New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-10
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They VIII HAYES Big Time at courtIand PARK
on the 18th.

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ty yesterday and made the final arrange
ments for the old settlers picnic and the
anniversary celebration Of the battle 81
New Ulm at CORTLAND park on Thurs
day, week from tomorrow.
Mr.. Doty says that il the weather is
good he expects several thousand visi-
tors, as st. Peter, Mankato, New UIm
and the surrounding country have been
looking forward to the event with d
great deal Of interest. 5ss.s
The program will include ball games,
other amusement features and speeches
by Judge Flandreau, Attorney Hughes,
Editor johnson of st. Peter and Others.
TITS also the intention to organize an
Iold settlers association, which will hold
their reunions there every year, the rail-
road company kindly offering to run
cheap excursions for all such occasions.
Julius Block, the crack shot will also
be there to entertain the public With ex-
hibition shooting.
The Northwestern has offered reduced
rates for that day and may possibly run
an excursion at a seasonable hour from
Sleepy Eye.
The Alcantara launch will be there
too providing the water in the river is
high enough tofmake the trip.
All in all, it will be gala day, full
OF interest to every citizen OF Brown and
Nicollet counties.
Miss Emma Hummel IS business Wis.
itor in New York City this week. While
there she will study all of the latest in
snovations in millinery.
The Great Western Band has been en-
gagged to furnish music for the Foreste1s'
convention at LeSueur on the 18th, nth
and 18th of August, next week.
The rlver is now high enough to per-
nit OF the Alcantara being used. With
its new four horsepower engine, the
handsome little launch can cover from
10 to - miles an hour. 4
lightning killed nine head Of cattle
and two sheep from Fred Wellner Of La
faYette last Friday. The animals we're
lying alongside wire fence and all were
killed by one shock.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give a lawn ice-cream social
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Newhart
tomorrow, Thursday, evening. The pro-
ceeds OF this social will be devoted to
decorating the interior Of the church.
Henry Neumann, who has been the
head clerk in the Christensen store at
Sleepy Eye for several years, in fact
since the store was first opened, severed
his connection with that establishment
on Monday of last week. Thursday and
FRIDAY he spent III New Ulm.
Editor Gerstenhauer of Winona re-
newed the acquaintance of old New Ulm
friends last week. Mr.. Gerstenhauer, it
will be remembered, was one Of the
founders of New Ulm. He located in
Brown county over forty years ago and
1t was he who had the honor of found
ing and publishing the New Ulm Plo-
neer. journalism still claims his ener-
gies and ability, and, as editor of the
Westlicher Herold at Winona, we are
glad to say he is meeting with success
The four weeks term Of summer
school closed on Friday with examine
tions for teachers certificates. The
school has been gratifying success, and
Supt. Runck has every reason to feel
elated over the attendance, which aver
aged over fifty throughout the entire
term. The instruction given has been
beneficial to those who have attended,
pleasant relations between the teachers
and the superintendent were established
and much good must result to the edu
=cational institutions Of the county.
supt. Schmitz, as a conductor, is able
and popular, and in Prof. Schmidt and
Miss Pierce he had competent and worthy
assistants.
Sunday night at about eleven O'Clock
the Northwestern stock yards were dis
covered to be on fire at the corner near
est the railroad engine house. The Of
ice Of chas. stuebe at this point was al
90 burning and before the department
could arrive had been completely de-
stroyed. The fence itself was not great
~ damaged. At four o'clock Monday
morning, the alarm was again sounded
and the cause was soon found to be 4 fire !
Ct the upper end Of the yards. Here |
number Of sheds we're burned and 4 small