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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
PUT OUT OF THE WAY.
"A Wealthy Resident of Lincoln, Neb..
Killed by Contract.

Killed by Contract.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 19.-Three arrests
l have been made within the past twenty
four hours in connection with the murder
ofJohn Sheedy one week ago tonight. Nc
Farland, a, colored barber, was the first sus-
pect and he to-day made a confession &C
knowledging the killing and duplicating
the wite'of the murdered man and her sup
posed lover. Mcfarland declares Mrs.
Sheedy agreed to pay him $15,O 600 to make
away with her husband.
Developments of sensational nature are
expected. Sheedy was an old resident and
quite wealthy.
Mrs. Sheedy and her supposed paramount
Harry Walstrom of Buffalo, n. Y, were
placed under arrest this afternoon. 1t is as.
serted by Mcfarland that Mrs. Shcedy
poisoned her husband after the negro's as
sault so as to makesur of his death. The
coroner has 'disinterred the remains, and
chemical analysis of the contents OF the
stomach will be made.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
short In His Accounts.

Waco, Tex, Jan. 19.-It has developed
that s. J. Mings, ex-president of the Ma
tional Bank of Galesyille. was short in his
accounts several Thousand dollars. ]. r.
R9by is the newly elected president and
was here yesterday trying to straighten ac-
counts with correspondents of the bank
here. The failure of the Oklahoma Lurn-
Der company involved the bank for large
I sum, and since then Mings has disappeared
and cannot be found. What the Gales
vile bank will lose cannot now be ascer-
tanned.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
Vacancies Filled.

sLAYToN, Mimi, Special, Jan. 19.-Va-
.cancies in the Second and Fourth commits
5sioner districts Of this Murray county were
filled to-day by the chairmen of the several
towns composing those districts. The va
cancies were caused by the redistricting
of the county IN December, by which
two new commissioners elected in Noyem-
Der were leglslated into districts other than
the ones they were elected to represent.
The commissioners appointed to-day,
Holden and Paulsen, have served four
years their terms having expired on the LIST
Of January. 5.5
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

Next night two shots were heard in Their
room and upon investigation both were
found shot in the head. The woman died
Instantly and the man cannot recover. The
cause Of the tragedy is not known.
Maj. Woodruff leaves the office of treas
urer of Arkansas and will be succeeded by
Col. Morrow. "A sensation was created by
the statement given out by c. T.. Walker
and w. III. Turner, two leading bankers,
who have been at work on the treasurer
books. One ofthe bondsmen is reported
as having said Maj. Woodruf's shortage
would not fall short of So, 900. The in
Yestlgation is not yet concluded, and it is
likely thatfth shortage will reach much
larger amount.
{ Aprisoner named Crosier made his escape
from jail at Maryville, Kan. Sheriff Bent
ley and three Of the prisoners, Crosier be-
ing one, were playing cards. Crosier walked
to the stove which was behind the Sheriff,
picked up shovel and struck the sheriff on
the side Of the head, cutting deep cash.
He also gave him a hard blow with the
back of the spade full in the face, laying
the sheriff out senseless. Crosier pulled a
revolver out of thesherif's pocket, and he4d
the other prisoners at bay and backed out
of Jail. The sheriff is not expected to live.
A posse of twenty men are hunting for
Crosier, and if caught he will likely be
lynched. .. -.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

The finest furs come from: those ami
mails that inhahit the coolest eli
mates, and the season of THE year in
which amy of them are killed greatly
influences the quality of the fur, a
summer skin Of some'of these animals
being comparatively valueless, how
ever excellent it might Ibe in the: win
ter season. S.. =9 r.s:,aE1r..
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

FRANCIS E. SPINNER deserves to he
held in grateful memory by the WON
en-. He was the first person to give
women employment in the govern
ment service, putting them at work in
the treasury department in the face
of strong opposition. Now there arc
aboat 5000 women employed in the
departments at Washington.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
ter season

The supply of camphor ,on the; ISL
and of Formosa has decreased to an
alarming extent. The Chinese Govern
ment, whichhas had a monopoly OF
the trade, has taken no pains tore
place the trees cut down with fresh
ones, and it's very large income from
theindustry has been reduced by sew
ii, y-five per cent.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
Explosion in a LIQUOR Store

