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"GQE-5*, SST "Wf s^gr xmm r$*sT mte NEW ULM AND VICINITY. OHIT BU&W The county commissioners are in session ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING. was at its height the president declared at the Auditor's office as a board the polls closed, and the last two of equalization, %t*' The St James Journal says that Mr. vote3 could not be received. At last A Number of Ladies Vote for School A. C. P. Zenuer, of Madelia, has disappeared, order was restored and the tellers canvassed Directors. There will be a grand ball at Union leaving a number of victims the vote, with the following result: Hall next Sunday evening. See Advertisement behind. REMEMBER THIS IS THE OXLY A Lively Time over High School Matters. in another column. Wm. Hummel 140 Last Wednesday a party of four from E. G. Pahl 106 The annual school meeting^ for the Circus and Animal Show Mrs. Reese died at the St. Alexander's this city visited Camp Crow, which had wasEr. Boock 104 Independent district of New ulm hospital yesterday a. m., after a in the mean time slid down the Cottonwood C. Wagner 91 held at Turner Hall last Saturday evening. prolonged attack of typhoid fever. to Frank's mill dam. C. Schumacher ...34 The meeting was largely attended Fr. Heers 18 and it became apparant from the COMING, AND WILL POSITIVELY EXHIBIT IN Teachers and others interested in educational The safe in E. S. Volk's furniture Fr. Schubert 5 start that quite a number in the crowd matters should consult Supt. store, St. Peter, was boldlv burglarized C. C. Brandt 1 were loaded for bear. NEW ULM, O N FRIDAY, JULY 31ST, 1885 Velikanje's notice of "Teachers'Examinations," between 8 and 9 o'clock last Saturday Whole number of votes cast 251 The meeting was called to order by which appears in another morning, and some $600 taken. No The president declared Mr. Hummel Mr. Fr. Burg, president of the Board of column of this issue of the REVIEW. clew to the burglar. ir oband Mr. Pahl the members elect. The Education, who briefly stated the announcement of the vote was somewhat ject of the meeting. A farmer from Swan Lake last Watonwan county returns 5,594 population, a surprise to the anti-high school Mr. E. G. Koch, clerk of the board, THE GOLIAH AND TITAN OF THE WORLD. Friday brought to Dr. Muller's office an increase of 892 since 1880, men, as they supposed they had things then read the treasurer's and clerk's his little girl, who, it was alleged, BIGGEST AND BEST SHOW OH EARTH. of which 270 is in the prosperous all their own way, and so they had had reports, as follows: had been bitten on the thumb by a village of St. James. Madelia has added they concentrated their strength on two, TREASURER'S REPORT. snake. The snake's teeth, however, 72 to its population and Butterfield men. Mr. President:I have the honor to GREAT WORLD'S FAIR did not penetrate the skin and no bad 107. The discussion touching upon the present tne following report of the receipts results followed. high school was again taken up at this and disbursements of the Funds The Tribune complains because a point, Mr. Pahl declaring himself in of the Independent school district of the We understand that Jacob Hceh, the couple of St. Petentes went out Sunday, favor of its continuance. The discussion city of New Ulm, for the \ear ending violinist with the Hessian band which 12th inst., and shot two coveys of now became general, sometimes July 18, 1885: lately visited this city, will in a few DOUBLE MENAGERIE, EGYPTIAN CARAVAN, prairie chickens not far from town. six or nfore being on their feet at the RECEIPTS. days take up his residence in this city. GRAND TW O RING CIRCUS Well, well, this will never do, Bro. McGill. same time and asking for recognition Balance on hand Sept. 1, '84, $7,771.36 He will be accompanied by another by the cnair. Messrs. Pahl, Burg, District bonds sold 5,000.00 member of the oand and together they Velikanje, Hiller, C. C. Brandt and Special School tax 12,931.47 will give lessons in classic music. Doehne spoke in favor of the school, MUSEUM OF STRANGE WONDERS AND AQUARIUM The heaviest rainfall of the season General tax 473.01 and Messrs. Boock, H. Schapekam, occurred last Wednesday night. The State apportionment 976.50 OF MARINE MARVELS. The Attorney General decides that .5.00Albrecht, Dambach and Hummel in rain was accompanied by a strong Tuition fees of non-residents ON A TRIUMPHAL AND SUCCESSFUL TOUR county commissioners have no power opposition. At times the greatest excitement south wind and some hail, and it is Old stove sold 5.00 to change the boundaries of school districts prevailed, and it was only feared that some of the heaviest fields From O. R. Mather not del. keys .5.00 or form new ones except on a petition through the fortitude of the presiding of grain were badly lodged. of a majority of the Freeholders officer that the meeting was held in Total receipts $27,170.34. residing in the territory affected which check at all. The principal argument Daniel Dingier of Courtland, who has EXPENDITURES. is both districts. This course has not of the opposition was that the cost of been hovering between life and death Paid architect balance for plan always been observed in this county. maintaining the school was too great for several months,died last Wednesday and specifications for new for the benefits derived. Although it morning. Mr. Dingier was yet young school house 677,00 Our machine men are just now all was shown by Mr. Doehne, the treasurer in years, but ever since the "loss of his Paid contractor due on new kept busy sending out new machines, of the district, that the cost to the leg last fall, by amputation, he has school house 5,995,00 and in many cases exchanging new tax payers was but nominal$325 annuallyand been praying for death. Rep airing,improvements,freight twine binders for old wire binders and that the children of the and cartage 2,611,75 harvesters. Mr. Peterson informs us that poorest as well as of the richest could Next Wednesday, 29th inst., the Baptist Desks, tables,chairs,stoves and he has sent out this season nearly 200 take advantage of the school, the opposition Society of Sleepy Eye and their other school furniture ...1,229,86 new harvesting machines from his New were so persistent in support of friends will go on an excursion to Lake Apparatuses, charts,books and Ulm agency alone, and we presume the Mr. Boock's motionthat the high Benton. The fare for the round trip stationery 984,71 other agents are doing a corresponding school be discontinuedthat it became will be only $3, and each lady and gentleman Cleaning of school houses and big business. quite generally understood that other will be allowed to take a child building fires 358,72 than financial considerations were in free. The excursionists will go and return Salary of teachers and clerk... 7,210,70 play. Attention is called to the professional on the regular trains, which gives Insurance on school houses 248,50 card ofDr. Strickler, which appears in another them eight hours at the lake. While Mr. Boock's motion was pending Coal, wood and sawing 935,02 column of this issue of theREViEw. a motion to adjourn was put and Advertising and printing 17,25 The doctor has rented a suite of rooms declared carried by the chair. Mr. The Winona Republican thus speaks Int. paid on school bonds 1,216,01) over Beussmann's hardware store Koch, the clerk, endeavored to read the of the coming Turnfest in that city: Cash on hand 6,285,83 where he can be found at all hours of minutes of the meeting but the hubbub "The seventeenth Twin-fest of the the day and night when not away on had become so great that he could Minnesota Twin-Bezirk will be held in Total $27,170,34. professional business. Dr. Strickler Nature's Most Wonderful Phenomena, the not be heard, and, packing up his Winona on the 21st, 22d, and 23d of New Ulm, July 15,1885. HUMAN LEOPARD FAMILY comes well recommended. books and papers, he left the meeting August. The fancy class drill has been GEO. DO3HNE. in disgust, and the president, declaring arranged by W. A. Finkelnburg. Esq., Treas, Ind. S. Dist. of New Ulm. The St. Peter Journal says that a the meeting adjourned, left the chair! of this city, and will be an interesting door strip peddler, of the name of Berry, Now followed one of the most exciting feature of the occasion." CLERK'S REPORT. 4. Father, Son and two Daughters. A most curious people whose dwelling places are is making the rounds of the towns and scenes of the evening. In a moment New Ulm, Minn., July 18, 1885. hollow trees and caverns, and whose food is Serpents, Lizards, Bugs and Roots. villages in this part of Minnesota. He AN ACADEMY OF EDUCATED DUMB BRUTES everyone was on his feet, and it The new postal law makes the taking Mr. President:In connection with borrowed $10 of X. Rosskopf at appeared that scheol itself had broken out of newspapers from the postofnce foregoing report, the following is respectfully New Ulm, and now Berry is among the loose. The opponents to the high year after year and then refusing to submitted: missing and Rosskopf is out $10. Berry HEADED school were high in protestation against pay for the same, an offence, punishable ASSESTS OF DISTRICTS. also got the start of C. Huebner $2 for HARRY MACK'S DOG CIRCUS the ruling of the chair, and insisted the same as any other theft This Cash in treasury $6,285,83 board. He claims to hail from Winnebago that a majority of the meeting had voted will prove a boon to publishers and Uncollected special taxes 3,179,03 City and will bear watching. DONNELEY'S DEN OF FIERCE PERFORMING LIONS against adjournment. Mr. Buenger bring to justice persons leaving the Value of school buildings,sites, came forward and assumed the chair, country and neglecting to settle up lots belonging to dist .28,000,00 During the last