Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-11

at Hacket Branch to water our horses
and eat our supper. Orson and Roy
came along and of course were invited
to supper, and as little Helen stood
holding her little colt with a rope, a
pretty picture, team came along and
o dear, we were taken for gypsies!
Mrs. Sherm Hayden leaves this week
for Hazel Green to join her husband.
LIVINGSTON.
Mrs. Martha Allen and daughter
Pearl of Baraboo are visiting relatives
here.
Misses Ressmeyer and Lisherness
and Mrs. Noah Eastman of Lancaster
visited friends here over the 4th.
During the thunder storm Thursday
morning lightning struck the large
barn and silo on the farm of Albert
Rundell. They burned to the ground
with several tons of hay. There was a
horse and colt tied in the barn but
they succeeded in leading them out. In
his efforts to save the barn Mr.. Run.
dell was quite badly burned about the
face, neck and arms. A large barn
owned by Ned Vickerman was also
burned and COW killed belonging to
VIM. Thomas.
Jessie and Bertha Rundell left Thurs
day for the east where they will visit
Boston, New York and Niagara Falls.
Mr.. j. Nicholas and daughter Pearl
and Will Whitcomb and wife drove to
Montfort Wednesday.
Jas. Sparks and family have moved
into the residence recently vacated by
A. Webb.
Veva Alcott and Leila Doelz OF
Platteville are visiting here.
Ed Fisher of Lancaster was the
guest of Ollie Eustace over Sunday.
Rev. Jas. Coffman of Keokuk, Iowa
is visiting his aged mother and sister
Mrs. j. S. Cocklin.
Ethel Stephens is a guest of her
brother Fred.
D. G. Morrow of Galena visited
friends over Sunday.
A law suit was held in the court OF
Justice Jacobs Monday. Plaintiff, E.
E. Ellsworth; defendants, VIM. Day
and Frank Starry. Messrs. Day and
Starry we're accused of stealing seven
cases of pop the evening of the 4th.
They were fined small sum and the
costs.
Wednesday evening merry crowd
hired a hay rack and two teams and
enjoyed delightful drive to the home
of Ira Griswold, seven miles from
town. They we're caught in the storm
and remained over night. They drove
back Thursday morning looking sleepy
but happy.
Flossie Goldsworthy of Linden is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Earl Skate.
For little while Saturday morning
it was feared that all the preparations
made for the celebration would be of no
use. We were awakened between and
4 o'clock by the roar of cannon though
those who shot them off were dressed
in rain coats and rubbers. The parade
was only delayed an hour and it GER
tainly showed the good work done by
the committee and those who assisted
with the floats and in decorating the
carriages. The parade started from
the Vipond corner led by the Livings-
ton band dressed in their new uni
forms, the president of the day, D. D.
Eustace, and speakers. The first OF
the floats was that of U. S. draped in
the national colors with Uncle Sam
and Columbia; next two Japanese Ia
dies dressed in full Japanese costumes
carrying parsols and sitting in a light
drawn by two coolies. Be-
hind these came large float which we
easily recognized as England after see
ing John Bull. A ship manned by a
crew of small white-capped sailors rep
resented the navy. Scotland was we'll