New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-12
FRED JOHNSON TO FILL VACANCY
Governors Staff is Shy One I'm
portant Official.

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Governors Staff is Shy One Inn
portant Official.
The badge and title OF Quarterm aster
General with the dignity of the opposition
and Importance of the Office is likely
to fall upon the shoulders of F. w.
johnson, who is at present5captain of
the subsistence department. of the
Dakota house in this city.
Ii appears that there is vacancy of
the staff of the governor that carries
with 1t the title of General and there is
no person in the state better able to
struggle through life with that abrevi-
ated title than Fred is and his friends
have recommended that he have the
place.
IL ism t such an irresponsible place
either for the man who is appointed to
ill It IS required to give bond and to
De responsible for all the military
supplies of the state, to furnish his
own uniform and to receive no pay.
Fred has not ordered his uniform or
an extra case or two pending the APP
polntment, but he has some friends in
this place who are keeping tab on
events and the occasion of the receipt
OF the document will be a red letter
day that will 60 down in the archives
of the landlord of the Dakota house
as something not lightly to be con
sidered
William Remind of Wasecareturned
to his home at Waseca after few
days visit with his sister, Mrs. DR.. G.
F.. Reineke of this city.
Mrs. Lydia Melutire and Mrs. Mar
garet Platte daughters of Mrs. Vim.
Gieseke were in the city Friday on their
way east from Marshall where they had
been visiting their brother, Vim. E.
Gieseke.
Hotels have had to put up with a
very light transient business for the
past week. 1t seems that most of the
travelling men have concluded that it
was good time to take vacation or
go fishing.
The Omaha has begun work on the
new St. Peter passenger depot that is
to stand near the present freight depot
and is to be in all respects common
surate with the needs of a city the size
and Importance of ST. Peter.
G. L. Roos of Kansas City has de-
parted for Europe where he has bust
ness connected with the milling in
terests which he represents. During
his stay there his wife will be the guest
of relatives in this city.
Gus Hummel will be one of the sight
seers at the Lewis and Clark exposition
at Portland. He leftfor that city Thurs
day to be gone for sometime. He will
visit his sisters there and take breath
of the ocean air before he returns.
j. B. Gieske was in the city several
days the past week, the guest of r. l..
English. He was the recipient of many
good natured jokes because of the un-
pleasant aft air the over-zealous officers
Of the law in ST. James got him into.
James Werner, who was EMPLOYED
by the Minnesota Central Telephone
company as manager, was transferred
to Redwood Falls last Wednesday.
Mr.. Kohn having again accepted his
old position as manager of the local
branch.
Emil Hage, cashier of the State Bank
of Hanska, was in the city Friday on
business. While here he took part in
one of the games at the tennis court
| and demonstrated that he had not for.
gotten the training he had in at line
some years ago.
General Bobleter and staff paid thei,
official visit to the militia camp al
Lake City Saturday. Capt. Hoidale
Capt. Eckstein, Capt. Bayley, ane
Maj. Vogel were there having left fol
that place Friday. They did not re
main for the review of the regiment BY
the governor which took place or
Tuesday. This event was missed b,
The New Ulm contingent who had to b.
home to meet with the county commits
sioners on Monday at the opening O
their regular session.
Rt. Rev. John Ireland, Archbishop
of ST. Paul will confirm a large class
OF candidates at St. Mary's church
Sunday, July 18th. At last Sundays
service Rev. Stulz announced that the
Archbishop would be here personally
as he was DESTROYS of making visi,
to Sleepy Eye on account of the recent
building of the church parsonage an6
the installation of the new altar
Sleepy Eye Herald.
Just before the departure of the
militia for camp at Lake City there
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