New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-10-13
The Local
News Of
the Week

Who at US chestnutS pokes:
IS Long life,'' say we; may he live to be
Aso1d as are his jokesv
Erick Won Horn, well-known here, is
now in Texas.
Ex-Auditor Bertrand called on his
New Ulm friends Friday. s.
A. NJ. Roos purchased N. Henningsen's
Hambletonian horse on Friday.
Charles Stuebe spent the week looking
after his ranch interests at Pierre. .s
The Current News Club met with Mrs.
Albert Olsen Yesterday afternoon. Il"
Werner Bosch and wife will spend a
portion of the winter in California.
Chas. Brust of Iowa is spending few
days here, the guest of his brother, VIM.
Rev. Krienke will attend the German
Methodist conference in Arlington this
week. =.
G. A. johnson, the St. Peter merchant,
spent Sunday here with relatives and
friends. -. +.
A couple Of Faribault hunters bagged
over 700 ducks at Swan Lake in two days
last week. "
Fred Hummel left for California
Thursday morning. He will not return
until next spring.
Mrs. Jappe and family will occupy
the rooms in the Bosch Block recently
vacated by Dentist Fritsche.
Emil Heinen, the Western Union mes
senger, has gone to Minneapolis. He is
succeeded by Robert Scheerz.
The St. Paul Volkszeiting has gone in
to the hands of receiver. Ed. Tietz
has been appointed to act as such.
Miss NJ. r. Barrick of Mankate was
here the latter part of the week in the
interests of the Normal school of that
city.
Mrs. Rock OF Cottonwood, who is
now over seventy years of age, is seri-
vuslyIill. It is doubtful if she will re-
cover. p
Excavations will be made under the
post-office building this fall, preparatory
to lowering it to the walk early next
spring.
The Wehye farm west of town has been
sold to John Neumann of Eden. The
farm consists Of $50 acres and sold for
$1,000. ~
Chas. Hauenstein, Hugo Gebser, Hugo
Fischer and Andrew Aumueller are
camping at Swan Lake this week and
hunting ducks.
The annual convocation of the rectors
Of the Episcopal churches of Southern
Minnesota will be held in Sleepy Eye
the first week of next month.
Mrs. S. D. Peterson was called to Pipe
stone Thursday to attend the funeral OF
her father, Thomas George, who died at
the advanced age of seventy three.
The appointment of Geo. Graft to the
secretarystip Of the German Catholic
Benevolent Association will necessitate
his removal from this city to St. Paul.
r. D. Hubbard, who recently failed
in Mankato, has, with his son, organized
a milling company with a capital Of
$4,000. Wonder how his creditors like
it.
A "railway Photographic studio" was
sidetracked ir one of the depot yards TO-
day. 1t consists of finely furnished
car, decorated with samples of photogra
| ply and crayoH-work. q tn
| E. c.. Gilmore returned late in the
week from circuit of the various Fair.
in the surrounding counties. His run
ming horse, Baby Lind, won second mon.
ey in four events and third money lr
two
John Schwartz, the Prairieville farm.
er, whose eyes were injured while blast
ing rock, was taken to Mankato for treat
ment by DR.. James. One eye has al.
ready been removed, but the other will
be saved.
Geo. w. Somerville was interviewed
by Globe reporter in st. Paul on Wed.
nesday and declared positively that be
is not candidate for the Republican
nomination for attorney general and I'M
der no circumstances would accept Of it,
Captain II. P. Grant, Who played an
important part in the battle Of Birch
Couie, during the outbreak Of 1862,
died 1t st. Paul last Wednesday, aged
sixty nine years. During the Indian
campaign Grant vas captain Of Company