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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
SPECIAL SESSION BUSY ONE
Arranging For County Ditche!
Takes Time.
Provide Funds For
4 Three Drains.
S13, 4O2.35 Borrowed From State
to Assist Farmers.

Much time Of the county commits
sioners the past year'has been spent
in looking after the matter of ditching
the low lands of the county as fast as
the farmers occupying these lands re-
quire it and the session last week was
devoted mostly to these matters. Aside
from it a few bills were allowed and
Andrew J. Eckstein was elected to
represent the county i'll the convention
EOf Corrections and Charities that is
to convene in St. Peter during the
month.
The matter of county bitches has be-
come one that is important to the in
terests Of farmers in various sections
of the county. AS is commonly be-
llieved the county does not pay for this
Iwork, except that it borrows the money
and builds the bitches, and the farmers
are assessed for the cost pro rata as
their land is affected by the ditching.
The money is secured from the state
at a very low rate of interest and the
FARMERS are given a long time to pay
it back. 1t is secured by the usual
method of issuing bonds, though these
/ bonds are not voted upon by the
people.
In this last case the commissioners
were agreed that it was necessary to
i borrow $717S.34 the estimated cost of
the construction of the three bitches
which have been ordered. These bonds
, are issued in amounts of $1,000 each
and mature in like amounts yearly the
last being due in July, 1917 and bear
interest at rate Of 3 per cent.
A resolution was also adopted tc
the effect that the sum of 1924. OIL be
borrowed for the construction of ditch
No. 4. The payment of this sum is
divided in seven bonds, the first in the
amount of 1922. OF and the succeeding
six in equal amounts Of 1922 each ex
tending until the first day of July
1917 and bearing interest at the rate o
= per cent.
There are certain parts Of Brown
county that are very low and unles:
- the season is extremely dry there il
= much land that is made unless by rea
- son of being too wet either for cultiva
y tion or for hay and it is to bring thes
lands into use that the bitches are be
ing constructed and the finishing O
VI the work will add many acres of LAM
y to the tillaDle soil Of the county.
II The commissioners also decided tina
4 there should be placed in the court
= house three phones Of the New Ulr
u Rural Telephone Co. in addition t.
= the ones already in service.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
ENDS THREE YEARS SEA SERVICE
PaymaSter Jas. Beecher Returns
Home For Orders.

Jas. Beecher and Frank Baasen, the
former paymaster and the latter his
clerk, returned home from the navy
last week having been given twenty
days in which to make transcripts Of
their reports and await orders from
the department..
Jas. Beecher has completed three
years service on the sea and is entitled
to like term on land and will remain
in this city completing his reports and
awaiting the decision Of the depart
ment as to where he will be assigned.
Frank Baasen. who has been his clerk
for the past year or more, is with him
and is hoping that Mr.. Beecher will be
assigned to some station where he will
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
EVIDENCE WAS NOT STRONG
William Hoehne Arrested on Dan.
serous Suspicion.
Charged With Having Fired Pro-
perry For Insurance.
Oil-Soaked Floors Looked SUSPECT
Gus to Fire Chief.

A fire alarm called out the department
Saturday morning few minutes be-
fore seven o'clock to the residence of
VIM, Hoehne in the western part of the
city and beyond the limits of the fire
protection.
Upon the arrival of the department
neighbors in the vicinity Of the burn
ing house had controlled the fire and
there was practically nothing for the
department to do except to make an
investigation and see that no danger
remained.
Very little damage was done to the
building or its contents and the mys-
terry was how did the fire start? The
house had been unoccupied for some
days, there was no stove or fire of any
kind in it and the doors were all
locked.
An investigation by Chief Herzog
revealed large number of Oil-soaked
rags under a new bed, a condition of
the mattress which indicated that it
had been soaked with oil and evidence
of oil on the floor. This caused him
to inquire into the condition of affairs
and the arrest of VIM. Hoehne and his
commitment to jail was the result.
He spent Saturday and Sunday in
jail and had a hearing on Monday
before Justice Henningsen and was
given his freedom, their being no evil
dence to show that he was in any way
connected with the fire or with the con-
ditions as they existed. He claimed
that a lamp had exploded a short
time before and made the condition OF
the room as it was at the time OF the
fire. The house which is his personal
property, is a small one which cost moi
more than 5000 was insured for thai
amount and his furniture also was
covered by a policy of 5000 besides
5000 on some carpenter tools, and i
was the opinion of the fire chic:
that he attempted to get the insurance
by destroying the property.
Appearance indicate that the fire was
started in the rags under the bed TO,
the burning was downward through the
floor into the cellar and upward through
the bed, the bedding on which wa;
completely destroyed. There was yer.
little furniture in the house and por
ton of what was there at the time wa
found in the barn belonging to the eide
Hoehne. No carpenter tools were foun'
on the premises and there is great rea
son to believe that Chief Herzog wa
Unsuitable in arresting the man.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01

