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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-31
VOTE down
ORDINANCE.
Providing For Bond Issue In
The Sum Of $500
For New Engine House In
City Of M. ver1ea
CeuDciI Takes Decisive Ac.
iisn Monday Evening
Increase Of Salary ofilsalee
Again Helu %
On Question Of Suspension
Of The Rules sn.s ss

By the unanimous vote Of council
al its regular meeting Monday even
ing. the ordinance providing for the
issuance Of $500 In bonds Cor the
erection and equipment Of q new en-
gine house in the city Of Mt. Vernon
WAS defeated.
Whether the matter will be taken
Mp later and by the incoming council
is a question The vote Monday was
20 decisive and seemed to have
sprung from such a careful investiga-
tion OF the situation that IL Is not
considered probable that tho new
council viii touch the proposal
The ordinances doubling the saiar.
YES of councilmen and increasing that
of the city solicitor to s710 per an
mum are still in the balance although
one more reading WAS given each at
the meeting of the council. A re-
sressed meeting has been called for
Wednesday evening when the ordi-
nasces viii come up for final passage.
Two councilnen. Mawer and Sock
nan. oppose the ordinances from a
financial standpoint. Their vote is
enough. with six eounc,imen present.
TO prevent suspension OF the rules
and. as a consequence. the readings
given the ordinances have been al
different meetings of council Wed
ue=dzy night will settle the fate OF
he ordinances
The 81 600 bond OF Mayor-eleci
Charles A. Mitchell was approved by
council The bond was signed by Lot
&. SiiIiweil and John 81. Graham with
B. z. Sapp and Robert McEiroy a.
Witnesses.
Public Service Director White. IL
communication to council. mad,
known terms OF a verbal agreemen
he had with property owners on Han
rison street in regard to sewer righ,
of-way. A number of deeds have beei
received from property owners an,
no compensation given them. but tn
director has promised that In cas-
any property owner is paid. all shal
receive remuneration. Councilma
Dubinsky objected to such a propos
tson and President Banning ruled th
report out of order. There was N
attempt tn oyerrnie the chair. S
nothing was done with the commun
estion-
An ordinance WAS adopted. proyi'
ing for the transfer Of sis2.5s frol
the safety contingent to the safet
incidental fund. Of si73.ss from IN
service contingent To the service II
eidenfal fund. and of Se3.i, from III
health contingent to the health ine
dental fund. This transfer is made |
pay the interest ON an $1,000 eerti
cate Of Indebtedness issued sever
years ago from these departments.
Councilman DEEMS brought
councils attention the bad conditic
Of Gambler avenue where paving
being done. and moved that the sc
vice director be requested TO ops
up the street for traffic. Motion ca
zied-
Councilman Mawer reported &
the sewer committee sha, Mrs ~
Roberts request for rsiiet ea her Sc
eg assessment had been investigate
that Mrs Roberts had sold the re
end % her lot and was according
assessed more than her just due. {
motion. the city solicitor was add
10 the sewer committee and the ca
'~5Ii be treated further.
Recessed until Wednesday eyenin
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Perrin of Ak
ron are spending the holidays with
Mrs. Margaret Lepley.
Mrs. w. o.. Fry spent Christmas
with Mt. vernon friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Hendrix Mckee enter
'ained the following with a turkey
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-31
CASE CONTINUED

The case of Ethel ciagge,t. charg-
ed with defrsudins J.. y Scarborough
-of taxicah fare. wss conunred by
Mayor Perrine Monday afternoon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-31

Joseph Sull and sister. Miss Mary,
Of Steuhenville who are guests of VIII.
liam Flanagan. West Vine street.
spent Wednesday in Danyille.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-31
Good for Constipation

Good for Constipation
Chamberlain's Tablets are excel
lent for constipation. They are pleas
ant to take and mild and gentle in
effect. Obtainable everywhere.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
GRAIN SAVED BY FEEDINC-
FLOORS.

