Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-01-12
Business Call.

Tn obedience to the mandates of bust
ness, we made flying trip to the thriving
village of Platteville, situated ia Grant
Co. Our route lay through magnificent
farming country. We doubt if there is
in any part of the great west lovelier or
more favored region than the country ly-
ing between the Pecatonica river and
Plattevile The fand IS for the most part
rich, rolling prairie, interspcrsed with
streams and beautiful groves Of timber
fhe Belmont and Platteville Mounds, on
account of the gradual ascent of the land,
grows less as we approach them but at
the foot of these mounds the view is splen..
did. Here tb: eye Of the traveller takes
in at ore uninterrupted glance thousands
of acres of the best quality Of farming
lands, dotted here and there with sub
stantial farm houses, accompanied with
their large barns and orchards, denoting
prosperity rarely ever equaled in any
country under the sun. Indeed we know
Of no such view except it be from the
summit Of the far-famad Blue Mounds in
our own county. On our arrival at the
village, we of course visited our old friend
Rev. H. Lees and family. The parsonage
is situated! in pleasant part Of the village
and is large, comfortable and commodi-
Gus. While there we were shown several
curiosities-on was specimen of tea, the
first imported from China, over 800 years
ago. The tea resembles the end of ci
gar, and looks very curious. Among 9TH
er rare things were an old copper coin Of
the time Of julius Caesar, and a pair of
wings taken from the flying fish.
OF course we called on friend Rndlaub,
of the Plattevile Witness, whom we found
up to the elbows in work. He kindly
showed us through his well furnished of
flee. The new Potter press is a perfect
model and gives entire satisfaction. lie
also showed US his new mailing machine,
This machine Mr. Rindlaub has invented
himself, and according to the way it works
we should think it will prove success.
One of the largest book stores in the
place is owned by Sam'l llendy. We
found him busy among his books.
We put up at the Gates House, where
we were met and cared for by the polite
and gentlemanly landlord, N. A. Gates
This house is one Of the best hotels it has
been our fortune to visit in Wisconsin, -
The tables are well supplied with the best
Of eatablcs the walters are all attentive
to their numerous guests; and the speci-
was just the thing required. After a good
nights rest, we were prepared to carry
out tho programme that friend Jeardoe
had inaugurated, viz to do the Normal
School.
This School is the institution of Platte
vile. The citizens are proud of their
school privileges, and they have reason to
be. They have two large school houses
besides the Normal, which is one of the
largest and best Institutions Of learning in
the State We went from room to room
throughout the entire building. AS our
visit occurred on Saturday, it was not 50
interesting as it would otherwise have
been, as there were many Of the students
we should have been happy to see.
The greatest objection to Plattcville is,
that the streets are very narrow. The
principal business houses are built Of .nb-
stantal brick, giving a solid and enduring
appearance to the village One popularity
we noticed was, that nearly all the street
corners were decorated With the ominous
large black letters X. K. X.