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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03

Mrs. E. J. Edwards, who leaves the
last of the week for California to spend
the winter with her brother, President
David Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford
university, was the honor guest at de-
hghtfully informal reception this after
Ladies' Social Circle Of the Church of
the Redeemer, but the guests included
many friends Of Mrs. Edwards outside
the church who came to say good-by.
The November flower, the chrysanthe-
mum, was used to decorate the parlors
and the shaggy blossoms in yellow
and maroon and yellow and white were
most effective in Grueby bowls and cop
per jugs. Mines. s. S. Linton, Adolph
Blitz, Deery, Stoft and AL Paris re-
ceived with Mrs. Edwards and Mrs.
William Boardman and Miss Ida Nav
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03

Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene A. Merrill for recep-
ton be given Friday evening, Nov.
s for the Teachers club -; -, ~ 3@'>,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03

Astrakhan, Mink, Persian,
Seal, Squirrel, Sable. The Plymouth Flu
Mfg. Floors third and sixth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03

Miss Florence Welles gave cotil-
lion last evening at her home, on Oak
Grove street, for Miss Alice Smith and
Charles F. Hepburn. The twenty-four
young people of the bridal party were
the guests. and Miss Kimberly, who is
visiting Miss Harrington, and Miss
Buckwater, the guest Of Miss Gilfllan,
were also present. It was a Halloween
german, and the orchestra played from
behind screen Of autumn leaves, while
bright-c olored leaves, iack-o-1anterns and
the fall flowers decked the rooms. The
favors included witches caps and sill
yer hearts for the girls, and broom
sticks and cocktail spoons for the men.
Supper was served in the diningroom,
where the small tables were gay with
yellow chrysanthemums.
In the afternoon Miss Smith was, the
homer guest at a luncheon which Mrs.
E. R. Barber gave at her home, on Park
avenue. Covers were placed for ten, and
the name cards had miniatures of the
bride and were tied with pink gauze
ribbon. Bride roses in Japanese
basket were in the center of the table
while white chrysanthemums tied with
the pink gauze marked Miss Smith Is
place.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03

BURNETT'S VANILLA EXTRACT
Is sold by all the best grocers everywhere try II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03
Boys Waists, I9c

Odds and Ends Of boys waists, con-
sisting of fancy percales and sateens,
go Friday at this price-regularly sold
at Csc and Soc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03
Boys Underwear, 33c

Heavy wool feeced shirts and drawers
in all sizes garments always sold at
5(lc-chnica Friday. 33c.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
BALLOON FOR HIGH ATTITUDES
London Maker Designs Craft Making
Aerial Navigation Possible at
Height of Twenty Miles.

Eustace Short, London balloon
maker, has. designed a craft for making
aerial navigation possible at a height
of Is or 20 miles above the earth's sur
face. 1t is believed nobody ever reached
an altitude of more than six and half
miles, while 1872 is the limit reached by
a balloon carrying self-registering in
struments.
The journey into the air is to be
made without the accompaniment of
gasping for breath, bleeding at the nose,
and other discomforts. The balloon
car, which is not really car at all, but
steel ball seven feet in diameter, is
filed with compressed air. The occu-
pants will be Theoretically sealed inside
the shell.
The ballast will be carried in cone
shaped vessel hung between the ball
and balloon. The steel of the shell will
be sixteenth OF an inch thick. Short
intends the balloon for scientific OBJ
servat1ons at great heights, and asserts
1t will be perfectly safe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
COURTL-AND.

The CORTLAND Creamery company's
manager, VIM. Hers, will move back
into the company's dwelling this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Fl. Doty went to St.
Peter Saturday, to remain until Mon
day.
G. G.. Etter has been engaged as fire.
man for the school house.
w. F. Siege has sawed up his SUM
mer's wood with his horse power cir
cular saw
Mr.. Kundsen and party did not rent
Dan Williams farm. Mr.. Kundsen
remains with Mr.. Doty.
Mr.. Schlock has sold his interest in
the saloon business to VIM. Barber
ich.
G. w. Schlottmann is fitting his
store up with cabinet containing
drawers to hold his hardware.
Our teachers, Miss Marley and Miss
Feldmann, scholars and some OF their
friends, had social in the school
building Thursday.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
RECORD MARRIAGE CEREMONY
New Jersey Justice Ties Knot in
Quick Time of Thirty-Nine
Seconds.

