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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
MAY CONTINUE TO WORK OUT TAX
Lower House Of Legislature Kills
Ole Peterson's Bill Requiring
Cash Payments.

Representatives. Ole Peterson of Nicol-
let county suffered another setback
in his battle for reform, when on
Thursday, the house voted to kill his
bill requiring the payment of township
taxes in cash instead of labor, abol-
ishing the poll tax and re-enacting the
law for town inspectors Of roads
which was knocked cut by the supreme
court shortly after its adoption by the
legislature two years ago.
The author of the bill made an ex.
tended argument for its passage but
he had hardly finished when dozer
members clamored for the floor. Re.
preventative Nolan said there was nc
measure passed by the last house for
which he was cursed as much as the
one which the Nicollet county states
man sought to resurrect.
Even Speaker Rockne took the floor
and pleaded against the passage of the
bill. He said it was the only one on
which his constituents has given hin
any positive instructions.
Representative Wells added his pro
test, remarking that although town.
ship taxpayers now had the right to
| vote for or against the payment O.
their road taxes in cash, there was no
single town in his county where the
farmers had availed themselves Of thi!;
privilege, and he concluded therefore
that they preferred to pay their roae
taxes in labor,
Then the bill was voted upon ane
overwhelmingly defeated.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
FINE PRODUCTION OF ..PARslFAL'
Theatregoers Highly Pleased with
Version of Great Festival Dra-
ma at the Turner Theatre
Sunday Evening.


What may be safely put down as
one OF the most satisfying performan-
ces ever given from the Turner Thea
tire stage wasthat which held the boards
Sunday evening dramatic adap-
tation by VIM. Lynch Roberts OF
Richard Wagner's great festival
drama, "Parsifal. !"
At the head of the large and capable
company were Ralph Evans Smith in
the character of s:Parsifal'' and Miss
Winnifred Burke in the exacting role
of "Kundry." Both fitted into the
parts admirably and gave an inter-
probation of the lines that was intel.
iigible and delicate, though strong
and convincing.
The costuming and stage settings
were far beyond the expectation Of
those who went to see the play. Par.
ticularly striking we're the scenes de
picting the magic gardens of King
sor, the transform alton and the fna
glorification.
New Ulm is better off for having
seen Parsifal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
SUES HIS FATHER-|N-lAW
Sequel to Sleepy Eye Bridegroom's
Arrest on Perjury Charge.
TO man Kruger Would Now Re-
cover $4,000 for False Inn
prisOnment.

Roman Kruger, the Sleepy Eye
policeman, whose marriage to Miss
Grace Cunningham at ST. Paul last
fall after cleverly planned elopement
was followed by his arrest and i'm
prisonment at the instance of his
brides father, Willis Cunningham,
on the charge of perjury in giving the
young lady's age to the clerk of court
OF Ramsey county, has brought an
action against the latter to recover
$4,000 damages for alleged malicious
prosecution and false Imprisonment.
The bringing of the suit has caused
almost as great a sensation as the
wedding and subsequent prosecution.
Cunningham is wealthy, does not take
kindly to his son-in-law and will un.
doubtedly contest the case to the bitter
end.
1t will be tried at the May term Of
court in this city.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03

Hon. and Mrs. Silas Blackman OF
Springfield celebrated their fftieth or
golden wedding anniversary on Mon
day of last week.
The St. Cloud Commercial Club has
offered the Armour Packing Co. one
thousand acres of land and 5000, 900
in cash if it will locate it's proposed
Minnesota plant near that city.
The tonnage tax measure, the meas
nre which has occupied more atten-
tion than any other before the legisla-
ture, will be recommended for indefi-
mite postponement by the house COM
mittee on taxation.
Mankato has joined the march of
progress and demands the commission
form of municipal government. Sen
ator Works is the author of the bill
permitting our neighboring city to
substitute the Des Moines plan for the
present method of municipal govern
ment.
Advices received from Spokane by
the st. Peter Herald are to the effect
that Prof. J. S. Carlson, formerly a
member of the faculty of Gustavus
Adolphus college and later an instruc-
tor in the state university, is very i'll
at hospital in that city. Some time
ago Prof. Carlson went west and was
arrested at Spokane under the name
of A. F. Allen. Then he was taken
sick with erysipelas and was identified
at the hospital by former st. Peterite.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03

