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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17
JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
Men Accused of Illegal Fishing
Stoutly Deny Allegation of Game
Warden.

Upon complaint of Game Warde1
Mather two alleged violators of thu
state game and fish laws, Fred Christen
sen and Fred Kappelmann, were served
with warrants last Wednesday Afternoon
by Constable Baltrusch. The com
plant alleged that the two had at
tempted to catch fish illegally by usinf
a seine.
When the two appeared before Justice
Henningsen, they demanded and were
given a jury trial which was held in thu
district court room Thursday and Friday
the taking of testimony occupying the
entire afternoon and the pleadings Of
the attorneys for the state and defense
several hours Friday morning.
The state attempted to show through
it's witnesses that the two defendants
had fished with seine Friday evening
OF the previous week just below the
Bentzin mill dam in the Cottonwood
Game Warden Mather and Constable
Baltrusch testified that they appeared
upon the scene shortly after dark and
had watched the operation from the
opposite shore. Several small boys testi-
fled that they had received fish from
the two defendants and that a sack OF
fish as we'll as the net had been concealed
just before the officers arrived upon
the scene.
Witnesses for the defense, among
them the two defendants, testified that
they had been seining for minnows, but
that no large seine had been used. The
line of testimony of the defense was that
the two officers had seen others SEEMING
on the opposite shore and that it was a
case OF mistaken identity so far as the
defendants were concerned.
The jury retired about 1920 Friday
morning and at o'clock in the afternoon
reported to the justice that there seemed
no chance for an agreement, they being
hopelessly divided four for conviction
and seven for acquittal. The following
composed the jury: Hubert Berg, fore
man, H. D. Beussmann, Jos. Bianchi,
Frank Eckert, W. B.: Greig, Otto Hart
MANN, Herman Helm, Jos. Hofmeister
Geo. Hogen, VIM. James and Alb. Gag.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17
ALL OBSTACLES REMOVED
Council Accepts Agreement With
Heating Corporation And
Grants Franchise.

At an adjourned meeting last Thurs
day evening the city council by I'M
animous vote granted the New Ulm
Heating Company franchise to operate
upon the streets and alleys of the city
and install complete heating system
in connection with the electric light and
water works plant. Attorney Somsen
appeared for the company and G. A.
Ottomeyer and Ferd. Crone we're persent
in their capacity as officers of the COM
pany. Only few minor changes were
made in the franchise as prepeard by the
city attorney and the attorney for the
corporation, finally being adopted as
published in full in another column of
this ISSUE
An agreement also was entered into
between the officers of the corporation
and the city, whereby the former agrees
to turn over to the city the entire plant
after it's completion and operation at
cost and interest on the investment of
b per cent per annum.
Only one bid for the construction of
sidewalks and crosswalks was received,
the bidder being Aug. Pullman, to
whom the contract was awarded. Cross
walks and sidewalks will be constructed
upon order of the city council where and
when needed.
The city clerk was instructed to adj
verse for bids for the furnishing of coal
for the municipal plant for the coming
year.
County Commissioner Graft appeared
before the council and stated that the
board of commissioners would make the
the necessary repairs on the Bentzin
bridge and pay for them out of the road
and bridge fund as required by the state
law. The street committee was instruct
ed to act jointly with committee from
the board in deciding upon the repairs.
Upon request of COMMISSIONER Graft
the board was granted permission to
use the new street roller on the county
road between Sleepy Eye and Springfield
as soon as the roller is idle.
Carl Stone appeared before the council
and applied for the position of operator
of the street roller and he probably
will be engaged as such.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17

