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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-06-13
MUSICIANS
Severely Censured by Mayor Silver.
son Monday.

A little scene took place on the
streets of this city Sunday evening
that was not down on the program.
While some of the members of the Ep-
worth League, part of the convention
that was in session in the city, were
holding anopen meeting in front of the
Dakota house, the sound of band music
attracted the attention of Chief Klause
and he directed Policeman Tauer to
have it stopped.
1t appears that it was in one of the
saloons, and the young fellows were
not disposed to pay any attention to
the request Of the policeman When
he. left part of the band of musicians,
claiming that they had as good right
on the streets as any of the other peo-
| pie started out from the saloon loudly
beating the drum.
This called the attention Of the Off
GERS OF the law to the matter again and
they started in pursuit. The one with
the drum defed the officer and refused
ITO appear at police headquarters with
out a warrant and the officer took him
to the jail, but when he saw that the
officer meant business he relented and
with the others appeared Monday
morning before justice Henningsen.
/ Mayor Silverson was there and told
them what was what, saying that in
/ playing in the saloons on Sunday
they were violating the state law and
in defying the police they were com
hitting a criminal act He told. them
that it was such acts as theirs that in
terfered with the freedom that has been
so long enjoyed in this city, that if il
was persisted in his attention would be
|called to some things in the city that
would compel him to act along lines
that would not be popular.
That he had now in his possession a
4 petition that he was considering and
8 that such actions as the members OF
this unorganized band were guilty OF
would lead to more drastic measures
than were Incorporated in the petition
i Simple manliness and courtesy should
lead the people Of the city both ole
and young, to respect the assembling
OF religious body in any place of The
city at any time and especially OF
Sunday, and he gave them warning
that if they or any other persons wer,
guilty of such action as took plac,
Sunday evening he would act in ac
cordance with the law and his authori
lIty as mayor.
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cessively high water would have passed
Off very much quicker and that there
would not have been the destruction
that is being wrought by the drowning
of the grain.
Another matter that they brought to
the attention of the business men of
this city was the Importance of bringing
the question before the commercial
union and having that body petition
the congressmen from this state to work
against the further drainage of large
bodies of water into the Minnesota
They also say that if the people of
this city would see to it that the grade
on the Nicollet county. side of the
Courtland bridge was raised a foot or
more it would be passable at any time
in high water, but as it is there is
scarcely a earWheniti is notimpossibIe
for the farmers living on the opposite
side Of the river at times to cross with
any kind of a load. AS this bridge is
particularly useful to the city Of New
Ulm it was suggested that in as much
as the county of Nicollet was too busy
in other parts of the county looking
after roads and bridges, that it would
be beneficial to the merchants Of this
city if they would see to it that the APP
proach to the bridge was raised.
Water has surrounded both of the
bridges over the Minnesota river for
about week now and has kept large
number of people from coming to the
city. If it is possible by a little work
to remedy this it should be done.
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Death From LockjaW

never follows IN injury dressed with
1Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's antiseptic
and healing properties prsyens blood
poisoning. Chas Oswald, merchant, OF
Rensselaersville, n. Y, writes 1T cured
Seth Burch, of this place, Of the ugliest
sore IN his neck I ever saw" Cures
Cuts, Wounds, Burns and Sores. 25c at
@. NJ. Olsen's Drug Store.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-06-13
CONVENTION COMEsTOCLOsE
Methodist Young People Spend
Profitable Time.
Attendance Of Delegates is Over
Two Hundred.
Sunday Meetings Drew Very Large
Numbers of People.

German Methodists to the number
of more than two hundred met in this
city last week for the two closing days
OF the week and Sunday and engaged
in the deliberations of the annual con-
vention Of the Epworth League and
Sunday school. 1t was a very enthu-
siastic gathering and they all appeared
to be imbued with the necessity Of
earnest work.
Friday noon most of the delegates
were in the city, coming in on the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-06-13
PETTY THIEVES STEAL FLOWERS
Not Only Blossoms But Entire Plants
Are Taken.

