People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1895 — Milk Church Picnic. [ARTICLE]

Milk Church Picnic.

The annual “Milk Church” picnic will be held at Rensselaer, Saturday, Oct., 26, ’95. To the sisters bringing the greatest weigh of cooked poultry will be given, in the order of the amount, their choice of following prizes. Competition open to sisters in all churches. M. & A. Meyer 1 hat T. P. Wright 1 pair shoes N. Warner & Sons .. Nickle plated copper boiler. C. Starr $1 best coffee Geo. Strickfaden.. .$5 gold piece Frank Meyer.. $2 bible teacher’s A. Long $1 stationary Porter& Yeoman Facinator Mrs. Imes Hat I. Tuteur Cutglass set Model Store .........crepon dress pattern B. Forsythe. $2 pair shoes C. Steward $1 prize B. Zimmerman Necktie J. Carmichael $1 whip. Commercial State bank 15. J. Eger parlor lamp. H. Harris Five dollars. iC. Lecklider 1 stand cover. A. McCoy &Co Five dollars. Ellis & Murray... Dress pattern. Laßue Bros Hanging lamp. Porter & Son Glass set. Geo. Goff Box cigars. Judge Healy.... Lady’s gaiters. B. Fendig Fancy mirror. N. Frakd Basket fruit. S. Fendig Calico dress. P. Clarke Pair ear drops. W. Eger Granite tea kettle. Sayler & Collins 100 lbs River queen flour. Spitler & Right.... 14 Delineator subscriptions. Dr, Hartsell Prescription for first person eating sick. Creviston Bros 10 lbs roast. T. Haus Box cigars. John Vanatta Riding bridle The sisters’ poultry will be backed up with roast beef, mutton pork, bread and hot coffee. Provisions will be handed out in sacks, and no snatching allowed. There will be plenty ,for all and everybody is invited. Little talking and plenty of eating. There will be some short speeches and milk church songs sung by milk church choir. Will meet in court house yard at 11 o’clock if weather will permit, if not in court house. Pinicing commences at sharp 12 o’clock. Cooked poultry must be in by 8 o’clock, a.m. A. McCoy, Pres., Creamery Co.