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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
LIFE CRUSHED OUT BY ICE BOB
Seyen-year oId Sleepy Eye Boy Tries to Catch on,
But Slips.

Whiletrying to catch on a bob heavi-
sly ladened with ice Thursday after
noon in Sleepy Eye, Albert Anderson,
seven years old, was run over and
fatally injured. The little fellows
foot slipped just as he thought he had
a good hold, he fell, and the runner
passed over his abdomen.
The boy, now unconscious, was
taken to the home Of Fred Koehne,
where his mother was visiting at the
time. The poor woman, almostfrantic,
nearly tainted when she saw the mo-
tionless form, but the quick assistance
of friends restored her.
In the meantime a physician was
sent for and everything was done to
save the lads life. But it was of no
avail and he died at ten o 'clock Thurs
day evening. Funeral services. were
held Sunday afternoon at the Ger
man Lutheran church.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
Draeeed bV Lines Over Snow.

: w. FL. Gieseke and DR.. Weiser had
a thrilling midnight experience Sun
day which included runaway ride
down a long hill and a number of
bumps for the livery man. The two
were out in the country on a profess
sional call and were riding in sleigh
with slightly defective rear hobs. In
descending the Fortwengler hill near
the Cottonwood river, the bob refused
to work and Mr.. Gieseke was thrown
out Of his seat onto the ground. The
horses started to gallop but he still
held onto the lines and was dragged
over the snow .or several blocks before
he finally turned the team into field
and stopped it. Aside from few
bruises Mr.. Gieseke was none the
worse for his experience.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
TRIES TO STOP SISTERS WEDDING
But Editor Paul Dehnei Is Run Out Of Fairfax
Instead.

He tried to break up his sister S
wedding, but instead got run out of
town by the mayor. This is the ex-
perience of Paul F. Dehnel. editor OF
the Chaska Herald and at one time an
employe on a New Ulm paper, accord
ing to the Fairfax Standard
Paul's sister, Miss Mary, it seems,
had given her heart to a young fellow,
John Timm by name, the marriage
license had been procured and all was
ready for the tie that binds, when
brother rushes into town and declares
that he forbids the bans, that he ''Wil
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
SICK OLD MAN FREEZES in BED
Body of Peter Schoffka Found in shanty on
CITY Outskirts.

Frozen stiff in bed the body of Peter
Schoffka was found in the little shanty
on the outskirts of the city where he
made his home, last Wednesday after
noon by his friend George sGoetz, who
had just returned from an absence of
nine months.
Schoffka was a man 81 years old
and was q sufferer from bladder dis
ease. It is supposed that he was
taken sick and being unable to build a
fire or prepare food took to his bed
and lay there helpless until death from
freezing overlook him.
He could not have lain dead long,
as he was seen in town several days
before he was found.
The shanty in which the old man
lived belonged to Goetz, but Schofka
was fairly we'll to do. He had on his
person 5000 in cash and a certificate OF
deposit for $3.50 on the State Bank OF
Fairfax. Besides this he had a deco
to eighty acres of land in Renville
county.
Schofka came to New Ulm in 1877:
from Saxony, Germany, and had nj
relatives in this country, although b,
y as two brothers in the F'atherland.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
STUDENT ACTORS WIN APPLAUSE
High School Pupils Appear in Comedy Drama a
Opera House Friday.

