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the boxes, I had this iron many years, recently I gave it to Virg, she has it in front of her fireplace in the living room. Dad had his nephew John Boening Jr. working for him he helped bottle beer and took care of the deliveries, there was a large dance hall in the rear of the saloon, this was headquarters for the young Farmers Light Guard every fall of the year the boys had a turnout they used three market wagons each drawn by a team of horses one was used for the fruit and vegetables, there were big racks on the side of the wagon about five foot high, the fruit and vegetables were fastened to these racks, the name Farmers Light Guard war spelled out with white onions, the boys

Here’s a picture (source: FostersMeadow.com) of one of the floats mentioned above.

Editor’s note: You can learn more about the Young Farmers Light Guard — “young Fosters Meadow German-American males who organized themselves in a shooting club or militia” — here.