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Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
JERSEY BRIEFS.

During ten months that the salary sys-
TEN has been in force in the county of Pas
sale, the expense has exceeded receipts by
81, 900, and yet the clerks all wanted their
salaries raised. In Essex county, the
offices show surplus Of $52, ,000.
The newly appointed minister Of Mon
mouth County church who found 100
pounds Of honey deposited By bees in the
chimney of the parsonage must be con-
yinced that his wanderings have ended and
be has reached the Promised Land.
The optionists did not win in the recent
election in Burlington County, but evident
ly the new sheriff thinks be has a line on
public sentiments there on the liquor ques-
tion, judging from his order that hereafter
no more sherlff,s sales will be held in bar
rooms
Oyster prices are ruling very low, and
many Jersey oystermen are not marketing
any Of the bivalves. 1t is said that Mary
land oysters are selling as low as 25 cents a
bushel and that paralYzes the market. An
effort is TO be made to get together and
boost she price.
Tax Collector Lowry, of Atlantic City,
received she largest check ever paid into
his Office Saturday, when the annual bill
Of the Marlborough -Blenheim Company,
$23, ,566 96, was paid Eight years ago the
site OF she big double hotel was occupied
By charitable institutions which paid no
taxes, and the big check represented clear
gain to city finances.
Cumberland County detectives haye ar
rested two Italians and belive they
haye the clues for the arrest of several
more of a gang that has been stealing
horses It is said that aboue fifty horses
haye been taken to Cumberland county and
disposed of Most of the animals are
thought to have been stolen from Philadel-
phia parties.
The Attorney Generals department, ac
cOrding to the report just filed, has collect
ed during the year an aggregate of $2ll,
o35.S1 10 fines. The largest amount, $l75,-
695. 81, was from miscellaneous corporations
which were in arrears in their franchise
taxes for 1907 The sum Of $40, ,755 II was
collected in prosecutions for authorizations
Of food stuffs and of milk.
According to statistics compiled by the
secretary OF the State Board of Agriculture,
New jersey apple crop this year was but
i 800, 900 barrels, or just half that of last
year, which was $50, 900 barrels below the
1906 crop. That will account for the high
prices that prevail hereabouts. A agood
apple year, usually follows bad one and
shat will be encouraging to the farmers and
horticulturists
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
STRAT1ON COPESTICE.

Miss Florence Goule Copestick, sister Of
Mr.. William Louis Copestick, of Muller
Hill, and Mr.. John Brown Stratlon, son Of
Thomas ]. and Mary A. stratton, wer.
united in holy wed1oek at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Copestick, Wednesday
afternoon, December 16th, at two O'Clock.
The bride entered the room on the arm Of
her brother to the strains Of Lohengrin'S
Wedding March played by Miss Ada A
Conover, OF Woodbury.. Rev Charles Brat
ten Duhell, rector Of st. Thomas P. E.
Church. Glassboro, and officiating rector OF
St. Stevens P E. Church, Mullica Hill,
officiated, the bride being given away BY
her brother
The house was brilliantly lighted and
tasteiully decorated with Christmas green's,
the ceremony being performed under bow
er of the greens with background of potted
ed plants.
The bride was attired in handsome white
gown Of Princess satin, adorned with Mar
quisette lace, and wore yell, her only or
nament being brooch of pearls, the gift of
the groom, and beautiful shower bouques
of roses and lilies Of the valley. The groom
wore the conventional black The bride
was attended by her nephew, Master Rob-
ert Grey Copestick, as ring bearer. and
Miss Reba Heritage, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horatio Heritage, Of Mulliea Hill, as
flower girl.
The ushers were Mr.. John F. Copestick,
cousin Of the bride, Germantown, Pa, and
Mr.. Albert s. Woodruff, clasamate of the
groom, Camden.
Immediately after congratulations the
guests repaired to the dining room where
sumptuous repast was served After social
hour the bride and groom left for Washing
ton, D. G., on their wedding trip.
The gifts were numerous and beautiful
including several from former pupils Of
the bride.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas ] Ssratton. Of Mt Royal 8
Br- and Mrs VIM $. Copessick, Master
Robert Copestick, Mrs. Rebecca A. Gar
diner, Miss Lydia Tyler, Mr.. and Mrs
Horatio Heritage, Mss Reba Heritage,
Miss Verna L. Scott, OF Mulliea Hill,
Mrs. Maria Copestick, Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Copestick, Mrs. Ambrose Stanton,
Mrs. Frank S. Lodge, Mrs. John Fox.
Miss Anna Fox, of Germantown; Mrs.
Mary Copestick, of Oak Lane; Mr. ard
Mrs. Harry Copestiek, Mr. and Mrs.
John M. Stratton, Miss S. Louella STRAIT
ton, Mr.. and Mrs Thos J. Stratton, Jr,
Mrs Joseph W. Gill, Mr.. Howard A. Gill,
of Philadelphia; Mr.. Albert S. Woodruff,
Of Camden; Mr.. and Mrs William A. Bun
ming, Master Stewart BunniDg, Miss Ada
A. Conoyer, Woodbury.; Mr. and Mrs
George B Kindle, Almonesson: Rev. Chas.
Batten Dnbell, Glassboro; Rev L. R. F.
Davis, Clarksboro.
Mr.. and Mis-. Stratton will be at home
to their friends after January first. at Mt
Royal
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
WOODBURY. HAS
0Ver5000 Inhabitants, with assessed val
uation of over $1,000, 000

