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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28

plishments he secured through hard
labor. He loved music and for great
number of years was a member of the
male and also the mixed choir of the
Lutheran Church. Fer some years he
was leader of the mixed chorus He
was also at one time a member of the
Concordia Band. W
At the time of his death Mr.. Ruemke
was member of the city council from
the End Ward, serving his second term,
a member of the board OF trustees Of
the Lutheran Church, position which
he has filed for the past years, treasurer
of the New Ulm Savings and Loan Asso-
citation, and vice president OF the Farmer s
& Merchants State Bank.
The deceased is survived by the
nenbers of his immediate family and
also BY his step-mother Mrs. Maria
Ruemke, his brother, VIM. Ruemke and
three half-sisters, Mrs. A. P. Book and
Lena and Bertha Ruemke. His father
died about seven years ago.
The funeral was held from St. PauPs
Lutheran Church Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Rev. c.. j. Albrecht spokegin
German and Prof John Meyer spoke in
English. Rev. Albrecht paid the de-
ceased glowing tribute and spoke Of
mis- many good qualities and his unselfsh
acts. Mayor Fritsch, the members OF
the present City Council and Of the old
council, and other city officials rendered
a last tribute Of respect by attending
the funeral in body. The Maenner.
Choir to which he had belonged years
aga sang two appropriate songs. The
remains were then taken to the Lutheran
cemetery where they were laid to rest.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28

The deceased was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio, June Is, 1863, and was therefore
81 years, 10 months and s days old
when he was so suddenly removed from
his field OF activity. In the year 1864
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ruemke,
ST., came to New Uln where the de-
ceased has continuously resided ever
since. He spent his childhood days
here and attended the public schools
and grew to manhood in our midst.
He learned the carpenters trade under
his father and for many years was
engaged with him in the contracting
business. About % years ago he en-
barked in the mercantile business and
opened up a grocery and crockery store
at the corner of Minnesota and Third
North Street. For about 7 years he
conducted the store alone and then
formed a partnership with VIM. E.
Huevelmann and they enlarged the
business to include dry goods and
clothing For about six years this
partnership was maintained and then
Mr.. Ruemke sold out his interests in the
business. He re-entered the building
trade and with Herman Schapekahm and
his brother William, was engaged in a
general contracting business for several
years. About IL years age he re-
entered the mercantile business and
since that time has conducted general
store with his brother William.
June Is, 1898, on the anniversary of
his birthday, he was united in marriage
to Miss Alwina Gieseke. The marriage
proved very happy one. Two children
were born to them, one son, Alfred, and
one daughter, Ella. Mr.. Ruemke had
the respect and confidence of the entire
community. He was modest and I'M
assuming and he meant we'll. He was
a peaceloving man and abhorred strife
of any kind. In his business dealings
with his fellowmen he was absolutely
honest and his word was as good as his
bond. Because Of his sterling qualities
he had won the esteem of his fellow
citizens and they all deplore his untimely
death and their sympathy goes out to
the bereaved family. He was industrious
and painstaking and all his accom-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28
City Councillor
Dies Of Stroke
CHRIST F. RUEMkE SUCCUMBS
TO ATTACK OF APOPLEXY
DURING NIGHT.
BURIED WITH CIVIC HONORS.
HAD LIVED HERE NEARLY
ALL HIS LIFE.

Apparently in the best Of health
Alderman Christ F. RUerlke was sud-
denly stricken Friday morning at his
home, corner German and Third North
Street and passed away before medical
aid could reach him. Mrs. Ruemke
woke up about three o'clock in the
morning and noticed that her husband
was breathing heavily and groaning
He was unable to speak although he
seemed to be conscious when she spoke
to him. She realized at once that he
was in a serious condition and summoned
medical aid but he sliccunbed to an
apoDlectic stroke before a physician
reached the house.
News OF Mr.. Ruenke's death spread
rapidly Friday morning and proved a
severe shock to the entire community.
His friends were hardly able to believe
it, because they had seen and spoken
to him the previous day and there
was nothing N his appearance to in
dictate that he was not we'll man.
The evening before he had discussed
various matters with his father-in-law,
George Gieseke, at the store before
he went home to retire. He had com
planned Of headache during the even
ing but nothing was thought Of it as
he had had headaches at intervals for
several weeks and had also complained
OF difficulty in breathing
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28

Smith estimates that the two plants
will be able to supply $4,000 consumers.
The New Ulm plant, which, by the
way, was the first gas plant established
in the state within seven years, has
800 names on the roll. Hibbing, altho
gas was not turned on there for almost
four months after it was ready here,
shows 420 families on the list. The
plant here cost in the neighborhood
OF $4,000 and employs steadily eight
to ten persons. 1t is expected that
force of 80 men will be needed to
make the installations ordered for this
season.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28
LACK OF PROPER INTEREST.

