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1 1 City Observes "Peace Sunday" SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRO CLAMATION. BEAUTIES OF AMERICAN PEACE CONTRASTED WITH HORRORS OF WAR. "Peace Sunday" was specially ob served in all New Ulm churches with the exception of the Bethel Church which was closed on account of the pastor's absence at Sleepy Eye Quarterly meeting. In all the churches the attendance was very large and nearly all had made con siderable perparation for the day's ob servance. In the evening a joint service was held at the Congregational Church at which Mr. F. W. Johnson addressed the assemblage. "The one great lesson that the Ameri can nation must learn from this death dance of the nations in Europe is that military preparation is not a guarantee of peace but an absolute guarantee of war", said Mr. F. W. Johnson, in the course of his address at the Congre gational Church last Sunday night. "The United States should be the first to teach the doctrine of national life without bloodshed and war it should hold up as a noble example to the warring peoples of Europe a nation founded upon and preaching the Brother hood of Man." The Congregational church was crowded with "Peace Sunday worshippers in response to President Wilson's pro clamation and call to prayer on the part of all "God-fearing citizens" of the United States. Besides Mr. Johnson's address^ songs extolling the beauties of ace, and prayers for the speedy ending of the European war, made up the Gong?egational church service. The collection which was taken will be added 0 to the Red Cross fund. Mr. Johnson presented a bitter in dictment of our whole modern civilization in the course of his address. "Civili zation is only a veneerJ', he said. "It is hardly skm deep scratch it and under neath you will find the brute. The brute under the polish is responsible for this terrible European war we can blame one country or another for precipitating this conflict, but in every case our ob servations will be wrong. The cause of the war is the lack of a sense of universal brotherhood. We do not need to go to Europe for our proof only a few months ago the brute in several million of American citizens was demanding that we go down to Mexico and 'clean out those dirty Mexican greasers'. Our sense of civilization is shocked when we hear stories of cruelties of the war, stories of burned cities and starving children but when we hear of several million men in the death grapple, slaughtering each other with weapons wh ch are the pride of modern science, we consider that a necessity^of civilized warfare. It is a strange commentary upon our civilization that in the nine teenth century after the Prince of Peace came to preach the brotherhood of man, four teen million men were killed in wars.'' "A community of interest binds smaller states against war we would never think of arming the individual citizens of New Ulm against each other, 'only the nations still cling to the old idea that might makes right, and that national honor can ever be defended by the size of the national fighting force." Mr. Johnson ended his address by a stirring appeal to the American public to unite in a movement for disarmament 1 and peace. '"Forty two per cent of our national income goes for preparation for wa^, it is absolute waste. When tnis European wa- shall have ended, how much better oft will the warring nations be? We must cast out of our public mind this 'chip on the shoulder' policy. The bngebt unfortified boundary in the world is the one between this country and Canada, and yet we have lived in peace ~i for over a century. Let our appeal in the future be for trial by reason and not trial by battle". Rev. Hohn preached a Peace Sermon at the Methodist Church and music selected for the Sunday morning services .jwas all appropriate for the occasion. Nearly every member was present at the services. A prayer service in connection with the Sunday School was- one of the 8b features of the meeting. At Holy Trinity Church an unusually —-i\large attendance was present. The ^services were all arranged with the thought and hope for Peace so much desired. Fr. Schlinkert delivered the Peace Sermon. Rev. Geo. Mayer of the Friedens Church spoke on the History of Nations and showed that the world has arrived at a point where Peace should be the universal condition. The songs chosen were appropriate for the occasion. At St. Pauls Lutheran Church Peace Sunday attendance was very large. The Male Choir of the" College furnished the musical numbers and a collection was taken up to be sent to Lutheran Congre gations in Germany. CARL BERG QUITS HOTEL BUSI NESS. A deal was made the other day whereby the Berg Hotel was leased to Mr. Black ney of Tracy, Minn, who will assume management Oct. 5th. Carl Berg who has conducted the hotel business here for the past forty years, fifteen years in the present building will move his family to Mankato or the Twin Cities for the winter and after that time will move to Montana. Mr. Blackney the new proprietor has been conducting the Antlers Hotel at Tracy for the past few years, but dis posed of that a month ago. He is an experienced hotel