New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-09

since Lieut.. BlerDaum resigned mas Deen
succeeded by Regimental Quartermaster
Brown, formerly of Co. I of Owatonna.
A correspondent of the Mankato Free
Press at Llano Grande sends home word
to his paper that he is spending few
days in the hospital with the measles
which have come into camp. He was in
quarantine and had to telephone his
message to the telegraph Office.
Mcleod County had the honor of
carrying off the first and second prizes
in the Band Tournament at Waconia,
Hutchinson taking first and Glencoe
second. St. James came third and
Brownton, another Mcleod County
organization came fourth. Let's all
hope the troops get thru at the front
soon SO our musicians can come home in
time to knock the spots off those Mcleod
County fellers.
The Tyler newspaper is one of the first
papers in this section to raise the price
of their subscription. This is due to
the enormous advance in the cost of
print paper and if the advance con-
tinues there is absolutely no relief for
the newspaper man unless he does in
crease the price of the paper. Several
papers have announced that after a
certain date the price of subscription
will be advanced and it would not be at
all surprising to see such an announce
ment from every country newspaper.
Glen Lauterbach, the postmaster at
Redwood Falls has more varied en-
perience, though less intricate knowledge
now Of what constitutes military rule
than he ever had. Mr.. Lauterbach was
member of Co. L., Second Minnesota,
when the call was made on the state
militia and he was obliged to go. He
had imagined however that the respon-
sibilties attached to his position as post
master and demanding his own personal
supervision, would be readily recognized
by the military authorities in order that
he might be released. He was finally
released, but not quite as readily as he
had at first hoped for and anticipated
Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch.
Mortified is planning to have home
coming week in early October.
A great amount of interest has been
stirred up by the find of gold that has
been made at Austin, where the big
dredge is at work. It has been known
for some time that gold was there but it
was not thought to be in paying quanti-
ties. However, assays have been made
of sand and rock and it seems to indicate
that there is quite pocket of gold in the
sands OF the river and in the vicinity of
Austin. The gold is very fine and it
was not thought that it could be PANIED.
One workman is said to have taken out
$40 in very short time. Those who
should know say there is no question but
that gold is there in paying quantities,
and it will be matter of working it out.
There is little chance of there being any
rich finds.
Watonwan County rural schools held
their fourth annual commencement exer-
cises at the High School in St. James last
Friday. There were twenty-ni young
people who have finished the courses in
the country schools and are now ready
for more advanced work.
Hanska post Office refuses to make
rural mail deliveries where the road is
not kept in condition and several farmers
living near that village have had to do
without their daily mail service. Madelia
post office took the same method of Sc
curing improvement in the roads and
the method is a good one for after a
farmer has once had daily mail delivery
he doesn't know how to do without it.
The same thing is likely to happen to
some of the New Ulm post Office patrons
if improvements are not made in a few
places.
Fairmont will dedicate their new high
school building Sept. 22nd and at that
time all the big fellows in the school
world will be present and tell the good
people of Fairmont that there never was
such a spendidly planned and executed
piece of work as their new structure,
just as they said about the New Ulm
building. Well, the Fairmont building
ought to go New Ulm one better con-
sidering that it cost half again as much
as ours.
Mankato hasn't had enough sumner
diversion yet. She is planning a grand
song fest at Sibly Park some time this
fall. It is expected to have chorus OF
eighty voices.
Fairmont seems to be regular haunt