Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Local lettings.


bOthering Galena folks.
The Ladies Aid society will
meet with Mrs Tuffiey this week.
II. F. Orion and wife were Sun
day visitors with relatives,at Potosi.
AID. and Mrs. W. G. Knox were
guests of Fennimore relatives Sun
day.
Tom Orion calls your attention
70 seed corn and other matters in a
new ad today.
Bill Eberhardt and Reub Ward
donned straw hats on Monday. One
sign of spring.
w. H. Rose and wife were here
from BOscObel for q brief visit the
latter part of last week.
Members and friends of n. E.
church are asked to donate home
baking, for sale. May IL, IS.
Al Lowell has resigned his posi-
ton with Henry Nichols with the
intention of moving to Platteville,
Wet. U. holds its semi-month-
IL meeting at the home of Mrs.
Grebe Thursday, May 16, at 2:3O p.
II.
1t was decided at the last dress
makers association meeting that
the wages here after will be one
dollar and q quarter day.
The rummage sale to be held
by the ladies' of the NJ. E. church
Friday May II, Is, will be in the
old Catholic church instead of Clark
block.
The entertainment to be given
by the local talent, on the 21st,
will consist of several laughable
vaudeville performances, followed
by bright little farce.
Tickets for the entertainment
next Tuesday evening at Reeds
opera house. will be but 25 cents;
reserved seats, without extra charge
at Benefits drug store.
Any one having rummags to be
collected Friday morning, May II.
Kindly notify the committee, Mrs.
VIII Miller, Mrs. Thyrza Lewis,
Mrs. Howard Rhodes, Mrs. VIVA
Stone, Mrs. q. Q. Sykes.
Little Miss Lisetta Block, daugh-
Ter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Block,
celebrated her 18th birthday Mon
lay and ten of her girl friends as.
sisted in making the occasion a most
pleasant one. She received many
resents also.
-Dode Fisl1's Great United show
III exhibit in Lancaster June 9Th.
Watch for further announcement
nd bills later. Show carries 2
ands, 64 horses and 80 people.
afternoon and evening performan-
Is. Popular prices.
Gardens are very much behind
lis year and unless the weather
arms up at once it will be many
eeks before fresh vegetables will
ready for the table. Last year
ardens were far advanced by this
me and by the first Of June veget-
bles were plentiful.
The farce. Lend me Five
billings, to be given at Reeds
pera house Tuesday evening, was
.ade famous by Joseph Jefferson
no played it for many years.
Thile the performance of our home
ayers may not quite equal that
the famous actor. it will lie a
cry creditable one.
An Indiana man had formed
abit eff attending church and tim
z the preacher, allowing him just
lirty minutes for his sermon and
hen the time expired. got up and
'alked out. He died recently and
is friends had a church funeral.
he preacher had him right up in
'ont-he couldn't get awsy-and
g soaked it to him for an hour and
quarter. There comes a time
7hen every man can play even.
1t may not be uninteresting to
nany of our readers to know that
he Derby got its name from the
Earl of Derby who instituted the
irst race for three-year olds at
epson, in England, in the year
$50. The Kentucky Derby was IN
tituted thirty three years ago and
has been regarded the leading
went In that state in racing circles.
The English pronounce it Darby"
5hich pronunciation is followed by
many IN this country.
Why is it that one man finds it
Ossible to maintain and in some