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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04

schools Of the state, the proceeds Of the
one mill tax in each district going to the
treasury of that district The state also
levles a tax Of .23 of mill which goes to
the support of the State University
making total state levy for education
of .00123 on every dollar of assessed
valuation in the state
The state also levies a tax of one
twentieth of a mill or :O0005 on each
dollar of assessed valuation for the
teachers pension fund. This makes the
total state tax levy .00371.
In addition the commissioners of each
county will make tax levy for the
county, and the council of each village
or city will make levy for the village
Or city. In common school districts the
voters at the annual meeting make the
levy for the school district. In In
dependent districts the levy is made by
the school board.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
LIBERAL CONFERENCE AT
f1ANSKA.

An elaborate program has been pre-
pared for the Liberal Conference to take
place at the Nora church in Hanska next
Thursday and Friday, October and 6.
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
the first session will be held, Rev. Elmer
S. Forbes of Boston, delivering the
principal address. The Rev. Mr. Forbes
is secretary of the Department Of Social
Service of the American Unitarian
society. On the same evening, COM
mencing at clock, conference service
will be held at Union hall. Rev. Richard
w. Burton, pastor of the Church of
Unity, Buffalo, N. Y, will preach.
Unity choir will furnish the music.
Friday forenoon's session will take
place at Nora church, while the after
noon session will be held in the hall from
2 to 4:30 o'clock. Following this a
reception with lunch will be given in the
hall. Lunch will be served from $50
to 1880. Members of Union Orchestra
will play.
A platform meeting will be held at 8
o'clock Friday evening at the hall. The
following speakers are to give addresses:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
LOCAL ASSOCIATION
RESENTS CALUMNY
FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUNDS ARE
HANDLED ACCORDING TO
STATE LAW.
PROSPERITY CONTINUES WITH
NEW ULM ASSOCIATION OF
FIRE ladies.

yThe New Ulm Firemen's Relief Asso-
(lation CONTINUES in the same prosper
J GUS condition that it has maintained in
the past, as was demonstrated by the
annual report submitted by Secretary
Alfred Schroeck, at the annual meeting
of the association Monday evening.
There are now As members, two having
been admitted during the past year.
Members of the association take ex-
ceptions to statement made by State
Public Examiner Andrew E. Fritz in St.
Paul recently, and published in the Twin
City papers, in which the examiner is
quoted as saying that practically every
relief association in the state is violating
the state law relative to the handling of
funds. So far as the New Ulm organi-
cation is concerned, every dollar of the
funds are handled strictly in accordance
with terms as laid down by the law, is the
claim of the officers. They feel that the
public examiner should investigate all
OF the associations financial condition
!, before making so broad an assertion as
he has been given credit for. The
treasurer of the local association is under
bonds for $4,000, while the secretary's
bond is for $1,000.
According to the secretary's report as
made at Mondays meeting, on October
l, 1915, there was in the special fund
$8,2S9.6S, and on September 30, 1916,
the amount had increased by S926.62,
there being on hand on the latter date,
S9,216.30. The years receipts of this
fund were S1,070.62, which included
$G88.92, received from the state
The receipts of the general fund were
sl47.6o, while the disbursements were
1892. Of this fund there was on hand
on September 80, last, S1,643.57.
At Mondays meeting the association
reelected the following officers for the
coming year:
President, Charles Brust, Jr.
Vice President, Fred Oswald
Secretary, ALI. Schroeck.
Treasurer, Emil Wicherski.
:. Trustees, John Herzog, Fred Pfaender,
William H. Gieseke, Frank Niemann.
It was decided to hold the regular
annual banquet some time during the
fall.
At the regular meeting of the New
Ulm Fire department. held before the
Relief Association meeting, Chief Henry
Engel was recommended for re-appoint-
nent by the city council.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
DITCH PETITION REJECTED.

At meeting of the Brown County
Commissioners Monday the petition
relative to county ditch No. 40, was re-
jected. The petition called for the
tiling Of ditch No. 10, involving about
six miles in Home township.
The objection found by the COM
missioners was that the description of the
line of route was insufficient. The
petition was signed by Elizabeth A.
MARITIME, Edward F. Berkner, Alfred A.
Berkner and W. C. Miller. About
twenty residents OF the town of Home
, were at the meeting to oppose the
petition.
The commissioners will hold meeting
next Friday, October 6, to consider a
petition relative to ditch No. Al, in the
townships Of Leavenworth and Burns
town.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
SECURES RELEASE
FROM BORDER DUTY
SERCT. VIM. PFEIFFER RETURNS
TO NEW ULM FROM THE
TEXAS BORDER,
MAJ. PFAENDER ALSO EXPECTS
TO SECURE FURLOUGH. ALL
ARE WELL.

