Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-21
FIRST PICNIC
PROVES SUCCESS
OUTING At THE COUNTY FARM
YESTERDAY ATTENDED BY
SEVERAL HUNDRED.
HAVE GOOD PROGRAM.
Talks, Music and Races Feature the
Entertainment SuppIied-Resistra-
ton Shows Many Were
Present.

The WapellO county picnic, which
was held yesterday north of Ottumwa,
will in all probability be the forerun-
ner of an annual event Of this kind.
The success that attended the affair
has pleased the promoters immensely
and all are enthusiastic about the
happy time enjoyed by the hundreds
that attended.
The weather proved ideal and the
crowds reached hundreds. A program
OF talks with music and games helped
to brighten the occasion. Good fell
lowship pervaded the scene of the out
ing and many of those present partici-
pated in the fun supplied through the
medium of the races and contests.
The address of welcome was made
by w. T. Wilson and the response by
Frank Whitcomb who presided at the
function. Short talks were made by
j. N. Weidenfeller, George Dickens, ].
X. Mahon, J. K Dysart, David Jay, D.
Haw. The address Of the day was
made by X. A. Kirkpatrick of the de-
partment of agriculture. stationed at
Muscatine.
Tho Races and Winners.
The program of races and the win
ners of the several contests were:
Ladies' potato race-Frst prize 81.
Harriet Evans; second prize SOC. Mrs.
Frank Hunt.
Girls pototo race-First prize 81,
Jessie Baker: second prize, soc. Mil
dred Whitcomb.
Ladies race-First prize 81. Mrs.
Frank Hunt.
Girls race-First prize 81, Miss
Davis; second prize soc, Miss Red
mond.
Mems race-First prize 81, Albert
Blumm; second prize soc Frank New
quist.
Boys race-First prize 81, Harold
Cornell; second prize SOC Roy Davis.
The Registration.
The following is a registration Sc
cured at the Courier's tent where q
book was kept for the names of those
present:
J. N. Weidenfeller and wife; Robt.
Shanahan: o. c. Davis, formerly He'd
rick route Q; Burt. Harden, formerly
Hedrick route l. G, w. Davis, Farson;
w. ]. Decker, Hedrick route / K. A.
Kirkpatrick, Muscatine; Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Dickins, Farson Sam Haw,
thorne, Mrs. Sam Hawthorne, Mr.. and
Mrs s. E. Baker, Farson; Jane Decker,
Hedrick route l.; ]. c. Porter, He'd
rick route g. A. B. Phelps, Farson,
sixty years in Competine; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. D. Davis, Hedrick route Q;
Frank Whitcomb, city, route 5. Frank
Sward, Farson; Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Wilson city, route 5; ]. e. Corwin,
state inspector, Keosauqua; j. K.
Mahon, city; Mrs. Samuel Mahon,
city; Henry Knuth city, route 3; VIM.
Gardner, city, route 8; Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Lowenberg, city, route 1; George
Haw, city; Jack Miller, city; T. B..
Gephart city, route 6; R. Berritt, city,
route 6; Frank Skinner, Floris, route
2; o. D. Tisdale, ]. K. Dysart, Mrs.
Frank. Hunt, Mrs. John Horn, Mrs.
Katio Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Christie and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Wilson, Mrs. E. F. Lowry, Mrs.
]. E. Mitchell. Harold Cornell, city:
G.. H. Chisman, city, route 4; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Wilson, city; Joseph
Schoech, Blakesburg, route l; J. W.
VIM, city; Martha Stout, city; MI.
and Mrs. F. L. Garfield, city; G. o.
Newman, Trinidad, Colo; Cecil Adam
son, city; Mrs. Geo. Newman, city,
route 2; J. A. Anderson, Trinidad,
Colo: Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Rapp. city;
]. F. Knox, city, route 4; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Beagle, >city; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J.
Newquist, Miss Tillie Newquist,
Francis and Ernest NewQuist, Dudley;
Mrs. Louise Burns, Eldon; Mrs. Clay
Hinkle, Selma; Mr.. and Mrs. c. G..
Mullenix, Mrs. L. S. Mullenix, w. h.
Mullenix, Ernest Mullenix, Erma Null
lenix, city, route 8; Mr.. and Mrs. n.
B. Patterson, city; H. L. Trout, route
8; Edward Bissell, route 8; Mrs. Geo.
Bissell, route 8; Teddie Bissell, Geo.
Bissell, Addie Bissell, route 9; Aletha
Kranz. city; Mrs Chas. Mccoy, route
g: Nina Trout, route 8; Mrs. H. L.
Trout, route 8; c. c. Mccoy, route 9;
Clarence Mccoy, route 8; Fred Mccoy,
route 9 w. w. Spurgeon, c. F. Spur
geor, Mrs. A. J.. Sturgeon, route 5;
Guy Kitterman, route l; Stephen
Barnes. city; Mr. and Mrs S. NJ. Clark,
city; Mr.. and Mrs. s. E.. Clark. route l;
Mr. and Mrs. David Jay. Blakesburg;
Alvo G. Koontz, John Clausen.
Highland; Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. c..
Brown, route 5; Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Elroy, route z Walter Schoech, route
2; Otto Schoech, Blakesburg; R. A.
Schoech, Farson; Roscoe Bellies,
Blakesburg; I. M. Glover, Blakesburg;
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner, city; Mrs. Les
lie Trout, city; Miss Mabel Daniels,
city; Mrs. Hattie E. Walker, city; z.
r. Chisman, route 4; Mr.. and Mrs. c..
F. Lewis, route 4 A. N. Barnes, city;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. INWARD. city;
Mrs. S. P. Hartman, city; D. F. Morey,
city; L. E. Dalton. Chillicothe. route /;
G. D. Myers and family, Chillicothe,
route l. John Milhourn, city; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. N. McElroy, route 5; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Moore route 8; P. A.
Young, city; H. P. McFadden, Kirk
vile; Ed Lewis, Chillicothe; Miss