New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-18
SPRINGFIELD DEPARTMENT.,
THOMAS A. WILSON, EDITOR.
Springfield, Mimi. Februaryo, 1885.

THOMAS A. WILSON, EDITOR.
Springfield, Mimi. Februaryo, 1885.
News scarce this week. (.
Trains are again running regularly.
a. Holl is on the sick list this week.
C. Gamble and G. johnson take the
lead in the wood trade.
A number of our citizens intend to
be present at the Governor reception.
Carpenters are longing for the open
ing of spring.
Gustav was kept busy on the l4th.
OF course everyone was expecting to
receive a valentine.
Mrs. A.G. Anderson departed on Sat.
last for Albert Lea, where she viii
spend a few days with relatives.
Spring will loosen the stern grip of
winter in about six weeks.
A number of our people are making
an effort to inaugurate a series Of pro.
greSslve euchre parties.
Mr.. C. johnson had the misfortune
to lose valuable horse last Saturday.
We are informed that Mr.. Lehrer OF
Sleepy Eye is about to engage in bust
ness at this place in company with Mr.,
w. Schmid. A solid firm.
The lumber dealers are not kept
very busy during this cold weather.
The springfield Band has increased
by the admission of two members.
Rev. j. Kidder is now visiting rela
tives and friends in the state Of Yer
month He will return about May l,next
The members of Philip Cutland Post
No. 1906. A. r. are about to establish
a post to be composed of the sons OF
veterans.
We are informed that a grand, old.
fashioned wedding took plac % last Sun
day at the residence of Mr.. johnson.
We are not personally acquainted with
the contracting parties, but, neverthe'
less we wish them a long life Of hap
piness.
Mr.. j. w. Peterson's bill is good
one, as it will extend the powers OF
township insurance companies to in
sure against tornadoes and cyclones.
Oscar Erickson has discarded his in.
tention of going into the saloon bust
ness, and has concluded to engage in
selling machinery during the summer
for S. D. Peterson. Mr.. E. is a young
man of excellent business ability,is on
good terms with farming people, and
will doub. less succeed.
Quite a number Of foreigners are
taking advantage Of the low rates, by
assisting their relatives and friends to
come to this country.
Mr.. G.. Miller stopped at this place
on Wednesday of last week while on
his return to Rochester. He informed
US that that times are very dull in Da.
bota.
Mr.. H. Sanford advertises his farm
for sale. He owns one of the best 10.
Gated farms in western Brown county,
about seventy.nve acres Of which is
under cultivation. He has one of the
finest groves of young forest trees to
be found in the vest. In connection
with the farm he offers to sell young
span of horses, stock, grain etc. Take
a look at it.
Mr.. A. Anderson has passed about
twenty-five years in the stage of hu.
man life which has been unwisely and
inappropr lately termed ''single bles.
sedness'' but found, that, notwith.
standing the fact, that its charms
have been portrayed through the in
duence of the morbid imagination oi
multiloquent bards, and its felicity IL
Illuminated and magnified through the
lens of elegant diction. it had no long
er any Joy for him, and fearing lest
he might be classed among those I'M
fortunate beings, who are doomed t.
travel down the dreary pathway Of
life forgotten, and forsaken, and
dreading the appellation "old batch
concluded to take unto himself a wife
Miss Francis Sullivan became the OBJ
ject of bis choice Feeling the neeG
of worthy husband she readily con
sented to the proposition, and the two
were, through agency of clerical pow
er, made one, at the Cotholic church
on the 7th inst. In the evening tn,
happy pair with their relatives ani
friends repaired to the house of tn,
bridegroom where they all enjoyed
themselves and had pleasant time
They have launched their barqu,
upon the wave, and may it be bourn,
down the widening stream Of life t,
its final terminus, unshaken by sin
gle ripple.
During the absence Of the undersigned
steamship tickets can be purchased q
John Weddendorf, at the post Office
The rates from Hamburg or Bremen t
New Ulm are still go. although the in
dications are that the old rates will 500
be re-established.
Jos. BoBLE1ra.