need clerk, if he is not Frank will be
given work under some other officer.
The young men left the Denver at
Kingston, Jamaica, one of the West
India ports. where the government has
had more or less trouble with the in
surgents and the smuggling of goods
into the country which should go
through the custom houses. The Den
yer has been in this port for several
months and Mr.. Baasen says that he
was very anxious to have change
and the orders to return home were
welcome.
He does not like that part of the
globe nor the class of natives that in
habit it, but he says the foreign ele-
ment that is coming into the West In
| dies from this and other countries is
working a wonderful reformation and
bringing out the wealth of the land.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
UNION MEETING FOR SABBATH
Congregational and Evangelical
Churches FraterniZe.
Dedication Services Occupy Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Bishop and Visiting Clergyme1
Assist Rev. E. III. BOlIenbach.

The congregation of the Evangelical
Association in this city whose efforts
to establish foothold in the city have
resulted in the erection of beautiful
church building and it's entire COM
pletion, are exceedingly proud of the
fact that they are able to dedicate it
and will have the bishop here on Sun
day to preside at the formalities of the
occasion.
Arrangements have been made for
services beginning Friday evening at
7:30 and continuing Saturday morning
at 1920 and at 800 in the afternoon.
There will also be services Saturday
evening and Sunday morning it is ex-
pected that the principal service in the
formality of the dedication will take
place.
This service will begin at 10 O'Clock
during which the bishop will deliver
the address, and will be assisted by the
local pastor and four visiting clergy
men. In the evening, Sunday there
will be a union service in which both
the German Methodist and the Con
gregational churches of this city will
take part. This service will be in
English and will be the only one Of
the series that will be conducted in that
language.
Aside from Bishop Horn of Cleve.
land, Ohio, there will be present fol
the occasion, Rev. Otto Schultz Of
Sleepy Eye, Rev. August lick O
Danube, Rev. G. G. Engelbard 0:
Sherburn, Rev. l.. L. Stapf of Manka
to, presiding Elder of this district
and E. H. Bollenbach the pastor O
Bethel church of this city.
| Bishop Horn, who has been here a
different times is one of the bes
speakers in the church and will b.
listened to with much satisfaction b,
all who care to attend the services.
There has been some delay in get
ting material and the contractors ha =
not been able to complete their wor]
in the time specified, but as the matte
stands at present the building will b
completed and ready for the dedica
ton.
The new house of worship is d con
spicuous addition to that part of tn
city in which it is located and is yer
beautiful and artistic structure bot
inside and out and will accommodate
large audience. 1t will be carpete
and heated with steam and all moder
appliances for the comfort of the cor
1 gregation will be found in the ne
building.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
STATE STIMULATES STUDY
Schools Complying With Law Re.
ceive Money.
County Has Thirty-Three ON List
For State Aid.
FOrtv-Nine Rural Schools Have
Not Complied With Law.

By the settlement for October the
eighty-two schools of the county re-
ceive a total of SS424 or 1924 per stu
dent which is much more than was paid
out by the state to the schools at this
time last year.
In addition to this there are two dis
tricts, No. so and 81 which are rated
as semi-graded schools and are given
each S24O, three high schools, New
Ulm, Sleepy Eye and Springfield which
are given 1896, two second class rural
schools, districts No. as and 81, which
are given each s37 and twenty-six first
class schools which are given amounts
as aDDear in the following table:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
Politicians who claim to know saw

Politicians who claim to know say
that Peter Schwarg is we'll satisfied
with the postmastership of Dodge
Center and will not try for the repub-
lican nomin alton for state treasurer
This leaves Major Louis G. VogeI of
New Ulm, at present county auditor of
Brown county, the most important
factor in the race. He is German and
is prominent in national guard circles
and if the several insurance companies
in his home town will only come for
ward after the fashion of the Mutual
and the Equitable he should not lack
for campaign fund.-St. Peter
Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
TO EXPLOIT VIEWS ON TAXATION
Andrew ]. Eckstein Will dave I'm.
portant Assignment.

