New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-07
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Ho, for the funniest!
Our Paris letter will be found on 18th
page.
Our public schools will open again
next Monday.
New Ulm has a musical barber. He
performs on the accordion most SOUL
stirring melodies.
A team ran away on Sd North street
last wednesday,, badly smashing the
wagon at the railroad crossing. We
were unable to learn particulars
Beecher's lecture in Mankato Melted
$50, while in Lake City the net pro-
ceeds failed to pay expenses by $sllO.
Our farmers seem to take unusual
precaution this year in handling mach
lnery, as we have yet to hear of the
first mower or reaper accident.
We are requested to state that a tele-
graph office has just been established at
Burns Station for the accommodation
OF the railroad,se and the public.
We are informed that John Wise,
the Redwood Falls brewer, mysterious
ly left that place last Thursday after.
noon and has not been seen or heard
from since.
Mr.. Paul, the mail contractor on the
route between New Ulm and Redwood
Falls, lost;s valuable horse last Fri.
day from the effects of the heat. The
boys worked hard to get him into town.
but he dropped dead on the knoll this
side OF the burrying grounds, about one
mile from town.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. S. d. Pc
tersen,s traction engine attached to a
separator, was set in motion moving
along the stl Gets at the rate Of about
three or four miles All hour. On the
top OF the machine were seated about
10 or 20 boys who seemed to enjoy
themselves hugely. This engine is so
constructed as to go on any ordinary
road drawing the separator along with it.
Wheat crop reports from northern
Iowa and southwestern Minnesota are
ct very discouraging character, and
the best predict only half a crop. In
the northern part of the State, along
the St. P. & P. and N. P. railroads the
damage does not appear to have been
SO great, and an average crop is expect
ed.
The first teams crossed on the pom.
toon bridge at 9 o'clock last Friday
morning, and after having given it a
thorough test the structure was pro.
nounced open'for traffic, and teams have
been crossing ever since. AS we go to
press the Workmen are engaged in driy-
ing spiles to which the bridge will be
permanently fastened.
DR.. Yarnall is to- be here in New Ulm
on his regular visit at the Dacotah
House on Wednesday August 18th. for
one day only. We are informed that
Dr.. Yarnall will make only three or
four more visits this year to our CITY
and it will be much better for all innya-
lids to commence treatment at once. 40
they may get well before his visits
cease. His patients we learn are i'm
proving nicely.
The North Star, published at Orton.
vile, in Big Stone county, of July25th.
says: Eve have received a copy Of the
New Ulm Visitor, published by Jos
Bobleter. It is a bright and newsy
sheet. We welcome it to our exchange
list. Many thanks brothers Miller Z;
futile for the compliment, but please
substitute Review for Visitor. >
the latter being thing Of the past.
We learn from the Mankato Union
that Tom Griffin, who, many Of our I'll
tlzens may remember, lounged about
New Ulm two or three years ago. has
been arrested for entering the resi-.
dence OF w. ID. Cole, Of Mankato. for
the purpose of commi tting a dastardly
outrage upon a Ii year old daughter Of
MI, Cole, who was sleeping on a lounge
IN the room into which he made his
entrance, but he was prevented in his
helilsh design by the mother of the
girl giving the alarm. He no doubt
VIII receive his just dues.