""P-Pf '2^$-*"-& Courtland Kluiei Ptechc aod Emil aDd Miss Bannab Hulke visited at Echo last week. Duty ot St Petei was a busi- ness calier here Wednesday The Courtland Fire Department held their annual election Tuesday evening and reelected their respective officers. There was no tiie during last jear and the compaDj is in good standing. They will give their fifth annual Fire men's Dance on Feb. 21st and the committee in charge is already mak iug arrangements forsacie. •$ 3 Mrs. Ait. Ziesbe visited at Nicollet last week, ft 2k Nic. Reinl§|tt w|& v^Baller at St. Paul and MMaeapfilis a few days last week. Mr. and Mis, Albert Schwartz, visi ted at Echo last week. E. D. Precht was a business caller at New Ulm Friday. Mr. and Mrs. D. W.lVonihof visited at Minneapolis a few days last week. Miss Maitha Raedene was on the sick list last week The|* Missess Lillian and Atley Sehiottruan \jsited at New Ulm Friday. The Creamery Association here moved mto their new building last week and are now leceiving Milk and Cream a one of the best creamery buildings in this state. Much credit is due to the manager, H. F. Lange, for his hard labor to get the machinery moved and lined up as it is Mr Lioomis has rented the EL Huelke hou»e and wij' move into it *»oon surprise patty was. held at the home of Mi and Mrs Wm Hulke Saturday evening when a large num ber of lelatives and fuends gathered at their home to celebrate Mrs. Hulke's birthday anniveisary. Mr. and Mrs. Hulke enteitained their guests splen didly acid a fine supper and refresh ments wese served, and everybody en joyed a good time A masquerade danoe will be guen here on Saturday Jan. 24th. Suits and masks can betobtained at tne Hall This is the time of the year when colds in the head, cnapped face and ftands. cold sores etc. are very annoy ing. These minor ills can be m ^cintlj relieved bv the use of Mentho iyptol Eugene Pteiterle Druggist Adv 2-3 GoWen Gate. Mett Pickle of Madison, Minn a guest at the home of Mrs Burghardt the first of the week. was Wm. Miss. Ella Pickle has returned home from a two months visit with relatives at Benson, Minn Stewart Mc Leod has been on the sick list the past week. His many rmds hope to see «him about soon. Miss Elsie Otto has returned to her borne at Blakely, Minn, after visiting at the Albert Cutting home for some time. Mat. Bertraod and wife went to Franklin Thursday where they atten ded a dance given that evening. Among those who attended the con cert given by the Landry Co. at the High School Auditorium in Sleepy Eye Wednesday evening were Chas. Palmer., Wm. Ibberson, Mrs. Helen Honeyman and Miss Emma Weir. Wm. Werring Sr. of Sleepy Eye epeut several days here the first of the week. Supt Compton and Prof. Webb of the Sleepy Eye schools conducted a veiy successful farmers meeting in Disfc. No. 22 last Friday evening. A large crowd was present to listen to the speeches given by the above named gentlemen An epidemic of measles has inva ded this section. Thus fat the school has not been closed Mrs Mat Be^trand w^nt to Mankato Friday afternoon for a vis.it with re latives Miss Mar/ Kuelbs of Sleepy Eye spent Sunday at the house of her paieDts Martin Casperson, contractor of Sleepy Eye, transacted business here the first of the week. John Garrioch and family spent Sunday with Sleepy Eye relatives. A Change In Banking Circles. When the annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National bank was held last Tuesday after noon, they honored F. A. Donahower, the retiring president, by placing him at the head of the bank direc torate. Resolutions of a suitable nature will be drawn up, thanking Mr. Donahower for his zealous and untiring efforts in the interests of the bank and its stockholders. Immediately after the annual meet- ATTENTION FARMERS You want to be sure and read the arti cle on Marquis wheat appearing elsewhere in this issue. With this wheat you can increase your