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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13
THE HOME OF DANIEL WEB
STER.

From small beginnings the -four
ing industry has developed into the
chief industry of the city of New
Ulm. At the present time the
city has three milling concerns, the
Eagle Roller Mill Co. with a daily
capacity of 5000 barrels of flour,
the New Ulm Roller Mill Co. with
a daily capacity of 500 barrels of
flour and the Cottonwood Roller
Mills with a daily capacity of
about 100 barrels. Besides that
the Eagle Mill maintains a corn
and rye mill with a daily capacity
of 1000 barrels and the Roller Mill
a feed and cereal mill with a daily
capacity of about $50 barrels.
In an average year the total
number of bushels of wheat, rye
and corn ground by the Eagle
Roller Mill amounts to between
100000 and 100000 bushels
and the output per annum Of wheat.
and rye flour and corn meal a
mounts to approximately 1885,
barrels. The by-product amounts
to some 85,0OO,00O pounds. To
move this output it would re-
quire more than $500 cars of
average capacity which divided
into trains of so cars each would
require ITO trains, nearly half
train load day.
Including the officers of the
company there are $50 persons
employed by this milling concern.
Of this number about As are en-
ployed as travelling statesmen and
branch managers. Exclusive of
the cost of grain the Mill expends
in the neighborhood of 100000
annually. The annual amount
of business done is in excess of
$6,5OO,OOO. The mill has at diff
ferent times sent out entire train
loads of flour.
The first mill, built at the present
site of the Eagle plant was de-
stroyed in the summer of 1860,
entailing a loss of $4,000. No
vember 8, 1864, the property was
sold to w. Bosch, J. Pfenninger
and John Meyer, George Doehne
succeeding to Meyers interest
February 6, 1876. Ten years later
they sold the property to Silverson,
Bonnie & Frey and it is since that
time that this concern has made
rapid strides forward. 1t was con-
sidered a wonderful achievement
in 1873 to ship 100 barrels of flour
to Milwaukee. Several carloads
20 out every day now. Their
brands are "Daniel Webster" and
"Gold Coin"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13
QUARRIES EMPLOY MANY.

Immediately adjacent to New Ulm are mex
haustlble beds of flint rock which is at the present
time being prepared for the market by two huge
crushers. The New Ulm Stone Co. entered upon
the crushed rock proposition about II years ago
and several years later the Minnesota Flint Rock
Co. was organized to crush and market what we
call here redstone The quarries are less than
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13

Have you padded the smooth waters
OF the Minnesota? Have you forsaken the steering
wheel of your "twn-six' for the primitive paddle,
and felt the keen zes of battling against the Northwestern
when it whips the usually placid waters into really for
which comes from the sense of power with and
powerful strokes you send against the swift
current? If you have not, you cannot recognize real
mans size pleasure when you it the street. AL
though canoeing in popularity still cannot vie with
tGrlng as public sport yet it has its group of ardent
of enjoyment and decided increase in health and spirit
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13
OTHER MILLS OF NEW ULM.
Page Tire.

The New Ulm Roller Mill Com
pany and the New Ulm Feed and
Cereal Mill Company altho. sepa-
rate institutions are owned and
managed by practically the same
people. The Roller Mill has a
daily capacity of 500 barrels and
the Cereal Mill of about :l5O
barrels. The two concerns give
employment to about 80 people.
They manufacture annually, ap-
proximately 124,000 barrels of
flour and their daily by-products
amount to some ID tons a day.
Their fuel bill runs $50 per day and
their monthly pay roll exceeds the
sum of $3.50. The Cereal Mill
is the original City Mill which was
built in 1874 by John Bellm,
Charles Roos, Henry Subilia and
Max Henschel and was afterwards
sold to F. Madlener of Chicago.
In the early COS stock company
was formed under the name of
New Ulm Roller Mill Co. which
afterwards acquired the property
of the Empire Mills. The latter
milling company was organized
in 1880 by E. G.. PAIL, William
Koch, George Schmidt and Carl
Schmidt.
The chief brands of the New
Ulm Roller Mill are 'Angelina"
and Compass.
The smallest but most pictures
que of the milling plants is the
Cottonwood Roller Mill, situated
on the banks of the Cottonwood
on the outskirts of the city. This
mill is run by water power at such
seasons of the year when the
power secured from this source is
sufficient. At other times it is run
by steam. The mill was origi-
nally built by William Frank and
John Bentzin in 1879 and the
partnership continued until De-
cember "a, 1893, when Mr.. Frank
sold out to his partner. In 1913
Mr.. Bentzin sold out the business
to his sons William and Charles
and they have since been in con-
troll. The owners of this mill
supply a local demand only and
do it well. Their brand is known
as "Bentzin's Best
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13

