New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
LOCAL NEWS.
There are several cases Of mumps in

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town.
Dance in Union Hall tomorrow
night. %
To-day is Christmas. The Review
wishes its readers happy, happy time.
LIE Sueur Centre still retains the
county seat of LIE Sueur county. The
attempt to move it to LIE Sueur failed.
D. Katz is experiencing considerable
| trouble in running his mill at Fairfax
through lack Of water with which to
run his engine.
The young people of the Congrega-
tional church will give social at the
residence Of J. Newhart next Friday
evening.
Farmers in this vicinity were harrow.
| ing and cultivating their lands the fore
part of last week. The fore part of last
week was also the middle OF December.
Think Of it!
The merchants of Mankato have or
ganized for mutual protection against
dead-beat and dishonest purchasers?
Why don't the merchants Of New Ulm
follow their example?
Why is it that we don't hear from
the committee appointed to secure stock
for new pottery? Isn't it about time
that some effectual work was being
done?
The Northwestern is supplying it.
self with new hand cars, capable of be-
ing run by two men. John Reardon,
of this section, is happy in the posses
sion of one of the novelties.
The mercury in tho thermometer in
front of G. L. Roos' drugstore stood at
80 degrees last Wednesday afternoon.
Remarkable, isn't it. Such weather
would surprise even our California
and Southern friends.
A little boy was borne to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Helmes, of St. Paul, last
week. i Charles New Ulm friends
will feel more like shaking his hand
than ever, the next time he comes
around.
The stereoptican exhibition at Union
Hall last Wednesday evening drew
forth only slim attendance. The
views and scenes were good enough,
but, as the entertainment was sadly
lacking in the possession of an expert
enced lecturer, it failed to arouse the
usual interest.
A man giving the name of Frank
Dempsey, alias Burke, was brought to
the county Jail from Sleepy Eye last
Thursday, charged with stealing coat
from the store of Keegan Bros. He is
bound over to await a hearing before
the grand jury at the next term of
court. -
VIM. Mueller, of St. Peter, and Miss
Emma Book, of Lafayette, were mar
ried at the Lutheran church of this city
last Thursday, Rev. Albrecht officiating.
The groom is brother.in-law of Fred
Klossner, and the bride is one of the
best known of Lafayette's young ladies.
They will therefore have the congratu-
lations of numerous friends.
A correspondent from District 16
sends the Review the following: The
Literary Society gave dramatic enter
tainmenta few evenings ago in which our
young people appeared to good advan-
tage. From Punkin Ridge was the
title of the play, and, from the manner of
presentation, much credit is due the
participants. Oar teacher. Miss Agnes
Halpin, conducted the entertainment
and is deserving Of mention for thus
happily bringing her pupils before the
public
Congressman Lind last week intro.
| duced bills for amending the interstate
commerce act, amending the pension
laws, for the relief of certain settlers
on public lands, and, for public
building at Mankato; also a bill
dividing the state into six subdi-
visions and providing for terms of the
district and circuit courts to be held in
! each as follows: Tie first division at
| Winona, second at Mankato, third al
St. Paul, fourth at Minneapolis, fifth al
| Fergus Falls and sixth at Duluth.
We are again forced to change the
dates for the Farmers Institute. For.
tunately, this time they are definite and
direct from headquarters. January 18th
| and 18th will be the great eventful days
and every farmer, and every man, in.
terested in farming, should make sure tc
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