New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-02-17

Shoes, CrOckery and Groceries, next
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. % and q.
The board of the county commits
sioners met in special session yester-
day. They will act upon several
petitions for public bitches.
Rural mail carriers will not make a
delivery next Monday, Washington's
birthday. One delivery will be made
in the city and the hours at the post
Office will be from to 10 in the morn
ing and from to in the afternoon.
F. Fl. Retzlaff will this week ship
carload of heavy horses to Bath
gate, N. D., where they will be dis
posed of among the farmers. For the
past five years he has shipped horses
purchased in this section to North
Dakota, usually sending from Is to so
each year.
| County Auditor Vogel yesterday re-
ceived the papers in the matter of the
incorporation of the village of Evan.
They will be presented to the county
commissioners and the board will
appoint commission and fix a date
for the election.
! A special meeting of the school board
was held Saturday and it was voted to
tear out the furnace at the East Prim-
airy, which has not been giving salts
faction this winter. At the next regu-
lar meeting the board will decide
whether to repair the furnace or install
new one.
Alex Waibel of Sigel, has instituted
an unusual action in one of the local
justice courts. He wants have dog
belonging to Mic Hengel declared a
public nuisance and to this end has
invoked the law. The case came up
/ before Judge Brandt Saturday but was
continued until February 24th.
Station Agent G. w. Nicholson of
the Minneapolis & St. Louis, went to
| Minneapolis Saturday to arrange for
the shipment of his household goods.
On April 1st Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson
will occupy the Hornburg residence on
! State street but in the meantime will
reside in the Congregations parson-
| age.
| A smooth gentleman representing an
! accident insurance company which
: offered to do a multitude of things for
! the magnificent sum Of 81 per annum,
was in the city last week. About a
year ago he visited New Ulm and sold
policies right and left, and,- strange to
relate, he was able to do fair bust
ness this time.
Mrs. F. H. Behnke and Miss Allie
Scherer were present at the annual
midwinter breakfast of the Minnesota
Federation of Woman's clubs which
took place in Minneapolis Friday
morning. A tragic incident of the af-
fair was the sudden death of Mrs. r.
S. White of St. Paul, who expired
while on her way to the banquet hall.
= Do not forget the great rummoge
sale at j. e. Neumann's store next
Monday and Tuesday.
Chas. Silyerson has received let
ter from Mrs. Silverson, who is now
in California. The latter reached Los
Angeles with Miss Triton on February
9TH. The long journey affected hel
somewhat but it is expected that a RESI-
will improve her health. She will re-
main in Los Angeles six weeks o.
i more.
At their card party given last Wed
nesday evening the ladies Of St. Anne
Court, W. c. O. F., scored another
distinct success. One hundred ant
forty people attended and the prize
were awarded as follows: Lone hand
Thos. Collins; head prizes, Mrs. Hen
Try Vedder and VIM. J. Julius; foo
prizes, Miss Selma Frenzel and W. c.
Haubrich.
Y A list Of NJ. K. Armstrong; liabili
! ties has been filed in the office of Reg
lister of Deeds W. G.. Miller. It show
/, that the St. James bankers indebted
:, ness amounts to S156, 329.64. The dc
. posts made in the bank ranged fro1
|, a few dollars to $4,000 and in som
instances, the instrument sets forth
:, he offered as high as 6 per cent inter
est for time deposits.
!, County Auditor M. G. Fossum'
" financial statement of Watonwan cour
ty, just issued, contains one item {
+ interest to people in this vicinity.
y shows that the third Tanke trial, {
). which the murder suspect was convic
ed and sentenced to life Imprisonment
cost the taxpayers of Watonwan ju:
81, 1852. Henry Spoerhase, who can
down from Beltrami county to testif,
alone received fees amounting to ST.
,. A party of nine ladies and gentl