BLUE EARTH BOY ON WAY TO
WILD WEST

Herbert Quartz, fifteen-year-old
boy, was picked up by Policeman Herzog
last Saturday night in barn near the
vinegar works, where he was going to
make his bed for the night. Neighbors
had seen the boy enter the barn and
notified the police. Investigation and
questioning proved that the young
ster was runaway from the parental
home at Blue Earth, where he had left
last Wednesday. The parents were
called up on the long distance and at
their request the boy was held at the
county jail until Monday, when
Deputy Sheriff Vim. Stevener of Fari-
bault County arrived and took the young
fellow back home.
The boy stated that he had tired of
going to school and had decided to see
something of the world, especially the
wild and woolly West he had seen so
much of in the moving pictures in his
home town. He jumped freight train
and got as far as Lake Crystal Thursday,
the next day to St. James and on Satur-
day to New Ulm. By the time he reach
ed this city he was tired and hungry and
was glad to go along with the officer in
order to sleep between blankets and get
square meal. He is now ready to GO
back to school and has made up his mind
that the West is not as grand as depicted
in the movies.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17
GOVERNOR ATTENDS
ARM0RY DEDICATION
BOOM OF FL GUNS GREETING TO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE UPON
ARRIVAL
DEDICATION OF NEW ARMORY
LARGELY ATTENDED BY
LOCAL PEOPLE

AS Governor L. A. A. Burnquist STEP
ped from the cars at the Northwestern
depot yesterday afternoon on his first
visit to the city as the chief executive
of the State of Minnesota the boom of
FL guns fired by squad of Burgs
Battery was the city's official greeting.
This also opened the official dedication
of the new Armory of the local guard
companies delayed since last winter out
of respect to the memory of the late
Gov. Hammond. Gold braid was in
evidence and it is estimated that at
least Is of the militia officers and those
interested in affairs military arrived
with the Governor. Others came earlier
in the day over the M. & St. L. and still
others, members of the National Guard
companies west on the Northwestern ar
rived later in the afternoon. All told
there were about hundred strangers in
the city.
Governor Burnquist was taken to the
ADakota House where he received a
number of his personal and political
friends for a few minutes before depart
ing for the Armory where the dedicatory
exercises were held.
The program yesterday afternoon at
the Armory was largely attended by the
citizens generally. Previous to the time
set for the first number of the program
the structure was thrown open for the
inspection Of the public, members of the
two infantry companies acting as guides
and explaining the uses each room is put
to- Everything was spick and span for
The occasion. - . . --.--.,---.u..-...-,.-..
Beginning at 8 o'clock the following
program was carried out:
Selection by Second Regiment band.
Address of welcome by Mayor L. A.
Fritsche.
Mayor Fritsche also acted as the pre-
siding officer for the afternoon and in
troduced Governor L. A. A. Burnquist,
who delivered the principal address of
the afternoon.
{ Song by Miss Frances Krook.
Address by General Fred B. Wood,
adjutant general of the State Of Mime
sofa.
Song by Edward Stoll.
Address by Gen. A. W. Wright of
Austin, brigade commander of the mill
tary forces of the state.
Selection by the band.
Last evening from 8 until 9 recep-
ten was held in honor of Governor
Burnquist, followed by a band concert
by the Second Regiment band from $3.50
until 10, at which time the grand mill
tary ball was opened.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17

The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Co. last week signed an agreement where
by the wages of machinists, boiler
makers and their apprentices, helpers
carmen will receive increases in their
wages of from one to five cents per
hour. The wages of at least II, 500 men
will be increased by this agreement, and
the increase will add the sum of $500, 900
to the annual pay roll.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17

The open season on dogs began last
Monday when, according to the state
law, all dogs found unmuzzled or un-
licensed may be picked up by the dog
catcher. Dog licenses are now due and
payable. 1t is to be hoped New Ulm's
official dog catcher will keep his eyes
open for the dozens of useless pups that
roam the streets of this mans town.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17
ANOTHER VICTIM
OF DEADLY RIFLE
YOUNG MAN OF WEST NEWTON
is ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
ON FIELD.
DETAILS OF SHOOTING YELLED
IN MYSTERY AS NO ONE WAS
WITNESS.

