New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-12

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A baby boy arrived at the home 81
Luwig Brey, city, Sunday night. :: ;.
The City Health Officer, DR.. seifert,
reports a case of scarlet fever at the
Arnold Cordes home.
Mrs. Olga Brandt of Springfield is
spending a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Max Burg and other relatives.
Miss Beth Wheeler spent the week
end with her parents, returning to St.
Peter in the afternoon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Vogtel and Max
Freitag were in Minneapolis Friday
and Saturday visiting with friends.
Judge of Probate Ross left for St.
Paul yesterday afternoon where he is
attending the annual meeting of the
Probate Judges to-day and tomorrow.
The New Sweden Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company will hold it's annual
meeting at Nicollet next Monday after
noon.
DR.. J. P. Graft left for St. Paul Tues
day afternoon where he is attending the
State Foresters Court meeting held
to-day. Mr.. Graft is an officer in this
fraternity.
The municipal skating pond, north of
German Park is the winter playground
of the boys and girls Of the city. The
pond was recently flooded and the crisp
weather produced smooth surface for
the skaters.
Rev. Emmanuel Albrecht of Fairfax
and Rev. Gustav Albrecht of St. Peter
visited at the home of their father, Rev.
C. J. Albrecht, in this city. Rev. Gus
tav Albrecht delivered the sermon in
the Lutheran church Sunday morning.
The Basket ball team of the New
Ulm High School and that of the Madelia
High School will play on the local High
school floor Saturday afternoon. A
preliminary game will be played between
the Junior and Freshman teams.
The Eagle Roller Mill Company stock
holders and directors held their annual
meeting yesterday at the Offices of the
company in this city and reelected the
present staff of officials, as follows: VIM.
Silverson, PRESIDENT; John H. Siegel
vice pres; Chas. Vogtel, secretary and
general manager; Clifford Tawney, second
vice pres; H. L. Beecher, treasurer; and
A. O.. Olsen, assistant treasurer. Mr..
Tawney came down from St. Paul for the
meeting.
L. E. Potter Of Springfield was chosen
president of the Minnesota Live Stock
Breeders Association at the annual
banquet recently held at the St. Paul
Commercial Club. More than $50
Minnesota stockmen attended the BAN
quet at which Minnesota's high rank in
live stock and dairy production was ex-
tolled. Much of the success was at
tributed to the good work of the state
live stock sanitary board which had done
excellent work. The curling of the foot
and mouth disease was cited as one of the
things showing the efficiency of the
board.
According to the monthly report of
the local observer, Alex L. Henle, for
December, that month has had only
four clear days to it's credit, the balance
being either cloudy part or all of the
time. The average temperature, COM
piled from the daily maximum and
minimum readings is reported at 2O.395
degrees, with maximum temperature of
40 degrees on December 9Th and a
minimum of below zero on December 81
and 27. The total precipitation was 40
inches and an even inch of snowfall.
Despite the fact that the average tenn
perature was below freezing by several
degrees, Observer Henle consoles the
public with the report that the pre-
vailing wind was from the south.