Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-24
Location and General Appear.
ance of the Vil1age-Its
Fine Residences and
Business Houses.
As a Market Town-The Bank-Va-
rious Observations.
Some Facts as Regards the Broad Guage
Railroad, Etc.
THE VILLAGE.

snail SIMPLY CONNIE our "ri'inS
a few of the leading features O
Platteville, of which mention wa
not made last week.
On beautiful rolling ground in
mineral region, between the Platte
and Snsinawa Mounds, near the
junction of the Big and Little Platte
rivers, lies the village, and here il
the home and present abiding place
of from three to four thousand living
breathing.
THRIVING PEOPLE,
with eleven churches and three large
schools. This is the terminus of the
Dubuque, Plattevile & Milwaukee
railroad, connecting Uia Mineral
Point road with that of the Illinois
Central at Warren, Ill. And, ere
many moons, the second railroad
will make its debut into the town.
The latter will be called the Galena
& Southern Wisconsin narrow gauge.
Some five years since land was
held at very high figure in this
section of Grant county, but the
owners of real estate have repented
and are now acting wisely, having
brought down prices to fair mar
gin, thus encouraging different indi-
viduaIs to settle here and branch out
in business.
MANUFACTURING MEN
of large ideas are not unmindful of
this location, and many such will no
doubt permanently locate here.
Platteville really has an appear
ance suggestive of city life seldom
witnessed in the interior towns. The
buildings are mostly of substantial
character, many being brick, and
evidently the founders of the place
and the present residents, have an
idea of remaining here while. The
land is just rolling enough to give a
pleasant and romantic view to the
numerous beautiful lawns and lots
surrounding the
DWELLING HOUSES,
among which mention only shall be
made of q few Of the most imposing.
That of Mr.. E. Bayley, q very
large three-story brick, with Man.
sard roof and observatory, is quite
attractive, being inclosed by an iron
fence and neat grounds. The barn,
clubhouse, etc, are in keeping with
the main building, and but few
country towns can boast of such
palaces.
Noticeable is Mr.. |. Hodges fine
two-storv brick, which is of modern
style and exceedingly tasty. The
yards are large, dotted over with
rare flowers and shrubbery, in the
selection and management of which
Mr.. 81. has displayed an idea OF
beauty worthy of emulation. His is
a real home.
The brick residence of Hon. J. H..
Rountree, although of an ancient
style, tells of comfort, happiness and
contentment. The natural scenery
around his place is symmetrical, and
shows that nature itself has done
more in the way of adornment than
Mr.. r.. himself has done.
Mr.. Leonard Coats possesses a
neat, large, two-story brick, with q
yard fresh, green, clean, and at once
admirable. With such surroundings
he must be happy, although there is
none but himself and wife to live
therein.
And thus we might proceed with
the mention of score of other
dwellings which are indeed pleasing
to the eye, but this will suffice to
show how the good people of Platte
vile live. 1t is plain TO be seen that
the hand of want has never entered
these homes, and sunshine prevails
within.
IN BUSINESS HOUSES
there are not few. and from q list
of some twenty-five general dealers.
but two or three shall be spoken of
at this time.
Messrs. Evans & Bevans, the large
dry goods and furnishing merchants
on Main street, are deserving of spe-
cial notice. They have every nook
and corner of their extensive store.
rooms filled to overlooking with the
various articles under the head OF
general furnishing goods, and, judg-
ing from observations, arc doing a
most excellent trade! They are At
tentivs business gentlemen, and just
Iy deserve liberal share Of favor.
Sanford 4 Chase, corner of Vain
and Sixth, as general merch .ntst
rank high and manage large trade.
Their store has an air of city style
and concern which causes one to
think of such houses SIS are encoun.
tered on Clark, Broadway or State.
The hardware store of Devendorl
& Penn is far above the general run
of places of this class outside of 6
metropolis. They have heavy
stock and deal extensively with the
neighborhood towns. Mr.. Devon