Oyer 5000 Inhabitants, with assessed val-
uation of over $4,000, 900.
Three railroads and trolley
An arm of the Delaware, title Wood
bury River, at high tide depth Of 6 to =
feet, at low tide, mud.
100000 consumers within a radius of
ten miles. Eight churches Three Baptist,
(one colered) two Methodist, one oolored)
one Presbyterian, one Episcopalian, one
Catholic
Four school honses, and fifth in course Of
construction.
Three newzpapers-Two Weekly -GLoU-
Jester COUNTY DEMOCRAT and Coastatu-
ton, and one daily, the Times.
Three banks = First National, capital
500, 900; surplus and undivided profits
$247, 900.
Farmers and Mechanics, capital, $100-
600; surplus and undivided profits $I47, 900
Woodbury. Trust Company, capital $loo, 8
600, surplus and undivided profits $115, 900.
Excellent fire department., two companies
with modern equipments.
Unlimited supply Of pure water, under
city ownership.
A complete system Of sewage, owned by
the city.
Two excellent hotels-no saloons
Large piano manufactory Blasius &
Sons.
Large glass works
Cat glass works
Is within Is minutes ride OF Cooper hos
pital Camden.
Is withir As minutes of one of the great
est educational Institutions in the world
An opera house that seats 500 people.
An acsiye and wide-awake Board of trade
organized last Monday night.
Automobile garage and livery stables.
Many miles of paved streets.
Electric lights and gas.
And room for a lot of other good things.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

The Alvin A. Dayis properties, in We
nonah, sold by Sheriff Wilson on the 14th
inst at the suit Of JOS H. Wilkerson,
were purchased by the complainant for $500
and 500, respectively.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

The annual meeting Of Gloucester Co.
Historical Society. will be held in Wood
bury on January ~.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

Total cost OF church ....... SlI ,UUU 0o
Bell donation OF Mrs. Frank Batemap, Y
The deGicatory services were opened in
prayer by the Rey. Benjamin S. Everitt,
d. D. The dedicatoIy sermon was de-
livered by Rey. F. r. Brace, D. D.. fron
the text, Il was glad when they said unto
me let us go into the house Of the Lord. =
Dedicatory prayer, Rev. c. B. Eby, pastor
of Blackwood Presbyterian Church. Ad-
dress, Rev Samuel ID. Price, pastor Of
Calvary PreshyterianEc Church, Camden, and
recording secretary New Jersey Sunday
School Association.
On Saturday evening Rev. c. B. Eby
gave an address, and Mr.. Philip E How
ard, publisher Of the Sunday School Times,
made an address on Putting your life
into it.
On Sunday afternoon Mr., George W.
Hughes, Of Woodbury., ex-president Glou-
oesser County Sunday School Association,
gave an address on Sunday School Work. Z
The Rev. Z. Hillard Gage, pastor Of ske
Presbyterian ChuIoh at Wenonah, also de-
livered an address.
Mr.. Fred Fl. Bateman. superintendent
Of the Sunday school, bad charge oi she
entire services. The trustees are Frank
Bateman, president; Charles w. Foster
secretary; Fred b. Bateman. treasurer.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24

Bibo's Jumbo olgars are better snan ever
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
"Denknaal Loge. -

S Saturday evening at Turner hall the
two Herman Sons lodges of the city
were consolidated and christened
"Denkmal Loge, No. q.
Grand President Ziegler and Grand
Secretary Harpke were present at the
function and at an informal banquet
which followed the ceremony both Of
fcers delivered themselves of express
sions of congratulation and encour-
agement Brief addresses were also
made by Prof. Boenisch, Chas. Hau-
enstein, Chas. Stoll and Julius Berndt.
The officers of the new organization
for the ensuing year will be as follows:
President, Chas. Hauenstein: vice
president, Chas. Stoll; secretary, Ju-
Illus Berndt financial secretary. Colt.
Oswald; treasurer, Fred Pfaender; di-
rect ors, August Puhlmann, Gen. Jos.
Bobleter and Jos. Flor; guide, Alb.
Ring; guards, D. Rooster ard FIR
Lamecker.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
BUENGER PLAYS PROMINENT ROLE
New UIm Merchant Unusually Ac-
tive in Furniture Dealers
Convention.

