New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-14
iberia Items.

emu rOlleQ piece OF wheat last week
to make it smooth and he has a boy
going over it now with horserake to
rutfle the surface again to prevent it
from blowing the surface off the wheat
roots.
That fearful National malady known
as the base ball lunacy has broken out
at Iberia again this spring. It has
ragged here for several years and there
IS no class that is exempt or that claims
from this fearful plague.
Neither age, sex, wealth nor beauty
seem to be free from this insidious dis.
ease. Young men apparently healthy
will throw off their boots and and hats
and shout and run mad for hours around
Fred: Benham' s pasture, and old grey
bearded, barefooted men will be sud-
denly seized with the frenzy and if
they can't run they take ND chorus and
do share of the hallooing. Fred. has
fenced in a 2QO acre lot to keep them
from running astray. They have red
flags hung on poles and stuck around
in the ground at intervals to draw their
attention after the fashion of The
Spanish Matadore.
We regret to have to chronicle the
serious illness of Mr.. John Keegan.
ST.. with that distressing complaint
Strangury. He is under the care of
honest DR.. Marcellus. We hope to soon
hear of his recovery.
The Iberia Mill Co. has put new
bolt in their mill and they are now
making splendid flour and giving gen.
eral satisfaction. Mr.. Schwerdtfagnr
says the Rapidan mill makes a big
blow about giving 81 lbs. of flour for
So lbs. wheat as they are very sure
not to get any Of that grade this wear.
but he says he will give % lbs. of flour
for Al lbs. wheat, or four more than
they offer at the Rapidan.
The old ladies say they have sowed
the last OF the garden seed that Major
Strait so kindly and abundently sun.
piled them with during the grasshop-
per times, and they say they have no
hopes OF our Democratic member do
ing any such a kind favor for them:
they expect to have to buy hereafter.
[ promised to let your readers know
something about heightened wedding
in this letter and | must not disaD.
point them, for all classes young and
old are interest in connuhial affairs.
The Rev. Christopher Ording, pastor of
the Lorenzo Lutheran church, and Miss
Lena Oleson were the high contracting
parties. They were married in the
bridcgroom's own church in the pre-.
sence of his whole congregation, the
marriage ceremony being performed
by Rev. Kuhn Of Mankato. The cere.
mony was very impressive one, and
he talked long, and eloquently to the
young couple on the sacredness of the
obligations that they were now about
to assume and the indissolubility of the
marriage tie. The Rev. Mr.. REIN. of
New Ulm, and Rev. Mr.. Kittle. OF
Burns. were also present to add digni.
ty to the occasion. The brides friends,
after the ceremony, were invited into
the parsonage where we were treated
to refreshments of the most acceptable
quality. The wedding cortege then
repaired to the home of the brides
step.father, M. Henry Meyers, when
Mrs. NJ. Dinneen had a table set that
would be no dishonor for Royalty tc
partake of. She had the management
Of the cuisine department all through
and spared no pains to have everything
gotten up in the best style. Mike Din.
neen and wife did the honors of the
table to the satisfaction of all.
The festive party partook of supper
at 5 O'Clock after which all the minis
tersdeparted for their respective homes
including the bridegroom and happy
bride who started out on their Journey
oflife together amidst the blessings
and good wishes Of all. May their life
be one of unalloyd happiness. The
bride was the recipient of several alu
able presents, amongst which we no
ticed a beautiful linen table cloth, the
gift of Mrs. S. d. Peterson, and two
sets of silver spoons from Mrs. Berg
mann, of New Ulm, and a pair of mag
nificient vases, by Miss Johnson, of st
Peter, and Il bed spread by Mrs. II. Rom
berg. The wedding was finished up il
royal style. The Home band consist.
ing of q instruments, arrived at 8 O.
clOckand enlivened the sceneWit1l sweet
and melodius music which did credit
to the boys us vigorous players. Thu
music was interspersed with frequen
salvos of artilliry. The band continued
to play till 2o'clock in the morning whe1
all retired to their homes we'll pleased
The bridegroom is a native of Han
mover, and is graduate of one of tn,
celebrated Universities of that country
He is a bright-looking young gentle
man.
OF the bride I will give a short bio
graphy. She is native of the Cot
tonwood, having been born on it's bank
a couple Of years previous to the massa
ere of Aug, 1852. Her father wa.
killed in that tiendish ambuscade nea1
New Ulm, on the 18th day of August
His name was Nels Oleson. His broth
Ell Ole Oleson, husband of Mrs. Berg
man, was also killed at the same time
leaving the two sisters widows at tn,
same instant. VIM. futile, the two
Loomises, Hammond, Tore Oleson, an(
VIM. Carroll and others were killed a
the same time. Perhapse 1 should no
associate the bloody scenes and brutal
ty of Indian warfare with the hilarit,
of this wedding vestival, and l would
not except as an illustration of tn,
promise fulfilled by him, who said h,
would watch over the widow and ia
therless. The widows and orphans
who were left SO lonely and desolat,
then at New Ulm have since beef
blessed with good husbands and happ,
homes.
We will be sorry when Sheriff Man
derfe1d, 7. Fitzgerald, and Mr.. Meyer
have no more daughters to get mar
ried, for then we will expect no NOR
royal old fashioned weddings.
We were more than pleased with tn
last Review. We were surprised t,
find supplement and all filled with in
teresting news, five columns of hom
news also Washington and London let
tiers. Citizen sreply toMr. Champlin'
was the best letter that ever appeare,
in the Review. My respects to th