New Ulm review., 1907-01-16

Robert Loheyde spent the gre ater
portion OF the week in and about
Nicollet
Eugene Koehler has been unable TO
attend to business the past few days
on account of sickness.
Mrs. Geo Doehne went to Spring
held Sunday to pay a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Rottenburg.
Mrs. Adam Mueller returned FRIDAY
from sojourn of several weeks with
her sister in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schwertfeger
of Sanborn visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Schell the latter part of the week.
Landlord Moan of the Grand hotel
has been entertaining his brother, Jos.
Moan Of Belvidere, ILL.,, the past few
days.
The newly married couple, Mr.. and
Mrs. Schwendinger, entertained the
members of the Catholic Church choir
Sunday evening.
Ferd. Crone and August Hummel at
tended the annual meeting of the State
Agricultural Society in Minneapolis
last Wednesday and Thursday
The young people of the Catho lie
church congregation are preparing
fer home-talent dramatic production
to be given to the public shortly after
Easter.
! A. j. Alvin delivered an address
before gathering of the Union Com
mercial Travelling Men of Minneapolis
. Monday evening. He talked on health
insurance.
G. w. Barnes, he OF Inter State
fame, went to the Twin cities yester-
day on insurance business. If the leg
islature is looking for sensible point
ers, here is its opportunity.
j Friends of Prof. Ackermann took
possession of his home on Franklin
rtreet Friday and gave him an even
/ ing of pleasant entertainment. The
occasion was the anniversary of his
birth.
Mary Phetteplace of Jordan INSTALL
ed the officers of the G. A. r. circle
on Thursday evening. Mrs. Amanda a
Wicherski, who has acted as pres ident
of the Relief Corps for two years past,
was formally presented with hand
some gold badge.
Postmaster Krook reports that the
total receipts of the postoffice for 1906
were Sl3, ,880.l0 as compared with S12,-
395. 80 in 1905. The number of regis
tered letters and parcels issued in 1906
was l, 426 as against 1,27O issued in
1905. The increase is certainly satis-
factory.
The local manager of the Minnesota
Central Telephone Co. has received
the switchboard and all the material
necessary to install central energy
system. AS soon as the company de-
cides upon a suitable Office location
the work OF Improvement will De
pushed to speedy completion.
The following are the new officers OF
the Elizabeth Society of the Catholic
church: President, Mrs. Gliding; vice
president, Mrs. Wiltscheck; secretary,
Mrs. Sprenger; treasurer, Mrs. Ram
weller; finance committee, Miss Laura
Helm, Mrs. Saffert and Mrs. Schuster;
flag bearers, Mrs. Eenle, Mrs. Theresa
Sprenger and Mrs. Steffel: marshaIs,
Mrs. Steffel and Mrs. Stadick.
! observation-disclosures, a wealthy farmer
who died at Saltwater few weeks ago,
has left requests as follows: 81 200
each to the DR.. Martin Luther College
of New Ulm and the Home for Old
Folks at Belle Plaine: $1,000 to the
Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and
Minnesota, to be used in negro mis-
!. sions, and like sum for Indian mis-
sions; $500 to the Evangelical Luther
i an Children's Society of Minnesota
and $500 to be used in assisting needy
students in theology at the Lutheran
! seminary at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
j A bill creating a commission to di-
{ rect the construction of a monument
on the Shiloh battlefield for the First
Minnesota battery was introduced in
the house by Representative Peterson
of this city Monday evening. The
I 1905 session laws appropriated $4,000
fer such monument, but made nc
provisions for its erection. Peterson's
measure names Gen. L. f. Hubbard
Gen. C. G. Andrews and FL. S. Hurtel
as commission to carry out the pro
visions of the former act. They are
to have no compensation except theil
expenses.
Ignatz Ambrosch died at his home