Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-18
PROGRAM FOR BIG
PICNIC ARRANGED
GROcERS FIX PRIZES FOR
EVENTS OF GATHERING ON
AUG. 7.
FREE. AND
EVERYBODY is WELCOME
Farmers and Business Men to Gather
In Outing at Fair Grounds, for Gala
Day Under Direction Retail Grocers,
Butchers, Flour and Feed Men
AIl-Day Program.


business men. to be held at the fair
grounds on Thursday. Aug. I. has com
pleted the program for the outing. to-
gether with the arrangement of the
prizes for the various events
Everything is to be free and every
body is to be made welcome. There
VIII be no charge at ether gate or
gfe ndstand. and the groccrs, butchers,
and flour and feed dealers Of Marshall
town. under whose direction the pic
nic is to be held. are going 20 try an:
rake all feel at home.
Many Fine Prizes.
Large manufacturing and jobbing
concerns who deal with the different
lines of business back of the picnic.
have been very liberal in their dona
tlCns of prizes, as have also local bust
ness men.
Programs in pamphlet form will be
out in few days, and will be mailed
to rhe people in the rural districts, AMI
distributed turnout the city in a house
toulouse canvas The committee is
anxious to have the people lay 1nei-
programs aside and bring them with
them on the day If the picnic. as
these programs will be the only means
Of following the many events OF the
days sports.
The premiums that have been as
signed as prizes for the various events
do not represent the entire list. for
prizes are still being received. These
will be awarded on the day Of the pic
mic by the committee. which will use
its best judgment in distributing them
among the different events.
The prizes will be on display within
few days in the show windows of
the New England store.
Full Day Of Amusement.
There will be full day of amuse-
ment at the fair grounds, and II the
weather is favorable the crowd Of peo-
pie from the city and country should
rival a big day at the county fair.
The Marshalltown band will give a
concert On the court house lawn at
o'clock, and at 10 o'clock there will De
a baseball game at the grounds be-
twetn two mines composed Of clerks OF
the city. The prize for the winning
team will be a forty eight pound sack
of -four to each member Of the team
Each member Of the losing team will
be awarded twenty-four pound sack
of flour. The prizes for the clerks
baseball game have been awarded as
follows: Four sacks Of White Swan
-four By l. E. Wheater: four sacks OF
Kelleys Famous, by the William Kelley
Milling Company: one sack OF Ardee
-four. by the Hubbard Milling Com
pany. and nine twenty-four pound
sacks of -four by the Wells Flour Mill
COMPANY The last donation is to the
members of the losing team.
From IL to 1 o'clock dinner will be
enjoyed by the picnickers. The pro-
gram of twenty-one events will then
be run off.
Another baseball game. scheduled for
/ o'clock. will be played between teams
from Green Mountain and LeGrand.
This game will be for purse of $50
to the winning team, donated by the
Letts-F7etcher Company. and SIS to the
losing team, donated by the Marshall
Grocery Company.
In the evening, at the grounds.
hand concert will be given. followed nS
motion picture entertainment. Ihere
will be merry go-round and an OLD
fasbioned bowery dance as additional
features.
The Sports Program.
The nrogram Of sports. scheduled Tor
,ba afternoon. will include for the most
part events that are open to everybody
| Unless otherwise noted, the events are
omen. The events. which VIII pegih
at o'clock, together with the prizes
! for each, are as follows
| No. /. Grocers and butchers-hour
and feed mems tug -of-war; captains
| John Bristol and s. Wilhau-Hundred
Western Club cigars, donated by the
| Hess Cigar Company.
No. 9. Ladies tug Of war. twelve II
a side-Winning team, dozen brooms
| Pelton Broom Company; losing team
dozen packages Memo, Independent
Baking Company
No. 3. Fifty yard dash for boys un-
| der 12-First prize, box Speari1ln'
gum; second, third. and fourth prizes
each ten packages Spearmint gum. the
William Wrigley, Jr., Company.
No. 4. Fifty yard dash for girls un-
der 12-First prize, box SpearInln'
gum; second. third, and fourth prizes
each ten packages Spearmint gum, the
William Wrigley, Jr, Company.
No. 5. Fat mems fifty yard dash
contestants to weigh over 200 pounds
First prize, box Crystal White soap
Peet Bros; second, pair solid gold cuff
buttons, Globe Milk Company; third
dozen Decent tins Velvet smoking to-
bacco, Liggett & Myers.
No. 6. Hundred yard dash for boys
under 15-First prize, case Malto-M Meal
Northern Light Milling Company; sec
ond, box fifty bars Grandpa's soap
Beaver Soap Company.
No: Z. Hundred yard dash, open t.
clerks Of the city and county only
First prize, two dozen 10-cent tin!
Velvet smoking tobacco, Liggett &
Myers; second, dozen Decent tins o
Velvet, Liggett & Myers; third. tw'
dozen scent packages Of Red Bel
smoking tobacco. John ]. Bagley Com
pany; fourth, one dozen scent pack
ages Red Belt, John J. Bagiey Com
pany.
No. 5. Three legged G: .Tenglefoot
race. boys under 1s-F1rst prize. cas-
Tanglefoot fly paper, o. & w. Thun
Company; second. box fifty bar
Grandpa's soap. Beaver Soap Com
pany; third, one box assorted Jellt
Genesse Food Company.
No. >. Boys shoe race. boys undo
1s-Ffrst prize. 1crty-esg.,t pound sac
flour, Washburn- Crosby Company