There seems to be deplorable lack
of interest and cooperation among the
poultry breeders and fanciers of the city
and the Poultry Association is getting
a little discouraged. They have had
several meetings but nothing definite
has been accomplished owing to this
evident lack of interest and have decided
upon one more meeting to be held Tues
day, May 4th, at Schell's Hall. It is
expected that there will be no more
meetings until fall and everyone in
terested at all in poultry and the aims of
the association should not fail to be
present when,the meeting is called at 8
o'clock. The object of the Association
is cooperation and the matters to be
discussed at this meeting will be of value
to both the breeder and the fancier.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28
JURY LIST FOR SPRING TERM.

For the May term Of the District
Court of Brown County which will be
held in this city beginning May 18th,
grand and petit jurors were selected
last Friday morning. This was done
by Clerk of Court Carl P. Manderfeld
Sheriff w. ]. Julius and City Justice
John Buschers who met in the formers
office in the Court House for the purpose
at 10 o'clock that morning. The grand
jurors will report for duty Tuesday
morning May 18th at II o'clock and
the petit jurors will assemble the fol-
lowing day at the same hour. The fol-
lowing were drawn for jury duty:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28

The friends Of E. W. schilling Of Cot
townwood, MINI. will be pleased tn
learn that he has received the appoint
ment to the Office Of Postmaster Of his
home town. There were quite numb.z
OF aspirants and for the purpose Of finding
out who was the choice Of the people,
the Chairman Of the Democratic Coun-
ty Committee Of Lyon County LEFT Il. TO
2 vote Of the people and Shilling came
out Of the contest with flying colo,.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28
Work Is Begun
On Highway 81
CONTRACTORS BUSY WITH
WORK WHICH MUST BE COM
| PLETED OCT. LIST.
NOTHING DONE YET ON NEW
BRIDGES FOR BLACK AND
YELLOW TRAIL"

Work on the "Black & Yellow Trail"
thru Brown Co., known as State Rural
Highway No. 81, is about to be resumed.
Barney Schmidt of Wabasso who has
the grading contract from a point 8
miles west of Sleepy Eye to New Ulm,
has had two men at work since last
Friday getting the old camp near Sleepy
Eye in shape preparatory to moving
in with his crew. District Engineer
Robertson is of the opinion that Mr..
Schmidt will get started on his work
this week some time. VIM. Jensen, who
has the Central part of the highway
and Harvey Leopold, who has the west
end of the contract, will be at work
within the next two weeks. Both of
these contractors are from Wabasso
also. Schmidt and Leopold began on
their jobs last fall, Leopold completing
one mile of his contract and Schmidt
about three miles. Mr.. Schmidt has
just bought new tractor engine which
he will use in his work this year. Last
year his outfit consisted of nine or
ten teams, tractor engine and an ele-
waiting grader. Leopold had a crew of
five teams and was using the common
wheel scraper and the ''Fresnos'' in his
work Jensen was completing some
State grading jobs in Redwood County
and did not complete them in time to
be able to take up his work on his con
tract in Brown County. Mr.. Robertson
is satisfied that all three of the contrac-
tors will push the work with due energy
SO that the work Of grading will be
completed within the time specified in
the contract, to wit Oct. LIST. ST..
Otto Neitge of Mankato, who has
the contract for the culverts and bridges,
completed part of the work last fall.
Of the IS culverts to be installed about
IL have been put in place These cul
verts have been put in on the stretch
of road, 6 miles west of Springfield and
3 miles west of Sleepy Eye. The work
was done by four men with team.
During the winter the rest of the Gull
verts have been hauled out on the ground
and the contractor is ready to go to work
as soon as the weather permits. The
three bridges which are included in
Mr.. Neitge's contract have as yet not
been touched
Contracts for the crawling of this
highway have not been let as yet and
may not be until some time druing the
summer. The repeal of the Elwell law
does not in any manner prevent the
County Commissioners from going ahead
with the project and when the time comes
they will let the contracts for the gravel
ing OF the highway. This part of The
work they will not be completed by oct.
1st> but Dis riot Engineer Roberts, n
is quite confident that all of the gravel
work will be done before December
31st. The entire work is estimated
to cost 100000. These are the District
Engineers estimates and up till nov
all the contracts that have been let
have kept within his figures. Wheel
completed this stretch of road will
be as fine a highway as can be found
almost anywhere in the state.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28
OLD PLANNING MILL SOLD.

