New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-05
Sugar-beet Industry.

Sugar-beet Industry.
A melting of farmers was held at
Turner Hall last Wednesday, called by
Messrs. Fink and Sukey of the Minneap-
lis Beet Sugar &c. Mr.. Fink spoke on
the business part of the Minneapolis
beet-sugar plant, while Mr.. Sukey, a
practical farmer delivered an address on
the raising Of sugar beets, how to plant
and cultivate them etc. About fifty
farmers attended the meeting, and 1t is
to be regretted, that not more Of them
were present, as those attending the
meeting were greatly benefited by it.
In connection with this it might be
said that the s.Winona Independent" has
offered purse of 500, to be divided
into four prizes for the most progressive
growers of sugar beets in the counties of
Winona, Wabasha, Trempealeau and
Buffalo. .... 4s...-
Crone Bros. will plant ten acres Of
sugar beets on their farm near this city
this year and will no doubt find many
imitators. The growing Of sugar beets
promises to attain great dimensions in
this locality according to present indica-
tons.
Emil Kruse died Sunday afternoon at
the age Of twenty-slx years, and was
buried yesterday afternoon from the
Evangelical church. His illness was
dread consumption. Only five weeks
ago deceased was married to Miss Louisa
Spellbrink.
The fire department was called out Fri
day afternoon in response to call sent
in from one of the alarm boxes. It
proved to be only chimney on the
Baarsch building on Minnesota street,
that the smoke was pouring out from in
large volumes for few minutes.
Geo. Eckert and William Cavanaugh
plead guilty to the charge of breach Of
the peace before Justice Jacobs yester.
day and were fined SIS and So costs each
Another charge that Of carrying concealed
weapons was preferred against Ecker
and he was assessed SIS and So costs fol
this offense. The fines were paid.
Following are the jurors for the Ma,
term of the district court of Nicolle
county: Grand jurors: JAG. Hindermann
Chas. Drummer, Ridgley; AID. Goblirsch
c.. A. Swenson, Lafayette; Fred Lam.
mers, West Newton. Petit jurors: Ott
Palmer, Ridgely; Aug. Strate, West New
ton; Henry Sclottmann, CORTLAND; c
) A. DIN, Anton Altman, John Huels
| kamp, Lafayette. =.
The private dancing party given b
Miss Flora Peterson to her friend
r last Wednesday evening was the ever
:: of the season SD far as the young poop
d of town are concerned. About tWent
!; couples had been invited and never di
e they have better time than they he
!. on this occasion. The spacious dinir
: room and music room of the Peterst
l residence were thrown open for Il
h dancers while cards and other soci
: amusements were had in the parlo1
Light refreshments we've served and tt
y party dispersed in the wee small hou
= feeling that the only shortening W
i that Of time which passed all too rapi
II ly.
IS The following is weather observer &c
g s.ein's report for the month of Marc
e Monthly mean temperature, 14.3 degree
e mean maximum temperature, % degree
r. mean minimum temperature, SO degree
y highest temperature, 40 degrees on t
oI 9Th; lowest temperature, Ia on the ct
monthly range Of temperature, 2e.8 9
J grees; greatest daily range Of temper
y ture, Al degrees on TIE 9Th; least dal
re. range of temperature on the 18th; to-
Is. precipitation, Gel inches; greatest da
If precipitation, 4.31 on the 10; prevail
le winds, northwest; number of clear da
ve. s; number Of partly cloudy days, {
Sc number Of cloudy days, 3; number
lg days having OF Of an inch OF more
De precipitation, z: Thunderstorm on
9th.