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a ^-•-•HI-«-«*"*^-*^"*'**'* matters week. Minneapolis last week Wm Reardon of Good Thunder who recently purchased tne Travelers Ex change saloon of Rmil Frenzel arrived last week and took change of his business Mrs Fred Pteifler of Morton ha* been ."•-isiting thp past week with hei mother,' M» Mr§ Juhus j-thmidt and hei sisters Priday Came and \nna Tne ne-v ondge recently built across theg Cottonwood to replace the one kp^vn as the Zick bridge in the Town of /Cottonwood has been comnleted and opened for trafhc and the old bridge will be sold at publu auction Mondav, July •24th While local capital is spending its summer vacation, Owatonna capital is on the job and is soliciting business here for a new packing plant which is planned for that city Austin has one Fari bault will open her plant this fall and New Ulm instill thinking about it Ludwig Hofmeister was knocked from his bicycle by an auto driven by a man in an irresponsible condition last Tues -day and tame very near sustaining serious injuries The driver was sobered •faufliciently bv the vaccident to realize lake One Demonstration Alter That Ton Will Take Our Word You have probably read the magazines and newspapers about Mr. Edison's new art, whereby music is Re-Created with such liter al perfection that a singer's voice or an instrumentalist's performance cannot be distinguished from Mr ^Edison's Re-Creation thereof, al- though heard in direct comparison. We should esteem it a very great privilege if you would visit our store and let us show you a few examples of this wonderful new art We should particularly like to have you iJUcome to the store tins week & Eugene A. le The LitileWL*eM«*n Says:—- Two heads arc better than one. When you invest your money with the State Bond & Mortgage Com- pany you get the benefit of the combined experi- ence of its Board of Di- rectors. They are all successful business men who have made good. State Bond &Mort$a$eCal5W Minnesota. l§] I *JCI LOCAL NOTES o- »Q Miss Kathenne Weiser has returned home after a week spent with the Frank lin Edwards family at Marshall Coernlms Burk is spending his va cation with his brothers Martin and Warier at Washburn, Wise, and at Ashland Mi and Mrs Mr and Fall&, S Mrs Henry Bartl and daughter, Miss Helen visited over Sunday with St. Paul friends Attorney W Dempsey looked afterjtasrwe-ek frtim Chicago where they had been visiting for a couple of weeks They^ are-with Mrs -Adele Schell at the Schwert feger home of business Milwaukee last A Mever entertained Mrs Albert Cooper of Sioux Mr and Mrs Walter Schell arrived' Adolph Schell of Berkeley, California' has been visiting old time friends in New Ulm the past week Mr Schell came by auto, this being the second time he has made the trip in this waj Mr and Mrs Ro Berg visited at Isorthfield last week where Mr Berg's re and Mrs Chas Howard of ii v'dS Vvm Dapper who has charge of the tailoring department ol the Metzmger' store is 'pneding a two weeks vacation! at Milwaukee, his former home, and The Zschunkp home on South picking un information on the advance State street has been filled with gu°sts styles for the coming season the past week, Mr and Mrs N Lee of Howard, So Dak, and Mrs Mian that he was liable to arrest and he quickly At least none that they want to get rid settled with the hoy for $15 of. He sent out notices some time ago to all householders asking them to notify him if they had garbage to be hauled ^way and only one reply was re ceived Either New Ulm is excep tionally clean, or exceptionally dirty. His sister Miss Esther married Wednesday and they attended the wedding Mr and Mrs Woodmansee drove to Mankato to take a look at the home coming festivities last Fndaj e\ening Everyone who his reported en the Man kato celebration savs it wa- a good one Henr Engel returned home afttr a week spent with her daughters at Hopkins and Minneapolis Mrs Antony Schiller and son Harold returned with her and will spend a couple of weeks here S a re of De troit, Anotner of the old settlers of Brown Count\ has been stricken witn paralysis, August Ott of Eden township being the latest -victim of this ever increasing scourge of fast times Paralysis and appopley are "becoming almost as common as the diseases of childhood E Hennick has been taking a few days off and spent them at the Union Hospital It was feared that an opera tion for appendicitis would be necessary but Mr Hennick was so much improved after a few days treatment that he was able to get back to his duties at the Gas office Tuesday Cr Seifert reports that nobody in New Ulm seems to have any garbage. Take your choice Perhaps the Gas Company has sold so many garbage burners that theie is nothing left to haul. A party of twenty-two were enter tained at a supper given at Berndt's restaurant last Wednesday evening by Mr and Mrs A Bingham, Mr and Mrs W Beecher, Mr and Mrs F. R. Emmings and Mr Armstrong The party had enjoyed an outing at Lake Jefferson and were successful in landing a good catch of fish and they wanted to share their pleasant time with their friends so invited them to partake of the spoils Those who were startled from their morning nap Monday by the sound of a bugle rushed to the windows expecting to see nothing less than a volunteer company of New Ulm's prominent citizens on their way to the mobilization center at Ffcrt Snelhng It turned out to be a company of Boy Scouts with Scoutmaster Wheeler on their auto mobile way to a camping point on, the Cottonwood half a mile above Bphr mann's in Mflford There were a dozen of the boys and they expect to spend ten* days in their woodland camp ex- pkirmg the royJtenes of nature and „_ ^. learning the tricks that make camp lite E RELIABLE DRUGGIS enjoyable, *=t':,T!*H*CS»3s -x .,*rifr. .. .. 7 .., .. .... Mr. and Mrs. Christ Dahl visited with Owatonna relatives 'last week* Ati!. A. W. Mueller a a fnisine^ caller?\i Wfntlir^fast* wttfittOl Prof. A. Ackermann delivered the Sunday services at the Lutheran church in Lake Benton, Minn., last Sunday. R. W. Bittner of Lamberton drove to this city in his car Sunday and visited with the Fred Radtke family. Alfred Eichten spent Sunday at his home in Wanda. He is employed here in the Metzinger store. Miss Beth Wheeler attended Chautau qua at St. Peter last week. Her mother was also down for a few days. Miss Gertrude and Elenore Acker mann are visiting with relatives and friends in St. Paul. They left last Wednesday. The Misses Antonnette and Marguerite Martin and Miss AlmaLieder were guests of the William Rieke family of West Newton Sunday. James Dougher, Jr., is at home for the summer vacation. He has been at tending Cornell University at Utica, N. Y. A. Amann, Wm, Muesing, Leo Berg and Henry Goede went down to the cities yesterday where they will visit the boys at Camp Bobleter. Mr. and Mrs. E. Radloff, Mr. and Mrs. E. Rolloff and Mr. and Mrs. Gus. Rad loff drove to Gaylord Sunday for an auto trip, Register pf Deeds Christiansen and ed Jjappelniann expect to be given eir discharges from the Minnesota tflatijjnal ^Guard and Jhqpe to be able to i)fi|iuTnjho,me dpnng the week. Geo. Langmack returned to his home in this city Monday after visiting with relatives in Springfield. Leroy Lang mack came with him on his return and will spend a few days in this city Miss Louise Meile returned home Sunday from a visit with her sister at Mankato. Mr and Mrs Blomquist and children came up with her by auto and returned the same day A number of the young people of Miltord and Essig drove to Sleepy Eye Sunday evening to take in the band concert They said they couldn't come to New Ulm and so Sleepy Eye was the next best place to go Mrs E W heeler entertaining her father, Jos Goar and her sister, Miss May Goar, both of Montevideo They will remain for several weeks Little Alice Benson of St Peter is also a guest at the Congregational manse this week Paul Voss of Echo drove to New Ulm Saturday and returned' Sunday after noon accompanied by l\|rs. Herman Hem, Mrs Bell, Mrs *V Alwin and M^s FredPfaender *The ladies expected to return Tuesday, Nine of the Company A and Machine Gun Co boys failed to pass the physical examination last week at Camp Bobleter but some of them were hoping they could still skin through It is said that the New Ulm