New Ulm review., May 27, 1903, Image 12

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Sues for Damages.
Ernest Honetschlager, administrator
of the estate of Mary Honetschlager,
deceased, has brought suit for damag
es against the Western Union Tele
graph companj for $3,000 damages.
The claim of Mr. Honetschlager's is
as follows: On Jan. 9th last Mr. Hon
etschlager caused a telegram to be sent
to Dr. Rothenburg from Cobden. The
telegram was sent about 12:30 a. m.
but was not delivered to Dr. Rothen
burg until after 9:00 that day. In the
meantime Mr. Honetschlager's wife,
who was ver\ sick, dies. Mr. Honet
schlager claims that had the doctor
the message promptly, as he should
have, that his wife would have lived.
Ed. J. Fernhol/5 of this place and Davis
& Olsen of St. Peter, Minn., have been
retained by Mr. Honetschlager to pros
ecute his claim and papers have
already been served on the company.
—Springfield Advance.
It is very noticeable th roughout the
United States, that there is a general
and a considerable advance in the
prices of all manufactured articles.
There has been a gradual increase
brought on largely because of the in
creased demand, the result of which is
that labor has awakened to the fact it
is not being paid its dues and in most
places the wage scale has been ad
vanced, this would not be so bad were
it not tor the fact that because of this
demand there is evidence of an ad
ditional raise in the price of manu
factured articles.
2 pairs of Ladies' Hose,%at 10c a pair *U CIS
2 pairs Children's Hose, all sizes, at 10c a pr.... iM
1 Fine Comb 10
1 Coarse Comb lU
President Aririnw J. Eckstein lias re
ceived wordtliat I lie National Association
of Retail Druggists will send a repre
sentative to New Ulm at the time of the
convention of the State Pharmaceutical
asstciation. June 16th, 17th and 18th
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Sher\A/in
Williams
P&irvtr.
There is no need of having
a shabby house that you are
ashamed of when you can get
this* famous patut ready for
use.
Come in and let us teiljou
what it will cost to paint jour
house. We will save you mon
ey. Wake up. This is the
time to beautify your homes.
Clean up, make old things
look new. We have all kinds
of inside house paints.
W. G. Alwin's
I City Drug Store.
Officers Who Took Prisoner to
Stillwater Protest Innocence.
Governor Van Sant has expressed
in no unmistakable terms his disap
proval of the alleged disgraceful ac
tions of the three Southern Minnesota
sheriffs entrusted with conveying
Frank Tanke, a convicted murderer,
to the penitentiary at Stillwater. When
the governor read the newspaper ac
counts of the affair he at once set
about making an examination and has
succeeded in obtaining all the facts in
connection with the matter. He will
call upon the officers for an explana
tion and if it is not satisfactory will
punish the offenders, probably by re
moving them from office.
Tanke was taken to Stillwater by
Sheriff Forsythe of St. James, who
had as his deputy Sheriff McMillan
of St. Peter. Sheriff Williams of
Mankato, accompanied his brother
officers as their guest. The party
reached St. Paul at 8 in the evening
but the prisoner was not delivered to
Warden Wolfer at the state penitenti
ary until 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Accounts of what oceurred Saturday
night differ. Charges are made that
the three officers and their charge went
upon a disgraceful spree but one of
the sheriffs has made the statement
that after registering at the Astoria
hotel they did not leave that hostelry
until ready to go to the prison. As the
Astoria register shows that they were
not assigned a room until 8 o'clock
Sunday morning, this statement ap
pears rather confused.
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GOVERNOR'S IRE AROUSED
Van Sant Will Investigate Charges
Against Sheriffs.
Warden Wolfer Refuses to Allow
Interview With Tanke.
When interviewed, Sheriff Williams
denied the story, stating that there
was no truth in it whatever. He said:
"In the first place I had nothing to
do with the case, nor was Tanke my
prisoner," said Sheriff Williams.
"Tanke was taken to Stillwater by
Sheriffs Forsythe of St. James and
McMillan of St. Peter, to whose
custody he belonged, and I accom
panied the party only as an invited
guest, but not in any official capacity.
We left here Saturday afternoon and
upon arriving in St. Paul went to the
Astoria hotel where we all had supper
and remained for the night. We did
not leave the hotel, and the entire
party slept in the same room in that
hotel. Next morning we went to Still
water and left Tanke in the penitentiary
to serve his life sentence. Tanke was
not drunk."
Sheriff McMillan declined to make a
statement before doing so to Governor
Van Sant but Sheriff Forsythe ex
plained his part in the affair as
follows:
"If Tanke took any drinks while we
had him in St. Paul I don't remember
it. He might have done so. We vis
ited a number of places in the city and
did not go to bed until a late hour. I
don't remember just what time, but do
not think it was as late as 8 in the
morning. If we visited any question
able places I don't remember it. The
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1 package of Hair Pins
If the allegations are proven, it is
considered probable among state offi
cials that stringent regulations will be
placed on sheriffs hereafter.
COMMITTEE GOES EAST
Left Yesterday to Look Up Styles in
Hook and Ladder Trucks.
