Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-01-25
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8 AROUND THE COUNTY q
q What Our Neighbors Are Doing, as Reported by q
~ The HeraIds Correspondents S
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PLATTEVILLE.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
The st. Rose mine expects to
start up again about the first Of
February.
The Empire and Acme have sold
several cars of jack at $40 a ton,
which is the best price prevailing
since last October A scarcity of
ore seems to be the means of bring
ing prices up again
The farmers institute to be held
here on the Both and 31st is creating
considerable interest and good
program has been prepared for the
occasion.
Mrs. Morton Eastman, as admin
istrator of the estate of the late
Morton Eastman, on Friday last
transferred to US. District Attorney
Wheeler, of Madison, at the court
house IN Lancaster, a deed to the
site for a new postofice building In
Platteville 1t is intimated that
preliminary work for the new build
ing will be begun in the near future.
The Macarthur store has been
leased by Christ Caredes, of Beloit,
who will conduct a fruit and con-
fectionery store. 1@
A party was given last Saturday
evening for David Gardner,i in honor
of his 2.st birthday. This young
man is making name and fame for
himself, and although he has only
attained his legal majority in age
he has, since graduating from the
normal, served successfully as prin-
cipal of the Genoa schools and is
now on his second year in the law
course at the State University.
The new State mining school in
this city will open next Monday,
Jan. 27.
The Journal Office recently turned
out 5000 catalogues for the National
Beekeeper's Association, which are
now being mailed from Platteville
postoffice.
VIM. Wiegel, residing seven miles
northeast of Platteville. will have
an auction sale ON Tuesday. Jan. 20.
p. A. Bishop al,ctioneer and d. L.
Riechers clerk.
Benson & Lille having dissolved
partnership, will have 9 big auction
sale at the old Lille farm 81 miles
northwest of Platteville, on We'd
nesday, Jan. 80. Included in the
sale are horses. 70 cattle, ~ hogs,
200 chickens. farm machinery, grain
etc. P. A. Bishop. auctioneer, and
Geo. A. Moore. clerk.
Mrs. M. P. Rindlaub has been
Numbered among the sick for the
past week.
L. A. Brunckerst was called to
Milwaukee last week by the serious
illness of his father. returning home
Saturday evening.
81. j. Smiley has been appointed
supervisor of the third ward, by
the city council, to take the place
of John M. Gardner, who resigned
to accept the position of trustee of
the Grant county asylum, to which
he was appointed last week.
James Harcleroad has had shipped
here two carloads of time Thy hay
grown on his Dakota farm.
Fox & Son are installing furnace
in their hardware store.
A grand mass meeting of the T.
M. c. A. will be held in this city
next Friday evening, Jan. "a, at
7:3O o'clock. All free and every
body invited.
Horace Knapp's little daughter
was very badly scalded one day
last week. She was creeping on
the floor and caught hold of pan
of boiling water which she over
turned upon herself She IS re-
ported as recovering nicely from the
injuries.
Frank Young will soon remove to
Milwaukee, where he has purchased
the IL chair barber shop In the
Schlitz hotel and will take posses
sion Feb. 1.
The L. o. T. M. held their an
nual banquet and general good time
last Monday evening. 1t was a
very enjoyable affair.
Virgil and Huros Bevans have
been in Chicago this week, attend
ing a telephone convention.
Allen Krog is visiting relatives in
Chicago.
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