In Minnesota opportunity beck
ons, for here are still cheap lands
that will increase daily in value.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13

employs between 20 and Is people and their
monthly payroll amounts to $110O. Their daily
output amounts to 100 yards of crushed rock
which is equivalent to three carloads. The Mime
sofa Flint Rock Co. quarry idle last year but
is again in operation this year. having been leased
by the Jasper Granite Co. They have larger
crusher and their daily output amounts to about
140 yards, equivalent to between and 5 carloads.
They employ rs people and their monthly payroll
amounts to $500. Both companies expect to
operate their quarries from April to November and
longer if the weather conditions are favorable.
Most of the product of the quarries is sold to
points in Iowa. The business relations between
the two concerns are friendly and both have had
enough business to work their quarries to their
fullest capacity. If business should keep up it
might become necessary to install additional
crushers.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13

In preparing magazine of this kind it has been
necessary to call upon great many people for as
sistance of one sort and another and we wish to
press here our appreciation of the generous financial
support given us by the business men and to others
who assisted in the matter of furnishing informa-
zion we are equally grateful. The magazine is the
result of the combined efforts of many and such
are proud of it. We have attempted chiefly
in preparing the articles to emphasize the manu-
featuring industries because they what will in
terest outsiders in coming here. When the new
corners are once here, the mercantile establish
ments will reap their benefits from this publicity
campaign.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-13

Providence was in kindly and
generous mood when Minnesota
was created. Here is the source
tf the Father of Waters. Here
are ten thousand lakes, scattered
broadcast like jewels from the
workshop of the Creator. Here
are rivers, forests, hills and valleys,
interspersed with rolling prairies
WITCH appeal to the eye and make
the landscape so beautiful that
without question the early explorers
c-ose as tie motto Of TIE state
~ Etclla G>l Nord," STIR of the
North.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
SEN. CHAMBERLAIN
PREDICTS 1C|TRtN
sARNL0Fi 100000

Washington, Dec. 15.--Five mil
lion men in q citizen army within
two years-this was the prediction OF
Chairman Chamberlain OF the, senate
military affairs committee today in
a statement urging compulsory mill
tary service on this nation. ,s e.,
After he and army officers went
over his bill proposing such service,
Chamberlain estimated that i2,21S,-
$50 boys between the ages OF Is and
20 would be trained under II the
first year, and more than double the
second year. Thereafter the increases.
he figured, would probably be in pro-
portion TO the increase In population.
Compulsory service" he said, rs
an idea we must come to. II ID moth
ing less than downright murder for
nation to continue o plan which
may any day send unframed troops
against the skilled veterans OF other
nations. The people must Sbe edu-
Gated to see this plan or something
like II which would have the merits
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15

