The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-12
RAILROAD NEWS.
Programme for Santa Fe Topeka
Picnic Is Announced.
Prize Money Given by Railroad
and City Merchants.
LOOK FOR $4,000 OUT
All Railway Men and Their Fam
lilies Will Be There.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.
LOOK FOR $4,000 OUT

The program for the big Santa Fe
employees picnic to be held at Vine
wood park, August 16, has been an
nounced by the committee in charge.
This picnic it is expected, will enter
tain $4,000 Topeka men, women ana
employees of the railroads
in Topeka and their families.
President E. P. Ripley OF the santa
Fe has offered 800 to be used as
an amusement for the children. The
Santa Fe railway company has Of
fered many cash prizes for tlelo
sports.
Dancing, boating and band concerts
will be the regular entertainment with
such extras as baseball games ana
field sports. A round trip fare OIL ~
cents has been made by the Iopeka
Railway company-round trip from
any part Of Topeka or Oakland.
The program follows:
1000 A. M.-BasebaH game. G. O.
vs. g. o. $25 cash.
$40 P. M.-Baseball game Shops
vs. shops. $25 cash.
Each losing team receives a box of
1000 A. M-5O-yard dash. boys 8
to u years of age. Not more than 10
entries. First, $3.50 cash: End, $1.50 :
baseball glove, bat or mask; Sro' $1.oO
pocketknife.
5O-yard Dash-Girls under Is yrs:
not more than 10 entries. First, IS
cash; End, IS umbrella; Srd, gold
brooch.
Running Broad Jump-Men over 20
years. not more than 10 entries. First,
smoking stand; End $3.50 cash. 5rd'
$3.50 fountain pen.
5O-yard Dash-Boys under years
of age, not more than 10 entries.
First $3.50 cash; End, $3.50 baseball
glove or mitt; 8rd $3.50 Ingersoll
Eclipse watch.
of age; not more than 10 entries.
First silk petticoat End $500 cash; !;
ard $3.50 gold bracelet; 4th Ivory
water pitcher.
men on each side. Box of cigars.
of age; not more than 10 entries.
First SIS pair shoes or hat; 2nd IS ci-
gar humidor; 3rd SO cash; 4th 81
house slippers.
Dinner.
800 P. M.-Standing high jump,
men-Not more than 10 entries. First
SIS pair shoes or hat; End $3.50 cash
3rd pair gold cuff links; 4th, $1.25
hair brush.
Hobble Skirt Race-Ladies' over Is
years: not more than 10 entries. First
u pair Wayne knit hosiery; End SIS
cash; 3rd 3-$1.25 novels.
Shoe Race-Boys under IL years;
not more than Is entries. First. So
caSns 2u0, S5.0U SnOeSs ofQ D. SuOeS.
50-yard Dash-Men 40 to SO years
of age; not more than .12 entries.
First, $500 cash; End $500 hat; 3rd
$3.50 razor.
Tug-of- -War-Shops vs. Shops; 6 men
on each side. 1 box of cigars.
Novelty Egg and Spoon Race
Boys under 90 yrs. of age; not more
than 10 entries. First $5 cash; End $4
31axS5a Eastman kodak; 3rd ball bat
Prize Waltz-F'ifteen entries. First
$40 hat; End 81 parasol; 3rd IS ham
mock; 4th glass bowl.
Topeka merchants giving prizes
are: c. q. Wardin, w. A. L. Thomp-
son Hardware Co, c. A. HARLAN Fur
niture Co, Matthews Shoe Co, Pal
ace Clothing Co, Felix & Sons, Hal
Stationery Co, Matt Weightman, H. L
Tromp, r. T. Kreipe, The Marshal
Clothing Co. T. V. Campbell Drug Co.
Alex Gibler, Crosby Bros, Zercher
Book Co., Mills Dry Goods Co, Berk-
son Bros, Miss Adds I. NJ. Blitz
Warren NJ. Crosby Co.. R. H. More
house, Emahizer & SpieIfnan, Chas
McC7intock, Payne Shoe Co, Gerst-
ley & Crawford Shoe Co., H. B. How
ard, Kitehell & Marburg. G. w. STAINS
field, D. H. Forbes Hardware Co.
Fullerton Bros, The Fair, Topeka
Millinery Co., Miss Barbara Tauer.