New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-11-18

milwaukee Monday on visit to rel
atives.
VIM. Kurth and wife of Winthrop
were guests over Sunday at the home
Of John E. Bobleter.
The bankrupt stock of Max Postrel
was sold last week by Trustee Somsen
to John F. Neumann for S125.
The attraction at the Turner Theatre
Thanksgiving evening will be a gym
nastic exhibition to be followed by a
ball.
Mrs. B. Follmann and Mrs. P.
Liesch will give whist party at the
latter's home tomorrow afternoon.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Pfaender Monday but
died within a few moments after it's
birth.
New Ulm's population was increased
recently by the arrival of son at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fle-
meyer.
Mrs. j. Fl. Sigel pleasantly enter
tanned a number of friends of the
younger set at her Broadway home
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Thee. Schwendinger is back
from prolonged sojourn with her
sisters in Austria. She arrived in
New Ulm Tuesday.
John Lauden of this city has been
named as representative for this vicinity
of the Northern Fur Co. This is the
position formerly held by Otto Schnei-
der.
Ernst Gieseke went to Rochester
Thursday to submit to another opera
ton at the hands of the Drs. Mayo.
His son E. A. Gieseke of CORTLAND,
accompanied him.
The Young Ladies Sodality of the
Catholic church are arranging for an
entertainment and basket social to be
given at the Catholic school build ing
on the evening of November Doth.
W. P. Close, who for two or three
years past has had charge of the Eagle
mill elevators in this city, has petit
toned Gov. Johnson to appoint him
member of the board of grain ap-
peals.
The board of directors of the New
Sweden Farmers Mutual Insurance
company met at st. Peter recently and
adjusted the losses incurred Thy its
policy holders in last falls electrical
storms. The largest claim with which
they had to deal, was chat of j. B.
Bean of Nicollet whose residence was
destroyed by fire. He was paid 81, 900.
The Consolidated Casualty Co. of
Minneapolis has merged its interests
with the National Casualty Co. of
Detroit, Mich. The name Of the latter
will attach to the combined organiza-
ton but there will be no change in the
relation of the policyholders to either.
The Offices will remain in Minneap
lis and G.. w. Barnes and D. D. Nc
Innis will be in charge as president
and secretary as heretofore. The
merger, it is understood, was effected
in order to extend the field of opera
tions of the Minneapolis company.
| AS a part of the proceedings in the
prosecution of VIM. Schrieber, who
has been indicted in St. Louis county
for the murder of Frank Massapust,
| County Attorney Green was in the city
| Thursday and Friday for the purpose
of having the remains of the murdered
man exhumed and an examination
thereof made to ascertain if possible
the actual manner of Massapust' S
death. Massapust's lifeless body, it
will be remembered, was found in the
embers of his burned shack on the
| night Of February 10th, but it is now
believed that he met his death in some
other manner before the shack was
fired. Drs. Stricken and sReinecke
conducted the examination in behalf
of County Attorney Green.
The anniversary celebrationEof the
New Ulm Turnverein at the Turner
hall Wednesday evening was, as
usual, a delightful affair. A large
majority of the members were present
and there was no lack of good feeling
and wholesome amusement. Capt.
Burg, as president of the Turnverein,
and Capt. Steinhauser, former presi-
dent, made extended addresses and
there were also short talks, reminiscent
or otherwise, by Mrs. Bellm, presi.
dent OF the Frauenverein, Julius
Berndt and Mrs. John Hauenstein
Other interesting numbers in the form
of readings or recitations were con.
tributed by Herman Helm and Mrs
/ FIR. Burg. The musical features con
sisted of a violin solo by VIM. Pfaen
der Jr., a song by Miss Trina Hauen
3, stein and duet by Misses Elfrieds