New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-05-06

Since the law became operative over year
ago. about 20 liquor resorts have been do
ing fiourishing business.
WISCONSIN.
Eben Field, II years of age and an early
resident of Berlin is dead
Oconomowoc fremen are trying to secure
the state tournament for that city.
The number of insane in the state asy-
lunls has increased 1A since Sept. 80. 1890.
The residence of James Stewart, of the
town of Caledonia, Columbia county,
burned. Loss, $4,000; fully insured.
The examination of NJ. A. Keyes for
shooting his 'son-in-law, Geo. Hill, last
December, is in progress at Mondovi.
The steel gang quit work west of Palmyra
station pending an answer from the rail
way company as to what wages were.
During storm at Shell Lake the Baptist
Church was lifted from its foundation and
moved distance of four feet
Fred Hanson stole $50 from NJ. A. Cox,
his employer, at GAINESVILLE. He was al
loved to go on returning the cash.
Mayor Cases appointments of police off,
GERS at Racine were refused confirm alton
by the City Council
James McRobberts and Mary J. Nc
Roberts, brother and sister, and respective
ly aged IS and rs years, died at Kingston of
the grippe.
The residences of a Poynette and David
johnson, of Arkansaw, four miles north
west of Durand, burned with contents.
Loss 81, 500.
The Palmyra meat market was entered
by burglars recently, who broke open and
raised window, but no valuables were Sc
cured.
Joe Latour is being tried by a special
term of the Circuit court of Sawyer county
on the charge ofmurdering Jerry Cleveland
last August
About twenty applications for admission
to the bar took the examination before the
State board at Madison. The names of the
successful candidates will be announced in
a day or two.
Henry Saddler restaurant keeper of
Pepln, had one of his legs taken off by the
down train on the Burlington road recent
~. The. accident happened a few rods
from his home
The state normal school at Whitewater
Heio S'ooIIOyC GU Wy lIe Lie wafer WOrkS
failed and the citizens had to allow the fire
to burn itself out. The fire was caused by a
defective chimney.
The Oneida Indian Methodist church has
va liable mission property of II acres, SO
OF which are under cultivation and A coy-
cred with good growth of timber. There
are in the mission upward Of 800 communi-
cantS.
Joseph lie Claire, ex-city treasurer. of
Depere. who went out of office indebted to
the city to the amount Of 1900, has disap-
peared and it is feared has drowned him.
self. A thorough search is being made by
the family and friends
Nels Richardson escaped from Washburn
officials. He was arrested for completely in
the attempted murder of Policeman Cas-
sadly at that place. He is believed to be the
partner of Roy, who confessed to being one
ofthe assailants, but claimed he did not
know who his partner in the crime was.
Cassidy is still in critical condition.
Nathan S. Fisk, centenarian, died at St.
Croix Falls. He was born in Hillsborough.
N. H., Aug. 26, 1871, and moved to St. Croix
Falls in 1859. He was schoolmate of
Franklin Pierce. Mr.. Fish had been in
remarkably good health, with retentive
memory until within the last two or three
years.
-Four more Eau Claire, lumber mills have
started their saw mill and the Chippewa
lumber and boom company started at
Chippewa Falls. Out of Is saw mills here
or in this vicinity nine are running, and of
these all but two are running II hours per
day. The outlook is poor for the work
ingmen's 1O-hour movement. ....
In Connection with the suit of the state
against ex-State Treasures Harshaw and
McFetridge, to recover interest received by
them on public funds during their terms of
office. Attorney General O'Connor has
brought suit against ex-Secretaries Of State
Richard Gunther, present consul of Mex
leo, for $685. 700; Henry Boetz, for $54, 900, and
Ferdinand Kuehn for $50, OOO ~.
The common council of Milwaukee has
adopted resolution providing for an in
vestigation, of Mayor Somers' charges of
malfeasance against the board of public
works. The mayor charges that Commits
sioner Dunck, without consulting his col
leagues, entered into contracts for work and
goods for the city where the amount large
ly exceeded 800, the city charter requir-
ing that all contracts or purchases above
that amount be awarded on bids. His hon
or says that in order to secure payment for
this work under the $1OO limit the mayor
charges that Dunck did falsely, fraudu-
lently and deceitfully cause all bills to be
made for a less amount than $780,
IOWA.
At Reinsen, - miles east, of LIE Mars,
the store Of N. Kass- was burglarized Three
hundred dollars and a lot of jewe1y was
taken valued at s., 200. The safe was blown
open. No arrests were made.
The German Evangelical Lutheran CON