Dennlson for execution OF tho judg-
ment. and January 10 Is set AZ the
date when he Is to be presented In
court, Otherwise the bond will be
declared forfeited to the general fund
|of the county.
Since the appeal OF the case to the
supreme court Dennison has been In
the eastern states, and was involved
In the federal investigation into the
obtaining by the detectives OF letter
from o postal employe In Missouri
town through which the whereabouts
OF Jackson were traced.
During the action OF the case and
OF the untangling OF It's many side
issues in this city during 1914. Lieut..
Flood. of the New York police de-
partment. was In Grants Pass await
Ing the time when he could take
Jackson back to New York as fugi-
tive from justice. requisltion having
been issued but not formally deliver
ed to him. Just at the timo when
he was making arrangements to leave
for New York with Jackson. however.
word came that the Indictment had
been dismissed. and that the New
York authorities no longer wanted
Jackson. Flood therefore returned
to the east alone and Jackson was re-
lieved from what he alleges were
the prosecutions Of Dennison and his
hired detectives. After tho settle
ment of the case Jackson left for the
east. and Is said to have been in
England since the conduct OF the
war representing American manufac-
turers in the sale Of supplies to the
allies. ", aGa sfe aH Is H
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15

A message from the national capital
announces that Senators Lane and
Chamberlain have made recommen-
dation for one of, the faithful to
succeed the present postmaster at
Grants Pass, whose term expires next
week. The name Of the lucky man
is not announced. and will not be
prior to the making Of the appoint,
ment by the president. This accounts
for the look OF mingled expectancy
and fear upon the countenances oi
about II Of the good citizens Of
Grants Pass. each Of whom hopes thai
Woodrow will prove Santa Claui
TO him-or her--for there is one o
the fair sex in the race.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15

iof keeping them IN civil liie most OF
the year. yet give them valuable mill
tary service for a time, A French
officer who served In tho battle OF
tho Marne and Swiss officers who
have studied their own and this sys.
TEN, told me that II would give u
vast number OF men. who. under
skilled officers, could quickly give a
good account of themselves. be-
lieye that.in time, the system would
lead to abolition OF the regular army
altogether. We would simply have
skilled officers and a vast number OF
fairly prepared men, The Swiss have
no standing army,
THE men themselves would be
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
PUBLIC UTILITY ASSESSMENT.

PUBLIC UTILITY ASSESSMENT.
The county assessor has received
from the state tax commission a
statement of the assessment made by
the commission upon the public
utilities in Josephine county, the
total being s1,s22,4s4.52. or s4S,-
S2s.ss less than the public utility
assessment of last year. As the
state commission held that the assess
ment of Josephine was only 72 per
cent Of its cash value. the utility as
sessment is based upon this ratio.
the real value. according to the COM
missioners. being 2S per cent more
than the figures which they returned.
The property OF the Southern Pacific
railway within the county is given
value of $1.7o4,2s7.6O. a reduction
Of about $4,000 over last year. The
next highest valued public utility
within the county is the Rogue River
Water company, which supplies the
municipality of Grants Pass with
water. The value Of this Is reduced
from ss1,233 OF year ago to $5s,-
$50. On the basis Of 70 per cent Of
its real value. this would establish
the commissions cash valuation OF
the local water plant at about
SS2,sOo. 5asias 4Aisalasi
Other local utilities assessed in
the total as given include the Oregon
Gas & Electric company. $14.506-56;
Western, Union Telegraph. q $f4.-
s06.s0; Postal Telegraph. $5,1S4;
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany. .$41,714.u. Numerous rural
telephone companies are assessed in
smaller amounts. The assessment Of
the railroad company does not in
clude the o. & c. lands. assessed To-
cally at s1,s51,6so.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15

benefited by tho exercise and training
and believe the plan would prolong
the lifo OF the average American
many years, With so short u tiine
OF service yearly. there would be no
danger OF arousing the so-callcd
'militarist spirit"
The estimate OF 5000 900 IL based
upon the theory that 80 per cent OF
cligibles would bo excused on some
plea, The plan provides that men
with a training equivalent 10 that
which tho bill proposes would bo ex-
empt from the compulsion, Cham
berlain plans to seek additional nm
anclal aid for schools and colleges
In training cadets.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
DETAILS OF V|ES(E !
WEDDING kept FROM
GENERAL PUBLIC

