New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-11-13
NEW ULM AND VICINITY.
Wednesday, November 18th, 1873.

The November term Of the District
Court convenes next Tuesday.
The weather last week continued
very pleasant.
Mathematical instruments at the Ci-
ty Drug Store.
Latest styles of autograph and pho
tograph albums at the City Drug Store.
Wild geese have nearly all pulled up
stakes and gone to a warmer climate.
Now that election is over everybody
has again settled down to business.
Albert Blanchard is elected Clerk of
the District Court by 8l2 majority.
Rah for Blanchard.
The city council has appointed Hen
ny Steinhauser to take care of the street
lamps, at a salary Of $500 per month.
The weather during all last week
continued clear and pleasant, even the
nights were warm.
We would call the attention Of our
city readers to the notice Of City Clerk
Nix,which appears in another column.
New BOoKs--A splendid assortment
ofjuvenilea and miscellaneous books just
received by Jos. Bobleter, at the City
Drug Store.
Wild ducks have never been more
plenty in this vicinity than this fall,
and our sportsmen have baged wagon
loads Of them.
Why stand on the corners shivering
these frosty mornings, when you can
buy a good overcoat at ''Cheap Char
ley's for q mere song?
The auction sale which was to be
held at Mike Dinneen's, near Iberia,
Oct. Oath, has been postponed until
Saturday Nov. Both.
Governor Pillsbury has designated
Thursday, November 25th, as day of
are in order. Our friends will find the
latch.string Of our door hanging out.
Renville county always produces a
good crop Of candidates for represen-
tative--this year no less than five
Ed O Harra, the regular Dem. nominee,
being the successful one. 'Rah for O.
Harra.
Ihe New Ulm Turnverein cele brated
their 22danniversary last Monday even
ing. The entertainment consisted of
gymnastic performances, dancing, etc.,
and was witnessed by a very large au-
dience. The new cOrnet band furnish
ed the iIilsic and done themselves
proud.
Wheeler & Wilson are awarded, for
their new SEWING MACHINES, one of
the Special Grand Prizes of the Expo
sition at Paris--the ONLY grand prize
awarded for sewing machines--over
eighty competitors. Chas. Wagner is
the agent in New Ulm for these popu-
lar machines.
Mr.. J. R. Ballanger, of West New
ton, met with sad accident one day
last week. A horse which he was rid
ing stumbled and fell on him breaking
his left leg below the knee. DR.. Ber-
ry reduced the fracture and the patient
is doing as well as could be expected.
The first monthly live stock market
was opened yesterday under very favor
able auspices. The weather was clear
and pleasant, and quite anumber of far
mers, with their stock, were in attend
ance. The only drawback seemed to be
the scarcity of buyers; Quite a large
number Of sales were made however.
The St: Paul weather prophet, KEEL
logg, whose predictions from their pre-
vious accuracy are entitled to consider
alton, says we shall have good wealth
er till the Goth of November--cool,b but
dry. This prophecy is made in the
face of good sleighlng at Grand Forks,
Dakota, and ice running in the Red
River.
We hear consid cradle complaint be-
cause our Board of Education closed
the public schools on election day to
accommodate a few of the teachers
who wished to go into the country cleo
pioneering. We do not know if it is
customary to close the public schools
in cities on that day, but if ours were
closed for no better reason than the
one above given the people have just
cause for complaint
The round-house and Machine shops
at Sleepy Eye are nearing completion
and the end Of the division will soon
be moved from this station to that
place. Sleepy Eye will the be the ter
1ninal point for the passenger trains,
and New Ulm will be merely way
station. In consequence Of the change
great many families who have been
making New Ulm their home for sew )
eral years will be compelled to move