yield, together with improved quality. It means increased profits for you. We will take your orders for any quantity. Call at[our office for further particulars. EAGLE ROLLER MILL CO. New Ulm, Minn. ing the board of directors ^lecte Chas. A. Benson president of the 1 bank to succeed Mr. Donahower. J. H. Doty was made vice president Clare D. Moll, cashier, and Clarence Johnson, assistant cashier. Charles A. Benson, the incoming president, is a Nicollet county boy. He was born New Sweden town ship in 1862, and was educated in the schools of the county and at Gus tavus Adolphus college. His first banking business was received in the bank of which he is now the head, he entering its employ in 1882 and remaining until 1888. Since then lie has been cashier of the State Bank of Winthrop. OBITUARY Death came suddenly to John Q. Byro of the Town of Linden, father of O. J. Olson proprietor of the Mer chants Hotel in this city, last Satur day. He was out in the yard chopping wood, when he suddenly fell over dead. A brother of his who had taken part in the Iudian Massacre, was killed by lightning quite a number of years ago so this is the second sudden death in the family. The deceased was born in Norway and was 68 yeats old last Novemher. He came to America 1865 and directly to Linden where he has since resided continuously He *as married in 1869. Six children were born to them, of whom three preceded him In death. He IB survived by bis widow and the following children: O J, Olson of this citv and Jaeob Olson and Mrs. William Larson of the Town of Linden The funeral was held from the Linden Lutheran church yesteraay (Tuesday) afternoon. Mr. Olson and family from here attended. Mrs Katherine Weisbretht, an in mate of the St. Alexander Home for the Aged for the past three years, died Monday afternoon after an ill ness lasting for several months Death was due to old age and the comlicafcions that usually accompany Very little is known of the de ceased, except that she was born in Bavaria, Germany, 81 years ago and that she came to the "Home" from Norwood The only known relatives that she has are a daughter-in-law and three grandchildren who live in Norwood. The funeral will be held this (Wednesday) morning at 8 o'clock from the chapel of the Hospital and interment will be made in the Catholic cemetery. BANK NO. T8T Statemen of the condition of Citizenst State Bank O N in ^t close of buMiness on J0"* \htm,\ a f'f ««"by Total State of Minnesota, a Dividends Unpaid" Deposits subject to check Demand Certificates ... Certified Checks Cashiers Checks Due to Banks Total immediate liabdities feaviugb Deposits Time certificates Total deposits Total STATE OF MINNE&OTAr County of Brown W£' S»P* if ion report by bank Jan KI«SO0KCES Loans and Discounts $1,481 ,fe6« 76 Overdrafts 1,6-60 00 Other B^nds, Slocks «*nd Securities 74,000 00 Banking house, Furniture and Fixtures -8tk088 (X Due from banks $156,581 19 Cash on h'd, items below 42 774 oS Currency $34,607 00 GoM 5 S 00 Silver .,9&«5 Total cn«*h assets *199,855 84 $199,355 81 Checks and cat»h items 1,637 11 Total $1,772,717 71 trass. Capital Stock Surplus Fun Undivided profits, net Dividends Unpaid SO 00 Depositsjgiibj't to check S19J.S80 04 Certified Chects 150 00 Cashier's checks 2,045 SO Due to Banks......... 7,480 29 $100,000 00 Total mi'diate liabiht's 204*47 18 Saving Deposits...... 36,488 17 me certificates 1,868,523 35 Total deposits oo.eoow K094 C6 $1,609,653 65 $1.G09,653 45 $l,T»/»7fl County of Brown,' **?&'•£• Olsen. Vice Preeidtnt, and Krook. asst. cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that tn above Statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief. O. M. Oi SKN Vice Prc-den F. H. KROOK Asst. Cashier. Correct Attest: (Two Directory Cha VojKtel, John Henle. *,§, a it 5 sworn to before me tins 17thIav of Jan., 1914 (Seal) S O ,, Notary Public •My Commission exuires March 5. 