OMAHA, Jan. ia tremendous explo-
sion shook the buildings at the corner of
Twenty first and Cumming streets TO-DAY.
and when the smoke cleared away it was
discovered that the old frame building oc-
cupied by Klein & Speigel as a wholesale
liquor store was completely demolished.
together with a ST., OCO stock of liquors. In
the ruins the body Of All unknown man was
found burned to crisp. The cause of the
explosion is unknown = :
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
FOREIGN


"A society has been formed in England
to advocate the repeal of capital punish
ment for women convicted Of the highest
crimes. -.
The cold weather is causing much misery
in and about Berlin Over 81, 900 people are
out of work, and must remain SO until the
weather moderates.
The appeal of the murderer Eyraud from
the sentence of death pronounced upon him
tor the strangling ofGouffe has been re-
jected. .~~ @
A detachment of 200 men from the garri-
son of Tlemcen, Algeria, has left that city
in order to try to relieve the inhabitants Of
Ierny, who are showed up and are starry
ing.
A Russian gentleman committed suicide
at Monte Carlo after losing 800, 600 roubles
This may bring about the long-talked- of
suppression of gambling palaces at this
place.
It is announced in London that several
British army officers, number of whom
are said to be personal friends Of the Hon.
William F. Cody buffalo Billy have
started from England for the Pine Ridge
agency with the intention of offering their
services to Col Cody in fighting the hostile
Indians Of that section of the United
States. The arrival of some of these en-
thusiastics may be looked for shortly in
New York. 49,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

LEOXIII., who is an able fnancier,
Observation-Disclosures a considerable
amount of money, which is invested in
foreign stocks and deposited in foreign
banks. The money is destined to
create ,areserve fund for the interests
of the church.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
Bad FIRE in q Small Town

HORTON, Kan, Jan. 19.-The greatest fire
IN the history of Horton occurred early
this morning The Bank of Horton was
totally DESTROYED, also the Saulter block.
The GLOWING are the other heaviest
losses. Deutsch Bros. dry. goods, $50, 600:
Craig Bros. e. Co., $35, 600; C. r.. Suttler'
drugs. $40. 600; Horton Commercial news.
paper, $4,000. The total is $500, ZOO. All
the losses were insured.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

PHILADELPHIA statistics show that
fifty women are employed to 100 men
in that CITY, Not so long ago the
sight of a woman following any vo-
cation in public attracted a crowd.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

AsT. PETERSBURG daily reports that
one of the students in the University
OF Kharkov is IA living anatomical
curiosity. He has his iheart on the
right side OF his breast, his liver under
the leftnibs, the spleen on the right
side, and the right lung is longer than
the Left.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

BARON DE H1RscH will fitup the man.
sion in, Paris which he bought over
the head of the club that blackballed
him, and will throw it open to any
of his friends who may visit him in
the French capital.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

AN editorial from the Atchison
Champion: We knew a little girl a
few years ago, and often wondered
what had become of her. We saw her
on the streets to-day, wheeling a
baby in apbuggy.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

e. THERE is no truth.in the alleged de-
struction OF the pyramids for building
material. The real facts are that the
loose stones accumulated at the base
are being removed to lay bare the
lowest courses and display the pyra-
Eaidsto greater advantage.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
WIN. FRANK. john BENTz1N.
Cottonwood Mills.

Custom grinding solicited. Win
grind wheat for ! Zone eighth or e1-
change 81 TBS. -four, lbs. shorts and
lbs. bran for one bushel of wheat. Flour
and feed sold at low rates and delivered
a New Ulm free Of expense.
FRANK & BENrzIN.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

A PATIENT having a tooth extracted
at DR.. Leland's dental office in Bos-
ton the other day knocked lamp in
to a waste paper basket, causing a
fire which did 5000 damage.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
Fire in q Store.

WINNIPEG, Man, Special Telegram, Jan.
l9.-Fire this morning completely Quilted
Garrow's furnishing store in the Hargrave
block. The Offices above were also badly
damaged. Dr.. Baldwin had narrow es-
cape. 49,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
MURDER OR ACCIDENT.