another victim last Thursday afternoon
on the farm of Matthias Walser of West
Newton, when the 18-year-old son was
accidentally shot and killed with a rifle
in his own hands. Although no one
actually witnessed the accident, it is
evident that the young man came to
his untimely death by the accidental
discharge of the rifle which he had taken
out to the field with him while discing.
The theory of suicide seems out of the
question, as there can be found no
reason for such an act, nor do the. cir
cumstances point to substantiation of
such a theory.
Young Walser had gone out to the
field shortly after dinner, taking his ~
rifle with him to shoot gophers which
are said to be numerous in that vicinity.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. John Volz,
whose farm adjoins the field Walser was
working in, saw the young man topple
from his seat and fall to the ground.
At the same time the horses started to
run away, but stopped after they had
gone a short distance. Mrs. Volz
hurried across the field to see what was
the matter and found young Walser I'M
conscious on the ground. Her first
thought was that the young man had
tainted, because there was no evidence
of an injury. When Mrs. Volz assisted
by her son started to carry the man to
their home, however, the wound was
noticed and the Walser family at once
notified by telephone of the tragedy. A
doctor was at once summoned but the
wounded man never regained conscious
ness, expiring about two hours after the
accident.
The time of the shooting is fixed at
about $3.50 by Mrs. Volz, as it was
nearly o'clock when she telephoned the
Walser family. The bullet penetrated
the young mans breast few inches be-
low the heart and would have been fatal,
no matter how quickly medical aid
could have been summoned.
Benjamin Walser was born in West
Newton April Is, 1898. He was re-
garded as an unusually bright boy of a
jovial disposition among large circle of
friends and comrades of his neighbor-
hood. After finishing the West Newton
rural schools the young man entered the
commercial department of st. Thomas
College at St. Paul year ago and had
intended to resume and complete his
course this year. He was member Of
the St. George Catholic congregation
and of the Young Mems Sodality of that
church.
He was son of Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias
Walser and besides his bereaved parents
leaves two brothers and three sisters:
Arthur, Florian, Estella and Eleanora,
still living at home and Mrs. Henry
Biebl of West Newton.
Largely attended funeral services were
held at the St. George Catholic church
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock and in
terment was made at the church ceme-
terry.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17
SWAN LAKE TO BE
BIG MUD PUDDLE
MECCA OF HUNTERS IN DUCK
SEASON DESIRED FOR FARM
LAND.
PROTEST WILL BE ENTERED AT
MEETING TO BE HELD AT
BRIGHTON.

Draining Swan Lake and destroying
the finest breeding ground of water fowl
in the state is to be started this summer
if plans of the farmers owning land ad.
joining the lake are carried out. The
move has already gained considerable
proportions as at meeting at the Brigh.
ton school house Wednesday evening oil
last week the Swan Lake Drainage Asso.
citation was formed and the initial steps
taken to drain the lake by means of digging
an outlet ditch to the Minnesota River.
$ While the draining of the lake woulc
mean the reclamation of about 26 sections
OF land, which would be divided among
the farmers whose lands adjoin the LAKE
there is going to be opposition to the
scheme not only by other land owners
in the vicinity of the lake, but from the
sportsmen throughout the state. State
Game Warden Avery may be appealed
to in the matter and if peaceful efforts
fail the courts will be resorted to and the
farmers enjoined from carrying out their
plans.
A public meeting of the recently form
ed drainage association will be held at
the Brighton school house, Wednesday
June 9TH, at which time those desiring
to enter protest will be given hearing.
The plan of draining Swan Lake is not
new one by any means. AS long as
thirty years ago ditch was constructed
at the eastern end of the lake and the
water lowered to such an extent that
for several years it was nothing but big
mud puddle. Before that time the lake was
a fine body of water and hunters from
all over the country made it point to
put in few days hunting there. When
the, farmers saw what little they had
gained in additional land and that the
wild fowl were no more making the lake
their summer resting place, the outlet
was partly filled up again, but the lake
never regained it's former beauty and
size. Several large islands have formed
and several of them have been inhabited
by trappers, the year round for upwards of
twenty years. Legal lights contend that
inasmuch as these men have gained a
homestead under squatters' rights, they
alone may be the benefciaries in case
the lake is drained. Should this be the
case the adjoining farmers will of course
oppose draining the lake most strenuous
ly.
Swan lake is very shallow, in fact the
section of country where it is located
is flat and has but little natural drainage.
A difference of 20 feet between the top
of the banks and the bottom of the lake
is conservative estimate. Drainage
can be easily accomplished, however,
as there is an outlet to the Minnesota
River east of Nicollet station which can
be deepened at no great expense.
1t was explained to the farmers attend
ing the meeting last Wednesday that
draining of the lake would mean the re-
clamation of approximately16, 500 acres of
the best land in Nicollet county, an area
equal to nearly one-third of the entire
county.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-17

