Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-16
PLATTEVILLE.

The Old Mexico mine has resumed
operations after a shutdown of two
years. The prospects for the property
are better than ever. A drift has
been run in for about fifteen feet on
the ore body which has greatly in
creased in size and richness.
The Vinegar Hill mine is making
weekly shipments that average 100
tons Of concentrates. The concentrates
average about fifty per cent zinc. The
Vinegar Hill has purchased the Cruson
compressor.
The Grant county people have been
encountering some fine ore in their
drilling on the Horn land. 1t seems
that the ore body of the Empire and
Homestead runs dire3tly through the
land leased by the Grant County Go.
Will Jarrett attended the auto
show in Chicago last week.
The W. G. Tucker farm has been
purchased by Fred Lee Mr.. Lee will
move on it the early part of March.
81. Mueller has purchased the Jas.
NIundon residence property and will
move to Platteville in the spring.
Fred Harker is located in his new
store room, the old I. o. DrinkaIl
building. Mr.. Harker carries fine
line of ''equine furnishings.
Nels Peterson was awarded first
place in the local State Normal
oratoricaI contest Thursday evening,
February 10. Conrad Peterson was
given second place and Edgar Runkel
third. The contest was very interest
ing and it was hard to select the
winner. The contestants and the
subjects of their orations were as fol-
lows: Nels Peterson, Pan American
Union; Edith Cleary, America {;
Conrad Peterson, The Jew; George
Englebretson, The Enemies of the
Republic Roscoe Luce. Sin and Societ y
John Stockdale. The Third Crisis in
American History; Edgar Runkel,
Educated Citizenship. The winner
will represent his school in the inter
normal contest to be held March IS,
in Oshkosh.
The following debating team will
meet representatives of the Milwau-
kee Normal in this city: John Regain,
Edgar Rumble and Delbert Nickson,
Clifford Burns alternate. The fol-
lowing team will meet Winona at
Winona Earl Huntington, Lee Jones,
Theodore Torgerson. Frank (Livings-
ton, alternate. In both debates
PIattevIlle will uphold the affirmative
of the following question: Resolved
that labor unions as conducted the last
twenty-five years have shown a
tendency detrimental to the best in
terests of the United States.
Miss Elva Caradine, member Of
the high school faculty, has been
obliged to resign her position on &C
count of i'll health. Miss Floy Rose
has been engaged to fill the vacancy.
N. E. Atkinson expects to erect a
barn so feet square on his farm near
here in the spring.
Morgan Frazier is confined to his
home. He is suffering with ldmbago.
Philip Helker is building a up-to-
date cement residence on the place
known as the John Poller farm, which
he recently purchased.
William Porter is now sale owner
of the Purity Oil Company business,
having purchased the interests of his
partners The name will not be
changed.
The high school pupils are prepar-
ing for the annual declamatory con-
test.
Mrs. Menhenuick is seriously i'll at
her home in this city. Her daughter
Mrs. Frank Albertson, of Madison,
arrived here last week.
Minis. Harkerson and Cordingly
visited last week in Chicago with
Mrs. James McGranahan.
Mrs. H. K. Gebhart. of Kenosha
visited Platteville relatives and
friends last week.
Justice Traber received thirteen
grave stones last week for the dead
soldiers of Plattveille and vicinity.
Mrs. ". e. Forehand visited last
week in Kokomo, Ind, with her
mother.
Frank Runkel, formerly of this
city, will be married today Wednes-
day) TO Miss Tia Smith in Milwaukee.
His mother left on Monday to attend
the wedding.