New Ulm weekly review., 1890-07-30
LOCAL NEWS.

uaY morning. ana was DuTleu lueSudy.
Judge Brandt will hold special ses->
4 sion of the Probate court at Sleepy Eye
to-day.
Mrs. Peter Herian entertained quite
a number of friends to birthday party
Sunday afternoon.
E. G. Koch and Henry Crone were
at St. Paul Thursday in the interests of
the New Ulm Creamery.
Bernard Marschner has been selected
as Brown County's member of the AL
lance Congressional Committee.
A little daughter of Patrick Rafferty,,
of the town of Home, was badly burned
by the explosion of gasoline burner
last week.
The Madelia Times says that Hon. K.
H.Helling has expressed his intention of
removing his family to that place for
permanent residence.
The regular business meeting of Com
pany A will be held next tuesday eve.
ming. Every member, VINO possibly
can, should be present.
A peculiar and new disease is said to
exist in general among the horses of
Lafayette. 1t has the effect of making
them lame and unfit for work.
George Wurmstein fell head fore
most from one of the scaffolds of the
new Catholic church last Friday morn
ing. He was injured somewhat, but not
seriously.
The unusually strong hot wind of
Monday must have done damage to
fields of growing corn. In town it was
so powerful that in many places trees
were blown over.
q James Laird, who has managed Mr..
Van Dusen's business here during the
past year, will remove with his family
to Chatfeld. He intends to go into
business there with his brother
The Ladies' Society of the Turnverein
at a meeting held Saturday afternoon
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. Robert Nix; Secretary, Miss Mary
Bogen; Treasurer, Mrs. E. G. Pahl.
An ice-cream festival will be given at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Setter
next Saturday evening by the senior
members of the Y.P.S. of G. E. Friends
of the latter are cordially invited to at
tend.
| The people Of LIE Sueur have selected
Mrs. Smith, a prominent lady of the
town, as a member Of the school board.
This is the first instance of lady SER
wing as a member of q school board in
this neighborhood.
Thomas O'Brien, the man who was
sentenced to ninety days in the county
Jail for stealing an overcoat at Tracy
early last spring, was discharged on
Thursday. This leaves Rose the only
prisoner IN the jail.
| IT'S true that appearances should cut
but little figure in these days, but if the
waterworks station was of different
style of architecture, it wouldn't hurt a
bit. A flat roof at least would not
cause the building to look so much like
a barn, as does the one which the de-
signtrs have seen fit to adorn it with.
Louis Gerstman, the Morgan mer-
chant, was in the city last Wednesday,
and while here was unfortunate enough
to haYe an arm broken. The acciden:
occurred while trying to mount the high
seat on one of the beer wagons that
was making towards the depot. In q
hurry to catch the train, his haste caused
him to fall to the ground with the above
result.
Il Hazel Kirke was presented at Turner
Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings to appreciative audiences. The
play itself is one of merit, containing
much that is good, both as to wit ane
pathos. The acting too was much bet
ter than most expected. Mr.. and Mrs
Choate in the leading roles were, O.
course, all that had been bespoken fol
them, and rendered their parts witt
excellence. The rest also. consisting o.
local talent, are deserving of praise
having acted with comparative ease anc
considerable feeling
The past week has been notable
one for its accidents and casualties. Or
Thursday little Herbert Leibold was
run over by farm wagon near Jacob
Klossner's hardware store and narrowly
J escaped being killed. Luckily. he was
neither dangerously nor even seriously
injured, but only slightly bruised about
I the chest and shoulders. The farmer