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Woodmen Picnic a Notable Sparta Event
The Sparta Woodmen picnic drew large crowds from La Crosse with a special train and a prominent address by William F. Wolfe. Prizes went to Sparta and La Crosse in Foresters and Royal Neighbors drills, a Royal Neighbors float impressed, and daylong festivities included parades, concerts, a reception, and an evening carnival, marking a successful regional gathering.
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Sparta
Wis
la Crosse
Northwestern Road
Talbot
Woodman
Colorado
Order
America
Woodman Lodge
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Kreutz
Foresters
Onalaska
Royal Neighbors of
Armory
Wisconsin Woodmen’s Picnic Association