Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-13
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PLUMBER,
PunSenf Paragraphs From
Grant Counfy's Metropolis.

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years OF age. having lived in Platte
continuously for the last forty wears.
Mrs. W. L. Jennings, who has been
such great sufferer for the past few
months, passed away to her Heavenly
Home at O'Clock Thursday morning
Sept. 8. She had been sick with con-
sumption for the past two years and
had sought relief IN various WAYS. A
year ago last winter her hus band took
her to Chicago where she consulted
several eminent physicians. Feb l,
1899. she went to Asheville, \. c.. and
her family followed her the first OF the
summer. The climate did not help
her as her loved ones had hoped and
they returned to Platteville the 10th
OF November of last year Her maid
en- name was Matilda j. MAYNARD.
and she was born July 10, 1859 near
Lena, III. This place was her home
until her marriage. with the excep-
ton of two years, 80 and 81, when
she attended school in Platteville
She taught school near Lena for some
time ard was much loved as teach
er. October 2, 1888, she was married
TO William t. Jennings, of this city,
aud since then has made this place
her home. Although Mrs. Jennings
was young woman, being II years
old, her life has been long in good
deeds as she was always doing for
others and never thought of self.
WE WILL FAIR AND FARE WELL.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
of citizens of Platteville and farmers
in the surrounding country and
neighboriug business men was held
in the City Hall in this city Saturday
afternoon in response to a call issued
relative to organizing an Agricultur
al and Horticultural Society. The
meeting was called at 3 O'Clock p. M.
and the matter discussed thoroughly,
the results of which your correspond
ent can state with pride determines
the fact that PIatteville will have as
good fair grounds and race course as
can be found in Wisconsin the COM
inc season. Several thousand dollars
udNC DCCn SuDSCllDCNl anu
many farmers and business men who
occupy positions in close proximity
to our city have expresse willing
ness to become interested to the eX-
tent of several hundred dollars. De-
pend upon it we are going TO have a
rousing fair next season.
LovE-MAKING On THE PLATTE.
One day last week certain young
couple, one a professor, one teacher
living not more than thousand
miles from Platteville, were won't 10
wander. their young hearts all aglow
with affection, to some secluded spot
where loves sweetest hours could be
whiled away without fear of molesta-
tion. They chose as rendezvous
the cool shade of the incorporating
elm. the rich greensward and messy
banks of the placid and peaceful
waters of the Platte, where all nature
seemed clothed in a robe of eternal
and infinite bliss. The participa-
tions of loves fond dream were being
fully realized. and the fond EN- brace.
that sweet kiss and the tender and
endearing expressions of the deep re-
gard each for he other. formed the
odd combination to which all man
kind i heir to in cases of this char
acter. and everything was working
when some wicked Young
men from Platteville, who were out
hunting, Glanced to appear on the
spana Tho apnaarapaa of tbaSa yr;cl-
ed Young men was not detected how
ever, and the resume Of love-making
was vigorously continued, the par
Elephants entirely oblivious to all sur
roundings. The young men had no
desire to extinguish the light of love
that was shining so brightly in those
two Young and childish hearts, so
quietly withdrew to a position where
they could observe the effect of the
program they had scheduled in their
minds for an immediate continuation.
The professor had one arm tenderly
eutwined about the young teachers
neck. and she in turn returned the
compliment. only doublv so. they
continued lavishing sugar-coated
hAcSCS' tN VI uctp anu 2Cnb4C
meaning, in such childlikeness and
sincerity that it brodght tears to the
ewes and sadness 10 the hearts of
those wicked young men from Platte
Vile Ten fifteen. twenty minutes
had elapsed. yet the love-making two
never moved muscle nor heaved a
sigh. The boys. who were now be-
ginning to regain consciousness.
thought the time had arrived when
the lovers should be awakened from
the slumber OF love. Bang. bang.
went the crack OF two guns. and the
lovers stirred not. The boys think
ing that the professor probably didn't
hear the canuonading (as he had his
head buried beneath the folds Of COL
den tres>eS) and that the Young
teacher was TOO terrified to scream.
tney proceeded to within a few feet
OF the turtie-dove pair. fired seven
teen shots in rapid succession all
the ammunition they had-aud the
professor never moved. The Young