New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-22
The quality of oats is good Barley is poor
and OF small Weld 58

The quality of oats is good. Barley is poor
and OF small yield.
Charles Bailey, indicted as one Of the men
who he'd up the Northern Pacific train at
New Salem last Summer and who is charged
with robbing he mails pleaded guilty in
the United States court, at Fargo and was
sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary.
Some very interesting developments we're ex-
pected II this case had come on for trial.
Charles Youngman was indicted for tamppr-
ing with the United States mails in the Fargo
flee and abstracting ID oney from letters
The Jandell horse ranch, near jamestown,
had narrow escape from losing the range
by fire. Dick Brown, one of the men on the
ranch, got caught in q corner by the fire
while back-fring, and before he could escape
was badly burned on the face, neck and other
parts Of his body. Ills feet were burned
through his boots. 1t seems that the un-
lucky man got into an extra heavy clump OF
grass, and flames eight feet high surrounded
min before he could escape He is at the
Grand Central hotel doing as we'll as could
be expected.
DR.. Langaon. state veterinary surgeon. re-
turned to Fargo from an inspection trip to
the western part Of the state to investigate
the charge that scab existed among sheep
there. Hefound the disease in sheep brought
in from Washington, and has written the
governor advising him to quarantine the
sheep in Stutsman, Kidder and Logan coun-
ties; also that sheep coming into the state
be thoroughly inspected, and none shipped
out unless they have clean bill Of health
from an Inspector. He also advises the own.
or bnx tEo hoo ia
hopes by this early and prompt action to
prevent it spreading.
The Baptist convention held at j amestow
elected the following officers for the ensu ng
year: President, Rev. j. R. Deckard, Mandan;
first vice president, Rev. j. A. Carem, Ellen.
dale; second vice president, ReY.J Craw ord,
D. D., st Thomas; secretary, Rev. George
Kline, Bismarck; treasurer, Rev. E. H. Teal,
Jamest own. A full board o directors was al
SO elected, the officers of the convention be-
ing the officers OF board. There are
fifty Baptists churches in the state, one. half
of which have houses of worship. A number
of important questions were discussed with
ability and interest. The convention ad-
journed to meet at Lisbon on Saturday be-
fore the first Sabbath in October, 1891
Farmer Burton. OF Burleigh county, tells
the following, story of his farming opera
tions: This country is all right. can make
money here. l had twelve acres Of wheat of
my own and rented 175 acres, receiving
one-half the crop. / was out nothing ex-
cept my time and feed or a month and three
days. had 1,745 bushels. There is some
money in that. amt there? When came
here in 1888 had just 25 cents-my folks
back in the east without anything. Inow
have machinery and stock and grain anil
nothing against 'em. This country is good
enough for me- Sold sixty mine bushels OF
potatoes for SIS cents bushel. Ny
brother is in Illinois-in q great apple
country, l wrote him | would trade nota.
toes Tor apples-bushel or bushel He wrote
back 'no apples and no potatoes-hoth q
failure here" guess my brother will not
find any more fault with this country.