New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-04
LOCAL NEWS.

| The bonanza coal boom at Springfield
has played out.
From the Sleepy Eye Herald it would
appear that we still retain the court
| house.
| Miss Mary Drusch a, former resident
of New UIm, was married at Fairfax
last week to Mr. Nicolas Gerardy.
| The Gaylord Hub says that Martin
jacobson, of New Ulm, will open up a
blacksmith shop at that place.
Miss Sophia Berndt is quite sick with
a severe cold, probably contracted dur
ing the fire of last week.
Tickets were sold at the depot for the
first time by electric light on friday eY-
ening.
The basket works are now employing
sixteen men. The force will be in
creased in a very short time.
All of the scarlet fever patients
| throughout town are either wholly or
partially recovered.
Rev. Nobis and Rev. Mentier, of
of Springfield, exchanged pulpits last
Sunday morning ana evening.
G. G. Mullen has been appointed
| postmaster at Madelia upon recommen-
dation of Congressman Lind.
An order, giving us electric light
throughout the whole night, went into
| effect on the 1st.
A largely attended surprise party
was given at the home of D. Beussman
last Sunday evening. 1t was a pleas
ant evert.
The annual meeting of the Brown
county Agricultural Society viii be held
at New Ulm. Saturday, December 14th.
Let every member be on deck.
Tony Schneider, who has been very
sick with typhoid fever for the past six,
weeks, is so far recovered as to be up
and around.
Lit John Buscher, of CORTLAND, start
ed for the new state of Washington on
Monday to engage in business. May
success go with him.
At their last meeting the Ladies So
ciety of the Turnverein elected the fol-
lowing officers: President. Mrs. A.
Setter; Secretary, Mrs. R. Nix; and
Treasurer, Mrs. F. G. PAIL.
DR.. Spratt, the famous Minneapolis
oculist, will visit New Ulm next Sun
day. Anyone desiring to consult with
him, should leave notice at the drug.
store of A. J. Eckstein.
Don't fail to attend the Fair at Union
Hall tomorrow afternoon and evening.
One of the attractions will be an art
gallery, similar to that which was such
q drawing card at the last Fair.
Mr.. Brandt, who has the contract for
digging the new city well. left on Mon
day with his crew for Sleepy Eye to
sink a well st that place. The one here
has been drilled to the depth of 209
feet, and will be tested shortly.
Thos. Montgomery, of St. Peter, has
been appointed by the grand master
to be grand secretary of the Masonic
order of the state and also to all other
Masonic positions held by the venerable
A. T. G. Pierson of St. Paul.
| Mrs. Albert Setter has been quite
sick the past few days and is still un-
able to be out. As she is to act the
leading role in the presentation of the
''Pearl of Savoy next Sunday even
ing, it is to be hoped that her recovery
will be a speedy one.
Ticket No. 1O6, held by Mrs. O'Brien
of Minneapolis, drew the crazy quilt.
which was ratified off by Mrs.schloman,
of the same city, and which was valued
at 5000. The quilt was on exhibition
at our county fair last fall and large
number of New Ulm and Sleepy Eye
people held tickets in the rattle.
The following will act IMPORTANT
parts in the presentation of s.Mutterse-
gen. next Sunday evening: VIM. Pfaen-
der, E. G. PAIL, Hugo Fischer, GustaYe
Fischer, VIM. Koch, F. Setter, and
VIM. Winkelman, Mrs Albert Setter,
and Misses E. Hauenstein, Ella Setter,
Clara Rehfeld, Minnie Brandt and So
phia Keller.
/ The well known Clifton Holden MUIR
der case received a hearing before the
supreme court on the 26th, and the St.
Paul News, in commenting there on,
made the statement that Holden had