recruits came through with the highest percentage accepted of any of the Minnesota companies Peter Mack, one of the oldest settlers of this section, celebrated his 86th birthday recently m-the midst of his chlldren and a fen friends at the Mack farm home in Milford, Mr Mack is still enjoying good heal.th and greatly enjoys coming to town to talk with the many friends who are always ready to form an interested audience when he talks of pioneering in Minnesota The Nicollet County Equity Society recently condemned -the proposed hike of the farm boys of Nicollet which had been planned by the Nicollet County Farm Bureau. The Equity Society felt that in these militaristic times anything that savors of militarism for the young should be discouraged as being contrary to the principles of humanity and equity. The Farm Bureau had planned a sort of out door school of instruction for the boys and there were to be talks by well known agricultural experts of the state, with hikes by day and tent life by night. Lilac Lodge, the summer home of the Theo. Crone family on the Cottonwood near Bohrmann's is a very pleasant place these warm days and a great many New Ulmites find it convenient to call on the hospitable owners of the camp where the latch string, seems always to be hanging out Every one feels at home there, even those who go there in the owners absence, apparently, for they made very free with some of the eatables left in the commissary depart ment and the Crones found themselves minus several articles on their return from their trip to the cities recently. Local Weatherman Alex L. Henle samples we think Uncle Sam should promises to furnish more satisfactory citizens of this city calling on the Com weather hereafter since the Government has recently supplied him with a new set of instruments for taking care of his iant^ Carl Albrecht families from St- Paul work. If Monday's weather was a have sent the new outfit long ago.» down. Mr and "M-rs. $bmsen, Mr. There isn't anything that can beat a,and Mrs. Henry Berg^Mw^Ed Berg, Minnesota day with clear bright skies, a' Mrs. Albert Pfaender, J. R. Biggs', Mr. hot sun'and a «ool breeze from Medicine Hat. They are good for man and beast and" for the sake of thj& com crop send along a little extra heat once in a while Herman Radtke visited friends in W-alnut Grove last Friday. AcWwtt of young W efljbVe'd party at1 Earnest LippWHtf^n'WesY'trif!htoo*he Newton last Friday evening. Mrs. Katherine Censchlag of St. Paul is visiting at the Ackermann home on the College Heights. MrSf Ed. Grussendorf who has been very iQ for the past two months is not improving as her friends would like to see her do. Mrs, S. Bierman of St. Louis is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Bieber. Mrs. Bierman is Mrs. Bieber's mother. Miss Frances Zeller leaves today for a three week's vacation visit in the Cities and with her sister Alice at Morris, Minnesota. Mrs. Herman Meyer and daughter, Laura, and Miss Hertha Lueck intend to leave for Red8eld, and Cranton, S. D. today, for a visit with relatives. Next Sunday the Gonzagas will travel to St. James to redeem themselves of the defeat received a few weeks ago at the hands of the same boys. Mrs. H. Vogelpohl and Mrs. A. Denn mann of Mankato visited with relatives in this city Sunday. They made the trip by car. Geo. Spring of Rochester is spending part of his vacation with the John Stephan family of this city. He ar rived here Monday from North Dakota where he visited before coming here. Geo. Haag, Henry C. Dietz, Adelbert Blauert and Erich Stelljes were on a fishing trip to Lake Jefferson last Sunday. They report several good catches of pike, pickeral and perch. Glenn Lucus of Springfield was the city the forepart of this week looking after business Lars Kiland and Mr. Lucus are the proprietors of the Rex Billiard Parlors Misses Ruth and Delia Steir of Spring field were visitors at the Jos. A Tauer home They left Monday for Mankato where they expect to attend school. Armin Tauer accompanied them to Mankato Chas Jahm and Frank Schaefer left Monday for Northern Minnesota where they will look up the hunting prospects for the coming