New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-03-04
SPRINGFIELD DEPARTMENT.,
THOMAS A. WILSON, ED1roR.
Springfield, MIMI. March 2, 1885.
Spring is fast approaching.
Springfield now has a rink.

Spring is fast approaching.
Springfield now has rink.
The roads are very muddy nova.
days.
The rollers made the hall tremble
on Friday evening last.
Schmidt and Lehrer opened their
new hardware store last week.
NJ. G. Robertson spent Thursday
and Friday of last week at New Ulm.
We understand that the champion
skater of New Ulm will be up on
Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. H. Sanford and Mrs. G. w.
Wilson of Bashaw visited friends in
town last week.
Mr.. Frankell of St. Paul was in
town on Thursday.
NJ. II. Gamble left for Chicago on
Wednesday morning.
Edwin Rinearson and others of
Stately are killing wolves and foxes
by means of bait containing strych.
nine.
Mr.. 0. Wing Of Chicago was up on
Tuesday last.
Old Winter will linger about two
weeks longer.
J. Schneider of Leavenworth was
in town one day last week.
Passenger trains from the east have
been often delayed lately.
F. Burg of New Uim was up last
Thursday on bushes.
Mr.. Potter left on Wednesday Last
for Chicago to obtain medical treat
ment.
F. Kline of Mountain Lake was
around last week buying cattle.
The ladies Of this village will hold
a donation party on Wednesday eve.
ming for the benefit of Rev. w. A.
ricknor. All are invited. A jolly
time will be held, no doubt.
1t is reported that in several fami-
lies near town the children have the
whooping cough.
The new hardware firm have pur.
chased avery large stock Of goods, and
are now ready to wait upon customers.
Give them q call.
The heavy northwest wind on Sun
day morning reminded US that Jack 8
absence was only temporary.
Mr.. Chas. Johnson has engaged in
selling machinery with Mr.. NJ. Huiras.
A number of farmers in Bashaw
township contemplate moving to
Texas during the summer.
Snow blockades and billiards will
probably not occur again until next
winter. We hope not, at least.
Miss Cora DUNCAN will begin her
school again on the 9th inst. in the
Bottenmiller Dist.
Marshal Cady made an arrest one
day last week, and, instead of confin-
ing the prisoner in the village Gala.
boose, he keeps the little being in Gus
tody at his home. Emerson was hap.
py and gave the boys smoke.
! Rev. r. w. Hare from Dakota will
deliver lecture on the subject of
temperance at CANDLES hall on the
evening of March 18th. Father Hare
is gifted lecturer, an earnest worker
in the cause, and the friends of tenn
perance should not fail to hear him.
Admission will be free to all.
The new skating rink is held to be
one of the improvements necessary to
keep up and maintain the position of
our village in the grand march to sue.
cess. We think the next improve
ment necessary IS something to help a
person to keep up. and maintain per-
pendicular position while on the
treacherous rollers.
Already number of our young
skaters have, by sudden and unexpect.
ed means, been led to the conclusion
that nature with ail:itss boosted wis.
dom and liberality is sadly wanting in
the qualities Of equilibrium and poise;
and that the law. and gravitation, so
far as it relates to roller skating, is
decidedly unconstitutiona and that it
should be amended. The coat and
vest class Of people seem to be not
aware that a little artificial ballastipp
in the form Of posterioric demo.
sraph would entirely overcome the
difficulty and perhaps prevent alwreck.
There is much amusement and pleas.
ure in skating and that the young peo-
pie are determined to realize the full.
lest enjoyment OF the art is oyinced
by the passionate enthusiasm with
which they enter the roller arena.
The rink was opened to the public
on Friday evening Of last week. The
boys had boon impatiently waiting the
event and il was not long until nearly
. dozen pairs Of skates were buekled
on and the fun began. Tho rink win
~ opsa sveey ayening q 8 o'otoek.