New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-01-07

SPRINGFIELD DEPARTMENT..
THOMAS A. WILSON, ED1ron.
Springfield, Mimi. January s.. 1885.
The holiday season is passed and
quiet again reigns.
Village election tomorrow. A live.
ly time is expected.
Where Is the man that prophesied Il
mild winter?
Tho New Years ball at CANDLES
hall proved 'fiz.'' The weather
was too cold to make dancing pleas
ant.
VIM. H. Torrey Of Mulligan passed
a day or two in our town last week.
The "bliz" of last week warns as all
to lay in good supply of fuel.
Our band boys are making rapid
progress, and we expect ere long they
will "give us tune
Springfield school commenced again
on Monday, the 5th inst.
Mr.. Miller of Wfnona was up on
Tuesday Of last week.
Wheat is coming into this market
rather slow nowadays.
We will try and give the result of
the village election next week.
a number of our townsmen are con.
templating a trip to New Orleans.
H. Wilcox of Rochester stepped on
the depot platform last Friday, while
on his way to Watertown, Dakota.
A. G. Anderson made a trip east
last week.
Lucas Fecker gave social hop on
New Years eve. The Springfield
band furnished the music.
Last Saturday was lively day for
our merchants.
Coal is now worth $685. per ton. At
that price the farmers consider it a
much cheaper kind of fuel than wood.
+. A Allen of Stately was in town
on Saturday.
Wheat is now fifty-two cents bush.
ell at this market A circumstance
not little embarrassing to those who
sold their wheat at forty-seven cents
a bushel.
Adolph Aftermath has been spending
week with relatives at Leaven-
worth.
&. Knudson made business TRIP
to Minneapolis last week.
Jos. Schmidt, Of the late firm Of J.
b. Schmidt & co. of Sleepy Eye, has
located at this place, with the inten.
ton Of going into the hardware bust
ness Immediately.
The trains have been running very
irregular for several days, the conse
quence of the temporary snow block.
ade.
Mr.. II. c. Warnkee is a prominent
candidate of President of the Village
Council. A good man for the place.
A village caucus is an event Of al
most daily occurrence in this town. ;.
The roads arc now badly driftet
with snow. making it inconyenien
for the farmers to come TO town.
The farmers Of this county would
find it to their interests to carry GU
some of Mr.. S. D. Peter sons sugges
tions in regard to stock raising as con
tanned in the last issue of the RE
VIEW.
At Il caucus held on Thursday eve
ming Of last week, the following per
sons were nominated for village of
ficers: President of the Council, II
G. Warnke; Councllmen, z. F. Alter
matt, p. McKeever and G. NJ. John
son; Recorder, NJ. G. Robertson; Treas
urer, p. Sist; Justices of the Peace
Thos. A. Wilson and M. Huiras
Two men of the pedler persuasion
came to this place on Thursday TO
the purpose of giving the "dicker
class of our people an opportunity t
bid on number Of choice pieces o
cloth. Being baffled in their effort t
obtain pedler's license for one da
only, they concluded to pack up an
depart. We understand that befor
their departure Mr.. Wolfgang SchmId
succeeded in purchasing some fin
pieces of good cloth Of them, at a ba,
gain. His success is an exception
however. AS rule, in such cases
those who bite get bit.
The Attol Star says: "W. +. Steel
Of Dakota, who has been Instruments
III inaugurating the movement for leg
islati0n in regard to wheat inspection
says the Dakota legislature will ask
conference with that of Minnesota
and the agreement upon uniform leg
islation as to grading. inspection, eli
vator rights, ETC. ''If.' he says
minnesota doesn't care to agree, Da
kota can get along by sending he
wheat through the British provinces.
He thinks, however, that, az the il
terests of the farmers of the State an
territory are indentical, laws protect
ing both, and to each advantageou.
will be passed by the respective legi!
latures.
MINNESOTA NEWS.