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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29
EDWARDS WERE SCARCE.
All Sorts Of Men Made the Best Sol
diers, Said HawIey.

All Sorts Of Men Made the Best Sol
diers, Said HawIey.
General Hawley was asked one day
by Hartford reporter, "Who made
the best soldiers?"
"Who made the best soldiersW re-
peated General Hawley reflectively,
You mean what kind Of men make
the best soldiers. I suppose. 1t was
my experience that the best soldiers
came from all walks of life and were
Of all kinds and conditions. When
was captain l had great, towering
private that was a swearing, frenzied
creature in battle, absolutely fearless,
and had another soldier, a little fell
low not more than seventeen years DID,
who looked like girl, and he was as
calm and brave a soldier as ever went
into an engagement
HE was wounded in one battle, and
I saw him drag himself and his gun
down to a stream. There he washed
his wounded leg, bound it up with
bandages made from his shirt, and he
came back proudly to the firing line,
where he stayed all day. There were
many men of special bravery In every
company, and those who were coward
ly were very few, a. my experience in
the late war taught me-"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29
AWAR71lfl!z
WEDDING
BY CAPTAIN =. A. mitchell.

BY CAPTAIN r. A. mitchell.
m URING the civil war the Unit
ed States navy was largely dis
~ tributed on the coast of the
southern states, biockading the
ports Of the Confederacy in order that
no goods might be exported or import
ed The service was usually very dull
work.
One afternoon one of the bloekading
ships was anchored very near to the
South Carolina shore. The two junior
officers were midshipmen. They were
Samuel Keith and James Conyers.
Jimmy" said Keith, looking long
ingly at the shore, "how would you
like to stretch your legs in that field?"
Mighty WELL" replied Conyers. Il
wonder if the old man would let
us gow
Lets try him."
Boys" said the commanding officer
when approached, 'I'd like to let you
go, but that's rebel territory"
But the middies begged so hard that
at last he told them they might take
a boat and go to the pasture that look
ed so enticing But he ordered them
to be back on board by six bells, which
meant Z o'clock in the evening. So u
boat was sent ashore, manned by eight
oarsmen and commanded by the two
young officers. Before leaving her the
midshipmen directed a petty officer to
let the boats crew wander about with
in call.
Then the two started inland.
What the young men were after was
a house where they could get fresh eat
ables and drinkables. Seeing a small
plantation house ahead of them, a
short distance inland, they went there.
There was a number of negroes in the
surrounding cabins, but only one white
person in the house, a woman.
She was widow, tall and angular
and speaking with a drawl. She set
before the young men some cold chick,
en-, eggs, vegetables freshly plucked
from her own garden and berries with
rich cream.
The two middies gorged themselves
When they had finished they asked for
the reckoning.
go hundred dollars" replied the
widow
-Four hundred dollars! Why, we
have only four between usv'
They drew forth their money, In
greenbacks.
"That amt no count heah," said the
woman. 81 want TO- hundred dollars
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29

resting places of the nations heroes.
The sentiments are beautifully ex-
pressed in fiinging to the sea the flow
ers which on land graced the identi-
fed graves Of loyal men whose bravery
is recorded in history and whose valor
the world sings.
"a solemn hush and awe fell as the
! chaplain offered up a prayer to the
God in whom the nation trusts. A
brief prayer it was-a simple petition
without Oratorical effort, a plea from
the nation straight from the heart to
che throne Of the Almighty.
"After the prayer there were an ad-
dress, a recitation and an grafton.
Nearer My God, to Thee was sung
by quartet. Then followed the
throwing Of flowers to the waves
With barred heads the entire congrega-
ton joined. 1t was as though each
wave which rolled by was intrusted
with burden Of floral greeting which
would be carried inevitably above the
sepulcher of forgotten hero, there
to rise and sink with rhythmic swing,
an expression Of the peoples gratitude
to one who had died mid the roaring
of cannon and the crash Of ship on
ship. A detail Of the naval militia
from the United States steamship Mar
ion fred the minute guns and then the
audience Joined in singing America,
after which the Lords Prayer was re-
cited.
But next to the consigning Of flow
ers to the waves the playing of taps
was the thrilling item on the program
1t was played by veteran of the
navy. The notes floated out over the
pillows like benediction."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29
M1CAJAH WEISS, no YEARS OLD.

