The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-03
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FIRST in meet
Horseshoe Pitching Contest Taken
After Il Games Chicken
Popular With Crowd.

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After Il Ganes-Chicken
Popular With Crowd.
]. II. Harrison and Mr.. Smith,
both Of Keithsburg. were declared
Mercer county's champion horse
shoe pitchers after a long contest
at the Mercer county farm and
home bureau picnic yesterday.
The game was won on the last toss.
It was declared. this game was one
OF the closest in the entire perform
ance. The champions were forced
to play IL games to win.
The picnic yesterday was attend
ed by crowd of almost 1000 peo-
pie. It was estimated that 1000
automobiles were parkcd~ in the
fair grounds. Chicken and other
eatables were heaped high on two
long tables before the crowd started
to eat. When the dinner ended
spots left where the chicken had
been. 1t was estimated that 300 of
the feathered flock had made the
sacrifice to satisfy the hunger of
the picnickers.
Picnickers Entertained.
Immediately after the dinner was
served the crowd took seats in the
amphitheatre at the north end of
the fair grounds and were enter
tanned by talks by Miss Fern Harris
and another by DR.. Taylor of Mo-
line. Miss Harris, who is in charge
of home bureau organization, gave
a few of the things which are being
done by the women of this and
other counties in connection with
the home bureau. DR.. Taylor
spoke on most every subject, from
farming to politics and made a hit
with the farmers in the history Of
the many successful men, who have
been reared in this county.
Re-elect Officers.
In meeting of the farm bureau,
Immediately before dinner the pres
ent officers were reelected to serve
another trm. They are: President,
Elisha Lee; vice president, j. E.
! Reed; secretary, Scoville Lee;
treasurer, R. A. Newocer. Farm
Adviser P. S. Richey gave a brief
history of the work done in the
past year, and outlined the plans
for the coming month. Scoville
Lee reminded the members of the
membership cleanup campaign,
which soon will be inaugurated in
an effort to secure every farmer in
Mercer county for the farm bureau
Oren Harwood and c. L. You
mans, pilots for the Caldron Areal
company of Galesburg, landed in
the fields at the race track shortly
after noon, but owing to the per
versity of the wind, they declined
to take passengers on flights. Il
had been their intention to carry
passengers on short flights during
the afternoon, but the condition:
were not favorable and they die
not care to risk an accident.
| Enter Tourney.
In the horseshoe tournament IL
the afternoon Is were entered il
the preliminaries. They were
matched as follows:
| Tom Lawhead and J. A. johnson
of Alexis.
| ]. H. Harrison and Mr.. Smith O.
Keithsburg.
MIR. Lawhead and Fred Metzner O.
Alexis.
Ray Watt and H. H. Dennison O
North Henderson.
/ Mac Johnson of Aledo and Be,
Brown of Alexis.
4 Jasper Lloyd Of Hamlet and Will
liam Kelly of Edgington.
Joe Morrow of Joy and Harold
Harter Of Hamlet.
Van Knox and Mr.. Smith o
Keithsburg.
i In Semi Finals.
The teams which entered tn
semi-finalS were:
Johnson of Aledo and Brown 0
, Alexis.
Watt Of North Henderson AM
; Dennison of North Henderson.
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Harrison and Smith of Keiths
burg.
Lawhead and Johnson Of Alexis
Lloyd and Kelley of Edgington.
Harter of Hamlet and Morrow 0
Joy.
Knox and Smith of Keithsburg.
cl Smith Wins With Ringer.
The finals were played by Wat
/ and Dennison VS.. Harris and Smith
the latter winning, and Harter an
!. Morrow VS.. Lloyd and Kelly. Tn
last two named winning this Sc
2 The champion match was betwee
;, Harrison, Smith VS.. Lloyd, kell,
with Harrison, Smith winning. TIL
> excitement which prevailed nea
the close of the tournament wa
great. Rooters for both team
| were enthusiastic in cheering the
champions. The game was at
] score of IS to 10, when Smit
s threw a ringer, scoring s points an
d winning the championship fl