New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-21
NEW ULM AND VICI N IT 7.

Quite a number of our towns-fo
had picnic last Sunday at Swan Lake.
Judge Cox will hold a special term
of the District Court at Redwood Falls.
Sept. 10th.
Don't forget Forepaugh's great cir
Gus and menagerie on the 5th of next
month.
Mark Cane, our efficient tonsorial ar.
fist. has enlarged the rear end of his
barber shop. a
Mr.. Sommerville of Albin, has
threshed some of his poorest wheat,
which yielded fifteen bushels per acre.
Swarms of grasshoppers have been
doing some damage in the vicinity of
Bismark. but it is thought they will
not spread to any great extent.
Our town has been unusually quiet
during the past week, the farmers be-
ing busy in securing as much as possible
OF their crop during fair weather.
Last Thursday was Catholic holi-
day, and consequently there were
great many farmers III town attending
church and also to do some necessary
trading.
The itinerant San Francisco comedi.
an and tragedian, thought that the
new cornet band ought to play for his
benefit free, gratis, for nothing, be-
cause it would be such an honor to play
for a ''star Of the first magnitude
Albert Blanchard, our jolly clerk of
the court, spent a couple Of days in
BurnstoWn last week. He says the
farmers of that town expect their
wheat crop to yield from ten to fifteen
bushels per acre.
A company Of emigrants from Black
River Falls, Wis, are forming a colo
ny at Kampesks, Dakota. They intend
to occupy about twenty sections, and
many OF them are said to have consid-
cradle capital.
AS the temporary editor Of this pa
per lacks both time and experience in
collecting large variety of interesting
news items, we trust our readers will
bear with all shortcomings in this is
sue, land wait patiently until we editors
return.
County auditor E. Ericsson, of Rem
vile county, called at the REVIEW of.
flee one day last week. In his commu-
nication in to,day's REVIEW he pro.
misses to make a reply to the charges
made by the Renyille Times in regard
to alleged 'scrookedness'' in his Office.
Maj. Bobleter, editor Of this paper.
states IN letter dated at Chicago, the
10Th inst, that there were no indica-
lions OF the great strike which was ex-
pected to take place on that day. The
communistic parade and picnic had
been postponed until sometime next
week.
The 10th inst. was wonderful dav
tor many Of our sportsmen. Some who
had previously been out shooting
'ssnlpes' and ducks, might be seen on
the above mentioned day with guns on
their shoulders, each bent on severing
the life strings of at least ten or TWEEN,
ty prairie chickens.
E. A. Watson, formerly engaged as
travelling salesman by different whole
sale houses of St. Paul, committed sui
eide IN the Black Hills, on hel2th inst.
by taking al overdose Of lauda,1uln.
Dissipation and domestic trouble
seemed to be the cause of the sad act
The Eagle Lake Independent puts il
a little too strong when it SAYS that
New Ulm with a population Of 1900.
has So saloons.
We have taken some pains in irving
to ascertain the exact number Of the
latter but have been unable to find as
many as thirty; and then the population
instead ct being 1900 is about $500.
A handsome photograph of Hon
James &. Blaine has been placed in
our post office. The picture was sent
to the postmaster by Hon. VIM. s.
King, president Of the Minnesota 40.
rlcultural and Mechanical Association
which holds a grand fair at Minneapo.
lis during State Fair week, at which
Mr.. Blaine will make an GRAFTON.
The dramatical entertainment AT the
Turner Hall last Sunday evening. rot
ten up for the benefit of Carl Schnet.
tau, was not very largely attended.
we learn from a number of our cit;-
zens who were present at the entertain.
ment, that MI. Schmettau, who has
been palmlng himself off as a ssstar
performer, was far inferior to Mr..
Stohlmann as an actor.
we also learn that Miss Immel acted
her part Of the play in praiseworthy
manner.
a State Teachers Institute will be
opened at Sleepy Eve Sent o 1870