Hick'ry Farm, a pretty little comedy
drama, was presented at the Opera
house Friday night by a company of
high school players in a style which
won unstined praise from all.
The play was given under the auspi-
ces of the athletlc association and as
the funds we're to go for good cause,
a wide interest was taken in the aft air.
Seats sold early and none were left
empty when the curtain rose on the
first act,
The students had been drilling for a
considerable time on their parts but
those on the outside did not suspect
that there was so much dramatic talent
In the school as was shown. Each part
was well taken and the whole perform
ance went off without hitch.
The story of the play centers aroun d
the scoundrelism of Gilbert Darkwood
and his stool, Uriah Skinner. The former
entices the daughter of Zeke Fortune
away from home, and robs the bank
where the old man keeps his savings,
and both accomplish the theft of Zeke's
farm, leaving him penniless. Fortu-
nately the villainy of Darkwood is un-
masked at the right moment and every
thing turns out happily. Alderman
Lawrence McKeigan and Mrs. Dodge
furnish the comedy of the play with
their humorous Wooing.
Raymond .Tuni played the part of
the alderman and was really funny,
and Miss Viola Schell as Mrs. Dodge
made a great hit. She read her lines
we'll and showed an unusual amount
of dramatic. talent.
Miss Maude Hagberg as Jessie
Fortune, the daughter who is induced
to elope by the william Darkwood, was
pretty and made very granddaughter.
She played her part we'll.
Otto Burmeister as Darkwood, had
difficult part to play but more than
rose to the requirements, and at times
Hooked and acted very "devilish. =
His fellow villain, as portrayed by
Francis Critchett, was a convincing
character we'll interpreted.
Jack Nelson in the hands of William
Collins appeared very noble young
man and took we'll with the crowd. as
did also Zeke Fortune played by John
Watchke. George Hogan and Frank
Bret did not have much to do, but
lookedlike very formida able constables.
+, Herbert Leibold made good detective
Before the play began the audience
was entertained by a slack wire ex.
/ hibition by Frank Stengel which was
as good as has ever been seen in the
city. Frank did several difficult stunts
without a miss and won much meritec
applause.
A piano duet by Misses Elsie Koch
and Lotda Beussmann also proceeded
the performance and while short, was
good. The music was furnished by al
orchestra largely recruited from high
school students. and was frst-class.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
MAYOR APPOINTS ALEXANDER
City Attorneyship Goes to Recent
Arrival in City.
Choice Meets With Very General
Satisfaction.
H. n. Somsen's Resignation Ten
dered Last Week.

F. A. Alexander was appointed city
attorney of New Ulm at special meet
ing of the council last night, and the
appointment was confirmed without a
dissenting vote.
Henry N. Somsen, who was appoint
ed to the attorneyship last spring and
has held the position since, rendered
his resignation at the special meeting
held last Tuesday night and the duty
devolved upon Mayor Silverson of
naming a successor for the unexpired
term, or until April lst.
Albert Pfaender was his first choice.
but since the mayor and Mr.. Pfaen-
der have been very closely associated
on the Citizens committee with the
prosecution of DR.. Koch, the attor-
eny thought it would look as though
he was being rewarded for his inter-
est in case in which the chief mag
istrate of the city is very much wrap
ped up, and declined to consider it,.
The next choice was Mr.. Alexander.
The meeting last night was a short
one, the matter of the city attorney
ship being the only business of con-
sequence. The mayor announced that
he had decided to appoint Mr.. Alex
ander and then the motion was made
to confirm the appointment. Mr.. Sill
verson and the aldermen had talked
the matter over before so that there
was no delay and not a dissenting
vote. The attorneyship pays $50 a
month.
After the meeting adjourned the
mayor called up the new city attorney
and an informal meeting was held III
the council room.
Mr.. Alexander is a recent arrival
in New Ulm, having established his
offices here last summer, but in these
few months he has made a number OF
friends who are we'll pleased with the
appointment. He is a young man of
quick, bright mind and a pleasing
manner and will fill the new position
we'll. Mr.. Alexander is a graduate of
the law school Of the University of
Minnesota and although he has not
been in practice long is we'll read in
law.
Before the meeting adjourned it was
voted to refer the street sprinkling
matter to the board of public works
for consideration. City Clerk Schilling
then announced that he had an ex-
PLANTATION to make to the council.
Shortly after the last election, he
said, there had been complaint made
of his bookkeeping and everything
had been found satisfactory when an
investigation was made, with the ex-
ception of the record of the graves.
| There was one grave where it was i'm
| possible to determine the name of the
person buried.
Mr.. Schilling produced his books
and explained the seeming error. Z
he had been we'll at the time of the in.
vestigation, he said, he would have
made the point clear before.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
brown COUNTY, MINI. WEDNESDAY. FEBRU A R,

