New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-05-16

lpossible to fill their orders, and yet when
1.-THE n. g st. =. ordered 60 men for the
work On this division Monday no les
than. 200 were sent, 40 Of whom found
themselves stranded here with no money
nor work II sight. Good thing, isn't it,
1.-The Nc. 3 ST. 3. is now working its
lsurfacing crews twelve hours q day and
rushing the work of preparation for traf-
fic on the new line as rapidly as possible
lIts is expected that if no bad weather
Ishall delay the work that the line will
be ready TO open By June I.
The work of getting the Mankato-
New Ulm cutoff of the G. & N. w.
ready for traffic has been very much
greater than was at first anticipated
The surfacing crews this week began
working both day and night shifts but
with the greatest dispatch it will prob
lably be impossible to get the line IN
lshape for traffic inside of 60 days.
The quarterly conference Of the Ger
imam NJ. 3. church was held at the
lchurch Monday evening to decide upon
the question Of entertaining the North
lern conference in this city this year.
Owing to the unfinished condition in
which the church building will be at the
time Of holding the conference il was
decided to walt until next year.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the Commercial Union for
the futherance Of the plan for establish
ling rural free delivery mail route
| through the towns Of Cottonwood, Mil
ford and sigel have already done good
worksin securing signatures to the re-
quired petition. These rural routes
wherever established have given the
greatest satisfaction, giving the farmers
their mail practically at their own door
daily with but the slight expense and
bother Of providing a suitable box for
the reception Of mail as it is brought 10y
the carrier. The appropriation has al
ready been made by the government and
the residents In the rural districts have
only to ask, and they will receive the
benefits.
The report of Health Officer Stricken
for the year ending May /, 1900, pre-
sents some facts Of general interest.
The total number of deaths in the city
during the year was 81, of which 80
were males and 81 females Of deceased
10 were single and 80 married. The
deaths under one year of age numbered
10; to 5, Q; 5 to 10, /; 10 to 20, 1 !; 20
to 1913; 40 to 60, Il; so to 80, 49,;
over 80, 4. The death rate per 1000
was 8.5. There were only seven cases
LOT infectious diseases during the year,
six OF scarlet fever and one of diptheria,
none of which were fatal. The births
for the year were 1T, of which 81 were
male and 60 female.
It is now stated that the rural mail
route covering Lafayette and West New
ton is an assured fact and will be oper-
lated from this city daily. In converse
ltion with resident of these towns The
Review finds the sentiment almost uni
versally in favor of the idea but also dis
Icovers quite prevalent lack of infor-
nation asto the actual workings of the
System. Nearly every farmer in the sec
| ton trayersed by the route seems to ex-
pect that the mail will be brought di-
rectly to his door, which in many cases,
will be found to be an error. The car
rier is not required to leave the main
road over which his route lies and each
patron of the route must provide a suit
able box at the roadside in which mail
may be placed, regardless of the dis
lance his house may be from the road.
The carrier will make no discrimination
and whether a party lives four rods or
one mile from the road the mail will not
be carried to the house, and the route.
will be laid out over certain travelled
highways from which there will be no.
deviation. .5
It will be . jolly party of Turner'S
who will leave this city about June
18th for Philadelphia to take part
In the National funniest which assem-
bles in the Quaker City June Goth for q.
three days session. The class which
goes from the New Ulm. Turnvereln will
be COM posed of the following active.
members: James Schneider, instructor;
A. Petry, r. Petry, Otto Wicherski, +.
ISietzel, w. Stole, Otto Melges and