New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-03-03

Review. Her poetry 10 always pleas.
ant reading and gives Indication that
she was born with that divine gift.
We hope she will attain an eminence
that will make her. an honor to our
county at some future day.
A good share of the farmers around
here have had to buy seed wheat for
the coming season. They are making
commendable efforts to procure the
best seed possible. A few of the
farmers who got the Canada fife here
two years ago have had good crops of
wheat, and have sold it all of for seed
at big prices.
Henry Romberg has sold 700 bushels
at his grainery, for 500. Mr.. ROM
berg is one of the most successful far
mers in this county and it's owing
more to close figuring, strict economy
and honest, unremitting industry than
it is to what is usually turned good
luck.
Washington's birthday was not &C..
LIBERATED with much enthusiasm at Slee.
nv Eye, as it was the first Sunday the
saloons were compelled to keep closed
doors. The street corners were crowd.
ed with forlorn, dry looking class of
citizens. They looked like a lot of
poor orphans who had no home and
knew not where to 60. But we were
more fortunate as we were invited to
a christening, where we drank the
babv's good health and to the memory
of Washington with something better
than cold water.
When we visited New Ulm few
days ago we were pleased to see so
many familiar faces and all looking
hearty and cheerful. All the mer.-
chants seemed to be doing good bust
ness and l found in trading there that
some things could be bought consider.
able cheaper than at Sleepy Eye. For
instance, a suit of clothes that costs
$40 at Sleepy Eye could be bought at
Cheap Charley's for $l3.75. at Sleepy
Eye you have to pay $l.25 for poor
axe that will not bear warranting, and
at NJ. Mullen's you can get one, war.
ranted, for $.ll0, which makes quite
a large per cent. difference in both
cases.
l received copy Of the history of
Fort Dodge and Webster Co., Iowa, Il
few days ago and it's quite an interest
Ing book. It gives the names of the
first pioneers of each town of the Co.,
with biography of all the most promi-
nent business men of Fort Dodge,
when each town was organized and
who were the first officers, preachers,
teachers, &c. 1t suggested to me the
idea that there might be very inter-
esting history wrote about this county,
commencing with the first settlement
OF New Ulm as believe they would
have more thrilling narratives and
interesting material to write history
about than most any other county in
this State. The history of the bloody
scenes enacted during the Indian ma.
sacre would be an interesting chapter
to the rising generation, and form
the basis Tor the historian of
one hundred years hence to write
the history of the struggles
and trials of the early settlers of this
county. l hope the pioneers Will act
upon this suggestion while they are
living, as each can furnish some in.
teresting narrative or adventure of
the early times. l don't know that
the pioneers of this Co. have ever had
4 reunion to celebrate and talk over
the events of other days, as an old set.
tier told me recently the people don't
meet enough and have an interchange
of opinions.
Diphtheria has broke ont in town of
Albin, around Lake Hanska. One man
by the name of Anderson buried three
children in one day, the Oath inst.
and Il man by the name of johnson
buried one, apotheris not expected to
recover.
Some of our neighbors went to St.
James last week to hear the Davis
Fisher trial. They pronounce it to be
the most ably conducted trial they had
ever witnessed, as both parties were
represented by some of the ablest law
yers of St. Paul, Minneapolis and
MankatO, some of them taking four
hours in their address to the jury,
MIKE DINNEEN.
Iberia, Feb. %, 1880.