1 Z s. s
place of business as though nothing
had ever happened to throw a blight
on his life.
The arguments for bail and a
change of venue were to have been
heard Saturday morning, but the at
torneys all came down Thursday night
or Friday morning and SO they got to-
gether in the forenoon in the court
room and tried to come to some agree
ment as to where the case should be
taken.
DEFENSE WINS ON PLACE.
The defense wanted Mankato, but the
state, although inclined at first to
agree to it, decided that ST. James
would be preferable to them. Koch's
attorneys objected on the grounds
that Watonwan county has a popula-
ton of only 1900, and SO there would
be much more difficulty in securing a
jury than in Blue Earth county where
the population is fully 1000. In the
afternoon the matter was left to the
decision of Judge Weber, who
named Blue Earth county on the
grounds that as Mankato is the home
of Judge Loran Cray, who will try the
next case, this would be more accept
able to him.
Attorney L. Z. Brown made pow
erful argument for bail, reading from
authorities and citing cases to show
that bail is admissible in all cases
where the charge is murder in the first
degree except where the proof is evil
dent and the presumption great. He
argued that in this case this is not
true.
KOCH LOSES FLESH.
He further said that the defendant
was now and had always had been
ready for trial. But even if they did
not have the law on their side. said
the attorney, bail might still be grant
ed in the discretion of the court on
account of the prisoners health. An
affidavit signed by Drs. Fritsche. j.
T.. Schoch and G. B. Weiser was read,
stating that because of the active habits
to which the prisoner had always been
accustomed, the close confinement
was beginning to tell on him and that
he was growing paler and was losing
flesh.
General Childs followed with sum-
mary of the evidence at the trial and
argued that proof was evident and
presumption great. He said he was
strongly opposed to bail in this case.
Mr.. Brown closed with a few words,
explaining that the defendant would
have nothing to gain by fleeing as he
could easily be recaptured, and every
thing to lose, as flight would be a
practical admission of guilt.
Judge Weber then announced that
he had decided to admit the prisoner
to bail and the amomnt was placed at
$4,000 at the suggestion of General
Childs.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
Nav Go on Road.

The performance of the high school
amateur actors in 'Hick'ry Farm at
Opera house last Friday night has met
with SO much praise that there is a
possibility the company may make a
tour Of Sleepy Eye and other neigh
boring towns with the play. There
has been nothing defnately decided
upon yet, but the proposition is being
discussed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
DEATH TAKES AN AGED PIONEER
Fred Rieke, West Newton Farmer, Dies Full Of
Years.

Death called Fred Rieke, one of the
early settlers of West Newton, Mon
day morning. He was in his seventy
ninth YEAR and his last sickness was
brought on by the infirmaties of old
age. He was confined to his bed for
three days before the end, and his
family, his widow and eight, children,
were all at his side when the summons
came.
Mr.. Rieke was born in Germany in
1926 and came to America in the later
fifties. In 1860 he moved to Nicollet
county and took up a claim in
West Newton, on which he lived
through forty -four years and where he
died. During the Indian outbreak he
moved his family to ST. Peter but re-
turned as soon as the uprising was
quelled.
He is survived by his aged widow
and eight children, as follows: Mrs.
| Hannah Gluth of Morgan, William
Rieke of Nicollet county, Mrs. Mary
Mass Of Walla Walla, Wash, Louis
Rieke of Nicollet county, Mrs. Minnie
Durbahn of Nicollet. county, August
Rieke of Fairfax, Mrs. Lizzetta
| Durbahn of New Ulm, and Herman
Rieke of Nicollet county.
| The funeral services We're held today
| in the West Newton Method dist church.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
see them all in their graves before he
will allow the weddinp tn on on

see them all in their graves" before he
will allow the wedding to go on.
The mother, sister and prospective
groom FASTENED to the home of the
town marshal and sought projections,
with the result that two days later
brother Paul left the town of Fairfax
by the order of the mayor.
The Standard throws little color
into it's story by showing young
Dehnel up as very ungratefu1 SON
and brother, stating that when he
bought his paper in Chaska his mother
imortgaged her little home to enabls
him to get a start, and his sister
worked on the case setting type for him
for q considerable time.
DR.. Weaver's Treatment
Syrup purifes the blood Cerate heals skin erptions
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01
LADIES WANTED

A BRIGHT ENERGETIC WOMAN
woman's work. Permanent position.
Old established business house of sol
id financial standing. Salary s12 to
Sl6 weekly, with expenses, paid each
Monday direct from headquarters.
Expenses advanced. We furnish
everything. Address, Secretary, SIC
Monon block. Chicago, Ill. 26
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-01

