New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-06-03
LOCAL NOTES

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Jesse Palmer, old and respected
citizen and ex-mayor Of Sleepy Eye and
at one time Co. Commissioner from ths
4th District, who spent the past two
years in Southern California, with his
daughter Miss Mary came back las.
week to spend three months with rela-
tives and friends. Witch the exception
OF rather poor eyesight, Mr.. Palmer
looks well and is quite vigorous.
[ The legal status of women in Mime
sofa is a subject Of great interest at this
moment when Woman Suffrage is being
debated pro and con everywhere. Pro-
fessor 2. M. Morgan of TIE University
Law School will speak ne.safternoon OF
the subject 1'The Rights of Womer
Under Minnesota Law" Every woman
In our town as we'll as goodly sprinkling
of men should be present to hear this
live subject discussed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haas visited over
Sunday at New Ulm with friends and
relatives. John was called to thu
place to confer with his most Excellencv
Hon. Jos. A. Eckstein, plenipotentiary
OF President Wilson for Mexico, who is.
to seek redress for the execution of Parks
an American, and as Mr.. Haas is Eek
stems secretary, it was necessary that
he make this visit to New Ulm. We
understand that they decided that
Huerta was responsible and that he VIII
eventually meet his fate. -Lamberto1
Star.
The Plays the thing. People neve,
get over their enjoyment of seeing the
human drama enacted before their eyes
A trained cast from the University os
one evening of University Week wir
present Sweet Lavender, drama IL
three acts by Arthur Pinero. The Play
is given by club called ''The Players
and is full of live, human interest. The
legitimate drama is seen SO seldom In our
town and especially drama of the class
OF Pinero's that no doubt our people will
crowd the house to see this worthy per-
Torrance.
Sunday afternoon the Turner Sunday
School pupils and their parents gathered
at Herman's Heights for their yearly
picnic and in spite of the rain of the
previous night and the glowery morning
found conditions for picnic ideal anS
enjoyed themselves until we'll into the
evening. The youngsters enjoyed games
and dancing and basket supper with
coffee and ice cream served by the Ladies
Society took care OF the most important
part of the picnic.
Many of our people have heard al
Ernest Harold Baynes, who appeared
recently in the East in what was calles
a bird masque,'' with the title "The
Sanctuary" The author of the
"masque" was Percy Mackye, and the
poet himself appeared in it as well as
Mr.. Baynes and Miss Jessie Wilson,
the daughter of the President. MI
Baynes is noted as student of nature
and as familiar friend of the wild birds
and beasts. A common illustrators
shows him drinking out of saucer while
little wild chickadee is perched on the
rim OF the same saucer sharing the drink.
MIR. Baynes will appear one Afternoon
of University Week with his Lecture
wild Birds and How to Attract Them
This lecture is illustrated with fine SEE
OF lantern slides and will be of intense
interest to all our people.
We have had handed to us the nice
green Ten Dollar Bill that is to 90 to The
winner of the prize in the contest Tor .ar
essay on The Mule. Remember. thri
is free for all and there is still time to
enter, the qualifications being SO eeasy.
Something short and pithy willsnodoubr
stand a better show with the .judgesthan
a long Winded article on the virtues?aand
vices OF this particular four-footed bit Of
animal creation. So. take chance at it.
Something dashed off in half hour might
easily carry off the prize There are
only four contestants Sc far No
reason why they should have the field
all to themselves. Take "a fly at it and
see how easy it is to write for the public
as we have to do every week We are
curious to see how the writing efssome
one besides ourselves sounds in .print.
It's dead easy to write; everyone says so