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mmm^^mmimmmmmmmmmmm CITY WINS ONE LOSES ONE Victorious in Nagel Case, but Gets the Worst of It in Neumann Suit. Jur in Latter Action Awards Plaintiff Judgment for $1,000. In the district court this week the legal representative of New Ulm, City Attorney Pfaender, won one case and lost another. ^p* The case which he won was that in which Victoria Nagel sued the city for damages because of being com pelled to build a retaining wall to her property as the result of certain street improvements undertaken by the city. At the first trial of the case the plain tiff was victorious, but a new trial being granted the city finds its po sition sustained by a jury and the possibility of any future litigation over similar cases removed. The case which the city lost was that brought by Eliza Neumann, a personal injury suit to recover $5,000 wlor injuries alleged to have been sus tained in accidentally stepping into a coal hole in the sidewalk in front of the Boesch building on Minnesota street. Somerville & Hauser had charge of the case for the plaintiff and succeeded in securing a verdict for the defendant of $1,000. It was not intll the jury had been out over |wenty-four hours and one of them ras on the point of becoming danger ously sick that an agreement was reached. The city authorities will pay the Judgment'and seek recourse from the property owner in front of whose 4lace & S of building the accident occurred, bis course was agreed on at a meet ing of the council last night. Other Court Notes. Three indictments were returned by the grand jury—two against George S weet, charging him with grand lar ce ny in the second degree, and one against Albert Guth, charging him with assault in the second degree. Sweet's particular offending, accord ing to the indictment, was embezz ling money from Max Reinhart and the t^inger Sewing Machine Co., while ,jB Guth's consisted in cruel and inhuman treatment of his wife. Both men pleaded not guilty, and the trial of the former was commenced Monday forenoon. The case of Margaretha Soreng against Oscar Gag and Benedict Juni was decided in favor of the plaintiff. It was an action to recover on a promissory note given by Gag to B, Gruenenfelder and transferred by him to Margaretha Spreng by the mere crossing out of Gruenenfelder's name in the body of the note and the substitution by Gruenenfelder of the name of Margaretha Spreng. Juni, who was an endorser on the note, re fused payment because of the altering of the instrument. Maria Weicherding won her suit against John Krueger for slander, the jury awarding her $900. This was the last civil case to be tried. The Ryft'el matter, which was ap pealed from the district court and which involves the validity of a New Ulm ordinance governing transient dealers, was argued before the judge Wednesday evening, but up to the time of going to press no decision had been rendered. This case has a dis tinct bearing on the suit started by GottliebRyffel against Chief of Police Klause for false imprisonment. Anton Ranweiler, who was charged by Mary Meidl, an unmarried girl, with being the father of her illegiti mate child, was found guilty after a trial that was certainly not lacking in coarse and sensational features. Judge Olsen sentenced him to give a bond for the payment of $30 every six months for ten years for the supportjof the child,failing to do which he will go to jail for an indefinite period. With one exception all of the ditch cases, fifteen in number,will be argued during vacation. The exception is the appeal of the Chicago & Norths western Railway Co. in the matter of the Brown-Redwood Judicial Ditch No. 1. This case was dismissed. Another case that was dismissed was that of the Wooldrick9 vs. Math. Bertrand. Christmas Presents AT The cases continued were the fol lowing: Carl Engel vs. the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co., M. F. Price vs. Albeit J. Meyer, Johanna Wellner vs. Fred Wellner, J. C. Shadegg Machine Co. vs. Andrew Backer and others, August Utecht vs. Edward Berkner, and Edward Berk ner vs. Julius and Mary Manweiler. OTTOMEYER'S Silks and Ladies' Coats and Children's Coats and Petticoats. Call at our Store during this Week of Special Sale. Kindly notice the following bargains: S I S A lot of odds and ends of high-priced Silks in all colors to close outat Chiffon Imperial Silk: good wearing quality: a good line of coiors to select from plain colors only 4?lc Rajah Silk, best quality at 64c A large line of Silks, all in the latest colors and checks, stripes and Persian patterns, etc., $1 and $1 25 value, on sale at 79c All of our Silks at special prices. If \ou are thinking of buying any Silk for dresses or waists it will be to your mtereot to look over our line and save money. O A S We are offering our line of Winter Coats for ladies and children