Those who have used feeding-hoors
for their hogs have found them to be
good grain-savers, and concrete feed
ing-foors are coming into favor.
Such floor should be 6 inches thick,
and, if not laid against the barnyard
pavement, should have curb extend
ing from IL to 10 inches below the sur
face of the ground. This will prevent
the hogs from roofing under the floor.
The floor should slope slightly toward
one corner in order to carry off rain, or
water used in washing. A rim around
the outside edge will prevent grain
from being pushed off into the mud.
For feeding foors concrete should be
mixed in the proportion of l sack of
Portland cement, 2 cubic feet of clean
coarse sand, graded up to one-fourth
of an inch, and 8 cubic feet of hard
durable gravel or broken stone from
one-fourth of an inch to one inch in
diameter. Eleven sacks of cement will
make enough concrete for 100 square
feet of feeding-foor. The concrete
should be thoroughly mixed and should
contain enough water to make the mass
quaky so that the concrete will flatten
out of it's own weight. It should be
lightly tamped, however, then leveled
off with a straight edge, finished with a
wooden float. The floor may be laid
in slabs each feet square, 2 inch lumber
being used for forms.
Feeding floors should be large enough
to give each hog Is square feet of space.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
GIRLS ORGANIZE So
GETTY.

The girls of the Normal Department
OF the high school met last Tuesday
afternoon and organized literary
society of their own. This however,
does not interfere with the other literary
society work, as the girls still belong to
the other societies along with the other
members of the school. The purpose
OF this society is to give the girls thorough
training in the line of literary work, so
that they may form like societies among
their pupils when they teach next year.
The plans which were drawn up at the
meeting call for program every two
weeks if possible. These programs will
not be open to the public; the parents
OF the girls only will be requested to
attend. The programs will correspond
somewhat to those given by the high
school societies, as there will be recita-
lions, stories and other literary features.
Officers were elected at the last meet
ing. Agnes Gieseke was elected presi-
dent; Minnie Brust, vice-president; Erma
Palmer, treasurer and Lucille Buschers,
secretary. A committee was also Sc
lected to decide on the colors, the motto
and the society name.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
FACULTY TEAM HAS PRACTISE
GAME.

The initial appearance of the near
faculty team last Thursday against the
Sophomore class team resulted in a lop-
sided score of 68 to II after about twenty
minutes of play. Since the faculty
team was one man short due to the re-
firing disposition of Mr.. Viergever, one
OF the school team players was called
upon to assist. Mr.. Haynes celebrated
his first official appearance on the floor
by holding his man scoreless; he was
ably seconded in his efforts by Mr..
Hutson. Mr.. Hamlin held down the
center position, while Mr.. Kierzek from
his position of forward managed to
connect with the basket frequently
enough to keep the referee busy. The
faculty team expects to play several
games during the coming season, although
it has not yet been decided whether
spectators will be admitted to these
games. The faculty men are Simon
pure amateurs and they are careful to
keep themselves free from any faint of
professionalism.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
SENIOR ENGLISH CLASS MEETS
SPELLING DEMONS.

The Hundred Spelling Demons in
vaded the sanctum sanctorum of the
Senior English Class last week and met
with ignominious defeat to the tune of
97.3 per cent. These same demons
have been visiting every other class in
both the grade and the high schools with
varying results. At the present time
the Seniors stand first with the highest
record; the Sophomore come second
with several points difference.
The test was given without previous
warning to all classes on list of hundred
words most commonly misspelled. It
was found that five out of the twenty
five Seniors had a percentage of a
hundred: These bright lights were all
girls The lowest averages were made
in every case by boys. The word which
seems to have been a stumbling block
in most cases was separate. A good
percentage could not tell the difference
between "lose' and Goose.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
DEBATERS HARD AT WORK.
First Contests Scheduled For Deem
Der II, at New Ulm and at Red
wood Falls.

The school debaters have practically
entered their last lap of the long grind
in preparation for the first interscholastic
debates. Mr.. Hutson, who has been
coaching the two teams, has given up his
allotted amount of sleep and every alter
nate breakfast in order to devote more
time to the armament question.
The affirmative team, which will meet
Sleepy Eye in the local high school
auditorium on December II, is composed
of Armin Koehler, Ludwig Hofmeister
and Henry Schnobrich. The negative
team, com posed of Victor REIN, Walter
Wiedenmann and Annie Wager, will
journey to meet our old rivals, Redwood
Falls on the same date.
One thing which has made the work
OF the local teams rather difficult is the
prolonged and possibly chronic absence
of a public library in this city, which has
necessitated frequent trips to our neigh
boring city of Mankato.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
SCHOOL NEWSPAPER PLANNED.

