Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-05
FINE list Of PRIZES
. FOR GROC[RS PICNIC
Wholesalers and Jobbers Of the
Country Donate Toward Sue
cess of Big Annual Event
COMMITTEE ARRANeEs EVENTS
Entertainment Committee Of the Mar.
shalItown Retail Association Assigns
prizes for tho Several Events for the
Day-Femer in Number to Avoid
Becoming Tiresome.

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The entertainment committee OF the
Marshalltown Retail Grocers' assocla-
ton met Tuesday night and arranged
the events and the prizes for the big
annual picnic of the association, which
is to be held at Clear Lake on Tues
day, June IL. The events this year
will be somewhat fewer in number
than in previous years, and this Is done
so as to avoid the exercises becoming
tiresosne. Wholesalers and jobbers
thruout the country have donated to-
ward the success of the picnic by Of
fering d fine list of prizes. and the
Let's, Fletcher Company. OF this city
makes it's usual donation Of $25 in cash \!
for the athletic events.
The9lis of the events, and the prizes
assigned by the committee, are as fol-
lows:
Ticket selling contest; open to groc-
ers' clerks-First, IS cash, J. q. Swing
ley; second, silk umbrella, Northwest
ern Yeast Company; third, So worth
Of laundry, Meeker Laundry Company.
Guessing contest; nearest guess to
number of passengers; open to excur-
sionists-Ladies. first, one box Wild
Rose toilet soap, Peet Bros. Soap
Company: second. five pounds Rich
elieu coffee, Sprague Warner Company;
third, three pounds Red Rose coffee
Spencer Let's Coffee Company. Men:
First, one tox Grandpa Wonder soap,
Beaver Soap Company; second, one;
half dozen cans fancy syrup, Farrell
Syrup Company; third, three pounds
Red Rose Coffee, Spencer Coffee
Company.
Fffty-yard dash; for boys under 10
years Of age; open to excursionlsts -
First, one box sailed peanuts, George
A. Bayle, ST. Louis; second. one But
tercup cheese. Union Cheese Company
third, six packages None-Suc mince
meat, Merrill Soule Company; fourth,
two pairs Police suspenders, George w.
Smith.
a. J. Heil1z's fifty yard dash for lady
Observation-Disclosures, one case Heinz
fancy pickles; second, one case Heinz
fancy pickles.. third, sone case Heinz
fancy pickles, Tin bottles).
Fifty yard dash-F'or girls under 10
years Of age, open to all excursionlsts:
First. one dozen None Such mince
meat, Merrill Soule Company; second,
foar pounds Red Rose coffee, Spencer
Let's Coffee Company; third, one But
tercup cheese, Union Cheese Com-
pany. s
Fifty yard dash for grocers' wives
First, one bunch of bananas, opplce
Fruit Company; second, three brooms,
Harrah & Stewart Manufacturing
Company; third, one Buttercup cheese
Union Cheese Company.
Fishing contest, open to excursion
ists-For the largest fish caught dur
ling the dsly-First, crumb tray ana
kitchen reminder, Eagle Lye works;
second floor polisher A. Baker Broom
Company; third, one sack White Swan
aour, Springfield Milling Company,
Walking race, grocers only-First,
one Blue Ribbon cheese, Union Cheese
Company; second, one case Pearllne'.
James Pyle; third two Buttercup
cheese, Union Cheese Company; fourth,
one dozen Perolin, Marshall Oil Com
pany; fifth, two sacks Mystic -four,
Mystic Milling Company: sixth SIX
cans %. B. Millar coffee, e. 3. Millar
Coffee Company; seventh, six cans p.
81 Millar coffee, E. b. Millar Coffee
Company.
Pole vaulting contest, for boys under
Is years old-First, one dozen n1ince
meat, Merrill Soule Company; secopd,
three pairs Police suspenders. George
w. Smith; third, two pairs Police sus-
penders, George w. Smith.
WALKING, race for grocers over %
years oldlFirst, one dozen Perolin,a
Marshall Oil Company; second. six
packages Steel Cut oats, Bohart Com
pany; third, one box Grandpa Wonder
Soap, Beaver Soap Company; fourtn,
two pounds fancy tea. Jewett b sher-
man.
Tug OF war. East End VS.. West End
grocers-rN Winning side. 1000 pounds
ice. Artificial Ice Company; losers, one one
case Arm & Hammer soda, Dwight
Company
Tug, Of war for lgrocers' wives-Win-
ming side, ton Of ice, Marshall Ice
Company losers, one case assorted
pickles, Marshall Vinegar Company.
10O-Yard dash for clerks-First, one
sack White Swan flour, Springfield
Milling Company; second, one Butter
cup cheese, Union Cheese Company;
third, six cans fancy syrup, Farrell &
Co; fourth, one pair Police suspenders,
George W. Smith.
1oo-Yard dash for farmer boys
First. one sack Mystic flour, Mystic
Milling Company; second, one dozen
Tone Bros. spices. Tone Bros; third,
six packages Steel Cut oats, Bohart
Company; fourth, two pairs Police sus-
penders George w. Smith.
.Fifty-yard dash for farmer girls
First, one sack Mystic flour, Mystic
Milling Company; second, one dozen
Tone spices Tone Bros; third, six
packages Bohart's Steel Cut oats, Bo-
hart Company.
Distance guessing contest-First, 4
pounds White Elephant coffee, Jewett
& Sherman; second, four cans Perolin,
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