at very low prices. A number of them at less than half the regular price. We will and must close out our line this fall, and in order to do this we have surely made low prices. Any lady or girl can there fore afford to buy a new coat. E I O A S A fine Petticoat at a bargain, only 79c Another line of Heatherbloom, $2.25 value at $1.69 Silk Petticoats at reduced prices. „*-v •,- Take Advantage of this Sale- We show a number of other articles at reduced prices. JM. $Ljt* if Look over our large line of Fur Scarfs and Muffs. $• Eggs are taken in Exchange for Goods, *gm**^ 49c The following were settled: Liquid Carbonic Co. vs. Emil Frenzel, E. C. Ferguson vs. J. L. Cuddy and others, Anna Furth and others vs. the Chica go & Northwestern Railway Co. and the State vs. John J. Franke. All other actions are court cases and will be argued before the judge in chambers. The Degree of Honor will be officer ed during the coming year by Miss Heymann as Past Chief of Honor, Mrs. Carrie Green as Chief of Honor, Mrs. Peuser as Lady of Honor, Miss Hertha Mueller as Chief of Ceremony, Mrs. Otto Seiter as usher, John G. Gronau as recorder, Mrs. Townsend as financier, Fred Pfaender as re ceiver, Mrs. Wendtas Inside Warden and Mrs.|Brandtas Outside Warden. Herman Bellm, post saddler at Fort Snelling, is spending a few days here with bis parents. 'The District Leader.1 VOLUME XXX NEW ULM, BKOWN COUNTY^MrNT*.. WEDNESDAY. DEC. J«f, 1908. NO. 51 In "The District Leader," which comes to the Turner Theatre next Sunday evening, Joseph Howard, writer of "The Umpire," "The Land of Nod" and "The Time, The Place and The Girl," is said to have achieved his greatest success thus far. This appears to be a somewhat strong assertion to make, taking into con sideration the fact that all of Mr. Howard's previous efforts have been included in the "tremendous hit" class, but competent critics who have seen "The District Leader" all agree that this, the latest creation from the prolific brain of the popular song writer and composer, is the best thing he has done. T© anyone familiar with Mr. Howard's work, this should be all-sufficient. "The District Lead er" differs from the great majority of so-called musical comedies in that it has a plot not, a flimsy, disconnected story, put in to hold the piece together, but a strong melodramatic sequence of events that alone would hold the attention of any audience. Add to this the fact that the play is plentiful ly mtersprinkled with music present ing Mr. Howard at his best, and some idea may be had of the entertaining qualities of "The District Leader." Miss Grace Sloan and Milford Giffen head a company especially chosen for their ability to adequately portray the characters in a produc tion said to resemble both "The Van derbilt Cup" and "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway." Miss Sloan will be remembered for her clever singing and dancing in "The Land of Nod" and "The Tenderfoot," and in the part of Flossie Whittles in "The Dis trict Leader" she has ample oppor tunity to please along the same lines. The balance of the cast support Miss Sloan and Mr. Giffen in a manner which is well calculated to bring forth all of the praise the production has merited this season. The Standard Brewing company's plant at Mankato h?s been shut down and will not be reopened. The owners announce that the venture was an un profitable one from the start, the plant being altogether too large for the demand made for its product. Be sides, there was bad management and tremendous expense. The plant itself will be dismantled, while the branch houses will be transferred to the Michel Brewing Co. of La Crosse. The plant had its origin with a num ber of capitalists who had intended to equip Mankato with an electric street railway. This project failing, the money, something over $100,000, was invested in an up-to-date brewery. At the time of the dissolution it was owned by John Hohmann, Otto Lamm and Ptobert Lamm. ^jvasgCT^MggWjT' ADIEU TO BLEACHED FLOUR Secre Wilsonr'of"Agricultural Department Holds* it to be an Adulterated Product. Millers Given Six Months in Which to Dispose of What They .' jXo\y,Have on Hand. Secretary's Ruling Arouses Indig nation and Will be Followed by an Appeal to the Courts. Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture on Wednesday an nounced his decision in the famous bleached flour controversy, holding that flour bleached with nitrogen pe roxide is an adulerated product un der the law and that it cannot legally be sold in the District of Columbia or the territories or be transported in interstate commerce. The secretary says An his ruling that a public hearing on the subject was held by him and the board of food and drug inspection, and that at this hearing those who favored the bleach ing process and those who opposed it were given equal opportunity to be heard. Then he concludes: "It is my opinion, based upon all the testimony given at the hearing, upon the reports of those who have investigated the subject, upon the lit erature and upon the unanimous opinion of the board of food and drug inspection, that flour bleached by nit rogen peroxide is an adulerated pro duct under the food and drugs act.'' Therefore, says the secretary,it can not be sold in the territories or in interstate commerce, but owing to the extent of the bleaching process and the immense quantity of bleached flour now on hand or in process of manufacture, he gives the manu facturers six months in which to get rid of their surplus product. One of the staunchest champions the crusade against the bleaching process has been Mr. Stockman of the New Ulm Roller Mill Co. He was one of the pioneers in the movement, and it was from his mill that the department of agriculture secured the samples of unbleached flour used in making certain tests. When seen by a Review reporter Mr. Stockman said that it was estimated by the secretary of the Millers' National Federation that at least 85 per cent of the millers of the country use the bleaching process and naturally they do not take kindly to the secretary's ruling. In fact they have raised a storm of protest and an appeal to the courts is almost sure to follow. "It is incon ceivable," in the language of one of their representatives, "that millers who bleach their flour and who have millions of dollars invested in machinery for this purpose, or that the manufacturers of this harmless and valuable process, will submit to such rank and partisan injustice as this decision attempts to perpetrate.'' Mr. Stockman is of the opinion, however, that the ruling will stand the test of the courts, as all other rulings under the pure food law have, and that eventually the state laws will be made to conform to the position of the government chemists. St. Benedict's Court, Catholic Order of Foresters, held its annual meeting at St George Sunday afternoon, the election of officers resulting as follows: Chief Ranger, Nic Jutz Vice Chief Ranger, George Sackel Recording secretary, Albert Schlumberger finan cial secretary, Jos. Franta treasurer, Jos. Kienlin trustees, Frank Lange, John J. Stadick and William Palmer delegate to the Little Falls convention, Anton Altmann. McCutcheon in Chicago Tribune. highly valued. Men's Suits Men's Overcoats Boy's Overcoats Duck Coats Sweaters jW-i SUITABLE SUGGESTIONS for the Yule-Tide. Special Christmas Goods prevail for Practical Presents suitable for all Mankind. Buy Substantial, Useful Gifts. FOR MEN AND BOYS. There isn't an article listed here that wouldn't bring plaeasure to the recipient. Useful presents are longest remembered and most Shoes Shirts Underwear Bath Robes Suspenders Boys' Suits Smoking Jackets Suit Cases Cravats Rugs China Ware Salad Dishes Berry Dishes Mustache Cups Handkerchiefs Shoes Cuff'Buttons Pocket Knives Neckwear Laces Silks Lace Curtains Bed Spreads Table Cloths FOR LADIES AND MISSES. Umbrellas Stockings Slippers Fancy Pillow Shapes Lamps Skirt (Dress) Cloaks Fur Scarfs Comforters Linen Table Cloth Hand Bag Grocery Department Cqndies, Nuts and Fruits. Mixed candy per lb 8c Stick candy per lb 8c Cream candy per lb 12c Chocolate drops per lb 18c Raspberry drops per lb 15c Lemon drops per lb 15c Jelly beans per lb 15c Peanut candy per lb 15c Honey bars per lb 15c Cocoanut bon-bons 20c Walnuts per lb 15c & 20c Almonds per lb 25c Filberts per lb 18c Nigger toes per lb 18c Peanuts per lb 10c Pecans per lb 15c Mixed nuts per lb 17c Shelled Wainuas per lb 50c Shelled almonds per lb 50c Shelled pecans per lb 70c Oranges per doz 30c Raisins per package 12£c Currents per package 12|c Cranberries per qt 12ic Lemon & orange peel 20c Dates per lb 10c mmmmmmmmzmmmmmmmmm Hats and Caps Center Pieces Cups and Saucers A Nice Dress Lace Curtains Kid Gloves Beautiful Rugs Fancy Dishes Fascinators Glass Ware Cruets Hosiery Collar Buttons Ribbons Scarfs Towels -*Xif Hosiery Gloves Mittens Mufflers Corsets Cloaks Shoes Blankets Belts Petticoat Water Sets Ties Collars Waists Combs Portiers Napkins Figs per lb 10c Citron peel per lb 30c Layer raisins per lb loc Seedless raisins 15c Canned Peaches, good quality per can 15c Canned pears, good quality per can 15c Canned cherries per can *25c Canned tomatoes 10c Canned peas 8c Canned corn 8c Salratus per lb 5c Shredded cocoanut per lb 20c Oatmeal per lb 5c Cream Crisp 3 packages.. ..25c Corn starch per package 7c Gloss starch per package 7c Laundry soap 11 bars 25c Castile soap long bar, 7 bars.2oc Washing soda per lb 2c Scourezy cleaning powder lOe size Tc Roasted coffee regular Ifc 12je Eggs and Butter taken in trade, at the highest market price. Our store will toe|open evenings until 9 o'clocklromtDec.I14, till Christmas. CRONE BROS, rw & ft mflm wmmmmKaamm J^'sfS* ¥& 1 tsjwsar