man and will aim to conduct the Berg Hotel in the most up to-date manner. Whether he will make any change in the arrangement of the building or not has not been learned. The* departure of Mr. Berg from the hotel business marks the passing of one of the oldest business men from Sleepy Eye. On April 26, 1874 he opened the Minnesota House, conducting a hotel and bar for twenty-five years. Fifteen years ago he built the big Berg Hotel as it stands today. During all the time of being here Mr. Berg has striven to give his partons only the best of service and his hotel bears a high reputation. The hotel has thirty-two bedrooms, a large office parlor, dining room and sample room. Very few hostelrys in the state towns of this size are as well and completely equipped. The removal of Carl Berg from Sleepy Eye takes an old pioneer and citizen of sterling worth from among us. He and his estimable family have the best washes cf all for future success and happiness wherever they go.—Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch. SEPTEMBER WEATHER. September weather distinguished it self primarily by reason of its being rainless the latter half of the month. Not a thunderstorm or rain of any kind marred the weather during the last 16 days of the month. There were, how ever, four thunderstorms on the 1st, 10th, 13th and 14th respectively, which, together with the dew that fell during the month, brought the total precipi tation to 5.08 inches. Another signifi cant fact about the weather was the absence of frost, the thermometer regis tering no lower than 36 degrees on the 25th. The maximum temperature was 86 degrees on the 6th and the mean temperature was 59.38 degrees. There wereJ7 clear days, 14 partly cloudy and 9 cloudy. The prevailing wind was from the south. «», DR. FRITSCHE EXPECTED HOME TO-DAY. A telegram was received here Friday from Dr. L. A. Fritsche announcing his safe arrival at New York. Monday word was received from him at Chicago that he had arrived there and expected to go to Madison, Wis. before he came home. No word has been received since. If he should decide to come home directly from Madison, he may get here some time to-day. Should he go to St. Paul, however, he may not arrive here until the latter part of the week. RELIEF ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS. At the regular monthly meeting of the New Ulm Fire Department Henry Engel was again unanimously recommended to the council as chief of the department. No othei business of any importance was transacted. Immediately after the close of the meeting of the department the New Ulm Fire Department Relief Association held its annual meeting and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Pres., Charles Brust, Jr. Vice Pres., Fred Oswald Secy., Alfred Schroeck Treas., Emil Wicherski and Fred Pfaender, Wm. H. Gieseke, John F. Herzog and Frank'Niemann as mem bers of the board of trustees. The Secretary and Treasurer both submitted their annual reports which were referred to the auditing committee. From these it appears that the Association is in a flourishing condition, there being $1580. 38 in the general and $7358.10 in the special fund, making $8938.48 in all. %h aJ •*'& «$&**' Him 1 VOLUME XXXV. NEW ULM, BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7,1914. Paving Work Is Again Delayed CREOSOTE BLOCKS FAIL TO AR- RIVE AS SCHEDULED. WORK GOING WELL. CONTRACTORS HOPE TO FINISH OPERATIONS BY OCTOBER THE 18TH Five blocks of Minnesota Street are now incased in concrete jacket This important part of the paving work was completed late yesterday afternoon The most ideal weather prevailed during the entire time this work was in progress and it would have been completed by Saturday if the supply of cement had not given out on several occasions. The concrete jacket varies in thickness from three inches to half a foot and should be strong enoagh to withstand all kinds of heavy traffic and be imper vious to rain. The concrete used carries 1 part of cement to every 7 parts of gravel and sand. It was mixed in a steam batch mixer and hauled to its destination in two wheeled carts each drawn by a single horse. The weight of every load of concrete which was carried in these trucks amounted to approximately 2250 pounds. The horses were trained to do their work without drivers and for the first few days of the performance the streets were lined with people watching the horses go back and forth from the mixer to the places where the concrete was to be dumped. There was a workman at the mixer and also one at the dumping place who helped in backing the carts into proper position Once in a while the horses loitered a little bit on the way and it was necessary for the laborers to call to them but on the whole they did not idle away very much of their time. ^^^^s^fts*-^ To complete the cement work over 5000 sacks of cement were used weighing 500,000 pounds and about 2600 cubic yards of gravel and sand. The work of concreting was started on September 24th and on the average one block was completed every two days. Sand is being hauled now to get every thing in readiness for the laying of the creosote blocks. The concrete will be covered with a