New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-08
Nicolet County
Boosters ere
SLEEPY EYE RETURNS VISIT
MADE THEM BY NEW ULM
LAST SEASON.

Almost one hundred automobiles carry
ing between four and five hundred
passengers from St. Peter and. other
Nicollet county points tarried in New
Ulm for few hours last. Friday after
noon. The visitors were making a
monster booster tour advertising st.
Peter and the Nicollet County Fair,
which will be held on Sept. 20, 81, %.
The tour was arranged under the
auspices of the Nicollet county farmers
clubs and was the first of the kind to be
attempted in Nicollet county. The
success of their first endeavor gives as
surance that it will not be the last. With
over fifty cars in line they left St. Peter
at nine o'clock Friday morning and car
after car joined them along the route
until almost a hundred were in the pro-
cession when New Ulm was reached.
Arriving in this city at about three
o'clock they were met in the northern
part Of town by committee consisting
Of Mayor Fritsche, H. N. Somsen, J. A.
Ochs, and C: A. Ottomeyer, who well
coined them and led them to First
North and Minnesota streets. The ST..
Peter party carried band with them
which enlivened the proceedings with a
brief concert in front of the New Ulm
Commercial Club rooms. Mayor Frit-
sche made short address of welcome
in behalf of the city and Mr.. Malmgren
of St. Peter responded. A quartet from
St. Peter rendered few selections and
another speech or two was delivered.
Then everybody boarded their cars
again and the visitors were led thru our
city and shown the various interesting
sights of the town. At five o'clock they
were escorted across the Minnesota river
as far as the Grussendorf farm where the
New Ulm contingent left them with
hearty invitations TO return soon because
New Ulm is always glad to show true
hospitality towards her neighbors.
The dust raised by the St. Peter
tourists had hardly settled when another
tired, dusty and hungry lot appeared,
the second party being the Sleepy Eye
Boosters near the close of a hard days
run. TIE Sleepy Eye travellers left
their home town bright and early Friday
morning to take q trip Of hundred and
twenty five miles thru Brown and Red
wood counties to boost Sleepy Eye.
Their journey took them thru Golden,
Evan, Morgan, Clements, arriving at
Springfield in time for dinner, then con-
tinuing thru Comfrey, Godahl, Hanska
and Searles, reaching this city shortly
after six o'clock. Forty-fve cars carry
ing about one hundred and sixty people
were in the process icn and they heralded
their arrival with earsplitting Klaxons
and horns and bells Of ali descriptions.
Remembering t?e hearty reception
accorded the New Jim Boosters by the
Sleepy Eye citizens on their tour thru
the county last fall local business men
were determined TO do all they could
to return the compliment After the
dust and dirt of the journey had been
removed from the faces and hands of the
travellers they were led into the big Gym
at Turner Hall where supper was served
by the Ladies Of the Turnverein.
G. A. Ottomeye1, president Of the
New Ulm Commercial Club, acted as
POSTMASTER for the occasion. He well
coined the guests in behalf of the bust
ness men of New Ulm and recalled the
fine reception accorded the New Ulm
Boosters at Sleepy Eye last August. DR..
NJ A. Kiefer, president of the Com
mercial Club OF Sleepy Eye, responded
for the visitors and thanked the New
Ulm citizens for their kind reception
Mayor L. A. Fritsche extended hearty
welcome to the guests on behalf of the
City of New Ulm and brief talks we're
made by Professor Butler, superinten-
dent of the Sleepy Eye Public Schools,
Editor Hodges, of the Sleepy Eye
Herald-Dispatch and E. G.. Hage of
New Ulm.
Everyone then went downtown where
the Sleepy Eye band gave short band
concert and soon afterwards left for their
homes via Essig With the exception
of few blowouts only one accident
marred the trip. Mr.. Schade had the
misfortune to break an axle of his car
between Comfrey and Godahl. Nothing
daunted, he and his friends borrowed a
car from Mr.. Steinmetz at Comfrey and
arrived here in time to partake of the
supper at Turner Hall and leave with
the rest for Essig.