New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-12-22
NEW ULM AND VICINITY
MERRY CHRISTMAS,

i, We take pleasure in wishing the pa
irons and friends of we REVIEW very,
very merry Christmas.
Gottfried Thorman, died in this city
last Thursday, at the advanced age OF
: NEARLY IS years.
: There was dance at Turner hall
Saturday evening, but we learn that
the attendance was rather small.
Jos. Galles's child, about six weeks
, old, died last Friday night Of cholera
infantum, after an illness Of about four
- days.
4. very large number of cars loaded
With wood have within the last few
lays gone past this place, bound for
lie western regions.
Our Garfield subscribers are coming
to time handsomely. That's right,
boys, when you are whipped always
81. acknowledge the corn.
The Masonic fraternity of this city
are making extensive preparations for
holding grand ball at Turner Hall,
1, on Thursday evening the 10Th of next
Emonth.
| J. T. Odegard, formerly a machine
agent at this place, but during the last
few years a resident of st. Paul, is now
located at Fargo, D. T., where he has
opened warehouse for the sale OF
3 farm machinery.
During the last snow blockade, Bird
Island was without any mail for a
whole week, but when it did come
there were no less than forty-eight
bags of mail matter besides the letter
bag-so says the Post.
R. Pfefferle and w. Hauenstein are
having a big run on oysters, and no
wonder, for they keep only the most
popular brands, A can Of select oys-
ters is not bad for IL Christmas pres
ent.
Owing to the recent wood famine
many of our people have put in coal
Z stoves. Our mills. too, have commence
! ed burning coal, and wood in conse-
"'quence is now plenty at reasonable
prices.
y CHRIsTNIAs TREE--Tho scholars Of
IIthe Lutheran Sunday school will have
Ia grand time next Sunday evening, at
which time their large Christmas tree
'~.yill be lighted. All are cordially in
i, 'ited to attend the festivities.
Judge Cox granted twenty-six d.
vorces during the year, and refused
eight, one of the latter being carried
to the supreme court, and the decision
of the district court reversed, making
twenty-seven divorces granted in this
district during the year.
Our public schools will close to-mor.
row for the holiday vacation, and re.
open on Monday, January Sd. In the
meantime, teachers and pupils will lay
aside all schoolrOom cares and troubles
in order to join Santa Claus and his
band of merry followers.
The mission services at the Catholic
ichurch continued all last week and
were very generally attended. Many
people from this city and vicinity, not
Catholics attended evening services.
:, The mission was very successful and
many stray lamb was brought back
to the flock.
Farmers in Butternut Valley, Blue
Earth county, seem to fear that their
hay will not last them until spring
We learn that there are also other
places where that article will become
scarcity will bccomea scarcity, I'm.
less we should be favored with {; mild
winter hereafter.
The new Empire Roller Mill is turn.
ing out an excellent quality Of floul
under the able supervision of II. "A
Waters, who has been engaged by the
:, firm as head miller. The flour pro
duced by this mill can not be surpassed
q euywhere and it has already come into
y popular demand.
We are just in receipt Of several new
T., = type, Chinese borders an(
'terial, and our facili
~ 0--~~!tJs-~&~ Io :o1,
II Remember, all let
S. bill heads, &c.
prlu.eu TX will be boun(
with the Pal cheap binde
without addition 20.
The Winona Normal school had {
total enrolment of 342 in the Norma
department, during the year included
between Nov. 80, 1879 and Nov. 80
1880. The Model school had ISL en-
rolled during the same time
Thirty.one graduated from the schoo
&c. during the year. The total numbe
of graduates from the school is 40l
The average age Of pupils in all Nor
mol o1occoc 6urinp tho vaor vas 10