New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-12-28
LIBRA TALK.
a. Public Meeting Held to Discuss the
Establishment of a Public Library
In, New U1m.

A ~ - . ~
and support public library is fact
realized by pretty near everybody.
But how is it to be secured2 That is
the question that puzzles.
To solve it, if possible, public meet
ing was held at Gebser's Hall last Tues
day evening. In the neighborhood Of
thirty prominent citizens were present
and the sentiment seemed to be all one
way. ..-...
G. A. Ottomeyer presided at the meet
ing and Attorney Noidale acted as scribe
Various plans we're suggested, but the
one which seemed most feasible was to
appoint committee to solicit for funds
Single subscriptions Of 800 have already
been offered, and it is thought that at
least 81 900 can be raised to start with.
With this amount at their disposal the
people interested feel that they can de-
mand of the city an annual appropria-
ton of 5000 or $500 for the library's
support.
The committee appointed to solicit
subscriptions consists o: DR.. Strickler,
Ferd. Crone, Prof. Ackermann, Rev
johnson and Attorney Somsen.
Frank Hensel of Morton spent Christ
mas here with relatives and friends.
Werner Boesch and family will leave
about the middle of January for Colo
RADIO and the coast.
John Siebenbrunner came up from
Yourg America Saturday to spend a few
days with his parents.
Jos. Goblilsch and JOS Sackel of La
fayette spent Christmas with Jos. Cob
lirsch of Redwood Falls.
Andrew johnson came home from O.
watonna Saturday to spend Christmas.
An drew is now employed on the Owa-
tonna journal.
Charley Engelbert, who has been in
the employ of F. H. Behnke for nearly
year, has accepted position with
Engelbert & Schmidt.
E. Fl. Dart, the Owatonna horticult-
uralist, will deliver an address before
the Brown County Horticultural Society
on the 10th of January.
| Prof. Critchett will read a paper be-
fore the state educational meeting in St.
Paul this week on "Rigid Discipline
and Earnest Work, or Entertainment in
the High School"
Alfred J. Vogel was the recipient of
the incest of all Christmas presents. His
wife presented him early Christmas
morning with little daughter, as charm
ing and healthy as one could wish for.
John 4. johnson has been re-elected
secretary of the Nicollet County Agri-
cultural Society for something like the
fifteenth time. johnson is an ideal Sec
rotary and to his continued services is
due in great measure the success of
the Nicollet county association.
The Germania Sisters have elected the
following officers: President, Mrs. Jos
Vogel; vice pre- sident, Miss Gustie Kueh'
NIL; secretary, Miss Amanda Frepzel; re-
csrding secretary, Miss Berndt; treasur
er, Mrs. Rudolph; guide, Mrs. Gratz
wardens, Mrs. Wicherski and Mrs. Pfe1f
fer; trustee, Mrs. Paulina Spoerhase.
J These from abroad were Christmas
+ visitors in New Ulm: Hugo Schleudel
and family of Springfield, Miss Annie
+ Gulden of LIE Sueur, John Koch of Can
f by, Richard Baasen of New Prague, VIM
Rcdtlck Of Minneapolis, Joseph Arbes
and brother of Claremont, Ernest Wesch
cke Of Springfield and Tony Herbeck O
Gaylord.
The local Home Forum lodge ha!
q elected new officers as follows: Prtsi
, dent, G.. A. Spelbrink; vice president
= Gottlieb Schmidt; secretary, Eugene
, Grossjean; treasurer, DR.. F. W. Fritscbe
r historian, Henry Goede; orator, DR.
Emil Mueller; porter, Hy. Kitzberger
guard, Fred Lehman medical examiner
DR.. L. A. Fritsche. ,s-.-
Lewdness under the cover of minstrel
sy; harlots in the gulse of public enter.
.tainers a travelling aggregation of scar
let women, wearing the costumes of the
Filipinos and besmeared with the paint
: of the bawd house such was Dunca1
. C.ark's female Minstrel show, given al
the Opera House last Friday evening
We draw the curtain on details 1T should
have been drawn en- the whole perform.
ancv at the hall that evening.
8 As has been the custom in the past