New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-16
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IE1a:nsk.a Meeting
CITIZENS AND FARMERS GREAT
LY ENJOY GET-ToGETHER
35 AFFAIR.
PLENTY OF oRAToRIcAL IA
LENT AMONG OUR
NEIGHBoRs.

Fully one hundred villagers and far
ners sat down to the festive board in
the Liberal Union Hall Saturday eve
ming at the first get-to gether- meeting
held by the farmers of Linden and Lake
Hanska and the town people of Hanska.
The banquet was a surprise in more ways
than one. It demonstrated beyond a |
shadow of doubt that the community
tolthe south of us has splendid speaking
force and that it will not be necessary
for them to 60 outside for oratical tim
Der. It also proved that the farmers
in that section take kindly to functions
of this kind, nearly half of the banqueters
being farmers from Linden and Lake
Hanska. -
The banquet lasted from $50 till
after II o'clock. Four courses were
served of the daintiest and most palatable
dishes, winding up with coffee and cigars.
The walters were all CARRIED in Norwegian
costume and made fine appearance.
Music was furnished by Nels Ouren's
famous orchestra. The happiest man
that evening unquestionably was Editor
A. r.. Eggensberger who acred as toast
master and who was the prime mover
in this function. This was the first
attempt Of it's kind and doubt was enter
tanned about the attendance being suf-
ficient to make the banquet success.
Emil G. Hage, F. w. johnson and G.
A. Ottomeyer attended from here and
all took three part in the talkfest. Rev.
lAAdrnnandus Norna1's subject was s1! HE
Get Together Spirit" He spoke Of the
hari5ss.dEEous spirit prevailing in the vii
lage and the farming community tri-
butory to Hanska stating that within
the last few years there had been very
few changes in the personel of the citi-.
zens, that the annual influx and exc
dus had ceased, and that those who are
there now are very apt to stay and are
working together for the upbuilding of
the community. He mentioned the
electric lighting Of the village, now almost
an accomplished fact, as the latest
achievement. Fred Christensen, mayor
Of the village and Registered Deeds
elect spoke on 'Hanska's Future.
Carl Olstad, one Of the progressive
farmers Of the Town of Lake Hanska
had been assigned the task Of speaking
on the Farmer of the Future and he
acquitted himself in naost creditable
manner as he surprised every one present
by his fine command of language. In
the course Of his remarks he made it
plain that it depends upon the individual
to say if success shall crown his efforts or
not. He commended and made it clear
that if farmer wills it he can get just
as good returns on a $500 an acre farm
investment as on farm worth only $50
an acre.
G. A. Ottomeyer spoke on Harmony
in Commercial Clubs subject he is
familiar with and which he handled
very satisfactorily. Another surprise
was in store for the banqueters when
Alfred Ouren responded to the toast
Of 'Discounting the Future The speak
er showed unmistakable signs of the
humorist and his shafts of witticism
hurled at his fellow citizens brought down
the house. Henry Meier had been as
signed the subject sUnter dem Linden
Hemade strong plea for good roads and
predicted that the time is not far distant
when not only would the farmers have
good roads but that these roads would
also be electrically lighted.
Emil G. Hage spoke about the things
that Hanska should do in order to forge
to the front. He mentioned better
schools and the organization Of associ-
ations Of town people and farmers as a
means to this end. In speaking up
on Progress in Brown County F. w.
Johnson made the point that to accom-
plish this there must be a moral uplift not
only in private but also in public life and
that politics must become more clean. He |
referred to the election just past as proof
that the citizens Of the County are
waking up to a realization Of higher
ideals, politically.
CONSUL PRocIINIK GRATEFUL.
In his letter acknowledging receipt Of |
Austro-H ungary's share Of red cross
funds collected in New Ulm and vicinity
Consul Prochnik writes to Ferdinand |