New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-08-02

7. Frank friedman of st. Paul and AL
win friedman and daughter, Hattie, of
Mapleton we're visiting with their pa
rents Sunday. Hattie will remain with
her grandparents until the close of school
vacation.
Rev. johnson of the Congregational
Ychurch leaves to-day on three weeks,
vacation, which he will spend near Min
neapolis. His pulpit during that time
will be filled by different ministers vol
unteering their services.
Next Sunday at $50 p. m. at Turner
Hall Mr.. Firgau will lecture English)
on: "Robert Ingersoll, an attempt of an
impartial estimate of his influence"
Fhe lecture will no doubt prove very
interesting, the demise of the famous in
fidel having occurred but couple of
weeks ago.
An unknown man was sandbsgged and
robbed of SIS by two tramps last week.
The latter gained his confidence while
here and accompanied him as far as the
blldge over the Minnesota. There the as
sault took place, and the highway rob-
bers found refuge in the tramp camp
across the river.
Mr.. Carlton, up to the close of this
season the principal of our high school,
has packed up all of his household goods
and left with his family for Manka:o,
where they will spend he remainder of
Mr.. Cartoons vacation. Shortly before
the opening of the schools Mr. Carlton
will return, and ship his goods to Dela-
no, Minn., where he accepted similar
position to the one held here.
Knowing fully we'll, that the local au-
thorities would run them in and punish
Them to the fullest extent OF ne law, a
arge number of tramps have rganized a
iegular camp meeting just across the river
in Nicollet county. The local authori-
ties are powerless there, and St. Peter
is too far away as to allow police inter-
| ference from the authorities of Nicollet
county. The camp of tramps is steady
menace to the quietude of New Ulm
and at the same time it offers safe re
treat for the lawless element. Some
thing must be done IN order to keep the
tramps away from here.
A. G. Clausen, re-appointed chief
grain inspector by the warehouse and
railroad commission last week, has sub
mitted his resignation to the above COM
mission. This resignation coming So
quickly on the heals of his re-appoint-
ment, must, of course be regarded as
controlled by partisan political consid-
GRAFTON, Mr.. Claasen, while he has held
the position of grain Inspector for some
fifteen years or so, without any great
fault being found with his personal ef-
fciency. acted during a great part of
that period as an active Republican
politician. His re-appointment could
not help but evoke more or less political
feeling, and his incumbency of the Of
fee, whether for longer or shorter
period, was certain to evoke more or
less political opposition. His own So
luton of the difficulty attending his ap-
pointment is the proper one. He chose
that course which any self-respecting
man in his position would have chosen.
His retention of the Office to which a
majority of the appointing board elected
him would, under the circumstances,
have proved very little more acceptable
to the bulk of the farmers of Minnesota
than to those actively concerned in state
politics.
What shall be the immediate result of
Mr.. Clausen's resignation ought to oe
deter mined hy the farmers OF the state.
His successor should virtually be their
appointee. His fitness for the place
from the purely expert standpoint
should be recognized as quickly as his
appointment is announced. He should
be absolutely above the influence o1
politics, and should be prepared to dc
justice to the grain growers of the state
as against all forms Of elevator or mill
ing influence. A fearless, incorruptible
man, who knows his business thoroughly
and will not fail to give the farmers thu
full benefit of his knowledge and hi.
courage, is the man who should bt
named as the successor of Mr.. Clausen
No mere Jealous politician will fill tht
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