New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-01-28
iberia Items.

Of corn yet remaining unhusked and
think lie is Wintering more fowl than
any other man in the State, rs the
prairie chickens of the whole sur.
rounding country have congregated tC
assist him to husk. In speaking Of
Mr.. Griswold l night say he is a man
Ut splendid mechanical genius as he
has invented new riding pillow,
i riding corn cultivator and I,
4 saving machine, run by two horses,
for saving logs into blocks with a
cross.cut saw. All those inventions
he has made without infringing on any
patent-rights.
We have just received copy of the
Waitsburg Times from our old friend
Jacob Wright, Of Washington Ter.
ritory, SO we presume Jacob is alive
and kicking. We believe he is still a
subscriber to the Review.
We mentioned in our last cores
pondence that we did not know of a
case of serious sickness in this town.
We have had the most serious case
that I have heard of since, in our own
family. One Of our boys, IL years
old, has had quite dangerous attack
Of Group and fever, but by thorough
physicking, vomiting, sweating and
blistering he has so far recovered rs to
be able to take his place again at the
family board. A Mothers unremitting
care with simple house remedies is Of
ten as effective as doctors medicinal.
We see by late communication to
the st. Paul Globe, dated Grand Forks
D. T. that our old friend Geo. II.
Walsh, formerly editor of the New
Ulm Piaindealer, has become 4
popular and influential citizen Of
Northern Dakota, as he is President
of the Territorial Council and may
probably be the next delegate to Con-
gress. lie is also a lawyer, editor,
land agent, &C., &C.,
An intelligent old lady gave me a
never-failing remedy the other day
for Group, and as it is a simple rescipe
I Will give it as it may save the life of
some little reader of the REVIEW from
an untlmely grave: Melt a table spoon
full of turpentine and lard together and
give it for an emetic and it will give
Immediate relief. Also rub some of
the mixture OH the throat, and bind it
on with a cloth. The old lady assured
me she had saved the lives of three
children with this remedy after the
doctors had given them up.
We are sorry to learn that the angel
ofdeath has tapped his dark wings over
the home of another poor man in Null
ligan, Mr.. John BRIGHTER, and sum-
moned three of his dear, little ones to
their reward in a better world. The
same merciless disease diphtheria was
the cause of their death.
There has been Il band of wolves
prowling around here for the last few
days and nights. They were around
John Penning's house one night and
next morning they crossed the prairie
in plain view Of our school house, and
that night they besieged DR.. Humph.
rey's stable containing his sheep, ana
il it had not been for his faithful dogs
the innocent sheep would probably
have had to SUI render before morning.
Charley DUNCAN entertains the good
people, young and old. of Dist. No. %,
Albin, by giving them a spelling school
every Friday night. Charley is al in
telligent young man and W. would
be pleased to hear from him through
theREvIEw, rs we presume there must
be something going on there that
would be interesting to your readers.
That school house has great attractions
for itinerant preachers as there has
been 81 different preachers, there IN
the last two years. (the Mecca Of the
faithfully
/ see by a letter received tonight
from my brother in Wisconsin that
he is about rs familiar with the affairs
around Iberia as your correspondent
Because he takes theREvlEw and keeps
posted. He is like the excremental
scavinger that t1annts his name at the
head of the editorial columns Of the
tVidv.AWdke. He has noticed that
have been dumping some more horses
over the bank. will take the liberty
Of informing both these wise men that
l have yet left seven good working
horses and intend to stay right here
bucking against adversely till l have
three times us many.
The query always suggests itself to
me when am finishing communities
ton for the REVIEW, "what in thun
der will / find to write about next
week.; but l probably know rs mucl
about it as the editor knows what he
will find to make his paper interesting
the next week.
iberia, Jan. oath. MIKE DlNNEEN.