New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-19
THE COUNTY VILLAGES.
The News Of Sleepy Eye and Springfield
Carefully Reviewed.

Sleepy Eye, October 18th: The Mer-
chants Bank building has been decorated
with a new coat of paint and the cornice
has been sanded, adding materially to
the appearance of the finest business
block in town.
viii Letford, the courteous young
clerk in the postoffice, has been appoin-
ted to the position of assistant cashier of
the Bank of Echo. Willis an ambiti-
Gus deserving young fellow, and ms
friends are pleased to hear of his promo
ton.
MI. Leicht, Of Winona, Democratic
candidate for state trearurer, was here on
Saturday looking after his fences. :#
| Mr.. A. S. Larrabee, father of A. and
B. H. Larrabee, had another stroke of
paralysis and is quite feeble.
Election Day draws near, Why would
it not be good plan for the Republican
clubs to hold meetings and discuss the
new system of voting.
Very few can make head or tail of the
new method, and unless definite instruc-
ton is imported regarding registration
and details of voting, many of all par
ties will be practically disfranchised.
suggest that the county papers devote
portion of their space to thorough elu-
cidation of this subject.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barr of Fort Dodge, Ia.
are visiting with their brother,A. J. Barr
Att. Gen. Clapp will expouDd Repub.
lican doctrine here this, Wednesday, even
ing. It is hardly necessary to add that
large, intelligent, and sympathetic au-
dience will greet him. On Friday even
ing Prof. McCleary will favor us with
one of his stirring speeches..
Wild ducks have put in an appearance
at last and the slough southeast of town
is the scene of an almost nightly artillery
practice with more or less fatal results
to the ducks.
The Sleepy Eye Dispatch with its GUS.
tomary energy in matters political, has
presented each of its subscribers with
neatly engraved likeness of the Hon.
Knute Nelson-our next governor.
Edward N. Clinton succeeds Will Let
ford as clerk at the postohice. Ed. is a
bright boy and will soon learn to cancel
stamps and read postals with the best of
them.
Morris Christensen has sold out his
stock to A. J. Barr & Son and will clerk
for the latter firm. The calamity how
lers will doubtless seize upon this as an
example of trust formation for 'sBill Nc
Kinley" is responsible.
| Hon. J. NJ. Thompson has decided to
locate at Santa Rosa, Cal, and has sent
for his family to follow him. Mr..
Thompson was for twelve years mem
Der of the local board of education, most
of that time its honored president He
always took deep interest in schoo
matters as we'll as in any others that
made for the advancement of, the village.
i A host of friends will sincerely regret
the departure of Mr.. Thompson and fami-
4 ly from our midst, but all join in wish
4 ING them the best of health and success
in their new home.
4 DR.. "Jake'Wellcome has decided to To-
4 cate at Morgan for the practice Of Ills
4 profession. Doc has built up a good
i practice here; but no doubt believes he
can build up better at Morgan, hope
his many friends trust he may realize.
! The latest topic of the street is the
demo-pop fusion scheme. A good many
I. predictions of a rather conflicting nature
! together with bets of all sorts of odds
are made. The CAREFUL student of cur
rent political history is forced to one of
two conclusions: the populists as a par
ty are not sincere in their professions, or
the fact that they are being put to a
cat's-pa used by the party of obstruc-
ton has not yet dawned upon them.
silva.
Springfield, October 18th: Mr.. G. A..
i Spelbrink, republican candidate for
Judge of probate, was in town Thursday
4 and Friday.