191b BANK NO tT-VIEMENl OF THE CONDHION OF Brown County Bank NEW ULM, MINN. at close off iisiuefls on January 13, 1914 Date of tall by Sup't Jan lb, 1011 Dale of report bj bank, J-m lj, ]iu RESOURCES S S discounts $365109 Total 6 5 Overdrafts gg^ Banking house, furniture and fixtures 14 000 00 Other real estate win no Due from banks 08.708 66 Casn on Hand, items below 0.J62 9* Currency 88,080 00 Gold 270 00 Silver 1 012 95 lotal cash assets Checks and cash items **6 07161 $36,071 61 2,972.72 $421,04099 LIABILiriES Capital stock Surplus Fund Undivided Profits. Net Bills Payable (including certificates for money borrowed) Reserved for Taxes Reserved for unearned Interest. 40,000 00 10.000 00 1,557 38 10,000 00 1,035.43 000 00 None 67.895 80 None None 1,650 74 14,678 24 84 218 28 7,434 89 264,795 01 $356,44818 35M4M3 A. Fritsche. President, and Emil & Hage Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above State mentis true to the best of our knowledge and belief & A EBITSCHE President EMIL G. HAGE Cashier Correct Attest (Two) Directors AIG C, DAHL, GEO B. WEISER Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of Jan 1914 ALBERT STEINHAUSEP [Seal I Notary Public. My commission expires July 8,1917 BANK NO. 911. ST VTEMBHT OF THE CONDITION OF State Bank of Essig, AT ESSIG, MINN. At close of business on Jan 13th, 1914. Date of call by Sup't Jan 17th, 1914 Date of report by bank Jan 19th, 1914. BESOCECES. Loans and discounts. $69,864 99 Overdrafts 18i 74 Banking house, furniture and fixtures, 3 265 25 Due from banks, $11,571.57 Cash on Hand (items below) 2 694.26 Currency $1835 00 Gold 465.00 Silver. 375 75 Other is 51 Total cash assets. $16 2b5 84 Checks and Cash Items Total, Total, $lt,265 83 804 58 $90,782 39 LIABILITIES. Capital stock Suiplus Fund Undivided Profits, Net Deposits subject to check 12,805.49 Cashier's Checks 2,803 85 Total Immediate Liabilities ij,609 34 Time certificates .. 03,327.32 Totnl deposits. *79 170.59 $10,000.00 500 00 Ml 80 $90,782 39 STAf JB OF MINNESOTA, Count* of Brown, *e We, Emil G. Hage, President and C. Dahl, cashier, of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above state merit is true to the best of oar knowledge and belief. EMU. G. HAGE, President. C. F. DAHX, Cashier. Correct attest, (two directors) II Albrecht, W Heimann Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of Jan 1914. ISealJ TOHN SIEBENBRINNFK Notary Pnblic, My commission expires July 1.1917 College Notes. Lia&t Saturday night tha band held a lengthy meeting when (he giving of a concert on Jan 21 1914 was fully dis cussed. About forty students attended the Turnei Theater Program of Jan. 13. "An Auto Ride through the French Alps" and "In and around the Grand Canyon of Arizona" were considered attractions of the better class Prof. Sperling will deliver the oatecbesations in school next Wed nesday. Do you begin to cough at night, just when you hope to sleep? Do you have a tickling throat .that keeps you awake? Just take Foley's Hon ey and Tar Compound. It will check the cough and stop the tickling sen sation at once. Does not upset the stomach, is best for children and grown persons. For sale by all deal ers. ^.-is Adv. Classified Advertisements. F'OR SAUE— The four-acre Jots owned by the late Christian Fil/en in the nouhern part of this city are now offered for sale at a reasonable price and on easy terms. This property comprises about 60 acres altogether and w)JJ be sub-divided arid sold in such smaller tracts as will suit purchaser. For further information inquite of SOMSUN, DEMPSEY & MUBLLBB, Adv 39tf New Ulm, Minnesota. FORSAMs~The N. Henningsen Agency has for sale a number of nice dwelling houses in the city of New UJm, ranging in price from 91100.00 to fSOOO.OO These dwellings am located in different parts of the City and are all good propositiODB. Come and see us for further par ticulars. 