Among those attending the Armory
dedication yesterday we're Major and
Mrs. 0. ]. Duane, St. Peter and Lieut..
Col. Mead of Mankato.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

election for twenty or thirty years,
but have never been recognized
with a position, even without pay.
There is coming a time when such
men are going to quit. They are
going to let the fellows who get
all the salaries and hog all the
honors do the party work, and
when that time comes the Demo-
cratic politicians in Kentucky arr
going to cut a SORRY figure. As
far as the News is concerned, it is
never going to make fight for a
politician unless there is a principle
involved which means something to
the public. We have found polite
ians, like Republicans, ungrateful.-
Elizabethtown News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

Export cattle sales have begun
here and are selling at extremely
high prices, in fact much higher
than in many years, and at the
prices paid steak will be so high in
a few weeks that it will cost a
dollar a bite. A Philadelphian was
here last week and secured about
473 cattle, that are the pick of the
county. He secured % 1,450- pound
steers from Colonel Gatewood at 9
cents per pound; from F. p. Boyd
SO cattle averaging 1,450 pounds,
at 91I cents per pound; from III. r.
Prewitt 81 1,450-pound steers at
9H cents; from A. B. Ratliff, 81
1900 pound cattle at 9H cents,
and from Robert G. Gatewood 100
/ ,500-pound cattle for which he
paid 1896 per hundred. All of
these cattle will go in July and
August. These prices this early
would seem to indicate that fancy
steers will reach the ten dollar
mark in this county.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06
BECKHAM TAKES THE
CORRECT POSITION

Senator Beckham gave out an
interview in which he declared
that he would not ask the Licking
ton convention to name him as one
Of the delegates from the State at
large to the st. Louis convention.
He gave as his reason that the
party had honored him enough in
electing him United States Senator,
and he thought some Democrat in
the ranks who had fought the bat
ties of the party should be sent in
stead of him. Senator Beckham' 5
position is the one the News has
always taken. If you want to
strengthen the party the honors
should be passed around, as far as
they will go, and not be hogged
by few men. The editor of the
News has never had aspirations to
go as delegate to a National
Convention and would not have
gone 10 the one at ST. Louis, winch
is merely to ratify the nomination
of Wilson. There are, however,
hundreds of better men and better
Democrats than the editor of the
News, who have worked in every
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06
ASK FOR REHEARlNG

The City of Mt. Sterling has FL
ed a petition in the Court of APP
peals for a rehearing in the case of
the l.. w. Hancock Co. VS.. City of
Mt. Sterling, which was decided in
favor of the appellant. About $500
is involved.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

Some fellows are always looking
around to see whether the other
fellows are working or not. And
that is why the boss is always
watching them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

Wonder how that one lonely
preacher who prayed thanks to
God for prohibition in so many
states in the Democratic state con-
vention at Lexington ever got past
the door keeper? - OwensbogO
Messenger.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

What a useless loafer and thief
a rat is! How we all fight him !
And how well he prospers in spite
of tremendous opposition!
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

The man with money never lacks
for friends. But, then, some of
them have more love for the money
than for. the man.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

Boost the fellow who boosts for
good roads. He deserves it and
the roads need it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06
We DO" TODAY AND
FORGET TOMORROW

