New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-13

and even as I write can fancy the stur-
dy old veteran gazing upon it with rapt
There is one thing about the young
farmers of Milford who have formed
themselves into a debating club, that
want to commend. tits the application
Of their best thoughts to practical sub
jects that they ought to be interested in
as farmers. How much better it is for
example for young men like this to be
discussing wheat, stock and sugar beet
culture than to be tackling the financial,
tariff and labor questions. or even the
relative powers of Glove and money!
Lots of country and city lyceums, that
I have heard of, could we'll afford to
draw a lesson from the example of the
Milford boys.
Here's a notion of mine. Perhaps it
isn't new, but it was provoked by bar
rel of olives that saw in Frank Behnke's
store the other day. I can easily re-
member the time when it was almost i'm
possible in New Ulm for anyone to eat
and olive. But it was style, you know,
and to-day there arc lots of people who
will swallow the disagreeable green fruit
by the dozen, sDo you like olives?''
only means ''Are you following fash
ion"'
The ladies of the Turnverein dedicated
their reading room one evening last
week, and the very next day cigar
stumps were found under the stove by
men employed to do some work about
the room. Now I would not for the
world convey the idea that any of the
ladies smoked, because I do not believe
it; but it's joke, that want explained,
as to how those cigar stumps came there.
remember of having been refused ac-
cess to the circle and the room on the
ground that no gentlemen were to be
invited.
The editor Of the Review is to be mar
ried tomorrow evening, 81 learn.'
More luck than sense as usual, I suppose
many will say.
Station Agent Hcideman ought to es-
tablish a branch office at Red Stone.
That's about the only section of the
Northwestern road that is holding ITS
own with other lines as far as smash-ups
90.
I have often wondered why itwouldn't
be a profitable investment for two or
three men to club together and take con-
tracts for cleaning sidewalks every morn
ing after snow. know of lots of peo-
pie who would only be too willing to
turn such work over to laborers at a
very liberal salary.
Prof, Geo. B. Alton could have been
found sprawling over one Of the small
trestle bridges near town last Wednes-
day evening. It wasn't case of exces-
sive indulgence, the reader, may rest as
sured, for Prof. Alton is prohibitionally
inclined, but it all happened in this way:
Alton was coming down from Sleepy
Eye on delayed freight. Before reach
ing the depot the train stopped and Mr..
Alton, imagining himself at his destina-
ton, got off and commenced walking
along the train toward the engine. All
of sudden, the train gave start and
left the Professor alone in the rear. He
proceeded to follow the track, but 1t was
SO binding dark, that he could not see
his way. Ere he knew it, therefor, he
found himself tangled up in piece of
trestle work with his grip in one place.
his glasses in another and his face rest
ing on the cold, cold timbers. Without
spectacles, the Professor is as blind as a
bat, and when he finally gathered him
self and his belongings together, his
trouble had only commenced. The road
to the hotel, when unknown, is long
one. and the hour was by no means an
early one when the name of Geo. Alton !.
At length appeared on the Dakota House
register. This. by the way, was his first ]
into New Ulm since way back
n the Cos. The Rambler.
Tie Sons Of Hermann had a very pleas