Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1910 — BIG BARBECUE AT PARR. [ARTICLE]

BIG BARBECUE AT PARR.

Will Be Given Next Saturday, June 4, In Honorof the New / Creamery Opening. /XThe little town of Parr is preparing to celebrate its new creamery opening with a big barbecue and oxToast next Saturday, June 4. Jack Reeder has been secured as chef, and S. A. Brusnahan, W. H. Myers and L. L. McCurtain, the committee on arrangements, have got everything in shape to show all the visitors a good time. K Dinner of roast ox will be served at noon and supper at 4:30. Prof. Sparling of Rensselaer will deliver an address at 1:30, followed by remarks from’ B. D. Comer, Amos Alter W. L. Wood and Thos. Netland. John E. Alter will render a solo, “The Old Brindle Cow,” and the Parr Band will discourse music during the day. Mrs. Iva Pullins will also render an appropriate solo. Prizes of $1 cash will be given for the handsomest girl baby under one year old, and the same for the prettiest boy baby under one year, contestants to be parents who are creamery patrons. A cash prize of SI.OO each will also be. given to the party’hauling the greatest number of poufids of cream to the creamery on that day testing 30 per cent or better, also to the party hauling t’he longest distance. ,

.• There will be a baseball game between tihe Modern Woodmen team of Rensselaer and the Parr team. The creamery stockholders have prepared a good program and ask the people of the surrounding country to come and a day in the town that pays one cenf above Elgin prices for cream 1 , and where tests are made and checks given the same day the cream is brought in.