New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-06

LOCAL NEWS.


| J. A. Ludtka returned Monday from
a business trip to Huron, S. D.
TX Music lessons and instruction on
| the piano given by Miss Elsie III.
Eckstein.
| The regular meeting of the school
board, which was to have been held
last evening, was postponed one week.
Miss Jessie K. Hummel has been
compelled, on account Of i'll health, to
resign her position as a teacher in the
public schools, and has returned to
| her home at Dundas.
Statements of the condition of the
Brown County and New Ulm State
banks appear in this issue. Both are
safe and reliable, with their assets
constantly increasing.
| Postmaster Lewis B. Krook left last
night for blackberry, Arizona, where
he will visit for at least three weeks
with his brother, G.. G. Krook, who is
interested in a mine near there.
Robert P. Pfeifer and Miss Helen g..
Hempel were married at noon yester-
lay by Rev. c.. J. Albrecht. The groom
| is a son of Henry Pfeifer of this city,
but is employed as a cigarmaker at
Rochester. They will reside in that
city.
DR.. Martin Luther College has just
received a collection of mounted birds
and stuffed animals. This is part of a
collection formerly owned by the late
Mr.. Schroeder, a taxidermist of ST..
Paul, and was purchased forthe college
by ministers, teachers, and members
of the Lutheran Congregation in ST..
Paul.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Elenora L. Schneider and John
Kopetzki: which will be celebrated at
o'clock next Tuesday morning in Holy
Trinity Catholic church, Rev. Father
Sandmeyer officiating. The bride is a
daughter of Frank Schneider and the
groom is an efficient employe of the
Volksblatt and Journal Office.
Robbers broke into store at La
Sale Saturday night and secured S75
in cash. The postoffice is in a store
and a number of razors and knives
were taken. Two strangers who we're
| noticed hanging about the town are
suspected of being guilty and Chief
Klause has received circular from
| Sheriff Geo. W. Forsyth of STU ames,
giving descriptions Of the men.
Capt. John Buschers proposes to en-
force discipline in Company A. Three
absentees from the inspection Satur-
| day night will be fined ST each for non
attendance and if they refuse to pay
the assessment will be arrested and
court-m artialed. In the past the COM
pany commander has always been toll
Grant but several members have exhib-
! tied disposition to abuse their privi-
leges and he will make an example of
the three latest offenders.
A report has been circulated that as
soon as the Minnesota Central Tele-
phone company completes the improve
ments contemplated upon the New Ulm
exchange an increase in rates will be
announced. This, however, is vigOr-
ously denied by the resident directors
of the company. Last week a carload
of 5Ofoot poles were shipped in by the
company and if the council refuses to
grant the opposition franchise tonight
the balance of the poles and material
will be ordered at once.
In the suit brought by Mrs. Anna
Hofer against VIM. Durbahn to obtain
possession of property on State street
occupied by the latter. Judge Weber
last week handed down a decision in
favor of the defendant, holding that
Mrs. Hofer has no right Or little in
the real estate. The latter's attorney,
J. II. Long of Mankato, was here
Thursday. AS the action was an eject
ment case he has the right to demand
a trial and it will come before the
district court at the May term.
) E. B. Velikanje came down from
Minneapolis last Wednesday for the
purpose of looking after some business
) matters in Mulligan township. He hac
. with him a number Of large photo
graphs relative to the Klondike region
one being photograph of the agri
cultural products that took leading
premiums at the annual fair. The pro
ducts included most all of the small
fruits, potatoes and vegetables of al
kinds, as we'll as wheat, oats and hay
| To those not familiar with life il
l Alaska the pictures were of no LITTLE
| interest. Mr.. Velikanje, as we'll as hi