New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-04-06

miles north Of Benton, says the Times,
had a fine time during one of the re.
cent snow storms. AT about 9:3O D.
m. his roof began to crack and show
signs of giving way under the weight
OF the snow. West, who was in bed
at the time, got up and dressed himself
and worked all night with a shovel.
the snow accommodating almost as fast
as he could shovel 1t off. He saved
his house by the operation.
The last week was not 50 warm as
the one preceding it, hence there is
still plenty of snow on the ground.
The river is yet covered with thirty.
sixinches thickness Of ice, which shows
but little sign of yielding, and teams
cross it as if in mid-winter. The
roads in the country are now next
thing to impossible and are but little
travelled. Farmers are preparing tor
seeding, but with the most favorable
weather it will be yet IA days before
they can commence putting the grain
into the ground.
Mr.. Briggs, up to within a few
days telegraph operator at this place,
but now serving In the same capacity
at Waseca, was badly taken in on all
FOOLS day. A message was sent from
Winona to Adam Sell at Waseca, con-
tanning very important information
which the operator, Briggs, did not
fully comprehend until he had search
ed all over town for the stranger. 1t
dawned upon him then that Adam Sell
was no more likely to be in Waseca
than anywhere else on the lst of April.
The work Of clearing the railroad
track west of Sleepy Eye is progress
ing slowly. The party working west
from Sleepy Eye on the main line has
not yet reached Springfield, and those
working east from Marshall have
made but slow progress. The snow
has become so hard in some places
that it has to lie loosened with picks.
and the progress of the shovelers is ne
cessarily very slow The Redwood
branch will lie opened sometime this
week, but it will be two weeks
yet before the the main line will be
open for traffic as far west as Marshall.
The attention of our readers is called
to the new advertisement of II. Lau.
denschlager. which appears elsewhere
in this issue of the Review. Mr.. Lau-
denschlager keeps full stock of all
kinds of farm implements, hardware,
tinWare, sc. His stock of cooking
and heating stoves embraces only the
best and most popular styles, and his
prices will always compare favorably
with those of his competitors. He is
also agent for the celebrated White,
Howe, New American and Singer sew
ing machines, which are considered
among the best made.
Some time last fall, the Messrs. Ar
mour of Kansas City procured the ar
rest of T. j. Templer, we'll known to
many of our readers, on the charge of
removing grain from his elevator
which was held by them as security.
1t will be gratifying to Mr.. Templer's
friends in this vicinity to know that
the prosecution were unable to sus-
tain their charge and that the case has
been dismissed. 1t is reported that
Templer will bring a suit against the
Armours for heavy damages, for mali
cious prosecution.
The residence of Patrick Collins, in
Mulligan township, was totally con-
sumed by fire on the night of Tuesday,
the Goth ult. The fire caught in the
upper part of the building from a de
fective chimney. and, although the old
gentleman and another person were in
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discovered by a neighbor, but not I'm.
til the whole roof was in flames. The
fire made such rapid progress that but
little of the household effects were
saved. The horizon was brilliantly IL
Illuminated and the fire was distinctly
seen from Sleepy Eye.
The people living along mail route
No. 2o,l95, from New Ulm to NewUlm
via Fort Ridgely, Beaver Falls, Red
wood Falls and Golden Gate, will no
doubt be glad to learn that the sub.
contract for carrying the mail on this
route is about to be re-let. The agent
having the matter in charge WAS in the
city yesterday and informed us that
hereafter the mail will be carried by
two parties, living midway between
New Ulm and Redwood Falls. One
will supply the post offices on the east
side of the Minnesota river, and the
other will supply those on the west
side. The Offices will be supplied three
times week.
We understand that the sugar rein.
cry has again undergone change of
owners and that new company has
been formed with a capitol stock of
$4,000. This would Indicate that our
monied men have not lost confidence
in the enterprise, and that the business
Of syrup and sugar making will be
pushed with renewed vigor the com.
ing season. There is money in it!
There is money in it in Rice county
and elsewhere in this State, and why
should there not be money III it III
Brown county? Capitol, judiciously in
vested, and proper management is ne.