New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-02-19
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(By Our Regular Correspondent busted.

Flour, per Dbl. q. 60 $50 Wheat Per has. 9s7s
5esns !: :. l.oo--1.so sst.toss g
100 lbs: " 2so Lard PEI il. g. s
Salt per Dbl. go Butter psflb SIP
Eggs per dog. II l-2 Honey pr 10. l5--o
John Franz, Of the Hawk Eye Beer
Hall, has added an owl to his sign.
Andy, our barber, is having stone
hauled on his lot preparatory Of build
ing in the spring.
Our new calaboose is nearing COM
pletion. Look out, boys, that you don't
60 estray.
c. B. Blake is absent but Mo says
he will keep on selling until he returns
at astonishing low prices.
William Duncan received the larg.
est valentine of the season. It is a
real boy and weighs eight pounds and
eleven ounces. Spur up, Bill.
A small row occurred at one of our
saloons last Friday. Results: A fine Of
five dollars and costs. So much more
for side walks and crossings. Come
on.
Charles Zirath has returned from
Rochester where he was called some
ten days ago to attend sickness in his
family. We are glad to learn that all
are well again.
Next Saturday evening, Washing
toms birthday, T. Kimm will give a
grand masquerade ball. A good time
is anticipated.
Geo. Smith formerly Of the n. w. r.
Co. at New Ulm has located in this
place and opened saloon in l.. Han.
sons building, to be called the Depot
Retreat.
Frank Burg has commenced to manu-
facture cigars here and invites every
lover of the weed to come and give his
make trial. Frank means bliss.
Monday our streets were filled with
teams from one end to the other and
business seemed to be pretty lively.
Runitz l. lBendixen were too busy to
give US the market report.
VIM. Davis, our livery man, made
New Ulm visit last week and called
on Chips, whom he found in very good
health and busily engaged in playing
cards with our man who got flogged
with scoop shovel.
The concert by Mr.. Howe and lady,
given here Saturday eve., was a good
one. The house was filed chuck full.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Howe
is going to make Sleepy Eye his future
home. .'..s.
Randall, our cheap Randall, is going
back to Mankato. He has got enough
of auction business in Sleepy Eye, for
he could almost give things away and
no one could buy because money is
too scarce. ..
New Ulm will mourn over the de.
parture of her old citizen Mark Cane
who now makes the Revere House his
headquarters. Mark says it is meat
and bread he wants. Hope he won't
not hold ~ n;ol>,c ~ol>b:k~
A fire occurred here on Thursday
afternoon last. A small building put
up by the r. r. Co. last fall for lodging
the men working on the round house
was consumed. Contents total wreck.
About ninety pair of blankets were con.
sumed by the fire.
Our City Fathers have succeeded in
purchasing a lot for a calaboose and
work on it has already commenced. The
building is going to be 14x16 feet,
single roof, the walls are Of 2x4
scantling spiked together on the outside
with bevel siding. There win be two
cells and small hall in front. Very
well done, our worthy Board. Side
walks and crossings will next be attend.
ed to.
Does it reflect any credit upon the
character of man to say that he has
been in ninety-nine (o9) different kinds
of business, in twenty.six States of the
Union, been in the employ of railroads,
express companies, been tipped and
had the grand bounce, a member Of
Freemasonry and of the Odd Fellows
order! If you think negatively please
hint thusly to the citizens of Sleepy
Eye, that they may beware of one con.
templating citizenship in our midst.
At last Sleepy Eye is to have a paper,
a genuine article. Rising Brothers
were the parties arriving 8 hours and
10 minutes ahead of their other com
petitors and now throw out their shing.
lie at d. I. Russell's stand, where they
intend to issue their first number or
Thursday, Feb. Goth. It is to be ar
independent paper in politics, neutra
in all questions and a first-class countr,
journal in every respect. Subscribe.
John A. White, our gentlemanly sta.
ton agent, has received gift in tn,
shape of a 10 pound s'Gal''. Prett,
good, John. Next.
Setting up Governors.
Written for the Review BY o. p. CuAnpl1r.
The question of the next governor i
already before the people. In the dis
cussion two points have been mad
which we think should be ruled out