Washington. Dec. 16.--Though OK
pert society editors, highly paid
washington correspondents" jour
nalists." and even the common or
garden variety OF reporter" have
worked valiantly 10 nose out some
of the news about the wedding OF
President Wilson aud Mrs. Gait
Saturday. the whole affair is mys-
terry more baffling than the sphinx,
Thus far the knowledge OF the self
appointed detectives may be flashed
thus TO a waiting world: President
Wilson and Mrs. Norman Gait Will
wed Saturday. That's all.
At what hour this AFFAIR Will oc-
cur Is NOT known. Who the min
lister will be likewise Is NOT known.
Who tho guests will be Is. moreover
NOT known. Where the couple will
honeymoon Is NOT known.
Aside from the pieces OF tun)in-
formation. the sleuths and the public
are fully enlightened, Never In the
history Of the White House has there
been so much mystery and. conse-
quently. so much speculation. Al
most every hour from sun up to
sunset has been guessed as the time
OF the ceremony: almost every place
from Portland, Me-. to Portland, Ore.
and San Francisco has been named
in speculations as to the place OF
the honeymoon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
DENNlSON WANTED.

CONTINUED from Psge /
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
Goa. 8yhE|I|RS' [ 'oFls
THE MINNESOTA,
HILL LINER, AElRt

San Francisco, Dec, i5.---With FIRE
smouldering In her coal bunkers.
presumably from spontaneous COM
bustion. the giant mystery liner Min
nesota lay today on the wharves here,
while. federal officers further inves-
tigated her recent Gripping.
Thus far there is apparently moth
ing to confirm reports that she was
victim of spies or mutineers, How
ever. two or more men are known
to have been burned by explosions in
the bunkers-regarded as due to
spontaneous combustion.
As to w. A. Martin. of Seattle. re-
ported to be connected with alleged
spy work aboard. stories point to his
having been in the hospital few
days as the result of a fist fight.
Some Of the Minnesota's motley
Cosmopolitan crew limited at dis
affection. The apparently more re-
liable members and the captain
denied these reports. Officials who
boarded her for preliminary inves-
Itigation said apparently her dead
boilers came from natural causes.
She is IL years old and carries q
French type Of machinery, which the
captain says is untitled for seagoing
ships. However, authorities did not
stop at these conjectures. They
probed further. When the big liner
came into the harbor her crew seem
ed surprised when government OFF,
cials and newspaper men scrambled
aboard and hurled hundreds Of ques-
tions.
Captain Garlick answered only that
natural causes. as far as he knew.
were responsible for the mishaps to
her boilers and for the smouldering
flames within her coal bunkers.
AS far as investigators could learn
nobody had been in the brig in irons,
Some crew men told Of eight injured
by boiler blow-outs. Others. how
ever, insisted there were only two or
three and they had been burned in
the bunkers.
The government, however. is TAX
ing no chances. Every sailor was
forced to remain aboard today while
a new inquisition started.
From one sailor came statement
that the Seattle inspectors failed to
test her for sufficiently high pressure.
and, moreover. that her guages were
deficient. t. Gal
While the ship Is in trouble with
the fre and the question Of what to
do with her million dollar war cargo.
sailors this afternoon further COM
plicated the situation by seeking to
get a seaman's union interested In
their plight. In same way they
smuggled message ashore to the
Marine Firemen's and Water Ten
ders' union. asking them to start an
Investigation Of their condition.
Secretary Flynn is trying to reach
the men. but 1t is not thought he will
be allowed to go aboard. as the off,
cials have ordered the sailors held
pending further inquiry.
Conferences were reported to be
on as to what disposal to make OF the
vessels enormous cargo.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
HOLD SUSPECT At
CHEYENNE FOR. THE
PORTLAND OR. !. l !! POLICE &c

