New Ulm weekly review., 1878-07-17
new ULM And VICINITY.

F..C. Held has built.an addition to
his furniture store, on Centre street.
The grading on Third North street
is nearly completed.
The prairie chicken crop this year,
it is said, Will2be very abundant. 81
The County Commissioners met as a
board Of equalization last Monday.
Frank Lcibo1d has opened Il bar
Der shop in the room lately occupied
by Mrs Walton as Il millinery store, 81
Now that green cucumbers have
made their appearance our doctors
wear a more pleasant countenance.
Last Friday II. M. Hills, Of Golden
Gate, brought into the Review office a
head Of timothy measuring l0354 inches.
Beat it, it you can.
The weather the past four or five
days has been most Uncomfortable hot
On Saturday the thermometer indicat-
cd l02 in the shade.
The firm of Ericsson Gerald, Beaver
Falls, has been dissolved. Mr. Ericsson
Ietires from the business leaving j. S.
Gerald sole proprietor.
The letter from our foreign cores
pondent, which appears on first page.
IS quite instructive and interesting,
and should receive Aperusal by all our
readers.
Geo. Bickelhaupt resigned the sheriff
atty OF Brown county last st,Thursday.
Comment is unnecessary The County
commissioners will meet in regular
session. next week, when his successor
will disappointed.
Mrs. .Guetling, at the Arbeiter Hall,
is now prepared to accommodate all
lovers of ice cream on the afternoon
and evening of,eyery Tuesday, Thurs
day and Sunday. See her notice in
another column.
j. L. Williams, Of Mankato, special
mail agent Of The Post Office Depart.
1nent Tor the last six years, has resign
ed his position; and S. p. Child, OF Blue
Earth City, has been appointed as his
successor.
We learn from the St. Peter Tribune
thata salmon was lately caught in Lake
Emily, measuring about IA inches. The
Tribune says that there is 10 mistake
about it being a genuine salmon. and
that it must be one Of the first lot
planted in the lake, some four years
ago.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is an
nounced to deliver Il lecture at M;ank;.-
to on the 20th of this month. The
one dollar a person. This will prob
ably be the best opportunity. our citi-
Zens will ever have of hearing this
distinguished man. Orders for tickets
can be sent to E. NJ Pope, Geo. {.
Lidgerwood, or D.. 3. Owen, Mank;lto.
Quite Il number Of ladies and gentle
men assembled at the residence of j.
last Sunday, it being the 5Oth anniyer-
.sary OF Johns birthday. Under the
kind attentions OF mine host and host
cs,s, aided by Il number Of assistants,
the guests spentt the time very pleasant
ly, and when the company broke up all
wished that John might live to cele-
brate his lCOth birthday.
The ladies are making great prepara-
tions for the fair to be held at Turner
Hall next Saturday. The fair will com
mence at 10 a. m. and continue during
the day. The admission to the fair is
so cents. but each ticket entities the
bearer to participate III the allotment
OF prizes, which by the way are nl,-
merous and some OF them quite costly.
The admission to the evening enter
tainment is Is celltS, and us will be
seen by the programme in another col
ulnn the entertainment. will be very
amusing and interesting. AS the pro
ceeds so fora worthy cause, we hope to
see our citizens turn out to gaake the
fair a success.
The managers of the Chicago &
Northwestern and Winona q st. Petel
railroads passed this city last Wedhes.
day evening. After stalking out sta.
tions and depot grounds along the Red
wood road they proceeded to the. State
line, from which place Marvin Hughitt.
Gen. Manager; w. III. johnson, chiet
Engineer; S. Sanborn, Supt. w. s.
Aellen, Asst. Gen. Freight Agent and
several others will proceed With GOV.
cred wagons, via Lake Kampeska. to the
Missouri river. We understand that
it is the company's intention te
extend the road from Lake k;smpes3,si;
to the Missouri at an early day, and
the party above referred to go acrpss
the country preparatory to making a
survey of the route.