When the Minnesota Retail F'urni-
ture Dealers Association opened it's
third annual convention in Mime
apolis last Thursday one of the first
subjects to be broached was the all
absorbing one of catalogue house
competition.
L. j. Buenger of this city started
the ball rolling by making a deter
mined attack upon the Chicago secre-
tary of the so-called Interstate Furni-
ture Dealers Association, and the
feeling against the huge mail order
houses finally took concrete form in
the appointment of committee of ten
to formulate plans for cooperative
buying of furniture most in demand
at prices which will enable retail
dealers to meet mail order house
competition.
L. J. Buenger was made chairman
of this committee.
He was also elected president of the
association at the closing session Fri
day afternoon.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19

Mayor Andrews of Mankato has in
structed his police force to put stop
to dice shaking, card playing and all
games of chance in saloons, cigar
stores and all public places. The laws
prohibiting gambling in every form
are to be rigidly enforced.
After suffering for month from
burns received through kerosene
lamp explosion, Miss Irene Gilbertson
of Traverse is to be taken to a hospital
for a skin-grafting operation. One of
her brothers has volunteered to fur
nish the fresh skin, and although the
burns are bad ones it is believed by
the physicians that successful opera
ton can be performed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19

The remains of August Duevel, the
aged New Ulm pioneer, whose death
was recorded in last weeks Review.
were brought to this city from Mime
apolis Friday evening and inferred in
the city cemetery the following morn
ing, Capt. Albert Steinhauser de-
livering the principal address at the
grave.
Mr.. Duevel was born in Lessen Wit
tenburg, Germany, on tha 18th day of
October, 1922, and came to America in
1852. Five years later he moved from
Ohio to New Ulm and when the Indians
attacked the town in 1862 he was one
OF the villages sturdiest defenders. In
1883 he went with his family to Mime
apolis, and it was there, only three
years ago, that he and his wife plea.
sanity celebrated their golden wed.
ding.
Mrs. Duevel accompanied the re
mains to this city on Friday, as die
| also Otto Duevel of Tacoma and Mr.
| and Mrs. Adolph Duevel, A. W. Doerl
and Jos. L. Kiichli Of Minneapolis.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19

The death of Anton gliding, resi-
dent OF New Ulm since 1871, died at
his home on North State street shortly
before six O'Clock Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. Gliding was born in the
province of Oldenburg, Germany, in
1882 and came to America Ia 1868.
The first four years of his life in this
country he spent in ST. Paul, but after
that he made New Ulm his home until
the day of his DEATH In 1878 he was
married to Miss Agnes Lukas. who
survives him, and as result of this
union he became the father of six
children-Anton, Martha, Raymond,
Irma, Bruno and Angela. All of the
children are still living, and with one
exception were present at the funeral
which occurred Saturday morning.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
MUSIC and THE DRAMA.

Next Wednesday evening the Turner
Theatre management will offer its
patrons an excellent production of
that splendid Whiteside comedy, "We
Are King
"We Are King is a play dealing
with an imaginary principally in
Germany, and interspersed with the
comedy are strong dramatic situa-
tions, a beautiful love story and just
enough romance and pathos to please
the most critical. 1t was Mr.. White
sides greatest success, and as pre-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19