Andrew j. Eckstein, who was ap-
pointed delegate from this county to
the annual meeting Of the State Con-
ference Of Corrections and Charities
which is to meet in St. Peter will APP
pear before the meeting in a plea for
the more thorough listing of taxable
property. In speaking Of the part Mr..
Eckstein will take in the meeting the
st. Peter Herald has the following:
When the State Conference Of Char
tiles and Corrections meets in this city
in November an important paper will
be read by Andrew j. Eckstein, chair
man of the board of county comm's,
siOners Of Brown county. 1t will be
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
as appear in the following table:

1t will be seen that there are only
thirty three out of the eighty-two
schools of the county that are up to
the standard set by the state and are
receiving aid as having met the re-
quirements which are not hard to meet,
being care and appearance of buildings
and equipment for the schools and first
grade teachers, and the neglect to do
so is losing to the districts quite a sum
of money annually.
As is shown by the report more than
half Of the schools are not up to the
standard. In most Of these case it is
the fault of the school boards. Some
of them are of the opinion that the re-
quirements Of the state are too ar
bitrary and that there is no need Of a
high standard among teachers, and
others are too mercenary to care to
provide the necessary comforts and
provisions for the proper conduct OF
the schools.
There has been q vast improvement
in the condition in recent years as is
shown yearly and under the strict
supervision of the present state super
intendent there is reason to believe
that it will not be a great while before
all the schools of the county viii
measure up to the standard required
to receive the aid that few are getting
| at this time.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
BORN.

WELLNER-O Friday, October p,
1905, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Well
ner of Lafayette, son.
BossE-On Saturday. October %, 1905.
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Boose Of
this city, a son.
ZIsCHkA-On Monday, October 80,
1905, to Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Zischka
of this city, a son.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01

< Why not demand the best for your
money? When buying coffee seek that
one which pleases the taste and gives
you full value for the money paid
s:Apex Blend'' is that coffee. Call at
the store of Geo. Hauenstein and get
a pound. Remember the name-''ApeX
Blend" the coffee that never disap-
points. St
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
81 Thank The Lord"

cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark, "for the relief got from Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. Toured my fearful running
sores, which nothing else would heal,
aud from which [ had suffered for 5
years" 1t is marvellous healer for cuts,
burns and wounds. Guaranteed at O. M.
Olsen's drug store; 25c.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01
DIED

FT1uay, 0crODeT ~,
1905, little girl of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gotlieb Kasulke of this city.
KIRCHoF-On Sunday, October 80,
1905, the seven months daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirchof of Lafayette.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon from the Lutheran church
and interment made in the Lutheran
cemetery. .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
Armour Pefus.s to Pay s4O,.
900 for the Letters.
BEEF TRUSTS NEW LNF MES
Confidential Clerk in the Big Abattoir
is Accused OF Stealing Letters and
Trying to Sell Them Back to His
Former Employer.
lRv Associnrnd prcss.n

CHICAGO. Nov. 17.-William S. Nc.
Swain and a. NJ. Cole were arrested
today charged with attempting to
blackmail j. Ogden Armour and ether
members of Armour & Company for
$4,000, in connection with the Beef
which they are alleged to have stolen
from the files of Armour &c Company.
McSwain was employed by Armour
Il Company for four years as n stcnog-
rapher. Since the recent beef investi.
CATION was begun it was charged. Nc
Swain has taken letters from the files
of the concern. Three weeks ago 1t
is said McSwain vent to Armour and
threatened to turn the letters over to
Federal officers unless Armour paid
$4,000. Mr.. Armour refused To listen
to the proposal. McSwain, it is allcg-
ed, made similar demands OH other
officers of Armour e Company.
With the hope of leading McSwaiD
II his companion into Il trap several
! meetings were held between McSwain
and Attorneys Rosenthal, of the pack
ing company. at each of these meet
ings," said MIR. Rosenthal. "thc sum
was gradually reduced until McSwain
agreed to give up the letters for $l5,-
600. A meeting was arranged with
him at the Auditorium hotel, where it
was agreed $4,000 should be pail him
on the delivery OF the letters and
$4,000 a week later" When McSwain
and Cole appeared at tho hotel this
afternoon they We're arrested by de-
tectives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
District Leader Takes a Hand In
Hearst Contest.
INTENDS TO PUT UP A FIGHT
Retusns Feorn Few Prseine,s Examir.
ed and Many Frauds Have Already
Been Unearthed = Newspaperman
Counted Out According to Findings.
lpx Associated Press,

