New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-04-28
Iberia Items.

storm Friday night and Saturday we
had hail, rain and snow, wind,
thunder and lightning; all promiscu.
ously mixed up. On the whole it
was a benefit to the farmers as crops
needed some moisture. Wheat is
coming nicely now.
Some Obstructive fires ragged along
the Cottonwood last week. It des.
troyed splendid popular grove on
A. Blanchard's place and jumped
tho river at several places and ran
over nearly 100 acres of timber on
Mr.. Fitzgerald's and other adjoining
places, and but for timely aid Fitz.
gerald's grain, hay, machinery and
horses would have been consumed.
Sheriff Manderfcld was around last
week notifying a few of the wise ones
that Judge Cox will need their ser.
vices, during court time. " men,
picked out of population of IL, 600
and selected of course for their general
intelligence and good judgement.
must relieve the Judge of a great deal
of responsibility.
The wife of Carl Walters died a
few days ago of consumption. The
poor man had the sympathies of the
Co. Commissioners as they appropri.
ated money at their last meeting to
employ nurse during his wife last
illness. He now has the sympathies
of the community in his sad bereaye.
ment. .-......
Cattle buyers are getting as nu.
merous as military men. We were
impressed with the idea, while at
Sleepy Eye on Thursday evening,
that the town was besieged by these
two species of professional men, as
we found seven drovers at one hotel,
four of them from Kansas. H.
Dressler and Capt. barrow from Mo.
also Ed. MINER, who claims to be
the champion buyer as he says he
purchased 1875 head Of cattle in two
days. We presume his success is
attributable to two causes; he gets
over more ground in day and pays
better prices than his competitors.
Thomas Carlile in figuring up the
population of Great Britain once said
''they were about 50, 600, 900, mostly
iools," but we are glad to note that
the result of the late elections partly
disprove the assertion or at least give
evidence that the people are becoming
more intelligent and awakening to a
sense of the great wrongs they have
been laboring under. The elections
SO far give the liberals majority of
1O8 members, besides 60 Irish home
rulers. There are 268 seats vet to be
voted for and of that number the liber.
ais say they are certain Of carrying
$50, which will still increase their
majority. Beaconsfeld, the Jew
Premier, must prepare to vacate the
proud position he has held with so
little credit to himself and the nation
he represents. It was Of him O'Con.
nell once said He is q lineal de.
cendant Of the inpenitent thief who
died on the cross. The House Of
Commons consists of 658 members
and we are overjoyed that the ire.
pressible agitator and bold champion
Of human rights, G. S. Parnell, has
been elected to represent NV native
Co. Of Cork. We have taken more
interest in the English and Irish cleo.
tons than we will have in our Presi.
dental elections for from past expert.
ence we know whoever win be the
successful candidate will be but the
tool Of . class Of dishonest scheming
politicians, and, IS Dennis Kearnec
says, there is not much differana
between ! Republican thief and !
Democratic robber, =