Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-30
Council Bluffs
CROCERS AND BUTCHERS DAY
Great Host at Fairmount Park to
Enjoy Outing.
NOVELTY SPORTS ON PROGRAM
Judges Have High Old Time Passing
on Merits of Contestants, some
Being More Lucky Than
Others.

multitude OF between 5000 and 5000
people thoroughly enjoyed the annual pic
mic In Paramount park yesterday afternoon
given by the Council Bluffs Grocers' and
butchers association. All of the provis-
ion stores were closed all day and many
OF the other business houses during a por-
tion Of the afternoon Ideal weather con-
dltions prevailed and the program was fully
carried out, although IL had more than a
dozen events. All portions OF the park
were thronged with people, but the greatest
number and the most exciting incidents oc-
CURED in the horse shoe" where the con-
tests were fought out
The events that occasioned the greatest
enthusiasm were the races for women,
which also Included contests between girls
from 10 to IS years old and stout women
OF any age. The course Of fifty yards was
slightly uphill, which was greatly to the
advantage OF the ten sturdy men chosen to
assist the judges In picking the winners.
To avoid disputes, 1t was decided that the
judges should be strung along near the
finish line and each seize the woman whose
place in the race corresponded TO mis- num-
Der as Judge, the first judge taking the
Woman who approached the line first the
second selling the next and on down to the
last. Thus the judges had pie, and 1t was
coming to them In avalanches
Only one of the judges would consent to
have his name published short Of an order
from court, and he was A. w. Huber.
Huber was the tenth man in the line and
always had to stop the largest and latest
woman. In the final free-for-all one 1.-the
some young creature who had spurted from
about twentieth place to near the twelfth
made a last desperate struggle to win tenth
place, and with one exulting joyous bound
she sprang into the arms of the big
butcher. He weighs 100 pounds, saw wha
was coming and stepped forward, but this
impact carried him up the HILL tramplina
down two newspaper men. The other judges
refused to allow the brave young woman
y the honors her heroism clearly won.
There were hundreds of family picnic
parties, delightful little gatherings in shad.
places. and not an individual in all Of thu
thousands who did not appear to be enjoy
Ing the day to the fullest
The roast OK was prepared by the butch
ers connected with the Hinrichs and Metz
ger establishments, and the work was il
progress nearly all day. The OK was roaste'
at Metzger's and brought into the park ii
a big automobile In time for a s oclocl
dinner.
Following is the list Of prize winners:
Boys 75-yard RRce-First,, Minard Ole
son; stcond, j. Basleyi third, George Cook
fourth, Sherman Fryer; fifth, Everett
Value.
Young women's 75-yard Race-FIrst. Min
Hendrix; second, Mabel Jorgenson third
Nina Duvokey; fourth, Eva Druen; fifth
Luella Turney,
Fat Mems Race-First, ]. d. Corey; sec
ond, N. ). Peterson; third, A, N. Miller
fourth, @. A. Hamilton.
Stout Women's Raee-First, Mrs. Ryan
second. Mrs. Donnelly; third, Mrs. Il.
Moore; fourth, Mrs. L. Il. scholes.
Boys Melon Eating Contest-First, Edga
Miller; second; Walter Gebbler; third
Frank Thornton; fourth Charlie Colman
fifth, Lester Blackwell.
Mems Hill Climbing Contest--First, C.
Book; second; Sherman Fryar; third, r.
ellison; fourth Meyer Olson; fifth J. i
Women's HIN Climbing Contest-Firs
Mabel Jorgenson second Minna OlsoT
third, Dorothy Nelson; fourth, r. II. Moor'
fifth, Kathleen Reppner; sixth. May Jepsei
Gardeners Potato Hace-tfrst, ID. Ecklei
second, ]. L. Value; third, M. Wakehous'
v fourth, Ralph Larsoni fifth. e. Letter
Nsixth, ]. III. Shultz.
Married women's Pie Eating Contest
First, Mrs. Ryan second, Mary; third, Mr.
Goldesberry; fourth, Mrs. Don Eckles; fit
Mrs. Banhart; sixth, Mrs. T. E. Moore:
Salesmen's Potato Feeling Contest-F irH
g. A. Johnson; second. Clay Plattner; thir
George Hawthorn; fourth, ]. S. Barnet
fifth. Herman Bartmettiei sixth. G. !
Women's Egg Race-F4rst, Mrs. e. ]
Moore; second, Mrs. Cone; third, Mr.
Groneweg; fourth, Mrs. Ryan; fifth, Mr.
Eckles.
Grocer's Clerks and Delivery Boys RAJ
First, Gordon FAuble; second, Skip Rane
third, Charles Van Der Pool; fourth, The
dore Beck; fifth, Theodore Peterson; sixt
Sam Goliskey; seventh, Eugene Germa
Women's and Girls Free-for-All Race
First Mabel Jorgenson; second, Minna c
SON; third, Lizzie Donnelly; fourth. Emf
O'Hara; fifth, Mrs. Ryan, sixth, MI
ONeil seventh, Eva Drueni eighth, Bert
Hartieib; ninth, Dorothy Nelson; tent
Mildred Schleisman.