Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-05
DRENCHING RAIN
HALTS PICNIC
THURSDAY
Mid Forenoon Shower Stops
Activities at Spring and
Almost Spells Day.

The weather man fell down on the
job last Thursday.
He hadn't promised anything defin-
lite, but just the same che perversion
of hope for pleasant Jay was spoiled
by his offering picnic Jay, and disap-
pointed what would have no doubt
been a splendid turnout of Grant coun-
ty people.
A smiling sun started the morning,
with every indication OF excellent
weather for the big community picnic
which was to have taken place at
Klondike Spring that day.
The splendid response to Lancast-
er's hearty invitation to the farmers
of the surrounding country was mani
fest with the rising sun.
Early in the morning cars were
coming into the city from all direc-
tions loaded with families, all anticip-
ating with pleasure a day with neigh
bors and friends, and having dinner
under the spreading shade of trees
at one of natures beauty spots.
By $50 o'clock at least 800 auto
mobiles were parked in the vicinity of
the picnic grounds. In close sequence
others, on their way, lined the roads
from Lancaster.
Soon a forbidding cloud bank in the
west provoked mild concern by its
threatening aspect Within an hour
J. Pluvius had turned presumption to
reality, and the rain descended in a
copious shower which continued until
noon. Further activities at the Spring
were out of the question.
However by 100 o'clock the sun
was again shining and the clouds had
entirely cleared away and prepare
tions were made to continue the pro-
court house square.
The Lancaster band started the en-
tertainment of the afternoon with a
concert in their stand on the court
house lawn.
Despite the limitation of space and
change of location occasioned by the
rain of the morning, few of the
sport events were run off.
The good nature of the large crowd
was apparent at all times, despite the
keen sense of disappointment, Every
body was given free ice cream, which
made large hit with the kiddies.
The Indictment attitude of the wealth
er of the morning asserted itself in
another cloud bank appearing in the
west about o'clock and the crowd
apprehensive of it's portend began to
dispense for their homes before the i'm
pending shower which began in list
less drizzle about 500 o'clock and
continued throughout the night.
Winners i'm Race Program.
The winners in the race events
were announced following in many
instances, closely contested finishes.
The order of the finish in each of the
races follow:
50-yard dash, boys under Is: First,
Ralph Tiller; End, Lawrence Black
burn; 3rd, Reuben Garner.
50-yard dash, girls under Is: First,
Mercedes Brown; End, Gene Granville;
3rd, Blanche Gilliliand.
50-yard potato race, Boys under Is:
First, Ralph Tiller; End, Lawrence
Blackburn; 3rd, John Behnke; 4th,
Tony R. Childress.
50-yards dash potato race Second
race), boys under Is: Reuben Gar
ner; End, Herbert Brigham; 3rd Wilson
Adkins.
40 yard dash, boys under 10: First,
Floyd Sulzer; End, Lawrence Kinney;
3rd, Robert Wetter
40-yard dash, girls under 10: First,
Lulu Behnke; End, Bessie Cardy; 3rd,
Lavon Beck; 4th, Mabel Abraham.
50-yard mixed race boys under II,
and girls under IA first race): First,
John Behnke; End, Mercedes Brown;
3rd, Jean Granville.
so yard mixed race, boys under II,
and girls under 14( second race:
First, Reuben Garner; End, Clarence
Helieger; 3rd, Roris Knapp.
100-yard dash, men and boys: First
Vernon Vesperman; End, Clarence
Vesperman; 3rd William Schloesser;
BOBBY prize, Vernon Govier.
24-yard egg and spoon race, girls
under Is: First, Mercedes Brown;
End, Alice Block; 3rd, Blanche Keene.
Centipede race, boys under Is,
teams of four. first team: Reuben
Garner, Hugh Orion, Walter Drew,and
John Behnke, each pocket knife.
Second team, Floyd Sulzer, Morton
Croft, John Sitter. Harold Vesper-
man. Each member of this team re-
ceived a baseball, or bat, or pocket
knife.
Three-legged race, men, one prize:
First team. Will Vesperman, Earl Yes
perman.
Three-legged race, for boys, first
team, Lloyd Walker, Claude Walker,
Second team. Harold VeSperman, and