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High School Athletics
(Contribute by a Live Wire
The Review agrees with Supt.
Meriea of Ibe Redwing Training
School the! it is better for boy to
break hie leg ia strenuous athletics
so to go thru life with a noo
breakable, pliable, oscillating, indie
robber, backbone of a deep saffron
ha* thai might have been developed
strengtheaed by proper man
handling io a rough and tumble game
J! when Its owner was young.
jt Why ehonldn't we have a more
i\ complete and extensive athletic system
la our High School? There are few
$\ towns in She stats of the size of New
Ulm where the High 8ehool is not
•$ larger and where athletics do not play
a, far more important part in the
ai school life, ('an tbere be any relation
4 between the size of the High 8ebool
3 and athletics? The facts would seem
*j to indicate that such is the case.
The average boy, when be finishes
the Eighth grade, has little care for
*i'4he advantages of higher education.
I Be is, or ought to be, a bealtby
jpung eub reveliog in his newly
acquired and rapidly increasing
1 abyaicalf power. He is far more
interested in his own wonderful body
«*, than in the improvement of bis mind.
*t 6ftve the normal youngster bis choice
between running a hundred yard dash
with "the fellers" and striving to get
a better mark in English Composition
than the same "fellers" and which
will he choose? In short, he must be
forced to develop the mental side
where he is really interested only in
the physical aide. Now why not use
the more desirable phase of develop
ment, from the boy's standpoint, as a
means and incentive to the less
desirable but equally important
mental development?
AlWetica, competitive athletics,
should fill an important place in the
High School eouree. Many will say
that competitive athletics with outside
aehoole takes up too much of a boy's
3ime. Of course It takes time. But a
4^ boy must have time to play and to
pi! grow up and time spent in the develop
auj sent of muscle ana courage and a
*f dear eye and the mastery of himself
and others is not wasted time. With
a competent athletic coach to guard
against excess, there is little danger
of the boy over-doing the thing.
That inter scholastic athletics com
prising foot ball, basket ball, track,
and base ball in their respective
seasons will stimulate the boy's
interest in the school cannot be
doubted. Many declare that the boy's
interest is centered in athletics, not ID
the school itself but where a standard
of scholarship is maintained that the
boy must reach to be eligible to oom
j«te on the schoolteam, the great
majority of boys are going to be a
deal more careful to keep above the
danger point than if they are taking
Their exercise on the paternal wood
pile. There is no competition and no
required standard tbere.
So let's push for High School
athletics. They are good for the
-ebool io that they increase the at
lendance and keep the live boy from
dropping out at the Eighth Grade.
They are* good for the boy for they
develop his body, teach him careful
aabite of training, keep his interest io
the school aroused and serve as an
-incentive for bim to keep his work up
to standard.
And it wouldn't hurt us old fogys
to go to a game once in a while and
fhow a bit of enthusiasm. Let's
boost High School athletics*
News From Nation'» Capital.
Washington, ». C, Jan. 27, 191
By S. M. lAdd.
Washington Is busily engaged
waking preparations for the inaug
ural ceremonies incident to the in
stalling into office o€ the chief ex
ecutive of the nation, President
elect Wilson. The business inter
**tB of Che capital city were not a
little agitated, as well as disappoint
ed, when Mr. WHson expresseu nim
seif as somewhat opposed to the in
augural ball, which is considered
one of the big drawing cards in
this quadrennial event It is to
the inaugural ball, which nets some
thing like $100,000 in cold cash,
that the business men of the city
look for reimbursement for the guar
anty fund provided by them for fi
nancing the expenses of the in
angural program. The ball has been
held in the Pension Bureau build
ing. Mr. Wilson was advised that
this function would cost the gov
ernment about $26,000. besides forc
ing the Idleness of pension clerks
and retarding the work of the bu
reau a month or more, for when
the inaagnrat hall committee sets
into faH awing, it takes almost com
plete paeseseioa ef the pension build
teg.
W
Members of congress generally ap
prove Mr. Wilson's attitude in the
matter, and it BOW seems probable
that a public reception will be sub
stituted tor the ball. There are no
indications that people wttl remain
away from Washington this year,
because of the abandonment of this
time-honored function. On the con
trary It is predicted that the throngs
who will visit the capital city to
witness the inauguration will exceed
that of other similar occasions by
at least fifty thousand. When it is
recalled that the inaugural visitors,
numbering several 'hundred thousand,
leave behind them two or* three mil
lion dollars, it can readily be under
stood tihat the event means much
in the way of dollars and cents
to the city of Washington.
