New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-03

Residents of Home township have
petltloned for county ditch to run
| through sections 20, q, % and 20. It
| Will be acted uponby thecommiss
at meeting on August Both.
Sunday was a perfect day for picnic
and outing parties and New Ulm folks
made the most of it. One party of
young people spent the day at Red
stone, while the Katzenjammer club
had an outing at Alwin's bridge.
Johnson & Co., of Minneapolis, the
contractors who are building the bridge
across the Minnesota river at the
Cummins ferry, expect to complete the
span by September 10Th. The bridge
will be 200 feet long and is to cost
s34OO.
A voting contest now being con-
Quoted by the Minneapolis Tribune
has two automobiles. two $3.50 pianos
and 104 round trips to the worlds
fair as prizes. New Ulm is represent
ed among the candidates by Mrs. Max
Burg.
A. P. Brooks left Saturday for st.
ILouis, Mo. In that city he will be
joined by DR.. L. A. Gebhardt and the
two will go to Chattanooga, Tenn,
for brief visit. On their return they
are to spend some time at the worlds
fair.
Local people are endeavoring to ar
range picnic of the Hermann Sons
order to be given on Sunday, August
28th, for the benefit of the monument
fund. It is proposed to have an excur-
sion train run in here from the Twin
Cities.
Robert Weinger was brought down
from Comfrey Thursday to serve a
sentence of sixty days in the county
jail. He and Walter Odell were ar
rested for breaking into the saloon of
Herman Nemitz, but Odell was dis
charged.
Harriet Schmidt secured two unique
photographs of the high diver while
the carnival was exhibiting in New
Ulm. One shows the man standing in
| position to leap into the tank, while in
/! the other he is in mid-air after his
! jump from the tower.
The Misses Lou Baasen and Grace
! Mol To Ia Va;
morning to call upon DR.. John Baasen.
The latter is manager of the Eau
Claire, Wis, base ball team, which
played against the fast Renville team
at Fairfax on that day.
Editor Harold Dresser of the Hans
ka Herald, was in the city Saturday.
Editor. Dresser expects to leave Hans
ka late in August and after visiting
the worlds fair will return to the
University of Minnesota to complete
his course in dentistry.
/ Alfred Boock is at Marshall super
intending the erection of the new brick
mill being built by the Marshall Mill
! ing company. Improvements to cost
between $4,000 and 800, 900 are being
made and the plant will have daily
capacity of l ZOO barrels of flour.
i A. Schmitt reached New Ulm Satur.
day from his home in Cincinnati an6
is renewing his acquaintance among
the older residents. Although "A
years of age Mr.. Schmitt is still hale
!, and hearty and it is real pleasure
for New Ulm people to greet their ole
friend.
Lillian Trask, daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Bert Trask, is not deriving much
enjoyment from her vacation. Severa
) weeks ago she fell and injured one O
| her knees, and has since been confined
to the house. Under the care of a ply
stefan she is improving, however. ant
soon will be able to be about.
:, July was something of a dam
month itself, according to the repor
of Voluntary Weather Observer An
drew j. EckStein. There were 81,
5 thunder storms and the total precipi
e tation was 500 inches. The meal
a temperature of the month was $685.
q with the maximum of 96aoccurring o.
n the 18th and the minimum of 48 on tn
23d.