New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-03-28
SLEEPY EYE CORRESPONDENCE.

Mr.. Henry Zieske and Miss Sote
McBain went up to Springfield Friday
evening. NOT on a wedding tour you
know, but only for a pleasure trip and
to take in the school exhibition at that
place.
Mrs. VIM. Post from Redwood
Falls came down Saturday morning to
attend the funeral of Mr. Phelps.
DIR. James took in the school ex-
hibition at Springfield last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Griffith re-
turned home last week after an absence
of about three months. lhey visited
The eastern states and came down south
as far as Florida. They were very
much pleased with their trip.
Sunday was clustering day. 1t
commenced to snow in the morning
and held on all day and all night till
Monday morning, but the wind did not
blow very hard and the roads are left in
very good shape.
Died, Mr.. Mason Phelps, Thursday
forenoon of last week Mr.. Phelps was
an old resident of Brown Co., living
formerly at New Ulm, but of late years
in Sleepy Eve. He was whole souled
man and well liked by all who ever had
anything to do with him. He kept the
Exchange Hotel here for years and
made lots Of friends. Funeral services
were held in the Congregational church
on Saturday forenoon. The bereaved
have the sympathy of their many
friends
The Nickle Plate to Redwood Falls
was blocked on Thursday, but Cond.
Hughes, with force of twenty eight
men managed to open inside of twenty
-FOUR hours. Tom is a dandy.
Mr.. E. P. Bertrand and Hans Mo
were rusticating in Springfield last
week, Monday.
j. G. Zieske, was up to Walnut
Grove one day last week on business.
Mr.. Nick Weller is going to open
Furniture Store in Morgan. He has
commenced building, and will move his
family soon. Sleepy Eye will lose one
Of its best citizens.
Schneider & Schneider are more
chan pushing out the machinery. Far
mers would do we'll to call on them be-
fore buying elsewhere. They are
agents for the Minneapolis and Deering
Binders and Buckeye pumps Don't
forget the place, Corner of Main and
Sixth Streets.
Daniel Mol, ST., one of our pros
porous farmers living about three miles
north of the village, says that he raised
a splendid crop of wheat last year, and
that On March Dist b wife presented
aim with a fourteen pound boy baby,
which is worth more than all the wheat
crop. Dan, we think you are right.
Mother and son are doing nicely, and
the father will ''set EN- up". when he
has more money than at present.
Trains were blocked east of Vase
ca last Wednesday. Our eastern friends
are getting some experience in block
AIDES, as is shown in Old York State.
The teachers examination, held here
last week. was we'll attended. quite a
number of school s'marms' being pres
Gnt.
F. n. Stewart, Asst Supt. at Ira
CIV, passed through here, east bound, to
help raise the blockade eastsof Waseca.
MIR. Richard Gerdis has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Morgan. This is
q good selection. Richard understands
the business and is very accommodating.
Mr.. P. Runitz and Mr.. Bendixen Of
Springfield returned from their trip to
the Pacific coast last Saturday.
The Misses Sote McBain and EN-
ma Zeske, were visiting in Springfield
over Sunday as the guests Of Miss Roth.