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4J Of Interest in the City. •»»4»4Mi'4^"I"l"l"l,lt"M,,I"t"i"H**,I"l,,M,*' Mrs. John G. Schrodt visited with Mankato relatives from Saturday till Tuesday. Mrs. Mark Dyer of St. Paul is a guest at the home of her parents, Hon. and Mrs. Wm. Skinner. Chas. Silverson and family will arrive in New Ulm on their return from the Pacific coast on May 6th. The members of Company A and invited friends will enjoy asocial hop at the opera house next Saturday evening. JacoD Brust of Sleepy Eye was in the city Thursday for the purpose of attending the funeral of his old friend, Jacob Pfenninger. The Carleton College baseball club has a New Ulm boy among its mem bers in the person of Howard Kloss ner, son of Jacob Klossner Jr. Miss Marguerite Danielson, daugh ter of A. Danielson, the music dealer, has been engaged as piano Dlayer and vocalist for the Scenic theatre. Tne junior class of the high school will give what is known as the annual "junior party" at the Turner gymna sium on the evening of May 25th. Mrs. Chas. Richardson and daughter, Daisy, came up from Wino na Wednesday to attend the whist party of Mrs. Somsen and Mrs. Held, Herman F. Raabe, of the Eagle mill office force, has contracted with Herman Schapekahm for the erection of a brick residence on North Minne sota street. The thirtieth semi-annual meeting of the Minnesota Valley Medical society will be held in Mankato next Tuesday. Nearly all of the New Ulm physicians are members. Sir Knights John C. Wise, W. F. Jewson and Clayton Kennedy of Man kato attended a conclave of De Molay •Commandery in this city Friday after noon and evening. A number of the young society people of town have arranged for a private dance at Schell's hall next Saturday evening. Mr. and Mr3. F. J. Armstrong are to act as chaperons Max Burg came down from Fargo Saturday and rema*ned until Monday atterQOon. His family now resides in the North Dakota metropolis and will make that city their home for the next five or six months. Cleveland Frederich, the Chicago medical student, was among those from out of town who attended the funeral of Jacob Pfenninger on Thurs day. While here he was the guest of hi3 father in-law, Otto Schell. Attorney John Dalzell of Morton, •one of the house leaders during the recent session of the legislature, was in the city Monday. He was on his way to Mankato to attend a term of the United States district court Rev. C. J. Albrecht and Profs. Ackermann and Bliefermcht left for Watertown, South Dakota, Monday to attend the general pasters' con ference of the Minnesota synod. The conference convened yesterday and will remain in session three days The following were the prize winners at the whist party given by Mesdames Somsen and Held at the former's home Wednesday evening: Head prizes, Mrs Richardson and Miss Ida Hauen stein second prizes, Miss Daisy Richardson and Mrs. Emil Mueller: booby prizes, Mrs. Jos. Epple and Mrs. Krook. The New Ulm Naval Club was launched as a full-fledged organiza tion at the Turner hall Thursday eve ning, its purpose being for the mutual protection of parties owning boats on the Minnesota river. The officers are: President, JohnG. Schrodt: vice presi dent, Otto Schneider: secretary and treasurer, A. P. Boock. •4* I I N E Our Stock of Milk nery is now at its best. Newest Tailored Hats and also a complete line of Nobby Summer Hats. 4* Our assortment ex tremely diversified and in every Hat a distinc tive touch of originali ty that will appeal to women of refinement and taste. Our Prices Reasonable. Ed. Hose of Mulligan was in the city Monday-*"7' I The Hunters Club will hold its first rifle shoot at Hunters Rest next Sun day. Henry Neuwirth left last evening for a fortnight's visit at Underwood, North Dakota. Max Burg has rented his Broadway residence to Otto Oswald, who will take possession immediately. Mrs. E. F. Taylor of Aberdeen, South Dakota, attended the funeral of her auntv Mrs. Herman Nagel, in this city Friday. -_— George Fleisuer, who went from here to Morgan some years ago, will go to Carrington, North Dakota, tomorrow to accept of a position. "The Prince of Sweden" was pre sented at the opera house by an infer ior company Sunday evening. The piece itself has few, if any, merits. August Wiudhorn accompanied Ferd. Hofschield to North Dakota last week, the latter going in quest of land. He purchased a quarter section near Bismark. Beecher Moore, the Socialist candi date for governor *u. xw* *cw *, paign, addressed a small audience of enthusiastic comrades at