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Show GRANrS BIRTHDAY OBSERVED AT GALENA Historic Illinois City Decorated in Honor of Its Host Distin-guished Distin-guished Citizen. GALENA. III., April 27. The eleventh successive celebration of Grant's birthday birth-day in Galena proved to be one of the most successful. The historic city was decorated in honor of the great hero, and the beautiful weather brought many visitors. vis-itors. The chief feature of the programme was an address at Turner hall by Hon. W. E. Gurley of Omaha, whose delineation of the character and achievements of Gen. Grant were enthusiastically received. |