sented this season by company
headed by Mr.. Edmund Carroll con-
tinues to win new and enthusiastic ad-
mirers.
Mr.. Carroll, as the critics say, is
an actor Of great ability and
ability. Those in New Ulm who we're
fortunate enough to see Whiteside in
the part will recall the remarkable hit
which he made, and that Mr.. Carroll
should equal him in the role is no
small achievement for an actor COM
paratively unknown. And yet. that
is just what be has DONE. Amy Leslie
in the Chicago News says he is sur
prisingly good actor, and the Des
Moines Register adds that he has a
pleasing personality, magnificent
voice and naturalness that is charm
ing.
| The satire of the play is broad, but
delicately yelled: the comedy is rich,
but not loud; it is replete with thrill
ing situations, but it's smacks not in
the least of the melodramatic.
The scenery carried by the Carroll
company is the same as that used by
Whiteside. 1t is sumptuous and com
plete, everything being carried to the
slightest detail. The Royal Hunting
lodge, where the followers of the cour
meet after the hunt, the palace garden:
in the twilight and the beautiful throne
room of Kahnberg- and all arr
noteworthy scenes, the like of which
have seldom been seen on the Turne
Theatre stage.
Mr.. Carroll's supporting compan,
has been selected with especial care tt
the requirements of each and ever,
part and includes such well-knowl
players Us VIM. Nc Kegney, Edmun'
!, Deane, Thomas Carroll, W. G. Max
= we'll, E. Fl. Erbert, Leila Hill, Park
Patton and Marie Clifton. These. wit
the minor actors of the company forr
: a cast Of superior excellence.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
ADOLPn STAMWITZ, IN TROUBLE
Minneapolis Bank Teller, Well
Known in New Ulnl, Charged
With Embezzlement.

Adolph Stamwitz, paying teller in
the National Bank of Commerce Of
Minneapolis and Well-knOwn in New
Ulm for his prominence in Flour City
Turner circles, was on Friday arrested
by Deputy United States Marshal Rich
on charge Of embezzlement.
His shortage is placed at So, $50 and
was discovered by two of the govern
cOrGing to one of these examiners, the
defa1lter had managed to cover up
his shortage at the time of the last
clearing house examination by mani
pulating his currency shipments from
Washington, and it is alleged that he
attempted to avoid exposure by the
same method this time, but was I'M
successful.
Stamwitz has been in the bank for
twenty-one years and has always
borne a good reputation for honesty
and integrity. When asked for a
statement regarding the cloud now
hanging oyer him he merely said:
"What have at first been thought
to be embellishments have often been
found to be merely mistakes in
complicated bookkeeping, | have
nothing to say now concerning my in
tended defense. 1t is not certainty
that any prosecution will be made. [
have little fear of the outcome when
the real status of things is known. A
sensational conclusion has been
jumped at now, without forethought
or judgment. The officers of the bank
have done all in their power to pre-
vent the publicity that has been given
to this affair, but the news hunger of
the press had to be satisfied at what
ever cost. When the truth is known
there will be some surprises
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
.BOBLETER VERSUS EIBNER
Successor of Mayor Silverson
Finds Himself Confronted With
Strong Opposition.
Well-known Militiaman Enters
" Mace at Urgent Request of
w Friends.
Promises Vigorous Campaign,
as Do Also the Adherents of
; Eibner.

When Chas. Silverson rendered his
resignation as mayor, the council gave
President Eibner the choice of two
things = he conld either hold onto
his aldermanic mantle and serve the
city merely as acting mayor, or he
could step out of the council entirely
and become mayor in fact.
Eibner chose the latter and believed,
undoubtedly, that his course would
give him free field for election in
April
But he missed his guess.
Opposition developed in many quar-
tiers Immediately and this opposition
soon took on definite form and pur-
pose.
A meeting was held and at this
meeting it was agreed to make Gen.
Bobleter a candidate if he would con-
sent to run. .....
He gave his consent Friday and to
the committee which waited upon him
he said he did not care for the Office,
but once in the race he was determined
to win. He did not believe in disap-
pointing either himself or his friends.
He felt that he had the requisite
courage and independence necessary
to proper administration of the city S
executive affairs, and if elected he
proposed to give the public the best
that was in him.
This kind of talk pleased the com.
mittee and they sailed forth firm il
the belief that their candidate and his
efforts would be rewarded with success
i Eibner's friends, on the other hand
are busy too. They include nearl.
all of the administration forces ant
the next six weeks may be depended
on to develop a battle royal.
The Review only hopes that on bot
sides it will be clean, gentlemanly an
in the interests of the city solely.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
WAS FRANK MASSAPUsT MURDERED
Relatives and Neighbors of the Un-
fortunate Man Seem to
Think So.

