New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-06-15
Neigh borhood
Happenings.
Events of Interest of Recent Occurrence
nthis and Neig hboring Counties.

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encampment at Sleepy Eye.
! O. w. Stuart and the Menely Trio Of
Illinois will do some campaign singing
at the Prohibitionist convention in
Springfield next Friday.
Mrs. Blaslus Halla Of Albin gave birth
to t1iplets, one boy and two girls, on
Tuesday Of last week.
The Nicollet county delegates to the
Democratic state convention are Paul
Haesecke, Albert Linstrom, Adam Stad-
lex, Charles Goblirsch, John A. Johnson,
]. NJ. Lambert, Frank Brady, Theo.
Knoll, Albert Berg and Mic, Kneipp.
Paul Haesecke, Adam Stadick, Chas.
Rost, Albert Berg, Mat Thavis, H. J.
Essler, VIM. E. Nutter, II. c. Randall
and John Mans will represent the coun-
ty at the congressional convention in
August. S@@.
The Library Association Of Sleepy Eye
has elected the following new officers
President, Prof. Hess; vice president, R.
H. Bingham; secretary, Jesse Majewski;
treasurer, Hans Mo; directors, Mrs. Som
erville, DR.. James and Editor Hays.
Hanson, the CORTLAND citizen who
| assaulted Mr.. Melvin, the teacher, was
fined $14.17. He pleaded guilty to the
charge.
Valentine Karpen of Nicollet and Miss
Lizzie Epper of Brighton we're married
on Monday.
The people of CORTLAND and Cambria
have arranged for a union celebration of
the Fourth at Doty's park. This is one
of the prettiest places in all the country
round, and those who visit it on the
Fourth will be sure of a pleasant time.
The commencement exercises of the
Sleepy Eye high school were held Wed
nesday evening. The graduates were
Clara Hillesheim, Wilhelmine Jensen,
Albert Remele, Jeanette McBain, Dun
can McRae, Bertram Griffith, Matte
Leary, Isaac MARITIME and Catherine Hill
lesheirn. .s.fs-
The annual meeting of the Stark Far,
mers' Mutual Insurance Company was
held at Sleepy Eye early in the week.
The report of the secretary showed that
the company has 1889 policies in force,
aggregating 1,S60,991. The losses paid
during the year amounted to $1,774 and
the expenses to $2Os.62. This demon
strates that the business of the company
IS conducted honestly and in the interest
of the policy holders exclusively. The
new directors are Henry Schaibel, Peter
Mertz, Andrew Kelm, Andrew Backer,
John Cutting, William Rossbach, Otto
Triton, Adam Junger and A. Radke.
Peter Mertz is president, John Cutting
secretary and William Rossbach treasur-
er.
The, Golden Gate and Fl. Ridgely
clubs will play matched game Of ball
at John G. Petersen's place in Eden next
Friday, the occasion being school PIC
mic.
Six years ago the Sleepy Eye Farmers
Elevator Co. was over $4,000 in debt.
Today all debts have been paid, 400
have been divided among the sharehold
ers and there is something like $500 in
the treasury. James Montgomery has
been the manager for the company dur
ing its period of prosperity.
VIM. Georgius has returned to Court
land from Colorado, whittier he went to
visit his sick son. The young mans con-
dition is still precarious, and it is not
expected that he can live over few
weeks. His mother and sister are still
at his bedside.
Geo. Franta of Lafayette and Miss
Annie Schueller of CORTLAND were mar
ried yesterday.
The annual meeting of the New Swed
en- Mutual Insurance Company was held
last week. The following directors were
elected for the ensuing year: Henry
Enter, J. Z. Peterson, N. P. Chilgren,
John Webster, Louis Hermanson, j. O..
Currier, Ole Peterson, Gottlieb Arndt
and James Turner. The officers are:
N. P. Chilgren, president; Ole Peterson,
vice-president; John Webster, secretary
and treasurer; John Currier, delegate to
state convention.
A son of Q. w. Hagen Of Sleepy Eye
graduated from the Shattuck school at
Faribanlt last week.
The annual school meetings for all of
the common districts Will be held next
Saturday.