Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-07-19
MONSTER ! ] I !. CROWD
ENJOYS BIG Time
Elks Picnic and Barbecue at Fair
Ground. Big Success. Chevro-
let Given Away


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The B. P. o. E. boys are having a
big time today. And they are giving
several thousand visitors jolly good
time The fair grounds has been the
scene of big doings all day. It is esti-
mated that from six to eight thousand
people have been in attendance.
The festivities began with a parade
at eleven o'clock which formed on
Campbell ave. heading Seventh Street
and lead to the fair grounds.
Leading the procession was the flag
with DR.. Malmgren as the mounted
standard bearer. Next came the off,
GERS of the local B. P. o. E. Lodge in
a decorated equipage followed by the
Elks in dress parade afoot.
The Willmar Municipal Band was
next in line. Then came the "patrol
wagon" and Willmar's new "police
court" which had been doing a land
office business all day arresting and
fining even many of our best and res
pectable people,
Next came a section arranged by
the people who are in charge of the
Kandiyohi County Historical pageant
which is to be given next month This
feature consisted firstpf magnificent
float made up of several young ladies
in costume and artistically posed. 1t
| was truly beautiful float.
| Another feature was two trappers
in f1r vii
third was group of pioneers in their
old prairie schooner a really interest
| ing and characteristic depletion. Fol-
lowing this came decorated floats. A
colored band was under the direction
Of Roy Wetherby.
The Blue Ribbon Stock Farm was
represented by five horses and riders
The last section was decorated aut-
os. The judges who were out of town
Elks awarded the prizes as follows:
Floats: Historical pageant, 1st, $25.
Hoaglund & Diffendorf, second
Decorated autoes: Osmundson Gar
age, first; Central Labor Union Sec
ond
Commercial floats, Maiers.
The barbecue began promptly at
noon and was a huge success. Over
! 5000 people were given a slice Of the
roasted steer and when the chef from
Swift Packing plant of South St. Paul
who had charge of the roasting, had
| carved the meat until nothing but the
backbone was left, the rest of the
crowd had to go without meat Coffee,
meat sandwich, salad and pickles
| were served free to everybody and it
was not a small task.
Attractions given on the race track
in front Of the grand stand were many
and varied. Lambert Van Dyke won
list in the boys foot race, with Cecil
Hoon second.
The bicycle race was won by Ken
meth Sletten, with Robert Bitterness,
Jr., second.
After scores of boys had rubbed
most of the fabrication off the creased
pole in their attempt to get at the u
S. currency on top, the prize was fin
ally reached by Oscar Olson of Eagle
Lake.
The sack race was won by Donald
O'Niel with Claus Olson second.
There were three heats in the horse
race. 1t was 2:20 class trot and pace
and was won by "Nutburn" owned by
P. B. Olson of Grove City. "Nearto"
owned by H. R. Loudly got second;
"Seal' and "Wopsie Girl" owned by
Johnson Bros. of Atwater, got 3rd and
4th; and "Bon Ami Boy" driven by DR..
Wanner came out fifth.
A fine feature was Billy Rand and
his educated dogs who gave a per-
Torrance on the stage.
c. r. c. Baker gave an exhibition
of catching a ball bare handed for Is
minutes.
The creased pig, which was really
too fat to give much of chase, was
caught by Lawrence Holt.
The baby show and the children's
parade was a most unique and pretty
feature. The winners will be published
next week.
Taken all in all the Elks have done
themselves proud as entertainers to-
day. The weather was fine and things
were carried OFF without hitch
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