New Ulm review., 1900-08-01

The democratic state central commit
tee will meet in st. Paul tomorrow. j.
]. Green, editor of the News, is Brown
county member of the committee and
will doubtless be present at the meeting
which is for the purpose of organization
and other business.
Miss French of the Myrta French Op-
era Co., spent four years studying music
in Europe and sang Opera in Berlin,
Paris and Trieste. She speaks German,
French and Italian like native. Don't
fail to hear her sing the .The Last Rose
OF Summer" Sunday night.
Agent Beecher, of the C. s. N. W.,
has put up large bulletin board in the
Office of the Grand hotel on which will
at all times be displayed the arrival and
departure of trains over that road, It
will prove quite convenience to both
the public and the hotel people. =
Secretary Somsen of the Brown Coun-
ty Agricultural Society announces that
be has secured as one of the principal
attractions of the fair to be held next
month Wild West show which comes
here with the best of recommendations
from long run in Chicago. The full
list of attractions will be given latter.
Following is the score made by the
Gun and Rod Club last Thursday after
noon: Jos. Bobleter, II; E. r.. Barager,
5; F. W. Fritsche, 5; W. G. Alvin, s;
Einar Hoidale, 10; G. A. Hagberg, 5; J.
Muhs, II; F. Pfaender, 8; John Toberer,
IA; e.. Mueller, 10; A. J. Vogel, 16, B.
Stockman, 8; J. Krause, IA; G. Brust, g.;
A. L. Matter, 6.
In the condemnation proceeding in
which the M. & St. L. railway seeks to
construct side track to the Eagle mill
across the property of Peter Herian, and
in which the commission appointed by
Judge Webher fixed the damages at
$1,15O, the railway company has taken
an appeal to the district court. claiming
the amount awarded to be excessive.
August Hay, of Albert Lea, who for
the past two years has occupied the POSI-
ton of local editor of the Daily Tribune
Of that city, has accepted the position
of editor of the Journal If this city and
entered upon his duties this week. The
REVIEW extends the ri ght hand of fell
lowsh1p to Mr.. Hay and wishes him the
best of success and speedy and pleas
ant acquaintance here.
After an illness of several years Mrs.
Sophia Fiemeyer died last Wednesday
afternoon. She was SO years of age and
had been widow for 80 years and for
the past years had been living in this
city with her son Albert. Six children
survive her, three sons and three daugh-
ters, Joseph, Louis and Albert, all of
this city, Mrs. Carl Schwarz and Mrs.
Henry Voges of Courtland, and Mrs.
Frank Pfaff Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Says the Tracy Herald: New Ulm has
population nearly three times as large
as Tracy. There are five public school
buildings therefore OF eight rooms, one
of two rooms and three of one room
each. The total expense CT maintaining
these schools last year was exactly
$12,080.37. There are 600 pupils in
the schools, so that the per capita ex-
pense was about $40. The per capita of
Tracy is nearly $50, and this falls on
about one-thlrd as many taxpayers as
New Ulm has,
The board of trustees of the Martin
Luther college held meeting on Thurs
day of last week to decide upon the I'M
proVements and repairs at the col
lege for the coming year. Those present
we've Rev. G. J. Albrecht of New Tim,
Rev. K. F. Schulze of Mankato, F. H.
Retzlaf of New Ulm. It was decided
to build hall for gymnastic exercises
which will be built in college park about
200 feet south from the main build
ing. The new building will be 24x4O
feet, IA feet high and fitted with all the
necessary gymnastic appliances. Adjoin-
ing the new building large play ground
will be fitted up of sufficient size to per-
nit of ball games and other amusements.
The funeral of Carl Mueller of Spring
field took place in this city yesterday
afternoon under the auspices of the Ma.
sonic lodge of Springfield assisted by
the members of the order residing here.
Deceased had resided in Snrinpfield for