New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-03-09
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Events Of Interest That Have Transpired
During the Week in This and Neigh {.
boring Counties.

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time it was the four-story building q
! the Young Mems Investment Company
| that went up in smoke and the loss en-
tailed is placed at from $40, 900 to $780,.
600. The first two floors were occupied
with Offices, and the two upper stories
by families and roomers, many Of the
latter being normal school students
These only escaped from the burning
building in their night clothes, and some
of them were even compelled to come
down the fire escapes. Among those
who had Offices in the building was Ar.
chitect Henry Gerlach.
The report of the county treasurer Of
Nicollet county shows that of $21 ZOO
personal property taxes in that county
only $765 remained unpaid on the 1st
of March. In several townships every
dollar was paid in full. @.,,s
Henry Stoll has sold 800 acres of land
near Springfield to Andrew Long for
$4,000. -.
! The Golden Gate Lyceum will debate
the question of presidential and senator
ial elections by popular vote next satur-
day evening.
Congressman McCleary has recon-
mended Albert g. Peterson for appoint,
ment as postmaster at Golden.
Fred Zieske of CORTLAND has purchased
a quarter section of land in Waterbury
township, Redwood county.
Ed. Olsen of Brighton is at the hos.
pltal in this city receiving treatment for
cancer OF the lower jaw. His case is a
serious one. ,.s. .'
Two Redwood Falls boys, Lester Rol-
lias and Fred Bager, have been arrested
on the charge of criminal assault in the
second degree. Their offense consisted in
sandbagging Hal Wing, the Chinese laun-
dryman. - - .... .
L. P. Isakson has purchased quarter
section of land in North Star from Thos.
Glemmestad. Glemmestad con:emplates
moving to Canada.
The new pipe organ in the Bernadotte
church was dedicated Thursday.< Prof.
J. S. Carlson of Gustavus Adolphus Col
lege delivered the principal address, and
DR.. Lagerstrom of the same institution
presided at the organ.
At the G.. A. r. encampment in Min
neapoIis j. S. Turritin of Kasota and A.
H. Pickle of Sleepy Eye were elected
delegates to the rational encampment at
Cincinnati in September. *
Leonard Reddlng left for Mankato
Tuesday morning to commence his work
as solicitor TO: the Mccormick Co. His
headquarters will be at Worthington.-
Springfield Advance. -" u
The marking given the butter exhib.
its of this and Nicollet county creamer-
les at the National Buttermakers' Con-
vention was as follows: Samuel Haug-
dahl of New Sweden, %; Gerland of
Sleepy Eye, 95.17; Cleveland Of st.
George, 92.33; Jensen of the Lafayette
Bernadotte, 95; Wild of Lafayette, 95;
Brey of Lafayette, 95.3s. Only those ex-
hibits scoring IS points or over were
awarded prizes. = ."
Company H of the Second Regiment
was mustered into the service of the state
at St. James on Friday with sixty -four
members. The mastering officer was
Col. Joseph Bobleter, commanding the
regiment. The following officers were
elected: Captain, G. n. Griswold; first
lieutenant, G., r. Benton Jr.; second
lieutenant, William Denny. The officers
present at the mastering In of the COM
pany we're Herman Muehlberg, adjutant
general; Lieut.. Col. George. W. Mead,
Second Regiment; Maj. George s. Whit
ney, same regiment; and Capt. H. II,
Hart, brigadler quarter-master. The
company is composed Of the best young
men Of st. James. 81.
/ Since the appointment Of John Peter.
son Of St. Peter to the Office Of customs
collector, candidates for the position Of
state senator from Nicollet county have
been springing up like mushrooms. Hon
i G. R. Davis is prominently mentioned
and Henry Moll, the former sheriff, il
frequently talked Of. Prof. Carlson q
the Lutheran college and Editor Loeb
Of the St. Peter Tribune have also beer
i suggested.
q The st. Peter Free Press says tina
i Henry Mol means business and is in th,
q fight to win. Prof. Carlson has beer
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