New Ulm review., 1913-06-25

''thank you," and when accosted to
pay at least little attention to
other peoples property, most tres
passers feel offended, while the an
swer of good many would not be fit
to print.
It is small wonder that the prop
erty owners in question sometimes
feel inclined to use unprintable words
also, especially since they have to en-
force their own authority, although
they are taxed for day and night
police (who very seldom show them
selves in spite Of the fact that they
certainly must know the existing con-
ditions) and have to help pay for all
the advantages that the more-in-the
city people enjoy, and in return are
not even allowed to keep dog with
out being taxed therefor.
The same lack of respect for other
peoples feelings shows itself during
the bathing season. The Cottonwood
is not government river, the realty
owners being decided and taxed for
all the land, be it above or under
water, although some trespassers ap-
parently are laboring under the mis-
taken idea that everything is scott
free and they can do as they please
as soon. as they get outside Of the
city fire limits.
Howling, yelling words and ex-
pressions that are disgrace to the
person uttering the same and GER
tainly no pleasure to the people liv-
ing within hearing distance and fore
ed to listen to them, and not taking
into account the detriment it causes
to the city's good name, when, as it
often happens, auto parties from
abroad, including ladies and children,
who come here and want to see some
of New Ulm's incest scenery, which
is near the dam, and are confronted
with the conditions described above.
Then again, some bathers will act
like madmen, running around with
out any or with very scanty cloth
ing. Not only going into the water
naked, but also insisting on parading
on the banks and even going into
house yards and on the public road
in that condition, and in many cases
these indiscretions are perpetrated
by boys and men of whom one would
not expect such conduct. All this on
private property, although the city
has nearly six acres of public bath
ing place on the Minnesota river
bank, which can be easily found
plainly marked on any city map. .
The public bathing place is located
considerably nearer the center of the
city and can, with very little expense,
be fitted out as a nice, suitable and
comparatively safe place for bathing,
since the Minnesota is a more quiet
stream than the Cottonwood, which
in places has swift current and deep
holes. And besides, the former bath
ing place could be put under better
or special police control which would,
to great extent, prevent drownings
such as occurred at the Cottonwood
on Decoration day.
Thank goodness, there are also
good and polite people who go to the
Cottonwood and view the beautiful
scenery and enjoy days outing,
and the neighbors and owners of the
river will compare favorably with the
average citizen in tolerating decent
enjoyment of fishing, bathing or any
other pleasure a person can have at
a river, but in the name of decency
and all that is proper, this liberation
has been grossly misused, and here
is hoping that those persons fire.
quenting the Cottonwood river near
the dam for recreation will respect
the signboards and conduct them
selves in such manner that no ar
rest will be necessary to enforce the
ordinances regarding the willful de-
struction of property, the proper
clothing while bathing, the proper
behavior while bathing and respect
for the owners of the property upon
which they are enjoying themselves.
In making the above statements
and the appeal to all fair-minded
people, I am voicing not only my
personal sentiments, but also those
of all Cottonwood river land owners
who have families of growing chill
dern and in the past have been oblig-
ed to put up with trespassing on
their premises.