Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-14
AROUND The COUNTY
PLATTEVILLE.

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library building, last week Monday.
The exercises were very interesting.
Platteville will have another camp
meeting this summer The date is
outline 19-27-and a fine program
is arranged for the event Among
other features will be an institute for
Sunday school teachers.
Another member Of the famous Iron
Brigade has been called home, w. w.
Davis. He was more than 80 years
of age. The old boys of the local G.
A. R. saw that Mr.. Davis bad burial
after the ritual of the order.
Mrs. Mary Dickinson died at Salt
Lake City, recently at the age of
80. Mrs. Dickinson was the mother
of Mrs. j. w. Burris, of this city.
Former Congressman j. w. Murphy
is something Of an arborist, or
great lover of trees, to put it mild
ly. He is reported as making col
lection of photographs of old trees
about town. He is very much in
terested in all features of forestry,
whether local, state or national.
One more Platteville girl has gone
TO Chicago to study nursing
Edna Palmer She is in Wesley
hospital.
The Grant County Herald was
about the first paper out containing
the results of the local election. And
SO far as the statement went, it was
correct.
Another very old person and resi-
dent of Platteville, has just cele-
brated his ODD birthday. This was
John Dorm, a G. A. R. veteran and
an oil time resident of this city. He
is hale and hearty.
Our fishermen are getting ready to
dig bait, for the season opens next
Thursday. We understand that almost
every available machine is engaged to
make the run to deep water on We'd
nesday afternoon. The most of our
Nimrods will celebrate the opening
day at Wisconsin river, although
some are going up north where there
is supposed to be better fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Eastman were in
Chicago last week.
Henry Steinhoff is getting better,
since his recent illness, an item of
news that his friends all over Grant
county will be glad to know.
Friends of Mrs. Laura Rounrtee
Smith will be sorry to hear that she
has been i'll. At the present she is
imrroving a bit.
Mrs. Julia Kemler Hendy died a.
her home in the city, last Wednes-
day night, after long illness Mrs.
Hendy was 68 years old and had
lived in this city many''years, a high
ly respe cted lady. She is survived
by son and two daughters, besides
the bereaved husband.
Another mine is being opened up
near Plattevile-that by H. B.
Mann. 1t is on his farm and so far
promises very rich in jack. He re
fuses to sell an interest to any of
the mining companies. If this proves
up well, it will open an entirely
new field of operation in this sec
ton.
We are to have new inc of
sewer, and one that is long, for so
small city as Piatteville. When
small city let's contract for nearly
5000 feet of sewer at one lick, that
little city is going some. That was
done here last week Thursday. Anc
it is said that a local bidder got the
job.
Mrs. Susan Basye, who lived here
several years ago, died in Omaha
last week. The remains were brought
here for burial.
Among those who attended the
funeral of the late Father Ward, al
Beloit, and thousands were there,
were Postmaster Thomas L. Cleary
and the Rev. Father Lillis, of Platte
Vile.
The Welsh Glee club will appear
in Platteville on April %. Wher
the Welsh come to Plattevile in any
capacity, we turn out to see them and
to hear them. Plattevile likes the
Welsh.
Platteville G. A. r. celebrated
Appomattox day on Friday evening
with a fine program. Two former
Congressman, A. w. Kopp and James
w. Murphy, made addresses. 1T Is
not every town the size of this that
can scare up two x-congressmen or
such short notice. And they are two
good fellows too.