six weeks the St. amidst considerable shouting of "good, their indebtedness for a newspaper. TROUPE OF NATIVE WILD BRONCHO HORSES Value of Furniture, Apparatuses, Alexander's hospital has had continuously good," and "bravo."A motion was put library, etc 2,400,CO no less than fourteen patients, RELEON AND HIS TALKING DONKEYS and carried that the editor of ye The second camping party coming among them several from a distance. down the Cottonwood river got pretty VIEW assume the chair but as the Total $39,864,86. At the present writing there are two CLOWN MONKEYS AND PORCINE COMEDIANS regular school meeting had been declared thoroughly soaked last Wednesday LIABILITIES OF DIST. more applications on file for admission adjourned and the clerk had left night. Their tent blew down when the Unpaid orders and claims $120,69 to the hospital, and it is not improbable the hall, he could not see where any storm was at its height, and the party Deferred salaries 637,46 And the Majestic and Tremendous that the management may in the WAR ELEPHANT EMPRESS good could be accomplished by organizing finally took refuge in a farmer's granary, Dist. bonds and int. accrued near future find it necessary to build an a second meeting, and he and in so doing came very near being thereon 25,825,00 additional ward to the hospitals. The counseled that all should go home and mistook for horse thieves. Verily, Bal. of assests over liabilities, 13,281,71 garden in front of the hospital is truly endeavor to cool off. the life of an explorer of the Cottonwood a thing of beauty. There are flowers 103 years old and the most gigantic, intelligent and gentle dumb brute that walks the earth. is a checkered one. Mr. Rudolph took the floor and counseled Total $39,864,86. in abundance, and of every variety MONSTEshe With other elephants appears a Series of Amazing MENAGERIE.FeatseIncredibldan DOUBLE moderation. He thought it was Number scholars enrolled in known to mankind. et time to correct the wrong, if one H. M. Ball, the boss poultry breeder schools last ear 578 had been committed, and he urged Mi. in Brown county, has this season stocked Average attendance 429 It is currently reported that Collector Burg to resume the chair. Mr. Burg his hennery with nearly or quite 1,- Number of school days in last j*ear, 204 Of Wild Beasts, Birds and Reptiles, comprising all that is rare and noteworthy from the Bierman has appointed T. E consented but in so doing he informed 500 young chickens, mostly Leghorns. Number ot Classes or grades 13 list of Zoological Marvels, including a Bowen of Sleepy Eye deputy collector, the assemblage that the regular meeting He has also sold large numbers of eggs LIONESS MOTHER AND HER BABIES E. G. KOCH, Clerk. vice J. B. Sackett, removed". The St. having been adjourned, the business for breeding purposes, besides those he On motion, the two foregoing reports Peter people are inclined to kick at transacted by this second meeting marketed. Mr. Ball is setting an example were received and accepted. The second ever born in captivity, and as playful and mischievous as kittens this arrangement, not bacause they object woald have no official sanction. The which many of his neighbors are MUSEUM O LIVING WONDERS The president said the next thing in to Bowen, but because St. Peter opposition, however, were persistent strongly thinking of following. There order would be the election of loses the office. The St. Peterites will and finally a division was taken on Mr. is more money in a well conducted ttvo members of the Board of no doubt soon learn that the Democrats Book's motion (which,we were informed, hennery than'in a wheat field. Education, vice C. Brandt and Fr. do these things in their own way Winch embraces carefully culled Giants, Midgets, Circassians, Fat People, had been renewed) ami quite apparently Heers, the outgoing members. Armless Men and Women, Types of Savage Human Beings, Mechanical and in their own time, and no carried but the clerk having Let it be a matter of record that Mrs- Automata, Pink-eyed Albinos, and amount of kicking will do any good. Mr. Hummel arose and said that as left sometime previous and no t'mp H. Behnke is the first lady in New Ulm MORE CURIOUS FREAKS AND RARE SIGHTS If Bowen fi'ls the bill as satisfactorily there were a number of things to be rary clerk having been designated, the to exercise her right of suffrage in the as Sackett has clone nobody will have talked over he hoped that the election doings of the second meeting were no election ot school officers. She wasany Than were ever before gathered in one assemblege, of its name and nature fault to find with the appointment. of the new members of the board would recorded even. accompanied by Mrs. G.Schmidt,whose AQUARIUM OF MARINE ANIMALS be deferred until all had an opportunity ballot was deposited right after that of At about 11 o'clock the crowd dispersed to express their opinions on