Justice of the Peace Frank P. Leblanc,
of Jersey City, N. j., claims that to him
belongs the record of performing the
quickest marriage ceremony on record.
It was all the fault of the bride, who
begged him to get a move on as she
wanted to catch train
.'The couple were short witness
when met them by appointment in q
hotel, the justice said. 81 called a bell
boy, whom l intended to send for a
witness. He popped his head inside the
door, and the bride exclaimed: What
a nice boy! Won't he do?' Certainly
said /, If you want him. He's old
enough
Then the couple held hands, the man
quickly produced ring, and l ratified
through the ceremony in a jiffy. Time,
80 seconds"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
New Fad OF Collectors.

Clefmania,' is a comparatively mod
ern form Of the collecting craze. Itcon-
sists of an irresistible ambition to gath
er together keys Of all sorts, sizes and
shapes One victim to the habit, wom-
an, openly confessed recently to having
travelled over loo, 900 miles in pursuit Of
her hobby, during which time she had
expended, entirely on keys, quite q
respectable fortune Her collection
comprises the key OF the Nuremberg
iron virgin; one said to have belonged
to CIeopatra's jewel case; huge iron
specimen from the Tower Of London,
picked up in Wardour street shop;
the one that used to unlock Anne Hath
away's cottage at Stratford on Avon,
and many others equally curious and In
terestfng.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
A GIRL sWITcHTENDER.
Only One Employed in That Capacity
in United States Is But Ia
Years of Age.

The only girl switchtender in the
United States is Nancy May Shrive, the
14-year-old daughter of the family
which keeps the Violet Hill dollhouse
on the Baltimore pike, half a mile from
York, Pa.
One of the lines of the York County
Traction company passes the dollhouse.
a spur Of the line runs westward, a half
mile distant. 1t is at the beginning of
this spur that Nancy has been throw
ing the switch for the passing cars ever
since the two lines were opened two
years years ago. In sunshine and cold,
in storm, rain or snow, the little switch
woman leaves the dollhouse to perform
the. duty of throwing the switch when
she hears the sound of an approaching
electric car.
Nancy's services as switchtender
for the traction company were at first
voluntary. She observed that the mo-
tormen would be required to leave the
cars and throw the switch themselves.
One day she procured a pick-handle,
carved one end of it down to point,
and with this she would slide the switch.
The motormen and conductors, in ap-
probation of this labor, would almost
daily give her small tips. One day the
superintendent saw the girl performing
the work, and few days later he sent
her switch bar which she now uses,
and recommended the company to give
her compensation. She now receives a
small stipend on pay days.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
70 REsURREcT BURIED TOWN.


For the past 81 years the town OF
Hndostan, Ind. has been practically
dead. Previous to that time it had en-
Joyed boom and was looked upon az
the future metropolis of White river.
It had an excellent water power, which
was used for milling purposes. But
one by one the families that settled there
meved away, and for half a century
there has scarcely been a trace of the
once fourishing village.
In 1915 company of eastern capital
lists was formed and town laid out at
the falls Sawmills, gristmills, the
Hinostan Stone company, and various
! other enterprises were started and did
hourishing business for several years.
The power to operate these plants was
procured by dam erected across the
i river at the falls.
After many years successful opera
ton, an epidemic locally called the black
plague appeared, and literally swept
the town from the face of the earth.
me county seat and county buildings
We're removed to another town. and
l d0Q
business Of the place, which then was
rival to Vincennes Henderson and
Louisville. The houses were removed
destroyed by the elements or permit
ted to decay, and for more than 60
years the old site Of the town has been
cultivated farm land To-day there is
no trace of the once Furnishing town.
| Recently northern Indiana capitalists
have been investigating the water pow
| er and the Indiana Hydraulic company
| has been formed, with the purpose of
utilizing it for manufacturing pur-
poses.
A traction company has Just been or
gained to construct an electric railway
from Vincennes to Shoals, with branches
from Shoals to West Baden and Indian
Springs The company also proposes the
erection of dam and power house at
Shoals, as we'll as Hindostan, and it Is
said work will be commenced soon.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
ALL HEssIANs Els ENEnIEs.
Sfory 81 Revolutionary Soldier WI.
Wss Badly Bitten Up Because
Of Hatred Of Them.