The American people have one
distinct and besetting popularity.
They think today and forget to-
morrow. In this respect they prob
ably are unlike any other nation
Of people on the face of the
globe. To demonstrate the force
of this statement you have but to
glance at the pages of any of the
great papers of the country. A
sensation will be sprung today and
it will be blazoned in big type over
the first pages of the press. I'm
less its Importance is of tremen-
dous magnitude tomorrow will find
it relegatcd to an obscure corner
of the paper. 1t is forgotten.
About the only exception to this
rule is the newspaper story that is
reeking and Shiny with scandal. 1t
holds the public eye and is played
up to the limit.
Preparedness is just now the
great and overshadowing question
before the American people. Ev-
erybody is talking about it, either
for or against. A few months ago
monster peace parades were held in
the large cities, and war and pre-
paredness against war were de-
nounced on every hand. Today you
can find scarcely man who can
tell you even the month in which
one of those parades was held.
They have been forgotten. A few
weeks ago New York City held a
monster preparedness parade, in
which $4,000 people participated
Chicago Immediately followed suit
with one of the greatest parades
in the history of this country, all
in the interest of preparedness.
Other cities, large and small, all
over the country caught the fever
and paraded for preparedness.
Governors proclaimed June as
Preparedness Day, and everybody
marched and shouted for prepared
ness. But these, too, will be for
gotten, for it is the way of the
American people to do today and
forget tomorrow.
The red tongues of fame sweep
over a town and destroy a good
section of territory. Thousands
and thousands of dollars are swept
away and the people rave and
storm over the lack of adequate
protection from loss by fire. The
tumult of Indignation is at fever
heat for few days, and then be-
gins to subside. Time only is need
ed, to send it, too, into the realm of
forgetfulness, until the next fire
comes along and creates even great
er devastation and death. 1t is
easy to forget.
Some one arises in public
meeting and proposes practical
scheme for development of the
commercial interests of the com
munity. lie is sincere and eager to
do something for the benefit of
his home town. lie believes in pro-
gressiveness. His scheme looks
good and sounds better to other
business men and citizens and ev-
erybody begins to talk in its favor.
The editor backs it up in his col
umns and for few weeks it is
the general topic of conversation.
No forceful leader seems to be at
hand, and the rest of us are too
engrossed in our private affairs to
assume the duties and responsible |
tiles of leadership. Time does the
rest, and practical forward
movement is begged in the mire of
forgetfulness.
We might go on for hours citing
similar instances, for they are
legion in number and local in APP
plication. But what's the use?
You, too, would read and ponder
and exclaim today-and froget to-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06
For Rent.

One 6 room cottage on West Lo-
Gust; one small stable on East Lo-
Gust; one storage room over Wilson
barn, East Locust.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

The fool who thinks but little
may make wise men think a lot.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06
FOR SALE

One Jersey COW and heifer calf,
good; 10000 tobacco sticks. APP
ply to j. d. Greenwade,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-06-06

206 2Sth St., Huntington, W. Va.
or Jim Wilson, opposite Stock
Yards, Mt. Sterling, Ky. 47-4t
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-08-31
TWIN FALLS STILL HOLDS
FIRST PLACE IN LEAGUE

Defeats Rupert in Exciting thinning
Game Christian and Hart Pitch )
to 3 Victory.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-08-31
Waters Endorses Anterior

am opposed to County Division and
as is generally known, 1 am standing
squarely for the interests of the Set
tiers on the Salmon Tract.
l am receiving endorsement from
many voters, among them the follow
ing will be of interest:
Twin Falls, Idaho, August 20, 1916.
Mr.. w. e. Sanger, Twin Falls, Ida
Dear Sir: In answer to your ques-
ton regarding the candidate for sena-
tor on the Republican ticket, S. P.
Anterior, will say that l have known
him for several years and in my opin-
ion he is a man that would serve the
county and state in an honorable cap
acity and would do all he could to
better the conditions on the Carey Act
projects should any measure arise in