When 'Big Bill'' Pfeifer loomed up
on the horizon Tuesday morning in New
Ulm it was generally supposed that he
represented the vanguard Of the re-
turning boys from the front but ac-
cording to what Bill says there is little
likelihood OF the others getting home in
time for Thanksgiving Day altho he said
that when he left all of them we're
figuring hopefully on getting back by
the 18th of this month. Pfeifer said
that he thought SO too until he got to
Fort Smelling and saw the preparations
there to send more men to the front. In
his opinion the rest of the Minnesota
troops will still be in the Sunny South
when a spring returns to the land.
Pfeiffer secured his release from the
service because Of his dependent family
and left Texas last Wednesday morning,
arriving in New Ulm Monday night.
He says that Minnesota looks plenty
good enough for him and that he has no
intention of turning around and going
back to the border right away. The
men all sent messages that they were
well and getting along O. K. but that all
would be mighty glad to get back home
again. Lieut.. Puhlmann and Sergt.
Christensen who recently underwent
operations for appendicitis have fully
recovered and are again on duty. Capt.
Groebner and Lieut.. Klause have also
been released from the hospital where
they had been confined on account of
slight attacks Of malarial fever. Only
one other man Of the Company was
afflicted with malaria, Holcomb of Spring
field being the third victim of the
Shakes
Major Pfaender had put in an appli-
cation for a months furlough the day
that Pfeiffer left Llano Grande and hoped
to be able to secure leave Of absence in
order to be home for the fall term of
court in Brown County. Pfeifer said
that the Major hoped to take his family
South with him on his return to spend
the winter. All that would look as tho
the mems stay might be prolonged.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
LONG LITIGATION SETTLED

The litigation which has been pending
between Joseph and Edward Engesser
for two years has been settled out of
court at St. Peter.
By the terms of the agreement the.
holdings of the brothers are divided.
Edward acquiring full possession of the
brewery property in St. Peter, while
Joseph obtains various other items of
real estate and personal property in that;
city, formerly held by the brothers in
partnership.
OF the case the St. Peter Herald says:
''The brewery and other interests had
been held by the partnership of Engesser
Brothers since about 1890, having passed
to them from their father Mathew Eng
esser, one of the pioneers of St. Peter
The senior Engesser came to St. Peter in
the early COS and not only was he
pioneer in personal sense, but the
brewery is an old landmark of the city.
Engesser Brothers operated the brewery
for nearly quarter of century.
About January 1, 1915, differences of
opinion as to the management and general
conduct Of the business arose. At first
of trivial nature, they finally developed
into trouble of nature which made the
appointment Of receiver seem advisable.
Shortly after this date the Mankato
Loan & Trust Company of Mankato was
appointed receiver to conduct the bust
ness of the partnership. Prior to this,
action had been begun by Edward
Engesser against Joseph Engesser, which
in the course Of legal procedure was post
poned several times until the action was
at last set for Sept. IA of this year, at
special session of the court held for that
action"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
WATONWAN FAIR HAD HARD
LUCK.

While the Watonwan County Fair
association is somewhat crippled, owing
to the rainy weather during the progress
of the fair, it is still very much alive,
according to the St. James Independent.
The attendance this year was cut down
to one-third of what it would have been
had the weather been more favorable, an
official of the association is credited with
saying.
The receipts, meager as they were,
were seized by a creditor to satisfy note
for $500, leaving the board short of
money to pay the current expenses. To
relieve the situation, however, twenty
five business men and farmers advanced
$500 each, placing the association in
shape to care for all pending bills.
A proposition is up to the voters of
Watonwan county to authorize the
county commissioners to appropriate
IA of one mill tax to pay the present
Indebtedness, which now amounts to
the $4,000 advanced by the citizens of
St. James and the county.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
BOARD is PUZZLED
OVER PHONE RATES
STATE R. AND w. COMMISSION
MUST MEET PECULIAR
s SITUATION.
RURAL COMPANIES UNABLE TO
ADOPT ADEQUATE SCHEDULE
FOR SUBSCRIBERS.