Daniel M. Armstrong, now SO years
old, has been tor many years citizen Of
Sumner eounty, Kan. The father of Mr..
Armstrong served in the revolutionary
war, and he is one of the few Americans
who can boast of such close connec-
ton with the birth of our government.
The grandfather of Mr. Armstrong was
smuggled away from Scotland to escape
the consequences of revolution in
which he had engaged. He remained in
the hold of . ship while the ship was
taking cargo at Scottish port. Arriv-
ing IN America, he enlisted in Washing
tons army. Being incapacitated for
duty, he offered his youngest son, the
father OF the Kansas Armstrong, to take
his place in the army. AS the boy was
but 16 years old, Washington asked to
see him before he was enlisted, and the
boy went to Washington's camp and
with his rifle hit half dollar which
Washington put up at a given distance
to test his craftsmanship. The lad
served until the war was over, seeing
the surrender Of Yorktown. He was
tWASC 0ACC Ny d 9Uu1l0L LII LuO
thigh. His other wound was in his right
wrist, and he always contended it was
inflicted by Hessian with bayonet in
q hand-to-hand fight. This fact had an
important bearing on his after life.
From that day forward every time a
Hessian spoke to him, Armstrong
promptly knocked the Hessian down,
whoever he might be, and regardless of
his size or age. This led to innumerable
fist fights. One characteristic of the Hes
sian was that he would always bite his
antagonist. AS a result, when Joseph
Armstrong died he did not have whole
finger or thumb. Some part of them all
had been bitten off by the Hessians with
whom he had fought.
This revolutionary Armstrong must
have been lusty chap. When he be-
came the father of the Kansas Armstrong
in 1920 he was upward of so years old.
He lived to be IS and died in Pennsyl-
vania
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
Tax Collection Dates.

County Treasurer John Schneider
has announced the dates when he will
collect taxes in Sleepy Eye, Spring
field, Comfrey and Hanska. BE will
spend two days in both the former and
one day in each of the smaller places.
February 9Th and 9Th he will be at the
First National bank Of Sleepy Eye,
the 10th and 11th at the State Bank OF
Springfield, the 18th at the State
Bank of Comfrey and the 18th at the
State Bank of Hanska.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
Hay as a Valuable cron.

Ordinary persons who undertake to
name in order the four most valuable
crops raised in this country during the
past year will probably, if turning to
the statistics for verifcation, lose con-
fdence In the afnciency Of their in
formation. Everybody, OF course,
would include cotton, and probably a
majority would put corn first. But few
would include hay, and fewer still would
place 1t above wheat. This, however, is
the order corn, cotton, hay and wheat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
GIRL BRIDEsn ARE FEWER.
London Authority Declares Number
of Marriages Under Age Is Stead
lily Growing Less.

The interesting announcement that
among the fashionable marriages short
ly to be solemnized in London there is an
unusual number of "girl brides has led
some people to suppose that fashion is
again in favor Of early marriages.
This is not so. An official has declared
that the average age for matrimony is
steadily rising.
"This may be SEEM he said, "by the
statistics of marriage with minors.
Between the years 1860 the num-
Der of male Infants as the law calls
them, was IT'S out of every 1000 mar
riages, and of child wives there were
217 per 1000.
Every year since then the number
has dropped The last statistics (for
1900 give only so husbands and so
wives who were registered as under
age out of every 1000.
Among the very poor, child marriages
are still rather numerous, and in the
ranks of the wealth there are also many
girl wives.
In the one case extreme poverty is a
direct incentive to early marriage, be-
cause there is none of that sense of .skeep-
ing up position" which acts as a pre-
ventive among the middle classes, and
a working wife is looked up as an addi-
tional source of income.
On the other hand, of course, wealthy
man finds no drawback to his position
by marrying young.
In the middle class, On the contrary,
men with limited incomes are becoming
more and more chary of plunging into
the "extravagance" of matrimony.
The thousand little luxuries of modern
days are now looked upon as necessities,
and these make life more expensive.
Women also are not content with the
same modest households and the same
quiet life which satisfied their mothers.
Consequently the average age of mar
rage is constantly rising.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
INTER- STATE STILL LEADS
Remains at Head of ALI Minnesota
Companies.
Association Held Its Annual Meet
ing Monday.
Old Board of Directors and Officers
Reelected.