Representatives Anderson, Volstead
and Hammond of Minnesota, have
interested themselves in the case
of two or three creameries in their
state, which have recently incurred
the displeasure of the internal rev
enue division of the treasury de
partment. One of the creameries,
which enjoys a good reputation for
the quality of the product it man
ufactures, operating in southern Min
nesota, shipped 1.847 pounds of but
ter to Pittsburgh. Inspectors from
the treasury department seized the
consignment, on the grounds that
it contained more than 16 per cent
of moisture, which under the regu
lations promulgated by the internal
revenue division would make it an
adulterated product, subject to a
tax and penalty. The creamery has
paid the tax, but has entered ob
jection to the special tax of $550,
and a penalty imposed amounting
to $275.
The Minnesota members of con
gress, in whose district the creameries
are located, and who have taken the
case up with the department, take
the position that the government has
no right or authority to impose
the special tax and penalty, the
effect of which would be to place
Dhese creameries in the undesirable
class of manufacturers ot adulter
ated butter. In discussing the case,
Mr. Anderson called attention to the
decision of the United States cir
cuit court of appeals in the Milton
Dairy case, in which it was held
that the departmental regulations in
this respect are void, and that the
tax cannot be levied unless it be
shown that some process was used
in the manufacture of the butter,
or some substance introduced, to
cause an abnormal amount of mois
ture to be absorbed. Representa
tives Anderson, Ham:nond and Vol
stead are thoroughly aroused at the
action taken by the department in
endeavoring to impose the special
tax and penalty and will make every
effort to secure a Tecall of the or
der, which they consider improper
and unfair to the creameries in
volved
Considerable interest is being man
ifested by house members as to the
practical result of the provision ir
the last postoffice appropriation bill
giving each state $10,000, for the
improvement of certain stretches of
post roads, on condition that the
local communities double the amount
The secretary of agriculture and thr
postmaster general some time ago
directed a joint letter to the gov
ernor of each state advising him
of the proposed federal aid and in
viting him to make a proper selec
tion The money is available out
of the federal treasury at once and
must be used before the end of thf
present fiscal eai\ June 30. Thu^
tar none of the states have indicat
ed a selection of highway for lm
provement Although the heads o'
the two departments named are
charged with supervising the pro
ject, with the cooperation of the
states, the details have not as ve*
been orked out It is stated tha't the
$20,000 00 to be raised by the coun
ties •will be used in reconstructing
the road, while the $10,000 00 from
the government will be employee"
for highway maintenance.
The entire subject of the probable
attitude of congress toward highwav
construction, and the nart it will
play in the future in helping to solve
this problem, is now under consider
ation The joint committee of the
house and senate, consisting of ten
members, is now sitting and lis
tening to the views ot various good
road advocates. Several projects
are betore congress The Shackel
ford bill, which provided for a fed
eral rental to communities for the
use of roads over which mail is
carried, passed the house, but was
defeated in the senate. One member
proposes an ocean to ocean high
way. Another scheme provides for
a trunk line system of roads, to
be built at government expense, con
necting the several state capitols,
the states supplement the system
bv constructing branch links. Still
another project is that the govern
nient shall have at its disposal a
lump sum ot mone, to be expended
under the direction of the office of
public roads, tor load construction,
tho states to contribute one-half of
the expense There is auite a prom
inent group in congress who are
opposed to aiding the states in this
matter anv manner, except in
directlv by pavinc a rental for the
use ot post roads There is an
other group, quite as strong, who
take the view that the federal gov
ernment may properly, and with ad
vantase, co-operate with the states
in highway construction Just what
policy congress will adopt it is too
early to state definitely, but it is de
clared bv sjood road advocates to every
persuasion that out of the present
agitation and discussion will be
evolved some workable plan, which
will satisfy the various elements in
the law-making body
"Mrs Marie Blaisdell, better
known as the "Minnesota Blizzard,"
blew out ot the West the other dav
and swooped down upon Washington
and the Minnesota members of con
sress, some of whom in days gone
by have had interesting experiences
with this militant woman She comes
to Washington to secure an increase
in her pension, granted to her after
persistent effort on her part by a
special act of congress. She is
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fe4U
drawing $24 a month by reason of
the fact that she served as a nurse
in the war of the rebellion. She
now believes herself entitled to $72
a month. In support of her modest
demand she has addressed a peti
tion to the Minnesota members re
citing her grievances, and has given
every indication that she is pre
pared to remain in the capital city
for a long and protracted siege, If
necessary.
Members of congress have been
besieged with letters from veterans
of the Civil war desiring1 informa
tion as to the cause of the delay
in making settlement of applica
tions for increase of pension under
the Act of May 11, 1912. As soon
aa the law became operative the
pension bureau was flooded with
claims, the total number being close
to 400,000. The pension bureau be
came so clogged as the result of
the deluge that its work was delayed
several months, and is still far be
hind. It has now disposed of about
200,000 claims filed under this act,
including applications received dur
ing the month of May, 1912. The
bureau states that from this time
on the adjudication of applications
will proceed more rapidly. The com
missioner has recently issued a state
ment to representatives that owing
to the abolishment of the pension
agencies and the transfer of their
records to the Washington bureau,
pension certificates issued under the
Act ot May 11, 1912, may not be
mailed to the pensioner for 30 or
40 days.