A Young Man at Eau Claire Meets Death
in Mysterious Manner.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Special Telegram, Jan.
19.-The lifeless body of Walter Patterson.
aged twenty-five, we'll connected young
fellow who has been wild in his habits, was
found in the hallway of North side board
ing house at midnight last night. TIL ere
was bad bruise on his forehead.
A coroner's jury Monday will decide
whether there was foul play or whether he
fell down stairs while intoxicated.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

{ A PHILADELPHIA paper suggests a
fruitful subject for speculation in an
article in which it gives the names and
addresses of more than 200 women OF
Philadelphia, most of them young,
who mysteriously disappeared last
year.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

A SURGEON says he can take any hui
man face and with four cuts of the
knife and few stitches so alter it's
original expression that a mans
rlother won't know him.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

j. KING GEORGE, of Greece, is one Of
the most democratic of rulers. He
has thin and rather elegant figure a
fresh complexion, but prefers walking
to riding. ~
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
PERSONAL.

A consultation of physicians was held to
consider the case Of Senator Hearst, and it
is understood that it was decided that there
is no hope of the senator's recovery. His
death is said to be imminent. His disease
is understood to be cancer ofthe stomach
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21

A DEFENDANT in New York court
confessed that he was the "most
notorious liar in the world. I can't
help.it. IWould rather tell lie than
Lnot.V
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
THERE ARE five women and one man
living at 1872 Amherst street, Toron-
to, who sleep every night in their re-
spcctive collins.

Our in Northwestern Kansas it
showed one day, rained the next, and
on the third day the Thermometer
marked 80 degrees
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
RUEMKE & SHAPGKAHM.
Carpenters,
Builders and Contractors.
NEW uLM, MINI.

Designs and plans made to order and
estimates on all work furnished and
contracts faithfully executed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11

The voters Of this borough vii De gwen
the privilege Of voting or tbs water works
question on Saturday. the 18Th day Of De
eember. Engineer Wright. who made sur
vsv Of the Kimberly run territory which,
bv the way, appears 70 be the only available
source Of supply, has Nc. submitted his es-
t;ms,e as to the probable cost, bat vii do
- IN the course Of a few days. when il VII
he submitted TO the public. when, We have
M doubt. the question Eili for the hrSt tine
- seriously discussed. There i no question
as 10 the necessity Of wster supply, bat
sevsrsi othsr almost as important public
;agrovements. which must naturally i'm
n,eiiaseiy folloE, viii have TO be taken into
consideration g. the sane time The town
c,uuoiI have passed an ou5iEsncs, Published
elsewhere in this paper. authorizing an issue
of sufficient borough bonds 10 cover TIE ex-
nesse of constructing water work. This or
finance VII not become operative until af-
,er the tarpsTers have voted uPcn the enes-
uos.
F,1ueer Wright hss intiasasd that the
,,-,r.5szd dam viii Be lo-afea Immediately
above the high bridge, on the Berlin ro2d'
from whence the water vii be co1due'ed %
= mint on coal hi, where reservoir VII
~ e5ns.racted AZ AZ elevation Of IL feei
.bove The 5. &C. r. r, and loi fee, aooFe
,be pubiic square. This vili adord sufficient
n,essure 10 force Two or three streams Of va
r.- over fhe highest building IN town. The
estimated cost Of The plant IS likely TO De
sesesEere between Si6eo9 aud $zieoo-
oar borough aEthoriiies have taken
proper view Of the waasr supply question
ard The taxpayeTs must decide for themselves
rbesber or not the plans 70 be Submitted are
practical or rot
The engineers report VII prooapiy oe
rasg for publication uext week.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
DIED..

MILLER.-Isaae P. Miller died Friday
morning, November 6. issi, at the home OF
his daughter, Miss Lena Miller, in Upper
Yoder township, Cambria county.
The deceased had been afflicted with can
Ger for the past tWenty-three years, and for
the last two years had experienced ali the
horrors Of the diSe2se On the lst day of
August be lost his sight entirely, and had
not been out of bed since. Mr. Johnston G.
West. who most faithfully ministered to
him. says that be vas remarkably patient,
and never complained The Blongh Men,
MONTE church, Of this county, TO which he
belonged, was very kind TO him, and every
thing possible was done TO ease his suffer
ings.
Mr.. Miller was a native Of this county,
having been born in C0necaugh township
in ISIS. AT one time be owned valuable
farm in that township bat adversity and sick
ness overlook him, and he lost IT, About
twelve years ago be removed to Ferndale, a
short distance south Of JohnstoEn, and rem
ted farm from the late E A Vickroy. ESQ
and also worked Mr.. yickroy's farm for 3
time on the shares, until the Squire 5 death,
in 1855.
The deceased is survived By four sons and
four daughters Three Of the daughters ere
married and living in this county
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11

