New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-07-17

ly $400 at the Driving Park On the
Fourth. s-
The Standard Oil Co. are erecting
very respectable buildings for their
agents in this city.
1t is claimed by the Secretary that
there will be over fifty horses entered for
the August races IN this city.
Mr.. Alemann has also arranged for the
appearance of the Kuens1lerheim Concert
Co. in Mankato and St. Peter.
Co. A will have drill and special
business meeting this evening. This will
be The last drill for six weeks.
Don't forget the Brown County Fair
this year. It will be held in and around
Turner Hall the 9Th, 7th and 9Th of
September.
The contract will be awarded soon for
about four feet more of the Hermann's
monument. This additional tier, it is
estimated. will cost $1,000 or over.
Ladies will be admitted to the matinee
at the Driving Park this afternoon free.
Owners of teams will also be allowed to
take them onto the grounds without ex-
ira charge.
Parties were here last week and drove
to Winthrop and back for the purpose of
considering the advisability of building
connecting railway line between Man.
kato and some point on the Minneapolis
and St. Louis, passing Of course through
New Ulm.
Supt. Cosgravc of the Northwestern
Road was here Monday and yesterday
looking over the changes that are being
made in the depot yards. And changes
they are indeed-new depot grounds,
new grades and plenty of new tracks. 1t
means employment for many men for
weeks to come.
| The New Ulm Breeders Association
have offered the following purses for the
August races: Thursday, August 22nd,
3 100 trotting, 5000; 2: :25 trott1ng, 5000;
Friday, 2:5O pacing. 5000; 3 year old
trot, eligible to $50 class, 5000; Satur-
day, 2:40 trotting. 5000; $50 trottine
or pace, 5000; running race. $50.
| The Turnverein decided on Saturday
to build al addition to their hall to he
used for living rooms for the janitor and
for other purposes. The addition will
be built On the southwest corner and will
be 16 by 80 feet and three stories high
1t will he supplied with city water and
bath rooms and will cost about 81 200.
| Geo. Scherer has team of horses that
are so well trained that whenever thew
come across a country school house they
will invariably turn IN and come to a
halt OF their own accord. So acute is
their instinct that they can even distin.
guish between church and school.
house, notwithstanding those in the
country look good deal alike.
The Ft. Ridgely monument commits.
sion met at the old Fort grounds Wed.
nesday afternoon and elected G. E. Flan.
dreau chairman and Mr.. Holcomb secre.
tary. They also purchased five ac1es OF
land for park at $85 an acre and deci.
ded to erect the monument where the old
| flag staff used to stand. Part of the old
commissary building was also secured
and will be kept as relic.
Chas. L. Roos has followed the exam.
pie Of the illustrious Tom Reed and re.
moved his moustache. The change Ger.
tainly does not add to Mr.. Roos' other.
wise dignifed appearance and we are in,
clined to believe that it detracts there.
from, but the gentleman argues that the
loss in this respect is made up for in the
practical economy that arises from being
able to smoke his cigars closer.
| Ray Blackmer and Mr.. Scott of Albert
Lea were the guests of Robert Schere1
Thursday and Friday. Mr.. Blackmer is
totally blind, but nevertheless he rides
about the country with his friend on a
tandem bicycle and seems to enjoy il
immensely, He also manipulates type
writer with great proficiency, and with
the aid of one expects to be able to furn-
ish copy for a newspaper which he and
Mr.. Scott lntenl to start on their return
| to Albert Lea.
W. G. Alvin will supply his store with
a beautiful National Cash register, pur-
chased Of Mr.. Butler. The register is in
deed wonderful piece of machinery,
keeping as it does perfect record of all
sales and the nature thereof, pre- sent1ne
absolutely correct totals and supplying
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