Minnesota has long held the world S
primacy in the iron ore industry, and
is circumstanced for an enormous ex-
pansion of her iron ore mines, as has
been shown by recent reports of bor-
ings made by the leading producers.
In normal year the aggregate value
OF years iron ore production from
Minnesota's mines, when placed in
the holds of ships Or on cars for in
land hauls to furnaces, has ranged
from s50,O0O,00O to $50, GOO, 600. All
other mineral products of the state
last year aggregated about s., OOo, 600.
The conversion of considerable
part OF the iron ores produced within
Minnesota ere long will occupy q
larger number of blast furnaces and
steel mills. A good deal of work in
that direction has been accomplished
and more will be done after the pre-
sent depression passes away.
The great iron ore ranges Of Min
nesota are the Mesaba and Vermilion,
of which the Mesaba is far and away
in the lead, having in a normal year
given forth 26, OOO, 900 tons. Last year
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03

the Mesaba range produced something
more than three-ffths of the iron ore.
OF the Lake Superior ranges. Esti-
mates OF the iron ore yet in the Lake
Superior region range between $780,
GOO, 600 and 1000, 600, 900 gross tons,
OF which the United States Steel COR
poration controls three-fourths. If a
series of calamities should destroy
every plant owned by that corpora
ton, its iron ore reserves in the lake
ranges would make it enormously
rich. Minnesota's leadership in iron
ores is creation of little more than
quarter of century. Twenty five
years ago Pennsylvania was the leader
In iron ore production and had held
that position for many years, with
New York in the second place. In
1877 the geographic center of the iron
ore producing industry was in the
middle OF the northern boundary of
Pennsylvania. The tremendous de-
velopnent of Minnesota's iron ore
industry has within the years since
1877 shifted the geographic center of
the industry 1,1l9 miles from Pennsyl-
vania.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
DEATH CLAIMS AhiALIA sCnERER
Pioneer Woman Succumbs After
a Brief, but Distressing, Illness.

Mrs. Amalia Scherer, one of the
best-known women of New Ulm and
one of it's sturdy pioneers, died at her
home on German street, shortly be.
fore noon SATURDAY.. Her illness was
brief one, brought on by compli-
cation of troubles, but fortunately
most of her children were permitted
to be at her bedside when she passed
away.
Mrs. Scherer was born in Cincinnati
on the 31st Of August sixty-nine years
ago. She married Peter Scherer at
an early age, and in 1860 came with
him to New Ulm. Here she and her
husband were destined to play an inn
portant part in the struggles and
development of the growing town, and
to her credit be it said she always re-
manned a faithful helpmate and COM
panion. At the time of the Paris
exposition she accompanied him on a
trip to Europe, and it was while on
this trip that MIR. Scherer died. AS
indicating her strength of mind and
character, she had his body cremated
and then continued the journey, as
planned, alone, broken in heart, but
firm in her belief that he would not
have had it otherwise. It was then.
too, that she determined on cremation
in her own case.
She was woman of cheerful dis.
position, fond of company and con.
versation, Intellectually free and true
to her ideals. Those who learned he1
best from this phase of her life viii
miss her most, now that she is gone
Seven children survive her-Mrs
Carrie Olson of Washington, George
W. of Mankato, Capt. Louis C. O.
Fort Mead, Mrs. Emma Voss of Echo
Robert W. and Alwina of New Uln
and DR.. Carl A. of Ruthven. Alwina
the youngest daughter,is the only one
remaining at home.
The funeral was held from the
Turner Theatre Monday afternoon
Capt. Albert Steinhauser delivering
the address, After that the remains
we're taken to ST. Paul for, cremation.
At the latter place an address was
made by Prof. Boenisch.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
SOMSEN IS CITY ATTORNEY
City Council Accepts Resignation
of City Attorney Pfaender.
Then Opens Communication from
Mayor and Unanimously Ap.
proves Of His New APP
pOintment.

Last evening the city council met in
regular session and settled the city at
torneyship souabble.
First, the resignation of Albert
Pfaender, who has been holding over
for nearly year, was received and
accepted. It was voted, however, to
retain his services as special counsel
in the Victoria Nagel and Boesch
cases.
Then communication from the
mayor was opened and it was found
that he had recommended for appoint.
ment as city attorney, not Alder,
Steinhauser as heretofore, but Henry
N. Somsen.
The moment Mr.. Somsen's name
was offered, Alderman Pfaender moved
that the nomination be confirmed, and
this was done unanimously.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
MINNESOTA RIVER TO Be CLEARED
Senator Nelson Makes Provision for
Use Of Government Dred9e.