Schell's hall Sunday evening. in last fall' cam [ders John Larson, the North Dakota land man, came down from Minot Saturday to see his wife, who is rusti cating on a farm in Linden. He will return to Minot today. New Ulm will receive a visit frcm Archbishop Ireland on May 12th. The occasion will be the celebration of Rt. Rev. H. B. Sandmeyer's elevation to the rank of monsignor in the papal household. Raymond Pfefferle and Otto Korbel, having completed their studies at the Drew School of Pharmacy in Minnea polis and having successfully passed their examinations, returned to their New Ulm homes Saturday. Announcement has been made of the approaching marriage of Paul Kann and Miss Alma Lmdemann. Mr. Kann is the local representative of the International Correspondence school and his bride-to- be is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas. Lindemann. W. A. Brady, the well-known New York theatrical manager, will present his moving-picture reproduction of the Johnson-Burns championship fight in Australia at the Turner Theatre Sunday afternoon and evening, May 23rd. Mistaking a plate glass window in the Gutknecht meat market for an open door, Christ Johnson of Hanska, in his hurry to catch a train, started to walk through it. The result was the complete wreckage of a new plate, valued at $100, but fortunately no in juries to Mr. Johnson. The New Ulm "Autos" were de feated by the Springfield team on the latter's grounds Sunday with a score of 4 to T. Mueller and Alwin consti tuted the battery for the New An Impressive Display of Foremost Fash ions of the Hour. Always 3=nz 4» m. MRS. B. FOLLMANN Hj^»»-W^4"l"Hi't-|'i'lF-|i.H»t"H..H..I..Hi»»4..|..|..|i M.* M-l .Mfl,|, ,|i y,t fi4lid 3 in the city for a -short time Monday afternoon."---. ,B£s-*ov»~n- *$-A *S«S Rudolph Pfaender, "son of""Wm» Pfaender Jr., intends to spend the coming summer with relatives near Spokane. Mrs. Thos. Broderick of Winona is in the city, the guest of her friend, Mrs. H. N. Somsen. She will remain several weeks. Albert Jungquist has sold his wood sawing machine to Alfred Nagel, the drayman. Jungquist will remove to Minneapolis. Among the marriages to take place in May is that of Mr. Nic Bank, the popular assistant of F. J. Nenno, to Miss .Theresa Brosch. Mrs. H. F. Schra^er went to Tracy the forepart of last week and returned Thursday bringing with her her aged mother, who is quite sick. H. L. Beecher spent Sunday with his sons in St. Peter. During their mother's absence in the East the children are being cared for by their grandmother, Mrs. Treadwell. Ulmthe club and Smith and Pietsch the battery for Springfield. The feature of the game was the free hitting. Emil Mueller, a nephew of Alder man Theo. Mueller of this city, was in town Saturday and Sunday paying a visit to his relatives prior to starting for Idaho where his mother live3 and where he expects to embark in the drug business. He was accompanied by August Jaehn, a young Springfield man, who is to be his business partner. Mrs. Louisa Rautenberg, mother of William Rautenberg of this city, died last Wednesday at the home of her son August, with whom she had re sided, in Lafayette township, since the death of her husband fourteen years ago. She was one of the early settlers of Nicollet county, having located in Lafayette township as long ago as 1866. Had she lived until next November she would have been eighty seven years old. «.1 ""t%» -2!S5 ..-**- «r~r-~ Hon. John Lind of Minneapolis was Miss Louise Thiedemann paid'a William Wiltgen, one of the defen- N 1862 a home in New Hampton, Iowa, Sunday evening. At the time of the Indian uprismg Mr. Wiltgen lived at Marys burg. J. H. Siegel went to Madison, Wis., yesterday to join his wife who is visiting there with her sister. In a day or two the couple will journey eastward as far as French Lick Springs in Indiana. Mrs. Mary Kokesch of West Newton P° has been a patient at St. Alexander's hospital since Tuesday. She is suffering from a gangrenous con dition in one of her feet that may necessitate amputation. Commissioners Eckstein and Pol chow paid a visit of inspection to the Leavenworth bridge Thursday. They found the bridge sadly in need of re pair, the ice jams this soring having rendered it practically useless. Miss Louisa Heinen was pleasantly surprised by a number of young friends at her North Broadway home Wednesday evening. The affair was given as a sort of farewell to the young lady before her departure for Minne apolis. Three New Ulm painters, Ale'L Sehwendmger, Michael Schuster and Joseph Schuster, are