Sanitary auihorities ia al cites, borougbs
aid counties Ct the state are earnestly urged
by the state board of health 70 pay special
and more attention 10 conditions for the pur-
Pose o. staying the progress Of spidemies-
should any occur this winter. United &C
ton IL this connection Eill be efioacious in
preserving the general health Attention :
specially called 10 the necessity Of watching
disease among pupils in public schools, as
vel as pupils who belong 10 3 family IN
which there may Be contagious disease ez-
istiDg while they are going regularly TO
school To the practice Of parents sending
Their ohIdInn 70 school, while some Of their
other children are afii iieted With fever
or uloerous disease, Is largely due the spread
Of such Contagious
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
The 3. q o.s Winter scheduIe.


The winter schedule Of the Baltim ore x
Ohio railroad viii 90 into elect November
10th. Some changes Of interest to Somerset
are already given out Toe eastbound
Through Mail in the morning viii make the
ran from Piitsburg to Cumberland in very
last time The train viii arrive AZ Cumber-
land Al i2-35 instead Of 1..s0 ?. n. Oaly three
stops viii be made, namely, McKeesPort,
Co1neilsville and lockwood The train viii
consis; ola buffet parlor car, two coaches
and baggage car. At Cumberland II will
connect with the New York Express from
Chicago snd arrive in Washington al AIS
Baltimore go. Philadelphia $40 and New
York l0-45 P. II. There viii be Just stops
between PitIsburg and Washington. and the
run viii be made in hOnrs and IS minutes.
The company expects to secure thereby big
patronage this winter from Piitsburgers
visiting Washington.
The westbound Through Nail will make
the same running time, arriving in Pitts
burg at $50 in the evening. An additiOnsl
train each way Is 10 be put on for the ac-
commodation Of local traffic. East and West
bound trains will meet at lockwood. and
both local and through passenger trains will
meet there
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
wis must Be R.corded.

In Berks county some trouble may grow
out Of the failure Of solomon Leiubach, who
died some years ago, to record his viii in
fact, his viii contains clause forbidding its
being recorded. As the vii affects the title
10 real estate Of which solomon Lein bach
died seized, il was deemed essential % have
II legally prob4ied-s Il IS claimed that the
cause Of the tests;or against having his viii
recorded IS invalid, because no teztaior can
create tribunal By vii, or appoint a person
in lien thereof 70 execute its provisions eK-
elusive Of the Court, Other than such as are
provided By law. II other words, all wills
must be recorded. Lawyers say that they
never heard OF similar will.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
Taachersl inss,sute.

4 look over the Soreret c01rt roou o1
last Monday, al l.so P. n, was an entertain
| ing and cheering sight to one interested in
edcczfion- At this hour about - teachers
Of the common schools Of SOnersei county
mad assembled ID attendance At their THIRTY
ffth Animal Institute 4 glance from the
vicinity OF the Judges bench towards the
doors showed sssf afer seat iilieJ with intel
ligent Young men and women, esgef for the
WORK which their Superintendent had laid
ont for them The peculisritiss in the As
senblase. which struck locker on, were =
certain brushing back OF the hair from the
foreheads on the male side. and preiomi-
rence Of ysllow in the color Of the head
gear On the other But every face wore thai
eager look OF intelligence which promises
well for this years school work
A little after l.S9 Superintendent Bsrkey
called the Institute 10 order. The Assem-
biage sang All Hail the Power OF Jesus,
Name
Rev. c. ". Grsnger being called on read
the 9Th chapter Of Matthew. and followed !,
by prayer
ProE Berkey then in a very neat address
formally opened tie Institute. which was
followed by the singing Of that inspiring
anthem, ~Anerica, n which the predomi-
nence Of sopranO and some fne bass was
noticeable
Prof \. C. Shaffer, Of KuiztoEn, Pa, vas
then announced for an a5drcss. in which he
treated Of the - Mysteries Of the Art Of
Teaching. The Professor insisted that
there we're mysteries in TIE teachers AIT
just as there we're in any other. and that IN
til the teacher acquired these hi. useful ness
was to large degree Handicapped.
Then followed a song WIZ CroEn Them
With Roses
Prof N G. Brumbaugh. OF Huntingdon,
Pa, who IS an enthusiast n this direction.
then delivered = most interesting and forc-
bic lecture on the a. Teaching OF Lauguase.
in which be insisted that Pennsylyanis
teachers and pupils were both defcien; in
this branch thzt the pupil should not only
be taught to promptly gasp the meaning Of
language, but that he must learn TO speak
and write il in al its purity Prof Berkey
announced that be was BY birth a Pennsyl-
vania dutchrnan, bat no one would suspect
it from his clear. inciz;ve enunciation Of
English
a song by the assemblase closed the afer-
moons work.
At p. n the Institute vas again Assem-
bled fO- the purpose Of spending az hour in |
a sort Of general union Just about p N,
after song by Prof sprenkel, Miss Name /
Usl favored the audience with In Old
Madrid" followed, for an encore. BY The /
Reason Why, when Prof A E winship /
ascended tbs platform 70 deliver his an
nounced lecture, The Young Man Of To /
Morrow" Prof Winship had fine house
snd -ss very earnest in his claims Of great 4
things for the young men to come The !
Professors presence ]. not imposing and his 4
voice Is no; the most pleasing, The matter
Of his lecture was vel enough. but he i 80
Bostonese as 10 say Samoan ana /
@Aneriker," and with al or faults in pro-
this CRATES on the Pennsylvania
ear
Al the close Of the lecture Superintendent
Berkey announced 254 ofthe 376 teachers
Of the county present Al the Institute
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
Spots on the Sun.

