Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-02
WITHIN | HOUR
OF The COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Happenings From
Exchanges and
Reporters.
FALL FATAL TO AGED
PLATTEVILLE WOMAN

FAYETTEVILLE, Wis-Jane Wales
died at the home of her niece, Miss
Marcia Laughton, Tuesday night after
a long illness. Mrs. Walsh had made
her home with Miss Laughton for two
years. She was born in Perlon Port
England, in 1887. Before her marriage
ne lived at Galena and later moved to
California, where she lived for AZ
Years. About three months ago Mrs.
Walsh fell and broke her hip. Funer-
al services were conducted at the
Marcia LaughtOn home, Thursday af
ternoonternoon by the Rev S. R.
Chubb of the Primitive Methodist
church. Mrs. Walsh is survived bv
her two sons, Philip and Charles Of
New York and her nieces, Mrs. Mary
Rundell, Miss Marcia Laughton. Mrs.
John K. Stephens of this city, and
nephews, John R. Fred, Orrin and
George Laughton.
Funeral services of William White,
South Court street, were held Monday
afternoon at the home, the Rev. Geo.
Nerrifield officiating. Mr. White had
been i'll nine weeks. He was born in
Lafayette county and came with his
family to this city about Is years ago.
Besides his widow he is survived by
one son, Delbert and one daughter,
Gladys. He had been in the employ
OF the Platteville Lumber and Fuel
company at the time of his first ILL
ness.
Gene Lambin, formerly with the
First National bank of this city, now
with the Ford Motor company, Mime
apoIis, visited with Leo Burg the lat
ter part of the week.
William F. Weigel has been suffer-
ing from a broken knee cap.
Mrs Earl Nidiver, formerly Miss
Winnifred Reddy Of this city, return
cd to her home at Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Friedrichs motOred
to Chicago the past week.
Mrs Nellie Fuller, Tulsa, Okla, is
the guest of her brother and other
relatives here.
Miss Ida Chalfant, who has been in
California the past two years and who
has been visiting the H. J. Youman's
family, has gone to POynette.
Miss Marcia Regain, who was for
merly with the Wisconsin Zinc COM
panv Of this city, now of Chicago, Wis
tied with Mrs. Marie Higley.
w IIldm DO1uCh VI CAAO NO. 1900
faculty has gone to Madison for Taca-
lion.
Miss Beecher and Miss Lyon, two
normal school students, have been
very i'll but are now showing improve
ment
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Grindell, To-
peka, Kas., are visiting at the nome
Of his mother, Mrs. Clara Grlndell:
The Charles Loveland family VINO
have been visiting the A. W. kopp
family at their summer nome stone
lake, returned home Tuesday.
John Strong and two sons, Less ana
Tom Aurora, are the guests Oh tne
Strong families here. ..
Mrs. w A. Redick and children ielt
Monday for Lake Mills, where tney
will be guests Of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Welttennllle['
Jr., and family and Mrs. Charles WelC
tenhiller, ST., are visiting relatives a'
Kenosha and other points.
Miss Mildred Kies will be at nome
this week, from her school dutles ~, III
Fremont, Nebr., Midland College; o1e
will return to the same place Win do-
yanced salary next year
Leo Mehren and Irwin Mars4alI a :
home from a motor trip TO 1ellow- :
stone Park Their plan was 10 80 ~
the coast, to look for WORK. my
we're told that the west was noooeu
with people seeking employment ~
decided to return to Wisconsin oiio
OF the garden spots of the earth.
Calcium chloride has been put on q
piece of road in front OF street oo IN,
missioner Murray's home in TINS clIy
as an experiment in keeping the roau
free from dust. The chloride draws
the moisture from the ar VIII
keeps the road damp. Ih!s Inet tUa
has been used successfully III eds =
states and is cheaper than OH. ho
chris Helker and Ora Coyer' WY
left here several weeks ago on li ~
tor trip to the west have arrlseu coo 90
Portland. Oregon, a distance .! NJ, NJ
miles. In writing of their Trip I'D
Hplker saws. "The roads were So
With some steep and rough nils pI III
the old Studebaker climbed tneh w. a.
right and is good for another Trip
came through Yellowstone Pafh' aIrn
across the Blue Mountain anu wv - -
Columbia River Highway. MoIo!ine .
il nice way to travel. Every lie.,o
town has tourist camp ~ The
always finds friends, Some es,oe o. ve e
country we went through was t w.
dry. In Wyoming they toio US not
bull frogs eight years oiu uiu
know how to swim. 5or Mills
With the Mounds, the Power wee F M,iis
grounds, Fountain Bluff tuna va1Iev.
and the historic Blockhouse n sdl,ra
Platteville is blessed with d II by
beauty Of scenery that IS 81 +ba II. S.
IST p one Of these spots will furnish nao
og gGarG 6us UF for week probably few fOr
instance, is capped with ''Niag fha same anne
stone, so named because II - t ledge
o oSepf which the worlds famous N fnnnd
n T Wisconsin west Of waukes dnn6 only
On the platte and Blue Mounu'