New Ulm review., 1913-11-05
Rabbits Scarce
Since Invasion
Dozens of Heartless Hunters
Garner The Festive
Cottontail.
sHasenpfeffer'' Supper and
Dance. Turkey Shoot
Coming.

lance. turkey OHOO0
Coming.
Flying the "StArs and Stripes,
twelve automobiles, headed by Lieut..
Paul Hack bsrth's car and Brig. Gen.
Ferd, Crone and part of lis staff
bringing up the rear, passed thru the
msin streets OF the city Sunday morn
ing shortly after 9 o'clock on their
way to Crone's farm near Swan Lake
for tho annual Fair Association rab.
Bit hunt.
The hunters were expected to gather
haek of Crone's store q Z O'Clock In
thN moraiDg and with the promptness
tindicatiye of tho New Ulmitee they
managed to get under way By 3 :. N.
Ths lastto arrive vas Gen. Emil G.
HAee.aDd because be Was consider
abIy lAser than ans one Of the Others
[hs vss promptly reduced from bis
high position 70 thaS OF Corporal.
This sxemplihcation OF military disci.
plins he'd quite sn slfscs on the rest OF
tbem md. orders 70 mOunt and awsy
were carried out With considersbls
alasfits.
There were no mishsps on the way
out, none during tho battle royal and
none on the return trip. After arriv-
log st their point Of destination the
forces dissntrained and Army Chap
lain Z. B. Krook spoke few words
before the carnage commenced. He
would have said more, but he was
continually interru pied by Dick Higgs,
high private OF the rear ranks, who
demanded q pickle. Gen. Crone final
II gave orders to proceed and the rxb-
Bit army moved forward into the
eensmy territory, the right hank un:
|dSr commsdd Col. Alfred J. Vogel,
the left under commsnd OF Capt. Adolf
Bierbsum, Major Jos. Arbss bringing
up the center files. Tbs army band
which led the attack consisted chiefly
of noisemakers. armed with cowbells
and yellow clarinets under the leader
ship of Ed. Mscho. They struck ter.
ror into the hearts of the bunnies
which in their fright left their safe re-
treats and rushed into the open where
they we're moved down by the gunners
Altho it is hardly believable, it is
that 2oG rabbits met their
death from this military aggregation.
The culinary department was in
charge of Quartermaster General }. A.
Ochs who, with the able assistance OF
Geo. Dunn, he of Spanish American
War fame, gave the boys q combina-
ton of Sauerkrsut and Wieners, the
like of which they never ate before.
Hugo Schleuder acted in the capacity
of official photographer and Lieut..
Jos. Karl had charge of the ammuni.
ton wagon. Other notable men In
this army of destruction we're Lieut..
Col. Jacob Vetter, Lieut.. Alfred Muel-
ler and Sergeant Carl Crone, Jr.
When they got back to town the
Gene slissimo's car became stalled on
Street and be and his staff
had to hoOf it to their quarters.
The rabbits garnered on Sunday
will form the nucleus of succulent
Hasenpfeffer which will be served
Sunday November 23d at tho Fair
Grounds when the annual turkey
shoot and deer rattle will be held there
for the purpose of raising funds for
the Brown County Agricultural Socie.
ty. These annual affairs have become
quite popular and money makers in q
small way. The August Schell Brew
ing Co. have signiGed their willing
ness to donate another deer for this
occasion. In the past the farmers in
the neighborhood who take an inter-
est in the welfare of the Society have
donated turkeys and 1t is hoped that
hey will do as we'll and even better
his year than last. Any one who is
wiling to donate 9 turkey, goose or
duck should communlcate with Will
liam Engelbert, the Secretary Of the
Fair Association who has agreed to
smile on every donor.
Another Hasentreibjsgd was pulled
of1 the same day when two crews, made
lp of members of the New Ulm Turn
,erein, sailed forth to garner enough
ounnies for the Hssenpfeffer Dance
which will be held at the Turner Hall
this coming Saturday eve
ling. These dances have always
1rnYen nonnlar and ara looked for.