New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-11

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Henry B. Ahrens of ST. Paul attended
the funeral Of Jes. Dambach On Satur
day last.
The Eagle Mill Company have EN-.
ployed a new book-keeper, Mr.. Ell
kins by name.
E Rev. Hlllmer, an Iowa evangelist, is
holding services at the Methodist church
every evening this week.
Mayor Wagner has been under the
weather the past few days and has not
been able to leave his home.
Miss Title Poppof Los Angeles, Cal
nornia, is expected to arrive here this
week for short visit with her parents.
The first blizzard of the season visited
US on Sunday. Monday morning the
roads were blocked SO as to prevent the
running of all trains.
The semi-annual convention of Min.
nesota editors will be held in St. Paul
to-day and tomorrow. A. A. Bogen,
of the Post, and the writer will be in at.
tendance.
Now it is Watonwan county that is to
go through the excitement and bitter
ness OF county seat contest. The
commissioners recently voted to get
authority from the legislature to issue
$4,000 in bonds to build new court
house.
Prof. H. u. Brockmeier, of the Man.
kato Lutheran schools, died on Tues
day OF last week, victim to that dread
disease, consumption. He possessed a
large acquaintance in New Uim and a.
mong all who knew him he was gener
ally esteemed and respected.
Next Saturday is Valentines Day,
the day when the people of small mind
give vent to their littleness by sending
their acquaintance disgusting carica-
lures and nonsensical verses. The edi.
tor OF this paper. bear in mind, opens
no letters on that day. 1t will be a
stamp wasted therefore to express your
opinion of him by mailing him a comic
valentine.
AS the time for the annual city cleo
ton draws on, candidates are being
groomed for positions in the council.
1t is early yet, of course, but new
names have already been suggested.
In the First ward Geo. Schmidt is being
pushed for alderman, and in the Second
1t is rumored that Bogen and Neuman,
will be in the race. The Third ward
will also afford chance for some 18th
century Cincinnatus to offer his services
to the city.
The death of Bernhard Huelskamp
OF Lafayette occurred Sunday night.
lie had been sick with intlammatory
rheumatism for over year and during
that long period experienced great pain
and misery. He was 81 years of age
and was one of the oldest residents of
Nlcollet county. Thirty years ago he
came to Lafayette. There. throuoh
thrift and industry. he worked up a
considerable estate, and was ALWAYS
considered as one of the best farmers
in the vicinity. Upright in all his deal
lngs, he gathered to himself a reputa.
ton for honesty which made him gen
orally esteemed among all his neiph.
bors. He leaves a wife and ten chill.
dren.
There is report current among the
employees of the NJ. & St. L. road that
that road will be extended this spring.
1t Is said to be the intention to extend
the Cannon Valley branch from this
city to Morton, by way of New Ulm, a
distance of 60 miles This would con-
meet with the nain line OF the road. 1t
is also reported that the western end is
to be extended from Wateltown to Bis
marck. Whether any reliance can be
placed in this rumor cannot be stated,
but some color is given the report of
the extension of the Cannon Valley by
a remark recently dropped by an offic-
ial of the road, who is reported As say
ing that the road would surely be ex-
tended from this city this spring.
Such move is greatly to be desired, as
it would open up new field for our
manufacturing esta blishments.-Man
kato Free Press.
Messrs. Strickler, PAIL and Eckstein
of the Board OF Public Works held a
meeting at the city clerks Office on Sat
urday evening to take action upon the
reports of the various council commit
tees. At-this meeting they recommend
ed to the council the carrying out of all
the suggestions made by the committee
on waterworks as found in the report