New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-09
springfield Items.

Our merchants are nearly all out of
tea and sugar.
F. H. Dyckman, of Sleepy Eye, step.
ped in last week to loan money on easy
terms. The same kind Of business is
also done by J. J. Ray, of Springfield.
I believe they are honest men.
The masquerade ball at M. H. Gam
ble's hall has been failure on account
of the railroad being unable to bring
the faces, but the committee are de-
termined to have it yet. We will let
you know in due time time and say,
"Come one, come all.
The mail is now usually carried by
team. The passenger train on Satur-
day of week before last came this far,
tut could not go any farther on &C.
count of the snow. Teams were en-
gagged to take some passengers from
here to Tracy. It must be cold ex.
cursion for man, woman and child to
cross the large prairies at such times.
Our Red Ribbon temperance associa
ton is progressing very favorably. 1t
is a grand society, and many of the
lads have already been roped into it.
What can be more interesting to the
young and even the old, like myself
than to meet once a week and have an
Interesting and harmonious time. The
programme, after the president has
called the roll, ETC., consists Of speech
es, reading of essays, debating, vocal
and instrumental music, and also select
reading. both comical and substantial;
in fact, there is something new every
night.
Your correspondent has again been
behind the times and faith, Mr.. Edi-
tor. and your paper has also been slow
in making its appearance,-all owing to
the tremendous blockades which have
stagnated the travel on the G. & N.
w. R. R., as well as every other rail-
road in the West. The snow here in
the west is simply immense. You can
imagine yourself standing in the door
of sour own house, and, strange tut
true, you cannot see your neighbours
house on account of the intervention
of huge snowbank. The engineering
which is required to get around in the
immediate neighborhood, as well as out
in the country, requires considerable
ingenuity, and for this reason trade
is almost completely suspended, and as
for fuel we are almost destitute. We
cannot pass this opportunity by, with.
out expressing our gratitude to the
railroad company for their untiring ef'
forts in keeping the track open at such
enormous expenses to them. It must
be very Giscouraging to be continually
working to keep the road open, and al
most as soon as opened to have it filled
up again.
Our new schoolhouse is row almost
completed, for which we have much to
be thankful. The excellent carpenter,
NJ. Howard, is the builder. In the
course of a few weeks our little ones
will there be taught the rudiments and
fundamental rules, which may be the
means of bringing them up and onto
the highway to fame and fortune. Some
of these youngsters may. for all we
know, at some future day be members
of Congress or similar exalted posi-
tions. Did we not already suggest to
the ladies of our town to get up some
way. means, or entertainment for the
purpose of getting u bell fund? You all
know our school wants bell, and, in
fact, we all want bell. Did you ever
see man who did not want one? In re-
gard to our former suggestion, as the
weather is nowadays cold and stormy,
we could not unceremoniously ask the
ladies to come out; but am certain
that they will not forget the hell,
as soon as the weather permits them to
be around. The ladies of this town
are excellent on such occasions rs
this.
People who counsel their best jndg-
ment will not suffer from Rheuma-
tism. when it lies within their power
to be cured for IS cents. DR.. Bosanko' s
Rheumatic Cure has gained world
wide reputation for it's marvellous
effects in cases of Chronic and Acute
Rheumatism.