New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-02-28
BY A FRESH YOUNG MAN.
New I'm as Seen by the Sensational Lark
from Redwood Falls.

contained personal .sPen Pictures OF
New Ulm by Julius A. Schmall, the Oscar
Wilde Of Redwood without Wilde's
genius. We have reprinted them here
for the amusement they will afford oul
many readers:
New Ulm-An American transforma.
ton of Germany; town with an Indian
history-a battle! All these thoughts
flashed across my mind, in common with
other thoughts of the time, as the bel
rang and we started out of New Ulm on
the wings of steam, one afternoon of a
few weeks since.
Possibly there is no other American
city just like l.. The people disagree
only on one thing-that is most vital
The school question. In this they seem
to carry the war to the knife, the Catho-
lies and Lutherans VS.. the Protestants
or Turner's, as the opposition name them
This is matter carried into business
if the business men of New Tim are to
be believed, and friend purchases OF
friend, not friend of foe in that question.
The outs are waiting for an opportunity
to get in, and the Catholic-Lutheran
combination seems to be just as anxious
to remain in power. The result of all
this is that New Ulm seems to be back
ward in the matter of public schools.
Only one building, possibly little larg-
er than the RedwoodFalls schools, stands
as the only monument to public educa-
ton, while the town is probably twice as
large as Redwood Falls. The result of
this is that the stranger gets wrong i'm
preston of the hospitable town.
One thing enthusiastically German
has New Ulm. a large number of sa-
looms, patronized in true German style.
Very seldom you see New Ulmite walk
up to the bar and get drink. He seats
himself at the table with a friend and
hey have a social conversation over their
Deer, and are merry. During my four
lays there I never saw New Ulmite in
or in the first stages of intox~
cation. If there was one intoxicated he |
vas net seen on The street. In connec-
ion with this traffic I was told one in |
eresting thing. The people of NewUlm
re strong advocates of patronizing home
industry, and if Il Stranger calls for any
'thcr than New Ulm beer over the bar
# % saloon he is compelled to pay an
xtra tax of five cents per bottle for
very bottle of the imported that he
thinks. In looking over the vote from
hat town two years ago one can readily
zee that it gave Democratic majority
IN Presidential electors of from one
hundred to $50. In other words the
town voted for free trade, but its affairs
are conducted on the protective tariff
system.
You can generally pick out a citizen
of New Ulm by feeling of his pockets
If you find a package of playing cards
he is from New Ulm; if you don't, the
chances are against HIM. New Ulmites
are particularly fond of card playing for
social amusement alone. A New Ulm
resident told me that he knew Of cases,
where, in summer time, a man in hur-
~ to catch train, would miss it:by stop
ping and accepting an invitation to play
a game of cards on one of the large dry
goods boxes in front of magnificent
store, of which New Ulm has several.
History chronicles no row over a game
of cards at New Ulm. All games pass
off with equal satisfaction and pleasure
to the cards and players. Neither seem
injured in the least.
New Ulm is on the Northwesternr road.
What seems to be black adobe house
III the distance stands On the Northwes-
tern right of-way. On nearer approach
the spectator will observe that it is rail
road depot, a frame building, covered
with black ashes and dust, dingy and
uninviting. The waiting room is as bad
as architect can make it. It is wonder
that Agent Heideman will do business in
it. It is greater wonder that the peo-
pie of New Ulm have not asked for a
new one--a depot that would ornament
not disgrace the town.
Flour and beer are the two chief in
dustrics of the city. The black smoke
arises out of stacks of three mills and
two brewcries that furnish flour to the
world and beersto Minnesota west of
New Ulm and South Dakota in sugar
barrels. The three mills do an immense
business and have added much to the