The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
DRUNNERS ENJOYED DAY
FIRST or ANNUAL OUTINGS DE.
cloED SUCCESS.
FIELD SPORTS a FEATURE
Tradition Was ~udoly Shattered When
Wives OF the Drummers Succeeded
In Driving Nals--Men's Cup Race
Was a Funny Affair
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with happy picuic sports such ms
only travelling men can pun on, with |
appctllng lunches such az travelling |
mems wives know how TO make and |
with a whole Jolly picnic day such ms
n U. c. r. committee can frame mp,
the first annual Norfolk outing of the |
local council Of the United CONNER |
cial Travellers proved such a success
that the Saturday picnic is insured toI
head n long list Of similar annual pic.
mic outings when north Nebraska tray.
cling men from viii come to Norfolk
for day free from the work and the
dust of the road.
The weather man Saturday saw his
mistake of the morning in time to rec.
tify II by the afternoon when the chilly
brec2cs ut the morning baseball game
were pushed aside for the bright rays
of the afternoons sun. The chilly
weather of Friday and Saturday morn
ing kept many north Nebraska travel
ing men from coming In to the picnic,
but several scores Of travelling men
were there with their wives and
friends and they all had good time.
The plcnic of the afternoon that fol
lowed the ball game of the morning
was held In the grove on the Northtork
on North First street beyond Edge
water park. 1t was a pretty place In
the woods with room for the field
sports and place fitted out by nature
for dining room beneath the trees.
The feature of the afternoon was
the program of sports that were car
ricd out with n proper vim and, dash.
Fred w. Hawken, grand secretary OF
the grand council, opened the after
noon picnic with short, pleasing ad-
dress. The picnic was an informal
out of.doors gathering.
In the evening of picnic day meet
ing of Norfolk council No. 100, U. c..
r., was held for initiation purposes.
Ten new members were added to the
roll. bringing the total membership in
the council up to- niuety-sevcn. Ad-
dresses were made at the evening
meeting by Grand Councillor Il, A.
Bailey of Lincoln and Grand Sccrc-
tary Fred w. Hawkins of Fremont,
state officers of the U. c, r.
1t was the program of field sports
In the afternoon that held the center
of the stage or grove at the picnic.
Prizes for the events We're donated
by Norfolk commercial travellers from
their regular lines, And the contests
were worthy of the prizes.
Frank Beels had the fat mans race
cinched the minute the bell sounded
for, although Beels weighed in at 2lS
pounds, his height took him out of the
fat mans class. In fact there aren't
many really fat travelling men, the life
on the road Is a little bit too strenu
Gus. The prizes were awarded:
Frank Beels first, ten gallons of oil;
James Hogan, third. one strip of Ola
mond c" bacon.
Tradition was rudo'y shattered by
the ladies' nail driving contest. Ladies
can really drive nails and though there
are sore fingers in Norfolk today the
old joke about ladies and nail driving
was retired by the second contest OF
the travellers program. Though one
man Nlu Itllulh NlldN lllC luhlto NlpNN
the nails all right though sometimes
It was finger nails and some times ten
pennies. The honors went as follows
Mrs. Ed. Wallerstadt, first, one pair 81
shoes; Mrs. Ed Engle, second ladies
silk waist; Mrs. Charles Sutherland
third, bottle of perfume.
The gentlemen's potato race wa!
one wild scramble. When the dus
of battle had been famed away tn,
rewards were handed out to these
prize winners: r. L. Bryant, first, ont
pair So shoes; F. H. Scott, second, ont
McKibben hat; +. G. Gettinger, third
six pairs BLACK Cat" socks; Franl
Lowrey, fourth, one pearl HANDLED
pocket-knife.
Mrs. Beebe came out easily Will
the first honors in the ball tossin!
contest, beating everyone by placing
two balls in the basket The prizes
WERE Mrs. Beebe, first, one pair o
ladies "Candee" rubber boots; Mis-
Ethel Doughty, second music roll
Mrs. o. l.. Hyde, third, bottle of per
fume; Mrs. Ed, Engle, fourth, hal
dozen handkerchiefs.
F. G. Gettinger won the gentlemen
foot race in walk. The race was 70
seventy-ive yards and the stop watcl
tolled off eight seconds. The Norfoll
fruit man won a ton of coal, whicl
would furnish the delightful basis TO
winters housekeeping if the othe
adjuncts had been thrown in. Prizes
f. G. Gettinger, first, one ton of coal
Charles Chandler, second, pair of 5
shoes; Frank Connolly, third, one cas-
of Grand Canon" canned goods; H
Z. Bryant, fourth, cut glass wine sci
In the tug-of-war six of the prett
picnic girls had made up their mind
to win the Norfolk candy at stake an
the married ladies lost the hOnors Il
fau CannnlS Misses Eonpatt Tar