Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-10-11
BIG TIME AT SHAW
HOLLOW PICNIC ON
LAST THURSDAY

Between seven and eight hundred
Fennimore farmers and business men
attended the Shaw Hollow picnic last
Thursday.
The Chamber of Commerce served
free ice cream and the Him Mercan-
tile company donated coffee to round
out the picnic dinners that were eaten
by various groups scattered over the
hill sides and by the bank of the little
stream that flows down the hollow.
The entertainment committee de-
serves high praise for the program
which they arranged and special
mention must be given Colonel Ed.
Heberlein for the rapid manner in
which the contests were run off.
The business houses of Fennimore
donated prizes ranging from cash to
hair cuts to the winners of various
contests.
The farm women won the Pass Ball
game from the city women.
Miss Heathcote won the ball throw
ing contest, with prize of one pound
Of coffee, and Miss Huppenbecker a
close second won one-half pound tea.
In the potato carrying contest Mrs.
McKichan demonstrated that she
could carry more potatoes on a lath
than could any other woman in Grant
county, winning the first prize of one
bushel of potatoes. Mrs. Peterson
won close second.
Mrs. McKichan also demonstrated
that she had the steadiest nerve of
them all, winning the contest of
carrying peanuts on knife, and won
the oil mop and can of oil as first.
Mrs. Holzmiller won second in this
contest.
In the forty yard foot race for the
girls Is years of age and over Kath-
ryn Riley and Hilda HaZen ran a tie
heat in six and one-quarter seconds,
which we believe is a world record.
In running off the tie Hilda Hazen
won by inches and got two boxes of
candy.
For girls over IL and under Is
Pearl Whitman won first, and got
a ribbon set and Louis Steinover won
second.
For girls under IL, Marjorie Hazen
won first and got 81 deposit, with Jo-
sephine Williams second.
In the fat womens race with four
teen entries Mrs. Hazel Doeringsfeld
won the dollar with Mrs. Bradbury
second.
IN the uldII1Gu WOU1Su0 dSC3 WI
Tom Dague won first, with Mrs. Dor
othy Warren second.
In the Needle threading Contest,
Mrs. Van Auken and Mrs. Kolb won
first, getting the photograph record,
and Mrs. Dempsey and Mrs. Ed.
ROethe second.
In the candy eating contest with FL
entries, Mrs Roethe won first, get
of with MrQ
Holzmiller second.
Will Gehrke won one-quarter ton
of coal for catching the creased pig.
In the fat mans race, Will Edge
proved to be the fastest man, winning
the Ford tube, with Chas. Graham
second, winning his, picture taken at
time of race.
In the race for boys under 10, Jack
Weaver won the roller skates, WIN
Oscar Jenkins second.
Oscar Jenkins also run IN the class
under IL and won a pair OF cum INKS
with his brother, Allen second.
There were IS entries in the race
for bows under Is and LaVerne
Schaefer won the flash light with La
Verne Dilley second.
The leans won the indoor base pail
game lIOuI II1C LoI0 W Z" SSo~O
2, winning a box of cigars.
Jake Hirsch and A. H. Hazen won
the horse shoe contest by winning
nine straight games, getting one gal
lon of cylinder oil and hair CUT
Eyerson and Nelson won the three
legged race. with Edge and Lomas
second, getting a hair cut EACH
The open mems race was won by
viii Low NELSON
second.
In throwing an indoor base ball
Will Holzmiller was first, and LLOYD
Bennett second. Distance 165 feet. !,
For the most recently married
couple Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Stukey quar-
fed, winning a picnic ham.
For the largest family present on
the grounds, Ed Heberle1n ana VIE
won a. wears subscription to the Fen
nimore Times, Ed. Roethe anu WIG
won second prize of $1.OO.
For the latest woman, Mrs. Cou-
pus qualified. getting a beef roast.
Everybody agreed that Carl HIM
was the homliest man, for which he
received a pair of silk SOCKS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvie Graham by
close decision were pronounced the
best looking married couple, and won
two pounds of brick ice cream.
Frank Richmond and wife won d
buggy whip for the best ana only
team on the grounds. -,
A lad named Meyers won nVe ga
Ions of gasoline for having the nols-
est Ford. ;4.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Pendleton WIN
so wears. 6 months, and "a days Oh
married bliss took the prize IN tne
contest for the longest married coupl1
and received Turkish bath towei
set.
An ideal day with perfect ROADS anu
the program of sports ana conteso0
together with the renewal OF ac,
quaintances and visiting entertalneu
the people from dinner until the sun
disappeared behind the hills. 80
we believe that the success OF tnls
event will insure these people mas
ing this an annual affair. Wounu
there were more such picnics IN every
neighborhood, at least in Grant copn-
ty. -
MAN TAKES POISON ON
EVE OF WEDDING DAi