Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-29
LANCASTER'S BIG
PICNIC is READY
FOR THE GONG
Strenuous Work Has Com
pleted Entertainment
Program for Day.

Barring the hazard of the unforeseen
Klondike Spring, where the Lancaster
Community picnic is to take place to-
morrow, should be the scene of mer-
ry and congenial assemblage.
The work of organizing the COM
mittees assigned to the detail work of
the arrangements by the Kiwanis
club, will no doubt JUSTIFY the conf
dence the club had in the ability of
the men who compose the committees
and their ability to do things. 1t has
been an ardous task, and whatever
credit is due for the success of the
picnic is due to their tireless efforts.
Everything is in readiness for the
entertainment Of what promises to be
one of the largest crowds ever assemb-
led at Lancaster.
The sport program is wide in range
and is made up of a great variety of
out door amusements, in which any or
all may engage in the many events.
Cash prizes will be awarded in
most of the contests.
Program OF Sports.
prizes will be awarded LIST, I'd and
Sd places in each of these events, ex-
cept in centipede race)
so yard dash, boys under Is.
so yard dash, girls under Is.
so yard potato race, boys under Is
40 yard dash, boys under 10.
40 yard dash, girls under 10.
rs yard egg in spoon race, girls I'M
der 15
so yard dash, boys and girls under
Is years.
40 yard dash, women.
so yard sack race, men and boys.
so yard three-Iegged race, men and
boys.
40 yard centipede race (teams of ~ (,
boys. Prizes for first place only.
100 yard dash, men and boys.
Tug of war 10 men on team Teams
to be selected on picnic grounds
Prize $1.00 to each member of the
winning team.
Maggie and Jiggs' game. Married
ants. Suitable prize for the husband
of the winner.
'Barn Yard Golf"
Open to all Corners. Prizes: Win
ners LIST place $40; I'd place Sc; 3rd
place So. Because of the probable
large number of contestants it has
been decided to conduct this as a
doubles" tournament.
Entries will be accepted in pairs
There will be no entry fee.
Entries will be received up to 1870
p. m, but may be made at Follo's News
Stand any time after 900 a. m. We'd
nesday.
Pairings for play will be made by
lot immediately before play begins. At
the end of the first round all losing
pairs will drop out of the tournament
and the winning pairs will be again
paired for the second round. This will
be continued until the semi-final round
is reached. After the semi-fnal round
has been played the winning pairs
will play for LIST and End places and
the losing pairs will play for third
place.
In addition to the main prizes,
prize will be given to the individual
who makes the most ringers In sin
gle game and to the one who makes
the most ringers during the tourna-.
ment.
Special and Freak Prizes.
Hat, given by Fl. c. Orion and COM
pany, for the man with the biggest
head.
Pair shoes by J. R. Hoffman, for the
man with the biggest feet
ing Company, man with biggest waist
measure.
25 pounds Sugar, by Henkel e Son,
biggest family on the grounds.
Can Mobiloil, by Monitor Garage, for
the oldest car on the grounds
Five gal. gasoline, Sinclair Oil Co..
car that came the longest distance.
A prize for every girl between 10
and 20 who has not bobbed her hair.
Brush and comb, Lloyd Brooker,
lady (any age), with longest hair.
Prize, by H. L. Folio, largest fami-
~ boys( not necessarily all boys).
Prize, Goble and Son, largest fami-
" of girls( no necessarily all girls).
kitten Ball."
Several diamonds will be laid out
on, or in convenient distance of the
ground. Balls and bats will Def ur-
nished, but no prizes will be given.
Teams may be selected on the grounds
and the game played as an amusement
for the participants. This game is
interesting and is suitable for both
men and boys.