New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-08-02
FROM THE RAILROADS.

the dulI % Manitoba and the railroad
committee, composed of citizens of Red
wood Falls, will soon be arrived at. AT
meeting held Thursday evening the
railroad company proposed to connect
that city and adjoining country with the
Chicsego, Milwaukee s. st. Paul railroad
on the north before any of the bonds
yet to be voted on by the city are deliv-
cred to the railroad, the proposed line
to be 10 operation by December 31st,
1900. The company further agrees to
complete the road to some point on the
Great Northern, to be designated later
on, by January 1st, 1908. "
The citizens committee submitted some
minor amendments which were accepted
by the railroad officials and the decisi on
is now soon to be laid before the people.
The NJ. s. St. L. railroad last Wednes-
day closed the bargain tor town site
in town Lake Hanska, mention of which
was made in our last issue. Their rep
resentative Mr.. J. H. Jennings secured
224 acres from Hans Blessum for $17OO;
80 acres from Ellof Asleson tor $4,000
and 80 acres from Mrs. Ellen Andersen
for $500. A station will be located
on that site, the second one south of this
city. The other station will be located
on the land of Anton SperI in Cotton
wood.
The work on the M. & st. L. Omaha
extension is not progressing as rapidly
as was expected, owing to the scarcity
of laborlng men, great part of the lat
ter having found more remunerative en-
ployment on the farm fields. The wages
offered by the farmers are ranging from
I$2 to $3.50 per day, and even at that
rate hands are scarce 1t is expected,
though by the railroad company to have
the line in operation by November 1st.
A valuable horse belonging to Henry
Frenzel died last week.
| The Misses Heers and Zleher are at
tending the summer school at Win
throp.
| The two new stations on the NJ & St.
L. extension will be named Searles and
Hanska.
Mr.. Carl Heers of St. Paul is visiting
with his brother Fred, and intends to
stay about one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Rosenberger and
Mrs. Helbach, all of Chicago, were Wis
sting last week with the family of An.
ton Loesch.
Mrs. Otto Heymann of Courtland, i:
Improving steadily and no serious re-
suits are now feared by the attending
physician, DR.. Weiser.
1t is reported that severe thunder
and rainstorm struck Sigel townshi 7
Monday night, doing a great deal O.
damage to the harvest. It is too late al
this writing to verify the report or te
state the extent of the damage done.
There is only one real humorist IN
Minnesota. His name is Henry Keller
He has sued country newspaper TO,
100000 damages. don't see why ht
didn't ask for a large sum, that would
have worried the editor to 1aise.- Prison
Mirror,
! The committee on mental culture O.
the Turnverein are making preparation!
for the celebration of the 150th anniver
sary Of the birth of Goethe, that great
est of all German poets. The celebration
takes place at Turner Hall Sunday
August. 9th.
/. W. o. Gilruth, book-keeper in tht
First National Bank of Tracy lost anover
coat while guest at the Dakota Hous'
vi OCpoO"OO1- !Clu, 5Os ht UIOuSu
suit against the proprietor Of that hote
and Monday Justice Jacobs gave judg
: ment in his favor. Attorney Holdale ap
peared for defendant and he will appea
from the decision.
Following IS the weather report TO
the month of July as compiled by stats
tlcian And. J. Eckstein: Mean tempera
ture 75.4; Max. temp. 81 on July 21st
Min. temp. 45 on Jury both; total pre-
cipitation 0.47 inches; clear weathre 2
days; cloudy, days; thunder storms o.
July 6, 23, 20, 81. The prevailing wind
were in a southerly direction.
The Brown county Agric ultural Asso
citation has taken all the preliminar
steps for the coming "Fair" to be he'll,
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