Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-23
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
FAYETTEVILLE.


At the annual meeting of the
Alumni association Of the Normal,
it was decided to commemorate the
leaving Of the old building and the
moving into the new building, this
to be held at next years commence
ment exercises. The association
hopes to make this memorable
event both of the Normal and Of
the city and every graduate will be
notified and especially urged to be
present.
Lightning caused considerable
alarm but little damage in the
storm here Tuesday afternoon. 1t
struck the cupola of the High school
and the residence of Thomas Cord
ingly. It also struck near tie
Empire hoist shaft and entered the
shaft and followed the cable down
into the mine stunning several of
the men employed.
One Of the most prominent we'd
dings of the year in Platteville oc-
CURED this week when Miss Laura
Doscher was united in marriage
with Roy Heindel Of South Wayne.
Both are graduates Of the Normal,
the groom beng the principal Of
the public schools at Blanchardville.
Rev. Tresidder, Of Hazel Green,
performed the ceremony.
The Trego mine has started opera
tions again after a six-months shut
down. Prospecting work with
drills has been carried on ever since
and the mine is now believed to be
entirely proved and work will be
pushed as fast as possible. This
mine is considered to be the best
equipped in the district.
Three shifts are now being run
at the Empire employing sixty men.
Their new rooster is now being
operated.
The Board Of Review for the city
OF Platteville will meet the 25th
day Of June for the purpose Of ex-
aiming and reviewing the assess
ment roll Of the city.
1T is now evident that the much
doomed and talked Of electric rail
way between Platteville and Dubu-
que has again fallen through. It
will probably be installed in the
near future, !" is the statement given
out by the promoters. They how
ever fail to state when that near
future will be.
Roseliep Bros. ice plant will soon
be in operation. This plant is one
Of the most complete for its size
ever installed and will furnish
Platteville with pure ice.
The salary Of the postmaster has
been increased from $2lO0 to $4,000
a year. The business of the post
Office has increased greatly and the
increased salary IS deserved.
Mayor Murphy addressed the
veterans VI InO OlNll Wal gu OLO
Reunion at BOscobel Thursday.
A mass meeting was held IN the
City hall Monday night to discuss
the question Of installing a sewer
age system. The general opinion
was in favor of so doing and the
meeting was adjourned to Friday
night.
At the convention of the Wiscon-
sin Bankers association, group two,
W. M. Hetherington was elected
president Of the association for the
ensuing year.
Fritz Hoppe and Architect Klein
hammer have been in Milwaukee
this week making arrangements for
the steel structure work of Mr..
Hopes new business block.
The boom for a street carnival
for the week of the fourth was
crushed when the city council
refused to grant the use of the
streets for that purpose, at the
regular meeting OF Une council.
The free city delivery will be il
stalled in July and al householders
have been notified to have the num-
bers Of their respective places in
a conspicuous place.
Rob Cundy is spending the sum-
mer with relatives here. Sam
Block is home from the University
of Michigan. Miss Snow, of Min
eral Point, is visiting at the home
of Frank H. Trego Prof. Sang
ster, who was formerly an assistant
in the High school, is visiting at the
J. J. Williams home Chas. Gull
ford leaves next week to attend
summer school at Madison Ben
Krog is home from the Northwest
ern. II. L. Cleary has returned
from a business trip to 0. T. J..