New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-22
The large Nicollet -four mill burned

The large Nicollet -four mill burne,
yesterday.
The ground around the Sioux monu-
ment will be sodded and encircled witt
neat stone curling.
DR.. H. Fauss and family have re.
moved to Princeton. The proprietor OF
the Setter House wonld like to see tho
doctor for $40 or $45 board bill which
he skipped Winthrop. News.
A Linden man came very near being
crushed while driving out of town on
Monday afternoon. He was riding in a
sulky to which was tied horse, and in
some way the animal tipped the sulky
SO that the driver fell to the ground and
was :rampled upon. Luckily he sus-
tanned no injuries. r.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Vogelpohl Gel
ebrated their silver wedding anniyers-
airy on Tuesday evening of last week.
The Concordia Band and host of
friends enjoyed the event and joined in
a general wish that all might be permit
ted to experience the pleasures of many
similar occurrences.
Secrets will out, no matter how close
one tries to keep them. Prof, Nix nev-
er told how at recent picnic he
drove team of horses into Clear Lake
to water them and in presence of the
frightened lady occupants of the rig was
forced to wade into the mud almost up
to his neck in order to get the horses
out: Such stories are nicer, of course,
if kept quiet.
While the passenger train from the
west on Monday night was passing a
ravine short distance this side OF
Sleepy Eye. two shots were fired into
the moving train and stones were fired
against the windows. The bullets
lodged in the car, but fortunately no
one was struck. Great excitement pre-.
vailed on the train for time, and in
their moments of fear the ladies pulled
down the window shutters to keep out
the>bullets.
v A meteor fell in New Sweden one
evening last week which was plainly
visible from New Ulm. The St. Peter
Herald says of the occurrence: John
Skremstadt, who rents the New Sweden
farm of W. H. Townsville, brought tc
this city last week piece of a meteor
which he claims fell upon the place.
One of his boys happened to be work.
ing Il field when he was astonished by a
rumbling noise. He noticed that some
thing had torn up the ground not far
from him, and at once proceeded to
the house to inform his father. They
went to the scene, discovered newly
made hole in the ground and proceeded
to dig down. At depth of six OF
seven feet they came across this sup.
posed fragment of meteor. The speci
men is almost perfectly round; is about
the size of base ball and weighs ex
actly 20 ounces. It has the appearance
of com bination of iron aud stone, and
is quite a curiosity. +
Every business man has his troubles
although ne may wear perpetual smile
and appear to be continually happy
The other day hardware merchant O.
this city lost a customer that he has la
bored for years to hold. The customel
referred to is one of the wealthiest citi
zens of the county, and when man O.
such financial ability pulls away from
a firm there is gnashing of teeth ane
mourning among the proprietors of The
deserted firm. This customer had, ont
popularity, he always delighted il
''beating down. the price asked for ar
article, and when he succeeded he al
ways wended his way home cutter anc
happier man. But an unlucky day
came to the hardware dealer who has
held his trade for 10! these many years.
This eccentric man of wealth came tC
LIE Sueur the other day, and among
other things had piece of tinware to
be repaired. When he got the article
he asked the price, and was told there
was no charge for the work. The Gus.
toner was so put out because he had
no chance to kick on the price that he
has not been near the store since. A
business man cannot be too careful. lie
Sueur News.
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