New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-28

NEW ULM AND VICINITY
The Manka,o street car company
commenced the running of cars last
Thursday.
The Chicago & Northwestern railroad
viii put in 8 side track seven miles
north Of sleepy Eye on the Redwood
branch. The place will be called john
son.
Mic Arbes, OF tie town Of Milford,
who had one Of bis legs amputated two
weeks ago On account Of cancer trou-
bic, is said to be doing nicely. He is
aged
DR.. Strickler informs us that ten
year-old boy OF Christ Scar, Of Milford,
fell from horse last Wednesday and
sustained! q slight fracture of his right
arm.
So far t'sis season not q single reaper
accident has occurred in this neighbor-
hood. Farmers are evidently begin
ming to exercise more care when en-
gagged about their machines.
Ladies in need Of millinery goods
should consult our advertising columns.
Miss Theresa Westphal announces d
closing-ou sale and, offers her stock of
summer and fall millinery at greatly
reduced prices.
Miss Ida Chiids has been acquitted of
the charge Of firing the residences of
". w. and T.. Nj. Townsend. at Lake
Benton. Miss Childs, it is reported,
has had L. NJ Townsend arrested on a
charge Of bigamy-
The brewers of the Northwest met in
St. Paul last week and organized the
Northwestern Brewers and Maltsters'
association. John Hauenstein of this
city was elected second vice president
of the association. He is also member
of the committee on constitution and
bylaws, ditto Otto Schell,
WATERFOWL, d. T., is all excitement
over the discovery that Lake Kampes-
ka is inhabited by q sea serpent. The
monster is said to be about twenty feet
long and as thick around the body as a
good sized log. A party has been or.
ganized to search the lake for the mon.
ster and bring it to shore.
Joseph Bankratz, a young man resid-
ing in the town of Lafayette, became
SO infatuated with soldier life during
the recent encampment in this city.
that he has concluded to 60 to Fort
Smelling and enlist in Maj. Smiths bat
terry. He is u husky young chap and
the Major wants all such he can get.
Jake Current says: ..We-mcaning
the Democrats Of course have the
cards put up 10 lay you fellers out this
fall, and don't you forget it. You'll
all have TO walk the plank, John Lind
included. "snd he challenged argument
by brandishing a hinge bowie-knife
which he carries about with him. Jake
is quite joker.
The Register says that if the right of
way can be secured by the Cannon VAL
ley railroad company, they will probably
build into Mankato before next winter.
Since it is believed that the road will
not be built up along the Minnesota
river to New Ulm, our people seem to
have lost all interest in the road. If
our people want the road it is not yet
too to late put ln:. bid.
Mr.. S. T. de Ranitz, a professional
electrician from Appelton, Wis, and a
gentleman Of mature experience in the
lightning rod business, will make this
place his headquarters for the next
three OF four weeks, and during that
time will pnt up rods for all those who
desire them. Mr.. de Ranitz comes here
highly recommended and from what
we have seen of him, we should say that
be is q thorough gentleman, and under
stands his business.
An exchange trutbfully says ''the
number Of persons in a town who de.
sire to have it doomed are gratifyingly
large, but the number Of those who are.
willing Of bear a share of the expenses
Of doing the booming can usually be
counted on the fingers of the hand.