New Ulm at St. Peter.
St Peter proved a formidable snag
for the somewhat over-confident Ntw
Ulm High School team last Friday
night and after a spirited fight carried
•iff the long end of a 25 to 14 score
The game was played on the Gustavus
Adolpbue floor and was staged as a
curtain raiser for the Gustavus-Pllls
nury game in which the heavy, well
trained collegians romped away from
be cadets by a score of 37 to 16.
From the standpoint of fast, scrappy
oasket bail the first attraction proved
ar more interesting than the latter,
('he St. Peter boys started in with the
whistle to show what basket ball
ueant to them as a pastime.
Mew Ulm, in turn, aUo had some
'ery pronounced views on the gentle
rt of basket-tossing and refused to
•e licked without a stiff parley. The
oevitable result was a whirlwind
•ame of slambang basket ball that
kept the crowd on edge to the very
dnd. The first half ended with St.
'eter two goals of the good. The
-cond session found New Ulm fight
ing harder than ever and up to the
»st five minutes to play Solomon
himself would have bad to toss* coin
to pick the winner. Then a spurt ot
clever teamwork and perhaps a slight
•uraent of luck gave the Saints' three
baskets in rapid succession and
decided the most gruelling game our
ooys have played this seasoc. The
£ame was rough but clean and fast
enough to suit anyone. St. Peter has
fast, agirassive team and their
terrific blot ki jg shows the effects of
neir frequent practices with the
llege team. New Ulm was discon
certed for a time by the savage attack
tod were working under a most per
istent "jinx" all evening in locating
be basket.
Schleuder, playing his first regular
,'ame at forward, gave a very satis
factory account of himself. Seifert
nd Cordes played in hard luck and
were not up to their usual form,
riuevelmann played a hard guarding
game against Mead, the fast St.
Peter forward. Gieseke played a
strong game at the other guard posi
,lon. The whole team gave every
thing they had and Coach Lewis
declares himself well satisfied with
their work. Johnson and Mead did
the most effective work for the win
ners. Johnson was especially effec
tive, scoring five field goals and four
free throws out of four trials.
The teams meet again io two weeks
tod New Ulm is determined to reverse
the score. The boys can and must
win this return game. They've got to
lick St. Peter. Let's turn out and
nelp tbem do it.
Summary
New Ulm
Schleuder
Seiferi
Cordes (capti
Gieseke
Huevelmacn
St Peter
Mead
Baker
Johnson
Oanielson
Meison
1
Baskets: Schleuder, 2: Cordes, 1
Gieseke, 2: Mead. 3 Johnson, 5 Dan
ielson, 1. Free throws: Cordes, 2
Seifert, 2. Mead, Johnson, 4
Referee. Stevenson, Umpire Leach.
MINNESOTA FLINT ROCK CO. PUNS
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN.
Sunday K. R. Dutton, chief paving
engineer of the city of Minneapolis, .1.
Canterbury, ex-cbief of tbe Minne
apolis Fire Departement and William
Miller, a contractor of the same city
were in New Ulm to look over the
Minnesota Flint Rock Co's. stone
crushing plant. The latter two gentle
men are stockholders of tbe company
and if present plans do not miscarry,
Mr. Canterbury will be secured as tbe
company's representative for St. Paul
and Minneapolis. Mr. Dutton has
used considerable of the Company's
product and took this opportunity to
visit the plant.
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Out of Town Weddings.
On Tuesday morning, at St. Mary's
church, by Rev. Bander, Fred Berg of
this city was married to Miss Anna
Soukup of Sigel. The young people
were accompanied to the altar by
Michael Soukup. brother of Ibe bride
and Miss Anna Berg of New Ulm.
The groom is a son of Mrs. Margaret
Berg of this city and bis bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
8oukup of Sigel, both highly respect
ed and popular young people. After
the ceremony they were taken to the
home of the groom's mother, where a
wedding breakfast was served, and in
the afternoon the wedding party were
given a reception at the home of the
bride's parents io Sigel.
Mr. and Mrs. Berg will make their
home in the James Dlnneen residence
on Lake street. —Sleepy Eye Herald
Dispatch.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Blank of this place was the scene of a
very pretty home wedding Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, when their
daughter, Miss Anna, was united in
bonds of matrimony with William A.
Kissner of Sleepy Eye, Rev. E L.
