Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-26
COMPLETE PLANS
ARRANGED FOR
farmers PICNIC
Seventeenth Annual Affair Will
Be Held at Lyford's
Grove Aug. %.
ATHLETICS THE FEATURE
Two Ball Games Will Be Played and
Field Meet Is Arranged
Expect Large Crowds.

Plans have been completed for the
18th annual farmers picnic, which is
TO be held at Lyfords grove Thursday,
Aug. 2S. Launches will run from Port
Byron and LeClaire to the grounds,
the Cordova ferry launch wiz operate
from Schafer's landing. on the Iowa
side OF the river, and the !. e. ]. will
stop at Mud creek on the day of the
big event, so that little difficulty will
be experienced in reaching the place
Normoyle's band of this city has
been secured to play during the day.
There are to be two ball games. The
first match will be at 10 o'clock be-
tween Port Byron and Joslin for a
purse Of $35, divided 60 and 40 per
cent, and the second contest will be
pulled OFF Immediately after the other
athletic sports in the afternoon, be-
tween the winners Of the initial event
and Watertcwn, the purse being $40.
divided so and 40 per cent. Charles
Wainwright. Jr.. OF Chicago. imported
for the occasion, will be the umpire.
ATHLETIC PROGRAM.
The athletic program planned fol-
lows:
Boys footrace, 50 yards, for boys
under II years. First prize. So boys
suit given by NJ. & X, Rock Island ;
second, $3.50 pair shoes given by w.
H. Whiteside, Hillsdale; third, 81 hat
given by W. F. Tew, Cordova.
Girls footrace for girls under IL
years. First prize, $3.50 pair of OK
fords given by Leffingwell e. ScLE,fer,
Port Byron: second, 81 pair gloves
dy given by w. H. McRoberts, Port By
ron; third 81 cash given by H. B. Hub
bard Rock Island.
Three-legged race for boys under 16
years. First prize. S1.50 sweater Civ
en- by F. S. Moody, Cordova, $50
dress shirt given by F. L. Morgan.
Port Bryon; second. 81 pair gloves
given by Jesse Maxwell, Cordova, 81
cash given by George W. Gamble, Rock
Island
Potato race for girls under IA years.
First prize. IS silver mesh bag given
by Young & McCombs, Rock Island !;
second prize, 81 cash given by Port
Byron State bank; third, s15O gold bar
pin given by W. F. Garrett, Port By
ron.
Relay race, $50 yards, for boys under
IS years, six boys in team. First prize,
SO in cash, So given by State Savings
bank & Trust company, Moline, and So
given by Peoples Savings bank ard
Trust company, Moline; secont $3.50
in cash, given by Moline Trust & Saw.
ings bank and $3.50 given by Port By
ron State bank.
Relay race, 200 yards, for iris or la
dies, six in team. First prize, So in
cash given by Mechanics e Merchants
bank, Moline, 50 given by Commercial
Savings bank. Moline; second prize, 81
given by Central Trust e. Savings
bank, Rock Island. and S15O given by
Port Byron State bank
Shot put, free for all First prize
81 in barber work given by n. c. Kee
ley. Port Byron; second prize. s15C
sack of -four given by J. J. Huntley &
Son. Port Byron; third. in trad
given by J. Helble meat market, Por
Byron
High jump, free for all. First prize
$3.50 Stetson hat given by Mosenfeldel
4 Sons, Rock Island; second. S2.5t
smokers set given by DR.. W. S. Block
Port Byron; third, So in barber worl
given by l.. w. Mcbride. Port Byron.
Ball throwing contest First prize