The six-year-old boy of Charles H.
johnson of Lafayette died last night
at the st. Alexander hospital, where
he had undergone an operation for
stone in the bladder. The funeral will
be held from the Lutheran church.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-18
Notable GxitO
Obtenido con los aparatos de te
legrafia sin hilo sistema
De Forest
Fue recibido aver tarde I'm aereogra
ma desde Cayo IIueso

En- los t1ltimcs periodicos de Nueva
York llegados por ell vapor Caracas"
pudimos leer TN suelto de fecha nue.
We del actual, referente 4 que ell De
partamento de Marina de los Estados
Unidos habia sido informado de que ell
operator del TELEGRAPH sin hllos de la
estaci6n de San Juan de Puerto Rico
lefa las sef1ales que Sc lie habfsn tras-
mitido desde una estaci6n situada en-
la vecindad de la gran ciudad de Niue
va York, computandose la distancia
aproximadamente en- 400 mllas. Por
10 tanto Sc cre1a en- la posibilidad de
blecer en- ell futuro communication
directa entire San Juan de Puerto Rico
y Ell Arsenal de Washington
Estos primeros exitos Sc han confir
mado aver. habiendo recibido la es-
tacion de telegrafos sin hilos sistema
De Forest. ell siguiente aereograma:
key West (Cayo Hueso). Florida
Noviembre II, 1906. Aver no habfa
en- la Habana nuevos casos de 6ebre
amarillo.
Existen ALI ahora bajo tratamiento
per. todo casos de febre,' aunque
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-18

hay varios casos sospechosos debido 4
que nauchos de los medicos informan.
que sus enfernes de '.Dengue" estan
tenerosos de que puedan estar ataca-
dos de hebre amarilla"
El anterior sereograma fue recibido
per MIR. G. S. Yredel1. ell ingeniero del
TELEGRAPH sin hj1os de Ia nueva esta-
ci6n de lagMarina equipada con los
aparatos de Ia Compaf1fa de Telkgra-
fos sin hilos De Forest.
Desde que Mr. Yredells lego a San
Juan hace 3 semanas. sc han podido
leer las sefIales trasmitidas por las
estaciones De Forest de Brooklyn. N
Y; Key West, Fla; Pensanco1a, Fla;
Savannah, Ga, y Ia bahia de Guanta-
namo, Cuba.
Ell precedente aereograma, al mis-
mo tempo que da la Ultima informa-
cion referente 4 la situscion de la ffe-
bre amarillo. en- la Habana, es intere
sante, puesto que es Ell primero que Sc
recibe directamente en- San Juan pro-
cedente de una estaci6n principal de
TELEGRAPH sin hilos. La distancia es de
mil millas na1ticas.
Tan pronto como Sc reciba ell resto
de la maquinaria que Sc espera, Mr..
Yredells. cree estar diariamente en- CO.
municaci6n directa con Cayo hueso, la
bahia de Guantanamo y otras estacio-
mes.
Es de felicitarse San Juan por dis
poner de una estacion de telegrafos
sin hilos de primera clase, 6 sea de
igual sistema que el que Sc halla ms
talado en- Ell crucero acorazado "West
Virginia., con ell cual pudo rendit
TN trabajo notable mientras el Pre-
sidente de los Estados Unidos efec-
tuaban lsu reciente viaje de regreso
desde New Orleans "a Washington.
HOBSOJV:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-18
Ell BSTADO SANITARIO
DE SAN JUAN
HOBSON:

