Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-30
WITHIN | HOUR
OF The COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Happenings From
Exchanges and
Reporters.
PLATTEVILLE RATS FACE
ONE HARD, COLD WINTER

A petition to the city council OF
PIatteville, asking for a crusade upon
rats is being acted upon. The plea is
disease and waste.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Poland have re-
turned from Rockford where they Wis
tied q daughter, Mrs. Edw. Oatman.
Mrs. Emily Bride, Mrs. Mary Kles,
and daughter, Mildred, are guests at
the home of Mrs. Maggie Mcdonald OF
Cuba City.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Bauer of Portland,
Oregon, are visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Mitchell and
babe are visiting the Torgeson family
at Richland Center.
Miss Clara Mahr is the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Dahl of Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank France and son,
Dean, are the guests of N. E. France
OF Madison.
Mrs. Louis G. Whitehead, Duluth, is
at the home of her mother, Mrs Roun-
tree Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Snowden and
daughter, Elizabeth, are the at home
from trip to Rickland Center.
Mrs. Florence Gilmore and son,
Raymond, expect to motor to Cali
fornia, to remain for several months
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Nehls are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude MUS
selman at FreepOrt.
James Kennedy, who has been ser
iouSly i'll for number OF months, mas
50 far recovered that he is able to be
on the street in wheel chair.
Miss Mary Cunningham, daughter Oh
WHY 1Crh q
been dangerously sick for several
days, suffering from double pneu-
monia.
Mr. and Mrs E. A. Kaump, of west
of town, are quite III.
Bans of marriage were announced
for the first time Sunday for Miss ALI
ia Murphy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Murphy, and John Lacke, CUBA
City.
Mrs. Ada Lambeth returned 10 her
home in Baltimore Monday. Her two
daughters will remain with Mrs. Clara
Grindell until September lst., when
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambeth plan to visit IN
Platteyille.
Mrs. Roy Galloway of California re-
turned to Platteville from Virginia,
where she visited relatives for few
Gays. On her return trip to Wisconsin
from the east she reports travel much
delayed In one place she was held
tor SO hours and in Cleveland, o., she
was delayed for 26 hours. While Mrs.
Galloway was visiting in the east her
two sons, James and John, were the
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Frank Rus
sell Mrs. Galloway and sons left on
Thursday for their California home.
The little babe of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
d. Schuppener was baptized Sunday
at the home of its grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. ALT Patterson. The little
one was named Alfred M. Those
present were: Mr. Schuppener, grand
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Lind, Mr..
and Mrs. Luverne Schuppener, all OF
Sitter The baptismal service was
read by Rev. Geo. Merrifield who
united in marriage Mr.. and Mrs. ALI.
Patterson, also Mr.. and Mrs. d. D.
Schuppener,, grandparents and par
ents of the babe. Rev. Merrifield also
baptized Mrs. Schuppener and her
brother, Jack.
Jacob Brugger passed away at his
home in No. End ST., at midnight We'd
nesday. On Saturday Mr.. Brugger
was stricken with paralysis and his
condition was such that no hope was
given for his recovery.
He was born in Switzerland in 1874.
When but four years old he came to
America with his parents who settled
N this locality In his early years he
followed harness making but later en-
gagged in farming. He was united in
marriage to Miss Mary May Carl in
the years 1867. To this union ten
children were born, five of whom have
passed away The surviving children
are: Jacob Of Austin, MINI; Mrs. A.
Smith, Mrs. Ella Blight, Mrs. Mary
JOhanns and Mrs. Margaret Hale, all
of whom were at the bedside of their
father i'll his last Illness Mr.. Brug-
ser is also survived by his widow, II
grandchildren and four great-grand-
children-News.