There seems to be an epidemic of flow
er stealing in this city that should be
stopped at once. A number of people
who have had choice plants in their
yards have had the blossoms cut from
them at different times.
Not satisfied with this the thieves
have taken up plants bodily and stolen
potted plants from the lawns of diff
ferent houses, taking the best they
could get. These depredations are not
confined to any one person or to any
one locality but are quite general over
the city.
In the cemeteries where there has been
a desire to decorate the graves of the
dead, the stealing has become so COM
mon that many who have arranged to
set out plants have decided that it is
useless as they will be only supplying
the wants of some person or persons
who seem to have regard neither for
the dead or the living.
It takes ali manner of people to make
a world but it seems that there are
some who are more of nuisance than
benefit, and the man or boy or who
ever it is who sneaks around in the
dark and pilfer from those who are
doing their best to add to the beauty
and attractiveness Of the world WE
live in is so dwarfed in Spirit that
if known he would be Stunned by al
respectable people.
tt would be difficult thing for the
| police to discover who it is who is
doing this work, but it should be
stopped in some manner. If the GENE
teries are to become the prey to van
dals and the lawns of the homes the
prey of thieves, there will be little in
centive to decorating the city at any
time.
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WATER BROWNS OUT CROP
Minnesota River Over Flows It's
Banks.
Immense Volume of Water Has
Been Flowing Steadily.
Ditching Sloughs Into River i
Thought to be One Cause.

The Minnesota river at this point is
something like the Standard Oil Com
pany, it is monopolizing about all of
the country within it's banks and some
places where the tributaries flow into
the river the water is backed up and
OverfiOWing the tributaries 1t has
been many years since the river has
wrought such damages as it is doing
at this time.
Hundreds of acres of corn that was
nicely started has been covered with
water and destroyed the fields of grain
have been drowned out, while the con-
tinuous high water seems to promise
that when it recedes it will be so late
in the season that no other crop can
be planted with any assurance of it
ever coming to maturity
About the only good that can be said
to have been accomplished by the high
water is that it has drowned out all of
the pocket gophers that had become a
menace to the crops and the harvesting
machines. These small animals are
all gone and it will be many years be-
fore they will be back in the ground as
thick as they were.
It may be thought tha at the high water
would afford the launches opportuni-
ty to take trips up and down the
river, but they are unable to do this
on account of the bridges. It was sup
posed that when the bridges were put
over the river they we're fixed so that
the draws would permit boats to pass,
but it is doubtful if there is a bridge
on the river that can be operated for
this purpose, so the launches are
penned in between the bridges above
and below the city.
1t would be climax to the senti-
ment of the people of this part OF the
state if at This time some serious enter
prise should be started to turn the wa
tiers of the Red River of the North into
the Minnesota. With that immense
drainage on top Of the present over
flow the people in the low lands would
have to move out. It is thought that
the condition of the river at this time
is due mostly to the quick drainage
that is afforded to the sloughs and
small lake beds that have been ditched
into the Minnesota river and it's tribu-
taries.
If this is the case and there is a con-
tinuance of the ditching of any great
quantity Of water into the river the
state will have to build dykes in pla-
ces to protect the settlers. 1t is not
that there is an unusual amount of
rain so much as it is that the river has
been made sewer for larger terri
tory and is unable to carry the sur
plus water off as rapidly as it should.
The condition of the river has
alarmed many of the farmers living
below this city where the banks of the
river are not high and the water has
an opportunity to cover the land, and
many of them have written to congress.
men to use their influence in prevent
ing the drainage of the water from
Traverse into the Minnesota In
farmers who have land under water al
this time, they say that they are sure
that if so much ditching had not beer
done during the past year that the ex
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trains from the various directions on
both roads, so that in the evening when
the delegates and others of the city
gathered at the church there was a
good audience to listen to the address
OF welcome from Mayor Silverson and
the greeting from the local pastor,
Rev. G. 81. Sauter
Mr.. Silverson spoke only for a few
moments and his address was that of
sincere welcome. He assured the
gathering that it was his wish the while
they were in the city they might enjoy
all that was good and that their meet
ing might be productive of the highest
good to themselves as we'll as of bene-
fit to the city.
At the conclusion of the address of
the mayor and that of the pastor Rev.
E. Fl. Havighorst spoke for a few
moments. This was the opening work
OF the convention and Saturday the
young people settled down tot the actual
work that was before them. All Of the
proceedings Werecarriedonin German.
Those of this city who have attended
this as we'll as other conventions of a
similar kind that have been held here
| and elsewhere. say that it was in point
| of attendance'and inenthusiasm among
the very best, if not an exceptionally
| we'll attended and enthusiastic gather
ing.
| At the conclusion Of the work reso-
lutions were passed on various matters
and resolution of the warmest graft
tude was passed for the exceptionallY
good care that had been taken of the
delegates and the completeness of the
program, and the evident sincerity that
appeared in the welcome of the con-
vention to this city.
Sunday was the GROWING day of the
session, though the work was com
j pleted Saturday the sermon by Rev.
G. r. Blume in the morning attracted a
large audience, and the lecture in Tur.
ner hall in the afternoon by Rev. q. S.
lHavighorst, on Christian Manhood,
was something of superior excellence.
It is said by those who are capable Of
judging to have been one of the best
things that has been heard in the Ger.
man language in this city for a long
time. The lower floor of the theatre
| was completely taken by those who had
/ assembled to hear the lecture. It was
good audience.
DR.. B. 3. Hirsch Of Charles City
1 Iowa, preached in the church in the
q evening to a good audience. Earlier
], in the evening a street service was he1d
on Minnesota street, and Saturday
evening a similar meeting was held
attracting a large number Of people
The one Sunday evening was conducted
by Rev. G. r. Blume. Alarge numbel
Iof the delegates were present to hell
in the singing.
It was in all of its apartments on
Of the most successful religious con
!, ventions that have ever been held il
the city, and was enjoyed as much b,
the people of the city as by the dele
gates.
& One Of the specialties Of the conven
q ton was the Welcome Song" tina
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-06-13