A committee consisting of Aldermen
Andrew Amann and Ernst Gieseke, of
the city council, Chief Henry Engel, of
the New Ulm Fire Department, and
Capt. Emil Wicherski, of Hook and
Ladder Company No. 1, departed
yesterday on a junketting tour which
is to take them to several eastern
cities. Their object is to secure in
a on and post themselves
thoroughly upon the very latest styles
in the line of hook and ladder trucks
and they will condescend to look at
nothing but the best.
Chief Engel began agitating a new
truck for his proteges some time ago,
contending that the piece of apparatus
in use at present was not adequate for
the needs of the city. The council was
quick to see the value of his suggestions
and have evinced a laudable ambition
to assist the fire boys. With such
encouragement Chief Engel has been
examining the fire truck situation and
he has nearly convinced himself that
a wagon built by the Seagrave Manu
facturing company of Columbus, Ohio,
is about what New Ulm wants.
They claim great things for their
wagons and recently expressed a wish
that a committee could be appointed
to examine their apparatus when it is
in operation. Accordingly the alder
men and firemen went to Albert Lea
yesterday and this morning they will
have a'look at a Seagrave truck in use
there. It is what is known as a standard
truck with a 60 foot extension, but the
New Ulm party will continue on to
La Crosse, Wis., and there examine a
similar vehicle with an aerial attach
ment, capable of being extended 75
feet.
They also intend going" to Chicago,
where several wagons of the same make
are in use, and on their return will
visit St. Paul and Minneapolis. They
expect to reach New Ulm not later than
next Saturday night.
The weather went from the sublime to
the ridiculous Sunday. The early morn
ing gave promise of a splendid day and
the eveuiug saw a rain storm when every
body was praying for dry wea.tb.er.
in the eating. Below we give you an illustration of what you can buy with
ONE DOLLAR at the BEE HIVE. 1
A FOR $1.00.
1 bottle of Machine Oil I" CIS
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1 Thimble, any size.'
2 pairs of Heavy Cotton Socks, worth 8c 10
reason we did not proceed to Stillwater
Saturday night wras because it was
late, and we did not want to go over
too early Sunday morning. Tanke
became sick Sunday morning but I
don't think it was cause,d by drink. I
was not drunk."
Inasmuch as an official investiga
tion was pending. Warden Wolfer of
the state prison, refused to allow
Frank Tanke to be interviewed when
requested to by the Minneapolis papers.
The warden was very much to the point
in his comments upon the case. He
stated that if the charges were correct
the affair was an outrage upon justice
and the officers should at once be re
moved.
$1*67 worth of goods put up in one package for $J as long as they last* Can you afford to miss this opportunity?
By taking advantage of these bargains we can save you money, and money saved is money earned. You will find it to your advan
tage to investigate both goods and prices. EGGS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE.
ALWAYS DO AS THEY ADVERTISE"
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POSTPONED THIRTY DAYS
Carrier System Not to Begin Until
July 1st.
Late Examination is Responsible
For the Delay.
Letter Carriers Must Now
Themselves on Duties.
Post
New Ulm's free city delivery will
not begin until July 1st. Postmaster
Lewis B. Krook last week received
notification from the postoffice depart
ment at Washington that the carriers
would not be put to work on the date
originally intended and that a post
ponement of one month had been de
cided upon.
In assigning a reason for the post
ponement, the postal authorities aver
that it was caused by the delay in
securing carriers. The competitive
examination conducted by Inspector
Munro was not held until late and it
was found next to impossible to mark
the various papers properly and
return the appointments to New Ulm
in time for the carriers to begin June
1st.
Much confusion would doubtless
have resulted had the original plan
been carried out and under the cir
cumstances it was deemed advisable
to abandon it. As soon as the carri
ers are appointed, however, they will
be expected to make their rounds and
get a list of the patrons on their
routes. These will be compiled in a
complete register and will be used in
preparing the routing cases.
Carriers will also be instructed to
post themselves thoroughly upon their
duties in general and it is intended
that they shall devote as much time as
possible to the preparation for their
work. This, if strictly adherred to,
will insure a better service to the pub
lic from the start, and less complaint
will be made after the system has once
been inaugurated.
Postmaster Krook took the first ac
tual step toward establishing the sys
tem last Friday. That day he engag
ed August Dahms to set the posts for
the twenty-three mail boxes which will
be used in the three carrier districts
and the latter is now engaged upon
the task.
Fears Were Groundless.
A thread of romance runs through
the tragedy connected with the death
of the unknown young man, whose
body was found near the railroad
track in this city last week. It seems,
as in olden times, there is in this city
a young lady who has a lover whose
irregular habits have more than once
caused her annoyance. He lives out
of the city and sometimes has recourse
to the railroad to gain entrance to
the city sometimes he rides and often
he walks. He had sent word sometime
previous, to his fair inamorata that
he would call, and she had stayed at
home nights for several weeks looking
in vain for her recreant lover, when
^jthe news came to her that a man ha4
is the purchasing power of a
dollar at the BEE HIVE and
the proof of the pudding is
been found dead. She satisfied her
self through close inquiry that the de
scription tallied with the truant lover
and at once jumped at the conclusion
that he was on his way to see her and
had been waylaid, murdered and rob
bed and it was his dead body that was
at the undertakers. To set her fears
at rest she mustered up courage suf
ficient to go to the morgue where she
asked to see the corpse. Her request
was granted and much to her relief
she found that her fears had been
groundless. Now it is up to the fel
low to turn up and make the oung
lady happy by arranging so that it
will be impossible for any such thing
to occur in the future.