bed of sand of the thick ness of an inch and on this will be laid the creosote blocks which have a thick ness of 3 1-2 inches and are 5 inches wide and 8 inches long. The initial work of laying the blocks will be done at Center Street and from there the contractors will push the work south. After the blocks have been laid a heavy steam roller will be run across to press them down and insure a level surface and then hot tar will be poured into the crevices between the blocks and sand strewn on top to prevent the tar from sticking to the shoes of pedes trians. Fully one hundred barrels of tar will be used for this work. The creosote blocks were to have been here Saturday but they had not arrived. This part of the work can be completed in about ten days, if weather conditions are favorable and no other delay occurs* It is hoped to have the job completed by the 18th of this month and that will be just exactly two months after the equipment arrived in New Ulm on the 18th of August and was unloaded on the 19th and 20th. Work in removing the old stones and gutters was begun on the 20th of August and on the following day the setting of forms for the new curbs was begun. The work of rebuilding the old catch basins was begun on August 27th and on Sept. 2nd the straight curbing and on the 8th the radius curbing was completed. The plowing up of the street and the removal of the surplus ground was begun with a steam plow on the 11th and completed on the 19th of September. In all 3,530 cu. yards of ground was removed. These were hauled off in dump carts with a carrying capacity of 1 1-2 yards and the ordinary wagon which carried about 1 1-4 yards. This ground was used for filling purposes on First South Street from German Street to the St. Louis tracks, on Broadway from Center to 3rd North Street, in South German Park, North German Park and the site of the New Ulm Gas Co. The total cost of the improvement will be $37,224.38. W Prof. A. Ackermann and family who have been living in the dormitory of the Dr. M. L. College during the summer were able to move back into their old home on College Heights last Wednesday. The house was completely built over and is now modern in everyway and makes a very good appearance. Auto Drivers I Are Heedless COMMERCIAL CLUB SEVERELY CENSURES SPEED MANIACS OF CITY. NEW ULM WILL HAVE COUNTY CORN AND COLT SHOW IN NOVEMBER. & Hermann Polkow, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, was easily the hero of the hour at the regular monthly meeting of the Commercial Club held at the club rooms Monday evening. He received the hearty thanks of the club for securing the convention of the Conference of Corrections and Charities for New Ulm, red handed and alone, and was made an honorary mem ber of the club. When called upon to tell how he came to do it, he told how Co. Auditor Vogel and Albert Steinhauser had suggested to him the evening before he left New Ulm for Bemidji that he might make an effort to get the next convention of the Associated Charities for New Ulm. He says that he mediately got busy and by the time he| reached Minneapolis he had one vote pledged and that of the only County Commissioner who happened to be on the same train. Fergus Falls and Owatonna were also in the field for the convention and New Ulm beat them by two votes. When it was urged as an argument against New Ulm, that it lacks the required hotel accommodation, Mr. Pilkow informed them that New Ulm hid always been able to take care of the gigests within its borders and would be able to do so in this case. According to Mr. Polkow, the con vention which will last about four days, will be attended by about 200 delegates. Ptgs. Ottomeyer was instructed to ap "is^t^^ommittee which will have-charge of taking care of this convention and which will notify the Secretary of the Associated Charities in Minneapolis that New Ulm stands ready and willing to be host to the 24th Annual Convention of the Associated Charities in September, 1915. Some time between the 15th and the 20th of November, New Ulm will have the Corn and Colt Show which is annually held by the Brown County Farmers' and Breeders' Association. L. E. Potter, candidate for Senator, when in the city recently told Pres. Ottomeyer that the Breeders' Association would like to come here and that to secure the meeting it would be necessary to furnish the hall for the exhibits and the meetings and the sum of $100 toward the payment of the premiums which are usually awarded. When the proposition was put up to the members of the club some opposition manifested itself because it was feared that this would detract from our own annual fairs. After the matter had been thoroly threshed out the prevailing sentiment was that the Corn and Colt Show is an endeavor worthy of encourage ment and a committee of three consisting of Emil G. Hage, F. H. Behnke and Alf. G. Nagel was appointed to raise the required funds and make the necessary arrangements. It developed during the course of the evening that some misunderstanding prevails as to the proposed road to and the bridge across Redstone, because nothing had been done by any one toward securing these improvements. Auditor Vogel stated that