Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-04-19
-Adolph Wepking had business at
Fennimore Monday.

-Adolph Wepking had business at
Fennimore Monday.
Congregational Ladies' Aid with
Mrs. Reuben Garner Friday.
Sunday was beautiful day for
the annual display of Easter bonnets.
Two or three columns more local
news on second page of this paper
today.
Miss jeanette Mccoy, a student
in the Milwaukee Normal school
visited at home the past week.
"A general yard raking and clean.
ing-up campaign has been in progress
all over the city during the past few
nice days.
Rev. August Cramer and Geo.
Weiland left yesterday for Madison to
attend Presbytery. They expect to re-
turn on Thursday.
F. P. Barnett has been seriously
i'll during the past week. Mrs.
Barnett and daughter Barbara have
also been i'll portion of the same
period.
TONY" Howell has fine lot of
strawberry plants now ready for de-
livery and as the season is a little
late advises intending purchasers to
get busy at once. See ADVERTISE
ment in another column Of today's
Herald.
The ladies of Eva Camp. Royal
Neighbors, will have another quilt
ing on Friday afternoon of this week,
to make quits for the NJ. W. A.
sanitarIum, Members are requested
to bring a covered dish and to remain
for lodge.
"Wednesday evening next week,
April Goth the Lancaster Canton of
Patriarchs Militant and other Cd d
Fellows and their wives and ladies
will 60 to Platteville to attend a big
celebration Of the anniversary of the
order there. There will be addresses,
rec1tations, music, canton drills by
the Patriarchs Militant Of Lancaster
and Platteville, and a grand march,
ball, and supper. All the Lancaster
Odd Fellows hope to go to Platteville
if the weather and roads will permit.
Extensive improvements are to be
made this spring at the County home
Contracts have been let for a new
porch 20x40 feet on the front Of the
main building, to cost $3.50 and the
entire interior will be repainted,
kaIsomined etc. Supt M. v Burris
is handling affairs at the home in
most successful an1 satisfactory man
ner. and when these improvements are
made we will nave one of the neatest
and most comfortable institutions Of
the kind in this part of the country.
And the best Of it is that this money
has all been raised in profits from the
! farm and the improvements will cost
the taxpayers nothing at all.
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The committee in charge Of the
local lecture course has secured the
| following six numbers for the 1911
1919 season: The Strollers' Quartette,
male musical organization Edward
Reno, the we'll known magician and
ilIuslonist; Thomas Brooks Fletcher
who will lecture on one of the follow
ing subjects Tragedies of the IN
prepared, The Martyrdom of
Fools" and The Modern Judas"
John B. Ratio, impersonator Edward
Amherst OFT, of the Municipal Service
League, Chicago, who has the follow
ing four lectures to select from
'Sour Grapes, - ''The Haunted
House. The Spenders' and ''The
Story of City, The Anitas Sing
ing Orchestra, an organization of six
young women, who both play and sing.
All the above attractions are highly
recommended and Lancaster people
are assured of one of the best courses
it is possible to secure.
Next Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock special divine service will
be held in Reeds opera house by the
Odd Fellows of Lancaster. to which
the general public is invited. April
Goth is the ninety first anniversary Of
Odd Fellowship, and is a day uni
versalIy observed by Odd Fellows.
Canton Lancaster No. IA Of the
Patriarchs Militant will attend the
service in full uniform. There will
be volunteer musical numbers and a
sermon on some subject appropriate to
Odd Fellowship by Rev. Herbert Nye,
of the Baptist church. Rev. Nye is
an Odd Fellow who came to Lancaster
during the past year and has Uficiated
as pastor Of the Baptist church here.
His pOOUrnoatiOn jG not IaToa and he