2 cards black and white Hooks and Eyes worth 5c lU CIS
1 bunch of Shoe Laces, best quality 0
2 nice large Towels, worth 12ic ^0
1 package of Best Needles 0
E E W O EVENINGS
German Theatre Company to Appear at
Turner Theatre.
There is no theatrical event of the
year more heartily welcomed by Ger
man theatre-goers than the annual
engagement of the Milwaukee German
Theatre Co. under the direction of
Mr. L. C. Kreiss, from the Papst The
atre. As an organization it scarcely
needs any word of commendation here.
The Papst Theatre Co. is known to
everybody as the leading German
stock company of this country.
We have ascertained that Manager
Kreiss always brought with him a
good company, but this year he claims
that his artists are even superior to
those of former years. Gustav Hartz
heim, Ludwig Kreiss, Carl Koenig,
Anna Roithmeyer, are all names
which arouse pleasant memories. The
newcomers who will make their first
bow before our public, are: Emma
Brentano, Mathilde Dierks, Jenny
Ganella, Mariane Gonia, Sieg. Elfeld,
Adolph Ochumacher, Bernhard Wenk
haus, all of whom are artists of wide
known reputation. The company will
appear at the Turner Theatre Fri
day and Sunday, June 5th and 7th.
Co. A Benefit.
Members of Co. A have arranged to
give a party and dance at the opera
house Saturday evening, June 6th, to
which they invite all who wish to
come. Tne Second Regiment orches
tra will furnish music and the grand
march will begin promptly at 10 p. m.
Admisson to dance will be 50 cents.
The purpose of this dance is to raise
money to paj the armory rent. It is
customary for the cities in which mi
litia companies are organized, to pay
the rent of the armory, but this city,
for the past few years, has declined to
do that and money is raised for that
purpose in other ways and this is one
of them. It is a worthy cause and
those who are interested in the com
pany and care to dauce, will find a
generous welcome awaiting them on
Saturday evening.
If Frank Eddy can be induced to run
on the Republican ticket for governor
of this state ontheticket with Roosevelt
for president, he will be given the
largest vote that any man ever received
for that position. Frank is homely but
he can get votes.
Total worth of ail $1*67
Unknown Man Found Dead
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view the remains but he had never
seen the man before and could not
known man came to his death acci
dently, apparently by drowning, and
other causes to this jury unknown.
There were no marks of violence on
the body and nothing to indicate a
struggle or resistance of any kind."
Various theories have been advanced
to account for the man being in the
position in which he was found. The
first, and most natural, was that he
had fallen from an incoming train
some time during the night, striking
the water with such force as to render
him unconscious and then perishing.
There are, however, a number of
things surrounding the case which
would refute this. Had he been thrown
from a train it would naturally follow
that the embankment would show some
marks of his descent and these were
state that he li\ed in the southern part
of the county.
The funeral was held Fridaj, the
body being interred in the potters field
at the city cemeter\. Rev. C. Hohn,
pastor of the Methodist church, very
kindly consented to preach the funeral
sermon.
Touched a Live Wire.
Henry Mitzner, a student at- Dr.
Martin Luther college, had an ex
perience last Friday morning which
might have proven fatal. He was on
his way to the college and when near
the creamerj noticed that the electric
light wires were lying across the side
walk, they having been torn from the
poles by a bolt of lighting during the
storm of the night before. Stooping
over, he attempted to throw the wire
from the walk but as he did so his
thumb came in contact with a section
which was not insulated and he dropped
senseless. Wm. Biek, a fellow student
who was following, thought him dead
but after ten minutes he recovered con
sciousness. His right thumb was badly
burned by the current. For some time
after the accident the boy was dazed
and stupified but with the assistance of
Biek succeeded in reaching the school.
Prof. J. Schaller then sent a young
man down to watch the wire and pre
vent other persons from touching it
until electricians could arrive and re
pair the break. Young Mitzner is 16
years of age and a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Mitzner.
Sailed the River Blue.
Capt. Fred Pfaender and his crew of
jolly tars arrived in Mankato Satur
day evening from New'Ulm. They
made the trip in the good ship Alcan
tara, coming down the Minnesota river
in a little over five hours, and the
distance is seventy-nine miles, accord
ing to the tab kept by the man at the
helm. They started on the return trip
at eight o'clock Sunday morning.
Among those who made up the party
were Fred Pfaender, Richard Pfaender,
Henry Buessman, Wm. A. Pfefferle',
Robert and Carl Scherer, brothers of
George Scherer. The young men were
given a reception by their friends in
Mankato.—Mankato Free Pree.
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