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&\V &*** fif* City Councillor Dies O Stroke CHRIST F. RUEMKE SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF APOPLEXY DURING NIGHT. BURIED WiTH CIVIC HONORS. HAD LI\ED HERE NEARLY ALL HIS LIFE. Apparently tve be-t of health Alderman Christ F. Rntmke v,as sud denly str ckcn Fridaj rao: ng at his home, corner German and Third North Street and pasted away before medical aid could reach m. Mrs. Ruemke woke up about three o'clock in the morning and noticed sr-at her husband was breathing heavily and groaning. He was unable to speak although he teemed to be conscious when she spoke to hirn. Sne realized at once that he •was in a serious condition and summoned medical aid but he succumbed to an apoplectic stroke before a physicain reached the house. News of Mr. Ruemke's death spread rapidly Fr'day morning and proved a severe shock to ihe enure community. His friends were harcly able to believe it, because they had seen and spoken to him the previoj" day and there was normng Ms appearance to in dicate that he was not a well man. The e-.enmg before he had d'scussed various matters wtii his father-in-law, George Gieseke, at the store before he went home to retire He had com plained ol a headacre during the even ing but nothing was thought of it as he had had headaches at intervals for several week? and r:~d also complained of difficulty in breathing. The deceased was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 15, 1863, and was therefore 51 years, 10 months and S days old when he was so suddenly removed from his field of activity. In the \ear 1864 his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ruemke, Sr., came to New Ulm where the de ceased has continuously resided ever since. Ha spent his childhood days here and attended the public schools and grew to manhood in our midst. He learned the carpenter's trade under his father and for many years was engaged with him in the contracting business. About 28 years ago he em barked in the mercantile business and opened up a grocery and crockery store at the corner of Minnesota and Third North Street. For about 7 years he conducted the store alone and then formed a partnership with Wm. E. Huevelmann and they enlarged the business to include dry goods and clothing. For about six years this partnership was maintained and then Mr. Ruemke sold out his interests in the business. He re-entered the building trade and with Herman Schapekahm and his brother William, was engaged in a general contracting business for several I years. About 12 years age he re I 1 entered the mercantile business and since that time has conducted a general store with his brother William. June 15, 1893, on the anniversary of his birthday, he was united in marriage to Miss Alwina Gieseke. The marriage proved a very happy one. Two children were born to them, one son, Alfred, and one daughter, Ella. Mr. Ruemke had the respect and confidence of the entire community. He was modest and un assuming and he meant well. He was a ,peaceloving man and abhorred strife of any kind. In his business dealings „^f)Hwith his fellowmen he was absolutely honest and his word was as good as his bond. Because of his sterling qualities he had won the esteem of his fellow citizens and they all deplore his untimely death and their sympathy goes out to the bereaved family. He was industrious and painstaking and all his accom- plishments he secured through hard labor. He loved music and for a great number of years was a member of the male and also the mixed choir of the Lutheran Church. For some years he was leader of the mixed chorus. He was also at one time a member of the Concordia Band. At the time of his death Mr. Ruemke was a member of the city council from the 2nd Ward, serving his second term, a member of the board of trustees of the Lutheran Church, a position which he has filled for the past 6 years, treasurer of the New Ulm Savings and Loan Asso ciation, and vice president of the Farmer's & Merchants State Bank. The deceased is survived by the members of his immediate family and also by his step-mother Mrs. Maria Ruemke, his brother, Wm. Ruemke and three half-sisters, Mrs. A. P. Boock and Lena and Bertha Ruemke. His father died about seven years ago. The funeral was held from St. Paul's Lutheran Church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. C. J. Albrecht spoke^in German and Prof. John Meyer spoke in English. Rev. Albrecht paid the de ceased a glowing tribute and spoke of his many good qualities and his unselfish acts. Mayor Fritsch, the members of the present City Council and of the old council, and other city officials rendered a last tribute