was arranged especially for the con.
vention by Prof. D. A. Grussendor1
and was sung with enthusiasm. tt is
as follows
@tafpmmen.
g8iafnrnner, 6re1nb, pon nab lno fern.
9ep ulrn beberberst @ane germ.
lGtafonlmen u Bic ief,Dne 5fapt,
DIE nieinanb nod nl1bfanen bat.
gsir laoen ein fiiblt euh babeim,
2enn bier tltebs ss1l6 unb 1onigleinl;
SIN REDEEM Diinnelpta=5hal
SIT Brcb uno Dbbah fit eueb al.
gsrssb. aua niebt eur Ser; unb @eeI,
CONT NOR euer 9teylein nur Elm Eebl;
Sur sid1t Lobt leuhte,, FLAIR ,lub fe,n
Hne Ghrt1ti 8eiit lebt BET uns iein.
Many of the delegates we're taken
about the city and were astonished at
the wonderful beauty of the place and
the pleasant surroundings Some of
them came here with the idea that it
was an old and degenerating city and
were agreeably surprised at the very
modernness of the city and the hospi-
tally of the people.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-25

ney. Westward the dust of Krakatoa
took its way. Before the occurrence
of that eruption no one had the slight
est suspicion that far up aloft, twenty
miles over our heads, mighty tempest
is necessarily hurrying with a speed
much greater than that of the awful
hurricane which once laid so large a
part of Calcutta on the ground and
slew SO many of its inhabitants. For
tunately for humanity, this new
'trade-wind" does not come within
less than twenty miles of the earths
surface. We are thus preserved from
the fearful destruction that its unin-
termittent blasts would produce
blasts against which no tree could
stand and which would, in ten min
utes, do as much damage to a city as
would the most violent earthquake.
When this great wind had become
charged with the dust of Krakatoa,
then, for the first and l may add, for
the only time, it stood revealed to hui
man vision. Then it was seen that
this wind circled round the earth in
the vicinity of the equator and COM
pleted its circuit in about thirteen
days.
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ERUPTION OF KRAKATOA.
Continued from preceding page.

hausted The waves were then. strange
to say, reflected back from their point
of conveyance to retrace their steps
to krakatoa. Starting from Central
America, they again described a series
of enlarging circles, until they en-
braced the whole earth. Then, ad-
vancing into the opposite hemisphere
they gradually contracted until they
had regained the Straits of Sunda
from which they had set forth about
thirty-siX hours previously. Here was,
indeed, a unique experience. The air
waves had twice gone from end to end
of the globe. Even then the atmos-
phere did not subside until, after some
more oscillations of gradually fading
intensity, at last they became evanes-
cent.
But, besides these phenomenal un-
dulations, this mighty incident at
krakatoa has taught us other lessons
on the constitution of our atmosphere.
We previously knew little, or | might
almost say nothing, as to the condi-
tions prevailing above the height q
ten miles overhead. We were almost
altogether ignorant of what the wind
might be at an altitude of, say, twenty
miles. Krakatoa drove into those
winds prodigious quantities of dust.
Hundreds of cubic miles of air were
thus deprived of that invisibility
which they had hitherto maintained.
With eyes full of establishment, men
watched those vast volumes of Kraka-
toa dust start on a tremendous jour-
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tional Association of Police Chiefs re-
Gently said: "lf the police forces OF the
country today adhered to the methods
and practices of ten years ago they
would not be prepared to contend with
the criminal and disorderly classes.
1t should not be forgotten that in this
period those agents of the people who
are chosen to combat crime must more
than ever before have a higher intelli-
gence. more accurate training, greater
courage, both moral and physical, In
order to cope with educated, clever,
unsupported professionals who have
succeeded the goldbrick man of days
gone by. In time the bank burglar
with his can of powder and drill has
given way to the yeggman who uses
nitro-glycerine; the faker who delight
ed the citizens with cheap gold rings
has given place to the gentleman"
who sells cheap gold mines and three
card monte has gone over the divide
and "bucket-shops" and "sure-things"
prevail. The charms of rapid life have
produced embezzlers, check-raisers and
forgers"
1t is a fact worth noting that the
King of Counterfeiters is at large, but
Is under surveillance of secret service
men. This old and skllful operator
Is Vim. f. Brockway, and he lives In
N. Y. He has done penance for his
offences against the statutes of the
United States, but though now old. yet
SO great is he as maker of counterfeit
money that the secret service men
never lose sight of him. Brockway can
make money which any banker in the
country would accept as genuine.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-25
ENGLISH LANDSCAPE.
Their Roads and Bridges are Sub
stantiaI, Enduring and
Picturesque.