hunting season Both young fellowg are having their vacation Sometime this week the Berndt restaurant will be changed to its new quarters the Bastian building The place is nearly completed and according to the present outlook the restaurant will be the best the city has known Thjs Emil Metzmger and M. J. Bieber families ~made an auto trip to Lake Emily Sunday and spent the day fishing They report a good catch of sunfish, trappies aiid some bass Lake Emily is on the other side of St Peter. Wm Durbahn and Henry Duibahn left Monday for Angus, Polk County, Minn, where they will build several granaries during the next few weeks Miss Adeline Durbahn accompanied them on their journey Mr. and Mrs Bohling of Minne apolis returned to their home Monday mornmg after a visit with the Chas Kaiser family Mrs E. Krom schroeder and chlldren of St Paul were also visitors at the Kaiser home. They also returned home on Monday Tony Wiesner was seen on Minnesota Street the other day for the first time in five weeks During most of the time Tony was flat on his back with a severe attack of rheumatism. Walking is pretty slow work yet, but Tony expects to be able to resume his old gait in a short time- Tony's friends were cer tainly glad to see him Emll Buenger and children. Miss Anna Vogelpohl and Mrs. F. J. Backer and daughter, Alva, left Saturday for Orton ville, Minn, where they visited with the Otto Buenger family till Monday. From there they went to Aberdeen, S. D. where they will visit with the Robert Fritsche family They expect to return the latter part of this week. Next Wednesday the Lutheran pastors of Minnesota will meet in conference at Sanborn, Minn The 25th year of the installation of Rev. A. Dysterheft of Sanborn as minister in the Lutheran Synod will be celebrated at the same time. The services will begin Wednes day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Prof. A. Ackermann of this city will deliver the main sermon Prof. E. R. Bliefernicht and Rev C. Albrecht will also attend from this city. Sunday was New Ulm Day at Camp Bobleter apparently for every where one looked could be seen present or former pany A, Machine Gun Company and Band members. The Peter Manderfeld re a 8 the visitors there. From N W re re x, •-!&*• +&Z te^mimber who Geo. Erickson was a business visitor in Mankato the forepart of this week. !"V^S" 9* made a business .Cliies Monday Ifeturnmg' Tuesday. Willie Scheibel, son of Mrs. Mary Scheibel underwent an operation for rupture at the Union Hospital during the week. Frank J. Schmidt and wife who live in Kandiyohi County about 12 miles from Hector visited with friends and relatives here over Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Hintz and children went to WaterviUe, Minn., to spend a week with the Doctor's parents. They returned Friday. Mrs. A. N. Rinke who recently under went an operation for appendicitis at the Loretto Hospital was able to return to her home last week. Miss Lydia Rieke of West Newton left yesterday for Northfield to visit her brother Ben who is manager of the Carleton College farm. Mrs. Herman Held and two sons spent Home Coming week at Mankato with-her mother and sister Mr. Held was down for the Fourth. Among those who drove to Mankato for the Home Coming pageant were the Stricklers, Wycoffs, Vogtels, Henning sens, Meiles, Lelands and Liesches. Mrs. Forest English has returned from her visit at Mankato and expects to leave today for the Cities to visit with Mr. English at Camp Bobleter. "Bibbs" Everting managed to hurt his hand quite badly while working at the Ruby Theatre Saturday. The acci dent is not serious but was quite un pleasant. Mrs Bergeson and daughter There sa of Watertown, S. D., visited over the Fourth with her brothers, George and Anton Preismger Her daughter, Mrs. Byer and two chlldren were also here. Fritz Epke of Courtland sold $1226 worth of fine porkers to Stuebe Bros the past two weeks. They were fall pigs and Mr. Epke says there still is money hogs spite of cholera. Mrs Mary Scheibel was Elgin, North Dakota last week where she pur chased three farms, one of 160 acres and the other two 180 acres each She expects to move