matters Mrs. Behnke. Mrs. and Miss Fischer Sleepy E\e wants a fair, and the and nearh even one went home pertaining to the schools. No objection and Mrs. and Mi Nix also voted.making Herald agitates the organization of a dissatisfied with "some "features of tne being offered, Mr. Hummel proceeded six ladies in ail who voted. Two second fair association. Speaking of evening's doings. Thus ended one of Which, for rarity and instructiveness has never been even approached. and said that he was in favor other ladies -Mrs. Roos and Miss Kieshngtendwied the Brown County Agricultural society, tnost exciting public gatherings ever LZ7.ZS 7732T ACHES OF TENTS. of abolishing the high school, as their votes after the the Herald sa}s: "But the organization held in New Ulm. too few could take advantage ot the expensive STOD&EDS OF BEAUTIFUL HORSES. polls hail closed. Tnis all occuired at is a feeble one. It has no grounds luxury. He was in favor of the annual school meeting held last Saturday B3XLLIA2TT AND KAaiTXFXO&H? WARDROBE. and no buildings of any consequence. good elementary schools, and those who 00L. GILES'GEEAT ..OBLD'S FAIR eveninjr. Its meetings are slimly attended, and SUPSHS, DAZZLING, G0LD-3EDEGKED CHARIOTS AITS CAGES desired to give their children a better it never will be acceptable to the people Of this immence show, to be in NewUlm AND MILLIONS OF MONEY INVESTED. education than could be attained there, generally in the county until it can The storm of ^ast Wednesday night on Friday July 31st, the M. Louis N 2 GRANDs RINGS A chief glory of this If astodonic Combination i its should pay for it themselves individually. stand on its own feet without the aid of extended over a very large era of country. Globe-Democrat says: "It has never Hr. Hummel's remarks were theatrical performances and balls to replenish In the immediate vicinity of New been our fortune to" look at an exhibition applauded, and it was quite evident its exchequer." The society Ulm the severest part of the storm which gave such universal satisfaction, tnat a large number of tuose present &TKI o\e of ail Earth's most noted Performers. Male and Female does the best it can under the circumstances. passed over the towu of West Newton, lis tents are large, cleanly lOO were ot Hummel's way of thinking. If it had a more hearty support Daic ...ck HitlersMid-Au- Dives fui I.iiePerilous LeapsFlying RingsTrapeze Aets uprooting trees and doing other and arranged with a view to the comfort Mr. Boock took the floor and started ~id boraersaultsBicycle ContestsRoller Skating TournamentsDisplays of wrestling, from the upper end of the county damage. A chimney was blown off the of those who attend. There is a ^tiength and ScienceHigh Kicking Lofty Wire PromenadesSlack Wire Perform- in to tell the meeting why and wherefor much that is now condemned could be house of J. Match and several apple nigh moral atmosphere surroundincr the ancesSix Great ClownsComical Pigs, Donkeys, Dogs and Monkeys with the he was opposed to a continuance of the I'emedied. trees were destroyed. The porch of exhibition which we do not remember Best Leaps^ Tumbling Ever Seen in an Arena high school, when Mr. Heidemann Leonard Vetter's house was taken to have observed with any other show, jumped to his feet and raised a point away by the wind. In the town of Lafayette no matter how pretentious. The features A horrible tragedy was enacted at of order. The president decided the A World of showa mammoth and unparalleled World's Fair, and too much to de- the lightning struck and burned are the rarest and of the most entertaining Redwood Falls last Sunday. About point of order was well taken, and that scribe lamted space and few words. a stack of hay belonging to G. Bierengel. and enjoyable character. 10:30 a. m. Israel T. Alexander shot the only business before the meeting A slight hail storm passed over The spotted leopard" familv are the and instantly killed his father-in-law, was the election of two new members the northern part of the town of Cottonwood, marvel of scientists, and richly deserve Charles Mowers. The shooting occurred of the Board of Education. damaging the grain slightly. mention. It is composed of father, two on one of the principal streets of Nominations were then made as follows: girls and a son, the whole covered with the village, and was the result of a Wm. Hummel, C. Schumacher, large, regular, glittering, black spots, family quarrel. Alexander first fired From Mr. H. M. Ball of Lone Tree Fr, Boock, C. W agner, E. G. Pahl and like the leopard. A strip of hair runs several shots at Thomas Pettit, whom Lake,who was in the city last Saturday, Fr. Heers. through the center of the head, from he charges with criminal intemacy we learn that the wind storm last Wednesday L. Haeberle and C. Rolloff were appointed the chm to the back of the neck, fringed with his wife, but Pettit escaped unharmed. night was quite severe