The remains of Frank Massapust,
who was burned to death Sunday eve
ming a week ago in a shack on claim
near Ashawa, St. Louis county, were
brought to this city Wednesday and Oh.
Thursday they were inferred in the
city cemetery, appropriate funeral SER
vices having first been held by Rev.
Wheeler at the Congregational church.
AS to the details of Mr.. Massapust's
tragic death little more is actually
known than has already been pub.
lished in the columns of the Review.
Circumstances point strongly, how
ever, to murder.
Massapust was last seen alive at
five O'Clock in the afternoon of the
day of his death.
At eight O'Clock his shack was ia
flames and Massapust's body was be-
ing burned to a crisp.
I Only foul play or suicide could ac~
count for his failure to escape from
the burning building at such an hour,
and the suicide theory is promptly,
brushed aside by his neighbors AND
by all who knew him.
1t is suspected, therefore, that he
was murdered by someone TOR his
money and that after the murder and
robbery the perpetrator set fire to the
building to cover up the traces of his
crime.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
SuFFOCATED IN A BRAN BIN
John HUM, Veteran Eagle Mill
Employe, Meets Death in Pecu-
liar Manner.
Loses His FOOthOld While at Work
and Is Engulfed in a Bin OF
Shorts.
When Extricated Life Was Almost
Extinct, and He Survived but
a Few Minutes.

Frightful accidents continue to occur
in New Ulm with almost weekly regu-
larity.
Friday afternoon one occurred at
the Eagle Mill in which John HUM, a
veteran employee, was the victim.
At the moment the accident took
place HUM was at work on an iron
ladder in one corner of a bran bin.
pushing the bran with long pole into
the spout at the bottom of the pit.
The iron rung on which he stood
was securely fastened to the wall, but
somehow his foot slipped and in less
engulfed in the mass Of bran and
drawn downwards toward the spout.
Workmen who were loading a car
from the spout below were warned OF
the accident by the protrusion OF the
mans legs and Immediately they
stopped the machinery and made every
effort to quickly relinquish the pri-
soner from his death-dealing position.
The relief came too late, however,
for when the man was released he gave
but a few gasps and then expired.
Mr.. HUM was ffty-six years of age
and had been in the service of the
Eagle Mill company an unusually long
time. His four sons are also en-
ployes of the same institution, and to
them the terrible ending of their father
must have been fearful shock.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the deceased we're held at the
family residence Monday afternoon.
Prof. Hess of the Sleepy Eye schools
goes to Washington this week to at
tend the annual meeting of the Depart
ment of Superintendent of the Ma
tional Educational association.
The dramatic club of Lafayette will
present "Ten Nights in a Bar Room
at the Winthrop city hall next Friday
evening. On the same evening the
amatuer dramatic artists Of Sleepy
Eye Will Onef beOW6en tne AcVS 1o1
the entertainment of the amusement
lovers of LambertOn.
Nicollet county had 3l5 births las
year and 1919 deaths. Of the births
Courtland village furnished 6, Court
land township 10, Lafayette village 7
Lafayette township IS, West Newton
% and Ridgely 6. The deaths in Lafa
yette village numbered 3, in Lafayette
township 7, in CORTLAND none, il
Courtland township l, in Ridgely
and in West NeWton2.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
new CORPORATION FORMED
Citizens Bank of This City Com
plies at Length With New
State Law.
Name Hereafter Will be "'The
Citizens State Bank of New
Ulm.'
Capital Stock Will be 100000
No Change in Management.

The plan by which the Citizens Bank
owners of this city propose to comply
with the provisions of the law passed
by the last legislature, doing away
with private banks, was given to the
public Thursday when M. Mullen, the
president of the old institution, went
to St. Paul and filed articles of incor-
poration for a new organization.
For time it was not known whether
the new institution would be national
or state bank.
Now all this is settled. Under the
articles of corporation the organiza-
ton will be known as s"The Citizens
State Bank of New Ulm" and it's bust.
ness will be under the supervision o.
the state superintendent of banks
The capital stock will be $l0O,OO(
and provision is made for surplu:
of $50, 900.
The incOrpor ators are niue in mum
Der and include M. Mullen, L. J
Buenger, John Henle, 0. M. Olsen
F. H. Retzlaff, August Hummel, H. N
Somsen, W. E. Koch and F. H
Krook. Nearly all of the stock
holders of the old partnership will re
main in the new concern, however, an,
it isn't at all likely that at the frs
meeting to be held on April lst an,
change will be made in the presen
| board of directors or in the activ
| officers of the bank.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-19
LIND TAKES PLACE FROM JOHNSON
Former Governor Finally Consents
to Serve on University Board.

Last Thursday Governor Johnson
officially announced the appointment
OF John Lind as a member of the board
of regents OF the state university to
sucseed j. T. Wyman, the former exc
cutive having at last yielded to the
solicitations of the university friends
and agreed to alter his decision Of a
year ago.
Mr.. Lind's term will begin on March
1st and will be for six years.