Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
PLATTEVUTE

Clinton klmball, who has been en-
ployed by the Vinegar Hill Zine COM
pany for 10 years, left by auto today
for his new home at Klrkwood, Mo.
Mrs. Kimball left several weeks ago.
MIR h4mD2u was accompanied on his
trip by A. w KemDer, president Of
the First National bank.
Mrs. Truman Kemler, who has been
spending the summer in Milwaukee,
has returned home.
Allie McGreggor is home from Mad
ison, where she attended summer
school at the university.
Frank Benson of Detroit, Mich, is
the guests of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Benson, .Sr.
Mildred Giles, who is in charge of
! business college, Fremont, NeD., is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Kies
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Piquette Chi
cago, are guests Of the Piquette fam
lilies here.
Miss Mida Kennedy visited the Ar
thur Roethe home in Milwaukee and
also relatives in Madison.
Miss Moore of Chicago is guest at
the home of her brother, Frank j.
Moore
Mr.. and Mrs z. B. Wallin and chill
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parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren John
son.
Hubert Hartmann, assistant cashier
OF bank in Oelwein, Ia, is spending
his vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Hartmann, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Butterworth
and daughter are at the William c.
| Butterworth home.
Mary Grindell is visiting friends at
| Oregon, Wis.
Mrs. Alt and daughter, Lancaster,
are guests of Miss Ella Sander.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wackman
are at the Grant Eastman home.
Mrs. F. H. Knapp and children have
returned from Terre Haute and
| Springfield.
| Mrs. George Lille and son of India
nola, Ia, are at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Ms. Frank Benson, Sr.
Miss Lucille Carroll and Mr.. Leo
Kreul, both of Highland were married
Monday.
The carnival company that has
been furnishing amusement for the
| thousands attending the Big Badger
Fair this week goes from here to
Hannibal, Missouri and from there to
| the Missouri State Fair at Sedalia,
after which they will return to Mil
waukee for the big Wisconsin State
Fair.
Lansford Perry and family of
! Cleveland, Ohio, motored to Platte
vile and are the guests of his aunts,
Miss Susie Perry and Mrs. Preston.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Martin left We'd
nesday for Wyoming where they will
teach the coming year. Before the
opening of school they will tour yell
lowstone Park. They are making the
trip by auto and are equipped for
camping enroute
Mrs. George Lee, life time resi-
dent of this vicinity died Thursday at
an advanced age. The funeral will be
held from the First Methodist church
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock,
! Rev. Fred Harris officiating. Mrs.
Lee was the widow Of the late George
Lee and had spent almost her entire
life in Platteville and vicinity where
she was highly respected as pioneer
mother.
The Chicago Tribune is authority
for the statement that Mrs. W. NJ.
Martin of Fayette, Missouri, is a pos
sible independent candidate in the U.
S. senatorial contest against Senator
Reed Mrs. Martin is a former resi-
dent of Platteville, while Mr.. Martin
was instructor in the Normal.
Frank Benson, night man at the
/ Eagle Garage on a recent morning
after one O'Clock, had finished meas
uring out gasoline to travellers and
had been sleeping short time, when
he was awakened by man. The
stranger greeted him with a request
for match, which he must have as
he could go no further until he could
smoke a cigarette. Mr.. Benson felt
good natured to be awakened in the
middle of the night so that stranger
could have his smoke.-News.