Carrying out promise he made to
members of the Minnesota Legislature
when they were in Washington, Sena-
tor Nelson has secured the insertion of
a clause in the river and harbor bill
uthorizing the use of government
dredge in clearing the Minnesota river
Of sIssss during the coming summer,
The house provision for survey,
with view to the construction of re-
servoirs, remains in the bill and in
sures full investigation Of the ques-
inc of the prevention of floods.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
TO TALK OF CLAY DEPOSITS
Meeting Is to be Held for this Pur.
pose Next Monday Evening.
Mr.. Whiting, Minneapolis Man,
Responsible for the Re-
newed Agitation.

w. q. Whiting, a Minneapolis CAPT
talist, vas in the city Sunday talking
with a number of our people regard
ing our clay deposits and the advisa-
bility of erecting an industrial plant
for its manufacture. He had been led
toEbelieve that the deposits in this vi
clnity are of greater Importance than
has thus far been admitted by indus
trial promoters and he came here in
search of more authentic information.
To that end, and to arrive at a
knowledge OF the prevailing sentiment
in New Ulm as to the desirability of a
plant, he will meet the business men
and others at public meeting to be
held at Schell's hall next Monday.
As much may depend on the out
come of this meeting, every person
interested in New Ulm's future should
make it a point to attend.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03

The Fairfax basketball teams,
both boys and girls, will compete
with the New Ulm organizations at
the opera house next Friday. Possib-
~ these will be the last games Of the
season and much is expected of them.
The Fairfax girls are as strong as
ever, but the New Ulm girls are in
much. better trim than when tEey
tackled Fairfax before So far as
the boys team is concerned, general
confidence is felt in the locals.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03

Widely spread interest among poll
ticians has been aroused by an article
by William Jennings Bryan in the
March number Of Munsey $ Magazine,
entitled The Future of the Democra-
tic Party y Mr.. Bryan in his paper
carefully analyses the political condi-
tions of the present day, discussing
the policies of his party at length.
It is more than possibleit is even
probable he declares, that the
House of Representatives to be cleo
ted in 1910 will be Democratic.
Sounding word of warning to
President-elect Taft, he continues:
''The president-elect cannot pessi-
bly, satisfy the expectations OF both
elements Of the Republican party.
With = Republican senate and a Re-
publican house controlled by what
Mr.. Roosevelt cal sreactionaries, how
can he escape conflict either with the
Republican leaders or with the Re-
publican voters of the Mississippi
Valley?''
In discussing the tendency toward
reform legislation, Mr.. Bryan says:
1.-THE Democratic party is IN SYM
pathy with the growing demand for
remedial legislation; it is therefore
rowing with the tide, for the tide is
onward. Democrats, recognizing the
responsibility of their position, and
strong in the confidence they feel in
the Righteousness of their cause, are
prepared to wage winning fight
against an opposition already panic
stricken.
Influential democl ats declare Mr..
Bryan's article to be The most impor-
tant political paper printed since the
election of Mr.. Taft last November.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03


Minnesota friends of Florence King
of Redwood Falls will be interested In
knowing that she adopted the stage as
"a profession and is now appearing as
a member of the Mrs. Temples Tele-
gram company. About a year ago
Miss King went to Italy to study.
There she met Count Nymo Beato of
Naples and became his wife after a
short and romantic engagement.
Prof. Page. the good roads autho-
rity, is accredited with the statement
that Minnesota farmers lose $50. 600
every year through bad road con-
ditions: that Is, they pay that much
more for hauling their crops to mar
ket than they would If the roads we're
Improved. How long will they con-
time to afford IT,
The house committee on taxes and
tax Iaws-has recommended for pass age
a bill which provides that all property
shall hereafter be listed at full value
by the assessor and then assessed at
forty per cent OF this value.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
ROOSEVELT ACTS IN FLOUR CASE
Declines to Refer Bleaching Pro-
bIem to General Referee
Board.