Tae Minnesota Railroad and Ware
house commission is face to face with
somewhat puzzling situation in the
rural telephone field. Of late there has
been brought to the attention of the
commission from various parts of the
state condition that requires immediate
remedy.
The condition arises from the failure
OF the rural companies in the first in
stance to adopt schedule of rates that
would carry their burdens. The situa-
ton is very similar to the one that the
fraternal insurance orders were called
upon to face some years ago and which
all but disrupted some of them. In
order to make their insurance depart
ments attractive certain orders adopted
a set of rates which later proved in
adequate. The inevitable result was
that they were compelled to raise their
rates not only high enough to meet the
obligations of the order but to cover the
deficiencies of the period Of low rates.
The only other alternative was dis
solution of the order and the partition
Of the assets among the members of good
standing. The majority raised the rates
and gradually are getting on their feet
again.
Unlike manner scores of rural telephone
companies in Minnesota, and Of course
elsewhere, fixed their rates without re-
gard to the day Of reckoning. No pro-
vision was made for depreciation or to
meet obligations. The subscribers OBJ
tanned Of course telephone service at a
very moderate figure and were pleased
accordingly But the future is not 50
kzsassssf ging from many Of the com
munications received by the Com
mission.
An instance is furnished by telephone
concern with plant valued at about
$4,000 and serving $50 subscribers in
one of the best known farming sections
Of the state. The secretary Of the COM
pany writes that the plant almost has
outlived its usefulness and unless re-
constructed the cost of maintenance will
be in excess of the earnings. It is sug-
gested that the Commission make an
investigation of the entire situation, in
GLIDING an examination of the books
and an inspection of the plant, and pro-
pose table of charges that will be fair
to all concerned. Otherwise, writes the
secretary, the company will be wrecked,
the subscribers deprived of their tele-
phone service and the stockholders
liable for assessments to iquidate the
obligations of the company.
''This is an unfortunate condition.,
said a member of the Commission, ''but
we are quite helpless. We can send
men out to make Investigations with a
view Of ascertaining the reasonableness
Ct rates, but hardly to advise local
companies what rates to charge. Such
a duty was not contemplated by the
legislature and the amount of the legis-
lative appropriation for the maintenance
OF the newly created telephone depart
ment would preclude any such action.
Telephone companies should obtain
rates to cover operating expenses, taxes
Continued on Page 81
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
Big RECLAMATION
PROJECT PLANNED
RECOVERY OF UNFRAMED LANDS
DECLARED PARAMOUNT AT
MEETING.
ALL MINNESOTA DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION TO ASK FROM
LEGISLATURE. ~~''

The Minnesota legislature which con-
venes in January next will be asked to
appropriate money for a survey of the
undrained lands in Northern Minnesota.
This was decided at a meeting last
Saturday of the All Minnesota Develop
ment association at the State capitol.
The meeting was called by A.. L. Croker
of Minneapolis, chairman of the re-
clamation, drainage and flood COM
mittee of the association.
Flood relief, drainage of the low lands
and reclamation of more than half the
area Of the state were declared the
paramount problem before the common
wealth. r,
Attorney General Smith was COM
missioned to draw bill to be presented
to the legislature providing for topo-
graphical survey of the state, and if
possible, for photographic, soil, water
and water power surveys as well:
1t was estimated by some of these
present that the survey would cost about
100000, while DR.. F. w. Sardeson of
the state and federal geological survey
estimated that thorough undertaking
of this kind would cost at least 81 100000.
The proposal for such bill to come
before the legislature followed a general
discussion of the states drainage needs
in which the main point of agreement
appeared to be that these needs should
be determined from an engineering
standpoint and then statewide pro-
gram be formulated for meeting them,
as against sectional or local programs.
The problems involved, it was stated,
were not intrastate, by any means, but
that both North and South Dakota
were affected by the same conditions
that troubled Northwestern and Central
Minnesota. They went even farther,
it was asserted, in the fact that Canada
was involved on the northern border,
which made the question international
and called for consideration by the In
ternational Joint commission.
Dr.. Sardeson outlined a scheme for
food relief in the lower Minnesota
River valley which called for connecting
the drainage area Of Red Lake and the
Red Lake river with that of the Mime
sofa river. By empounding the waters
of Red lake and its basin, he said, the
flows west and south into the Minnesota
river could be so regulated as to keep
mean annual flow in the lower Mime
sofa, thus keeping the channel open at
all seasons to accommodate the dis
charge of it's own tributaries.
I'm South Central Minnesota said
DR.. Sardeson, where land values are
high and it becomes necessary to make
every acre productive, tiling and drain
age on large scale must be carried on.
In the Minnesota valley alone close to
S20, 100000 in the next 20 years for
drainage projects will be needed. A like
amount will be needed for an equal area
in upper Minnesota.
''The problem OF, reclamation is a big
one in upper Minnesota. Forests, swamp
land and muslZeg are preventing rapid
settlement and there drainage must
precede and not fellow settlement
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
GERMAN LECTURER ENGAGED,