43tf FOR SALE— Desirable residence pro percy (new house) in the heart of the city, two blocks from the Court House and two blocks from the school house is for sale. Inquire of ALBERT STEINHAUSER. ad?46tf FOR SALE—10.000 acres good farm land at $10 00 and 812 00 per acre, one to six miles from R. station, 225 miles straight east of New Ulm Jaeob Klossner, Jr. (Advt) Apr 1st FOR RENT—Large, light, roomy base ment, cement floor, street entrance, floor space 25x60, suitable for light manufacturing or dwelling. For merly occupied by Frank Leibold. Tnquire at WmkeJmann's Music Hall Adtr 3tf CLEAN SEFD WHJSAT— We are pre pared to clean" Seed Wheat For particulars call up No. 4 Adv JOHN BENTZIN Milling Co. Notice I herewith announce to the people of New Ulm and vicinity that I have opened up a shoemaker's repair shop in the RudoJphi Block where Dietrich Koester used to be. Will also do custom work All work will be promptly and satisfactorily done. Adv 53-4 FRIEDBICH H. HER WIG Program of Examinations FOR Common School Certificates February 5th, 6th and 7tht 1914 Thursday, Feb. 5th. (SECOND GRADE SUBJECTS^ M.—8 00 Enrollment 8 30 Professional Test 9 30 Penmanship -10-00 Arithmetic M.—1 16 Geography 2 45 Composition 3 45 Reading 4 40 Spelling 8*21,040 99 Friday, Feb 6th. ^SECOND GRADE SUBJECTS CONTINUED) A M.-8 00 U.S. History 9 45 English Grammar 11 30 Music P. M.- 15 Physiology-Hygiene 2 45 Civics 1 00 Agriculture Saturday, Feb. 7th. (FIRST GRADE SUBJECTS) A 8 00 Enrollment 8 30 Geometry 10 16 Physics 1 15 Algebra 2 45 Physical Geog or General HistorJy 4 15 Drawing The above examinations will be held in the Higrh Schools, at New TJlm, Sleepy Eye and Springfield If Professional Test, consumes less than 60 minutes, Spelling and Arith metic may begin not to exceed 30 minutes earlier. If Composition, Reading, Physio logy-Bygiene, or Civics do not require the full time, the remaining time may be used for the subjects that follow. State Supt Scbulz has ruled that each examinee at a Teachers' Exami nation ill be equired to pay a fee of oO cents before entering upon the exa mination This also includes certifi cates for renewal and extension. 3-4 $79,470 59 KENNEDY, a Co. Supt. of Schools. FIRE NOTICE. During the month of December the Fire Department were called to three fires in this city, all of which orig inated in piles of hay, straw or simi lar substances. Under the provisions of Ordinance 17 it is unlawful for any person to store subtsances oi this character in a stack or pile in any place within the City Limits un less the same is securely inclosed so as to protect it from all danger as to fire. The Ordinance also provides that the City Council may grant per mission to persons living in the out skirts of the city to keep hay, and straw in a stack or pile without hav ing the same covered or inclosed, but in order to obtain such permission application must be made in writing to the City Council. On account of the fire hazard connected with the storage of substances of this char acter in open stack or pile, and upon the urgent request of the Chief of the Fire Deparmtent the City Council has determined that the provisions of the to shall be enforc- .A .persons are, therefore, no tified to immediately remove or pro tect by suitable covering or inclosure all hay, straw and similar substances now kept in open stack or pile, and to refrain from storing these sub stances in this manner in the future. By order of the City Council. ALBERT J. MEYER, 2-3 City Clerk. SNEFFELS. COL. A. J. Walsh was badly done up with rheumatism and sent for Foley Kidney Pills which was the only thing that would cure him. X3eo. Potter of Pontiac, Mo., was down on his back with kidney and bladder trouble and Foley Kid ney Pills made him well and able to work. It is a splendid medicine and always helps. Just try it. For sale by all dealers. Adv. •r-" s^^g^HSf^ $****)&Mm)&j^^ of wearing yourself out with such heavy work as rubbing clothes by band or using a band power machine? Let us fit you out with a motor that will do the heavy work for you. *°«a*e****w+w«*°+i*r**w+*w«w*w*& Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. NORTH BOUNr Sew Vim & St. Paul rwin Cities Passenger Local Freight .