New Ulm may eventually forge ahead
into the rank of the schools of it's class
in this part of the state along literary
lines if the proposed school newspaper
is allowed to materialize. This paper
is to be published by the Senior class
with the object Of giving the students
practical work in English as we'll as
chronicling the history of the school.
A venture of this kind would without
doubt prove an invaluable aid to the
work of the English department since
it would enable the over-worked English
teachers to use it as an aid in developing
a liking for creative writing among the
more advanced students
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
LITERARY SOCIETIES ELECT
OFFICERS.

The plan of having two literary So
cieties, one being composed of the boys
and the other of the girls, met with
serious objections and Wednesday morn
ing Principal Hudson announced that
the two former societies, Thalien and
Athena, would be continued. Thursday
morning meeting of the societies was
held and officers for the following year
were elected. The result of the election
was as follows:
Thalien: President, Naomi Mueller;
Vice President, Stonia Kunze; Secretary,
Ruth Olsen.
Athena: President, Gretchen Winkel-
mann; Vice President, George Mayer;
Secretary, Sherman Beecher.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
INDEPENDENT LITERARY So
Getty ORGANIZED.

After the failure of Mr.. Illusions plan
for recognizing the literary societies
of the school upon more efficient basis,
several Of the more energetic boys of the
school determined to prove that Mr..
Illusions plan could be made a success
in this school. They have organized
themselves into an independent literary
society, drawn up constitution, and
selected their officers. This move is
aimed at the chief faults Of the unwieldy
school societies which create no interest
and perform little good work. Under
the old system few Of the students knew
to what society they belonged; and as a
very interested bystander remar ked,
''Now that it is planned to have the boys
organize one society and the girls another,
then perhaps the majority of students
will at least know to what society they
belong"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
SENIOR GIRLS ENTERTAIN.

The Senior girls added another social
success to their long record which they
have established in the high school as the
premier entertainers of the school. Their
latest venture took the form of a candy
pull for the boys of the Senior class and
several members of the faculty. Almost
all of the Senior boys attended besides
Mr.. and Mrs. Hess, Mr.. Hutson, Mr..
KierzeEl, Mr.. Hamlin, Miss Koch and
Miss Freeland. The excitement began
when the taffy had cooled sufficiently
so that it could be handled without
danger to life or limb, and then the
elements which usually go in pairs just
naturally gravitated toward each other
for the resulting fun. When the taffy
had reached its requisite color each of
the gentlemen present took it upon HIM
self to express his appreciation OF the
skill of the entertainers by eating all
the taffy that the law would allow.
Various games of skill and chance were
played after the candy pull, in which
Miss Koch, Gretchen Winkleman, and
Mr.. Hamlin won prizes. When the fun
had reached it's height good night from
Mr.. and Mrs. Hess was taken as a sign
that the game was called, after which
the elements singly and in pairs went
home. A very gratifying feature of the
evenings entertainment was the fact
that none of the young men of the faculty
ever for an instant departed from their
professional dignity and official reserve,
thus ably indicating the trust that had
been placed upon them.
This entertainment will without doubt
be red-letter day in the annals of the
New Ulm high school since an affair
of this kind usually stands out as an
oasis of pleasure in the somewhat
monotonous level of class recitations.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
BUILDING PLANNED.

