New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-02-02

" Bingham was Flour City vis-
tor Monday.
. Hy. Neumann was down from Sleepy
Eye over Sunday.
John Schlekau Of Courtland is report
ed to be dangerously i'll.
Otto Baarsch spent several days Of
last week in the Twin Cities.
The Caecilian Hall is being supplied
with electric light connection.
Neil Currie of Tracy had business with
Attorney Lind Monday afternoon.
Emil Steinhauser has purchased the
Newdall store building in Lamberton.
Mrs. Helen Setter left for st. Paul yes.
terday afternoon to, visit her daughter.
Brown county furnished about one
fifth of the Journal excursionis.s to
Mexico. 81
John Lind has been invited to lecture
at the Clear Lake church next Monday
evening. He will accept.
Miss Bertha Vogel entertained large
party of young friends at her home on
Broadway Saturday evening.
| ]. F. Carlson has purchased the saloon
Of c. M. johnson in Walnut Grove. His
brother, Albin, went up last week to take
charge of the place until Mr.. Carlson
cal lose up his business here.
A. Z. Ochs of Springfield has formed
partnership with Henry Yaeger of St.
Paul and Jos. Kreitinger of Springfield
under the firm name of A. G. Ochs & Co.
The following Springfield people are
enjoying the pleasures of the Journal
excursion to Mexico: Mr.. and Mrs. J. R.
Schmid, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Ander-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Roberts, Mr.. and
Mcs. w. NJ. Blackmann and Mrs. Brad
bury. 4.-'
A creamery company was organized
at Klossner last week and arrangements
were made to proceed with the erection
of creamery near the St. Louis side
track as soon as the weather permits.
Thirty-fve shares at $50 a share were
taken up at the Wednesday meeting, of
which Jos. Diepolder was chairman.
The Minneapolis papers of Friday
contained map showing the lines and
connections Of the Western Electric Tel
ephone system. This system includes
the lines of the New Ulm Telephone
Co., with which it has friendly relations,
and pr omises extensions which will con-
meet New Ulm with Lake Crystal, Man
kato, Redwood Falls and Tracy, and
eventually with all the towns on the
system, system already covering near
ly 5000 miles.
| Acting under instructions from the
North Star Boot and Shoe Co. of Mime
apolis and the Mayer Shoe Co. of Mil
waukee, Attorney Somsen and Sheriff
Anderson went to Sleepy Eye Wednes-
day to serve writs of replevin upon the
assignee of Ruenitz & Kelm. Certain
goods were seized at the same time and
will continue in possession of the sheriff
until the courts have passed upon the
various claims. That of the North Star
Co. amounts to SITS and that of the
Mayer Co. to 5000.
Fir. Schulz, who was removed to the
hospital some weeks ago, died there on
| Wednesday at the age of sixty one years.
Mr.. Schulz was born in Mecklenburg-
Schwerien and came to this country less
than twenty years ago. In 1882 he To-
Gated in New Ulm and has lived here
ever since. He was man of industri-
GUS habits and useful in many ways.
His wife ard four children survive him.
OF the latter three still reside in New
| Ulm-Mrs. Theo. Mueller, Fred, who
has been ill with typhoid fever for sew
eral months, and Charles. The funeral
was held from the Evangelical church
Saturday afternoon. T..
Reinhart Schmidt, son of G. Schmidt
of this city, arrived here from Douglas
City, Alaska, Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Schmidt has not been in New Ulm for
eleven years. Nine of these he spent at
Seattle and the last two at Douglas City.
His employment during these two years
has been in the mines and while here he
exhibited several fine gold nuggets. He
! does not urge anyone to go to the Klon-
dixie, saying that much Of what has been
told Of the chances open to the gold
hunters is pure fiction, and when he re-
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