New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-08-09
FlREMEN,S PICNIC.

city by the fire department can't be ap-
preciated high enough by the citizens.
Their task is a hard one. Up to date
they have proven their efficiency to such
degree as to insure safety from any
dangers of fire. It is but fair that the
boys of the fire department. should be
assisted in any of their undertakings
and as they are arranging for grand
picnic at Hermann's Park. Sunday Au-
gust Goth, we would call the special
attention of the citizens in general to-
this fact. Each citizen should feelsin
duty bound, to make pilgrimage to the
Hermann's Park on that day and to take
his family along. The boys are up to
date and promise good time to ev-
cry visitor. Arrangements for amuse-.
ments of all kinds are being made, any
emergency is taken in consideration and
the whole city should turn out to the
alarm sounded by the department. in
Hermann's Park Sunday August Goth.
John Do Hd, if this be his name, was
caught with a good. sized package"
Friday night by night police Rolwes.
He admitted the ownership of the pack
age and was sent to Jail for six days, at
bread-and-water diet by Justice Hen
ningsen. o.. So :.. 4 r@<s& =.
Chas. Grussendorf, representing the
Home Ins. Co. Of New York, was the
first one to pay the amount awarded by
adjusters in the Saverien fire. The
amount is comparatively small, Mr.. Saw
erien carrying but small amount of in
surance in that company.
Mike Dolan Was brought before JUS
tice Henningsen Monday ard was SEN
fenced to 6 days Jail on bread and water
diet. j. Brennan, released from custody
a few days ago, after serving eight days
was rearrested Sunday for drunkenness
and sentenced to jail for fourteen days
on a bread and water diet, except every
third day. .'.s s. :.
The poem "The Man with the sHoe,"o1
which we give elsewhere IN this issue, is
deemed the best production of this year.
The author, Prof. Edwin Markham of
Oakland, Cal., has written many poems,
but this one is the first to gain for him
national reputation. he had been look
ing upon Millet's painting of the same
name, and the being he portrays in his
poem is European rather than American.
The secret of many an old world revo-
luton is told in the poem. 4
Mrs. Fl. L. Beecher gave party Thurs
day to the members ofher sunday-school
class which she taught in the Presbyter-
ian Sunday school while IN St. Peter.
The following young ladies came from
that place, the guests of their former
teacher: Misses Ida Ransom, Louise
Merit, Ethel George, Maude Hulett,
Grace Bossout, Edith and Lulu Ribble,
Nellie Williams, Ethel Whipple. Matte
Krohn, Mary Walter, Evelyn Kneeland
and Irene Gault.
G. A. Firgau will give course of lec-
lures (German) on the second classical
period of German literature: First lee.
ture Introductory the Storm and Stress
Movement. Its revolutionary tendencies:
Lenz, H. L. Wagner, Klinger, Schubert,
Mailer, Millel, Fir. stolberg, Buerger,
Heinse. Conservative influences: Justus
Noeser. The outcome of the movement.
The lecture is to be: delivered SUNDAY
morning at II o'clock at Turner Hall. =
Fred spoerhase Of this city is the pro-
prietor of a driving attraction which
promises to be very popular as we'll as
very profitable. He is the owner Of the
famous pacing mare Nan Wilkes. 2 20.
and highly educated spaniel dog, Max.
The mare is hitched to an ordinary sulky.
The dog leads the mare from the stall to
the grand stand, ,holdlng the leading strap
in his mouth. As soon as this strap is
removed, the dog jumps to his place on
the seat of the sulkY, and sits down.
When the reins are handed to him, he
takes them in his mouth, drives to the
score, turns and comes down the track.
This scoring continues until the word
$50" is given, when the circuit of the
track is made at remarkable speed. At
the end the outfit stops in front Of the
judges stand and reports. Thedog there
upon jumps from his seat and leads the
mare to the stable. These wonderful an
imals give their celebrated exhibitions
each day at the Minnesota State Fair,