Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-23
JOLLY wooDMEN PLAN BIG DAY.
Manchester Shop Keepers Offer
Many Prizes.

Manchester Shop Keepers Offer
Many Prizes.
Olive camp, No. SO, Modern Wood
men of America, is planning to cele.
brate the national birthday and enter
tain its members and friends on July
5 by having celebration that will
more than compensate for the alb
sence of giant fire crackers, torped-
oes. "blanks" and other noisy articles
now tabooed by the state.
The merchants of the city are Of
fering prizes for the winners in the
several events and contests to be
held at the Fair grounds for the
amusement of the crowds. The COM
mittees in charge of the holiday are
planning to do things in such a way
as to again prove that Olive camp is
a royal entertainer.
At 10 O'Clock Monday morning pa
rade will form at the Woodmen hall
and march to the grounds, where
the various sports, a ball game
and picnic dinner will be held. The
camp has been fortunate in securing
the Hon. John d. Denison of Dubuque
as speaker of the day. Mr.. Denison
is known as a field lecturer for the
order, and one of Iowa's most gifted
orators. The guests of the camp
are fortunate in being promised the
privilege of hearing Judge Dennison.
And Strawberry Point is coming to
town again; that is the towns base
ball team and a strong aggregation of
| rooters is to meet the local club and
once more contest for honors. 4
purse of 500 has been subscribed
for the winners. A concert band from
| Dyersville will also be feature of
the musical program for the day, a
dance at the Central Opera house
that evening will conclude the pro-
gram, Bills Harp orchestra having
been employed for the affair.
Following is list of the athletic
sports and the prizes offered to the
winners of the events.
i Here is list of the events to be
pulled off at the Fair grounds, with
the prizes offered the winners:
Horse race-hitch and go as you
please.
LIST prize, straw hat, Gildner Bros,
value So; I'd, flour, Keiser Bros,
$1.S0; Sd, three shoes, A. Sefstrom;
4th, pipe, H. G. Utley, $50.
Foot race for boys under 10.
LIST prize, gallon ice cream, H. G..
Utley, 81; I'd, candy. H. G. Utley,
SIS; Sd, candy, H. G. utley. $50.
Foot race for girls under Is.
LIST prize, gallon ice cream, H. G.
value $1.79; I'd, six cups and sau-
GERS. E. o. Suffer; Sd, hand-paint-
ed plate, Cal Martin; 4th, toilet
soap, R. w. Rowland.
Foot race for young women over 10
and under 25.
list prize, $500 shoes, P. F. Mad
den; I'd, vase, Anders & Philip;
Sd, picture. A. D. Brown; 4th, one
pound tea, L. G. Wells.
Farmers trotting race.
LIST prize, set of nets, B. j. Law
man, $3.50; I'd, sack of flour, c.
H. Parker; Sd, clock, Stearns &,
Mccormick; 4th, steel basket, D.
F. Young.
Foot race for men over so.
list prize, pair Oxford shoes, Kline
& Wright, SO; I'd, five lbs. butter,
Dairy City Creamery Co.; Bird,
photographs, N. H. Hyde, 81; 4th,
one pound tea, C. Atkinson.
Pony race for boys under Is.
LIST prize, base ball mitt, B. w.
Grems, 50; I'd, harmonica, S. X.
Myers, ST.; Sd, brush, R. A. Den
ton; 4th, picture, H. C. Smith.
Potato race for women.
list prize, silver bon bon dish, d.
R. Lewis & Bro; I'd, 8 lbs best
coffee. w. H. Lafferty; Sd, one
pound tea, T. N. Arnold.
Tug of war.
LIST prize, two boxes of cigars; I'd,
one box cigars.
Best pulling team.
LIST prize, suit case. ]. H. Allen.
So; I'd, bath tub, Carhart & Nye.
81; Sd, three pounds coffee, A. E.
Peterson; 4th, two new shoes, L.
Atkinson; 5th, barber work to the
value of 81, G. A. Underwood.
Walking race for women.
list prize, umbrella, Burton Clark.
SO; I'd, bedspread, w. L. Drew.
$3.50; Sd, steel fish pole, Hutchin-
son & Atwater. s1.75; 4th, two
pounds coffee, G. w. Storey.
Automobile race.
Prize. Woodman pin.
Free-for-all pace or trot.
LIST prize, rug, Blake & Son, So:
"a, lap buster, S. A. Steadman.
"; Sd, flour, G. E. Packer, $3.50;
4th, subscription to Delaware Conn.
ty News, 81; 5th, two new shoes
w.. ]. Burk.
Hop, step and jump.
LIST prize, ham, w. D. Work: Cd
bacon, o. U. Hockaday; Sd. sub.