NEW YORK. Nov. l7.-Alderman
Timothy p. Sullivan, Tammany leade.
OF the Sixth assembly district, appear.
cd before the board of to-
day when il came time to examine the
tally sheets OF his district. He said
that he felt SURF no errors would be
found; that he would fight all protests.
The first sheet examined showed
that Hearst had not been credited with
33 votes which were cast for him. In
the Third election district the re.
turns showed no vote for Hearst and
30 for Crawford, the Prohibition car
didate. but the tally sheet showed that
these votes were cast for Hearst,
while the Prohibition candidate ~recciv.
ed one
1t was announced by counsel for
William II. Hearst that an application
would be made to the Supreme Court
for an order to have the ballot boxes
opened and counted.
The grand jury today handed down
six more indictments in the election
fraud cases. which they have been in
vestigating for the past week.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
British Tar Defeats American.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA three
round boxing exhibition between VIM.
L. Cockayne, a marine from the
cruiser Drake and middleweight cham
pion of the British navy and Jack
Refine, of the battleship Iowa, said to
be the champion in his class in the
American fleet, took place tonight IN
Tom Sankey's gymnasium. The Bri-
fish marine was easily the better man.
He weighed 157 pounds. The Ameri-
can weighed 154 and beside his aptag-
onist looked slight.
In the first round Cockaync drew
blood. The gong saved the American
from a knockout in tho second and he
was on his knees taking the count
when the gong closed the third and
last round.
No decision was given by Referee
S~harkey, but he said the cup for which
the men fought would go to Cockayue
as having made the best showing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
/ R-OOSEVELT'S
PRESENTS OPENED
Those Examined Thus Far by Gus.
toms inspectors Found Not So
Awfuliy Valuable.
(By Assoeiated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Thc ex-
animation and appraisement Of the
presents received by Miss Alice Roose.
welt during her visit to the Orient has
begun. The officials of the George.
town custom house say the task is
anything but an easy ono. owing to the
necessity laid on them to appraise the
goods on their foreign commercial
value.
Only about one-third of the twenty
seven boxes have so far been opened,
and Collector Nyman and his staff arc
said TO be somewhat surprised, as the
valuation of their contents will exceed
scarcely a few thousand dollars.
Miss Roosevelt, who is on a visit to
relatives in Massachusetts,, will prob.
ably be home in time to receive them
at the White House. Some Of the
presents she has not yet seen.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
MANCHURIAN ARMY
in WILD MUTINY
More Than Forty Officers Are
Shot Down for Taking
Part in Rioting.
PITCHED BATTLE IN THE CAMP
Outlook Though in Russia Much More
Promising and Count Witte May Vet
Be Able to Stem the Tide of An
archy-cronstadt Lawbreakers to
Get Off Easily.
my Associnted Press.l

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 17.-G:3O
p. ma mutiny In the M%anchurian
army is the latest sensational rumoY
in this city.
According 10 the report the emperor
has received a dispatch from General
Linevitch telling him OF a revolt among
The troops which was only suppressed
after a fight in which many sol
dicrs were killed or wounded. Forty
two officers are reported to have beer
shot for participation in the conspir.
acy.
No confirmation OF the rumor is OBJ
tainable from the officials of the war
office.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
Thief Tries a New Trick.

NEW YORK, Nov. ia thief who
entered the Security Storage Com
Eany's warehouse in an express pack
age yesterday was caught today as he
was about 10 leave the warehouse, hid
den in the same package along with
$500 worth OF stolen goods. Last
night he climbed out of his package
and after rifiing the warehouse dgain
repacked himself and his plumber. His
alleged accomplices were caught.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
Millionaire's Son Held For Fraud.