Thursday evening, Nov. End, DR..
Urban, German poet and journalist will
speak at the high school auditorium on
subjects relating to German Literature.
DR.. Urban is lecturer for the Central
Bund. The lecture will be given under
private auspices and the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04

Rev. Ernest C. Smith of Chicago, secre-
tary of the Western Unitarian con-
ference; Rev. Walter A. Smith of St.
Cloud, and Rev. Richard w. Boynton
of Buffalo, N. Y.
Thursday at 1890 p. m. a dinner will
be served to the visiting delegates and
members, at the church grounds.
The general public is invited to attend
the services at the church and hall.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
INJUNCTION is SUSTAINED

Sheriff C. H. Curtis, Of Lincoln county,
has been restrained from locking several
county officers out Of their quarters,
which they occupy in the jail building.
A temporary injunction granted by
Judge I. M. Olsen several months ago
has been sustained by the state supreme
court, in a decision handed down last
Friday.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
HEATING PLANT NOT YET READY

The municipal heating plant will be
completed in every detail by October 18th
according to w. A. Rupea superintendent
for the Healy Plumbing, & Heating com
pany OF st. Paul, which is installing the
plant.
I'VE. could turn on the steam at any
tlme' now" said Mr.. Rupea, "but few
OF the buildings have been connected up
to receive it,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.

A. G. Anderson, a Lamberton real
estate man, was killed last Thursday
afternoon, when his automobile turned
turtle on the road north of Revere, Red
wood county. Mr. Anderson was riding
in the car with his three children, none
OF whom were injured. The car was
being driven by Arthur Anderson, a.
year old boy, at the time of the accident.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04

The Corn Belt Publisher, official organ
OF the Iowa Press association, has just
made it's appearance G. L. Caswell of
sDennlson, Iowa, is the editor. It con-
tains sixteen pages, devoted to the do
lngs OF editors, publishers and press as
soclations, especially pertaining to its
own state.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04
STATE TAX LEVY.

County Auditor L. G. Vogel has re-
ceived from the state auditor notice
relative to the state tax levy, which will
amount to a total of 1903 mills on this
years assessed valuation of property,
in figuring the taxes which become due
january, 1917.
The general state taxes amount to
2.O2 mills and are divided as follows.
The rates below are given in decimal
fro o+iope IF q dO11ar.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-04

The Epworth Leaguers of the German
Methodist church will hold their annual
election Friday evening of this week.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-03
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Support Given Welsh.Lowe
Battle Test for Local Fans

has been in charge of the Maryland Ath-
letic and Social Club at Ardmore, Nd. he
has been attempting to furnish the local
pugilistic fans with the best attractions
obtainsble. Because Of the small seat
ing capacity Of the house Freeman was
compelled time and again to decline the
offers Of some of the leading knights
Of the roped arena TO show here as their
price was too high.
In bringing Freddy Welsh, the worlds
lightweight champion, here to meet
Tommy Lowe, the local pride. Freeman
will be putting the local sporting public
The Washington herald., 1916-06-03

to real test and should they support
this attraction in a suitable manner hs
will guarantee that in the future bouts
some OF the best puGiistic talent IN tbs
country will appear
Because OF the large guarantee that
the Maryland officials are compelled to
pay Welsh for appearing here in this
ten-round battle, slight advance IN the
prices Of the seats has been made
Although many OF the fans do not be-
heve that Lowe stands any chance with
the worlds champ, the wise ones are nE-
uring different Lowe is training faith
fully for this battle, claiming TO be In
better shape than ever
The Washington herald., 1916-06-03
HANDICAP TENNIS
AT DUMBARTON CLUB

