New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-03-12
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A DeS MONIES boot and shoe store has been
burglarized seven times within few months.
A7-year-old girl in Davenport is an invet-
crate tobacco chewer She raises such a row
when denied the weed that the family have
to surrender.
Charley Ross has at last been found He
was discovered robbing a clothes line in the
yard of a Davenport citizen and Will not be
lost for the next ninety days.
Mary kohn, a single lady living near Cher
okee, became insane through religious excite
ment and was taken to the Independence
asylum.
Two small boys are serving out SEN
tence IN the Muscatine jail for plugging a
citizen with snow-balls Their parents re-
fused to pay the fine levied by the court.
A feud between Jake Freeland and Sam
Mcfarland, of Parkersburg, resulted in a
stabbing ARRAY, in which the former was
dangerously wounded.
The i. A. R. OF the state favorably com
menrs on the action of their Cedar Rapids
brethren in pronouncing in favor OF a hos
pital instead of monument to the veterans
An innocent Dubuque county farmer sold a
wagon load OF oats by weight recently, and
after the grain had been weighed it was found
that the wagon continued a gootlly supply
OF stones tucked away under the oats.
The year-old SON of james Lichtenberger
of Meriden, while playing fell upon wooden
crochet hook. The hook entered his right
side about four inches, causing wound
which may prove fatal.
The body of William Cross was found froz.
en- in the ice in the Mississippi opposite
keitsburg, Ill. He was standing up when
found and had probably broken through in
attempting to cross the river.
Iowa has the reputation of raising the An
est horses for general use of any state in the
union. More horses are shipped from Iowa
to the eastern cities for carriage, draft and
driving purposes than from any other state.
A Jackson county citizen furnished a gov
eminent license and the money for another
man to use for copartenership saloon and
he was ARRESTED for not having a license for
both parties.
Al3-year-old boy named Martin was picked
up on the streets of Ottumwa in a comatose
state of iEto3ication. He had drunk the
greater part OF jug of whisky, aud for
time his life was dispaired Of
: A'eois uhS eASAuoCd vi anu ArS.
Jones, near Council Bluffs, has confessed. He
says one Joe shellenberger committed the
murder, and that his only connection with
the crimes was to dispose ofthe stolen goods
Father GARRISON, the venerable editor of
the agricultural department of the Des Moines
Register, is gaining strength slowly, but is
still too weak to see anyone but the members
OF has family.
an Audubon county man named Pfeifer
has brought suit against the Rock Island
company for $4,000 damages becauseh he was
put OF train by a conductor for re using
to pay 10 cents additional for neglecting to
buy a ticket
A plymouth county farmer discovered two
men attempting to load his hogs into a wag-
on one night. He knocked one down With
pitchsork and pursued the other some dis
tanee in the darkness. On returning he
found that the first man had reco yered and
escaped with the wagon load ofhogs.
The Dubuque girls have nerve. A young
lady while being presented to Gov Boies at;
the reception in that city dropped her flowers.
Instead OF growing red in the face she stepped
back and bowed gracefully as she said:
when we meet the governor we strew flow
ers at his feet =
a young lady of Walker received a present
from New York friend of an elaborate silk
en- lace-trimmed robe, girdled With ribbons.
in which she soon made her debute at an
evening party and received many compli-
ments upon her attire. She tainted upon
hearing from her New York friend that the
exquisite costume was o nightgown
News has been received at Ottumwa from
Greensboro, N. G., of the shooting and prob-
ably fatal wounding of Sanford Kirkpa trick.
formerly ofOttum va. Kirkpatrick is reyen-
ne collector and was shot during seizure of an
illicit still He is we'll known in eastern Iowa
and is considered one at the best revenue
agents in the service
An old gentleman named Bentley, of LIE
Grand. Marshall county, is possessed Of a
queer hobby He has had his grave dug for
several years. 1t is bricked up and sheet
iron cover placed nicely over the top. The
for his funeral are all complete
the hymns selected. the chapter and verse To-
be used at his fuaeral ceremonies and even his
grave clothes are all ready.