New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-16
creased prices for their wares as the
wood and hay dealers.

creased prices for their wares as the
wood and hay dealers.
Speaker Fletcher has placed Hon.
G. Zieske, of this county, upon a
special committee on alterations and
formations of judicial districts.
One week ago last Friday, our es'
teemed fellow.citizen, VIM. Guetling,
was 80 unfortunate, as to have an In.
juinal Hernia become strangulated. Eff.
forts at reduction made by Drs. Muel.
Ter s. Berry were unsuccessful and on
Sunday, his symptoms became so alarm
ing that DR.. Berry decided on an i'm.
mediate operation for his relief. After
informing the patient and family of
the great danger attending such an
operation, anaesthetics were admins
tered, and the doctor commenced cut.
ting. The operation lasted some TWEEN
ty minutes, was a perfect success in
every particular, the bowels retained
the wound sewed up, the patient
awaking from his profound sleep, call.
ing for his "smoke pipe''. At the
present time the patient is able to sit
up, and feels none the worse for the
terrible ordeal which he passed
through. Excuse me, Dr.. I don't
want any Of it in mine.
j. x. Rosskopf and Frank Vending
went downto Mankato with teams just
before the late storm, and of course
had to remain at the place until after
the snowfall ceased. On Tuesday Of
last week they started from Manktao
on their return trip to this place, but
when they got into Judson township,
some twenty miles below here, the
horses were unable to proceed any far
ther and they were left in the care of
some farmers. The boys then proceeded
to finish the journey on foot, striking
out across the Minnesota river and
then over the prairie to CORTLAND sta
ton where they expected to take the
train for New Ulm. Arriving at
Courtlaud they found that there was
no prospect of any train getting
through for some time to come, and so
they resumed their weary march,
being joined at the latter place by
Chas. Stoll and j. B. Russe II who had
tramped it from St. Peter and were
also pretty we'll tuckered out. The
four pedestrians arrived at this place
late Wednesday evening. weary and
foot-sore, and all feeling like taking a
good, long rest before undertaking a
similar tour.
Our citizens, or at least Il portion OF
them, were treated to a novel and
amusing snow-shoe tournament last
ednesday. The shoes used were OF
the long, Norway pattern and were
the handiwork of Mr.. Blekre. 10 see
Mr.. Blekre skip over the snow was &
novel sight. but when A. W. Bingham
Henry Behnke, jr., and a few Others
in turn donned the shoes the boys were
kept in continual roar of laughter
Centre street from Peterson's black
smith shop to Held's furniture store
had been selected as the best place fol
the exhibition, and subsequent events
proved the good judgment of those
having the arrangements in charge.
When Mr.. Blekre and another Scan
dinavian gentleman performed on the
shoes the opinion was freely expressed
that any one could walk with the
shoes, but Mr.. Bingham soon showed
the crowd that the opinion was mucl
too hastily formed. He donned thu
shoes and came up to the starting
point in good style, and taking thu
staff in his right hand he started OF
his descent down the hill. HI
made the quarter mile post all right
but here his troubles commenced ant
his feet went out from under him AM
he made the next five rods on his back
his feet and snow shoes keeping
time with the shouts Of the crowd
He made a desperate effort to gain hi
equilibrium but only to he downe'
again and again and he finally gave i
up as bac undertaking. H. Behnk
| next tried it and he went through a sim
liar performance as his unlucky prede
cessor, only he stuck to the shoes unit
he mastered the art. Since then ever
little boy in town that could get hol
of half-inch board has been walkin
on snow shoes. Even Carl Braun
discarded his skates for pair of sno,
shoes and the skating rink now offer
him but little attraction.
The Governor Guards masquerad
ball at Turner Hall last Saturday ever
ing was ore of the grandest social al
fairs of the season. Despite the ur
pleasant weather and the immens
lsnow drifts, the hall was comfortabl
we'll filled with both masEers and spe.
tators and everything passed off to tn
entire satisfaction of all concerned
The ball was opened shortly after min
O'Clock with a polonaise. The proce
sion which was headed by the comp;
ny's drum corps dressed in handsom
Zouave uniforms, was composed {
one hundred and twelve masked pc
sons and it gives us great pleasure t
say that some of the costumes wei
really very elegant. The tableau
which had been arranged by that II
defatigable worker. Mr.J ulius Bernd
were heartily applauded by all presen