of respect by attending the funeral in a body. The Maenner chor to which he had belonged years aga sang two appropriate songs. The remains were then taken to the Lutheran cemetery where they were laid to rest. ILL HEALTH CAUSES SUICIDE. Saturday morning Fred Schulz, known also as Fred Barsch, a step-son of Julius Barsch of this city, committed suicide in Three Lakes Township, Redwood Coun ty, by hanging himself in the granary on the farm. The act was committed somewhere between 4:30 and 7 o'clock in the morning. Coroner Brey of Wabasso was notified and he decided that no inquest was necessary as it appeared to be a plain case of suicide. About a year ago Mr. Baarsch was seriously 111 and for the past few-months he has been melancholy and it is be lieved that in a fit of mental depression he committed the rash act. The deceased was born in Germany February 8th, 1881 and came to this country with his parents over 30 years ago. He was married in 1910. He is survived by his widow and two children who are quite young. The funeral -was held from the late residence Monday forenoon, Rev. Langholz of Morgan officiating. PIRATES VS. SPRINGFIELD. Next Sunday, May 2, the New Ulm Pirates will play their first game of the season, when they will cross hats with the Springfield Maroons. The game which will be played at the Springfield baseball grounds will be the first game played at Springfield this season. The battery for the Maroons will most likely consist of Kramer and Johnson. Whom Manager Ahrens will put in the box for the Pirates is not known as he has his choice of Pfeiffer, Huevelmann and Kuester. Wolf will do the work behind the bat. The Maroons played a game, against Lamberton last Sunday and therefore have already more experience than the Pirates this year. LACK OF PROPER INTEREST. There seems to be a deplorable lack of interest and co-operation among the poultry breeders and fanciers of the city and the Poultry Association is getting a little discouraged. They have had several meetings but nothing definite has been accomplished owing to this evident lack of interest and have decided upon one more meeting to be held Tues day, May 4th, at Schell's Hall. It is expected that there will be no more meetings until fall and everyone in terested at all in poultry and the aims of the association should not fail to be present when-the meeting is called at 8 o'clock. The object of the Association is co-operation and the matters to be discussed at this meeting will be of value to both the breeder and the fancier. Rev. C. F. Mayer, who has been pas tor of the Bethel Church in this ci for the past year will soon move to Ok lahoma where he expects to make his future home. Mr. Mayer finds the Minnesota winters too cold and will for that reason make the change. Next week he will attend the Minnesota Conference of the Evangelical Associa tion which convenes at Payne*ville on the 5th. During his short stay here Rev. Mayer and 'family have made a large number of friends who will be sorry to see them leave the city. VOLL.M XXXVI. NEW ULM, BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 191 NOTHING DONE YET ON NEW BRIDGES FOR "BLACK AND YELLOW TRAIL." Work on the "Black & Yellow Trail" thru Brown Co., known as State Rural Highway No. 54, is about to be resumed. Barney Schmidt of Wabasso who has the grading contract from a point 3 miles west of Sleepy Eye to New Ulm, has had two men at work since last Friday getting the old camp near Sleepy Eye in shape preparatory to moving in with his crew. District Engineer Robertson is of the opinion that Mr Schmidt will get started on his work this week some time. Wm. Jensen, who has the Central part of the highway and Harvey Leopold, who has the west end of the contract, will be at work within the next two weeks. Both of these contractors are from Wabasso also. Schmidt and Leopold began on their jobs last fall, Leopold completing one mile of his contract and Schmidt about three miles. Mr. Schmidt has just bought a new tractor engine which he will use in his work this year. Last year his outfit consisted of nine or ten teams, a tractor engine and an ele vating grader. Leopold had a crew of five teams and was using the common wheel scraper and the "Fresnos" in his "work. Jensen was completing some State grading jobs in Redwood County and did not complete them in time to be able to take up his work on his con tract in Brown County. Mr. Robertson is satisfied that all three of the contrac tors will push the work with due energy so' that The "woW~6f ~gra&ng^wiir be completed within the time specified in the contract, to wit Oct. 1st. Otto Neitge of Mankato, who has the contract for the culverts