Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-23
.SHOPA[N'S PCN|C
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
INTEREST cENTERED IN PRO.
GRAM OF SPORTS GIVEN SAT.
URpAY AFTERNOON.
lNGLEpUE AND HERMAN
POLITICAL DISPENSERS

They Love Marshaltown and Her
People - Mayor Tells About Fran
chise, But Gives Nothing New.
1t Is doubtful If q more delightful
site, everything considered, could have
been found for holding the Iowa Cen
trail shipments picnic Saturday than
the grove selected, about a mile south
of the station at Steamboat Rock.
Level, shady, convenient to town, on
the banks of the Iowa river, and so
situated that the picnickers had but to
alight from the train to be on the
grounds, it was an ideal place in every
way.
The arraE gements for the affair had
been carefully made and not single
thing occurred to mar the pleasure of
the accession The committee in
charge had things we'll in hand, and are
to be congratulated upon the unquali-
fed success OF the affair.
The attendance was not so large as
during former years, but this was
largely due to the fact that the state
law now in effect prohibits the rail-
way company from extending free
transportation to any one but employees
and those actually dependant upon
them for support
Sports in Afternoon.
The first of the afternoon contests
was ball game between two mines
composed Of shopmen and known as
the Boosters and All Stars. Six siren
,uous innings Were PLAYED amid the
Sentle railaries of the spectators. who
were not ayerse to hurting free ad-
vice at the players swelrering in the
sun. Kirk and Knudson formed the
artery for the All Stars ard Hall and
Tretter for the Boosters. Chris Mitchell
OBLIGATED as umpire and A. I. Boreman
was official scorer The two teams
were very evenly matched, the All
Stars carrying off the honors and the
$40 prize with a score OF IL to IL.
The next event was a mems race
100 yards, for a purse of 50. Eight
contestants entered. Adams won, with
| Clark close second
Then girls under 16 were given 6
chance to demonstrate their proves il
a flfty-yard dash, for a purse of 81
There were three entries. Grace Hay
won; Emma Griffiths, second.
A l0o-yard dash by boys under i
was the next event. The purse was 81
and there were six entries. Earl Ha
won; Carl Winters, second.
In the high kicking contest, for
prize of 81, there were three entries
E. j. Hall was the winner.
Difficulty was experienced in secur
ing entries IN the pie eating contes
for which a purse of 81 had been hun
up, and it was found necessary to ca
the contest off, the dollar and the pie
being given to the only youngster en-
tered, Jennings Heng.
\ In the three-legged race, there Wer
five entries for prize of 81. TIL
\ Adams boys, Charles and yeatus. wer
easy winners.
The most amusing contest Of the da,
perhaps, was the nail driving contes
for women, to determine which ia
contestant could drive the create
number OF nails in board in two mir
4 utes. The purse was 50. Mrs. Charl4
. Paullin was the winner, scoring twer
ty-two nails, and Mrs. j. l.. Diesir
was second, with fifteen
At the conclusion of the program
concert by the Marshalltown Unic
Band was given, lasting until s o'cloc
i. at which hour supper was partaken
- and then everyone began packing {,
IN preparation for the journey HON
The return train left the grove abo
1880 and arrived in Marshalltown abo
T. $500
N SamueIs' Address Inspiring.
,v The address of Master Car Build
W. II. samuels was the big event
- the morning program, which was n
vi commenced until after the arrival
in No. ] at II o'clock.
1e Mr.. Samuels is an easy. eraces,
~ and most entertaining speaker and +
address, altfo brief, was surprise al
Is delight to his friends, in fact, to ;
if present Breathing the spirit of goo
,d fellowship. Happiness and mutual G
operation, as it did it was a great r
lief after the addresses that had or
coded it.
It. Mr.. Samuels spoke of the inprov
'nent in the condition of the Iowa &c
trail, due entirely, he said, to the Ell
A. ployes. mo longer" he said, "exi.
any feeling of enmity between the e,
es' ployes of the road and those in authc
all ity over them. All controversies of t
past have been forgotten, and the 10
Central has attained as high a era
of efficiency as has any road in
country"
n Mr.. Samuels referred to railroadj
as the greatest business in the wo1
One fourth Of the entire population
the country is employed by railws
or by companies depending upon re
roads for their existence. Railre
: companies, he said. are more libe
than formerly, and in no line of ind
let try is there greater opportunity
ty, advancement. Scores of men, v
D. started at the bench, are now hold
positions high in authority and
sponsibility.
10 What railroads are in greatest n
in Of, he said, is not more help, but m
at efficient help, more competent h
ep- The reason that there is friction
md times between employees and offici
to is due largely to the fact that men
Mn inefficient capabilities are placed