New Ulm review., July 22, 1903, Image 8

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HIS ALASKAN EXPERIENCES
E. B. Velikanj W it of Life in
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ing Mile River.
Life in the Klondyke is depicted
interestingly in a letter which Dr. J.
L. Schoch has received from E. B.
Velikanje. The latter is an old New
Ulm boy but is now employing his
time as a freighter in the gold country.
He and his partners import vegetables
and other perishable goods and some
of the enormous prices which they re
ceive for them are given in his com
munication. That his existence is a
strenuous one may readily be imagined
from the letter, which is dated at
Dawson, June 21st, and is ias follows:
'Yours of April 20th came on hand
day before yesterday a long time
reaching me, but no fault of the mail
service. At Lake Le Barge we were
unable to get twelve tons of our freight
across the ice so it was 'up to me' to
stay and bring up the rear while Mr.
Gardner went on ahead with the twelve
beeves and sixty sheep, besides about
eight tons of perishables which we had
freighted across at $75 a ton. I had
to stay at the lake for four solid weeks,
but I was not the only one. There
were twenty-four scows in all and at
one time during a severe storm we all
had a close call of getting swamped.
It was somewhat disagreeable to stand
at the pump and have the waves wash
ing over, cold as ice at that. A week
ago today in coming down Thirty
Mile river we had a collision with two
other scows and I had the misfortune
of getting knocked overboard and had
to do some tall swimming to get back
onto the scow. Lost my hat "but the
loss is offset a little by the free bath I
had. It took us all of four days to get
down only had six hours sleep in five
days and even now. when I go to sleep,
it takes more than an alarm clock to
wake me.
W struck a very good market with
the goods taken over the ice. I had to
drive the live stock sixty-five miles,
thirty-two of which were over the ice.
I am told that Gardner got 35 cents a
pound for the sheep and 40 cents for
the steers. I have not seen him as he
has left for the outside for a shipment
of sheep, steers and horses. I called
on the city council yesterday and re
ceived an order for three horses for
the fire department, which I wired to
Gardner. I have also sold the greater
part of the goods I brought in. W
had a loss of about a thousand in a
lire here lately however, I do not
think that is figuring the cost. Gard
ner left in such a hurry that all the
directions he left me was to do the
best I could and I am doing all I can
in that line.
"The weather here has been very
warm and the creeks are all dried up,
thereby suspending operations in the
mines. Ienclose, under separate cover,
one of our three daily' papers, which
may interest you.
"Mr. Downing, my other partner,
has gone to the new strike in the
Tanana and will be back in about
three weeks. He is looking over the
ground. When he and Gardner get
back I will take a trip up Stewart
river to Duncan creek and take a look
in regard to taking a shipment up
there. W intend to make the final
shipment in fall about 125 tons, pro
viding the outlook warrants it other
wise we may be operating in the west
ern states during the winter months.
Downing has a mail contract between
here and Eagle City that brings «him
about $8,000 a year, besides the in
come'from the stage line. Both my
partners are thorough stockmen and
Gardner is an all-round rustler, while
it falls to me to look after the account
ing, etc. We may possibly branch out
this coming winter, as we can work'to
better advantage with more capital.
We will be after furs this winter as
there is more than 100 per cent profit
in that business up here.
"Today is our longest day and it is
customary to climb the dome back of
the city and watch the sun set and
rise, but I wilLstay where I am. The
coming week I shall have to go out on
the creeks to do some collecting for a
firm that sold out here last year."
Rural Carrier Resigns.
Henry Krambeer, carrier on rural
route No. lf has handed his resig
nation to Postmaster L. B. Krook to
take effect September 1st. Mr. Kram
beer has other interests which demand
"his attention and will therefore forgo
carrying mail. An examination will
be necessary to choose his successor
and a date will be fixed shortly when
a government inspector will come to
New Ulm to conduct the same. Per
sons wishing to apply forthepositions
must leave their names at the local
postoffice.
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Good Crop of Ducks.
Metaphorically^ the hunters in and
around New Ulm are licking their lips
in anticipation of the splendid sport
which,they will have when the season
opens this fall* In this vicinity there
are more ducks than for many years.
Swan Lake enjoys its old-time popu
larity among the aquatic fowls as a
breeding place and every small lake
and pond in the country has its
feathered inhabitant. This increase
numerically is accounted for by the
fact that the shooting of ducks during
the spring months was prohibited by
law this year and the birds were not,
therefore, driven as far north as
usual. Then, too, there has been an
abundance of water in this section,
lakes appearing in low places where
there has been no water for several
seasons. All things considered the
duck hunter will be in his element
after September 1st, but the man who
likes to shoot prairie chickens is not
so fortunate. Low-lying fields were
wet this season and could not be used
for nesting purposes resulting in a
practical disappearance of thechickens
in localities where they have been
plentiful in years past.