Policy holders of the Inter State Ac-
cident and Relief associ alton gathered
in the Offices of the company Monday
afternoon. The meeting was called to
order by the president G.. w. Barnes,
who stated that the meeting was called
under the provisions of the law which
requires that an annual meeting shall
be held regularly. He stated that the
business of the year had been very
satisfactory, as much if not more bust
ness being done than the previous year
and that the association still held the
lead over any similar organization in
the state. He was pleased to state that
the success was due mostly to the
hearty support received fromthe people
of New Ulm and to the earnest, ener-
getic work of the district agents. He
also stated that during the three years
of its existence the association had
avoided any suits for claims and had
paid much larger per cent of claims
than other accident associations.
The election Of a board of directors
then followed and by unanimous vote
the board was made up as follows: G..
w. Barnes, 0. G. Stricken, Einar
Hoidale, w. r. Hodges and Jos. Bob
Letter. The report of the secretary and
treasurer gives the following showing:
RESOURCES.
Amount net ledger assets Dec. 81 'O2 S 2,3lO64
In hands of agts Dec. 81, '03 2.64319
Gross amt membership fees 5,325OO
Premiums or ass ,mtS.
special benefits - $4,000
Temp'ry dis benefits 15,95892 16 50892
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
A VEST POCKET DOcToR.

Never IN the way, no trouble to carry,
easy to take, pleasant and never failing
in results are DeWitt's Little Early
Risers. A vial Of these little pills in the
.vest-pocket is certain guarantee against
headache, biliousness, torpid liver and
all of the Ills resulting from constipation.
They tonic and strengthen the liver.
Sold by all druggists.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
LOCAL NEWS.

VIM. Becherer and wife of Fairfax,
are in the city the guests of friends.
Miss Emma Kruschke spent several
days with Fairfax friends last week.
Mrs. G. W. Nicholson of Minneap-
oils, is being entertained by New Ulm
friends.
Attorney J. H. Long of Mankato,
was here yesterday, appearing in the
Baltrusch trial.
A bowling match is scheduled to
take place this evening on Bricks
alleys between the Eagle Mill and
Crone Bros. teams.
Glasses that FIT. Prof. Myer will
be at c.. G.. Reim's Saturday, Jan.
Both, and Monday, Feb. lst.
Miss Julia Peterson of St. Paul, and
Fred Schuette, we'll known in New Ulm,
were married yesterday at the home Of
G. H. Helmes in St. Paul. The wedding
took place at o'clock in the evening
and after the ceremony the bridal
couple left for the east.
Arthur the young son Of J. P. Hag-
berg of Lafayette, passed away last
night at St. Alexander hospital. The
boy was operated upon for appended
It's fortnight ago but his death was
due to obstruction of the bowels. He
was thirteen years old.
Headaches from eye strains are
cured only by properly fitted glasses.
Prof. Myer will be in New Ulm, at G.
G. Reim's, Saturday, Jan. Both, and
Monday, Feb. LIST.
County politics is beginning to be
discussed in casual way. There is
a rumor that Andrew Amann of this
city, will be a candidate at the pri-
mary for the democratic nomination
for county treasurer and the republic
cans of this commissioner district are
said to favor Louis J. Buenger as a
candidate for a place on the county
board
Ludwig Wild, young farmer of
West Newton, died at ST. Alexander
hospital last night He was taken i'll
less than three weeks ago with an at
tack of brain fever and was brought
to the hospital Saturday. Deceased
was nearly rs years of age and his
parents reside at Jordan. He was
married two years ago and his young
wife survives. The funeral will be
held from his late home at 1:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon and interment will
be made in the Methodist cemetery in
West Newton.
"Bobn O'Keefe, formerly of this city,
seems to. be mergerite. Of his
plans for consolidation the Fair
fax Standard has the following: At
torney r. E. O'Keefe of Franklin, was
a pleasant caller at the Standard Office
ON Tuesday. Mr.. O'Keefe is seriously
contemplating the organization of a
stock company for the erection and
maintenance OF rural telephone lines
embracing all Renville county. The
time is not far distant when every
farmer will have a telephone in his
own home, and after it is once installed
he will wonder how it happened that he
had been able to do without ii SO long.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
sErr1Ne a sR1sonEn FnRr.

