New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-21
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LOCAL NEWS.
Observation-Disclosures

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S. D. Peterson made a business trip
to St. Paul and Minneapolis Monday.
A. W. Bingham returned Monday
from a business trip to Winona and
Chicago. +.
Mrs. J.. G. Rothenburg- of Spring
field, arrived Monday evening for a
visit at the Stricken home. H. -s
A. J. Meyer and wife went to ST..
Paul Sunday, where Mrs. Meyer con-
suited DR.. Williams, an eye specialist
/Chas. Baltrusch, Jr., has accepted
a position with Ell. Busse, the whole
sale tobacconist of Minneapolis, as
travelling salesman.
Mail Carrier Adolph Burmeister
went to Minneapolis Sunday to spend
his vacation. Carrier Hofmeister is
attending to his duties.
M. Mullen and Chas. Stuebe go to
South Dakota today to arrange for
the Minnesota and Dakota Cattle COM
pamy's first shipmentto Chicago, which
will be made Saturday.
Emil Gebhardt and Mrs. Selma
Waibel, both of this city, were united
in marriage at the home of the former
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Judge Brandt performed the ceremony.
A gasoline stove in Henry Koehler's
residence on Washington street ex-
ploded yesterday afternoon and the
department was called out. Before
the arrival of the firemen, however,
the blaze had been extinguished.
New Ulm Chapter, No. 81, R. A. M,
will entertain on the evening of Octo-
Der Both. At $50 o'clock there will
be banquet and this is to be followed
by social and reception. The Chap
tiers in Sleepy Eye and Springfield will
be invited to attend.
Brown county produced 4, $50 bushels
Of apples last year, according to the
report of J. J. Lomen, state COM
missioner of statistics, and ranked
fifth among the counties Of the state,
Winona county taking first place.
This county has total of 18, 092 apple
trees, 6,272 of which bear fruit.
Meta Able, the 17-year-old daughter
of Christian Able, died at St. Alexan-
der's hospital Monday night of ap-
pendicitis. The girl was taken to the
hospital Sunday noon suffering with
the disease and an operation was per-
formed, but the efforts to save her
life proved unavailing. She will be
buried tomorrow from the Lutheran
church.
Joseph Traurig died at his home on
North Minnesota street last Wednes-
day at the age of 81 years after a long
illness with asthma. Deceased was an
old resident of the township of Lafa-
yette but had lived in New Ulm for
about seven wears. He leaves a son
and five daughters, all of whom are
married. The funeral was held Satur-
day from the Catholic church in ST..
George.
Mankato papers Monday contained
the startling intelligence of the defal-
cation of A. A. Buck, assistant cash
Ter of the Mapleton bank. He is short
some $4,000, which he owns to, and
has left the country. He is the son of
Judge Buck of Mankato and has al
ways had the confidence and esteem OF
the business men of both Mankato and
Mapleton. The news was made known
by his own confession.
Mrs. Joseph Wech died at her home
north of the city early yesterday morn
ing after lingering illness covering
the last five years. She was 81 years
of age, having been born in Bohemia
Oct. 20, 1851. Nearly thirty years ago
she came to America and she had long
resided in New Ulm. She is survived
by her husband and five grown child
rem, three daughters and two sons.
Funeral services will be held from the
Catholic church tomorrow morning.
"An American Gentleman''played to
very poor house at Turner theatre,
in this city, last night. The perform
ance is entitled to better reception by
the public. It is we'll staged and the
parts are all we'll taken. Carina is,
she we'll deserves to be the star of the
play. She has the appearance of
natural and unaffected purity and the
impression she leaves is that of the
highest type of pure morals and true
womanood in the face of most adverse
circumstances. Her acting is true
and remarkably free from staginess.
She is queen in every respect. The
moral of the play is worthy of the
highest commentator and leaves the
audience with a high idea of true
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