and bridges, completed part of the work last fall. Of the 65 culverts to be installed about 18 have been put in place. These cul verts have been put in on the stretch of road, 6 miles west of Springfield and 3 miles west of Sleepy Eye. The work was done by four men with a team. During the winter the rest of the cul verts have been hauled out on the ground and the contractor is ready to go tovwork as soon as the weather permits. The three bridges which are included in Mr. Neitge's contract have as yet not been touched. Contracts for the graveling of {this highway have not been let as yet land may not be until some time druinglthe summer. The repeal of the Elwellllaw does not in any manner prevent Ithe County Commissioners from going ahead with the project and when the time comes they will let the contracts for the gravel ing of the highway. This part of the work they will not be completed by Oct. 1st but Dig rict Engineer Roberts! is quite confident that all of the gravel work will be done before December 31st. The entire work is estimat to cost $60,000. These are the Distri Engineer's estimates and up till no all the contracts that have been le! have kept within his figures. Whe: completed this stretch of road wil be as fine a highway as can be found] almost anywhere in the state. POP-POP SPEEDERS FINED Justice N. Henningsen had a couple of motor cycle speeders up before him at a late hour Saturday evening charged with exceeding the speed limit about sup per time the same day. The offenders were Chas. M. Pester and Fred R. Lus sier, Jr., both of Minneapolis. They came down here to do some work on a motor cycle which the McCue boys had recently purchased and were exhibiting the speed qualities of their machines when Officer Herzog took them into camp. Both young men were anxious to get back to their homes and for that reason were taken before Justice Hen ninsen as quickly as possible and their fines fixed at the customary $5. and costs of $3.45 for first offenses. After digging up, they departed as quickly as they could for the city. *J&M OLD PLANING MILL SOLD. Ed. Castor of Waseca was in town Saturday closing up the deal with Henry Manderfeld for the old planiiig $affl. Mr. Manderfeld bought the old build ing for the lumber, paying $190*. s, '•'"S^el^ '^ll£ nit J* Work Is Begun Business Project On Highway 54 CONTRACTORS BUSY WITH WORK WHICH MUST BE COM PLETED OCT. 1st. -V "tflBMrft'' *r'* °'BI",'? "'W*!V*' ',*'**ftfertt'',4,*S^ Jr'J Reads Like Story PLAN A MILLION DOLLAR COR PORATION TO OPERATE IN WILDERNESS. IUT THERE'S MONEY IN THIS WILDERNESS AND PROSPECT LOOKS GOOD. That there are still men with a vision of the future in spite of the more limited possibilities of this country as compared With the opportunities of earlier days is evidenced by the plans that the men comprising the New Ulm Gas Co have lad for the upbuilding of their business. The only one of these men known to New Ulm is Mr. J. P. Smith, Treasurer and Manager of the company, w|io has had charge of the installation of the plant here. Mr. Smith is travel ling representative for the American Construction Co. for the states of North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Wis cionsin, and the gas proposition is a "side line." This statement is some what perplexing when one listens to the plans that the Gas Company has in view for the formation of a million and a half dollar corporation. Dreams are always more fascinating than present moment realities, and the vision of these men to cover the northern part of the great state of Minnesota with a network of piping for the supply of lighting and heating facilities to a country that a few years ago was a great wilderness is one of vast interest. To study the book of specifications which the engineering experts have pre pared mapping out the mining country is like reading one of the stories of earlier days' when people like Lewis and Clark made their expeditions into the great Northwest. Northern Minnesota even to an 'unexplo'red region, strictly speaking. C4 New Ulm people scarce a score realise anything at all of its pos sibilities and peculiarities. People who go there for the first time are struck with the difference in the way of doing things and looking at things. Down here, it seems quite a project to think of supplying Sleepy Eye and Spring field with gas from the plant here but up on the Range they are calmly pre paring to supply the entire North Cen tral part of the state from two plants, one to be located near the east and the other the west end of the district. The company when organized is to be known as the Northern Utilities Co. and will incorporate for a million and a half of