New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-16


Evidently the town is ospering
Reserved seats for Hazel kirke can
be secured at the City Drug Store. Sc.
cure them early.
Knute Helling is back from Washing
ton. Mr.. Helling has a position in the
agricultural department..
The following stood highest at the last
rifle club shoot: Gustav Goetch, John
Lila, j. Hauenstein, J. Schape Kahn
and G. Hauenstein.
A number of the members Of Charity
/ Lodge, accompanied by their wives,
attended a Masonic banquet at Sleepy
/. Eye Monday evening.
Albert Bobleter is up from st. Paul
on a six weeks vacation. He has been
sickly of late, and is making this visit
for the benefit Of his health.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Kiesling, Of Chicago,
visited during the week in our city.
Mr.. Kiesling, though never resident,
owns property in New Ulm, and while
here disposed of some Of it.
The Rifle Club held picnic at Hunt.
er's Rest Sunday afternoon. A good
crowd was present, and everything
passed Of smoothly and agreeably until
about five O clock, when the picnic was
broken up by the heavy shower.
In the organization of a Mounted
Rangers Union at st. Peter, Capt. ia.
cob Nix of this city was chosen as chief
of staff, and Richard Pfeferle, also of
/ New Ulm, was made one of three vice
presidents. E. St. Julien Cox is presi-
| dent.
John Backer, a son Of George Backer
of Milford, had his left arm broken at
the wrist last Saturday in falling from
a scaffold. DR.. Stricken dressed the
fractured bone, and it will only be a
short time before the arm will again be
ready for use.
The Cecilian Society Of the. Catholic
church gave its co.certs at Union Hall
on Saturday andSunday evenings to fair,
if not crowded houses. The programme
on each evening was replete with music
and dialogue, and by those in attend
ance was we'll received. The proceeds
go to the purchase Of stained glass
window for the new church.
A prominent member of the New
Ulm legal fraternity, who claims to
never make mistakes, while coming
down from Sleepy Eye last Wednesday
night, fell asleep, and, instead of waking
and getting off at his intended destina-
ton, continued his slumbers undis-
turbed until he had reached Kasota.
He even then did not realize what had
happened until he had left the cars and
hunted around for the town. Next
time he should keep the conductor
posted.
Wheat in this vicinity has been dam
aged in many places by the heavy rains
and hot weather. While all reports as
to its condition do not agree, it is
safe to say that the yield will be much
less than that of last year and much
less than many look for. The Bluestem
will. it good weather continues, produce
a good yield, but the other grades and
especially wheat, that was sown late,
will fall below the average. From
some'quarters also come reports of bad
damage from Sundays hail storm.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Miller,
census supervisor for this district we
are able to say that the. population OF
New Ulm is approximately $500. This
is not just what was expected. but it
shows an increase in the last five years
of nearly 500. Few towns have done
better, and New Ulm certainly is grow.
ing. Itmight be said too, that, while
other towns have profted by a good
enumeration, New Ulm has not. We
know of many instances where those
who cannot be considered as residents
of any town but New Ulm, have through
a temporary absence been left off the
list. Had the census been taken as ii
should have been, New Ulm would have
shown up with at least 1000 people.
The population was about $500 in 1880.
in the neighborhood of $500 in 1885;
and now it is $500. This shows gain
of 500 in five years and of 1900 in ten
years. This certainly is a good and
healthy growth.
New Ulm possesses the most popular
teacher in the Northwest. With the
approach of the National Teachers
Convention in st. Paul, the Dispatch, q
st. Paul daily paper, started contest
IOf popularity. In each issue IF tho