New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Martinka Of Sleep,
Eye were in the city Friday on their way
to Hanska, where they visited Mrs
Schiefert, who is reported as being yer,
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c. W. Henkel, formerly of this CITY,
but more recently of Minneapolis, will
open an automobile tire repair shop in
a part of the gas company building on
Center street.
George Leary has accepted the posi-.
ton of bookkeeper at the Hauenstein
Brewing Co. office, succeeding Louis
Sehilling, who is now farm implement
dealer at Springfield.
The Young Ladies' Society of the
Catholic church held a basket social at
the Catholic school hall last Wednesday
evening. 1t was well attended affair
and successful in every way.
DR.. j. L. Schoch contemplates the
erection of another new residence on the
corner of Broadway and Fifth South
street. 1t probably will be two-apart-
ment building for renting purposes.
The interior arrangement of the county
treasurer's Office has been switched
around in order to gain better light for
those working on the books and to give
more room for those waiting to transact
business.
I. N. Post of Oregon, who has been
visiting the Herman Fixsen and Bruce
Kennedy families, left Wednesday for
Morgan, his home up to about twelve
years ago. He still owns considerable
land in that vicinity. Z
Herman Bielen, a local tonsorial artist,
left hurriedly last week for the West,
giving Montana as his destination. He
was interested while here in the barber
shop in the basement of the Farmers &
Merchants Bank building.
The beautiful oil painting displayed at
the recent Red Cross bazaar at Mankato,
representing Frankfort-am-M Main, was
won by Chas. H. Stuebe of this city.
Eugene A. Pfefferle was the only other
lucky one in this city. He won sack of
sugar.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following during the past week by
the clerk of court: Rudolph Thompson,
Albin, and Thilda Oren, Linden; Arthur
Bellig, Stark, and Rosalia Jungers,
Sleepy Eye; Fred Wotschke, Home, and
Anna Weilaz, Sleepy Eye.
Orvid Carlson of North Mankato was
picked up by the night police Tuesday
night on charge of drunkenness. Brought
before Justice Henningsen the next
morning he entered plea of guilty and
was fined $500 and costs. The fine was
RENTED on condition that he "beat it,"
New fire extinguishers were given a
trial near the city light plant last Sunday
forenoon, the demonstration attracting
quite crowd. An oil-soaked barrel was
used to show what the new chemical
would do, but the apparatus will be given
a further test by the department before
a change from the present extinguishers
is made.
H. R. Schwartz will build another
new residence on either State or Wash
ington streets in the course of the coming
summer. Mr.. Schwartz's plans include
a private automobile garage connected
with the house, this being the style of
houses now being built in all larger cities.
A driveway will lead up to the garage
from the street and in case of bad weather
the occupants of the machine can step
right into the house without getting wet.
An action has been started by Messrs.
Somsen and Arbes against F. A. Schrupp,
to recover damages to the amount of
5000, said to have been sustained as the
result of boiler explosion in the base
ment Of the Schrupp store. It seems
that the proprietors of the building paid
Mr.. Schrupp for taking care of the heat
ing plant $500 per month"; and now
expect him to make good the damages
caused by his alleged carelessness.
Papers were served on Mr.. Schrupp
shortly before he left for his new home in
Brownton.
Rubber goods, used in such great
quantity by the automobile tire manu-
facturers, are beginning to soar in price
with all the other articles imported from
Europe and South America. Just why
the price of rubber should go up, is hard
to understand in view Of the fact that
rubber is raised in great quantities on
the American continent, but it seems
the great demands made by the warning
countries upon this sort of material have
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