New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-11
EVENTS AT SLEEPY EYE
The Annual City Election occurs Without
Much Excitement.
Several Fire Alarms Sounded During the
Week, but no Great Damage Resulted.

affair, but $50 votes being polled. The
following will conduct municipal affairs
for the ensuing year: President, G: D.
Griffith; Councilmen, w. B. Hill, M. Kie-
fer, JacoB Frantz; Recorder, F. Buelow,
who received meager majority of II
over his opponent, j. E. Hennessey
Treasurer, A. A. Larrabee; Assessor and
Justice, Peter Geschwind, no opposition.
A number of our citizens were at the
county seat last week, attending court. \
The members of All Souls chulch had
an Epiphany Tea at Harmony Hall on
Thursday evening. 1t is a good old
English custom and one that Rector
Chard contemplates making an annual
feature.
D.D.G. NJ. G. E. Mckay of Redwood
Falls, installed the officers of the l. 0. 0.
F. lodge on Tuesday evening of last
week.
Mrs. Dudson's pupils will give must
cal entertainment at Griffith & Smiths
hall tomorrow evening. The program
is exceptionally fine and will include a
number Of recitations by local talent.
It cost just 1913 to light our streets
during the year 1892. Can any other
town Of equal population make as good
showing?
Misses Mabel Griffith and Title Giese-
Ike returned to their duties at St. Mary's
school, Faribault, on last Tuesday.
Fire broke out in Chas. Kleinschmidt's
about noon last Wednesday. The fami-
ly had zone into the country early IN the
morning and had left their kitchen fire
burning. Something hanging near the
stove caught fire and communicated the
flames to the wood work where they rap
idly spread. The fire department was
called out and, after forcing open the
doors and windows, the fire was speedily
subdued. The damage was about 5000,
fully covered by insurance which, fortu-
nately, had been placed on the house on
ly the Saturday previous.
The mill fire alarm started our citizens
at 80 p. m. on Friday. A lamp explo-
ded in the Office, and for while matters
looked serious. The flames were under
control however, before any serious dam
age was done, beyond the scorching of a
desk or two.
Miss Sofa McBain has returned to
Minneapolis to complete her course in
clocution.
Brother Hodges finds it rather uphill
work to run republican and populist
organ at the same time. Last week half
column Of "plate'' high tariff matter,
evidently intended for the Messenger,
founed its way into the Herald. Is the
editor experiencing change of heart
politically? So mote it be!
Our public schools opened yesterday
with largely increased attendance. The
enrolment for the year is considerably
over 400.
The warm wave on Sunday appears to
have been the tail end of "chinook.'
Those of our citizens, who DOTTED win
ter underwear, had ample occasion to re.
greet their rashness yesterday morning
At present the weather is doing fairl,
we'll, for January.
Last weeks number of the St. Pete!
Herald read "Jan. 6, 1892" on its dat,
line. Such forgetfulness on the part O.
so renowned mind--reader as "Johnny''
justly occasions surprise. Please write
it SO, J. A.
F. H. Dyckmann, of New York Cit,
is making his semi-annual visit here an6
is looking after his many interests.
Black Bros. have put in new steam
engine to run their meat chopper.
At the Kleinschmidt fire on Wednes-
day, the fire department found itself sew
eral hundred feet short of hose forreach
ing that section of town. Several block.
there are utterly without fire protection
If this little incident means anything, il
means that the immediate extension is .
matter of urgent eecessity. Unohoo.
West Newton.
John Klossner has moved his granar,
on to his new farm.
- James ]. Newton and wife have Jus
moved into their new house in Yves
Newton. -
Pat. Manan of West Newton droy,
over to Bird Island last week and bach
in three days. ..r...... -.