Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-07-30
heavenly home where no pain. no
death. no sorrow ever enter.
THE NORWAY PICNIC

the sFreSDyEerlan CnuFch or Norway
the annual harvest picnic was held.
The day was bright and beautiful
and sufficiently hot to enable the
people to appreciate their dav off.
the shady grove and the cooling re-
| freshments. The grounds were ar
ranged and decorated for the day.
The swing under the trees, the ath-
letic field, the refreshment stand
were ready and at the service Of the
merry makers. Bunting and flags
gave the touch of the genuine cele-
bration; above the cross roads waved
Old Glory, beckoninR the guests as
I they approached from every side.
| The people began to assemble
during the middle of the forenoon
and continued to come until well in
to the afternoon. Thicker and thick
/ er the guests came; country lads and
lassies came hurrying up in Fords
and single buggies; surreys and
autos filed to the limit with entire
families came busting along the
roads. Some came on foot; others.
lon creaky BICYCLES even the good
lold fashioned wagon with loads Of
pieniekers came rumbling to the.
place of activity. All seemed to be
bound for the cross roads; apparent
lly all roads led to Norway.
BY twelve o'clock the ladies' had
set dinner in order. and over a hun-
ldred people were seated at the old
time picnic table spread on the grass.
beneath the overhanging trees. Suf-
fieesit to say that justice was done
this bountiful repast. While the
ladies cleared away the last remains
of the feeding for the multitude the
the young men exhibited their ath-4
Iletic prowess; broad jump and high
4 jump were used to settle their dim
ners Then followed the traditional
4petatae race" After this. activi-
fies began in earnest. The way was
led to the ball ground and after a
brief practice. operations began
fast and furious, being spiced with
Sufficient running to keep warm. 1t
was contest between the men who
were married and those who hoped
! to be. The game closed with the
first half of the ninth inning, leav-
4 the bachelors the victors by a good
safe margin At TIE close Of the.
4 first game sides were chosen by the
younger boys for a short second
fgane When this was over the
crowd again gathered around the
|. Kwitcherkicken Cafe.
/ After a short breathing space the
Icall was issued for volunteers to the
pie contest; this consisted in eating
a piece of pie out of a plate without
! the use of the hands Tom Richey
iexhihited his pie-faced ability and
carried off the henors. Next came
/ the ice cream contest: the issue at
stake was to find which two of four
could eat dish of ice cream with
i out spoons. When all was ready
and the dishes were handed to the.
contestants they proved to be baby
! pig troughs. Messrs. Geo. Bousfield
land Price Rundell displayed their
rooting ability and won the prizes.
After this the tug of war and relay
races became the center of attrac-
ton. Last but far from least Of
the formal program was the English
]suffragette contest; only married
women were eligible to this. After
they had qualified the the con ttessttaaattss IS
were lined up and each given rock
land a box with small glass window
was set before them. The game
Twas to see who could first pelt out
the glass. After several rounds Of
ammunition were exhausted Mrs.
Ross WINNER captured this last
honor of the day.
/ 1t was a aday for everyone there.
Some most enjoyed the games, 9TH
9ers remained in the shade and visit
Led. Children as well as adults had
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their games and sports. Thru the
entire day prevailed spirit Of good
/ fellowship. When the last auto left
the grounds the sim sank beneath
the horizon and q well spent day
was oyer. w q. BENTHIN.