New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-19

Gustav Lang, the Racine man who per-
formed the unparalleled feat of leading a
triple life. was in court with his three wives,
and his hearing was postponed.
Ex-Mayor Secor. of Racine, will have to
pay Aid. Colbert 800 which he was foolish
enough to wager against 81 that Cooper
would be elected. He will bet on busin ess
basis hereafter.
Mayor Pratt, of Oshkosh, is endeavoring
to arrive at a solution of question wheth-
er he can hold the office of state senator as
we'll as of mayor. He is willing to hold
both.
II. J. Wagner, an Oshkosh druggist, has
received word from Australia that he and
his sisters are heirs to a large fortune by the
death of an uncle in that country. The
amount to be divided is about $25O,O0O.
More than 100 communicate members of
the old Catholic Church at Dyckesville have
petitioned Bishop Grafton, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, protesting against his in
tention to submit this church to The protes-
tant Jurisdiction.
Charles Kershaw, formerly of Whitewater,
was fatally shot at Castillo N Y, by officers
who attempted to arrest him. Kershaw was
insane, and when the policemen went to take
him into custody he fought like hurricane,
and they were forced to shoot him.
Mrs Kepner, of Johnsonvllle, Rock coun-
ty, had to leave the house during the alb
sence OF her husband, and put $195 in the
stove pipe for safe keeping. She did not
think OF the money after returning to the
house, and few days later told her little
daughter to start fire in the stove 1t was
sometime before she thought about the mon
ey, and when she came to look for it fonnd
that it was too late, the $195 having escap.
ed through the chimney.
IOWA.
There is talk of christening one of the new
cruisers being constructed by the navy
'Ehe Ottumwa." in honor of the coal pal
ace city.
Johnny Scroggy, a Waterloo urchin, while
carelessly handling rifle accidentally dis
charged the weapon, the bullet passing
through his left foot.
The teachers of Buena Vista county, after
lengthy discussion have ONE to the conclu.
sion that corporal punishment is some
times necessary
terrible warning to boys is found in the
y
the other day from nicotine poison, caused
by smoking cigarettes.
The Waverly Republican figures that the
corn crop of Iowa for one year is worth SIS
OOO, 900 more than the entire product of all
the silver mines in the United States for the
same length of time.
Someone broke into the barracks of the
Salvation army at Mt. Pleasant and de-
stroyed $50 worth of goods. They broke the
musical instruments and cut the drum.
Who the miscreants are is not known.
Sanders, the tramp who committed the
assault on Conductor Davenport some time
ago, and was senten ced to six months in the
Muscatine county jail, escaped and at last
accounts had not been caught.
Marion Taylor, a young man employed as
night clerk in the Windsor hotel at Clinton,
rified the safe in the office of the hotel and
took his departure for parts unknown. A
reward of $25 is offered :or his arrest.
Maligant diphtheria is reported to the
state board of health from Palmyra. The
postmaster at station near that place al
lowed his children, who had the disease, the
freed ON of the Office and the street.
The report of the Iowa Soldiers home at
Marshalltown, for October. has been made
to Auditor Lyons. 1t shows the average
number OF inmates to have been 395, and
the amount expended for support and sal
aries is placed at 81 800.
Officers made raid on the irrepressible
STORMY" Jordan at o ttumwa. Two of
them went down into the cellar to search for
intoxicants, when the ancient bootlegger
promptly locked them in and alter a lively
tussle with the other one he left the premises.
Quite quantity of liquor was seized and
the old man will be prosecuted for resisting
the officers.