Ed. Castor of Waseca was in town
Saturday closing up the deal with Henry
Manderteld for the old planning min.
Mr.. Manderfeld bought the old build
ing for the lumber, paying $3.50.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28

Rev. c. F. Mayer, who has been pas
tor of the Bethel Church in this CT y
for the past year will soon move to Ok
lahoma where he expects to make his
future home. Mr.. Mayer finds the
Minnesota winters too cold and will
for that reason make the change. Next
week he will attend the Minnesota
Conference of the Evangelical Associa-
ton which convenes at Payneeville
on the 5th. During his short stay here
Rev. Mayer and family have made a
large number of friends who will be
sorry to see them leave the city.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-28

John G. Rudolph who spent the winter
with lis son Gustav at Minneapolis
arrived in the city last Thursday and is
now at the Union Hospital. He con-
templates taking . trip to Chicago to
visit for some time with his daughter,
Olga.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
WEST SIDE
TRACT SOLD
Semit Solvay, T. HI.
Welsh and Others
Buy EmmOns Farm

The old Emmons farm, with q
frontage on both sides of Fort-st.
west and on the south side of Ecorse
creek. has been sold In two parcels
by the heirs OF the late Judge H. Il.
Emmons. T. n. Welch and others
have purchased the tract south OF
Fort-st. comprising about 300 acres.
with frontage Of three-quarters Of a
mile on Fort-st.. and one and one
half miles on the creek. This land
Is valued at about $1,000 an acre.
The remainder of the 640-acre farm.
lying north Of Fort-st., Is reported
to have been sold to the Semit-Sol-
way Co. at a somewhat lower vaIua-
ton. Both sales were negotiated
by Edward |. Stimson. The land Is
situated about two and one-hali
miles west of the Solvay Process
plant on West Jefersonave.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Neal Conquers Habit
Drink or Drug


Or. A. ]. Mcnamara. formerly Asst.
Supt. OF the Cleveland State Hos
pital. There are now 65 Neal Insti.
tutes established in principal Cities
giving the Neal Treatment.
The Neal Treatment does conquer
both the liquor and drug habits--the
former in three days: drug habit re-
quiring from ten days 10 two weeks.
The treatment In DIR. b. r. Meals
tried prescription: Is purely vege-
table. taken by mouth and quickly
eliminates all the poison which Gre
ates all the craving known only to
those whose systems are saturated
with alcohol or morphine.
IL you have a friend who needs re-
lief tell him of the Neal Way. Write
for illustrated free booklet. Tele-
phone Grand 2522 Open day and
night. The Detroit Neal Institute.
S21 Woodward Avenue. Detroit,
Michigan. Remember the address,
Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16

into sections. and whenever any eco
ton has more than onehalf the lots
built upon. wooden building are pro
hibited. This IL true even In . sec
tion consisting chiefly Of wooden
ones to act as are stops. II this pol
icy had been pursued In Chelsea and
Salem, the great destruction In
those places would have been avoid
er. In Denver. the one wooden
house erected in the last 20 years In
pointed out on the sightseeing auto
mobiles as one or the curiosities Of
the city.
There 10 nothing In the argument
that fires do not originate more Oft.
en- In wooden than In brick build
ings. The danger is from the spread
ing OF Are to adjoining buildings
The danger Is always there as the
high insurance rates show"
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16

