Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-22
BUSINESS MEN WILL
FURNISH FREE FARE
TO COUNTY PICNIC
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
TRANSPORTING EMPLOYEES AND
FAMILIES TO STARVED--ROCk
AND RETURN WITHOUT COST
TO THEMSELVES.

| Employees or all ottawa mercantile
establishments and their families will
be furnished free transportation to
and from the Starved Rock landing
next Thursday when the La Sale
county merchants hold their annual
picnic at the state park. This an
nouncement came this morning after
a meeting OF the Business Mems as
sociation officers and comes as a de-
cision on the part of the retailers to
make the outing u 100 per cent affair
and at the least possible expense to
their employees
! The cars which will transport the
! picnickers to and from the outing
grounds will leave the Ottawa station
at l:30 O'Clock in the afternoon, the
announcement added After conclud
| ing this portion of the arrangements
an appeal was issued to all mer-
chants calling upon them to submit
list by Tuesday afternoon OF how
many of their employees will take adj
list will be taken up by Sec. John NJ.
O'kane, who will conclude all prep.
arations for the specials to transport
the crowds over the interurban.
To Serve Free Coffee.
The refreshments committee in
charge of the Thursday afternoons
eats and drinks program has made
arrangements for supplying free cof-
fee for the picnic supper. The task
of supplying hot beverages for the
monster crowds which will invade the
state park is a monumental one, but
the men having this department in
charge have paved the way for hand
ling the job in the slickest possible
manner and issue assurances there
will be plenty for all,
Baseball Tourney Feature.
One of the sports program features
will be an elimination baseball tour
ney with merchants of all cities form
ing their own teams and playing for
the championship of the county. The
matches will be played on the elm
ination basis. the runner and champ
playing off for supremacy after thew
have gone thru" all the opposition
pitted against them.
The Program.
The following is the official pre-
gram for the afternoons entertain
ment
200 D. Elimination Ball Game.
all towns asked to take part.
300 p. m.-General Meeting, Nj.
H. f. Lining, Peru, presiding.
Order of Exercises.
| Music, ottawa Military Band
Address, c. H. Williams, Streator.
| Representative Business Men of the
County.
Music, Vocal.
| Response, Miss Wilhelmine Re-
quarth, Ottawa, Representative Sales.
people and Clerks.
Music, Vocal
Address, j. f. Bryan, La Sale.
$3.50 to 4:30 p m.-Games, Sports
and Contests.
! 500 p. m.-Basket Dinner, all TAX
| ing part.
Notes of Outing.
| ihlS 10 tHe HISl Sel-luBetHtG CUuIL'
ty meeting in La Sale County for
business people. The committee wants
a large attendance Bring picnic bas-
kets and have a good time.
Merchants are requested to close
their stores at II o'clock so that all
may be there for the ball game which
opens the festivities of the day
Practically all cities and towns in
the county are to be represented by
business people, their clerks and sales.
people. Be there and see for yourself
what lot of folks are engaged ii
your kind if business in this county
The talks will be short. not to eX
ceed eight minutes each.