MICAJAH WEISS, ITO YEARS OLD.
guest Of honor, for veterans from both
sides assembled to see and talk to "the
Oldest man at Gettysburg"
Weiss served through the four years
Of the war in the One Hundred and
Fourteenth Pennsylvania volunteers.
enlisting at the age Of fifty-eight. His
mental alertness and his willingness to
talk Of his war experiences astonished
visitors to Gettysburg in view Of his
very advanced age. An interesting in
cident Of the encampment was the pho
tographing together of Weiss and Colo
mel John L. Glen, who was the young
est veteran at the Gettysburg encamp-
ment. Colonel Glen was only sixty-One
at the time Of the reunion, although
that occurred fifty years after the bat
tie.
Old Micajah Is a native of Delaware
Water Gap, Pa. All his life, save his
four years in the Union army, was
spent in the woods hunting, fishing
and trapping. He survived three wives
and at the time Of the Gettysburg cele-
bration was living with his fourth wife,
who was seventy-eight years old.
When Weiss and his wife walked up
to the United States provision hospital
at Gettysburg orderlies sprang forward
They thought he was i'll. Weiss waved
them aside with his cane. Not yet,
he said. 81 only stopped in to see II
a tired and hungry old man could get
a bite of sandwich and bit Of coffee
to stimulate him so he could continue
on his way feeling stronger"
He was fixed up in a hurry. The
surgeons wanted him to come in and
lie down because he was overheated
but he would not hear Of it.
The veterans at Gettysburg seemed
old, but it is certain that some Of them
will be there twenty-four years hence
to celebrate the seventy-fifth annlver,
sary Of the battle. Brakeman, the last
soldier of the Revolution, lived eighty
six years after peace was signed. or
until 1869.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29

THE MEN COVERED THEM WITH Cooked
GUNS.
in good Confederate money. Yo' pay
up or yo' CANT leave this heah planta.
ton. All got to do Is to send TO
some O. ouah folks from ovah thar an
they'll come an take yo'."
The matter looked serious. At that
moment several white men came to
ward the house, each carrying a gun
over his shoulder. They had seen the
middies and were coming for them.
"Mawnen, Mis- Fletche'," said one of
them. "Got a couple O Yanks heah?'
Reckon"
"Well, young fellahs, reckon yo' kin
come along with u.s."
The boys wore revolvers, but before
they could draw them the men covered
them with cooked guns.
"I'll tell yo' what I'll do" said Mrs.
Fletcher. I'm tied a-runnin' this
heah plantation without a man. Eff
one Of yo' uns will marry me I'll let
yo' off,"
With a choice between Andersonville
prison and matrimony, even with this
homely woman, they chose the latter.
While they drew lots as to which
should be sacrificed one Of the men
went for parson. The lot fell to
Conyers, and he married the widow.
She didn't even ask for kiss, but per-
mitted the young men to 60 back to
their boat unmolested.
The story was too good to keep from
their shipmates, and from that time
forward Conyers was made a butt of
many joking remarks. He bore it all
stoically.
When the Confederacy collapsed
Conyers, who had meanwhile fallen
in love with an admirals daughter,
went to South Carolina to find out
what had become of his bride and to
endeavor to buy her consent to a d.
vorce. When he returned he was
asked:
well, how about your wifew
Dead! She was hanged by q Fed
eral commander as a spy"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29
MEMORIAL DAYS
PRETTIEST CEREMONY.

n the opinion of many persons the

In the opinion of many persons the
most touching ceremony Of Me-
mortal day is casting flowers on
|. the waters in memory Of those
who persisted at sea. Sometimes little
boat covered with flowers is used. AS
the tiny vessel. blossom laden. passes
down the current it bears with 1t the
silent prayers of those assembled to
witness the observance. Here is an
account of the flower ceremony as
practiced on a recent Memorial day in
San Francisco:
The tides of yesterday, as they
swung backward and forward over the
sea, were laden with the blossoms Of
Memorial day. Though the ocean is
tickle and the graves of its heroes are
unmarked and unknown, many a wave
carried emblems of the love and honor
which freed and united people bear
for the loyal men who battled in the
years gone by for Americas independ-
ence, first on land, then on sea, and
then for her unity.
The flowers were destined for the
rolling waves which surge above the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29

