New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-11


All quiet in town.
Good health prevails.
Flax $l.l5, wi. at 81 cts.
Let us organize literary society.
Oats are worth Is cents bushel at
our stores.
F.Naramore intends to start for New
Orleans sometime during this month.
Travelling agents are calling on our
merchants again.
Business rather dull at present.
Butter is now worth 10 cents per
pound at this place.
No trouble to keep the snow off
the sidewalk just now.
Our village calaboose was kept
warm on the night of the Sd inst.
Cupid's darts, in the form of valen.
| tines are beginning to fly in all direc.
tons.
Can't we have barber at this
place! Yes. And a watchmaker!"nix."
Take look at the Barnes Washer
on exhibition at G. Knudson's. Its a
good one, w. "A. Ticknor agt.
Larson is as active as modern leg
islator and says: "That road must be
opened
A new hardware store will be on
our business directory in short order.
The machine men are in receipt of
new seeders, harr0Ws, etc., for the
spring trade.
The members of the Springfield
Cleveland Silver Cornet Band are
about to receive new uniforms.
Rev. j. Kidder left Wednesday
of last week for st. Paul. He thought
it quite probable that he would 60 to
Vermont before his return.
If you wish to buy good harness,
one that is made of good materials,
call on H. C. Warnke.
The school house in Winegarden's
Dist. has been repaired and the school
is again in progress.
The .'boys" have been boarding up
their nickels expecting to be called
upon to pay five dollars for the prive.
lege of an occasional" Never mind
the nickels will pass, though the bill
didn't.
We are informed that Mr.. Murfln
of Sleepy Eye is still contemplating
the erection of creamery. We be.
lieve such an institution would not
fail of success.
The scholars are rehearsing for a
grand school exhibition to be held in
the near future.
Oscar Erickson is about to open a
saloon at this place.
DR.. Sullivan was heard to remark
one day last week cts girl" That
fatal lapsus linqua cost the DR.. box
of cigars.
A farmer came into town on Satur-
day of last week with a sleigh.load Of
furs. Trapping appears to have been
very lucrative employment this
winter.
The Aftermath boys are doing big
business nowadays. Farmers find
that they can get their grain ground
With only about two hours delay, thus
avoiding the inconvenience Of Sec
ond trip.
That the r. r. lands hereabout will
be placed upon the market during the
present year is quite evident. If this
proves to be the case rise in the val.
ue of real estate and general revival
of all kinds of business will be the re.
suit.
The Burnstow0 supervisors met with
much difficulty in their attempt to lay
out and open road between the farms
of Mr.. Belsing and Mr.. Schwede. We
are informed that they are about to
try again. A very small error often
proves fatal to such an undertaking
Farmers at this time of the year are
beginning to map out their schemes,
plans and methods of operation for the
coming season; are deciding upon the
number of acres of ground they will
SOW to wheat, oats, barley, fax OF
plant to corn, potatoes etc., but we
venture to state that not one farmer
in ten will stop for one moment to de.
eide upon how many acres, or even
rods of his cultivated land he will ap.
propriate to the planting and cultiva
ton Of forest trees. This is a matter
which, at the present time, demands
the special consideration Of the farm
ers OF this State, and one which
should decide upon at once, and
promptly act upon as soon as sprin1
opens. Those who have had expert
ence in planting and cultivating fores
trees should not hesitate to give th,
results Of their experiments to til,
pnblic. and BY this means render as
sistance to those interested in this de
lpartment Of husbandry.