New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-12-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
The first snow ofthe season fell
at Bismark on Thursday Of last
week, and that was only one inch
in depth.
"A. G. Chittenden, of Marshall, who
has started branch store at Amir
ct, between Tlacy and Marshall, has
been appointed post master of that
station.
The Marshall Messenger says
there is now a good supply of wood
at that place, BUTT is mostly soft
wood.
Lanesboro Journal: The Lanes.
boro girls chew gum; the Preston
girls chew rubber; Rushford girls
chew licorice-and all Of them
chews to do as they please.
The tea crop of India this year is
estimated at 100000 pounds,
nearly double the yield of 1878.
len years ago it was only $4,000,
600 pounds.
The Methodists, of Waseca, have
just completed the erection of nice
church building, costing about
$4,000.
Good dry wood, says the Glencoe
Enterprise, is selling in that village
from 81. 50 to So. 50 per cord.
Henry s. Haas, merchant tailor
and dealer in gents clothing in St.
Paul, failed last week. The liabili.
tbs are about $4,000, assets about
$4,000.
Miss Rose M. Doyle, one of the
teachers in the schools at St. Peter,
slipped and fell on the ice the
other day and broke one of her
arms in two places.
It is reported that great many
persons around Winnebago City are
laid up with species of epizootic,
and that there is hardly a family
but what has some one afflicted
with it.
The value of this years improve
ments in Owatonna are figured at
$57, 900,
The renowned orator, Prof.
Swing, Of Chicago, lectured at
Mankato on Thursday evening Of
last week
The thermometer at Sank Rapids
indicated Sc degrees below zero on
Thanksgiving morning. Such are the
reports.
The Tracy Gazette says superin-
tendent T: j. Nichol is making a
change in railroad employees.
The liabilities of N. B. Harwood
& Co. have been found to exceed one
million dollars, while the nominal
| assets to meet the same are about
eight hundred and seventy thou
sand.
Maj. J. E. Doughty, of Lake City,
who became insane last summer, is
reported to have improved greatly
under the management Of DR. Ey
erts, of Cincinnati.
In Tyrone, LIE Suenr county, a
man named Kotzmeyer had a horse
stolen about two weeks ago.
! Fergus Falls, Otter Tail county,
is to have new Norwegian weekly
newspaper, under the management
Of John Schroeder.
The Mankato Normal school has
40 pupils in attendance, 50 of
| whom are in the entering class.
A farmer in Houston county has
this year raised $50 bushels Of oni-
| ons, which he soldfor Scots. bush
| ell. He also sold sc hogs, the total
weight of which was 1893 pounds.
His total receipts for the above
mentioned productions was $997.7 ~.
At the Catholic church fair held
in LIE Sueur recently, the net re.
ceipts amounted to about $500,
enough to pay all indebtedness and
cave Something in the treasury.
The editor of the Murray County
Pioneer says he will be obliged to
close up his office this. week unless
some Of his subscribers bring in mo-
ney or wood. He informs his read
ers that he cannot work with cold
fingers.
John E. Miller, mechanic, had
his right hand taken of: in the ma.
chinery of a planning mill at st.
Paul, where he was employed, on
Thursday.
The Congreg ionalists Of the
western counties Southern Min.
nesota have org; zed new confer
ence, called tn Mankato confer.
ence. Rev. C. +. Merrill, Of Wa.
SEGA, was cleo d MODERATOR, and
Rev. Adam S: ~son, Of Fairmont,
| was electedS zoe. The next meet
ing will be f.eld in June at Free
! born.
During the month of November
the Minneapolis Millers' Assocla-
ton purchased 1885, 900 bushels Of
wheat, and millers of the city out
side of the association purchased Is,
600 bushels, making a total pur.