Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
AROUND THE COUNTY
PLATTEVILLE.


eSLdJ6 Mdn: has pOICHdSSu the well
Clements farm.
Frank Whitcher attended the Ep-
worth League convention held at
Lake Geneva.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Knapp are
visiting relatives and friends in Min
neapolis.
Adam Miller accompanied his faith
er TO Rochester, Mimi, last week,
where the latter underwent an oper-
alton at the Mayo Bros. hospital.
Miss Elisha Kinzel, of Lancaster,
visited with Platteville friends few
days last week.
Miss Frances Toomey will teach
at Darlington the coming year, hav-
ing accepted the position of principal
OF a graded school there.
Mrs. Margrove is here from Santa
Barbara, California, for visit with
her sisters.
Mrs. Chas. Snow visited in Chica-
go last week.
Mrs. w. S. Mason and daughter
Dorothy, of Evanston, ILL.,, have been
guests at the J. H. Evans home.
Rev. Geo. P. Kabele and family
have been making pleasant visit in
Platteville and vicinity with relatives
and old friends during the past week
or more.
The grocers and butchers of this
city are expecting to have a great
time at their basket picnic to be held
at Hopes park next Thursday, Aug.
20. A fine program of sports has
been prepared.
A Catholic Sunday school picnic
was held at the VIM. Boyle place last
"Wednesday.
The district quarterly meeting of
the Free Methodist church was held
here last week, beginning on Thurs
day evening and lasting over Sunday.
Scientific agriculture is to be
taught hereafter in the Platteville
normal school.
Gollmar Bros, show is billed to ap-
pear in Platteville on Tuesday, Aug.
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The Vinegar Hill Mining Co., has
made a strike of one of the biggest
leads of pure block lead that has ever
been found in the mines hereabouts.
The find is on the Kennedy farm.
Miss Lois Webster has resigned her
position in the normal and accepted
one in Lewiston, Idaho. She is now
visiting in Austin, MINI.
Percy Brown left last week on a
business trip to Staley, Wis.
The Misses Hazel and Stella Spenc-
e will 90 to Minneapolis soon to at
tend a business college.
A. w. Kemler made a business
trip to Chicago last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zenas Wallin have
returned to their home in Spooner,
Wis, after pleasant visit at the
Warren Jonhnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Marvel re-
turned last week from a visit in
Chicago.
Miss Clara Green has been receiv
ing a visit from her nieces, Della and |
Fannie Sanford, of Madison.
= c. E. Zilmer, of Steuben, accom-
panied by his wife and little daugh-
ter are here on a visit. They intend /
moving to California.
Mrs. 7. L. Swartz, of Lancaster
visited at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Ed SteInbach, last week.
Mrs. G. Hobbs and son have re-
turned from their visit to the Yellow
stone Park.
Ed Allsbury, who is to be connec-
ted with construction of a line be-
tween here and Lancaster, for the |
conveying of electric current las
brought his wife and family here
from Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Johnson are re-
joicing over the birth of baby son,
their first child, which came last We'd
nesday to gladden. their home.
Henry Mehren died at his home
here, on Monday of last week after
lingering illness. The funeral was
held on Wednesday.
1.-The Cat and the Mouse" is the
name of a delightful musical extrav-
aganza that will be seen at the opera
house here on the evening of August
..
Al Kies is taking treatments at
the Prairie du Chen sanitarium.
James Manuel and Joy Dennis are
home from +hpiY Trim RI Tavno