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VOLUME I.
BE
PFEFFERLE,
Dealer is
GROCERIES and PROVISIONS.
Canned, Dried and Green Fruit,
FMKJB AND FEED,
SXONB, Wooran AND WiXiix TATUB.
MINN ST., NEW ULI MINN
v.
TI/TEAT MARKET,
C. STUEBE, Prop'r.
A large Bupply offresh meats, sausage,hams
lard, etc etc constantlj on hand All orders
from tLe country promptly attended to.
CASH PAID FOR HIDES.
MINN ST., NEW ULM, MINN.
mi. QUINCT,
MANUFACTURER AND DBALEB n
Harness, Collars, Saddles,
Saddlery, Blankets, Whips,
etc., etc., etc.
Upholstery and all custom work pertain'jig
to my business promptly attended to.
Minn St, opposite Union House,
NEW ULM, MI5N.
M,
JUENEMANN,
MANUFACTURER AND DBALBR I S
Harnesses, Collars,
Saddles, "Whips,
NEW ULM
Saddlery, Blankets,
etc., etc., etc.
Upholstery, and all custom work pertaining
to my busmtss piomptly attended to.
Minn. St., Nei.t Door to Ziher's Saloon,
NEW ULM.
rDAKOTA HOUSE,
pp. POST OFFICENEW ULM, Mum,
ADOLPH SEITER, PBOP'B.
rhia house the most centrally located
house in the city and affords good
Sample Booms.
F. WEBBER,
A-ttorney & Counselor
AT LAW.
MONET TO LOAN.
Office over Citizen's National Bank.
HEW ULM, MINNESOTA
H. CHADBOURN, C. H. BOSS,
President. Cashier
BROW N CO BANK,
Cor. Minn, and Centre Streets.
NEW ULM, MINNESOTA.
Collections and all business pertaining
to banking
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
INDIVIDUAL RESPOHSIBILTIY
JK$500,000.
M.
HBNSh*b,
H. A. SUBIUA,
CHAS. BOOS.
JOHN BELU.
NewUlm CityMill,
ventre Street, New Ulm, Minn
We are runningday and night, and can supply
any quantity of best brands, of Flour at
regular rates on short notice.
We have improved machineryfor the grinding
of shorts and fodder, having added
a stone reserved tor such
a purpose
Flour exchanged for wheat on very liberal
terms.
QITT
NEW ULM CITY MILL CO
Meat Market,
M. EPPLE, PBOP'B
A large supply of fresh meats, sausage,
hams, lard, etc., etc., constantly on
hand. All orders from the coun
try promptly attended to.
CASH PAID FOR HIDES.
MINN.STREET. NEWULM. MINN
Republican Nominations.
STATE TICKET.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
JOHK M. BERRY.
For State Auditor,
O. P. WHITCOMB.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court,
SAMUEL H. NICHOLS.
Congressional Ticket.
For CongressSecond District,
HORACEiJB. STRAIT.
Republican County Convention.
The Republicans of Brown county are hereby in
vited to meet in delegate convention at the Court
House in New Ulm, on Saturday, the 28th day of
September, 1878, at one o'clock the afternoon, for
the purpose of nominating the following county of
ficers, to be voted for at the next geneial election:
County Auditor, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Dit
Court, Judge of Probate, County Attorney, Court
Commissioner and one (1) Representative
The several towns will be entitled to delegates as
follows:
Albin 2, Burnstown 2, Bashaw 2, Cottonwood 2,
Eden 2, Home 4, Leavenworth 2, Linden 3, Lake
Hanska 2, Milfoid 2, Mulligan 1, New Ulm 7, North
Star 1, Prairieville 2, Stark 2, S.gel 1
The delegates from the 4th Commissioner District
will nominate a candidate foi the office of County
Commissioner for their district
By older of the Rep Co Com
ALBERT BLANCHARD, Chairman
Independent County Convention.
The County Convention of the Independent
party of Brown County will be held Saturday, the
1th diy of October, 1878, at one o'clock PM, at the
Court Hou'-e in New Ulm, foi the purpose of nomi
nating the following ofliceis*
Ono Representitn e, County Auditor, Sheriff, Re
gistei of Deeds, Clerk of District Court, Coroner,
Judge of Probate, County sun eyor,aud Comt Com
missioner
The several Towns of the county are entitled to
delegates as follows
New Ulm 4, Milford 2, Home 3, Eden 2, Prairie
ville 2, Stark 2. Sigel 2, Cottonwood 2, Lmden 2,
Lake Hanbka 1, Albin 1, Mullignn 2, Leavenworth
2, Bashaw 1, North Star 1, Bnrnstown 2,
J, MANDERFELD,
Chairman Co Com
The Vermont election last week
resulted in a Republican victory by
the usual majority.
