The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-22
EVERYONE IN THE CITY IN
vITED TO ATTEND
Great Time Being Planned by the
Merchants For Their Annual
Outing, Plenty Of Eats, Games
and Sports of All Kinds.


people who expressed their desire to
attend the annual picnic and outing
of the Washburn Merchants it has
been decided by the committee to
change the location from Siskiwit'
Lake, as announced last week,to the
site just back of te State Fish
Hatchery at Salmo, as the new To-
caticn will afford better grounds for
a large picnic and will be more ac-
cessible for those who desire to at
tend.
This outing gives promise of, be-
ing the biggest affair of the kind
ever staged by the people of this city
and the Indications are that upwards
Of five Hundred people will attend as
practically every business house in
the city has agreed to close during
the day in order to give the mer-
chants and their families and en-
ployees an opportunity to enjoy the
outing.
The final plans as outlined at a
meeting of the special committee held
at the Commercial Club rooms on
Monday evening is to hold the picnic
on Thursday, July 29th.
Those who desire to attend the
picnic will meet at the Commercial
Club at o'clock in the morning and
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grounds at different intervals from
that time until 1890. The committee
on conveyance is composed of Amos
M. Hansen, Olof M. Olson and S. E.
Swanson, and this committee will en-
deavor to secure transportation for as
many as care to attend. Those who
are without means of transportation
should get in touch with this commit
tee as early as possible SO that ar
rangenents can be made.
Should the cromd desirous Of at
tending the picnic be so large that it
will be impossible to provide cars,
some may have to go to Salmo on
the train where they will be met by
cars and t:ken to the picnic grounds.
Persons attending the picnic are
asked to bring their lunch baskets
heaped with lunch ard their best dis
positions, and the merchants viii fur
nish the ice cream and the lemonade
and a good time.
Frank w. Downs will have charge
of the making of the lemonade and he
says it will not be of the Circus
variety but will be the rel stuff. with
plenty of sugar for sweetening even
though he has to raid every grocery
store In the city in order to get the
sugar. A. |. Lien viii secure the
ice cream and will head committee
to serve the same at the grounds.
The reception committee is COM
posed of Ben Ungrodt, Dan Corning
and Louis Wardner and anyone who
knows these gentlemen know that
they will be well received. Ben Un-
grodt says he will look after the
old folks, while Dan Corning says he
viii see to it that the young people
have a good time. Louie Wardner
has been delegated the job of receiv-
ing the ladies.
The sport committee will be headed
by Jay Fletcher and he will be assist
ed by Roy Markham, Elmer Oistad
and Clyde Estabrook. These BOYS
are planning lot Of fun that will
keep the rest of the folks amused
during the entire day. The two
speed fiends, Albert Holgren and
Osten Anderson, representing the
fats" viii likely be staged for a race
against Dan Corning and Hans Raar.
up, representing the leans" Oloi
Olson is greasing his arm with angle
worm oil and getting it in shape fol
pitching horseshoes, while John Glib.
SON is getting tuned up every morning
for his l0C yard sprint in which he
says ne viii take on all comers, anc
ne says it matters not whether the,
are classed among the fats or the
leans. George Fox has just pur
chased new bathing suit and close
friends say he is planning rare ex
hibition at diving and swimming in