A man with rheumatism is prisoner.
His letters are none the less CALLING be-
cause they are invisible. To him Perry
Davis Painkiller comes IA llberator.
Rubbed well into the swollen, stiftened
joints it not merely drives away the pain,
It makes the muscles pllable 80 that che
prisoner becomes free man. There is
but ono Painkiller, Perry Davis IS and
so cents.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
Institute for ST. George.

DIR. Q. G. Stricken received word
yesterday from DR.. J. G. Curryer of
st. Paul, that the petition of West
Newton residents for state. farmers
institute had been granted. The meet
ing will be held at st. George and will
be for one day. Although the date has
not been definitely decided upon, It
will take place about March 18th.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
Chauce for somebody.

It seems strange, says the Chicago
Daily News, that some OF the political
patent medicine mixers are not around
offering Japan and Russia superior
brand Of arbitration warranted to work
equally well in cold and warm coun-
tyiss.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
About Long Enough.

About Long Enough.
Colombia intimates that she would
light in = minute. But, remarks the
Louisville Courier Journal, would much
moro time than that be ne4ded1
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27

Many people in New Ulm gladly
testify to the great benefit received by
glasses fitted by Prof. Myer. He will
be here, at G. G. Reim's jeWelry store,
Saturday, Jan. Both, and Monday,
Feb. Ist.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27

Marshal Peter j. Pint of Sanborn,
receives 5000 reward for the capture OF
John Sullivan. His application for
horse thief bounty was given hear
ing by Judge Weber Saturday and
the court granted his request. The
order was made the same day and
Clerk of Court John Larson issued a
warrant for the amount.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-24

the military academy at West Point
last spring, and was assigned to the
above command. Fort Myer, which
is adjacent to Washington, was the
place where the command was sta
toned. Information is limited in the
premises. but it appears that careless
ness, not on the part of Mr.. CubbiSon,
caused the accident. The war depart
Mark Thompson, of Norton, Kas,
son of Judge L. F. Thompson, of that
city, is in Washington taking the ex-
animation for a commission in the
marine corps. He was designated for
this examination at the request of
Senator Long: Mr.. Thompson is a
young man of 70 years, spiendidiy
elementary military experience. He is
reasonably certain of passing the ex-
animation. A commission in the ma
rine corps is greatly prived-
A number of Kansans officially con-
nected with the postoffice department,
on leave, have all returned to their work.
In the list are: ]. L. Bristow, fourth as
sistant postmaster general; w. E. Coch-
ran, purchasing agent for the department.;
w. r. SpiIlman superintendent of rural
free delivery; Homer. Hoch, acting chief
of the appointment division of the fourth
assistant postmaster generals office
Added to this number was R. NJ. Fulton.
Observation-Disclosures at Cincinnati.
J. H. Mcpherson has been appointed
financial clerk in the Wichita postoffice,
vice p. A. Rohrbaugh, who resigned to re-
turn to his former home in West Virginia.
Mr.. Mcpherson is one of Representative
M eeretaTx of the eve6fb fF src
congressional committee and an active
young party WORKER; MI Mt Eohrbaugh was
ture. The place is not within the CLASH
fed service, being the only one of conse-
quence in the Wichita postoffice which is
not.