New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-29

lOI Uue government OF Cne federal
army. The constitution OF this state pro-
vided that the legislature should make the
laws under which the militia was to be dis.
cipined and governed. The governor and
COMMUNICATIVE had not the right to
make such laws. and there was not in Amer
lea, or any other country, a civil
tribunal that would decide that where
authority is delegated by a constitution to
seate legisla ture to pass law, and pre-
scribe a rule OF conduct, the executive Of
hcer OF the state could take it upon himself
to prescribe such laws or rules, etc, etc.
After long secret session the courts de-
cision was announced. The points OF Mr..
| castle were overruled, as also many others
made by the defendant, and the court final
ly adjourned until next Monday eth, with
out proceeding to the trial. It is con-
! sldered doubtful whether the trial will 60
on, as some points made by the defendant
| remain undecided
The railroad and warehouse commission
! ers have had printed in pamphlet form the
general railroad and warehouse laws, for
! distribution among the grain and elevator
| and railroad men OF the state and others
/ interested in the opera tons OF these laws
/ The pamphlet is neatly printed in clear,
large type, and is minutely indexed 1t CON
tains $50 pages.
DR.. A. Guernon, Little Falls, who is to
| be the successor OF Collector Bookwalter at
| the st. Vincent custom house has qualified
by taking the oath and furnishing bonds.
| The Metropolitan hotel at st. Paul is to
be repaired and reopened.
Malignant scarlet fever is reported in the
I town ofRandolph, Dakota county. A child
| OF William Otte died in forty eight hours
after being attacked. Another child is dan
| gerously sick.
Mrs. Maren Olsen, who lived alone on a
claim near Lake Eunice, Becker county, was
found dead in her bed, having been dead sew
eral days.
j. G. Graham, proprietor OF the Graham
house at Good Thunder has been appointed
postmaster at that place.
Mr.. P. H. Potter, champion fast skater
OF Southern Minnesota, has accepted a chal-
lenge from the champion OF the state to
skate three mile heats. best two in three for
the championship badge. The contest will
probably take place at Rochester.
At Wadena motion for new trial OF
Rev. John Walton, convicted OF rape, is
granted
Fifteen survivors of the first battle OF
Bull Run reside in Saltwater. all OF whom
were members OF Company B OF the First
Minnesota volunteers. Their names are
as follows: H. c. Van Worries, Myron
| Shepard, Adam Marty Freeman McKu-
sick John May, William May, George C.
McNeal, Alonzo Capron, Samuel Bloomer.
j. A. Tanner William Turisch, Albert Cap
lazia, John S. Coli, A. c. Hospes and Har-
low Mcintyre. These fifteen comrades
braved shoulder to shoulder twenty three
battles during the war OF the rebellion.
General Superintendent Du Puy, OF the
Minnesota d Northwestern, has announced
| he would begin running mixed trains be-
one. each way daily, will be run until the
completion OF the bridge st. Paul, to take
care OF the company local business. When
the bridge is completed through trains will
be put on and runregularly.
It is proposed to celebrate the battle Of
| New Ulm by grand reunion OF all who
| took part in the defense OF that town
against the attack OF the Sioux Indians.
Aug. 25 and 26.
Mr.. Lyman, chief examiner of the civil
service commission, has asked for assistant
examiners at one or two points along the
Northern Pacific.
Simon Mcbride, OF the town OF Erin, fell
/ from hay rack upon pitchforA, running
one OF the tines into his LETT side through
! the lung and into the liver. The injury,
! though serious, is not considered necessarily
fatal, and his physician has great hopes OF
| His recovery.
Carl Eklund, the assaiant OF Ole Jacob
| son, has fed from Sheriff Bodkin, at Moor
head and succeeded in getting across the
| Dakota line i'll the territory, and is there
hiding. He is about twenty-four years old,
five feet and nine inches tall, slim, light
complexion, white hair, blue eyes, smooth
| face, and wears a white hat, blue checkered
overshirt and Jean pants.
Israel T. Alexander, who murdered
Charles Mowers in Redwood Falls on the
18th inst, waived an examination before
Justice Chapman. and was ordered to be
committed in the New Ulm jail.
The total number OF cattle OF all grades
and kinds in Rock county is 9,139; number
| OF horses, all ages, zoos; mules, ST. sheep,
/ 3,267, hogs, 5,OS6. The number OF pounds
OF wool sheared in this county, spring oil
1885, 16,O91. In 1854 there were 637 old
farms in the county and z new ones; May 1,
1885, the number OF old farms was 731
and the number OF new ones 20, a total Of
| 76O farms in the county.
David Hill and his son, sixteen years old
were drowned, in West Silent lake, Otter
Tail county by the upsetting OF their boat
The following list OF farmers in Hancock
anu DcI1oou oOWilS IOSu DS Cne ldUe Ietl
storm their entire crop Of wheat and most
ofthe other crops growing: Gottwald Bach
mann, John Bovey Math Bovey. Guenthe,
Tuebert, Patrick Colbert, j ohm Writ Johr
Miller, Sam Rolls, H. Finkelmeir, F. Brues
hoff, William Rolls, H. Schwirtz, A. Tn
glaub, j. Drocke NJ. Hermann, and Others
whose names we could not ascertain Ii
Washington Lake town the sufferers are
! John Flannery, James Mullen, B. McP ort
/ land, John McCuir, John Klimpken, ole
Mr.. Klimpken and Owen McDermott
The Cottonwood grand jury has indicted
Frank Gilleland for vagrancy.
Carver county has Is, 976 inhabitants, {
gain OF nearly 1000 since 1880.
The census OF Cottonwood county shows
a population Of 1902.
The census OF Redwood county shows al
increase OF % per cent. over 1850, tn,
county having population OF 6, ASS.
OF the 500 inmates OF the Stillwate,
prison, not one is found in the number who
/ was a veteran soldier OF the war of 1868
Fire in Norwood destroyed Suepke, Meyer
/ q Co.'S store, Jabob Lief's shoe shop anc
Effertz's barn. The adjoining bank build
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