New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-10
News in General.

The law firm of Shipman, Barlow, Laroque
& Choate of New York, has sent to the Far
mers' Loan and Trust company certified
check for SLIP ,664.S4 in settlement for the
money which James e. Bedell, their employe,
obtained from the trust company by means
of bogus mortgages.
The parties boring for gas in Freeborn
county, Mimi, are down 500 feet and now
have $50 feet of water, in which oil appears
in the proportion of q teacupful to pailful
ofwater. Every Indication is favorable for
finding gas. The operators at the well pro-
pose to put down a six-inch pipe to shut off
the water, and will continue boring inside the
six-inch pipe.
The price of No. hard wheat advanced to
SLOT at Glendale, Oak. This is the highest
quotation ever reached in the territory ex-
cept in a few special cases back in the early
days of the Dalrymples. Farmers are rush
ing in their wheat all over Central Dakota
and the bulk of it grades No / hard. The eff
fects of high prices are already apparent in
the appearance ofland seekers, and the prep
arations for large crop next season.
Money is in free circulation and times arelive
ly.
A great deal of excitement prevails in
Waseca County, Mimi, over the mysterious
disappearance of County Treasurer Nc
Kenny. He and his wife left for Faribault,
and Mrs. McKenny returned two days later
and reports that they stopped at a friends
near Faribault aud McKenney said he would
go out to the fields where they were thresh-
ing, and that was the last she saw of him.
Rumors are afoat that he was short in his
account IS. 900 to $4,000. His bondsmen
are at feverheat over the affair.
A crank named Lewis Greenslade, called
"Lewis the Light" who is we'll known in
Brooklyn on account of his religious pranks,
n Jul1 hoe n oh, +1,a
Salvation army, capped the climax by visit
ing the Brooklyn tabernacle on Sunday
morning during the service After a short
period Of quiet he rose to his feet and took off
an overcoat, showing on his breast a huge
red flannel heart. Mr.. Talmage said nothing,
but the treasurer requested Lewis to put on
his coat. He refused, audit took specia
policeman to persuade him to depart.
The published report that Judge Thur
mans letter accepting the Democratic nom-
ination for the vice-p presidency would be CIV
en- out at once proves to be untrue. The5ex-
senator said: 81 have not written a line of
the letter or given it a thought. / have at
present too much correspondence of other
kinds to attend to and it is not my practice
to give up essentials for non-essentials 1t is
an unnecessary performance any how, but |
suppose that custom and precedent must be
followed. When it comes there will not be
much of it and it will not come until the spir-
it moves me-"
Quite a sensationwas caused at Nv ashburn,
Wis, by the finding of an anonymous letter
in the postofice addressed to Postmaster
Swain, threatening his hotel and the build
ings of several more of our prominent citi-
zens with destruction by fire before Oct. g.
1t also claims the disastrous confagaton Of
two weeks ago was the result of anincendiary
1t charges prominent contractor with the
deed for the purpose of making work for him
self through the winter. An armed watch
man has been kept on duty since the receipt
of the tier. 1t is thought by many to be
simply hoax, and this is probably the true
solution.