GAVE HIM GOAT OF TAR
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Alleged Thief.
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ate by Neighbors
Fairfax was all excitement last Satur.
day morning, says the Fairfax Stand
ard, when word was received that
during the night previous a number of
the residents of staid old Camp town
ship had so far forgotten themselves
as to humilate a neighbor by treating
him to a coat of tar and feathers, be
sides subjecting their victim to other
indignities.
As near as can be learned the
community has for some time been ag
gravated by numerous petty crimes,
and the hand of supicion has pointed
to Wm. Kahle, the victim of Friday
night's depredation. The straw that
broke the back of patience was when a
harness belonging to a Camp township
farmer last week disappeared, and it
was generally alleged that the party
who was guilty of the other mis
demeanors was responsible for the dis
appearance of the harness. Then they
made the mistake of deciding to take
the law into their own hands and deal
out punishment to the accused.
Shortly after 11 o'clock Friday even
ing a gang of about 75 men and boys
gathered at the home of Kahle, who
resides on the Lunde place about five
miles west of Fairfax, The active
*work was done by about 15 men well
organized. When they reached the
Kahle home they made a demand upon
him for the return of the harness or
its equivalent in cash. Kahle denied
having the harness or knowing any
thing of its whereabouts and refused
to dig up the price to pay for it. The
leaders then proceeded to take bodily
hold of him and load him into a
buggy. Just then one of Kahle's sons
started for the woodpile to get an axe
to protect his father, and a squad of
four took charge of him. Another boy
started for a neighbor's' to raise an
alarm but he was likewise prevented
from carrying out his designs. The
eyewitness states that every member
of the party seemed to know exactly
what part he had to perform and he
went at it with a will.
Kahle was driven to a grove about
one-half a mile north of his farm and
after being taken out of the buggy
what clothing he had upon him was
removed. He was taken to a tree and
with a couple of ropes he was pinioned
so that he could not get away. Then
his persecutors tormented him by yell
ing in unionism "Han the D—m S—n
of Efforts were made to
have Kahle 'fess up for some crimes
with which he was charged. Failing in
this the marauders had four cans of
tar each containing a long spoon, and
then jfchey proceeded to daub their
victim with^tar and foxtail grass.
When they had him decorated'to their
satisfaction they departed telling him
that if he did not get'outofthecountry
in 24 hours they would pay him an
other visit. In this'they did not make
their word good.
Two sons of the victim hurried to
Fairfax for aid, but nothing was done
until the next day when Judge Russell
issued a warrant for the arrest of
Gideon Anderson, charging him with
assault and battery. Mr. Anderson
was taken into custody by Deputy
Sheriff Albrecht on Saturday after
noon. Whe brought before the court
he entered a plea of not guilty, and the
case was continued until Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. A. V. Rieke
was retained to look after the interests
of the defense and County Attorney
Murphy handled the case for the state.
Kahle moved into this section of
Minnesota about seven years ago,
and he soon attained an unsavory
reputation. If he was guilty as charged
by his neighbors he was entitled to a
fair trial and they made the mistake
of their lives when they took the law
into their own hands. On rare oc
casions after the commission of some
blood-curdling crime there might
possibly be some excuse for actions of
this character, but of the kind with
which Kahle is charged, never. The
people generally condemn the act.
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Escaping a sentence in the work
house only to find himself pursued re
lentlessly by grasping lawyers, is the
predicament in which a former resident
of this city finds himself in St. Paul.
Geo. Siebenbrunner is the man who
has troubles of his own and Friday's
St. Paul Globev contained a graphic
account of his experiences. Not long
ago the Review told of his purchasing
a grocery store on the West Side in
St. Paul and of his leaving to take
possession. His* subsequent actions
have been spectacular and the Globe
reporter's story of
}the
escapade which
took him into the St. Paul police
courts is as follows:
George Siebenbrunner, who some1
months ago came to St. Paul from New
Ulm and purchased a small grocery
store at 98 South Robert street, is in
more trouble than he ever dreamed of
when he left the little town of New
Ulm to seek a fortune in the city.
Wednesday afternoon he agreed to
sell the stock of groceries to Jennie
Rosenfeld, and accepted $25 as a par
tial payment. With the $25 in his
possession Siebenbrunner visited a
number of West side saloons and dis
posed of it as rapidly as possible. To
wards evening he returned to the gro
cery store and ordered the Rosenfeld
woman and her husband, A. Rosenfeld,
to vacate. When they refused to do so
Siebenbrunner assaulted Mrs. Rosen
feld and beat her in such a manner
that she had to be placed in the care of
a physician. He next grabbed a valua
ble pug dog belonging to the woman's
husband and threw it about the store.