capitol. Mr. Smith left here Saturday for Chicago to negotiate various matters of business in connection with the financing of the new concern. The New Ulm plant is to be known as the Southern Division, and the two other sections as the Eastern and the Western Divisions. One of the latter is to include a line to Brainerd which is considerably south of the other cities, all of which are located on the Mesabi Range. Brainerd is on the Cayuna Range. Consider that it takes almost 20 hours of continuous traveling to reach the cities of the Mesabi range, starting from New Ulm. This gives an idea of the size of the state. Next consider that the state is very nearly as wide in the northern part as it is from north to south. Then look at the map and notice that from Brainerd to Biwabic is half the distance across the state at that part and an idea of the magnitude of the enterprise will be obtained. Further consider that ocated on this line connecting the lifferent distributing centers there are lozens of mining locations each with 8 settlement and one begins to see possibilities of the business. During the past season Mr. Smith las been busy with the city and village aithorities, securing franchises. He es mates that he has expended already $»000 in securing franchises in the fity odd cities and locations that are ii eluded in the plans of the organization. I has cost $1400. to plat the country the engineering work and he has a ready secured options on every bit of 1 tic Je le right of way. He says that he had to ht for his franchise in every place he ent into and that he succeeded in every stance. He believes that when he I Jts thru with the Range towns he will flow politics well enough to qualify. The others who are interested in this I concern are mostly Duluth men. "Western Division will supply the Ijrge towns of Chisholm, Buhl, .and fibbing and the Eastern, Eveleth, (tfbert, Biwabic and Aurora. The i!ge Jains tap a territory with a population close tjn 70,000 persons and Mr. 3K W S Smith estimates that the two plants will be able to supply 80,000 consumers. The New Ulm plant, which, by the way, was the first gas plant established in the state within seven years, has 300 names on the roll. Hibbing, altho gas was not turned on there for almost four months after it was ready here, shows 420 families on the list. The plant here cost in the neighborhood of $70,000 and employs steadily eight to ten persons. It is expected that a force of 30 men will be needed to make the installations ordered for this season. JURY LIST FOR SPRING TERM. For the May term of the District Court of Brown County which will be held in this city beginning May 18th, grand and petit jurors were selected last Friday morning. ThisTwas done by Clerk of Court Carl P. Manderfeld Sheriff W. J. Julius and City Justice John Buschers who met in the former's office in the Court House for the purpose at 10 o'clock that morning. The grand jurors will report for duty Tuesday morning May 18th at 11 o'clock and the petit jurors will assemble the fol lowing day at the same hour. The fol lowing were drawn for jury duty:- GRAND JURY. Herman Schroeder Milford W. L. Cunningham Sleepy Eye Ferdinand Lehne Burnstown Herman Meyer Springfield M. G. Hanson Sleepy Eye Joseph Bruckbauer Stark John H. Arbes New Ulm Harry Bingham Henry Arbes Henry A. Melzer Hans Frederickson John Mack .. New Ulm Milford Linden Lake Hanska Milford Nick Breigenzer Prairieville Julius Riek Springfield E. A. Hagberg New Ulm Peter Carstenson Eden Jacob Rossbach Albin F. W. Penning Eden A. L. Matter Sleepy Eye Carl P. Eichten New Ulm Andrew Saffert New Ulm Otto Mielke Leavenworth PEIT JURY. George P. Ries New Ulm John Jensen Prairieville Arnold Hillesehim Stark Edw. Schumacher Mulligan Alfred Helling Lake Hanska Carl Groebner Cottonwood Fred Windland .... r. New Ulm William Remus Leavenworth Fred Plugge Burnstown Robert Dittbenner Eden Ed. Cordes New Ulm Joseph Teynor New Ulm John S. Aspelund Albin John Flor Stark Herman Kissner Prairieville Stephan Dauer Cottonwood William Cutting.. Home Hans Sigurdsen Albin Hans H. Ulen Hanska Ad. G. Bierbaum New Ulm Carl F. Blick Bashaw John Vogl New Ulm Henry Neuwirth New Ulm William Werring Sleepy Eye Fred Bott Springfield Ernst Horman Springfield Herman Tessman Bashaw Siver Enebo Lake Hanska Theo. Mohr Cottonwood Joseph Wolf New Ulm DIESOE PTOMAINE POISONING. Word was received by J. M. Haubrich of the Town ofMilford at 7:30 yesterday morning that his son-in-law, Otto E. Fosburg, had died that morning at St. Mary's Hospital in Minneapolis of ptomaine poisoning. He had been sick only a few days. Mr. Fosburg was born in Sweden 33 years ago and came to this country about 