New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-29

Mrs. John Hauenstein returned from
her Chicago and Indiana trip yes
terdav.
There is renewed talk OF starting a
commercial club along the lines of one
recently organized in st. Peter. A..
W. Bingham, after a visit to the latter
place, is the principal booster.
Senator Works of Mankato is said
to be scheming to have Congressman
Hammond accept the democratic nomi-
nation for governor in order that he
may have the field clear to run as the
democratic candidate for national re-
preventative.
The Cottonwood baseball team re-
ceived a severe trouncing at the hands
OF the Sigel boys in a five inning game
Sunday afternoon, the score at the
end of the fifth inning being 10 to 2.
III. Forster did some excellent tWirling
for the Sigel bunch.
John Bruins of Conrtland has sue
ceeded E. Stroelin as bookkeeper in
the Office of F. II. Retzlaff. Mr.. Stroe-
lin resigned in order to accept a posi-
ton with the Lutheran Coliniz alton
Company, a land company having.
large holdings in North Dakota.
The following from New Ulm atten-
ded the Sunday School convention in
st. Paul last week: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lienhard, G. 81. Dirks, VIM. Dur
balm, Rev. and Mrs. Sauter. Mrs.
Blume, Mrs. Reinecke and the Misses
Frances Krook and Helen Wehye.
Messrs. Johnson, Alvin and Beck.
with their wives, attended the farewell
dancing party given by Mr.. and Mrs.
HILBERT at the Winthrop city hall Fri
day evening. It was most delight
ful affair, attended by nearly all the
society people of our neighboring city.
Bishop Edsall of the Episcopal
church will arrive in the city Thursday
noon and at 7:45 in the evening at st.
Peters Episcopal church he will adj
minister the rite of confirmation.
Following the ceremony, the bishop,
who is one of the most accomplished
pulpit orators in the state, will de-
liver an address.
Fred Meierding, who sold his farm
last fall to the Minnesota Flint Rock
Co., is now engaged in building a
residence on the site on Third North
street where over thirty years ago be
laid the foundation for a store. The
building will be of brick and will be
personally occupied by Mr.. Meier
ding when completed.
AS a result Of meeting of members
of the Episcopal churches of this sec
ton at ST. Peter Friday evening an
organization was formed to be known
as the Conference of Church Clubs OF
Southwestern Minnesota. A. W. Bing.
ham of this city who attended the meet
ing in company with Adolph Nellie,
was elected vice president.
1t is now definitely settled that the
New Ulm engagement of the Milwaukee
German Theatre company will be fol
two nights, May 18th and 18th. Or
the first evening the company will
produce Sudermann's "Die Ehre'
and on the second evening ssDie
Logenbrueder," the German original
of the American farce comedy, HAre
You a Mason?'
When Henry Katz killed himself in
Fairfax a year ago he left a Sons OF
Herman insurance policy for $1,000 in
which Mary Fernbach was named as
the beneficiary. The lodge officers
contested the payment of the policy on
the ground that Miss Fernbach was in
no way related and in no wise depend
ent upon the insured, consequently not
entitled to derive any benefit from his
death, and in a decision just handed
down by Judge Hallam of ST. Paul the
contention of the order is sustained
Mrs. Martin Mueller, whose death
was briefly recorded in the last issue
of the Review was the daughter of oul
veteran townspeople, Mr.. and Mrs
John G. Toberer. She was forty-fve
years of age and had been the wife o
! Mr.. Mueller since 1883. A woman o
sweet temperament and noble impulses
| the friendships which she formed were
| lasting ones, and it is but natura
therefore that the funeral services hele
at the Turner Hall Sunday afternoon
as a last mark Of respect to he
memory should have been one Of thu
1 finest tributes ever paid to a woman il
New Ulm. Mrs. Mueller leaves
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