New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-26
LoCAL NEWS.

/ thanksgiving ball at Union Hall to.
morrow night.
John Gales has removed from Fari-
bault to st. Paul.
i Capt, Kirchstein Of Winona spent
Saturday in our city.
Congressman Lind and family leave
for Washington Friday.
Jocob Brust is now engaged in buy
wheat at CORTLAND station.
Company A proposes the rendition of
a military play IN the near future.
John Rotering is now acting as night
watch at the jail in place of JIG. Gel
ger!
Mrs. Trautman, formerly of this city,
died recently in St. Cloud at the age of
81 years.
Otto Sommer has been employed as
office boy by the Empire Mill and New
Ulm Elevator Companies.
Frank Kuetzing, after siege of sick
ness of several weeks duration, is
again able to be at his store and tend
to business.
This week the Review commences
the publication of the personal property
tax list as matter of news that will be
! of interest to everybody.
Andrew J. DIN left for Washington
Thursday afternoon to resume his posi-
ton as clerk of the mileage committee
and secretary to Congressman Lind.
| Benz. Juni writes that he is well
pleased with his newly acquired posi-
ton in the National Museum at Wash.
ington and says that the work is just in
his line. ~...
On Thursday the Subilia residence
property was disposed of under sheriff
sale. Chas. Sommcr WAS the purchaser
and $11O0 the consideration for house
and two lots.
In recent athletic contest among
the Michigan University students, Rich.
ard Fischer of New Ulm won two med
ais, one for best high jumping and one
for best long distance jumping.
All three floors of the Dakota House
are now furnished with electric light,
the wires throughout the entire build
ing being concealed. Fred Peuser has
| also introduced the light into his barber
shop.
| The additional mail service on the
| Northwestern road, by which we were to
receive mail from all points on the road
through all trains, Twill not be. furnished
until the first of the year. The cars for
the service are now being constructed.
The annual report of the commission.
er of pensions, just issued, shows that
there are 1919 pensioners on the de.
| partment rolls. Of these Brown County
furnishes les, Nicollet County II, Sib-
ley County 1873, Redwood County 60,
| Watonwan County 80.
Mrs. Rice, All aged widow lady of
the town of Home, died last Thursday
and was buried Saturday. She was in
the neighborhood of IS years of age and
had been suffering from asthma for
some time. She was the mother of
Mrs. Frank futile. A number from
here attended the funeral. .4.@.-
| We are told that as much as $50
go out of New Ulm every month
through the American Express CON-
pany for chances in the Louisiana lot
terry. This is since the anti-lottery law
went into effect, prohibiting the send
ing of lottery money through the mails.
We are told too, that it comes mostly
from laboring men. ....:.
Henry Schweppe of Sigel called on
US Saturday afternoon and gave us
report of the, destruction by fire of the
barn of George Rewitzer, who lives in
the town of Sigel. One hundred tons
of hay, three head OF cattle and cou-
pie hundred chickens were also burned
in the fire. On the hay and stock there
is light insurance but the loss on the
barn is not covered by a single cent.
The fire started about o'clock Satur-
day morning rom lighted lantern
that was left standing in the barn.
| While Louis Entrup was driving
about town last Wednesday afternoon
with DR.. Schoch's horse, the horse be-
came frightened of barking dog and
ran away. The first jump smashed the
dashboard, and after. coolly surveying
the outlook, Mr.. Entrup considered.
that it would be decidedly more condu.
Give to health and physical trim to be
on the ground instead of in the buggy,
and in less time than it takes to write it
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