New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-05-11
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Happenings
Events of Interest of Recent Occurrence
in this and Neighboring Counties.
The Sleepy Eye papers tell of a horri-
BILE discovery made by sChas. and Will
liam Hillesheim. They were in the
field just west of the town, Wednesday
afternoon, and had been there but a
short while when their attention was
called to dog dragging some peculiar
locking object over the field. Upon in
vestiga+ing, they found it to be part of
the body of a dead infants. After bury
ing the headless trunk, the Hillesheims
notified the health authorities of Sleepy
Eye, and inquiry proved beyond doubt,
that the body was that of the illegiti-
mate child, buried in such hasty and
mysterious manner by the Gehert wom-
an some two or three weeks ago. This
woman, the mother of the child, having
since died, an old woman of the house.
was given twenty-four hours within
which to re.inter the infants remains.
Coroner Rothenburg was notified of the
discovery and at once instructed Deputy
Welcome to ascertain all the facts pos
sible and lay them before the county at
torney. He did not deem an INQUEST
necessary. *
Lake Hanska people are already max
ing preparations for the proper celebra-.
tion of the Fourth. The exercises will
occur at the Old Fort Hill, aud B. B.
Haugan will be the orator Of the day.
The Springfield Driving ASSOCIATION
last week elected DR.. Lent president,
VIM. G. Frank vice president, Chas.
Gamble secretary and John R. Schmid
treasurer. The opening race meet will
be held on the 14th Of this month, next
Saturday. Good purses have been Off
cred for trottlng and running races, bi-
cycle races and a base ball game. "A
Mrs. Torgrimson of Lake Hanska was
taken suddenly sick few days ago and
has since been reported critically low.
Ed. Casey, the former sheriff, is ready
to accept the challenge of the fool Span
lard who wanted to fight a duel with
Fitzhugh Lee because Of some imagined
insult to his country. Casey, according
to the Sleepy Eye Herald, doesn't pro-
pose to let any ignorant and blood -thirs-
ty Spaniard bluff fellow countryman.
Hugo Schleuder has been elected chief
OF the Springfield fire department, with
Oscar Erickson as lieutenant.
| VIM. hammers, having completed his
course at the Methodist College in North
St. Paul, has returned to his home in
West Newton.
| A well-knoSn Linden dairyman re-
ceived $91.55 from the milk of 30 COWS
last month.
n. A. Lillyquist has been appointed
postmaster at Winthrop.
Miss Inga Johnson, young lady ofLa-
fayette, was examined as to to her san
| ity at st. Peter Thursday and com mitted
to the asylum for insane.
Geo. Irwin and family of Prairieville
will depart this week for their new home
In Dakota.
7. ]. Murfn Of Sleepy Eye has paten-
tied an invention for keeping the pipes,
connecting gasoline engines with The
tanks on the outside Of the building,
from freezing. T is said to be the only
invention Of It's kind in existence.
George Vollmer, the we'll known Stark
farmer, sold five thousand bushels o1
wheat in Sleepy Eye last week for exact.
. y $4,000. The Dispatch says he stored
q the wheat when it was worth only 20
q cents a bushel.
Alderman Miller Of ST. Peter has been
ordered to appear before the State su-
preme Court next Wednesday to show
cause for holding onto the two Offices q
Justice and alderman at one and the
same time. Miller's seat IN the council
is now being disputed.