New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-02-14
SIX HUNDRED TOOK IT M
That Many People Witnessed the Masked
Ball at Turner Hall.
Not Less Than Two Hundred Entered Into
the Fun in Disguise.
The Most Successful and Comical Affair
Held in New Ulm in Years.

large throng that crowded
Turner Hall on Tuesday evening and
filled parquet and gallery to the exclu-.
sion of only standing room.
The masquerade was by all odds the
best within our recollection. Two hun
dred masked costumes Fitted about the
hall and some of the representatives were
excellent indeed. One in particular at
tracted attention early in the evening.
A short heavy man with Prince Albert
coat and highly elevated hat walked
about with al attachment that closely
resembled a photograph, sound. ear
tubes and all, and every once in while,
there would way out the words, so strik-
ing and laughable "Listen to the Phon-
ograph." It was Otto Schell- and he
played the part we'll.
A group of roosters and chickens also
excited immense applause. Since the
early days of masquerading in this city
it is safe to say that there has not been
d group so original in its conception and
so amusing in its portrayal.
-Four ladies with long white gowns,
heads covered and bills like ducks con-
stituted group and their "duck'' song
upon the stage Was one of the best things
of the evening.
AS good as anything, too was the
negro minstrel octette. The note repre-
sentation on the stage was clever and the
singing excellent, The steam calliope
the band, the banjo, and the selection
were all rendered IN a manner that did
the boys credit. AS for the dress APP
pearance it was ''aus geseichnet.''
The German Band, headed by Henry
Neumann was all that its name implied.
The costumes, the faces and the actious
couldn't have done better.
Sheenies, excellent cnes too, Grecians,
relies of the Midway and in fact two
many characters to think of mentioning
them all, increased the pleasure of the
evening to great degree, as did also the
stage groupings.
All in all. it may be many days before
such a masked ball may be witnessed
here again, although all hopes are to the
contrary.
Albert Carlson has given up his posi-
ton as bar-keeper in Winthrop.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Teynor of West
Newton are the happy parents of "a 9on.
Mrs. M. Jensen of Brighton is in the
city receiving medical treatment from
DR.. Hirsch.
Geo. W. Schlottmann offers his saloon
fixtures for sale. He will quit the bust
ness on account of poor health.
Ruemke & Huelvelmann have also
purchased one of the computing scales
referred to elsewhere.
The well-known Cottonwood farmer,
Geo. Guth, has purchased the residence
property of Louis Fritsche for $3.50 and
will move to town. Mr.. Guth will make
a good citizen.
J. J. Rhomberg, the Minneapolis liber-
al Il
ence at Turner Hall on Sunday evening.
The lecture was confined to pointing out
the errors and narrowness of existing re-
ligious beliefs and in correcting many
unjust opinions regarding the free
thought societies Of The land. Mr..
Rhomberg is a pleasing speaker. and his
remarks were listened to with marked at
tention. He reads his lectures from
manuscript and mostly confines himself
to the conversational style of address.
The Farmers Institute has been IN SEES
sion at Turner Hall siAce yesterday. The
attendance is larger than at any former
session in this county, and the work gives
promise of being more beneficial and eff
| fective. The institute is in charge OF
lSupt. o. G. Gregg who looks after the
success of the meetings with a careful
eye. He is ably assisted by Prof. Thos.
Show of the State Agricultural Station,
who talks On sheep and animal industry
| in general, Hon. Geo. F. Powell, former
| ly superintendent of the New York IN
stitutes, who treats of horticulture and
dairying, VIM. Somerville, father of our
own Geo. W., who gives his knowledge
OF fruit raising in Minnesota, the veter-
an Theo. Lewis, who better than anybo-
dy else can tell you how to take care of
swine, and w. T.. Carlyle, lecturer on
dairying and creameries. Everyone Of
these men IS a specialist in his particu-
lar line, and the thought imported by
the. n on the different subjects will be the
best attained up to date. Their instruc-
| ton is worth receiving and the fact that