Word comes from Washington to
the effect that President Roosevelt
will not refer the Dleached. flour ques-
ton to the general referee board, but
will let the matter stand just where it
is That means that millers who are
dissatisfied with the decision will
have to thresh their difficulties out
with the secretary of agriculture. The
president is understood to be in SYM
pathy with the decision of Secretary
Wilson forbidding the manufacture
of bleached -four, just as he was in
sympathy with the decision of DR..
Wiley as to the use of ben .atate OF
soda as a food preservative.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
indoor Rifle Shoot.

Tie Company A and Company Z
rifle teams we're to have held their
third and final competitive shoot Sun
day afternoon, each team shooting of
it's score on its own range in the
presence of visiting officer from the
opposing team. LIT. Groebner accord
ingly went to ST. Peter as the repre-
sentative of Company A, but for some
reason the ST. Peter boys failed to
put in an appearance at the armory.
It. Wagner OF ST. Peter kept tab on
the work here which resulted as fol-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03

The railroads IN Minnesota lost
heavily IN their gross earnings last
year as compared with 1907, There
was something like q shortage OF s10,-
DOC. 900 in the total earnings of the
roads and this shrinkage IS attributed
to the, financial depression.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03

The figures IN the first column re-
present the scores made while stand
ing, those in the second column the
scores while IN a sitting position and
those ID the third column the scores
while ia a lying posture.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-05
CURTIS WOULDN'T
co UP IN WIND

Midcola, l.. J.. Aug g. Exhibit
ing The same caution and the same
Indifference 20 the clamor of land
lubbering' aeronauts rs tae Wright
brothers have shown, Glenn II. Cur
tiss the Hammondsport, y. Y, avia-
tor declined to attempt sights here
yesterday. A slight wi1d at day
break caused postponeTent until
sunset. when conditions were still
more unfdyoraDc.
The aviator had desired TO try for
a worlds record before sailing today
for Europe. In the aviation week
events at Rheims France. which be-
gils August %. MIR. Curtiss will try
principally Tor the international cup,
"A trophy offered for the rest time
made over set course OF about 10
miles.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-05

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the Day it Happens--Personal
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;he guest Of her sister. Mrs. II. B..
Williamson.
II. a. Hartman has returned from
short visit to sutton, w Va.
Miss Virginia Payne aad Miss
Bessie Hitter, went TO Pocahontas this
morning for a short visit.
h. d. Dudley, OF Falls Mills, one
OF the oldest and most respected citi-
zcns of she county is visiting his
son. Jas. =. Dudley in West era
ham.
Miss Spra;t, of Richland. is visit
ing Misses Davidson on Vincil street
NJ. b. Lin&ous and G. b. stevens
went to Tazowell this morning on
business.
Dr. Sam Bowen, of Tazewell was
a professional visitor to the city yes
terday.
W. Archie Thompson. superinten-
dent OF public schools for Tazewen
county. was in Graham las night en-
route for his home at TazcwSll.
r. w McClintoc, of Roanoke, is a
business visitor to Graham
One OF the most unique social
functions OF the season was the Roast
Beef Party. given by Miss Alma Spar
row, Wednesday evening a. the home
OF her sister, Mrs. l.. +. Hunter in
East GrahaW. \ large fire was
bull. in a vacant lot next the house.
where the guests assembled and pre-
rared their own supper; they broiled
their meat, roasted corn ana prepar-
ed all sorts of delicious sandwiches.
fruits, ices and cakes. The young
people then went 20 the home OF
Miss Spanner and spent the remand
cd OF the evening i'm games and
music. Those present were Misses
Mamie DuPIy, Resale Hicks. irene
Embrcy, Edna Bonham. Georgia
Bonham. Iessrs. Robert Baylor.
Creed Wilson. Jack Allison, w b.
Morton. Jr., and Harry Biggs.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-05
TWO EsTATDS PAY
UNDERFORFE|TURE
PENALTY PROV|SO

