolds and
Walter Linderote. Losing team was
composed of G. w. Schick. S. A. Hal
version, S. William, J. L. Imam, CLAIR
ence East, E. d. Batesole. c. c. Wood
mansee, Carl Johnson and E. e. Ken
Gall.
Event -, tug of war for grocers'
wives-The winning team was COM
posed of Mesdames E. D. Batesole,
Samuel Harter, Benjamin Weeks, Ed.
Kendall, A. w. Smith, Frank McDon-
aid and Miss Bernice Schick. The los
ing team was composed of Mesdames
Claude Whitney, A. L. Kallenberg, j.
F. Zug, S. Wilhau, Lebbius Bash and
Miss Frieda Kallenberg.
Event 13.A100-yard dash for clerks
Roy Good, Mrst; Willie Good. second;
Paul Malloy, third; Glenn Reynolds,
fourth.
Event IA. 1oo-yard dash for farmer
boys-Charles Butterfeld, first; Carl
Christensen, second: Charles Young,
third all of Clear Lake.
Event Is, 50-yard dash for farm
girls-There We're no entries, and it
was not run.
Event Is. distance guessing contest
w. Williams. Clear Lake. first; Henry
v. Speer, second; James F. Zug, third;
]. M. Sherburn, Clear Lake, fourth.
Event 17-Largest family present.
S. Wilhau, wife and four children,
first; A. L. Cotton, wife and three chill
dren, second; M Lee, wife and three
children, third Mr.. Lee and Mr. Cot
ton cut for place.
MRS, LINDOuIST,S DEATH