New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-12-24

Springfield, MIMI, December ~, 1884.
Merrily the sleighbells gingle.
We wish all the readers of the RE.
VIEW a Merry Christmas.
Plenty Of snow now, and the boys
and girls are happy.
j. Schmidt, Of Mulligan, was in
town last week buying cattle and
hogs.
Our band boys have promised us
some music on Christmas Day.
A Mankato fur buyer was up a few
days ago and relieved our merchants
of their stock of minks and muskrat
skins.
Geo. Bickelhaupt, Of Stately, was in
town on Thursday.
Rev. Liscomb preached at the Con.
gregational chapel on Thursday even.
ing.
''Old Zero last week gave us an
idea OF what there is in store tor us
during the coming months.
The Springfield school closed on
Friday last for u vacation during the
holidays.
Henry and Byron Van Valkenburg
came up from Mankato to spend
Christmas and New Years at home.
They will return To the Normal school
in about two weeks.
The intense cold weather Of the
past week has had Il dcteriorating in.
fluence on all business operations.
Mr.. Cullett, Of Lambert On, was in
town on Thursday evening attending
the meeting Of the M. E. quarterly
conference.
The stock of holiday goods in our
stores is diminishing at u lively rate,y
there remains a variety sufficiently
extensive to suit the fancy of any per.
son wishing to make a selection.
The success Of those engaged in the
trapping business, rs evinced by the
large amount of fur brought into
town the past few days, is truly re.
markable. One boy brought in over
FIVE hundred muskrat skins at one
time.
Any person desiring TO purchase a
cutter or good pair Of sleighs will
find it to their interest to examine
some of those manufactured by Mr.
Henle. He has ONE fine sleighs nov
on hand.
A regular meeting of Philip Cut
land Post No. 100, G. A. R., will be
held on Saturday, December 9th, a
one o'clock p. m. The election o.
officers and other important bushes!
is to be transacted. BY order of tn,
commander.
| A serious accident occurred to thu
son of Mr.. p. Isaacson on the l2tl
inst, while returning home with ;
load Of wood the boy fell from tn,
load and fractured his leg. DR., Hitch
cock is attending the unfortunate DO,
and says that he is getting along a
as we'll could be expected.
! One of the local entertainments OF
Christmas will be a Christmas tree a
the Congregational chapel. Our youD,
folks are looking forward to the even
with the anticipation of having
grand time.
A not very conscientious prodiga
from near Redwood Falls came to thi
place about week ago and obtaine,
lodgings at the Springfield Hotel. AT
ter Staying day or two, the defeat o
enterprise or the exigency of tn
times completely overwhelmed him
leaving his hotel bill unpaid. Shortl
after his departure the landlord dis
covered that the amateur Turpin ha,
appropriated unto himself sui
of clothes which belonged to an in
mate of the hotel. Lucas, In compa
ny with officer Cady, started in pur
suit of the chap, and succeeded in ar
pretending him short distance fron
Sleepy Eye. He was brought back
and arraigned before Justice Huira
{ on Wednesday, who meeted out t
j him the guerdon which his lll-conduc
{ justly merited. After about tw
} weeks spent in earnest deliberatior
the youth will doubtless be in pr0I
] er state Of mind to make some goo,
: resolutions on Jan. LIST, and to arriv
3 at the conclusion that "honesty is tn
best policy"
With snow falling steadily, and vii
ter still triumphant, there is a certai
mockery in the sudden appearance ,
: one and another seed catalogue
.'Vick's Floral Gnide'' leads the val
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