more OF the things that indicate
luxury. Detroit 10 q city of people
who know how to 1.-Two well. II II .
city that looks for pleasure-a city
that takes care OF Its pleasure side.
This 10 shown by the success OF
such clubs as the Detroit Athletic
club and the Detroit Golf club.
Il am also impressed by the num-
Der OF Americans see on the
streets. ! don't like to mse the word
In that way, but II expresses what !
mean. In the eastern cities. We bee
so many foreign-born people from
the south Of Europe. In Detroit. tnA
men one sees on the downtown
streets are taller and healthier than
those In the average eastern crowd.
You haven't the stunted cloth-mill
labor that we have: your men are
mechanics. OF better physical type.
I suppose that Is true OF most cities
Of the middle west. but II Is particu.
larly noticeable In Detroit.
PuybiSot appearance A~tOst
has improved. with the exception OF
Woodward-ave. That thoroughfare
Is still in a transition state from a
residence to q business street. and
I suppose 1t will be many years be.
fore It's character Is fully deter.
mined. But the residence section Is
becoming more and more beautiful.
Some OF the streets on Woodward
ave, constitute as fine residence sec
tions as those of any city that
have seen"
DIR. Atkins recently wrote an es-
say. In competition with other min
listers throughout the country, which
was awarded prize by the Car
negie peace foundation as tho
best monograph upon international
peace. This work Is soon to be pub
lished by Revell & Co.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
NO LARGE
BUILDINGS
Weeks List Includes a
Variety of Small
Construction

New work coming from the ofices
OF the architects during the past
week included wide variety of con-
struction, but nothing OF unusually
large proportions. according to the
report OF the Builders & Traders
exchange.
A four-story brick and steel struc-
ture, seven stores, gymnasium
and auditorium, and several small
buildings OF commercial nature
were In the list. Among the brick
residences. the majority were for
the North Woodward-ave district.
The volume of contracts awarded
was OF a healthy nature. and en-
bodied a wide variety Of structure
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
PALMER WOODS
LOTS ADVANCE

Purchasers OF lots In Palmer
woods will benefit by an earlier ad-
vance In prices than was anticipat,
ed by the Burton Land Co.. which
put the subdivision on the market.
The concern, which has offices at
No. 1871 Dime Bank building, an
nounces that the rapid increase In
values In the Palmer park district
and the large sale OF lots in the sub
division has made necessary an In
crease OF 10 per cent in prices on
the remaining lots. the advanced
prices to take effect Aug. Is. This
increase bad been originally plan
ned for next spring. Palmer woods
is one OF the most attractive subdi.
visions which has been opened In
the North Woodward district, hav.
ing the beautiful Palmer park as a
background.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Motoring More Pop
ular Than Going
to Church
FORMER DETROIT
PASTOR ON VISIT
Says City Is Steadily
Becoming Still More
Beautiful
REV. q. q. ATKINS.

10 spite Of the fact that there 10
. deeper religious feeling IN the
country than ever before. church
congregations are dwindling. and
this Is largely because OF the auto.
mobile. according to DR.. Gsius Glenn
Atkins. who from 1906 to 1910 was
pastor OF the First Congregational
church OF Detroit. and who left
here to become pastor OF the Cen
trail Congregational church Of Prov.
idence. r. !.
DIR. Atkins preached In his old
pulpit. sunday morning. Next week
he will visit his old home In Ohio;
next Sunday he will be In Chicago.
and the following Sunday he will
return to Detroit. He is staying
at the home OF DIR. Charles W..
Hitchcock. No So Stimson-pl.
THE automobile has produced a
change In the life OF the country"
said DIR. Atkins. In those families
which can AFFORD one. IL seems as II
the whole family life centered In
the car. II affords so many oppor-
tuniues for pleasure. Naturally,
some interests have to be sacrificed
TO this new feature. and some peo-
pie have found that II is easier TO
sacrifice the church interest than
any other. They found that church
interfered with the use OF their
car. so they gave up going to
church. AS more and more people
became able TO own automobiles, the
interest in motoring grew. and the
greater was the competition that
the new pleasure gave the church.
The old sense OF duty was over
come.
And yet there is deeper re-
ligious feeling in the country now.
! believe. ,than ever before. and
sooner or later the church will ben.
eft by 1t. II Is showing itself in
humanitarian work. In the forma.
ton OF societies TO accomplish some
good end. rather than In worship in
the churches.
Another factor that has entered
into American life. mere In the east
than here. perhaps. Is the desire to
get into the country. In Providence,
where the cost OF living n .xcep-
tionally high. the young married
people are moving into the coun-
try. 10 or Is miles away from the
city. Again, Il Is the automobile
that has made this possible. or
course. living so far away from the
city makes II harder TO get to
church. and the churches have felt
this change also"
What changes do you find In De-
troit?" DR.. Atkins was asked.
Il see great growth. great
many new buildings. a greater occu-
pancy OF land. just as everyone else
Docs" he replied. Outside OF that,
I am struck by the change that has
taken place in the shop windows.
see more rugs, more fine furniture.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
SALE LIST OF
ALLDIS & co.

