New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-11-04
DAMAGE BY FIRE AND WINDS.
Serious Damages Resulting From the
Prevalence Of the Two in Brown
County.

OOunLy.
Sleepy Eye, Nov. "A high wind
has prevailed here for the last thirty-s
hours. Many Of the stacks Of grain re-
naming in the fields have suffered, the
tops being scattered over the country.
During the afternoon a farmer started
prairie fire which soon passed out of
his reach, stretching over the country
at rapid rate, consuming hay stacks,
bridges, etc. A large house and barn,
situated within two miles of town,
would certainly have fallen a victim
had it not been for timely warning. Fur
rows were plowed round the entire
premises and the fiery fiend thus
checked. It is now under control. There
is no question but what the sufferers
will commence suit against the party
who started the fire, wealthy farmer
living some six miles from town. Part
of the roads leading to town, owing to
the bridges being destroyed, ARE impass-
able. The large $4,000 bushel elevator
has been partly stripped of its ironclad.
August Klause of Nicollet sundayed
here.
Adolph Heinz of Minneapolis is here
on a snort visit.
Miss Annie Engel of St. Paul spent the
week here with her parents.
Otto Rehfeld of St. Paul was in the
city the forepart of the week.
Mrs. McShane, who has been visiting
here for several weeks, returned on
Thursday to her home in Minneapolis.
How quick some people jump into
coat when it fits them, whether it be.
longs to them or not! One would think
sometimes that this sort of people want
ed everything in sight.
Bro Johnson of the Review has shown
his usual enterprise in obtaining large
number of expressions from prominent
men on the subject of capital punish
ment.-Sleepy Eye Herald. ~
A West Superior paper relates the
following incident of former New Ulm
boy: A. F. Brandt and John Munt both
employees of the Superior Roller mill,
went out sailing yesterday in cat
rigged boat. While opposite Conner's
Point and in the middle of the bay, they
were overtaken by a Squall. The rig
ging became entangled and in an in
stant the two men we're in the water,
with the boat bottom.side up. For
tunately they both secured hold on the
vessel, where they clung and waited
for help. They were sighted by another
boating party of three and were safely
landed at Conner's Point.
The statement of Editor Strasser, that
it was small business for paper to
criticize theatrical troupe, because it
didn't receive any printing at their
| hands. was without doubt either one of
the grandest thoughts ever evolved
from the human mind, or else it was
wonderfully and strikingly absurd. 1t
has the appearance of being the latter.
when it becomes known that the Review
was offered the printing of the compa.
ny but refused it, and roasted their
performances because they deserved it.
But, of course, Editor Strasser heard
from some one else that all this was not
so, and accordingly he penned his little
criticism to the effect that the show
''wasn't any better nor any worse than
lots of others of the same kind" Read
the quotation and note how critical and
brilliant 1t is.
The St. Peter Tribune says that Fred
Wischstadt Jr. has commenced suit
against Philip Poehling Of Nicollet
county for slander, claiming $4,000. G.
/ r. Davis Of St. Peter and Geo. w, Som.
erville have been retained by the plain,
tiff, and the Sleepy Eye Herald il
speaking of the case says: The partic.
Illlars which lead to this case make :
long story. Last December the plain
tiff in the above case brought sui
against his father in the Nicollet coun-
tY district court for 81, 900 damages fol
SANDER. He received q Judgment o
$500. His father accused him of steal
ing number of his hogs. Phillip Poeh
/ ing is a brother-in-law Of Fred, and wa.
one Of the principal witnesses in the de
tense. After the case was settled Poehl
ing made a number of rash statements
One was that Fred had stolen mar,
from the old man Wischstadt. Anothe
j was quite severe charge, something
about the family This latter troubl,
| has incensed Fred. and he seeks redres
| in tho courts. He has again employe,
Mr.. Somerville and hopes to succeed
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