New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-04-21

the death of Miss Bertha Bastian, a
resident Of Mountain Lake, and almost
proving fatal to Mrs. John Kennedy.
The two ladies' were on their way to
Madelia and attempted to cross the RI
yer on the dam just above the mill.
but after they had driven on to the
dam the horse took fright and backed
off into about 20 feet of water. Char.
ley Leish who was raking corn stalks
close by saw the accident and FASTENED
to their relief but arrived too late to
save the young lady. He succeeded
in saving Mrs. Kennedy, more dead
than alive, and it was some time be-
fore she was brOght out of danger.
Mrs. Kennedy says the Immediate
fright of the horse was caused by a
gun being fired close by.
Our friend Henry Gede knows what
comfort there is in the possession Of a
gentle span of horses, and as he al
ways has the gentlest of the gentle, he
was somewhat surprised last Saturday
when he stepped for Il moment into
Juenemann's harness shop to see his
ponies start off down Minnesota street
without him, and at 4 gait which in.
Dictated that they meant business. Of
course he took after them and Justify
shouted whoa! who "a! until he was
completely tagged, but the ponies ran
all the faster and soon left their pant.
ing master far in the rear. When they
got to the Merchants Hotel they
turned up LIST S. street and finally
brought up at their stable but little
the worse off for their run. .-.....
Bernhard Marshner, of Birch
Cooley, has been prospecting in
the city for few days past
with a view of moving his wooden
mill to this city. We are informed
that he has large spinning machine
of IA spindles, and other machinery
for the manufacture of fannels, etc.
AS he will be under considerable ex-
pense in erecting buildings, and the
removal necessltating the purchase of
an engine, the mill at Birch Cooley
having been run by water power, he
expects a little aid from our enterpris-
ing citizens. We believe our people
are willing to encourage all manufact.
u4ing enterprises, and that if Mr..
Marshner will bring the matter before
them through the proper channel
the Board of Trade-he will find them
ready to encourage his enterprise.
The Republican county convention
to select delegates to the State and
Congressional conventions is called, as
will be seen by a notice on second page,
to meet in this city two weeks from
next Saturday, May 9Th. The commit
tee has deemed best to call the conven.
ton for this early day as the district
court will be in session in this city at
that time, and as many of the country
delegates may have occasion to be in
| attendance on couro 1t will do away
with the necessity of their making an
other trip to New Ulm week later
| AS the committee desires to obviate
the necessity of holding three or fou,
county conventions during the summer
and fall, delegates will also beselected
at this convention to represent Brown
county in the Second District Congress
sional Convention, which no doubt will
be called to meet at an early day.
The st. Peter Tribune says lightning
rod peddlers and insurance tramps hav,
already pounced down upon the farm
ers of Nicollet county, and are pursu
ing their old swindling tactics SO Otter
exposed. The Tribune says that th'
former promise to loan money a
an inducement for putting up rods
They called upon one poor farmer VIII
had house not worth more than $50
and put 500 worth Of rod on it. The,
first offered to loan him 5000 at 8 pc
cent. interest if he would buy rod
He asked the price of rodding his house
and the peddlers said they couldn't tel
exactly-it might be $l2, but not owe
$l5, and he would save more than tina
in interest. He signed the contract
and the bill for rod amounted to $50
They promised that an agent would b
around to loan the money, but of cours
he has not appeared and probably neve
will. 'l-.E-...
The Winona and st. Peter railroad
company has commenced filling tn
trestles through the bluffs west of Wi
mona, with earth, giving that part o
the road greater permanency. Whel
this is finished, we suggest that th
cutoff between Mankato and Ne,
Ulm be put in, whereby a saving Q
thirteen miles to every train goin(
west can be effected. With twelve t
fourteen freight and two passenge
trains daily, this would effect savin
in year or two equal to the cost
the work. The mere statement Dug /
to be sufficient to insure the work a
the earliest possible day.
Taken BY Storm.
Owatonna, Mimi, March 81, 1888
Mr.. Luther Nicholas, New Ulm.
Dear Sir Y ours of the 2lst inst. r
. questing me me state how l like tt
! Honest wineSelf-B Binder has just con
to hand, and in reply have to say TIL;
one purchased last year worked to II
entire satisfaction, in fact much be
T, ter than l expected. I cut and boun