New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-07
NEW ULM AND VICINITY.
Tax list on fourth page.

New dwelling houses begin to loom
up i'll all parts of the city.
The rye and barley harvest has
commenced.
Twine self-binding harvesting
machines are in great demand.
We are indebted to our friend M.
Dinneen for number of Dakota pa.
pers.
Prof. Ben. June is plying the paint
brush on new school house in Lafa-
yette this week.
Farmers are alarmed at the appear
ance of smut on the growing wheat,
but so far only q certain kind is effect.
by it.
Any one contemplating the purchase
of ferry-boat will find it to their in
terest to consult our advertising col.
umns.
Our public schools were closed last
Saturday until August 9th, giving
scholars and teachers their usual vaca-
tion during the heated term.
We learn that Lieut.. Eckstein has
passed his examination for admission
into the U. S. army signal corps and
that he is now stationed at Fort Whip
pie, Va.
One of Mr.. Remnants little boys, of
CORTLAND. was quite seriously burnt
about the eyes few days ago while
trying to burn a gopher out of his hole
with powder.
AS a gunner Grant Prescott, of Slee-
py Eye, showed himself last Saturday
to be no novice. He made his anvil
belch forth time and again IN quick
succession.
M. Mullen in a circular invites all
self-binder agents to meet him in a
friendly trial of machines next Friday
one and q half miles south of Sleepy
Eye, and on Saturday on Fritsche's
farm in Lafayette.
We are panied to learn of the serious
illness of John Rotering of the town of
Cottonwood. He has been confined to
his house for several weeks with
combination of diseases, and his fami-
ly and friends fear tho worst.
Xater-Just as we are going to press
10 49,
Roterlng died yesterday forenoon.
With the exception of one instance
tho Fourth passed off in this city with.
out any accident. Joseph Schneider's
Oldest 10y was wounded in the right
hand by a small pistol ball, but nothing
serious is apprehended in consequence.
The Madelia Times says pop wag-
on from New Ulm took a somersault,
when there On Wednesday. The driver
had pop of a stronger sort ON the brain.
and driving beside Rohe's saloon ran
into an old cellar, capsized and smash.
ed up a lot of bottles. Mr.. Frenzel
will please rise and explain.
The Governor Guards drum corps
attracted considerable attention on the
Fourth and they were spoken ofonly
with words of praise. Considering
the very short time they have been or.
gained their soldierly bearing is re.
ally commendable and the way they
handled their sticks surprised the ma
tives.
A fine specimen Of yellow sugar, the
product of the New Ulm Sugar Mfg
Co., has been placed upon our desk.
The sugar is of light yellow color,
has very pleasant taste--being almost
wholly free from the obnoxious cane
taste--and is much superior to the New
Orleans sugar. SO much for Mr.. Rob-
erts ingenuity.
Has the appointment by the city
council of a board of health an omin.
Gus significance? We understand
that the doors of two more drug stores
will be thrown open to the public in
this city in short time. Either an
epidemic mustbe close upon us or our
druggists will be doomed to exc out a
miserable existence.
The picnic in celebration of the 25th
anniversary of the first settlement of
New Ulm, WHICH has been twice post
poned on account Of bad weather, is
again advertised, as will be seen in an
other column, for Sunday, July 18th,
when it is to he hoped the weather
clerk will for once favor the old pio-
neers with pleasant weather.
An eccentric fellow created consid-
cradle amusement here on theFourth by
taking notes of the procession, etc. with
apencil to which he had a little flag at
tached. He said that he was a special
reporter of the St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat and Toledo Blade, and that when
he attached his little flag to the end of
his pencil he could write "the most
glorious articles.''
The New Ulm Mannerchor last Fri
day evening elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing six months:
President, p. F. Leibold.
Vice President, e. Stohlmann.
Secretary, Chas. Rolloff.
Treasurer, Chas. Stoll.
Custodian, Ed. B~r.
Director, Geo. Jacobs.
The society meets every Friday eve
ming for practice.
Diphtheria continues it's sad work