New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-03-07

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G. A. Hagberg IS in St. Paul on bus
mess.
Mr. Peter Manderfeld, of Gibbon,
tarried in the city a few days.
This year Easter Sunday and April
fools day fall on the same day.
The Cottonwood Stock Co. held a
meeting for the purpose OF electing new
officers Mondaynight.
The Cottonwood Town-board. Mr..
Rock, Clerk, is reviewing its business
prior to report.
1t seems from the expression of our
farmers that distemper among their
horses shows itself here and there.
Don't fail to read the new ads of T.
Crone and II. 14oheyde in this weeks
issue as you will profit thereby.
Jos. A. Eckstein and Fred Pf@nder
visited St. Paul in the interest of the
New Ulm Loan and Building Associa-
ton.
Mr.. G. Smith, who paid us a pleasant
call yesterday, informs us that Golden
Gate folks are thawing out, ready for
spring.
Henry Engel, at present holding a
position in the Occidental Mills in Min
neapolis, came up and spent Sunday in
New Ulm.
Postmaster Albert, of Springfield,
came to New Ulm last Sunday. His ia
mily, until now residing here, will 60
back with him.
Peter Lila and family departed for
Bryant, Hamlin Co., Oak. where he
starts new harness-shop. Peter, we
are sorry to have lost you.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schaible of Cotton
wood returned from their extended
weddingtrip last Sunday and celebra-
ted the affair in grand style at home.
John E. Neuman has rented j. Kloss-
ner's new store on corner of Minnesota
and Second North streets. in which he
will open up clothing emporium.
Our dealers in agricultural imple-
ments are selling and delivering seed.
ers and harrows, which indicates that
spring is near at hand.
For the first time this winter the G.
& N. W. Ry. wakes up its good inten.
tions. It favored New Ulm with a
special passenger, carrying mail, last
Saturday afternoon. All's well that
ends we'll.
Now is the time to dig seeders and
other farm machinery out of the snow
drifts. 1t is also as good time as any
to resolve not to throw away hard
earned money again by neglecting tc
put such costly implements under cover.
Elk.
R. ID. Lille, of Lafayette, is hurry.
ing to get ready for Spring seeding. He
called on JAG. Klossner, the hardware
man, and was SO much engrossed with
thoughts about plews, harrows and
seeders that he came in through the
window, having no time to go through
the door. Royal, is your fall blowing
all stacked?
The N. U. Fire Co. No. l held it's reg
ular monthly meeting Monday evening
Better organization regarding the care
| of disabled iremen was affected and an
! amendment to the constitution, relative
to thorough supervision of finances,
was considered. The secretary, who
under the new act becomes responsible,
will then be placed under bond.
Hon. Jno. Lind has secured unani-
nous consent to bill providing for the
payment of $3.50. to Col. VIM. Pfaen-
der, thus imbursing the latter for losses
sustained during the Indian fight. Mr.
Pfaender was lieutenant colonel of the
Second cavalry volunteers in command
of the post of Fort Ridgely in the sec.
ond division of Minnesota in 1864 65.
On Jan. Is of the latter year the head
quarters building caught fire and was
burned. Pfaender lost large amount
of wearing apparel, household goods,
ETC., and for this loss he asks recon-
pense. The fire was caused by a defec.
tive chimney, and lack of apparatus for
extinguishing it prevented the saving OF
these goods. It is claimed that Pfaen-
der devoted SO much time to saving
government property that he had no
opportunity of saving his own. The
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