New Ulm weekly review., 1879-11-26
1lheria Items.

Mr.. H. Plath is putting up feed
mill to be run by horse power. He
is going to fatten 25 head of oxen
and steers and is going to grind his
own feed independent Of the low
water in the Cottonwood. He cal
culates that if the people of Illinois
can afford to feed their corn when
it is worth Al cts. in Chicago, it will
pay to feed corn here when it is
worth but 18 cts.
Henry Myer fatted car load of
cattle last winter and took them to
Chicago in the spring, and he esti.
mates he realized so cts. per bushel
for all the corn he fed, besides he
got $126 more for his car load of
cattle than he vas offered here by
the cattle buyers after paying all
expences, which is nice profit on
one car load Of cattle.
The Seaman boys, nephews of G.
w. Smith, of Yankton were here a
few days ago and bought up
$50 head Of cattle to drive
! to Fort Perrie. There has also been
parties here from Buena Vista coun.
ty, Iowa, this week buying up cat.
tie: They say it is hard to find any
more stock to buy. They paid as
high as $13 for yearlings, but said
they would be worth $500 when
they cot them home.
Dana Bruce, an enterprising
young man from Boston who owns
some prairie land near iberia, start
I'd for the Hub Monday morning.
He intends to eat his Thanksgiving
turkey with his friends. Mr.. Bruce
worked year for that thoroughly
practical and successful farmer
Hon. C. C. Brandt and he thinks
he can now run a farm himself after
his years apprenticeship. He will
return in the spring as he is we'll
pleased with Minnesota.
Mr.. A. J. Bangs, our worthy
Postmaster, is going on a visit with
his wife to their son who lives at
Wells, Mimi. His other son Dwight
Bangs, the Photographic artist of
Sleepy Eye, with his wife will also
accompany the old couple. They
will start on the 25th by team and
take their Thanksgiving dinner
with their son and brother. They
will be gone eight days and we wish
them a pleasant journey and safe
return.
Hon. Carl Brandt arrived at lbe
ria all safe on Thursday, but hew as
caught out in the big wind storm or
Wednesday and got wrecked. He
arrived with his craft loaded on ;
double wagon and the rudder brok
en-; no lives lost, however, and he viii
haul into some friendly port on tn:
Cottonwood for repairs.
i The wind blew a terrific gale al
day Wednesday and it was one o
the most disagreeable days we have
witnessed in long time. If ther'
had been about six inches loos'
snow on the ground it would have
been a second edition of that de
structive storm of 1872. A youn1
man started to Sleepy Eye with
oad of hay but Was compelled t.
anchor with his bow to the gale, a
he did not dare to turn his broadsid
to the breeze for fear of capsizing 3
He got through with the binding al
right.
Wear sorry tolearn that Mr.. Wen
sci ShuIler buried two more child
rem last Monday. 1t is a sad affai
for a poor man to bury four child
rem in one week.
Eugene Welcome failed to put il
, his appearance at Iberia according
. to agreement for the purpose Of or
ganizing writing class. We hop
he will make another effort.
We have seen an account of som
big threshing in some late paper
Ed. Crumlett threshed POI Bushel
:, Of No. 4 wheat in two hours and
halt or in $50 minutes, being at tn
rate Of "a bushel every 40 seconds
, and he will put up his machin
!. against any other thresher in us
for one day or one week, and if b
, can't do more work and do it bette
than any other machine he will fo1
felt his. He uses the Case Eclips
! thresher.
There was very exciting hors
5 J race last Saturday at the quail ira
: school house. The race was to
a between p. Collins mare, backel u
by John Keegan for $50, and Fran
Dinneen's Norman racer, backe
= = up by the Fitzgerald boys and Cyr,
q Conrad for the same amount; b,
n they failed TO agree on the distan1
s so Will Gent and Frank Dinnee
g ran race for 81 a side. Gents NJ
:. coming out two lengths behind. +
: the young men and boys tor radi,
of four miles were in attendance
y The three horses afterwards ran f;
s purse of 81, the Collins mare carr
ing off the prize.
!. My hands are sore and stiff fro