ST. LOUIS. MO, Nov. 17.-Richard
II. Kastor, n son of II. w. Kastor, u
millionaire, was arrested today by Il
deputy United States marshal on an in
dictment returned by a federal grand
jury, charging Kastor with conducting
a scheme TO defraud in connection with
the Merchats Brokerage and Commits
sion Company. of st. Louis.
The postofice inspectors nllege that
Kastor acted as q go-between for the
Merchants Brokerage and Commission
Company and u United States senator;
that the company paid Kastor TO pre-
vent the issuance of Il postal fraud Or
der against it and that Kastor worked
through the United States senator.
kastor was released on bail.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
MONTAGUE TO GO
TO NEW YORK CITY
Governors Close Friends Say He viii
Become Interested in Rookie
feller's Business.
Especial to tho Daily Press.)

RICHMOND. VA, Nov. 17.-Gover.
nor Montague will, upon tho expiration
OF his term as governor, become cOun
sci for some of the great corporations
OF the country in which John d. Rookie.
Teller has large interests.
This statement has not been author
lied by the governor, but there are
those who are close TO him who have
been talking of the matter. and the
belief is general that he has received
a o fiattering Offer to go to New
York. and that he has accepted the
offer. 1t is believed that his salary in
the capacity OF counsel for the corpora
tons will be several times larger than
that he received as governor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
Young Meriwether if Convicted
on Manslaugh liter Charge
May Get Ten Years.
ENTIRELY WITH COURT
Jack Refine From the eattIeship Iowa
outcIassed by Pugilist From Prince
Louis ship the Drake-cup Award.
ed to the English Fighter After the
Third Round.

Third Round

ANNAPOLIS, MD, nov. l7.-Com-
mahdcr Adolph L. Mark, United
States navy, judge advocate OF the
court martial which will try Midship-
man Minor Meriwether, Jr., OIL the sew
cral charges connected with the death
OF Midshipman James K. Branch, wa;
in Annapolis today and caused to be
served on Midshipman Meriwether =
copy Of the charges laid against him.
M~anslaughter Charged.
The first charge is the most serious
one. that OF manslaughter. The spe.
cilication is that "Midshipman Minor
Ncriwether, Jr., did unlawfully engage
in Il fight with Midshipman James II.
Branch, and did unlawfully strike with
his fist the said Midshipman Branch.
inilicting injuries from the effect Of
which the said M%idshipman Branch
died.
The second charge is the violation
of the third clause of the eighth ar.
ticlc for the government Of the navy,
which provides that no one in the ma.
val service, shall quarrel with, strike
or assault or use provoking or re.
proachful words, gestures or menaces
towards any person in the navy"
"Sneak" and Coward" Terms Used
The first specification under this
charge is hat Meriwether called
Branch Il sneak and a coward
The second is that he assaulted
Branch.
The third and final charge is that OF
conduct to the prejudice of good or.
der and discipline" Under the gener.
al regulations. The specification is
that Meriwether engaged in n fight
with Branch.
The maximum penalty provided for
the first charge is dismissal and ten
years confinement in the penitentiary.
That for the second and third dismis
sal. In each case the court has the
authority to provide punishment that
It may see fit, less than the maximum,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
ainsleaders Only to Be Punished.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.-THE
r~insleader of the Cronstadt mutiny has
been. sent to the Schlusselberg fortress
where he will stand trial. At the navy
department it was stated that there Is
no intention to try the great mass Of
mutinious sailors the outbreak being
regarded more as a drunken riot than
as a mutiny and for which the officers
themselves were largely responsible.
Only the leaders will be tried and
their punishment will be as light as
possible.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-18
Alleged Thieves Shot Down.

BIGGERS. ARK. Nov. 17.-John
Shipley, and Dennis, are dead and
Lee Jones. Deputy Sheriff Jim
Wisner. and City Marshall Jesse John
ston are wounded as q result OF a fight
here last night
Wisner's jaw was broken and one
car was shot Off.
Shipley, Dennis and Jones were
charged with being cotton thieves, and
the trouble arose when the deputy MAJ
shall arrested them.