New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-07-07
THE FOURTH IN LINDEN.
About Seven Hundred People Participate
in the Festivities.
Other County Happenings Of General In
- terest.

The people of Linden and Lake Hans
ka celebrated Independence Day this
year on the day on which it fell, at Ole
Johnson's grove on the borders OF Lin
den Lake. People were there from many
miles around and even St. James and
Madelia contributed literally to the
crowd. The place is a pretty one and
all necessary arrangements had been
made for successful celebration. Re-
freshments and lunch were served from
stands that had been erected in various
places, and large platform had been
built to permit of dance III the even
ing. The Linden Brass Band furnished
music during the day and Ouren's Or
chestra for the dance in the evening.
The speaking took place at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon. Hon. Gilbert Gutter
son of Blue Earth county Introduced the
speakers-F. w. Johnson, who addressed
the gathering in English, and Rev. Nor
man who spoke eloquently in Norweg-
ian. After the speeches came the bicy-
Gle, foot, sack and horse races in all of
which the crowd took wonderful inter-
est. The lake is also supplied with a
fine sailing boat, and many of the visit
ors were treated to pleasant trips over
the water.
In the evening the crowd Was given a
fine display of fireworks.
Roy Bison, a Sleepy Eye boy of
twelve years, was seriously injured by
the explosion of cannon cracker on
Saturday.
The mother of Anton Olsen of Linden
died last week in Watcnwan county,
where she had been living with her son,
Andrew.
Sanborn celebrated on the Bird and
one of the principal features was ball
game between the Sleepy Eye and
Springfield clubs, large crowds attend
Ing from both places. The Sleepy Eye
club won the game with score of II to
6. Murin pitched great game for
the winners, striking out fourteen men.
Michael Jensen, of Brighton, who was
patient at the hospital in this city for
some time, is very low and sinking rap
idly. The operations for the removal
of a cancer evidently did not help him
in the least,
The young men of Linden have IT.
ranged for dance at Ole Johnson's place
next Sunday evening. Cash prizes will
be given the best dancers.
Chris. Corey of Home township re-
turned last week from Quincy, Illinois,
where he has been attending seminary.
Chris. was one of the graduates and also
had the honor of being the valedictorian
of his class.
The Public Library Asso citation of
Sleepy Eye has elected the following Of
ticers: President, H. G. Hess; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. H. Bingham; secretary, Mrs.
Jacob Welcome; treasurer, W.W.Smith;
librarian, Rex Bingham.
1t is estimated that nearly thousand
people visited Doty's summer resort
near CORTLAND Saturday. Among those
who attended from here were Mesdames
Lind, Hirsch, Lienhard and Olsen.
Fire destroyed three barns in Sleepy
Eye Tuesday evening belonging to Geo.
M artinka, VIM. Grundmeyer and John
Black. Two horses were also burned to
death, one Of them the property of ia
cob Klossner of New Ulm.
Diphtherla; of a malignant type, has
invaded the home of Henry Berg in
Sleepy Eye.
About 900 people we're gathered to-
gether at Wagner's place in Cambria on
Monday. Rev. Jenkins Of St. Paul was
orator of the day and prominent Welsh
singer from Chicago sang several selec-
,ions, Messrs. Olson, Zelle and Otto.
meyer attended from this city.
Prof. Morris, a phrenologist, has been
giving lectures for more than a week
past at the Unitarian church in Linden
generally to mixed audiences, but some
times to "gentlemen only" A cores
pondent of the Review says: The lectur-
er has known how to select bis topics
and has succeeded in drawing out large
audiences. Phrenology is science lit.
tie understood by the masses and it car
he safely said that the lectures did not