The Growing Mistake.
A woman who writes a great deal
for various publications recently emu
merated the seven mistakes Of ma.ri-
mony.
This recalls the faithful Italian serv-
ant who called at nearby house and
said to the owner. "There are twenty.
seven reasons why my master cannot
visit you today. The first Is, he is
dead"
And the bachelor crouch at our ell.
bow says there may be seven mistakes
Of matrimony, but the first Is getting
married.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29
The Oldest Veteran
at tie
Gettysburg Reunion


~ETTYSBURG saw many old
men, Of course. during the great
" reunion of veterans last year,
but none other nearly so old as
Micajah Weiss, who had completed a
century and decade Of life when he
joined with his Union comrades in
celebrating the fiftieth anniversary Of
the great battle. He was born on June
3, 1903, and was thus 40 years old
when he journeyed from his home in
Beaver Brook, N. Y, to Gettysburg.
Old Micajah made the trip in an auto
mobile, reached the encampment in
good physical shape and remained I'M
til the close of the celebration ON July
4. During his stay at Gettysburg he
occupied much of the position of a
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29

c. M. e. CARLSON,
Non-Partisan Candidate for Nomina-
ton for
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Second District
Comprising the 9Th, 7th, 18th and 18th
Wards
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-05-29
OLD GLORY ON MEMORIAL
DAY.

nF all the many questions
that are constantly being
. asked the war department
at Washington to answer the
. one most frequently put before
1t is as to the correct position Of
. flying Old Glory on Memorial day
at army posts and stations.
To those who have no relation
; to the military service 1t Is al
. most the universal belief that
; the flag should be displayed at
. half staff all Of May 80, but this
, Is not so, for paragraph "A Of
. the army regulations prescribes
> as follows:
. "444. On Memorial day, May
, 30, at all army posts and sta
. tons the national flag will be
. displayed at half staff from sun
. rise till midday, and Immediate
. ly before noon the band, or field
|. music, will play some appropri-
I. ate air, and the national salute
Of twenty-one guns will be fred
at II m. at all posts and stations
provided with artillery. At the
. conclusion Of this memorial trib-
ute at noon the flag will be hoist
. ed to the top of the staff and
will remain there until sunset.
. When hoisted to the top Of the
> staff the flag will be saluted by
. playing one or more appropriate
> patriotic airs. In this way fit
. ting testimonial Of respect for
: the heroic dead and honor to
. their patriotic devotion will be
. appropriately rendered"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30
DAHL CAR IN ACCIDENT.