Because OF the activity of State
Tax Commissioner r. c. Townsend
and Prosecuting Attorney Tusca
Morris. of Marion county, two es-
tates in that county have paid large
sums into the STATE treasury under
the forfeiture act, providing for the
forfeiture OF 20 per cent. OF an es-
tate not returned for taxation.
The estate of Clyde CASTOR paid
S9,304.2S and -he estate OF Ray
mond X. McCary $1,276.S6 into the
state treasury following the death of
CASTOR and Mccarthy when the APP
praisement showed large differ
ence with the amount returned for
taxation.
Tax Commissioner Townsend inn
mediately became active n the case
and with the assistance OF Prosecu-
tor Morris. the estates OF Gas;on and
MOCary, without a confess. paid into
The state treasury 20 per cent. of
that portion OF the estate not re-
turned for taxation.
The same principle is involved in
the estate of the late Johnson -.
Camden, the state claiming $l,7OO,
600 of the Camden estate as 20
per cent. share of the property not
returned for taxation. but listed in
the appraisement. The Camden
heirs claimed the law uuconstitu-
tional and the case is now pending
ON demurrer in the Wood county
Circuit Court.
by many It Is conceded that tho
law will have salutary effect in
property at its true value
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-05
WATERPROOF FABRICS.
There Are Several Methods by Which
They Are Treated.

lUtJ SNo
Fabrics are interpreted 10y impreg-
mating them with metallic salts, by
coating them with OIL grease and wax,
by coating them with india rubber or
10y treating them with Hmmoniacnl SO
lutions Of copper. The first process Is
applied TO sailcloth. The canvas Is
impregnated with alum or calcium
acetate and then immersed In fixing
bath containing soap, which forms In
soluble lime or nlumina soap I'm the
cloth
The second process IS used for rain
coats, Imitation leather. etc. The fab
ric passes between hot rollers and
then over n cylinder OF wax, etc.
In the third process solution Of
india rubber I'm carbon disulphIde
chlorcform or other solvent IS applied
This process IS used for mackintoshcs
and bathing caps and IS applied TO
thread
In the fourth process, employed In
the manufacture of bookbindings and
Willesdcn canvas, cotton cloth Is run
through n solution OF oxide OF copper
in ammonia, which dissolves the super
fetal layer and on evaporation leaves
II in the form OF uniform coating Of
cellulOse. The process IS completed by
passing the cloth between rollers
There are still other processes. but
these are the most important cien-
tific American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-05

Misses Jul.a and Lena Saunders
are visiting relatives i'm Pccahontas
this week.
Sam stafford. of Elkhcrn. was
visiting at & %. Bruce's yesterday.
The Euiscop,lian sunday school is
holding it's annual picnic al Ebe1e-
ger today. y large crowd is in at
tendance.
Mrs Laura Kelly and lizzie daugh-
ter and Miss Jessie Graham left yes
erday AFTERNOON for Pocahontas 10
visit relatives for a few days
Miss Lena Cartwright is visiting
her brother. Rev. \. Rhca Cart
wright al W5'cn this week.
Miss Elizabeth Tuft lef. this morn
ing for Tazeweu for a few days visit
with relatives
Miss Jennie Franklin. of Bram-
well is the euest of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II Witten
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-05
His Kindly Act.

In Sunday school class recently
the teacher sought 10 impress upon the
small boys the virtue OF kindly and
helpful deeds
'Now," said She "lct every boy here
try 10 do some Kindness during the
week and next sundny report what he
did"
Next sunday arrived. and the teach.
or proceeded 90 listen 60 stories Of good
deeds done Finally she reached tho
smallest boy iu the class. His age Is
nine
Gwen willie" ehc snid. "have you
done auy Ei.tu.s for any one. any
thing really helpful. during the week %
ayes SIM"
''What was itf'
II let another ki1 copy me 'rlthmctlc
lesson on me- hnos ln school,
NONITOs Flour al winter
wheat
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-05
a Billion.

Great Britain clings TO its own nu.
merical system and regards Il billion
as a million times million. But
America differs. n billion in the United
States being only thousand millions
This is perhaps the only instance in
which thing is bigger in the old
country than in the new. One has to
go only a little way from England
TO Calais-to find the billion lessened
for France dignihes n thousand mil
lions with the name OF billion. They
are wasting word in France I'm this
connection. however, inasmuch as
there is already word, millisrd. TO
designate this number.-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-05
"PENNSY' ORDERS
5000 CARS

Pittsburg Pa. Aug D. The Penn
sylyania Railroad Company amour
ces the placing OF contract for 5000
freight and coke cars. Tine cxprn-
ditures viii aggregate about $8,-
100000.
The announcement contains the
information that 1870 OF The cars
arc for thr line cast OF PiusJurg
and Eric, and 3.155 for the lines
west of Pittaburg This is said %
DO the largest order for car equip
mcnt eyer given, and 30 comes ON rho
heels OF recent order for 1000 cars
by the Pemsylvpnia