now at St. Leo, decorating the interior of Rev. Schol zen's church. They left New Ulmtowards Monday and do not expect to return until July or August. Dr. George R. Koch and sister, Miss Ida Loch, arrived in this city from Minneapolis Sunday afternoon, the latter to resume her work in the public schools and the former to re cuperate for a week or two from a serious siege of pneumonia. The Board of Public Works will meet tomorrow evening at the council chambers to consider the petition for laying of a sewer on North Front street. Property owners who do not appear with their objections at this meeting need expect no recourse there after. Mrs. Katherine Hammerschmidt, an inmate of the St. Alexander's home for aged people, died ac that institu tion last Thursday at the age of eighty seven years. She was a native of Bo hemia, but had lived in America since 1866. For over thirty years her home was in the township of Sigel. New Ulm theatregoers will be favored next season with two shows that have never been seen outside of New York and Chicago. One of these is "The Third Degree" by Chas. Klein, author of "The Music Master" and "The Lion and the Mouse," and "The Traveling Salesman" by Arthur Forbes, author of that wonderfully clever comedy, "The Chorus Lad v." Mrs. F. W. Johnson and Mrs. W. G. Alwin entertained in the neighbor hood of fifty lady friends at whist at the Dakota House Monday evening. The prize winners were as follows: Head, Miss Addie Olsen and Mrs. Thos. Broderick second, Miss Ida Weeks and Miss Ethel Rockwood: booby, Miss Herta Weschcke and Mrs. L. B. Krook consolation, Mrs. J. L. Schoch. Prof. Critchett received notice from State Superintendent Schulz this week that he had been appointed to take charge of this year's summer school at Morris. At Prof. Critchett's re quest, however, a change was made, so that he will resume the work that he performed last year, that of instruc tor in English grammar and algebra at the University summer school in Minneapolis. Louis Mohr, a son of Prof. Mohr who at one time was a member of the faculty of Dr. Martin Luther college, was in this city this week calling on old friends. Since leaving New Ulm some years ago young Mohr has traveled throughout thirty-five states of the union and has acquired a fund of information that makes him an in tensely interesting conversationalist. Up to a short time ago he was em-Friday ployed in the mining districts of St. 4 Louis county, while his father is do ing pastoral work in New Orleans. fiSMMH visit to her parents in this city the forepart of the week, returning to Minneapolis Friday afternoon. c« Burg's battery, as reorganized, will have its first drill next Sunday. Capt. Albert Steinhauser transacted legal business in St. Paul Monday. Mrs. H. M. Arndt has returned to New Ulm after a half year's sojourn with relatives in Westfield, Wis. A meeting of the city, village and township assessors of Brown county will be held at the auditor's office in this city tomorrow. Sir Knights Strickler, Bingham and Olsen are at St. Paul today attending the annual conclave of the Minnesota Grand Commandery. Gov. Johnson leaves St. Paul Fri day night for Old Point Comfort. He goes in search of rest, his health of late not having been of the best. Nic Brosch, an aged citizen of New Ulm, died at his home on North Min nesota street early this morning. F. H. Retzlaff on Monday purchased the Pfeiffer property on Washington street opposite the public schools. The price paid for the two lots was $2,500. Peter Giefer has sold his residence property on Washington street to Theodore Lange. This is the building that was formerly owned by Mr. Schrader. Mr. and Mrs. John Schluck, aged and destitute residents of the Third ward, have become county charges and are now inmates of the county or house. The main shaft in the Eagle mill broke Thursday afternoon, necessitat ing the shutting down of the mill until Monday. The broken section, weigh ing more than a ton, was expressed to Minneapolis for repair and J. H. Siegel, the head miller, went down to see that there was no delay in its re turn. Mr. and Mrs. Nic And ring went to St. Peter on Monday of last week to attend the wedding of the former's niece, Miss Margaret Andring, to Mr." Arthur Veith, a. prominent young business man of North Mankato. After the ceremony the bridal couple accom panied Mr. and Mrs. Andring to their home in this city and, after a brief visit, started west on a honeymoon trip. Petitions are being circulated ap pealing to the board of commissioners of Nicollet county to