The dog, which recently cost Rosenfeld
$50 in New York, made its escape from
the store and has not since been seen.
After collecting his own fee, the at
torney hurried to the municipal court
to pay Siebenbrunner's fine and save
him from the workhouse and had just
handed over the money when he was
served with another garnishment. The
constable and Mrs. De Ba had lost
time, and while Attorney Selb had been
looking after the payment of hisclient's
fine they had sworn out new garnish
ment papers.
Mrs. De Ba later released her gar
nishment, thinking the money would
be paid over to her, but no sooner h,ad
she done so than Attorney Selb was
served with a third garnishment, this
time in favor of Mrs. Rosenfeld, who
had commenced an action in tort for
$100 damages for the injuries she had
sustained at Siebenbrunner's hands.
This action is now pending in Justice
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Hoff' court, and in the meantime the
proceeds from the sale of the grocery
store, which cost Siebenbrunner $800 a
short time ago, are tied by garnish
ments.
^&* Bullet Penetrated Foot.
John Schmidt, Jr., about 18 years
of age and a son of John Schmidt of
this city, shot himself through the
right foot Sunday afternoon. Young
Schmidt is employed on the farm of
Franz Schubert in Milford, and while
handling a 22-calibre revolver the
weapon was accidentily discharged,
the ball entering'" his instep. He was
brought to New Ulm and placed under
the care of Dr. G. B. Weiser. That
physician probed the wound for the
bullet but after a careful examination
it waf found that the ball had passed
entirely through the foot, a very small
puncture marking the point of its
egress. In case blood poisoning does
not set in, and there is little likeli
hood of this, the young man will be
able to return to work in about a
week.
Will Lose Her Thumb.
Mrs. Caroline Ottomeyer, residing
on South Minnesota street, was the
victim of a distressing accident Satur
day evening. She was dressing a
chicken and in attempting to decapitate
the bird struck her left thumb with a
heavy butcher knife. The blade entered
at the first joint and nearly severed
the thumb from the hand, the member
hanging by a shred of skin and flesh.
Dr. J. L. Schoch was summoned and
dressed her wounds but he will be un
able to save the thumb and this morn
ing will amputate.
Marriage Licenses.
Siebenbrunner was arrested, charged
with committing an assault upon Mrs.
Rosenfeld, and in police court yester
day was sentenced to pay a fine of $25
or spend thirty days in the workhouse.
Before he was taken to the Como in
stitution, however, Attorney John Selb,
whom he retained, visited the grocery
store and collected the balance due on
the stock, $125. A miniature battleship makes a very
Just as he had finished counting the I clever window display for F. H. Retz
money, Constable Fountain and Sie
benbrunner's divorced wife, Mary De
Bar, entered the store for the purpose
of garnishing the money, which Mrs.
De Ba said he owed her on alimony.
The papers had been made out to
serve on Mrs. Rosenfeld, however,
and Attorney Selb, having possession
of the money, refused to except service
when the constable attempted to se
cure the cash in his possession.
Frank M. Scmaus Springfield
Emma M. Drusch hleepy Eye
Bernard J. Fast New Ulm
Mathilda Bartl New Ulm
Ole Asleson Linden
Maria Olson Linden
Wm. Wellnitz Eden
Adele Dittbenner Eden
Valentine F. Orth Milford
Maggie Mae Madory Home
Carl O. Weilandt New Ul
Louisa Schroeer NewUl
Monday and yesterday the com mis
sioners were in session as the county
board ol equalization. Later on Auditor
Vogel will prepare a tabulation sheet
based upon their adjustments and for
ward it to the state board of equaliza
tion.
laff. Fred Wendland executed the de
sign and in building the iron clad used
nothing but articles which are for sale
iu the hardware store. Two cross cut
saws form the hull, while the upper
works, cannon and other appertenances
are obtained by bringing into requisi
sition cartudges, tin funnels and other
pieces of hardware. The,completed de
sign is a very good model of a modern
warship and reflects credit upon Mr#
Weiidland.
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Cure is the one great medicine that en
ables the stomach and digesfve organs
to digest, assimilate and transform all
foods into the kind of blood that nour
ishes the nerves and feeds the tissues.
Kodol lays the foundation for health.
Naturedues the rest. IudigestioD,Dyspep
sia, and all disorders of the stomach and
digestive organs are cured by the use of
Kodol.
NSold
by all druggists.
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THIS IS YOUR OPJPOK:
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Splendid Japanese Rugs,
which may be seen
show window, we
will sell for
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Will find in these lands an investment for his
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