Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-15
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Community Happenings
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PLATTEVILLE.

highest standing for the year at the
normal school. Her average was
953s per cent. Miss Bertha frankie
received the second highest with an
average of "a. Elsie Hillery won
third honors with an average of 921a
per cent. Miss Mae Brockert received
the Clifford cup. Miss Beth Williams
received the highest standing for the
year in the group Of high school
teachers. Florence Bazinet the high
est in the grade teachers. Mae Brock
ert the highest standing in the group
Of low teachers, Leland Rose the
highest standing in manual training,
Kenneth Albeiter the highest in the
agricultural department, Martha
frankie the highest in the rural
teachers, Anna Kress the highest
standing for any senior for the entire
year. The athletic cup was awarded
by |. n. Smith to the student who
combines to the highest extent all
around helpfulness in athletics and
scholarship. This was awarded to
Kenneth Oyer with Ralph Orion a
close second.
The marriage of William A. Bentz
and Miss Portia Anderson was
solemnized at Bridgeport. The groom
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Bentz this city, and is one of the eff
ficient members of the State Bank
force. The bride is well known here
and has visited on several occasions.
Commencement exercises were held
at the State Normal school the morn
ing of June 8. The following pro-
gram was rendered: Professional,
Progressive Era" Normal Orchestra,
Overture, Goddess of the Night, .
Normal Orchestra. Invocation, The
Rev. William Lodwick, apple Bios
soms," Normal Orchestra, Address,
Hon. M. B. Oldrich, Madison, 'Mexi-
can Serenade," Normal Orchestra,
Presentation of Diplomas, President
A. NJ Royce. Award of Clifford and
M. L. Smith cup. Benediction, The
Rev. John Tresidder.
Alonzo Hahn had his leg severely
Injured during a ball game Sunday.
The tendons of one leg We're torn
loose
James Mason and Harry Robinson
graduates of the Mining school, re-
ceived kilograms Tuesday calling
them to Pittsburg, Pa, to take excel
lent positions with a large oil con-
Germ.
Fritz Golbrech, living near the
West Mound was one OF the trst to
receive naturalization papers from
Judge Smalley at Darlington Monday.
He answered ever question of the ex-
animation perfectly and as far as in
formation about our Government is
concerned, he would make many ma
tive born look like thirty cents.
SoxroroI o1Itn loads Of Lancaster and
PIatteville people drove to Darlington
Monday to be present at the opening
term of court by Judge S. E. Smalley.
He gave a short but impressive talk
and the bar met and passed resolu-
lions stating their confidence in his
integrity and fairness.
H. c. George took his wife and
children to Chicago Monday enroute
to Virginia for q visit with her par
ents Mr.. George assumes his new
position with the U. s. Bureau OF
Mines. The family will return to
Platteville in the autumn and will
continue to reside here.
Dewey Stone, Platteville pitcher,
had the end of one finger knocked
off in the Highland game Wednesday.
Jesse (Red) Thomas received injuries
in the Shullsburg game that put him
in the hospital.
A family has taken its abode on
Pine street that is an unwelcome In
truder in that peaceful portion OF the
city. The Mayor and City Fathers or
even ConIon's street crew will take
no action to assist in the removal OF
this undesirable family. Mrs. Skunk
and her family of little ones have
have every thing their own way NO
one puts up an argument. The mo-
tier skunk will pick up her little
family and carry them from one porch
to another. When the family locate
underneath the porch of Hardware
w. 3. Smith he is just as polite to
the guests as the rest OF the neigh
bors as a skunk was caught IN a
trap in that vicinity last winter, a
fact no one has forgotten.
Miss Gladys Steinbach and Mr.. Neil
Craven were united in marriage we'd
nesday morning at 1900 O'CLOCK at
the NJ. e. parsonage, Rev. Harris, OF
ficiating. The young couple was at
tended by Miss Emma Steinbach, a
sister of the bride, and Mr.. Roy NUN
son. After the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served to about thirty OF
the immediate family After the cere-
mony, the bride and groom left by
automobile for trip through North
ern Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota
and Iowa. They plan to be gone
about two weeks and will then go TO
housekeeping on the Craven farm
north of town.
Robert Travis and family OF Potosl
took supper with the j. A. Biakely
family, they brought Mrs. D. G. Phil
lips home, who had been down there
visiting old friends and taking IN the
Memorial Day Services, her husband
D. c. Phillips being. buried at British
Hollow.
George Cleary, of New York, spent
Saturday with his father, I. L. Cleary'
George holds a most excellent posi-
ton with the law firm of Elihu 3.
Root. one of the greatest legal COM
binations in the United States.
We have received a card announc-
ing the marriage of Miss Josephine
Marie Ludeman to Samuel 3. Llvlngs-
ton Wednesday, June 1st, at Cannon