New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-21
August % "a is the twenty seventh
anniv ersary Of the battle Of New Ulm.

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anniversary Of the battle Of New Ulm.
We are indebted to ex-senator Sabin
for public documents.
Read Frank Kuetzing's offers in an
other column. They are bargains that
are bargains.
The home of 81. H. Beussman. was
the scene Of q very pleasant social
gathering on Thursday evening.
A couple Of horses belonging to NJ.
Mullen were badly cut up in a barbed
wire fence at his farm last week.
Otto Baecker has resigned his posi-
ton as clerk in the hardware store Of
e. H. Hornburg.
August Nagel, who month or so
ago received a severe stroke of paraly-
sis, is now able to be out on crutches.
There is q rumor that Springfield is
soon to have another newspaper. It's
politics are to be republican.
Fir. Aufderheide is passing the cigars
and his happiness is complete. It's a
boy, and arrived Saturday.:
Among those who were drawn to
Mankato on Saturday by the Forepaugh
shows were Ferdinand Crone, F. Spoer-
base, f. Behnke, w. Fenske.
Cadet Louis Scherer left last Thurs
day for West Point He still has two
years at the military academy and in
that time will be granted no vacations.
Work at the depot is nearing COM
pletion and the old building now pre-
sents somewhat improved appearance.
A new one would have pleased us bet
ter, however.
Adjutant General Mullen has issued
an order preventing any of the state
troops from taking part in any civil or
military parade without his consent.
Company A will hereafter have to re-
ceive permission to wear uniforms on
national holidays.
A convenience is offered to New Ulm
and we can see no reason why it has
not or should not be accepted. We re-
fer to the delivery of St. Paul mail.
Monday morning. The chief railway
mail clerk has promised to forward
mail on the western freight at o'clock
providing there is some one at the post
office to receive it and there certainly
ought to be. Monday morning mail is
to rich a treat to be lost.
The death of Charles Rosskopf, one
of the old residents of New Ulm, &C.
cured at his home in this city last
Tuesday evening, after only short i'll
ness. AS he had been sick for only two
days his death came rather sudden and
unexpected. He was forty years Of age
and was for many years q well-known
resident of the town. The funeral~was
held Thursday and the remains deposit
ed in the city cemetery whither they
were attended by large number of
friends and relatives. He leaves wife
and one daughter.
The millers' excursion to Springfield
last Saturday was q huge success, and
SO beyond all expectation. Although it
was naturally expected that, if the
weather proved to be fine, a goodly
of New Ulm people would ac-
company the millers and picnic with
them, still no one had any idea that the
of excursionists would be near
SO large as it really was. The unusually
cheap rates and the desire to spend a
day in the beautiful groves near Spring
field no doubt led many to go, and Sat
urday morning found fully three hun
dred people accompanied by the band
making their way to the depot. Four
coaches had been secured for the occa-
sion and these were soon filled to their
utmost with a jolly and lively crowd,
out for a rollicking trip. Life while on
the train was far from being {; burden
and Springfield was soon reached. Ar
rived there the excursionists started at
once for the groves which are just across
the river from the town. lis a pretty
place, well shaded and hid with trees.
and here they enjoyed the day in the
old-fashioned picnic way, the band fur
nishing plenty of music and refresh
ments being served at different stands.
Nothing served to mar the pleasant
ness of the affair save the oppressive
heat and the flying dust, but these were
easily endured. As the picnic grounds
are very close to town many spent the
day between the two places, taking in
the town thoroughly. Springfield though