Ell sefior Superintendent de Sani-
dad nos ha facilitado el siguiente in.
forme de sus subordinados acerca del
estado sanitario de San Juan:
"San Juan P. R. de Noviembre de
1905.
Al seiior Superintendent de SAM
dad. II
Sef1or
Tengo ell honor de poner en- su CO.
nocimiento ell resultado de la iuspec-
cion que, acompaffado del doctor Allen
Veterin ario de la Direction de SAM
dad, Bene6cencia y CORRECTION, y del
senor Paoli, Inspector de Sanidad, he
hecho de diversos puntos de la Ciudad
de San Juan y de sus alrededores.
NADIA de 10 que relate en- este fnfor-
me es nuevo. La Junta de Sanidad y
la Junta Local Sc han ocupado repeti-
das veces, con plausible interes en-
bien de la Salud pdblica, de los mismos
hechos que motivan dicho informe. ST
Sc hubiese mandado abonar EXPIRE
samente un terreno con toda cla-
Sc de inmundicias, tai foco de infec.
ci6n no resultarfa en- las pesimas con-
diciones -higienicas que tienen los
lugares habitados por una harte de los
vecinos de San Juan y sus alrededo-
res.
LAS GALES la terales de la fabrica
de cigarrillos "La Colectiva" son
verdaderos charcos de ledo que cons
tituyen verda deros focos de infection
innineptemente peligrosos para la sa-
luq de los indivduos que trabajan en-
dichas fabricas pa-a los que viven en-
Sus cercan1as.
En- la calle del Oeste de la fabrica
y frente a unas viviendas, existe una
zanja con aqua putrefacta estancada.
Estas viviendas estan en- muy malas
condiciones Sc hacen inha bita bles
por la proximidad elias de un esta-
bio de cuyas condolences insalubres Sc
ha ocupado ell Inspector Veterinario,
segtin puede verse en- el informe cuya
copia Sc acompaEa. La calle la re-
llenan con las basures y desperdicios
de yerbas del establo. AL Oeste de
dicho ests bio hay un solar que es una
verdadera cienega. La fetidez que Sc
despt ende de ese foco de infection es
insoportable. Levantada una tapa del
lugar donde pasan los cabalIes, Sc en-
centro un cafio que hace tempo no ha
sido limpiado; Sc hizo lamar al ad-
ministrador de la 6nca y Sc lie enseho
esta inmundicia.
Liza parte Norte de la American
R. c. debe ser sareada porque es un
criadero de mosquitoes.
Liza parte Sur del edi6cio que
ocupa la Escuea Industrial la forman
terrenos pantanosos~ que son I'm inmsn-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-18

superior.-y hemos de decirlol
aunque lie pese a Mr.. Tyler al
la que tiene la burocracia que1
nos explota.
. Pues bien; aqui no ha habido
ningun respeto, nj La mas leve
consideration. nj la mas insig
niticante y compasiva tole-
|rancia.
Aqui sc ha entrado a saco
con todo, sin respetos, sin con-
sideraciones. sin temores, como
81 nos vinieran a salvar: aqui Sc
ha penetrado con ell hacha en- la
mano, como los bomb beros en- las
casas incendiadas, como los ma
rinos al abordaje, a destruir. a
romper, a despedazarlo todo CO.
mo 81 no sirviera, como 81 no
fuera todo 10 que hay aqui Ell
producto de una civilization
1nsigne que tiene veinte siglos.
Hemos impuesto ell respeto,
hemos avisado a los intrusos
de que aqui hay cosas que
respetar, hay cosas sagradas,
lrecuerdos adorados. vidas pre-
ciosas, arte nuestro. vida supe.
rior en- nuestro espiritu, cultura
en- nuestra raza, y porque he.
mos avisado este, pOrque hemos
recordado este, a los atolondra-
dos invasores, con ell severe
ademan y el altivo gesto de
quien ha sido ultrajado, hay
Quien sc siente atacado, quien
sc considera una v1ctima. GUAM
do, 81 no es verdugo, es de la
familia de los verdugos.
iQue Sc queria entonces?
lQue huyeramos como una
trlbu, como una horda errabun-
da, sin intentar la sagrada de-
fensa de 10 nuestro, 8 que nos
pusieramos a dar saltos de il
bilo y alaridos impios, en- torno
a la hoguera tragica en- cuyo
fuego implacable pereciera todo
10 que caracteriza y personifca
a TN pueblo?
iQue mas sc guerra?
IOue arrojasemos a la hogue
ra por nuestras prOpias manos,
todo 10 que heredamos de nues-
tros padres?
ST en- la resistencia a este cri-
men, en- la negativa a esta mons
truosa iuiquidad, a este desaca-
to, a esta aberracion, a esta in.
gratitud perversa, a este suici-
dio, hay quien siente ataques y
adivina agresiohes. no podemos
nj debemos procurar que Sc cu-
rem esos reCelos, esas incom-
prensibles suspicacias y esos te-
mores egoistas y brutales.
Y 6igalo, de una vez. Mr..
Tyler. Tiene coro para ratio. Y
seguira escuchando, ocupada ca
estas defensas inevitables, esa
voz tan alta y que le molesta
tanto, mientras que subsistan
las causas que provOcan ell des-
contentO general.
No podemOs promoter otra
|cosa.