15 years ago and located in Minneapolis. At the time of his death he was engaged in the restaurant business in Minneapolis. He was mar ried to Miss Haubrich at the Haubrich home in Milford October 4th, 1906 and they immediately left for Minne apolis where they have resided ever since. Two children were born to them but one died about two weeks ago when dnly 9 days old. The surviving daughter is 7 years old. The remains will be brought to New Ulm for burial some time to-day. The date for the funeral has not been fixed, but it will be either Thursday or Friday morning from the Catholic church. John C. Rudolph who spent the winter with his son Gustav at Minneapolis arrived in the city last Thursday and is now at the Union Hospital. He con templates taking a trip to Chicago to visit for some time with his daughter, OHga. Andxew_,CJausen .^^^SJeepy^.J&e ^^ement&Bar^ .-=4sfe JaaJorsquaS 14. .2nd NUMBER i? Turning Glasses Have Big Success SURPASS THEMSELVES IN THE EXCELLENCE OF EXHIBITION 1 FEATURES. ENJOY LARGEST PATRONAGE EVER ACCORDED THEM FOR ANNUAL SHOW. The Schauturnen program given ar Turner Hall Saturday evening in honor of the 49th anniversary of the Zoeglings verein was one of the best ever given.j according to the verdict of many who attended. There was a snap and vigor to the exercises that has not before been so apparent and each number went thro quickly with a zest. The figures in ihe drills were very pretty also and the ex ercises showing skill and muscular ^con trol were exceedingly well done. The last number, scaling a ten foot wall,was new to most of the audience, and created quite a sensation and furnished an ex cellent number for the .completion of the program, leaving the audience with the feeling of having seen something novel and interesting. The following was the program as given: 1 Grand Review All classes 2 Overture Orchestra 3. Address FredPfaender 4 Calisthenics 1st boys and girls classes 5. Marching Roundel .. 1st boys and girls classes Dumbell Exercise 2nd boys class Exercise on 2 horses 2nd boys class Obstacle Relay Race..2nd boys class Flagg drill .. 2nd girls class Wand exercise ... .Juniors 11. Reed drill 2nd ladies &iass 12 Club swinging ... 2nd ladies dasE Parallel Bars and Horse, and 3rd Junior squads 15. Parallel Bars ^.^^t«tive£ 16 Scaling a ten-foot Wall\ ..Juniors There were very nearly two .hundred fifty pupils of the turning classes taking part in the exhibition and the big stage was full to overflowing when they passeS in the grand review. This was the largest number ever taking part, makm£ the occasion remarkable from this point of view also. The music was especially good, Capt. Hofmeister conducting. Fred Pfaender as president of the Turn verein delivered the address of ut&E evening and in consideration forfcthe restlessness of the small people mad* it mercifully short. It is impossible to pick any one number from the list and give it mention*for superiority as there was no .marked difference in the work except ^such as might be expected from Ihe differences in the ages of the .performers. The little people did wonderfully well in numbers 4 and 5 and the 2nd boys class was full- of life and spirit, making the dumb bell work and their other two numbers very lively. The Flag drill by the girls class of the same.grade was as pretty a thing as has been seen, on the stage for a long time here. The ladies class in their reeS drill and in the club swinging showed careful preparation and an appreciation of .the graceful movements that the exercises required. Scarcely a noticable slip marked any of the unison work. As is usual, the work on the parallel bars was spectacular and several new "stunts" were shown by the different members of the Junior and Active squads, gaining hearty applause at each effort and as stated above, the last' number left the audience fairly agape with wonder at a feat that looked almost an impossibility. The Zoeglingsverein reports that they had the best attendance in the history of the Schauturnen entertainments. They took in $160 in paid admissions and this will leave them a nice margin for their treasury-after meeting all ex penses. In another part of this paper they express their gratitude to the pubKc for their generous support. The friends of E. W. Schilling of Cot townwood, Minn, will be pleased 4» *g learn that he has received the appoint ment to the office of Postmaster df hfe home town. There were quite a number of aspirants and for the purpose of finding out who was the choice of the people, the Chairman of the Democratic Coun ty Committee of Lyon County left its to 4 vote of the people and SWOinr came out of the contest with flying colors. ±4 s**i 3v