do something raising the roads leading up to the Wiesenthal bridge. Copies of the petitionjare to be found at the business pTaces of Crone Bros., Bastian & Marti, Ernst Laue, F. H. Retzlaff ard Robert Fesenmaier, and it behooves every Nicollet county farmer who does h's trading in this city to make it a point to sign one of them B. Stockman and J. A. Ochs, repre senting the Commercial Club, had a conference with Gen. Passenger Agent Cutts of the Minneapolis & St. Louis road last week regarding the need of improved passenger train service be tween this city and Minneapolis. Mr. Cutts gave them considerable en couragement and stated that if any thing could be done it would be done by June 1st. The schedule suggested by the New Ulm men included a train leaving here between five and six o'clock in morning and returning at night. An audience that practically filled the big theatre witnessed the forty third anniversary celebration of the Turner Zoeglings-Verem Saturday evening. Following an able address by Capt. Steinhauser, in which he briefly outlined the principles of the Turnverein, an excellent program of gymnastic and calisthenic exercises was carried out under the direction of Prof Hein. Nearly a hundred pupils participated and there was hardly a a not merit, and was not greeted with,enthusiastic applause. After the exercises, the children were permitted to indulge in the freedom of the hall. Pride. 'Arry and his best girl were discuss ing recent events in the High street, Bethnal Green. 'Arry—Did you read the list of pres ents Ann Smith had for her weddin'? •Arriet—Yes, I did. The hidea for such as them 'avin' the weddin' put in the paper! They might be bloomin' haris tocrats. 'Arry—Fancy her mother giv ing her such a 'andsome present as a 'orse and trap! 'Arriet—Garn! It was a clothes'orse and a mouse trap. I've seed 'em. Thaf their bloomin' —London Scraps. low's Tbis? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cored by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, We, the undersigned, have known F.J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WAiDDfG, KlXHAN & MAKVTN, TI «, r^nol,*??leDniSKtsts, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and muc ous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation An exceptionally fine program for and Saturday: "The Tender foot," a good one "School Days," taking us back to old times and others, with music and songs, at the Scenic. 10 cents. 1 '*mm mKimmmmm S I Cottonwood Notes. Dauer & Fritsche are now operating their saw mill at Searies. Miss Bertha Eckstein is spending a few weeks with friends near Sleepv Eye. John Mueller, the section foreman at Searies for several months past, has been transferred to New Ulm.Salmon, Frank Kluck succeeds him here. Martin Schnobrich and John Fischer spent Monday and Tuesday transact ing business in Minneapolis. The "Cottonwoods" were defeated by the "Nationals" Sunday with a score of 13 to 11. The game was played at Joe Schaefer's place. George Jahnke was a Morgan visi tor the greater part of the week. Jos. Schnobrich Jr. was agreeably surprised by his friends of the younger set Sunday afternoon, the occasion being his twenty-second birthday an niversary. The Sunday bill at the Scenic will be a good one. Fun, music and pic tures, for 10 cents. 2:30, 8:00 and 9:00 P. M. Its worth while asking "Hickory" Brand Rubbers and Overshoes. They are long wearing—always giving sat isfaction. Ask your dealer. St. Pau Rubber Co. Distributors. 45tf Go-carts from $1.75 up. The latest patterns. J. H. Forster. FOR SALE—200 acres, improved, 120 acres, not improved, and 80 acres, not improved, all in Town Sigel, are for sale on easy terms. 12tf ALEX WAIBEL. Try our 70c linoleum, the best val ue for the money. J. H, FORSTER 13 FOR SALE—A Victor upright piano, practically as good as new, is for sale cheap. Inquire of Geo. P. Steels, care of Northwestern office, New Ulm, Minn. 17-19-pd CRONE BROS. SPECIALS. UNPARALLELED UMBRELLA OFFER Through our syndicate purchase we are able to offer you a first-class I Gloria cloth umbrella, with "patent cup, runner and fastener, at the regu lar wholesale price. They come in ladies' and men's styles with tasteful handles. We can make this extreme ly low price only while our share of this fortunate purchase lasts 50c. Gocarts from $1.35 up. FORSTER. ax hee 1,5111105 8 3 8 JOHX H. 13tf WHITE WYANDOTTES bred to lay. Eggs from our choicest matings $1.50 per 15, three sittings $3 50, hundred lots $6.00. Phone 198 16-19 MRS. C. B. ALEX. Rugs, 9x12 feet, we sell for $5.75. 