Aildis q Co. report the following
sales made during the month OF
July: r. Corcoran. lot 81 Epworth.
blvd. 1855; w. Porth. lots 80 and
90 Epworth-blvd., 3l,435; II. Breda'
lei TO G. Colfax, lot IFS Martinez,
$500; e. Coleman, lot . Howell
Mock sub. $1,250; J. Cornell. west
20 feet of west 21.2 feet, Warren.
ave. frontage. $1,000; sold for H.
Manning to Lesperance. lot. Rhode
Island-ave., 1880; II. Mcclellan to
Coleman & Mckay. Euclld-ave. LOT
between Wilson and Merrill ayes.
S2.225; lot 81 Epworth.blvd., $3.50;
lot SO Epworth-blvd.. s6s5; lots 81
and 50. Epworth-blvd.. $500; lots 56
and IS. Epworth-blvd.. 1915; 40 IT.
warren-ave. frontage. A. Mott VII.
liams' sub. $4,000; lots 80 and 81
Epworth-blvd. sub. Sl,4l5; lot 90.
blk. 1. A. Mott Williams sub, $685.;
go It. warren-ave. frontage. A. Mott
Williams sub, $500; lot 81, blk. /.
A. Mott Williams sub, $545: lot So,
blk. 1. A. Mott Williams sub. $3.50;
lot 40 Epworth-blvd.. $3.50: lot 80
and part OF lot 81, Epworth-blvd.. ST..
1870; lot 81 Epworth-blvd.. $40;
sold for w. Blessed. two fats, Nos
160-162 Buena vista-ave.. to c. Bro
koneski, $500; Gus Xearpos, LOT
96, blk. /. $1,125 S. F.. Clark, 40 IT.
OF Warren-ave. frontage. A. Mott
Williams sub. $4,000; p. Brocler,
40 IT. Of Warren-ave. frontage. A.
Mott Williams sub, $4,000: f. Fei.
erabend, lot as Epworth-blvd., $500;
T. Healy. 40 IT, OF Warren-ave. front.
age, A. Mott Williams sub. $4,000;
Gustore Geering. lot 81 Epworth.
blvd, S540: Morton Murane, lot "a
Epworth- blvd. s725: Joseph Ger
man. lot 81 Epworth-blvd., $500;
Annie Russell. lot II Epworth blvd,
1855; J. Surafski, lot 81 and part OF
lot IS. SLIGO. Epworth-blvd. W..
Earl. lot 70 and 1246 feet OF lot ~
Epworth-blvd., 1926; W. NJ. vii.
liams. two fats. Nos. 1915 Dillon
ave-, for +. o. Roberts. $1,000; sold
for B. Kent and w. williams. south
west corner Hardwood and Schmitt-
'diel-aves., $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Sc A HEAD
FOR RATS
State Bounty Law in
Effect After Aug
gust "a

Got any rats about your home,
store or once? Don't let the cats
get 'em II you have, because after
Aug. "a rats will pe valuable asset.
Under the the new state bounty law
which goes into effect on that date.
rats are valued at five cents head.
In order to realize on the pesky ami
mails II will be necessary to present
the heads. neatly Topped on. In
patches OF not less than ave TO the
city clerk. When the clerk has sat
isfed himself regarding the correct
ness of the rat hunters claim as TO
when the animals were captured. he
will issue a certificate for presenta-
ton to the county clerk who shall
draw warrant on the county treas
urer the latter being instructed by
law TO pay from funds In the county
treasury, FIVE cents In good Amer
ican coin for each head.
The law does not say that the
rats must be freshly slain. but City
Clerk Lindsay asks each prospective
rat hunter not to keep the rear rats
too long before realizing on them.
II will be up to the city clerk to
destroy the rat heads after be ac-
cepts them over the counter.
Il am not going to stick my nose
into any rat bag" said Lindsay, Sat.
urday morning. I'm going to ask
the rat catchers to dump their bags
on the lawn In front Of the city hall.
Then I'm going TO use q pair OF
powerful field glasses through which
can inspect and count the heads
from the third story OF the city hall
I'll throw the certificate out the WIN
dow. Live rats are bad enough. but
l much prefer them to dead ones. "