We will give a full account of the
State Fair next week's issue. In
the mean time suffice it to say that
it was an immense success.
Rarus disappointed St. Paul and
Minneapolis folks last week. His
best time made in St. Paul was
2:16, and in Minneapolis 2:14i.
The St..Paul Weekly Glohehas re
duced its subscription price to $1.00
per annum, and the Pioneer Press to
$1.15. Both are good papers and
should be liberally patronized.
The President arrived in St. Paul
last Thursday morning according to
programme, and received arousing
reception. The day was pleasant
and an immense crowd congregated
to do honor to the chief.
The Democratic Stale Convention
last week nominated very excellent
men for the various positions, but
the platform adopted is a close resem
blance of the document promulgat
ed by the Ohio Democrats last sum
mer, and is apiece of financial folly
and political lunacy. The financial
plank is the main feature in the plat
form. It antagnoizes every good
measure proposed or undertaken for
the restoration of the shattered
credit of the nation, and placing the
country upon a sound financial ba
sis. It demands the abolition of
the national banks, and an unlimit
ed issue of greenbacks. Of course
the platform would not be perfect
without a plank or two denouncing
the Republican party for its extra
vagance and corruption in administ
ering the affairs of the State and Na
tional governments.
We hoist the Republican banners
to our flag-staff to-day by placing
the Republican ticket, as far as no
minated, at the head of our columns.
We believe that the good of the
State and the whole country can best
be subserved by the election of the
Republican nominees. They are
men of known integrity and ability,
and are entitled to the continued sup
port of the poeople. The platform
of the Republican party is based up-
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on sound financial principles and
pleads for honest money, while that
of the Democratic party means a de
preciated currency and financial
ruin. It demands greater eccnoniy
in the management of State institu
tions, and denounces the revolution
ary schemes of the Democratic party
which is now diligently working to
discover some pretext for overthrow
ing the constituted authority of the
nation.
While the RIVTEW will labor for
the success of the Republican party
from now until after the November
election, its columns will always be
open to Democrats or Grreenbackers
for the discussion of political ques
tions.
STATE POLITICS.
Last week was Convention week
as well as Fair week, no less than
five State and Congressional conven
tions having been held. The politi
cal ball was set in motion by the
Prohibitionists, who met in State
convention at Minneapolis on Tues
day, and nominated T. Gr. Carter,
of Nicollet county, for State auditor,
William Copp, of Rochester, clerk
of Supreme couit. Gr. W. Green was
nominated for member cf Congress
from the First district and I. C.
Stearns from the Second. No nomi
nation was made for the Third dist
rict.
The Republican State Convention
came next in order and was held in
St. Paul on Wednesday. After the
usual preliminary proceedings the
convention nominated Hon. John
M.Berry Associate Justice, and Sam
uel H. Nichols for Clerk of the Su
preme Court, by acclamation. Hon.
0. P. Whitcomb was nominated for
State Auditor on the first formal bal
lot, the vote standing as follows:
Whitcomb 107, M. D. Flower 48,
E. W. Trask45.
The Democratic State Convention
met at the same place and city on
Thursday, and nominated Wm. H.
Mitchell, of Winona, for Associate
Justice, Dillon O'Brien, of Ramsey,
for Clerk of the Supreme Court and
Capt. Mahlon Black, of Hennepin,
for State Auditor.
The National Greenback Labor
party of the Third Congressional dis
trict also held their convention on
Thursday, inMinneapoiis, and nomi
nated Ignatius Donnelly for Con
gress. The Third district Demociat-
IC Congressional Convention, which
met at the same place on Friday, sub
sequently endorsed the nomination
of the Nationals, and Mr. Donnelly
may now be considered as fairly6pit
ted against Washburn.
Major Strait and the Hospital Inves
tigation.
While nearly all the Democratic
papers in the district are busying
themselves in circulating the false
hood that Major Strait, who is a
member of the board of Hospital
Trustees, had charged and collected
his traveling expenses from the State
when riding on a free pass, the St.