Astronomers have tbs summer disco yered
an extraordinarily large number of spots on
the sun, and predictions are made Of severe
atmospheric disturbances. Weather predic-
tons are an uncertain quantity. however,
snd there's no cause for wOrry. One thing
: certain, Kleins celebrated brands Of .-Sil-
ver Age" and "Duquesne- pure rye whiskies
are gaining in public favor every day. A
reliable stimuisni should always be kept in
the house, more especially in summer, when
Sudden sickness Is liable to attack rs. ~Sil-
yer Age sells al $50 and "Duquesne' at
SIS per fall quart Both are indorsed and
prescribed by physicians You can have
Gibson, Finch. Gackeaheimer or Oserholt
a. SIoo par quart, or six quarts for 5000.
Try Klsin's Blackberry Brandy, pure juice
Of the berry, 500 per quart Goods prompt
" shipped 70 al parts Of the country. Send
for complete catalogue and price list, men
ti1ning this paper.
Max KLEIN,
> Federal Street Allegheny, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11

All doubts a. 70 The success OF the Teach
ers institute had vanished By nson Monday
when the streets OF togn were crowded with
teachers, directors and friends OF the con-
mon schools from all sections Of the county.
Atthe close Of Monday afternoons session
- out OF d total Of 20 teachers bad lifted
their enrolment cards There Vas not the
same Wild -ush for se.ts for the evening
entertainments that has characterized FOR
nier institutes. bit all Of the choice seats
we're taken forsn Of the entertainments At
an early hour MONDAY A number Of good
seats sin remain unsoid for Wednesday and
Thnrsfav eEenings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
Az EelIpse Of the Noon.

The moon viii be toislly ecliPsed on the
18th ofthe month. The eclipse viii be visible
here and also IN Asia, Afhea, Europe, the
Atlantic and the eastern portion Of the Pa
ciic Ocean.
The moon win remain I've hours and a
half in shadcE. the period Of total eclipse
lasting one h5Er and a half The entire
magnitude Of he eclipse VII be one-third
larger than the ace Of the moon. The per
fornance win begin at 80 in the sTening,
and the curtain sil not drop until after 3
O'Clock the folioWirg morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Abraham Thomas and Elizabeth Grooms
both of E.klick township.
Joel l. Krissineer, Of Graatsviile, Nd
aud Annie Thomas, Of EIklick township.
Charles Meyers and Mary 5. s;urtz, both
Of WeIlersburg
&c. Lowry. Of Somerset, and Ada Tissue
Of Confluence
Leanius DeiteTich aud Mary J. CleTenger
both OF Elklick township.
George T. Reitz and Hulda u. Lambert
both Of Paint township.
Lsmuel r Dixon. Of Clearheld county
and Ilouisa Hsmsr, OF Paint township.