Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-12-22
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Matters About Plattev1lle

Matters About Plattev1lIe.
/ EDITOR HERALD IF few items from
this place would be Of interest to yourse
and readers, you are welcome to what may
occur to your correspondent, gathered while
on a brief visit among the good people o.
| the locality.
One is struck among the farmers with
the independence Of their present position
holding. as is estimated, probably four
/ fifths of their this years grain in reserve
for better prices. They are generally most
" out Of debt and buy only what is Of
absolute necessity to them, being certain
that the adjustment Of the present attack
of ague among the banks, and secession
Juror among our Southern friends, must
have passed by the opening Of spring.
Pork being worth only 4 to 5 cts. per
pound, gives a decided dislike to hoggish
operations among certain class. Beef re-
tails in cuts and slices among the citizens
/ at from two TO eight cents per pound, ac-
cording to whether they ike ribs, a shank,
surloin or porter-house, a roast, fly, or
soup. Wood is worth per cord from 81. so
to $500. 1t is said considerable finds a
market at Hazel Green from here.
Business has received a slightcheck from
the deranged state of affairs existing in f.
nanccs; but after all, this is probably the
most stirring village in the southern part.
if not in the whole county. la regard to
school matters: the Academy is beng well
sustained under the new Principal, Mr..
Guernsey, who stands well among the pat
rons and others. The splendid, large, new
district stone building is so far completed
that the school will open on the first Of
January. 1t is the purpose TO make it a
graded school Of. high order, The build
ing is so BY 20 feet, two stories in height,
and capable of accommodating, it is said,
about 500 pupils. The Moth village dis
trict are about letting the job of erecting a
somewhat smaller but excellent building fer
THEIR. accommodation. Would it be too
much to conclude that the educational ac-
commodations Of this village, considering
size, are unsurpassed by any in the State
The inhabitants have displayed good
taste in architecture, and the surroundings
Of their homes. Almost every house has
its shade trees, towering shrubs and an
nuals; the garden its grape vines aud other
small fruits, beside apple trees, pie plant,
DE. As the inhabitants of Jerusalem were
each to build over against his own house,
so the denizens of our villages should each
make it a point as speedily as possible TO
line the street adjoining his property with
durable ornamental trees, and realize the
MilleniaI day of each his vine and fig-tree.
Under such practice the villages of Platte
vile and Lancaster would soon become
surprisingly beautiful, and hundreds more
Of strangers would in time beinfuenced to
therein make home.
The mining interest is waking up Of late,
and some good prospects have been struck.
The substantial, go-a-head citizens Of
the village held Railroad Meeting at
Rountree's Hall on Saturday last, to hear
the report Of the Committee who had the
survey Of the proposed road between Cal
anime and Platteville in charge, examine
the engineers estimates Of cost of con-
struction and plot Of the route. The sur
vey demonstrated it to be practicable
one, on which a Railroad could be easily
and cheaply constructed, and proved highly
satisfactory to the meeting; and the dele
cation in the Legislature were instructed to
obtain charter for the road. This route
would give Plattevile connection BY rail
with the Mississippi river and a complete
Railroad connection South and East
Should this enterprise be censummated ii
would be not only of the highest adyan-
tage to Patteville and vicinity, but the
whole central portion Of the County would
be saved greatly in carriage Of goods aid
produce to and fro. This, with River on
the West, and Railroads North and South
and at the Point, would make old Grant
about the best accommodated county we
knew of for means Of trade and commerce.
Success to orr enterprising friends Of
Platteville in this great work.
Mr.. s. Moore IS building adjoining the
OIL Mil one If the most tasty and sub
staniial residences in the place. 1t is Of
brick, two stories. and about 80 feet square.
Among the oil houses Of dcciGsd comfort
and taste. we noticed Gen. Rountree's,
Supt Pickard's, Mr.. Bayley's, andothers.
Yours, G.