Nearly fifty racketers cross rackets to-
day in the annual closed handicap ten
mis- tournament of the Dumbarton Club
on the courts at Thirty-second and r
streets. Play starts at o'clock.
Drawings for the doubles will be made
next week. Al Gore, who won the cham
pionship in singles last year. meets Pear
man today. The pairings follow:
Preliminary round. upper half-The siAmese Min
ister vs. l. A. Fischer, Chew vs.. Hume, Foster vs.
Whitwen, Bacon vs.. Clark, B. c. F1ourIoy
Craighin Stearus Tbbotts Pickford vs.. E. Da-
Vi Botele- vs.. D. c. Smith. r, W. F1ouruoy vs.
Holland
Preliminary round. lower half-Osborn rs. Cook,
James vs.. Gregor, Whitaker va Fleming Snyder vs.
Burton, Calder vs.. Naylor. Hurrle vsl Belknap
Candor rs. Hillyer. Lewis Gould Pesunan
Gore.
First round upper haF-WInnsr of r. W. Flour
noy-Holland match Early, Gordon vs.. Hyde
Taylor vs. Dawson. Cover vs.. Shepard
First round. lower haf-Winner Of Osbprn-Cook
match vs Stuart Walker vs. Lincoln, Hancock vs.
Welsh, Barnard Ts. Howard.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-03
BELMONT ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Threeysarolds: selling: six eur.
longs. straight Eleanor ee; Keziah, los; Ny Den
ME lo5; 'Dr. Grerner. %; schooIboy. 1ls; 'Emden
umpl lC5.
SECOND RACE-rhree-year-olds and upward
handicap; one and one-Sixteenth miles Woodward.
lco; sharpshootsr. 10; Flying Fairy III; Holi-
day. %.
THIRD RACE-rwo-yesr-od fIlies; the Fashion
Plate, s. so; five furlorgs straight Pleasant
Dreams. los; Roh-I-NOr. ll2; Ginger Snap II limp,
100; Triple Crown, IL; Idle Hour IOe
FOURTH RACE-Three-y year-olds and onward
the Tobogran Handicap; 81 go added; six furlopgg,
straight Marss Herr. 100; GiIles. 10; Top O. Ths
Morning, III; Phosphor, LIZ; Hansoz. ~; Fen
mouss. lI5; Benevolent timpl los; High Noon, I24
SIur. io9 Tea Caddy. 100.
FIFTH RACE-Three-year-oIds and upward; SELL
ing: mile Yankee Notions. l0e; Sasin los
sFringnass io3; Ambrose l04; Flag Day 81;
.Chameuse l0s; Sam McMeekin, rs.
SIXTH R4CE-Two-year-olds; selling; FIVE fur
longs, straight. Gloomy Gus, liz: *Moonlightsr
imp lG; kathryn Gray, 10; Mae Murray ioe
The weights on Gflnes. Hansen, and Spur in
elude penalty Of i've pounds each.'
The Washington herald., 1916-06-03

Nationals Arrive in Tigerland for
Three-Game Series with Detroit

men for the reason that Mike McNally
has been putting UP whale Of a game
around second base and hitting the ball
like fend.
During Wednesdays game Harry Hoop
er pulled a tendon in his thigh and he,
too, will be out for week, The loss of
Hooper is a severe one and there will be
great rejoicing when he gets back into
harness.
Charley syse, formerly a newspaper
man in Chicago. but now the advance
man for the Cubs. blew into Boston
Thursday morning ahead of his team and
had some interesting dope to hand out
concerning Joe Tinker's outfit
Everybody says that we are using
too many Federal Leaguers and that is
why the Cubs are down in the National
League race. Why, that's a Joke, for the
Federal Leaguers are keeping the team
from dropping out OF the league. and in
'cidentaIly playing much better ball than
the men left over from the Bresnahan
outfit last year.
Il look for the Cubs to take a brace
pretty soon and expect Joe Tinker TO
make it interesting for some of those
other National League teams before the
curtain drops" said syse to the writer.
Bob MANI. former Washington news
paper man and a well-knOwn artist, who
is at present on the staff of the Boston
Post, called at the Copley Square Hotel
Wednesday and met the Grifmen. He is
pulling for Washington to win the PEN
nant.
The pep and speed which characterizes
the practice of the Washington club has
attracted lot of attention, and in Bos-
ton the fans always go to the park half
an hour before game time just to see the
Griffmen in action.