New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-10
j. UND DEAD IN HIS BED.

70 UND DEAD IN HIS BED.
Such is the Fate Of Franz Bildstein 81
Cottonwood.
Franz Bilds.ein, an aged widower,
living in the town Of Cottonwood ashort
distance south Of New Ulm, was found
dead in his bed last Wednesday after
noon. Coroner Rothenburg was sum-
moned, but as there were nj marks Of
violence upon the body Of the deceased
and every evidence that death was due
to natural causes, an inquest was deemed
unnecessary.
Mr.. Bildstein was eighty years Of age.
BE was born in Tyrol, Austria, in 1917,
and came to America IN 1858. The
first year he spent in Ohio and for two
years thereafter resided IN Iowa. In
1856 he located near New Ulm and was
one of the defenders of the city during
the memorable outbreak His wife dy-
ing in 1887 and being childless, he has
lived alone in Cottonwood, associating
but little with others and avoiding alto
gether affairs of public nature.
Mrs. Dan Warn is sick with diphtheria.,
Fred Mueller of St. Paul is visiting
here with his parents.
Mrs. Geo. Graft accompanied her hus-
band to St. Paul on Monday.
Mrs. E. G. PAIL and children returned
to Victor, California, yesterday.
Otto Held stopped off here Sunday on
his way from Balaton to Mankatc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Liesch were St.
Paul visitors the early part Of the week.
\"Life, Real and 1deal'' will be the sub
ject of Rev. Buzzell's discourse next Sun
day. 49,. /s..s -.
A. NJ. Roos, the liveryman, made q
business visit to st. Peter last Wednes-
day: ..s. -
Attorney Huebner of Winthrop is be-
ing groomed for the Sibley county sena-
torship.
VIM. Kumm left for Litchfield yester-
day to accept of employment in the mill
at that place.
Anton Wiesner of Minneapolis has
concluded to return to New Ulm and en-
gage in business. s4' " y T..
Mr.. Buzzell will read paper at the
next meeting Of the Springfield literary
society on "Ben Hur.''
Presiding Elder Koerner conducted
services in the Methodist church of LAT
ayette sundav ", "~ning and at the church
in IT.;
Sam Andley, the o.. Avu4s q. r 4.y~ - -, T
senger, has been transferred to duty in
St. Paul. James johnson succeeds him
on the Winthrop New Ulm route. =
J. R. Meyers, of the firm of Meyers &
STRANDED, manufacturers of and wholesale
dealers in cheese at Green Bay, Wiscon-
sin, vas in the city several days Of last
week accompanied by his brother-,n-
law, Attorney Huebner.
Hon. Geo. M. Laing of Window has
been recommended by Congressman Nc.
Cleary for appointment to the receiver.
ship of the Marshall land Office, a posi-.
ton now held by NJ. E. Matthews. son.
in-law of Werner Boesch Of this city.
Mat Seifert, formerly of this county
and later a saloonkeeper at Morgan, com.
mltted suicide at his home in Wadens
on Tuesday night of last week. The
dispatches state that his suicide was the
result of over-indulgence in drink. HI
left considerable property both at Nor
gan and Wadena.
/ New Ulm is bravely in the field fol
Everything that will contribute to it!
good name and prosperity. Heretofore
she has not given much attention to re
ligious gatherings, but hereafter we ex
pect to hear of conferences, synods anc
conversations being held there. It is .
place Of great natural beauty, business
prosperity, and broadguaged iberality
Review.
i The explosion Of q lamp in the salool
lof j.. Groebner, near the New Ulm Roll
er mill, on Tuesday night caused TIN
fire alarm to be given and the entire de
partment to turn out. The alarm, how
ever, was unnecessary, as the fame
were easily extinguished. In watching
4 the movements OF the department, on,
II thing was narticulary notiCeable-younl