New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
Work on the improvements atthe de-
pot will be commenced this week.

| pot will be commenced this week.
| Julius Schefman has sold his Lafay
cite farm to Daniel Kergbein.
| Farmers should save the best speci
mems of their produce and exhibit then
at the next county fair.
| New track scales are being built al
the depot. This will be a great conven'
fence as it will then be possible to
weigh whole carloads at time.
Mrs. A. G. Eckstein IS now quite re.
covered from her serious illness and
| will be taken to her home at Winona
this week.
In a little over o week from now we
will have experienced what it is to live
with electric light in place of the old
and inconvenient kerosine lamps.
| Herman Setter and wife, of Tracy,
visited with New Ulm relatives durinS
a portion of the week. Mrs. Setter will
rmain during the summer.
The New Ulm Turn Zoeglinge went
into camp at Clear Lake, last Saturday,
returning to the city on Monday. They
report an extra good time.
Carl F. Struck, the Minneapolis ar.
chitect and designer of our new court
house building, was in the city Satur-
day, on business connected with the
drawings.
Mrs. Louis Verwer, a niece of Mrs
Francis Baasen, died at her home in
st. Paul on Thursday of quick consump-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Baasen attended
the funeral which was held on Saturday.
The season of the year is at hand
when sportsmen feel inclined to tres
pass the game laws. They should not
forget that they are very liable to be
reported and suffer prosecution, and
that it is just as we'll to wait while.
Rentfrow's Jolly Pathinders will.
appear at Turner Hall next Saturday
and Sunday evenings in six Peas in g
Pod" and Fun by Express They
are an excellent company with gooG
reputation.
The county commissioners of Brown
county have let the contract for the
completion of the new court house tt
local parties. They mean business
and do not propose to monkey will
any county seat fght.-ST. PETER HER
AID.
j. B. Kennedy, who was shot at Mic
ollet, has so recovered as to leave Mic
ollet and was taken to St, Peter las
Tuesday. He stood the trip wei
and will soon be able to be out. Th
examination of the prisoner Keltge,
comes off to-day.
A. T. Schmidt, of Mankato, has Sc
cured the contract for painting the Cot
tonwood church and not the New Ulr
church as reported in our last issue
The church is new one and whe
completed will be handsome struc
ture.
The decision of Judge Weber in th
case of James Bagan, indicted with tn
crime of rape, sentencing him for as
sault in the second degree to tire
years in the penitentiary. has been al
firmed by the supreme court, to whicl
an appeal was taken.
The Misses Schapekahm and Schuet
and Mr.. Schumacher and Mr.. Hant
have returned for vacation from Mil
waukee, where they have been attend
ing the German American Teachers
Seminary. Miss Ida Koch, who is at
tending a similar institution at Chica
go, is also home on visit.
At the Sleepy Eye Gun Club Tourna
ment last week the best averages wer
made by G. M. Gress. of Sleepy. wit
:, score of 116 out of 153, W. C. Kayser
Marshall, with ia and q. D. Griffith
lis. No one attended from New Uln
or of course it would have been differ
ent.
Harvest is general in all parts Of thu
country this week and in most localite
it promises well. The wheat yield il
many places will average 25 bushels
and in some places more. The weathe
for the past few days has been favor
able to corn and that crop is conse
quently in splendid state of growth
Oats are unusually heavy and some o
the farmers expect as much as IS bush.
els.
| A band Of colored singers, FIVE il
number, gave open air concerts on ou1
streets last THURSDAY afternoon anc