Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-26
PLATTEVILLE.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
A. NJ. Rodems has leased the store
room formerly occupied by q. q.
Chase and after a complete remodel
ing of the interior will open first
class grocery store his Chicago Fruit
Store" will be continued as hereto
fore under the same management. The
new grocery will be up-to-date in
every particular.
The mine and mill at the Board of
Trade have been forced to close down
since Jan. z on account of the coal
shortage. The pumps however have
/ been kept RUNNING right along. The
Dali has not been forced to discon-
tinue operations at all. Another
mine that has not been forced to close
down (up to this writing at least) is
the Klar Piquette. The directors are
planning a new shaft which will be
sunk in the spring. At present
prospecting is In progress and from
the results the directors feel that the
mine is in better condition than ever
before. Other properties, of this
vicinity. are also in good condition
despite the draw backs caused by the
snow biockades.
q The Empire, Mitchell Hollow, Big
Four and Board of Trade have all
been shut down during the coal
'famine. -
The Seniors of the Mining school
held their annual banquet last Friday
evening at the school hall. Every
one had fine time.
The city street grader has been
used during the past week levelling
the snow banks along the sidewalks
and cleaning the cutters. Four
horses were used to pull the grader
and the work was done surprisingly
we'll. The grader Will be used for
this purpose hereafter when needed
Miss Eva L. Eden and Mrs. Blewett,
of Hutchinson, Kas., are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip
Eden.
Mrs. S. A. Vannatta, of Cornelia,
visited her daughter Mrs. George
Harms last week.
A. w. Kemler was in Chicago last
weke on business.
Casper Eberhard has been visiting
! in Chicago during the past week.
] Mrs. Chas. Chapman. of North
Freedom, left Wednesday on her re-
turn home.
Ed Kuester has accepted position
in the A. w. Kemler store. MI
Kuester worked for J. S Block &
Co. for many years and has the re-
putation of being very accommodate
ing clerk.
The spring semester of the Platte
Vile Mining Trade School will begin
January 81.
Henry Cummins, of Milwaukee, a
candidate for civil judge is former
Platteville Normal student and the
results of the election next April will
therefore be awaited with interest by
many local citizens. He is graduate
of the regular course at the state
university and also the law school.
His ability as lawyer is recognized
by his fellow bar members and
citizens generally of Milwaukee.
The third quarter of the Normal
school year opened Monday January
"a.
J. L. Micha, of Platteville, has
started suit against the village. of
Cuba for $4,000. This he alleges
represents injuries received when he
drove into a pile of rocks to ne used
in road work.
Mrs. John Grindell has been at
tending the Grand opera performances
in Chicago the past week.
Next Friday evening the girls
basket ball team of the Normal will
meet a girls team representing Monroe
highschool. The game will be an
exciting one although the members of
both aggregations promise to eliminate
all hair pulling and scratching tactics.
Mrs. Eastman and daughter Mrs.
Fred Grindell are visiting In
Arkansas at Sulphur Springs.
George Mayhem expects to leave
shortly for Florida.