If the desires of large number of the
members of the local Masonic fraternity
may be taken as criterion, it will not
be many months before they will build
Masonic Temple at Springfield.
The Masonic orders of that city are
exceptionally strong, and with many of
the members it appears to be strictly
question of owning a lodge home rather
than to rent, as has been done for many
years.
The lease for the present quarters
expired the first of last month, and
accordingly it is imperative that conclu-
sions in the matter be arrived at within
a short time.
Should the Masons decide to build
temple, it goes without saying that the
building will bea monument to Springfield.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
CALLS 1T The ONLY REMEDY
English Paper: Discusses Blockade of
Greece

London, Nov. 23.-The informal COM
mercial blockade of Greece is describ-
ed as ''the first installment of the only
medicine that can cure King Constan-
tines afaiction" by the Pail Mall Ga.
Zette, which adds:
"The one argument to which Con.
stantine is amenable is demonstration
that the allies are armed with more
than amiability and are ready and
able to punish those who play tricks
with them.
1--WE have seen enough to convince
us we can rely on good faith in that
quarter only by exhibiting the punish
ment which awaits guile. The block.
ade is a tardy beginning of that proc.
ess, to which supplements should be
forthcoming without delay"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
BASKETBALL TEAM FACES HARD
SEASON.
Schedule Calls For Games With Most
OF Old New Ulm Rivals Within
This District.

The high school basketball team is
facing a strenuous season this year,
since most of the high schools in the
surrounding territory will have to be
defeated if the team expects a chance
at the championship tournament at
Mortified. The team has been pro-
crossing in fairly good early-season
form although the team work is still
rather crude and the men do not follow
the ball as closely as they should. The
prospects for the team were frightened
considerably when several more members
of last years squad turned up in uniform
for practise. At the present time o..
Dougher and Schleuder are working to-
gether at the forward positions. They
have the edge on the other competitors
for these places in team work and basket
shooting, but their work still shows a
lack of aggressiveness at times and only
occasional evidences of speed. Durbahn
is listed for the center position. His
basket shooting is better than last year,
and he plays with the team in fairly
good shape His work in guarding his
man needs great improvement. For
the guard positions, Leo and Hilly Berg
are playing a good game; Herzog Olson
and Kogge are giving them hard run
for places on the team. The guards
show the least team work of any men on
the team, but they are covering their
men better than they did last year.
The first game Of the season will be
played at Lamberton on the seventeenth
of December. After that the schedule
is pretty we'll filled with games with
Mankato, St. Peter, Mountain Lake,
and Madelia. Sleepy Eye and Spring
field are rather reluctant in coming to a
definite agreement.
A practise game was played with the
Zoeglings last Wednesday which re-
suited in a hopeless mill toward the end
of the first period. The high school
team, however, demonstrated that they
could shoot baskets fairly we'll in spite
of the absence of team work. A practise
with the "Actives" has been arranged
sometime in the next two weeks to give
the boys a chance to play against a
superior team.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
JURY LIST CHOSEN.

Last week Clerk of Court Carl Man
derfeld, Sheriff w. J. julius and City
Justice N. Henningsen met at the Clerks
Office for the purpose of drawing the
grand and petit jurors who are to serve
at the December term of the District
Court of Brown County which convenes
Monday, the 18th. The grand jury
reports for duty on Monday at II o'clock
and the petit jury the following day at
the same hour. Heretofore the opening
day OF Court has been on Tuesday, but
this was changed to Monday by the last
Legislature. The following jurors were
selected:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24

John Keim Of Albin, swore out a
warrant for the arrest of John Tauer for
pointing gun at him, threatening to
shoot him. The case came up on Tues
day and Judge Cutting fined Tauer $40
and costs, the defendant pleading guilty
to the charge. The case grew out of the
defendant setting fire to wet straw
stack that stood near the plaintiffs
house, just when the wind would blow
the smoke on the latter's house. This
was done twice by the defendant and
when he was demonstrated with the gun
came into play. The pointing Of loaded
gun at person is serious offense and
John may consider he got off easy.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
TURKISH TRANSPORT
HITS NINE AND SINKS

London, Nov. 23.-The sinking of q
Turkish transport which was carry
ing 500 soldiers across the Sea of
Marmora is reported in a message
from Zurich, forwarded from Amster-
dam by the Central News.
The message says the transport
struck a mine and nearly all on board
were drowned.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
TEACHERS MEETING HELD.