13tf J. H. FORSTER. WANTED—Housekeeper, middle-aged lady. German preferred, to keep house in old homestead for two young business men at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Must be good cook. Steady employment and good wages to right party. Address P. O. Box 824, La Crosse, Wis. or inquire of Mr. Johnson at Dakota House. 3 tp Real Estate for Sale or Rent. Lot 4, block 75, N New Ulm, must be sold within 30 days and will be sold cheap. FOR SALE—Lot 2, Block 156, North. FOR SALE—Lot 6, Block 206, North. FOR SALE—Lot 6, Block 15, South. FOR SALE—Lot 14, Block 57, South. FOR SALE—Lot 1, Block 119, Soulh. FOR SALE—Outlot N. 138. FOR SALE—Lots 5 aad 6, Block 31 North, New Ulin, with dwelling house, very cheap. Inquire of ALBERT STETNHAUSEB. MARKET REPORT. Corrected April 28, 1909. Wheat No. 1 31 15 2 1 1 3 3 :. :iio Flour,Compass 100 ft 3 30—3 60 Patent Family Bakers Graham Rye a 3 10-3 400 3 00— 3 3 2 65—2 90 2 75—3 00 2 50—2 75 1 10 1 10 Shorts Bran Buckwheat per 100 fts'".'.' 50 Oats 53 Bye '. 81 1 50 Corn 5Q Potatoes, per Busbei 90 Butter, per lb 20—30 Eggs, per Dozen 19 Cows and Heifers 100 ft 2 25—2 75 Stee^ 2 25-3 10 gal 350-4 25 350-4 50 4 60-HtOO prider ". 6 00-6 25 $1.00.. .^ .... .per 15 cts. :fYi r... each. I I*ong Distance Telephone 591. N EedFrontBrocery '*«$$ The place where you canfin^Jfgf good things to eat. Canned Fruits, Vegetables^ ^ftl Pickles, Preserves, Sardines, Lobsters, Meats of all kinds, and lots of other good things. Try our Dill and Sweet Pic kles we know they will please you. For a good cup of Cof fee buy a can of Our Leader at 25c per pound and you will be satisfied. Smoked Halibut and White Fish. Cheese of all kinds, al ways on hand. Red Front Grocery, Program of Classes in Gymnastics. Boys' class, ages 6 to 11: Wednesday afternoon, 4:30 to 5:30: Saturday forenoon, 9:00 to 10:15. Boys' class, ages 11 to 14: Monday and Thursday afternoons,4:30 to 5:30 Youths' class, ages 14 to 17: Monday evening. 7:30 to 8:45 and Friday eve ning, 7:30 to 8:30. Girls' class, ages 6 to 11: Tuesday af ternoon, 4:30 to 5:30, and Saturday forenoon. 10:15 to 11:30. Girls' class, ages 11 to 15: Tuesday and Friday afternoons, 4:30 to 5.30. Misses'class, age over 15: Wednesday and Saturday evenings, 7:30 to 8:3o. Ladies' class: Thursday evening, 8:00 to 9:00. Men's class: Tuesday and Friday eve nings, 8:30 to 9:45. Fencing class: Sunday forenoon, 10:00 to 11:30. Sunday School: Sunday forenoon, 10:30 to 11:45. WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK Chicks and Ejgs fo^Saie, EGGS FOR HATCHING. 1 5 BABY CHICKS. New Way to Forecast Weather. To test the water of Lake Michigan and thereby get the information neces sary to forecast the weather is the plan of Major H. B. Hersey, the weather bureau Inspector at Milwau kee. He says that to obtain the neces sary data will be a work which will require at least three years' experi ment, and then there will be every reason to expect successful long dis tance forecasts can be made. He says there is no doubt that the water of the lake controls the temperature of Mil waukee, and the proposition Is to as certain the temperature of the water at the surface and at twenty-five and fifty feet below it under varying con ditions for three successive seasons. $5.00... f.:. .W. .per 100 Special price on 50 and 100 lots. SEITER POULTRYTARM NEW CULM, MINNESOTA. iinnum ~il *v New Ulm, Minn. Both Phones 43. Tf you want information and desire to better your con dition by making investments in the West, or coming West yourself, Address Milan Veli kanje, North Yakima, Wash ington. 50tf Have You Tried the BURG'S (Jotntnerclal (Jltfb 10c cig*** How Do You Like the She fleVil 5e cigar BURG CIGAR CO., Hew Ulm, Minn. Turncr 3 f3 -4? H&H *1 HERMAN HEIN Instructor. Cobless Corn Experiment. E. P. House of Greeley, Colo., the dry farm plant experimenter, has re ceived from H. J. Sconce of SideU, I1L, one seed of cobless corn grown by the Illinois man. House asked foi three seeds to plant in a hill, but only one could be spared, and it will be carefully tended. The cobless corn grown by the Illinois man resembles very closely the "primitive husk" corn Each kernel grows on a parent stem, and each kernel is inclosed in its own husk, all being enveloped in one large husk. The Illinois man has succeeded In eliminating the stem and by taking the very tiptop kernel of the present variety expects ultimately to evolve a perfect cobless corn. The Illinois Agri cultural college is fostering the expert ment and believes in its success. ii vf| iff 4$V fM