Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05

coded her into eternity. To this union
were born one son and one daughter,
both of whom are still living.
All Platteville is grieved over the
death Of George Townsend Plummer,
who died last Monday in a hospital at
Rochester, Mimi, after year or
more of intense suffering. Mr.. Plum
mer, while in service in France, dur
ing the winter of 1918, contracted the
| flu and pneumonia and was confined
| to a hospital for eleven weeks. He
probably never fully recovered from
| the effects of this illness, for year
/ ago he began to fail and he underwent
an operation at Dubuque, later tax
| ing treatment in Chicago and finally
| in Rochester, where he succumbed to
cerebral meningitis last Monday
evening at 5 o'clock.
Mrs. Emily Works, mother of Mrs.
David Gardner Sr., left Platteville on
| Thursday morning for Los Angeles,
California. This will make her Both
trip across The Divide. She goes %
visit her daughter, Mrs. Edward Au-
stin, who lives in Los Angeles.
The marriage Of Miss Lucille Knox,
daughter of Mr.. and IIrs. Herman
Knox, of Lake Forest, and William
Borden, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Borden of Madison, tok place Thurs
dav evening at o'clock at the home
of the brides parents, Dr.. James Nc
Clure officiating. The Misses Ellen
and Alvena Knox, sisters OF the bride
and Don Borden, cousin of the BRIDE
groom, attended.
Miss Mary H. Burris. who receives
her Phi B., from the University OF chi
cago this week, has been elected to
Phi Beta Kappa. Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Burris Sr., leave on Thursda for chi
cago to be present at the graduation
exercises of their daughter on Friday
This honor is one on which Miss Bui
ris is receiving the congratulations 81
her friends.
Earl Shepherd, son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Shepherd of this city, and
and Miss Annabelle Thompson Of
Providence r. T., wer united in mar
riage recently. The young couple will
reside in Platteville, where the groom
will conduct an ice cream factory
that he recently purchased Of his
brother.-Witnes3
The seven year old daughter of MIR.
anu MIS-. w dIlGI III OH VI S1141C1 al =
was killed Saturday evening by being
run over by car driven by Mr.. Esch
of that city. The Child, with several
other children was celebrating her
birthday. Several of them had cross
ed the street and the Groth child at
tempted to cross in front of the Esch
car. Although Esch was driving at a
moderate rate, it was Impossible to
10 hafn If had
the child's chest, crushing it. While
the sympathy of the public is extend
ed to the sorroWing parents, no blame
is attached to Mr.. Esch, who is pros
trated because of the sad accident.
wv. Reamer of Sioux Falls, S. D.
is here visiting friends.
DR.. Knapp, w. c. Hill and Fred
Weinbergen were at Darlington at
tending the Fair and interviewing a
few stock and racehorse men.
w. n Smith and son Billie and
Mort Priestly of Mineral Point eX-
pect to leave the last Of the week for
a trip in the north part OF the state.
l.. DeSulhorst and wife and brother
Of Grundy Center, Iowa, were Platte
Vile callers last week. This was Mr..
DeSulhorst's old home and he en-
joyed renewing old acquaintance.
He has been a Witness reader Tor
nearly half century.
The John Harms, Amos Kies, 0. j.
Bennett and Dugdale farms will soon
be lighted by electricity from the
Galena plant.
Levi Muncy left last week for
Platte, S. D., to see his sister who is
seriously i'll. He will also go to Hot
Springs, S. D. to take treatment at a
government hospital.
Campbell Smith has returned from
sumner school at Culver, Indiana.
Mrs Doctor Harry Andrew and
children of Platteyille visited at the
doctors home a few days last week.
Miss Millicent Warmer of Chica-
go is visiting Miss Nellie Bell.
Paul Stephens leaves Monday to at
tend Bayless Business College.
Edward Sueltman is visiting in
Chicago.
Edward Webb, who works in Mil
waukee, visited in Platteville over
the week end.
Robert Mauhler and Wilfred Fur
gerson, who have been working iii
Waupon the past few months, return
home last week.
Capt Scott A. Cary was in Madison
| last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Carl are The
proud parents of a baby boy Law
renee Keith" who came to live at
their home last Wednesday.
Dr. Buck and Oliver Gray are plan
ming a trip to the northern part of
the state the latter part of this week.
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