Melzian of Clear Lake, 8. D., brother
in-law of the bride, reading the ser
vice. After the eeremony Mr. and
Mrs. Kissner received the congratu
lation* of their relatives and frienca
present, after which all remained to
partake of a reception prapared for
them by the bride's parents. The
bride is one of our most estimable
young ladies while her husband is a
promising young farmer residing near
Sleepy Eye, where he and his bride
will go to housekeeping —Nicollet
Leader.
Skat Tournament Discussed.
The local skat club decided Mondav
evening to back the committee
financially in its efforts to recure a
special train on tbe M. & St. L. for
Sunday, Feb. 16th and in tbe matter
of the cash prizes which will aggregate
tbe sum of t200. Although tbe com
mittee feels that tbere will be no
occasion to call upon tbe local
members for a contribution, still they
did not wish to go ahead and make
arrangements which might cause a
deficit without having the sanction of
the members of tbe club. Tbe prospects
for a good meeting are exceedingly
bright and the committee will spare
no efforts to make New Ulm's first
skat tournament an event that tbe
skat players of tbe state will talk
about for the next ten years or more.
Eight tables participated in Monday
evening's play. John Backer won the
first prize, having 21 net games to his
cvdit, Fred Peuser won 2nd prize with
547 points and William Thiedemann
won 3rd prize with a heart solo against
4 honors.
GEM THEATRE CROWDED
Tbe members of the Zoeglingeverein
of tbe New Ulm Turnverein who staged
the one-act comedy ''Guter Mocd, du
gebst so stille" under tbe able man
agement of Robert Scherer at tbe Gem
Theater Sunday evening certainly
made a hit with tbe large and enthusi
astic audience which greeted them in
their initial appearance at this popular
play-house. The play is decidedly fun
ny and the youog people did themselves
proud. Tbe audience was well pleased
with the entertainment and are more
than anxious to see these youthful
actors again soon. Kurt Bell and
Victor Schleuder took the feminine
roles and Joseph Groebner, Peter
Scherer, and Walter Scherer had the
heavy men's roles. Carl Scherer,
Peter Herrian and Armin Pfaender in
tbe minor parts of the men who wanted
to buy shingle nails were decidedly
comical and helped materially to round
out the performance.
Tbe play was one given by the boys
at tbe May Fair at Turner Hall last
Spring when Carl Hein played the
part which was taken by Victor Schleu
der at the last performance.
Realty Transfers.
Wm. E. Korth to Anthony Schiller 45
16o ft of 6." S New Ulm
96000.
August F. Kruger to George B.
Weiser I 79 New Ulm 810.
Aug. Backer to Albert Geske S E of
S W of S WJ S 1ST 110 31
9650.
C. F. Ruemke to Fred Aufderbeide
und A of 8 & 9 62 & und of
5 70, all N City 82600
Obituary.
William Peuser, one of our few re
maining pioneers, died at the home of
his niece, Mrs. Ida Sehmuker, shortly
after the noon boor yesterday. Old
age, superinduced by a severe cold
caused bis death. The deceased was
born in Neunkirchen, Nassau,
Germany May 4, 1823 and was con
sequently nearly 90 years old when he
passed away. He came to this country
in tbe early 50's and settled first in
Cleveland, Ohio. In the year 1855 he
came to New Ulm with his mother and
brother and has made New Ulm hie
home ever since. He took an active. r.oon of
F. J. Backer
Andrew Saffert
rt in tbe defense of New Ulm during
tbe IndianMassacre in August 1862atd
the State rewarded him for his service
by granting him a pension. He had
never married. He was one of those
quiet, unassuming men who find their
place in life and do their utmost to fill
it. He was never afraid of work and
even at bis advanced age there was
some work that he performed and
which he would not permit any one
else to do. His only relatives are bis
nephews and nieces snd their children.
The funeral will be held fromForster's
undertaking rooms Thursday after
noon at two o'clock.
Carl Bonn, a resident of the town of
Sigel since the year 1867, died at St.
Alexander's Hospital Tuesday after.
dropsy of tbe heart, aged 78
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NEW ULM,
MINN.
John Buscher&
Chas. H. Stuebe
years. His last illness lasted about six
weeks, the latter four weeks beicr
spent at tbe hospital. For several
years past he had been afflicted with
asthma. The deceased was born in
Pommern, West Prussia, Germany.
Dec. 13, 1834 and came to this country
in the year 1863. He came directly to
Mankato where he lived until the year
1867 and then came to SigeJ. He had
a farm of his own whirh he sold about
24 years ago to Albert Buggert. He
has always made hie home with hit
sister, Mrs. Louise Buggert, who with
one niece and four nephews survive*
him. The funeral will be hold from ths
home of Mrs. William Buggert Thurs
day afternoon at one o'clock and tatar
mrat will be made in the Sigel
tery.