in the tellers, and F. L. Randall and on either side with jet-black locks. They Alexander was promptly arrested vicinity of Morgan Station. Frank Jos. Bobleter clerks, and, on motion, it are truly curious people. The most attractive by sheriff Abbott and lodged in Billington's house was moved off the was decided to keep the polls open one feature in their unusually laro-e the village jail. Excitement ran high foundation and considerably twisted hour. menagerie is the lioness and her family and a rope was soon in the hands of the out of shape. Frank Davidson's barn of babies, and the ferocious performing The fight for supremacy was between crowd and threats of lynching were was blown down and his two horses animals of Prof. Donnely. The Circus, the high school and anti-high school freely made. However, better counsel killed. The Drew barn, near Lone in two rings Aquarium of Marvels from elements. Pahl and Wagner were the prevailed, and on Monday evening the Tree Lake,was also moved off the foundation the deep sea, Museum of Living Wonders, candidates of the former, and Hummel, murderer was brought to this city and and somewhat twisted out of and no end of splendid novelties BOOCK and Schumacher of the latter. lodged in the Brown county jail to await shape. Numerous shade trees were ruined, make up the best show of the period. The friends pi the latter were largely the action of the grand jury at the and the heaviest grain fields were in the majority but the high school men next term of the district court. badly lodged. The ram fell in torrents did not propose to have the election go and it was by all odds the heaviest storm Business Locals. by default. Runners were sent out In that has passed over that section of Col. Oiles' Great World's FairAnnouncement all directions and the friends hastened Room moulding for hanging pictures, country in a number of years. Extraordinary. to the rescue. The voting progressed at Chas. Wagner's. quietly enough until near the close, Sheriff Schmidt has made diligent 5** when two ladies, Mrs. H. Behnke and Just added, at an enormous expense, search for Aug. Craft, the escaped prisoner, Mrs.G.Schmidt,appeared and voted.The But the Feature of Features in this Show of features, is the the wonderful Three-Headed Lady THREE HEADED LADY SONGSTRESS and has offered a reward of 20 act was heartily applauded. Presently Songstressnatures wildest, most extravagant THE BDFFALO LAKE HEED O for his apprehension but up to this four more ladies, Mrs. and Miss Nix freakthe most marvelous writing no clue of his whereabouts has and Mrs. and Miss Fischer, came in creature of all creation. She sings, she been discovered. On Thursday the 260 HEAD and voted. By this time the anti-high The most marvelous of womankind, the strangest diversion of human nature yet talks, she lives to make possible an unparalleled sheriff received a telegram from Fairfax schoolmen began to take in the situation, recorded. Three Living Heads upon a Single Body, Singing, Talking and Eating m, feature in this great show. announcing the arrest of a man answering perfect concert and accord. and when,a moment after, Mrs. Roos and Her like exists not elsewhere under the to the description given of -OF- Miss Kiesling came in several men Every day at 10 o'clock, the fetes of the occasion will be inaugurated with a sun. Her smiles are those of contentment Craft, and the Sheriff at once drove over GRAN FREE STREET PARADE mounted chairs and protested against and beauty. Her three voices BRADED SHORT HORN CATTLE but the prisoner proved to be a receiving their votes. In a moment breathe delicious melody. Without a much older man and had but little similarity all was confusion and uproar. Men doubt, she is the wonder of the world. to young Craft. In this connection COMPRISING shouted and gesticulated in Vain the OF SPARKLING ISPLENDOR, ETERY DAY AT 10 A. M. MANY CAGES No extra charge to see her. k%'. it is but just to say that sheriff president hammered on the desk with WIDE OPEN IN THE STREETS. Bolls, Cows and Yonng Stock Schmidt is in no way responsible for the One Ticket Admits* to All the Combined Shows. Children Half Price. his gavel, and for a minute or two it escape of Craft, and that he has displayed 8&"AD Open-Air, Oat-Door, Performance, on the High, Inclined Wire, at Chas. Wagner is the agent for the looked very much as if the meeting All Cattleinot sold before August 1st will be the Canvas. Something Entirely New. Twxj. People Passing and Re-passing on, commendable perseverance and justly celebrated Household Sewing would break up i a general snipped to Chicago. the same Flimsy Strand. See it! See it! Free Free Free! jf energy to accomplish his re-arrest Mr. Walter Sweetman will show the Cattle at melee. When the excitement the farm, four miles east of CVRRW, MUHRAT TWO PEBFOBXANCES DAILY. Door* Open at 1 and .7 O'clock P. M. Mws. Jy22-85. ISNsS^K^^ U-.''H 1 III,II.' -9-