In Comparison With American Rural
improvements They Convey The
Idea That We Think But Little OF
Posterity.
There is an old story which will
bear telling again as 1t illustrates 70
well the disadvantages to be over
come In a new country. II is Of an
American travelling in England who,
when out walking one day stopped in
front Of an old English mansion to ad-
mire it and its surroundings. What
particularly impressed him was the
magnificent sweep of velvet lawn
which extended without flaw or
blemish from the hedge along the
roadway up to the very steps Of the
house. An old gardener was at work
on the place anu at that particular
time was pushing lawn mower across
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-25

fact, that it is only In certain places
that one team can pass another with
out considerable manoeuvering. If all
the labor expended upon an American
country road were to be concentrated
upon narrow track only wide
enough for a farmers wagon, great
Improvement in results would be
noted, for 1t Is of course much cheaper
to lay the foundations, build up the
body, and surface road fourteen
feet wide than to put into shape a
highway which, at its narrowest point
the ambitious Americans have extend
ed to forty feet. This, in itself, Is
point which If intelligently adopted
would In many places solve the CUES
ton OF a practicable roadway upon
which In all kinds OF weather and al
all times of the year a single team Of
horses could haul q profitable load to
market.
The English farmer uses cart up
ON which a single horse draws any.
where from one to two tons Of dead
weight. The tires of the wheels are
from four TO eight inches in breadth,
thereby cutting no ruts and each pass
ing vehicle adds to the solidity and
smoothness Of the road In that its
wheels serve as effective rollers.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-25

the sward. The American hailed him
and with the usual freedom md in
quisitiveness of his nationality asked
many questions as TO the conduct OF
affairs in such an establishment az
the gardener was connected with.
Tell me" he said to the gardener.
"how do you make lawn like this.
l have place In America and l am
trying to make n lawn around tho
house, but 1t doesn't seem to do we'll"
The old gardener scratched his head
and, looking doubtfully at the Ameri.
can, he said: You must have good
su6soil, and a good surface soil and
the sod must be well laid. Then you
must roll 1t, and cut 1t and water i,
md keep on doing this until It's
right"
A CENTURY TO MAKE A LAWN.
The American agreed with him
that the process was simple, and then
asked, "How long will l have to do
this before the lawn is like that oneT'
The old gardener again spoke doubt
fully, but finally gave 1t as his opinion
that II his directions were followed
for anywhere from fifty to hundred
years the results would be all that
could be desired.
This same idea might also apply to
land, for much OF their excellence Ia
due to the fact that their foundatlons
were laid scores OF years ago and
generation after generation of work
ers has been tinkering at them ever
since. In fact, the roads built by the
Romans now serve as the foundations
for some of the best Known English
highways, and to the south OF Lon
don, east and west through the beautl-
full county OF Surrey there is q road
now greatly patronized by the owners
OF motor cars which In its beginning
was the highway beaten hard by the
eandaled feet OF the early Brltons as
they toiled to the east coast from
Wales with their back breaking bur
dens Of tin. This same road was af.
forwards improved in its texture and
grades because of its being the high
way for the pilgrims Of western Eng
land en- route TO Canterbury. 1t is
still shaded In places by the yew trees
planted perhaps a thousand years age
to furnish bows the sturdy British
archers.
ENGLISH ROADS VERY NARROW
In the first place the English rcaC
is generally narrow. so narrow, t
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Because of the comparative isolation
of Hawaii, its large foreign population
and the amount of silver in circul
ton, it seems that the coming iu.
dustry has been active there. Chief
Willlie of the Secret Service has an,
nounced that arrangements have been
made for the establishu ent of branch
of the service at Honolulu, where in
dications have pointed to the develop
ment of coming enterprises and 1t is
hoped that the contemplated measures
of suppression may be effective"
Another reason why. the past year
has been a difficult one with criminals
is that there has been an increase of
cooperation between the police depart
ment of the various cities, and gen.
eral improvement in criminal identi.
flcation and police work. AS Richard
Sylvester, major and superintendent of
the police department OF Washington,
D. c., and president of the Interna.