New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-02-08
GETS SHOULDER STRAPS
Governor Surprises Travelling
Man With Commission.
Fred w. Johnson Brought It From
st. Paul Last Week.
Hands It to G. S. Keffend When He
Puts Up at Dakota House.

ST have little surprise for you, =
said Fred w. Johnson, when his friend
George S. Koffend, travelling sales
man for Tibbs, Hutchings & Co. of
ST. Paul, walked into the Dakota
House Friday afternoon and inscribed
his name on the register.
rs that so, queried the travelling
man, 'swhat it it?''
"The governor has decided to recog
nize the travelling men again and has
appointed you major on his staff"
Mr.. Kofend looked up and smiled
a bland incredulous smile, and then
he laughed.
YOU'RE quite a joker, Fred,'' he
said. But the governors brother was
not joking and went forth with and pro-
duced the bit of engraved paper on
which the fateful words were written.
Then the travelling man was convinced.
Mr.. Kofend, it seems, was one of the
hardest workers for John. A. Johnson
in the campaign last fall of the whole
army of travelling statesmen who did so
much in winning the ST. Peter editor
votes. The governor thought he ought
to give the fraternity little further
recognition and selected Mr.. Koffend
for the honor.
Fred W. johnson was in ST. Paul
on business last week and of course
called upon his brother. The governor
told him of the proposed scheme to
make Koffend a major and said that
he would like to have the commission
handed out personally rather than
sent through the mails.
"Koffend makes New Ulm doesn't
hep" asked the governor, and on being
told that he did, added, ''well then,
suppose you take the commission and
give it to him.
So that is the way Koffend happened
to get his comission in New Ulm in
stead of through the mails Or at his
home in Minneapolis.
F. A. Papke of Gaylord and J. M.
Hoffenspirger of Morgan stopped in
the city over Thursday night, being
on their way to Minneapolis. Mr..
Papke is a contractor and builder and
has just completed d new Catholic
parochial school building in Morgan.
Bishop S. G. Edsall was in the city
last Sunday and preached at Gebser
hall to the Episcopal congreg alton.
Among other things he spoke APP
provingly and encouragingly of the
proposed new church, congratulating
his people on the progress they have
made.
The county jail has but three prison
ers, all from Sleepy Eye. Two are
serving sixty-day sentences for break
into box car in Sleepy Eye, to which
charge they pied guilty at the last
term of court, and the other is serving
sentence for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct.
| The Epworth League of the German
Methodist church of this city is
planning a Lincoln program for the
evening of February 18th, the birth.
day anniversary of the martyreG
president. There will be songs and 6
general musical program, besides
recitations and speeches The public
is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Furst OF Chi.
cago left Monday after few days
visit with the latter's sister, Mrs. Free
Setter, at the home of John Hauen.
stein, Jr. Saturday evening Mr.. ane
Mrs. Hauenstein gave a sleigh ride
party in honor of the guests and after
the ride reception was held at their
residence.
Company A will give masquerade
ball in Turner hall Saturday night
February 18th. This is the first ball
| given by the company in three years
and the boys are planning to make til,
affair one to remember Besides TIL
dancing there will be stage feature
with prizes, details of which will b
announced later.