a 3 y.
Edward Grimes of Sleepy Eye is
ready to admit that there are two sides
to a road, as there is to almost every
thing else, right and a wrong side. He
probably will agree that the right side
of the road is the more pleasant to travel
and results in less friction after he pays
for the damage done to his car and that
of Christ Dahl of Essig, both Of which
were considerably knocked about in a
collision that took place in Sleepy Eye
last Tuesday evening about 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Grimes admitted that he was driv-
wing his Ford on the wrong side of the
street and volunteered to pay all ex-
penses Of repairs to the Dahl machine.
They were not extensive, comprising q
wrecked running board and fender. The
Ford car, however, was pretty badly
smashed and Simon Steffl who was rid,
ing with Mr.. Grimes was thrown from
the car and suffered fractures Of the arm
and collar bone. The drivers Of the cars
escaped injury and Jack Kemkes Of Essig
who was in the Dahl car also came out
uninjured. ,...
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30
LOCAL NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Owen King and son of
Chicago visited at the Chas. Vogtel home
several days last week.
Rev. C. J. Albrecht attended Board
meeting in St. Paul Thursday, going
down in the morning and returning the
same evening.
Mrs. John Whitman of Chicago is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Vogelpohl of this city.
Mrs. Charles Meier is spending
week with her daughter, Mrs. William
Werner, of Renville, MINI.
Mine Host Johnson entertained Thurs
day evening at his annual duck dinner
for the ssSkunk Club out at Camp
Johnsonville.
Mrs. Anna Dalueg, formerly Of Court
land, but lately of Duluth, has removed
to California where she will make her
home.
Mrs. VIM. Koos of Kenosha, Wis, has
returned to her home after visit of
several weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Pfeferle.
The Women's Missionary Society of
the Congregational Church will meet
with Mrs. Wheeler at the Parsonage Fri
day afternoon of this week.
The Herman Meyer family of Redfield,
South Dakota moved into the former
Alvin home on Summit Ave, last week.
Mrs. Meyer is sister of Fred J. Backer,
the harness maker.
Harold Vogtel left last week for Chi
cago via Menominee, Wis, where he
stopped for a visit over Sunday with
friends. He expected to go on to Chi
cago Monday and enter the University.
Mrs. NJ. Gieseke and Mrs. McIntire
will leave today to return to their home
in Los Angeles after visit of two weeks
in New Ulm and several weeks spent at
Marshall
Mr.. and Mrs. John Deegan have been
visiting with friends in New Ulm for the
past few weeks ever since Mr.. Deegan
underwent an operation for appendicitis.
He finds his recovery somewhat slow but
expects to be able to go back to work
again within short time. They expect
then to move back to Waseca from
Mankato where they have been living
for several months.
Mrs. Chas. tvogtel gave a luncheon
yesterday in farewell to Mrs. Silverson
who is leaving New Ulm permanently
this week. The guests were Mrs. Sill
verson, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Beecher, Mrs.
M. A. Bingham, Mrs. Weiser, Mrs.
Schoch, Mrs. Mullen, Miss O'Brien, Mrs.
Henningsen and Mrs. Siegel.
Mrs. Katherine Silverson and son
Charles will leave this week Thursday
to 60 to St. Paul where they will live
for short time with Mrs. Silverson's
people as she has not fully decided on
her plans for the future, altho she looks
forward to establishing a home there.
Mrs. Mullen will accompany them and
remain for short visit. If.
Mrs. Katherine Silverson gave party
last Saturday evening to a number Of
her friends including the Siegels, Vogtels,
Somsens, Schools, M. A. Binghams and
Johnsons. An auto trip was made to
Winthrop where supper for twenty was
ready at the Setter House. Miss Ida
Koch and Miss Alma Haag accompanied
Mrs. Somsen in their car. "A most en-
joyable time is reported.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

contingent from st. George. The day
was ideal and every one that went
enmjoyed the outing very much. The
train left here at 80 and returned to
New Ulm about midnight. After their
arrival at Chaska the excursionists
partook Of dinner which was served at
the school house between II and 2 O clock.
The afternoon program consisted Of q
parade which formed at 2 o'clock. AT
three o'clock there was . public gathering
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

at the school house at which s musical
numbers, both vocal and instrumental,
were rendered. The president Of the
German Catholic societies opened the
meeting with few appropriate remarks.
The main addresses were delivered by
Rev. James Klein Of Sleepy Eye, Joseph
Matt Of st. Paul and F. P. Kenkel Of st.
Louis. The eighteen delegates FROM the
local st. Joseph Society who attended the
convention are expected home to day.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

MUSIC LESSONS: A graduate of
Gustavus Adolphus College at St. Peter
and student under Prof. c.. G. Titcomb
of St. Paul for two years, with a Post
Graduate course at Rock Island Con-
servatory, will take limited number of
piano pupils. Inquire for Miss Erickson
at No. 9. No. German Street. Adv.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30
REMOVAL NOTICE.

After October 1st., 1914, DR.. Strick-
ler, will be found either in his new offices
over the State Bank of New Ulm or at
the Arbes Drug Store. Telephone as
before, 60. Adv 39tf
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30
LARGE CROWD GOES TO CHAsKAl,

All told about 200 people from this
immediate vicinity took advantage OF the
excursion which was run to Chaska via
the M. e st. L. last Sunday. The
greater number Of them were from New
lUlm. From Seatles there were Is and
about the same number made up the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

Have you got one of those Stratford
Kerosene Oil Stoves yet? If not. do not
buy until you see them, sold by Roy L.
Berg. No other as good. Adv.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30
FOR SALE.