The regular teachers meeting was
held last Friday afternoon at four
o'clock in the high school building. The
question of lack of responsiveness on the
part OF the pupils to the agonized at
tempts of the teachers was taken up for
discussion: The necessity of getting
better and more connected oral recita-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
Asked to Remain Neutr.I.

Rome, Nov. 23.-.Germany and Aus
tria-H Hungary are understood to be
asking Roumania to preserve her neu-
trality and at the same time Offering
certain concessions to her If she will
intervene in the war on the side of
the central powers, according to in
formation received here from reliable
sources.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
Adriatie Was Not Sunk.

Philadelphia, Nov. 23.-The British
freight steamer Adriatic, from KY
massi, Greece, for Philadelphia, has
arrived here. The Adriatic's arrival
proves false the report circulated a
week ago that steamer by that
name had been sunk in the European
war zone by a submarine.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
Two British Ships rornedoed.

London, Nov. 23.-The British
steamships Merganser and Hallam-
shire have been sunk by German sub
marines. The crews were saved. II
was announced. The Merganser, l.
S05 tons, was owned by the Cook
Steamship company and sailed from
Cork, Ireland. The Hallamshire was
4,420 tons. It's home port was Glas-
gov.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24

tions was emphasized, and it was urged
by those present that if the pupils,were
made to see the charm of forming at
least speaking acquaintance with the
Queens English outside of the class
hours it would go long way toward
solving the teachers problems in this
school.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24

In sugaring stuffed dates and SO forth
a great deal Of time can be saved by put
ting little sugar in jar, adding cup
full Of stuffed dates, sealing the jar and
shaking the contents thoroughly.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24

Remove all trash and rubbish from
the garden. If convenient, it is we'll to
pillow or spade the land that will be used
for garden next year. This will help
to get rid of many insects and weeds.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
GREECE RESENTS
ACTION OF ALLIES
Objectsto CommercialBlock=
ade Now in Force.
CALLS IT THE ONLY CURE

London Pail Mall Gazette Declares
Display Of Force Is the One Brand
of Medicine That Can Overcome
King constantine's AffIiction.
Paris, Nov. 23.-The declaration of
a commercial blockade of Greece by
the entente powers has produced a
marked impression in Athens, par
ticularly as it was unexpected. An
Athens dispatch to the Petit Journal
says the newspaper organs of the
especially Great Britain, of seeking to
drag Greece into the war by harsh
measures.
These papers assert Greece has Civ
en- sufficient proof that she intends to
maintain the policy of benevolent neu.
trality and has had no thought of TAX
ing hostile steps. However, she can.
not permit transference of the theater
of war into her own territory. It is
suggested that the measures taken
by the allies may result in withdrawal
Of Greek troops from their frontier or
even in part rehabilitation.
The section of the press which sup
ports former Premier Venizelos &C.
cuses the government of having
brought on by want of foresight
conflict with the entente powers. The
general feeling, however, is one of op-
timism and it is believed serious mis-
understandings will be avoided.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24
sERvIANs DEFEAT BuLGARs
Latter Sustain Enormous Losse. In
Engagement.

Paris, Nov. 23.-The report that the
Serbians have won an important VIC
tory over the Bulgarians near Lesko-
watts, on the Nish-Saloniki railroad
twenty-five miles south of Nish, is
corroborated in a dispatch received
from the Serbian minister at Athens.
The message says the Bulgarians
suffered enormous losses and the
remnants of their army fed in dis
order to the eastern bank of the Mo-
rava river.
The victory is regarded, the mes
sage says, as securing that part of
the line from further attack for some
time
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-24

VA114S4 I11sANOAIIO
Miss Mary Fernckes passed away at
the Loretto Hospital Monday morning
at 4:3O. Death was due to dropsy and
heart failure with which ailments she had
been afflicted since March. During the
last two months she has been obliged to
sit upright in chair.
The deceased was born in Bird Island
Sc years ago and came to the St. Alex
ander Home about 18years ago and since
then has been one of the employees in this
institution. The funeral will be held from
the Chapel of the Loretto Hospital this
wednesday, morning at 1880. Rev.
Anselm Schmidt, Chaplain of the .Hospi-
pital will oficate. Interment will be
made in the Catholic cemetery.