this is a matter which does not concern the County Board and that they could do nothing even if they wanted to. It was finally decided to ask the city council to take the initiative and a committee consisting of Albert Steinhauser, Chas. Vogtel and J. L. Schoch was appointed to appear before the next meeting of the city fathers and present the wishes of the Commercial Club. x. The liveliest discussion was precipi tated when the matter of the flagrant violations in the city of automobiles rules and regulations as they maintain all over the State came up for an airing. Names were not mentioned but it was quite emphatically stated that some of the Doctors are the worst violators of the rules. It was also stated that cut offs are used frequently by people going up Center Street, that cars left standing don't face the right way and that no one makes any serious pretension of following the rules with reference to turning around only at the street intersections. But one sentiment prevailed and that was that there must come a change at once. Ferdinand Crone was roundly applauded when he said that there wasn't another city in the State that permitted ,ff the reckless driving that is tolerated right here and that we owe it to ourselves to £ake this stigma from the fair name of the city even if it should become necessary to arrest and punish some of the offenders. Dr. Schoch also strongly urged the en forcement not only of the regulations with regard to the speed but also of all other rules. Mr. Retzlaff stated that he was glad that the sentiment in favor of enforcing auto rules and regulations is so strong and that he could promise that the city council would go after the offend ers vigorously. A committee*was ap pointed to bring this matter before the council also. F. H. Krook who was present called attention to the University Extension Course, the first number of which a lecture by^Dr. Eaton, will take place Thursday evening. He urged the mem bers to give this lyceum course not only moral but also financial support. A business mens' luncheon was another thing that received favorable considera tion at the hands of the club and the entertainment committee was given full authority to go ahead and arrange for such a luncheon some time during the month. The luncheon is to be served about 6:30 in the evening and after the repast matters of general interest per taining to the city are to be discussed by local speakers. Toward the close of the meeting Albert Steinhauser brought up the matter of beautifying the city of New Ulm and securing or at least making accessible the beauty spots in the immediate vicinity A1" 0~* a a land the city and suggited"that gardener be consulted to work out a plan and system which should be followed in the future. Mr. Retazlff warmly seconded this suggestion and stated that as far as beautifying the streets was concerned New Ulm is a back number, that Owatonna and other places of the size of New Ulm have simply out classed us and that it is high time that we take the initial move in this direction. Others spoke favoring beautifying the city and the matter was finally disposed of by referring it to Charles Vogtel, N. Henningsen, Jos. M. Arbes, members of the Park Board and Fred W. Johnspn and Albert Steinhauser to make investi gations along these lines and make report alrthmext meeting of the club. Chairman Somsen reported that Chas Emmerich, Theo. Schonlau, Edgar Vieck, Louis G. Vogel and F. P. Stan had joined the club since the last meet ing. FIRST LYCEUM NUMBER. Thursday evening of this week New Ulmites have a treat coming in the form of one of the Lyceum Course lectures. Dr. E. L. Eaton will speak at Turner Hall on "Ghosts, Goblins and Witches". Dr. Eaton is a fascinating speaker and an enormous crowd should greet his ap pearance, not only for the sake of the pleasure of the evening, but also for the purpose of supporting the movement to bring better advantages to New Ulm. The committee has a big responsibility t° meet in financing these lectures and concerts and their efforts should be made easier by the generous support accorded them by the citizens who are to receive the benefit of the course. Tickets may be reserved at the Pioneer Drug Store without extra charge. Be sure to get your ticket now if you have not already provided yourself. AUTO OVERTURNS, While trying to make too sharp a turn at the Hangartner corner on the road to Sleepy Eye, Charles Roth of Lamberton managed to overturn the car he was driving which fell over on the left side, breaking the left front and left hind wheel and damaging the top and the windshield slightly. The occupants of the car were thrown out and all escaped with a scare 'except Mrs. Roth who had several ribs bent, caused no doubt, by the others falling upon her. The occupants of the car were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Feige, and Miss Minnie Ott, all of Lamberton. Miss Ott is a daughter of Mrs. Carl Ott of this city and is working at Lamberton at the present time and the party drove down to spend the day with Mrs. Ott, arriving here during the course of the forenoon. They started on the home trip at five o'cloclk and the acci dent happened