(ex. Sun.) 5«15a. at (ex. Sun 3$ (ex. sun 3 4o SOliTH BOUND, New Ulm & St Paul floim Lake Pass Local Freight (ex. Sua.) 8 48i p. (ex. Sun.)12 25 (ex. 8nn 8 50 a A DIFFERENCE IN WORKING HOURS A man's working day is 8 hours. His body organs must work perfect ly 24 hours to keep him fit for 8 hours work. Weak, sore, inactive kidneys can not do it. They must be sound and healthily active all the tune. Foley Kidney Pills will mako them so. You cannot take them in to your system without good results following. For sale by all "dealers Adv. PROPOSALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING New Ulm, Minnesota Sealed proposals addressed to th& Independent School District of the: City of New Ulm, Minnesota, will be received by the Clerk of said district. Mr A. F. Reim, at the office of th& supennteudent in fcbe bigb school building until five o'clock p. m. Tues day, February 10th, 1914, for the fur nishing of all labor and materials for* the seven separate contracts: (a) GENERAL CONTRACT (b) PLCJMBING CONTRACT I (c) HEATING CONTRACT (d) VENTILATING FAN EQUIP MENT 'e) TEMPERATQRE REGULA- TION (f) VAO JUM HEATING SYSTE&E (g) ELECTRIC INSTALLATION CONTRACT I tor the High School Building to ba erected by Independent School Dis trict of the City of New Ulm, Minne sota. All of the work and materials shall 4 conform with plans and specifications therefor as prepared by Messrs. Tyrier & Chapman, Architects, 320 Auditor mm Building, Minneapolis, Minne sota, on file at the offices of the Clerk of said District and of the Architects,.— and also at the Builders' Exchanges in Minneapolis and St. Paul. All proposals will be opened pub licly by the School Board of said In dependent School District at the office of the Superintendent of Schools the High School Building the city of New Ulm at eight (8) o'clock p. Tuesday, February 10th, 1914. Plans and specifications for con tracts (a), (c), (d), (e), (f). and [g] will be ready on and after January 10th, 1914 and for contract (b) will be ready on and after January 17th, 1914. Plans and specifications for the per sonal use of contractors may be ob tained from the Architects upon appli cation, accompanied by a deposit of $2&00 for (a)—General Contract—of which $15 00 will be refunded to each contractor who returns the plans and specifications $15 00 deposit for each of the sets of plans and specifications for contracts (b) and (c) which includes contracts (d), (e) and (f) and (g) of which $10.00 will be re funded to each contractor who returns the plans and specifications. Each proposal must be accompanied by certified check equal to five (5) per cent of the total proposal, which check shall be made payabje to Independent School District of the City of New Ulm, Minnesota. This deposit will be returned to bidders whose proposals are rejected, and to the successful bidder upon his entering into contract with said School District in accor dance with hie proposal and the giv ing of a satisfactory Surety Company bond to ssid District, the penally of which shall be -the full amount ofcthe contract price which confrae^md bond shall be entered into within Ave (5) days after the date of notification that his proposal has been accepted Should the bidder fail to enter into 9ucb contract and bond within said time, said deposit shall be forfeited to said Independent School District of tbe Citv of New Ulm, Minnesota. The School Board of said District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. Dated at New Ulm, Minnesota, thi* sixth day of January, 1914. INDEPENDENTSCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW ULM. MINNESOTA. By Dr. GEORGE B. WEISER, 3$ President £P ATTEST: ^1 !. A. F. REIM, Clerk 1-4