New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-04-22
Henry Frenzel has commenced the
manufacture Of a fine quality Of bromo.

lnanuIacture OF nne quallty OF brOmO
soda.
The city council on Monday evening
appropriated $500 to be expended on
South German Park.
The Fidelity & Casualty Go. through
n. Henningsen paid accident claims to
M. Mullen and Otto Setter this week.
Geo. Dietz, an aged resident of Cotton
wood, died on Sunday of strangulated
hernia. He was seventy eight years old.
The ladies Of Germania lodge will give
a picnic at Hermann's Heights On Pente-
cost. The picnic will be in the nature
Of May festival and the public: gener.
ally will be invited to attend.
Miss Herta Heers has been chosen class
artist at the Winona Normal, not only by
the kindergarten Section but by the
whole school. She has also been select
ed to give ''chalk talk" during COM
mencement.
Mrs. E. Wicherski and son, George, de-
parted Sunday afternoon for Germany, to
be gone all summer. They will spend
most of the time with Mrs. Wicherski,s S
relatives, but will also travel through
Germany and remain over to see the Gen.
tenial Celebration at Berlin.
At the council meeting Monday eve
ming, the Electric Light Co. made anoth-
er proposition regarding street lighting.
Their lowest offer was to furnish 40 arc
lamps of 1900 candle power for $s,4OO
year to burn till 1 o'clock. In case
the proposition is accepted the plant
will be changed at once.
The Marshall News Messcrrc~ of this
week devotes. over column :. N obi
tuary notice in connection witt ;1e death
OF Werner Matthews and among other
things says: Vern was one of the most
active boys in Marshall, unusually bright,
capable and self reliant. He Was lea
der among his young companions and
was a general favorite with them. He
was student in the high school and was
at that age where he began to give more
serious attention to the duties of life.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Guth on Monday there occurred the mar
rage of their daugh ter, Ida, to Mr.. Reu-
ben Townsend Of Catalack, Michigan.
The ceremony was quietly performed in
the circle Of Immediate relatives by Rev.
j. T. Campbell and. on the following af-
ternoon the happy young couple lef: for
their future home in Michigan, Mr..
Townsend having been unexpect edly
called away by the illness of his brother.
The wedding was som ewhat of a s1r-
prise to most of the people of New Ulm
but all of them, nevertheless, unite in
wishing the young people much success
and happiness. From what can be learned
Mr. Townsend is most worthy young
man and the bride is without question
deserving Of the greatest esteem. The
Review therefore congratulates each on
the good fortune of the other and be-
speaks COR them career of unmixed ioy.
| At the last meeting of the St. Peter
city council, a letter from Congressman
Nc Cleary was presented, in, reference to
the move to. have the Minnesota river de-
clared nonsnavigable, in which he stated
that the St, Peter. resolution had been
filed with the proper committee, bui he
also stated. indirectly, that that is about
all that will lie done. He stated that
old inhabitants OF St. Peter can remem-
ber the time when the river contained
water enough for navigation and that
in time to come it may do so again. He
therefore, is averse 10 any action which
forbids the use Of the river for CONNER
cial purposes, and in view of this posi-.
bility he would hardly feel justified in
taxing action on SO important matter
He informed the council that he has con
suited with the chief of engineers, who
stated that the draw bridge difficulty car
be overcome without taking the action
suggested. s ~.H
| The Free Press does not take kindly
to the efforts of a large number of Blue
Earth county republicans in their endea
vor to induce Mr.. Weaver to become q
candidate for congress. This will cause
no little surprise to many. Only q few
months ago the editor OF the Free Press
was declaring very excitediy to everyone
tWho V ould listen to him that ..McCleary
could not again be elected to congress
from this district he would run him
tself if necessary, in order to defeat him
The News was Of the opinion that the
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