Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-10-18
PLATTEVILLE

Frank M. Dyer, a native resident of
Platteville, died from injuries receiv-
ed in an accident at Thornton, Arizona.
on Thursday last The body reached
Platteville on Tuesday morning, and
funeral services will be held from the
home this afternoon at o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Burney, who
have been visiting with their brother
in-law, Hon. C. ]. WeittenhilIer and
wife, have gone to Sitter to spend a
week with their daughter, Lenice.
They will return to Platteville before
going to their home in Harrington,
Nebraska. Mr.. Burney was. a former
Platteville boy and received his edu-
cation at the Platteville Normal. His
wife was daughter of Obed Jones,
formerly of Wing. Mr.. Burney made
good in the west and is one of the
richest farmers of Cedar county,
Neb. His sons on his farm are in the
cattle feeding business. They filled
their 10000 bushel elevator with corn
which cont them % to 80 cents a
bushel. They fed it to steers which
they bought at Sioux City at $44 per
head, and sold them for 5000 per
cwt., clearing SIS per head. Mr.. Bur-
hard to beat for farming, but thinks
the combining dairy business ought to
be better paid, as the dairyran has
little time for enjoyment, while the
steer men have more leisure to take
the family to entertainments and to
other forms of pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Hake are loading
their HOUSEHOLD goods and will leave
tomorrow for Menominee, Wis, to To-
cate on 120-acre farm which Mr..
Hake owns there. They will motor
over, weather permitting. Their son
has been operating this farm. Mr..
and Mrs. Hake moved to Platteville
about eleven years ago, from the town
of Lima. They are anxious to get to
their new home and nicely settlde, be-
ore cold weather. A party was given
in the Oddfellow hall Friday night by
the members Of the lodge, compliment
tary to them before their departure.
Friends wish for them much prosper
ity and comfort in their new home.
]. P. Rundell was SO years old on
Monday, and up to the past year none
could boast of better health for his
years, than he. But during that time
his health has broken somewhat, but
on Monday he was well enough to re-
ceive the members of his family who
came to him to help him celebrate the
occasion. Twenty eight relatives were
there. His son and wife, and their
daughter, and two oldest sons of Liv-
ingston were here, his grand-daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roy Grindell and Mrs. AL
fred King, and all the nephews and
nieces in and around Platteville were
present.
The friends in this city of Mrs
Frank Schreiner of Lancaster, will be
pleased to learn that she was able to
take a 200-mile drive last week in one
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Schreiner, with
Miss Emma, motored to Oshkosh to
see the two daughters who are teach
ing there. They made the trip of that
distance in one day, which is quite re-
markable for one in Mrs. Screiner's
condition. She reports no i'll effects
nothing but pleasure from the jour-
ney.
Clarence Fawcett was a Livingston
caller on Monday Mr.. Fawcett is in
very poor health, and expects to go
into the Buck hospital next week, for
an operation which he has great hopes
will benefit him.
Harry Rich entertained goodly
crowd of spectators on Sunday after
noon with some of his daredevil
stunts from an aeroplane. He hung
by his teeth from rope suspended
from the plane and tWirled himself
about till Onlookers were dizzy. He
gave some good performances at the
Gem theatre, also, which pleased the
audiences -TOurnal
The entire working force of the
Fielder Motor company of Mineral
Point has been transferred to the
platteville garage and Ford Service
station operated by E. G. Fielder &
Son. H. E. Cummings is in charge of
the shop and Joseph Poad and Leo
Francois will be on the floor. H. E.
Cummings owns kennel of German
police dogs.
John Blakely and wife have gone
to Salt Lake City, Utah, to spend some
time with their daughter, Lillian, af-
ter which they will go to Portland,
Oregon, to spend the winter with their
daughter, Dora.
Three boys and three girls from Du-
buque Friday night about IL o'clock
tried to make the John Hayden cor
ner in an Oldsmobile going at the rate
of 40 miles an hour. The car was
smashed and all the occupants badly
injured.
Mrs. w. w. Pretts has been ap
pointed convention secretary for the
Wisconsin delegation to the National