New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-11


at New Haven, resolved to appropriate
$4,000 towards its construction at once
and $1,000 annually until completed.
To do this an assessment of cents on
each member was levied.
This gave the Wisconsin lodges q
chance to kick and they did so on the
score that they should not he taxed to
build monument Of such importance
in some western wilderness. According
ly they seeded from the Supreme Lodge
and have never come back.
With the money thus appropriated the
base of the monument, which is AZ feet
in diameter and SO feet high, was COM
pleted.
This year the state grand lodge came
to the relief of the committee by offer.
ing to advance the money ne -essary to
finish the. structure this gear.
Altogether the monument will have
cost over $20,OOO. twill be 102 feet
high and being situated on the high bluffs
will he plainly visible for miles around.
Heavy steel column ssurmount the base,
and above this, artistic masonry, COW
cred by a huge dome, to be used by the
Hermann Sons as a library room. The
immense statue of Hermann, in the role
of the conqueror, will cap all.
New Uim takes great pride in the
structure and especially because its con-
ception originated here. She will dem
onstrate this in September.
Mrs. Louis Buenger is visiting at Nor
ton Grove, near Chicago.
John Zieske of Lafayette will soon
move to New Ulm to live.
Miss Minnie Pfaeuder returned to St..
Paul Wednesday afternoon.
.Adolph Melle has been rusticating at
Waconia the past few days.
John Roth of Young America will
start saloon at Klossner Station.
Mrs. Gibbs of Tracy is visiting here
with her daughter, Mrs. E. V. Hoadley.
Miss Birdie Mullen has been spending
the week with Miss McCabe at st. Peter
Grant Brambel has been removed fro.I
his position with the Northwestern al
Sleepy Eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Boesch are en-
ioylng a.week's visit at the lakes neal
Minneapolis. -.
Hugo Fischer has organized gentle
mems fencing class. Lessons are give1
every morning.
| The Morgan Messenger has been sole
to Prof. Tompkins, principal. Of the
Morgan schools.
Emil Steinhauser left for his new
place of business at Lamberton on Mon
day. He was accompanied by his sister
i Clara. -
The Mankato delegation to the Her
mann monument dedication in this city
will be accompanied 10y the .Concordi,
band.
! Tom Pettijohn Of St. Peter, son of th'
former auditor, mas been engaged to pla,
with the st. Louis National League team
next year. ....
i Teacher Fischer and a class of Zoegling
marched to Golden Gate Saturday an,
canped over night. They returned !
New Ulm Sunday evening.
4. Jacob Leonard, the old Niccllet -coun
ty soldier who was sentenced to ater1
at the Saltwater prison a couple 9
months ago, died last week.
A.=G. Wagner was in the city Wedne.
day and Thursday. Mr.. Wagner is no
travelling for Goldberg & Co., a Milwar
kee novelty and notion house.
Il Rudolph Kluge Of Young Amerie
has established a blacksmith shop I
Klossner Station, and it is stated th,
the town will soon have hardxal
J store.
Prof. Richard Fiscael Of the Wiscol
sin University arrived here Sunday, ha,
ing made the trip from Madison, di
/ tance Of something over 400 miles 9
t his bicycle.
Boneparte Ashley, q we'll know Nortl
Z western brakeman, was killed at Mank,
! TO early Wednesday morning BY stel
ping from q moving freight car and fal
. ing beneath the wheels,
The Winthrop Colts have challenge
the St. Peter club to play game t,
& 800 9 side. The st. Peterites will q.
cept and the game will most likely
81 played on the New Ulm grounds.