there in the fall with her two sons Mrs Katherine Koehler returned Saturday from a two weeks stay with he'- daughter, Mrs Geo. C. Backer of Minneapolis While there two sons of Mrs Backer, Werner and Oscar, were married Miss Edith Schwanke, a former teacher in the public schools here is attending summer school at Berkeley, Calif She will visit several of the western cities before her return August Mrs Fred Hamann returned last wpek from a visit at the home of her brother-in-law Hamann and family at Sykeston, N Her husband ac companied her when she went to Sykes ton but returned after a few days Young a workman on the North- western Bridge crew accidently struck his right foot with a sledge hammer while working on a bridge near here The blow caused him to lo3e his balance and he fell a distance of twelve feet, striking on his left arm and breaking the humerus The injury was attended to by the Northwestern road surgeon, Dr. Hammermeister. Corn certainly ought to grow now as it never grew before as it can get all the sunshine and heat it wants Monday the thermometer rose to 92 degrees, which was the hottest day of the week. Nearly every day it has been hovering around 90 degrees and but for the gentle breezes it would be nigh unbear able The evenings, however, are some what cooler and Sunday the tempera ture even dropped to 64 degrees Since I have completed my course Music, having graduated from the St Cecelia Conservatory of the College of St Theresa at Winona, I have decided to organize a class in piano instruction in this city. Those who are interested are invited to call at 314 North Wash ington Street or phone No 141. MISS FLORENCE BAER and Mrs. Vercoer Mr. and Mrs Walter Schell, Mr. and Mrs. W. T, Ecksteinjj Miss Elfrieda Toberer, Mr. and Mrs. W E. Stoll, Misses Bertha* Edith and Eliza-1 l^hSeJimidtandMre:Ajfxe4Pu4taiaufl^WM- FARNUM and KATHLYN w«re among those wW*n5a&<W*rtt WIUJATtfSJ* *THE SPOILERS* a^ flight. Ruby *ghjMtr£ Saturday sfjd &&}W ft W f*.. "*w«rfj8T»* **\r?I *%JS »W-«f*» Yes, we'll put a straw halo round your dome for two large dollars. Or a panama belfry for $4 Or a high top for $3 All the hat styles here at the right price. Cool Underwear at 50c to $3 Cool Shirts 50c to $3.50 HUMMEL BROS. 14N. Minn. St. N«w Ulm. Minn. WANTED: Girl to work in Depot Lunch Room at Mankato. Res taurant experience required. Ad dress Box 244, Mankato, Minnesota- Adv. 28-9. $55.00 Gas stove, good as new, will be sold cheap at FRANK ECKERT'S store. Adv. 28-29 NOTICEi This is to notify the public that I will not move any more buildings hereafter excepting those I have already promised. Adv 28. PAUL STURM. Forget your advantages and attend to your weaknesses by strengthening them at the Mankato Commercial Col lege. §end for catalog Adv 27-80 If need of an auctioneer and look ing for the high dollar, list your sales with me. Tel. 283. A S DORN. HENRIETTA HAUENSTEIN Graduate NORMAL PIANO METHODS Northwestern University TEACHER of PIANO Telephone 302 1— 'i EMIL WICHERSKI- J. E. Tilt mens shoes. Over 200 satisfied customer on their No. 3 last Once bought, al ways used, no others will suffice. FOR SALE. FOR SALE-—Number 905 North Min nesota Street, seven rooms and large summer kitchen, good water, four cement cellars, e^tn light, will be sold cheap Wairanty Deed Ab stract of Title Enquire at this office. A.dv 16-42 FOR RENT Three rooms located on North Jefferson InqujOJ^at 222 N. Jefferson St or call at this* office Adv 26 WE BUY AND SELL LOTS AND CITY PROPERTY. N. HENNING SEN AGENCY. Adv. 29tf If you have "Eye Trouble" see H. O. Schleuder, Optometrist and Eye Strain Specialist. Beussmann Block. Adv 12 FOR RENT—Eight room flat above Theo. Mueller's cigar store after July 1st. Inquire of Theo Mueller. 24 tf. Albert D. Flor LAWYER Ottomeyer Block, New Ulm, Minn. Phone 76 1 M»»»%^0»»»»»%»»l»%%%%%» Howlunch do you save by going without ice? Justfkeep account of the food that spoils for lack of it in one week and we will guarantee that next day you will call 252-Call 2 and order us to supply the ice you should have. Yes, we have refriger ators also at prices you can afford. New Ulmllee Co i^.T^f^' feu* -?H 4*