Peter Times, which is a Democratic
paper, has honor enough to do the
fair thing in the matter, and says:
"Although this is a Democratic
journal, we cannot sanction a false
hood, even if it be told about a Re
publican who is running for office,
for when falsehood is exposed, the
lie, like chickens, comes home to
roost. The charge that Major Strait
has been riding free on the St. Paul
& Sioux City railroad when paying
the Hospital visits as a Trustee, aud
that he charged such fare to theSlate,
turns out to be a very mean false
hood. And although we are a poli
tical opponent of the Major's, we
very willingly make this statement
to set public mind right, and, so far
as we are able, do justice to an hon
ored citizen."
The Tims then copies the letter
of Mr. Drake in regard to the mat
ter, which we published last week,
and adds:
"This story about the Major was
some of the Investigating Commit
tees work. President Drake polite
ly announces the charge to be an ab
solute lie. Now let such journals as
have published the lie make the a
mend honorable. Such newspapers as
are governed by the rule that a lie
well stuck to i& better than thetruth,
are expected to hang on to this lie,
and have it that it is so anyhow, even
ifitisalie."|l
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NEW ULM, WEDOT2SDAY, SEPT. 11th, 1878. NUMBER 37*
THE PLAGUE.
While the reports from New Or
leans and vicinity are a little more
encouraging, the news from Mem
phis are getting worse and worse,
although everything that human be
ings can do is being done to relieve
the poor sufferers, and disinfect the
city. The death rate at Memphis
averages over a hundred per day,
and many active workers are among
the sick or stricken down. The city
is reduced to a desperate strait, as it
is utterly impossible to secure men
enough to bury the dead promptly
The mayor has been down several
days and there Is but one officer of
the city government able to be on
his feet. The city is bemg fumigat
ed by burning turpentine and brim
stone, and the concussion test will
also be tried as soon as artillery sent
for arrives. A Cincinnati business
man, who has just returned from a
trip to New Orleans, describes the
situation South as sorrowful in the
extreme. On the trip down, at Ar
kanses City the boat was not allowed
to coal or land. Men stood on the
banks with guns in hand threaten
ing to shoot if the attempt was made.
At Memphis, which was reached as
evening was approaching, a most de
pressing scene WBS presented. Not
a dog, not a mule, not a negro, was
to be seen, and the houses did'nt
seem to be inhabited from no chim
ney could be seen smoke ascending.
Every place seemed to be deserted.
Vicksburg was almost as dead as
Memphis. Terror reigned all along
the Mississippi. If the boat had
freight for any town it was taken on
to New Orleans, the inhabitants re
fusing to receive it. At New Or
leans things looked much better.
Men were at work on the levee, and
business houses were open, but little
or no business was transacted. The
return trip was made by rail. At
Grenada not a whiteman was visible,
only a few negroes. At Holly
Springs about 200 came on board.
Yellow fever had broken out the
night before. The scenes at the
depot were heart-rendingwives
leaving husbands and mothers leav
ing sons, bidding them farewell,
perhaps forever. At one place a
mother with three children got on
the train. Her husband had died
half an hour previous, and before
death had made her promise to leave
on the next train to save the lives of
herself and children. She left her
husband uncoffined and unburied.
The Howard Association is accom
plishing great good.
Everything is being done by the
people of the North to relieve their
stricken southern brethern.
HORRIBLE.
The steamer Princes Alice, plying
on the river Thames, England, was
run into and sunk by the collier "By-
well Castle,'' on the evening of Sept.
3d, and 65Q persons out of 800 that
were aboardthe vessel,were drowned.
After the collision a scene ensued
that beggars description. Within
five minutes the Princes Alice keeled
completely over and went down in
deep water. Other steamers that
were passing at the time and small
boats hastened to the scene, but ow
ing to the excitement and darkness
not much could be done to save life.
L.INJOEN CORRESPONDENCE.
I see in a recent issue of the Review
that grasshoppers are again wending
their way Minnesotaward, which, if
true, would certainly be a bad calama
ty for our young State. Another four
years of the pestwould depopulate this
part of the State entirely.
Threshing in this vicinity"has^com
menced in earnest and the hum of the
machines can be heard from every di
rection. Wheat yealdsfrom 8 to 10
bushels per acre,and oats from 45 to 55
bushels. The wheat is of a poor quali
ty and will grade rejected, or No. 3 at
best. It is a pity to see the air filled
with smoke from the burning gram
fields, but it wouldnot pay cutting and
must be got rid of insome way.
