Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-27
PLATTEyHLE.

final trouble for the past few weeks
has kept our physicians busy. There
has been little serious illness reported.
Miss Anne Manuel r. N. of Louis
vile, Kentucky who is visiting in
Galena, is spending a few days with
her cousin, Miss Hazard.
Prof. Roy Heindell and family are
guests at the H. c. Doscher home.
They leave in a short time for their
new home in New Orleans.
The water of the swimming pond
has been tested by the Health Depart
ment at Madison and found to be
strictly o. x. Some one starts the re-
port every few days that the water
is contaminated Whether it is done
through ignorance or malice we do
not know.
Mrs. Mary Mahr and granddaughter,
Kathryn Mahr spent the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dahl at Lancas-
| ter.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Whaley
of Benton a son on Sunday. Mrs.
Whaley was formerly Miss Bell of
this city.
Farmers state the output of oats
will be very light. A yield of 20
bushels per acre is considered fair
yield around here.
Word comes from Eau Claire that
Mrs. Ben Webster is rapidly recover
ing from serious operation in hos
pital of that city.
Miss Brigham is on a motor trip
to Pittsburg, Pa. She was accom-
panied as far as Columbus, Ohio by
Miss Beiswenger.
Mrs. Peter Johns and her mother,
Mrs. Human, who have been in
Colorado for the past year have re-
turned to Platteville.
Platteville citizens were shocked to
learn that Gail, the ten year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A L. Shep-
herd passed away Thursday morning.
Gail has been sick for the past three
months. She made heroic fight for
life and at times it seemed that vitali-
ty Of youth would win the fight. Gail
was a charming child, the idol of the
home. She is survived by her parents,
sister Grace and brother Loren.
Mrs. Mary France Holden with her
husband VIM. 80 years old have been
visiting the past week at the residence
of N. E. France. 1t is "a years since
Mrs Holden lived in our city across
the street from the residence of Ed
win France her brother. They now
live in Woodstock, Ill.
The Chicago Herald and Examiner
contained a photo Tuesday of a for
mer Platteville woman, who was Miss
Bessie Webb. The Herald announced
her marriage to Mr. Thresher. She
recently divorced her husband, Chas
Weeghman, proprietor of a chain of
restaurants in Chicago. Weeghman
was paying her $500 a month alimony
She has the custody of their Swear
old daughter.
The County Board last November
made a proposition to settle with the
city of Platteville, the claim for the
care of the late Sarah Malone at the
County Home. The city sent check
for two thirds the amount of the bill,
but it was refused because the original
claim called for interest. At the coun-
Gil meeting Wednesday evening it was
voted to pay two thirds of the bill with
interest This will prob E)ly close
the case which has been hanging for
years.
The City Council met Tuesday even
ing to receive bids on a motor truck,
motor driven fire pump. The bids
on pump with a capacity for putting
500 gallons of water through hose
with a nozzle on it in minute ranged
from SO 900 to $4,000. A committee
was named consisting of Mayor Hoos-
er, Fire Chief, Frank Goodell, Alder
men Edw. Krog and Adam Miller.
The committee will leave Sunday to
inspect pumps at Milwaukee and
| Chicago.-News.
| The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Blight had the misfortune to run a
nail into his foot.
Rev. Guy Campbell, Lancaster,
sprained his right limb badly Thurs
day when he stepped into depression
at the camp meeting grounds.
Archie Jones from Arimstad, n. NJ,
is visiting at the home of his cousin,
Elwood McFall, and with other rela-
tives. He accompanied G. E. Jones
home for few days.
Mrs. Mary Mackay has gone to Hib-
bling, Minnesota to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
David Mackay.
Miss Marie Human of N. Dakota
| is visiting Mrs. Riddle and other re-
| latives.
Mrs. Ed. Huntington or ROCK island
! Ill, is a guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G.. M. Huntington.
VIM Udelhofen and family motored
to Lead S. Dakota.
Will Schroeder holds the record for
| this section for early threshing. The
crops are so early that he commenced
running his machine last Friday at
| the Will Hill place. Threshing on
July Is is a record rarely heard of in
| this latitude.
| Edward McCabe, driving a Ford
and stranger driving a larger car,
met in collision near Belmont Friday
McCabe came out of the wreck with
a broken arm.
Will Shepherd of the Machine Gun
| Co., now holds a First Lieutenant's
Commission in the National Guard.
| Miss Clara Grindell of Milwaukee is
spending two months with her sister
Miss Mary Grindell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tiehaus of Lincoln
Neb., are guests at the home of her
sister, Mrs. H. E. Pitts.
CoOrpp Rarden will no associated