New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-08-12
the eminent divine.

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There was slight delay as the party
were about to leave Hanska as Special |
Policeman Julius Thorsen discovered
that Roy L. Berg was driving without
an automobile license and promptly
placed him under arrest. After con-
siderable elaboration and argument Mr.. |
Berg paid a fine of $3.50 and permission
was given to 60 ahead after Mr.. Berg
put on a cardboard license. Mr.. Berg !
will probably spend the balance of the
week looking for the lost license tag
unless someone takes pity on him.
The police were also after G. A. Otto
meyer, president of the Commercial
Club for waving his hat as they drove
thru town and soaring team. With
considerable cleverness Mr.. Ottomeyer
lodged the officers and concealed him
self in a huge raincoat and while charges
were being formulated against him the
boosters pulled out and he escaped
arrest, much to the chagrin of the
UclllOIl UeIcCClveS.
The Boosters found the roads good all
the way to Hanska and the corn crops
along the roads looked fine. Nearly all
grain is in the stack. Near Hanska
the effects of the hailstrom were evident.
Between Hanska and Comfrey the roads
were not so good and about half way
there it started to rain but ceased before
Comfrey was reached much to the
satisfaction of all. AS it was, the shower
was blessing for it settled the dust.
At Comfrey boosters headed by the
band formed a parade and marched to the
home of Mayor Frank Renner who is
just recovering from an accident and is
on crutches. He shook hands all around
and the band serenaded him. The trip
was resumed at 11:45 and they sped
along towards Springfield. The roads
were exceptionally fine and the speed
maniacs had difficulty in holding their
steeds back. Dick Higgs left Comfrey
the 25th in the line but before Spring
field was reached he was crowding the
pathfinder. When the boosters reached
the west end city they were as hungry
as the Germans marching against Liege,
and woe is me, Springfield was not at all
ready for them. At 12:45 the band
marched down main street and every
body scattered to the various places
where there was hope of finding some
thing to eat. Hotel Towne said no
telephone message apprising them of the
invasion had been received and some of
the boys were almost as hungry, when
they left as when they arrived. At
las the rain began again but did not
amount to much.
An accident occurred to the Henry
Berg car about miles out of Springfield
and the occupants, L. G. Vogel, Chas.
Lindemann, Frank Dietz and Mr.. Berg
had to be picked up by the other cars.
Mayor Bendixen greeted the boosters and
Judge Ray complimented the band on it's
efforts. G. A. Ottomeyer responded and
Prof. Ackermann also spoke.A fter con-
cert the party left for Sleepy Eye at $3.50.
At 5 o'clock they arrived at their last
stopping place and were royalty welcom-
ed. The hospitable Sleepy Eye people
had heard how hungry the invaders were
and the boys were promised a sumptuous
feast at the Opera House at which they
were to be the guests of Sleepy Eye. To
show their appreciation of this treatment
the band gave a concert before supper.
Mayor Albert Hauser addressed the
boosters and Fred johnson responded.
All sorts of peculiar accidents occurred
to the different cars. The Anton Bartl
car mysteriously lost all of the wind out
of the tires and the owner thought he had
a quadruple puncture and changed the
tires, only to learn that they were perfectly
good. J. H. Siegel had his silver mount
ed thermos bottle stolen and threatens
prosecution for several of the boosters
who are pillars of society when they are at
home. Dick Higgs was the object of sew
eral jokes that made him swear vengeance
on the perpetrators when they are caught.
In short, the boosters have had lot of
fun and good feeling galore has developed.
The last reports were received from
Sleepy Eye and they expected to leave for
home by way of Essig after they had eat
en- all they could carry away. It goes
without saying that this will not be the