Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-17
Splendid Prizes Hung Up For
the Contests at the Travel
ing Mems Picnic
ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETE
Parade Will Form at 1o:so-Bis Bas-
ket Dinner, With Free Hot Coffee,
Will FoIIow-Then Comes Ball
Games, Foot Races for Young and
Old, Big and Little, and Other Sports.


are now in full swing. The final ar
engagements were made Saturday even
| ing. All incoming trains next Satur-
day morning will be met by delega-
lions Of the city travellers with two
brass bands to welcome the visitors.
| All baskets will be checked and carried
| to the grounds free.
The parade will form on the Church
street side Of the court house square at
1880. and will be led from there by
Frank Knee, Of Waterloo, who has
trained down to 1865 pounds for the
event. George Gerhart, Of this city,
will assist in guiding the procession.
The city police and fire department,
| bands, end delega tons from various
cities of the state will follow in the
order named.
William Hodges of this city, Colonel
Parker of Sac City, and Colonel Frank
Let's Of Chicago, will act as the
| mounted marshal Of the parade.
On arriving at the Park arrange
| ments will be made for the picnic
| lunch, with free coffee and ice and
plenty of good water.
The program will commence at 1870,
the first event being baseball game
lbetween Des Moines and Waterloo
travellers. First prize, s4o;, SECOND
prize, $40.
Slow mule race-F1rst prize, ham
and bacon, donated by Britain & Co.;
second prize, sack White Swan -four,
Springfield Milling Co.
Motor cycle race-FHrst prize, canned
meats, Cudahy Packing Co.; second
! prize, sack Maple Sofa flour, Mapleton
Milling Co.
Twenty-Five yard fat mems race
soap. Peet Bros; second prize, case
pickles, Marshall Vinegar Co.; third
prize, summer sausage, Britain & Co.
Twenty five yard lean mems race =
First prize, case EggO-See Let's,
Fletcher Co.; second prize, one bacon,
Britain & Co.; third prize, one ham,
Britain & Co.
Ladies' ball passing contest-First
prize, one carving set, Clark, lQuien &
Morse; second prize, coffee, Jewett,
Sherman & Co.; third prize, tea, Jew
EFT, Sherman & Co.
Travelling mems boys race (under
12)-First prize sack Maple Sofa -four,
Mapleton Milling Co.; second prize,
box gum, VIM. Wrigley & Co.
Wheelbarrow race--First prize, pair
Star Brand shoes, Roberts, johnson &
Rand Shoe Co.; second prize, sack
Gold Medal flour, Washburn. Crosby
Co.
Travelling mems girls race (under
12)-FArst prize pair Shoes 0. l.. In
gledue second prize box gum, VIM.
Wrigley Co.
Oldest travelling man on grounds -
100 cigars, Deans Havana Cigar Co.
Tribute to travelling men by travel
ing mans wife-F,irst prize, silver tea
set, Wyman, Partridge & Co.; second
prize, sack Gold Medal flour. Wash
burn, Crosby Co.
Travelling man with largest family
First prize, case Perolin, Marshall Oil
Co.; second prize, sack White Swan
flour, Springfield Milling Co.
Travelling man coming greatest dis
lance to picnic-Prize umbrella, e. r.
Lay.
Young ladies' 25-yard dash-First
prize, 5-pound box candy Lowney
Candy Co.; second prize, pair shoes,
Huiskamp Bros. Co.
Free for all 5O-yard dash-First
prize, one Misteltoe Ham, Omaha
Packing Co.; second prize, one Mistel-
toe bacon, Omaha Packing Co.. third
prize, one box gum, William Wrigley
& Co.
Ladies' guessing contest-First prize,
barrel Falcon -four with fancy barrel;
second prize, hammock, Churchill Drug
Company; third prize, 10 pounds cof-
fee, German American Coffee Com
pany.
Tug; Of war between cities sending
the largest delegations-F'irst prize, 100
Single Binder cigars, Frank P. Lewis;
second prize, so cigars, Taft & Co.
The days events will be closed by a
baseball game between the Ottumwa
and 'Marshalltown teams of the Iowa
State league
The Des Moines delegation will come
on special train Saturday to attend
the picnic. It would be a great ac-
comnlodation If the train would remain
here until after the show, to allow those
who wish to remain for 1T.
Again we want to call the atten-
ton of the citizens of Marshalltown,