The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
VARIED HAPPENINGS At
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC

Children and adults by the hun.
dreds met on the picnic grounds OF
the McGillivray pasture on Thursday
of this week under the supervision OF
the genial superintendent of the Con
gregational Sunday school, r. u;
Reed, who was efficiently backed
by splendid committees. An
ideal day in every respect greeted
the hosts of holiday seekers, and it
was noteworthy that the fathers and
mothers were on the spot, for the
same purpose that the dads go to a
circus, to give the children a good
time.
The tables fairly groaned with rich
provisions and fruits, these manned
by ar efficient corps of caterers, with
Daddy Baldey in the center, dished
the filled plates to the hungry crowds
for two or three helpings, and strange
to say there were others than n
"Kids" who might be considered as
not on a limited diet.
Many of those dyspeptics present
felt quite safe in loading their plates
to the limit, when such eminent health
specialists as Drs. Bowen and Per
kins, and the big men Of commerce,
industry and finance led them in the
race with the biggest loads they could
carry on their plates.
We noticed that friend Lee had to
let out his belt at least three holes
soon after dinner started, while }. r.
Davis called an A. D. T.. boy to
penetrate the commissary for ad-
ditional supplies.
Willis Richards sneaked away to a
lonely. place, where he could devour
his two plate loads in peace, while
Major Osborn was filling his stomach
at the same rate the shovel and pick
is used by the laborer.
Station Agent Cooper, after his re-
past, with a fair lady by his side,
would have had a good time wading,
but alas, there were too many ladies
around to watch his performance,
and he and his companion hid behind
the bushes. :,
Silent Petricka could not be found
for a long while, until he was heard
urging the sale of an Oakland, and
because he was not able to make a
deal, we heard him asking this riddle
"Why is a Ford like a bath tub?
"Give it up" said the other fellow:
"Why"? because everybody wants
one and nobody likes to be seen IN
it."
Ye reporter missed genial Jim
Soules for a long while, but by and
by We found him with Lord Alfred
up the river exploiting a new kind
of dredge, but Alfred was too busy
sinking his latest gas well and organ
Iizing another paint factory, to take
any notice.
Friend Crowl seemed like a hen
on a hot gridiron, until he espied a
sweet sixteen then he began the
"tango" only to be stopped by Elder
Sewrey from Fargo, who pulled from
his pocket the $50 page volume OF
the Congregational discipline and
read the riot act of no dancing under
expulsion from the church, then too
the only music was that from the
lungs of Jack Hughes baby, 50 he
retired with his usual graceful DOW.
Lillibridge must have thought he
was in the Yukon the way he searched
the Heart river for those golden mug
gets of which he is so fond-or per-
haps he was sea sick from over eat
ing.
Attorney Starke might have won
the special prize of an extra piece OF
apple pie, but when half way up the
greasy pole some one yelled "your
pants are torn" when 10, he came
down like creased lightning.
:; Of the danes of mature years we
dare not say much, only that the dig
nified way they slid down the banks
on the opposite side Of the river put
to the envy of the thousand and one
boys and girls that had the time Of
their lives doing this stunt.
Elliot Freeman had to turn MS
head because the young ladies would
persist in climbing the trees and pad
die in the water, this being too much
for his bashful nature.
Editor Peterson and his wife must
have gotten tangled in the buttes or
bushes, for the reporter found them
half way to the camping grounds with
the entire Press staff standing by,
alas some one had placed a monkey
wrench in his machine, for the last
we saw of him and his crowd was
that DR.. Garner vas gently massag-
ing his machine, but to no purpose,
for the repair shop was the only in
stitution that could help, so the
editor and his group lost their din
' ner.
: The two Reed brothers were on
hand, of course. Harlan with his Sc
J ductive smile passing in and out
among the fair ones, and if Mrs.
Harlan had not been present, an
elopement might have been possible.
Frank was so taken up with the gen.
eral management that he let the best
part of his crowd 60 before he served
his ice cream cones and then because
he could not get rid of all, he had to
eat the balance, and through the
night he had pains in his "stummy."
The only athletic event was the
y wrestling match between Attorney
Pugh and "Real Estate" Orchard:
Something like eleven rounds found
the attorney looking for his fee and
the real estate man his commission.
because the umpire declared the