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Dec. 15.--Though
he has been under the third degree
numerous times since his arrest here,
William F. Smythe reiterated today
he is not George Bartholomew, VINO
IL wanted in the green trunk MUIR
der" of John Linnd OF Portland. Ore,
His attitude is one OF cold. calm con-
fidence. He declares he knows abso-
lutely nothing Of the murder and
his story appears SO straightforward
that Chief Embry is convinced, de-
spite a resemblance to photographs,
of Bartholomew. that Smythe is not
the man, wanted in Portland. How
ever, to satisfy the Portland police.
Embrey last night forwarded several
good photographs Of the prisoner.
II will be discharged as soon as
the Portland authorities have q
chance to investigate further" said
Smythe today. Il am not In the
least worried about the outcome OF
this case" .a
Nevertheless, the resemblance be-
tween photographs Of Bartholomew
and the prisoner is SO startling that
the authorities here intend to take
no chances until the Portland au-
thorities can give Smythe the "once
over" To this end. Detective Day OF
Portland is reported en- route here.
One thing that appears In
Smythe's favor is that the identified
ton pictures OF Bartholomew are not
really photos OF the man Portland
seeks. II this proves true. the ques-
ton OF smythe's resemblance may
show that he merely looks like a man
who was wrongly taken for Bartholo-
new. lH3hsa, et5e a4t Htn
Investigation tends to the belief,
too, that Smythe can furnish an alibi
that he was In Great Falls, Mont,
on the day OF the murder.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15

Friday will be the shortest day Of
the year, but one living in the Rogue
valley would not know that mid
winter was at hand II the calendar
did not indicate It. Balmy sunshine,
green grass and many varieties Of
flowers still untouched by frost, are
not usually associated with the
Christmas season. t yN
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15

Portland, Dec. 15.-That the pho
tograph circulated throughout the
country by the Portland police as
that OF George Bartholomew, alleged
trunk, murderer, is that OF another
man, was the assertion made today
in advices from the San Francisco
police. The subject OF the picture,
It was declared, Is a San Francisco
chauffeur. The Portland police point
ed out that several persons here had
identified the photograph as a like
ness OF Bartholomew, adding that II
the similarity 10 80 evident the photo
graph may, after all, aid in running
down Bartholomew. .,.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15

ment OF the court, and Dennison gave
a bond through the United States
Fidelity and Guarantee company In
the sum of $4,000. In November
the supreme court dismissed the ap-
peal, briefs, ETC., never having been
filed, and now the circuit court seeks
TO have Its judgment executed. To
that end the bonding company is re-
quired to surrender the defendant
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15

Seventeen Grants Pass socks, more
or less (excuse US, one is a stock
ing), are hanging where Santa Claus
can find them and drop a nice Juicy
post Office down into the toe for
Xmas. Sixteen Of 'em are going to
wake up and find that the lump in
the toe is nothing but a lemon. :.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
Skill Recognized.

"what wonderful performers there
are in that orchestral" exclaimed Mrs.
Cumrox.
Wonderful isn't the word" replied
Dir. Cumrox. "They's almost superhu.
man. Why. they sound TO me as II
they could take tune and play It
backward as easily as they could for
d."-Washington Star.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
HOLD-UP MAN GETS ao
DRAFT FROM VICTIM

Chicago, Dec. 15.--A stick-up man
made Hyman Dennis, OF oblong, ILL.,.
endorse $3.50 draft, but was sym
pathetic enough to give him back
$40 for Christmas. -
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
One Thinu Worse.

Said the Man-What can be worse
than taking kiss without asking for
It?
Replied the Maid-l don't know un
less Il IL ng!;!n- flr kiss and not
taking it.-Exchange. Il.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-15
GOOD DEEDS

u 10 aver IN the power OF the
humhlest man to do good decd.
Always remember that IL tho op.
portuniey FOR nreat deeds never
comes 70 you thu opportunity for
doing good deeds 10 renewed day
b. cay. The thing for us to live
for is the goodness, not tho
glory,--Farrar.