Two choice fur robes from the Andes
Mountains, Bolivia, South America,
Enquire Of Vim. Skinner, 600 South Ger
man Street. Adv 80 1t
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

=. . E i & Z
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank friedman Of ST..
Paul who visited few days with their
daughter, Mrs. Alfred Schroeck, returned
home Monday.
Rev. Gu. Albrecht was in St. Paul last
Thursday where he attended a meeting
Of the commission in charge Of the
Lutheran itinerant ministers.
Mrs. Angelica Rehfeld celebrated her
8Oth birthday anniversary last Sunday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emma
Hankey. Mrs. Rehfeld is one Of the
early pioneers of New Ulm and her
friends here will be pleased to learn that
she is getting along quite well.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

FOR SALE: A mahogany case piano,
good as new; at a bargain. Would
consider a good parlor organ in
exchange. Phone 343. Call Rev. c..
T. Mayer, Bethel parsonage. LOG N.
Washington St. Adv. 37-39
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

Roy L. Berg has the best selection Of
new beds, bed springs, mattresses, stoves
and complete house furnishings to be
had in town. See him about anything
at the right price. Adv.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

3 For three weeks longer Min
nesota Str. WILDE torn to pieces
and very difficult to unload pre-
duce, eggs and butter. We wish
that all our customers would
drive around and unload behind
the store where we will have
plenty Of help to assist you.
CRONE BROS.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

26 in. hand saws for sale for only 81
each at Roy L. Berg's.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

A20x32 #. building for sale that
would 60 long way toward building a
nice house. See Roy L. Berg.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

FOR SALE: Desirable residence pro-
perty new house, in the heart Of the,
city, two blocks from the Court House
and two blocks from the school house
is for sale. Inquire of Albert Stein
hauser. Adv 46tf.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

OFFICE ROOMS FOR RENT.
The Office rooms in the Ottomeyer
Block which have been vacated by Pfaen-
der & Flor are for rent after Nov. LIST.
These rooms have steam heat and city
water. Inquire at Ottomeyer's Store. 80
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

Success or failure which? If you
attend Mankato Commercial College,
Mankato, MINI. your success is assured.
Adv. 39-4O
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

WANTED: Two good men at the New
Ulm Roller Mill. Adv. SO
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

FOR SALE: Nice residence property
3O1 No. Franklin ST., Cor. 3rd North,
q room house, and barn. Improvements
Is # lot, close to churches. Adv got
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

See Roy Berg About Galvsnized
Steel Culverts. 26tf.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

FOR SALES room cottage on Frank
lin street South. Price $17OO,
Inquire STORK BROS. adv 33tf.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30

er anu family, r. w. blauerC ana family
and Adolph Klause attended the Luther
an mission festival held at Sleepy Eye
Sunday. Rev. Emil Fritz of Wellington
preached at the morning service, Rev.
Westerkamp of Springfield in the after
noon and Rev. A. F. Winter of Mankato
in English in the evening. Prof. F.
Reuter- of D. M. L. C. and the
male chorus furnished the vocal numbers
in most acceptable manner.
Mrs. II. A. Vogelpohl of this city at
tended the funeral Of her uncle, John
Meyer at Fairfax last Thu rsday. She
was accompanied by her father, Mr.. Aug.
Whitman Of Milwaukee, who also visit
ed here a few days. Others who attended
the funeral were Mrs. John Whitman Of
Chicago, Mrs. Louise Vogelpohl, Mrs. r.
w. Blauert, Mrs. Ida Schroer and Emil +.
Buenger Of this city.
Lamberton will dedicate it's beautiful
White Way Thursday, October 18th
with a great celebration and harvest
festival. There will be speaking by men
Of state wide reputation. Cattle, horses,
poultry, corn, cereals, garden products,
fruits and domestic boxed and canned
goods will be exhibited. AS special
attraction there will be corn palace
which lli will be beautifully constructed
and lighted with hundreds Of electric
bulbs. There will Of course, be the usual
free sports and music.