I see in the Review that Capt. Mur
phy, of Madelia, has once morebeen on
a hunt, but it appears he was not satis
fied with shooting ducks and prairie
chickens, which, by the way, are very
plenty, but aimed for larger game. I
think that the captain made a great
mistake if he thought his rash act
would be popular. These are not
Noithfield robber times. (Jacob.)
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Sleepy Eye Gleanings.
M. J. Bohannan, of Kasson, was in
town last week talking of starting a
paper.
The first brick house in Sleepy Eye
is nearly completed and will be an or
nament to the village.
The round-house, on which there are
75 men employed, and more coming, is
going up very rapidly.
J. W. Allison and James A. Sheldon
have started a butcher shop on the
noita side of the rail load tiack, and
aie going to sellmeat at reduced piices.
Sleepy Eye needs more hotel accommo
dation,and we hope some good energet
ic man will come this way and put up
a structure suitable to our wants.
Sleepy Eye is going to be a diy place
on Sundays. We understand that our
village authorities are talking of clos
ing up all saloons, or any place where
liquor is sold, on that day.
A good many school ma'ams were in
town last week attendmg the Teacher's
Institute, and we understand that
many more would have come if they
could have been assured hotel accom
modations.
The people here, especially our busi
ness and professional meu, are over
joyed at the re-establishment of daily
mail seivice. Now give us back our
regulai passenger trams and we will be
happy.
That leg once moreDr. Berry, of
New Ulm, disclaims having had any
thing to do with the setting ot Mr.
Johnson's leg, and says that Dr. Mar*
cellus performed that duty without his
did many way whdtevei. Now, for
the beneht ot Mr. Johnson and all con
cerned, give the leg a rest.
A little four year-old boy being told
bv a young man in this village to get
oif his knee, that he was too heavy to
hold this way, made quite a sensa
tion among the parties present by lisp
ing back: "Too heavy, bey? bister
Kate weighs 100 pounds more than I,
and you held her on your knee over
two hours last Sunday night."
Burnstown Items.
The farmers are busily engaged
thieshing and plowing.
The ladies of our town have nearly
all deserted usgone to visit fiiends
east.
The weather continues remarkably
fine, although a little waimer than
usual at this time of the year.
A. G. Anderson is adding to the
town by building anew dwelling house.
Mr. E. E. Dickerson, who is no novice
at the business, is superintending the
work.
Our Mr. P. C. Gley returned from
his trip to the State Fair last Monday,
looking hale and hearty, Fred, saya
that he hadajolly goodtimeand a shake
with President Hayes,
The wind mill, erected by the R. B.
Co., is now working order and is
quite ornamental, besides a labor sav
ing to the railroad hands, as pumping
is very hard work.
The boys are getting up a grand dis
play in the way of a grand masquerade
ball which will be held at our Town
Hall next Friday night. The maskers
will represent several nationalities in.
buslesque costums.
If the farmers continue to bring in
grain like they have been doing the
past few days A. G, Anderson will be
obliged to build an addition to hia
warehouse. We also understand that
he contemplates building an elevator
a short time.
We are glad to announce that the
coal mines are DOW to be developed.
Messrs. Hemmengray andHoober, aid
ed by others, commenced last Monday
to sink a shaft and try to find their
good foitime downbelow. We certain
ly wish them every success in their
undertaking.
Can not the name of our burg bei/*
changed to Springfield? The name/**
would be quite appropriate as we are
surrounded by sprmgs, one of which IS^
a mineral spung. The change would
do away with a great many mistakes
that are daily occurring mail matter,
as so many letters are addressed
Burns, which in many cases go to.
Burns, Anoka county. It seems very
awkwaid to have our merchandise ad
dressed to Burns Station and mailmat
ter to Springfield. W 4fe&?
As the electioneeringseason is draw*,
ing near our people are beginning to
take more interest in ccunty politics.
The re-election of Constans, Walton^
and Blanchard isgeneraiy conceded,.
and the most interest is centered on^
the sheriffalty. A number of candi-J*
dates are already in the fi#ld for thBlfjT
office, and we would very much like-top*'
see Mr. Ambrose Parsons, ofthis town^
also enter the race, as we have no,
doubt but he would be the right man
the right placet,^ Give the boy &
chance ?m?f *&
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