not more than ten minutes later, about three miles from town. Directly after the accident Hubert Berg and Fritz Kretsch passed by in the former's car on their way to New Ulm and they came to the assissatnee of the wrecked ones. A few minutes la| er William H. Gieseke came along also and with the two cars the Lamberton party was brought to town except Mr. Roth who staid behind to guard the car. Gie seke and Kretsch returned as soon as they could with a wagon and an auto and brought the derelict to New Ulm. Mrs. Roth's injuries are not very serious altho they are quite painful and she decided that it would be best for her to go home with the others and they all left on the 1:39 train on the Northwestern. Mr. Roth is a rural mail carrier out of Lam berton. The damaged car is a six cylinder machine. Chas. Stuebe, Sr., went to Roseau County last Saturday to look after business matters there. HWME8OTA NUMBER 49 Tonight Marks Passing Years '•f LAST OF THE DECENNIAL CELE- BRATIONS FOR EARLY PIO-^| NEERS. ONLY ONE OF FIRST SETTLERS WILL BE PRESENT AT FES TIVITIES. To-night will witness one of the functions which are from time to time being arranged by the Junior Pioneere for the old folks who came to New Uhm in the early days and who went thru the trying days of the Indian Massacre. To-day's entertainment will consist of sa gathering of the pioneer men and women at Turner Hall at four o'clock where they will be given an opportunity 4© visit among themselves and later in the afternoon to witness some motion pictures in the auditorium. At 6 o'clock a banquet will be served to them in the gymnasium which will also be taken in by a large number of the Junior Pioneers. It is estimated that fully 175 will .sit down to the festive board. Amongthese will be at least 45 pioneers. Tuesday morning 39 of the pioneers had promised unequivocally that they would attencLami about 17 had not fully decided whether it would be possible for them to ,come. Under the circumstances the committee feels justified in expecting nearer 50 of the old folks than 40. The celebration has been arranged is commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the first settlers here. Ten years ago in commemoration of the 50th anniversary, a similar celebration was arranged and this proved a very pleasant affair for the old folks, "one that they spoke of for years afterwards. At that time four of the survivors of the vanguard were present and took pa& in the festivities.' They were Mrs. Athanas Henle,J3r., Alois Palmer, Mein rad Wall and Peter Mack. Of this number Peter Mack is the only one wh© will be present at this gathering. There are two other survivors, Mrs. Hermans and Mrs. Hembsch of St. Paul, but neither of them will be able to attend. At the banquet William Pfaender, Jx. will preside as toastmaster and some til the old folks will be called upon to .talk about their experiences in days long gone by. There will be several musical numbers and Capt. Jos. Hofmeister QJM members of his family will furnish the overture numbers during the banquet. Mr. Hofmeister has kindly consented to furnish the music free of charge as a compliment to the old folks, which is duly appreciated on all sides. It Js hoped to have Dr. Fritsche present to give the old pioneers and the Juniors an idea of conditions as they prevail in Europe and especially in Germany since the war broke out. Because of the fact that Dr. Fritsche was expected the early part of this week, no formal program was arrangd, the committee realizing that nothing would provemore acceptable to the people that congregate at Turner Hall to-night, than to have the personal experiences and views of a New Ulmite who has just returned from the war zone. If Dr. Fritsche should fail to come back in time, some of the Junior Pioneers wiB be called upon to make a few remarks. After the banquet had been officially closed the Junior Pioneers will hoffi their annual meeting and elect officeit for the ensuing year. Reports will also be received from various committees which have been active during the past year. The work, if any, which is to be done during the coming year will be up for discussion as will likewise be the matter of determining the date of the annual meeting of the Junior Pioneers. No definite time has been fixed as yet an& it is proposed to select the anniversay date of the arrival of the first settles here for the day of the annual meetings There may be some discussion as to the exact date when, the first settlers arrives as some maintain that it was not the 7th of October, 1854. It is barely possible that some of the Pioneers and Junior Pioneers may hare been overlooked in extending invitations to them to be present. If that should prove the case it was not intentional but an oversight merely, because the committee in charge has done everything in its power to find out those who ar* entitled to the recognition of being in vited to this gathering and it is Jiot jyet too late to signify a desire to be present if any one is so inclined. All Junior Pioneers are wanted there. H. C. Raabe and family of Linden, la. visited with his father, August Raabe, from Thursday to Tuesday of this week. ."^•1 4 3 -H V«