The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-07
Kenosha Merchants a n d
Their Employees Are All
Ready For Annual Picnic
At Silver Lake Thursday.
Many HIDDEN TREASURES
Feature of Day Is To Be Hidden Trea-
sure Contest With Valuable Rewards
For Vigrance-Mark the Roads
For the Big Event

A person will have to be lame, blind,
deaf and dumb if he fails to win at
least one Of the prizes at the Merchants
Picnic to be held at Silverlake on
Thursday Of this week. Even if he has
all Of these disablements, he still has
en- opportunity to stumble onto some
thing, for in addition to the athletic
events and games the merchants have
arranged to have d hidden treasure
hunt in which over twenty valuable
prizes will be concealed somewhere
about the picnic grounds to await the
coming of the successful searcher.
These prizes alone are worth in value
something like $l25.00. All you have
to do is to find the little box contain
ing the certificate to the prize. If
there happens to be man or woman in
Kenosha who has dreams of cutting
down the high cost Of living during
the week, he will find himself in q
veritable paradise at the Retailers
with an opportunity to win coffee or
clothing, -four or meat, cigars or furni-
ture by proving himself one Of the
three best in any event.
The prizes-there are 76--count 'em
-are enough to attract either the blase
traveller or the hungry hobo and all Of
the varied classes between. They range
from a pocket knife to a ton Of coal
or an old ivory reading lamp, and the
list of doners includes representatives
from every branch Of retail business
represented in the Kenosha Retailers
Association. Then if worse comes to
the worse and you happen to be one Of
those who also ran-and landed fourth
or worse--the real prize for the whole
day will be the enjoyment which you
will have in being child again and
seeing your neighbor trying his or her
skill in the scramble for first money.
There will also be the other things
planned by the merchants for the en-
joyment of the crowd, such as the dane
ing, swimming, boating, music, good
eats, etc. IN fact, any one who can
attend this picnic and not have good
time could easily take first honors in
Crouch contest.
The order of events as set out by
Chairman w. H. Robinson of the En-
tertainment Committee, bring the two
baseball games in the morning, with
John Regner's team Of proprietors lin,
ing up first against Bert Ash and his
aggregation of clerks. Captain Ash re-
fuses to make known his lineup, but
Regner says, 81 don t care who they
are, here's our lineup and wen trim
'em anyhow" SO here they are: John
Regner, w. H. Robinson, Chas Pope,
Ben Cohn,, VIM. Block, r. j. Austin,
Ernie Kuessow, Jake Van Bendagon,
VIM. O'Donnell Chas. T.. Turnock, !.
r. Turkelson, Sam lscn and Frank lser-
mann. Following this game the mar
ried men under Ben Cohn will line up
against the single men led by A. f..
Brooks. Thos, A. Sullivan will be the
official umpire, and he promises to keep
the games going lively.
The roads for those going out in au-
tos are in excellent condition., the rain
settling the dust and packing them in a
smooth surface, For those who are not
fortunate enough to be able to make
the trip in machines there will be train
service leaving the Northwestern de-
pot at 9:20 A. NJ. and returning leaves
Peck's Crossing at 7:10 P. Nj.
The roads are all marked with large
arrows pointing the way. Because of
the Geneva Road being blocked it will
be necessary to go out Prairie or Grand
avenue to the Milwaukee Road and then
follow the signs out the Wilmot Road.
Dinner and supper will be served on
the grounds at the hotel to those who
do not wish to take a basket lunch.
Under the caption "Come and Get
En-" the complete list Of prizes for
the day is published elsewhere in this
DaDer