Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-20
Notes by the Way-Platteville and Oar.
lington.


gy OF one the Lancaster attorneys
the other day, we rode across the
country to our neighboring town of
Platteville
The business of Platteville has
greatly increased with its new rail-
road facilities, and the chances favor
its rivaling at no distant day any Of
the larger towLs in the western part
of the State. With its natural and
already acquired advantages Platte
vile has no reason to be jealous of
any Of the Wisconsin towns. Here
are located the State Normal Schools,
large and ample public school build
ings, plenty Of good water power, and
now q railroad to its very centre.
The surrounding country is rich, fer
tile and thickly settled ; tho growth
Of its manufactures keeps pace with
the thrift Of the people, and few towns
have o prettier location. The rail-
road has improved the town, has Civ
en- it a new life, and already business
and permanent local improvements
are started ahead. AT the depot we
noticed ample warehouse room and
excellent accommodations for the de-
livery and shipping Of freight. From
here we enjoyed our first ride over
the Platteville Branch II. r., to Oar
lington. Trains make good time be-
tween these points. and the road is
in fine condition, solidly built and
smooth as any other over which we
have passed.
Darlington is q handsome town of
1000 inhabitants. 1t is the county
seat Of Lafayette "a county rich in
mineral deposits and agricultural
wealth. Darlington dates its growth
since the beginning of the late war,
from the removal of the oounty-seat
from Centre. Its growth has been
rapid, but the improvements are all
substantial and promise to continue.
The citizens finished last summer a
fine school edifice Of rock, which cost
about $4,000. The schools are in
the successful charge of Mr.. Melvin
Grigsby, Of Potosi. He has eight
assistants and an average attendance
Of four hundred scholars. We found
Judge Mills court in session with
its score Of attendant attorneys
The court business Of Lafayette is
large and increasing, and some effort
is making to put the county into an
other judicial circuit.
Here in Darlington reside q num-
Der Of the prominent men Of the
State. Hon. II. S. Magoon, Senator
elect, who ranks well up in legal and
gentlemanly attainments; Senator Ii.
IL. Gray, an old resident and one of
the dearest headed men Of our times;
Hon. Allen Warden, the "honest
miller" and we'll known to our read
ers; Judge Philo A. Orion, promi-
nent and rising member Of the bar.
We called at the RepuJlicdn office
and found Messrs. Wrgglcsworth g.
Abbott busy in getting out the next
issue Of one Of the best and ablest
republican Journalism the State. The
Republican did inestimabe service
for the republican cause in LaFay ettc
during tho last campaign. May con
tinued success attend their we'll
directed efforts. We also made q
pleasant call at the Democrat office
whore jim. Knight holds forth in a
democratic way, lie edits an able
and terribly democratic paper, which
he Las right to do, and which
pleases majority Of the people of
Lafayette, that is, in serene" days.
We advise everybody visiting Oar.
lington to get acquainted with Jim.
Knight, even if he has to subscribe
for the Democrat