New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-18

81 T. Starr was business visitor at
Mankato Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fricke Of Man.
kato We're over Sunday guests at the
nome OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Engelbert.
Mr.and Mrs. Charles Vogtel returned
Friday evening from Chicago, where
they spent Easter week with their son
Harold. s
8 Mrs. a. G. Boomer who has been
seriously sick in hospital at Marshall,
e recovered sufficiently to 90 to her
fathers home at Lind.
Mrs. Sophia Backer, pioneer resident
OF this city, who has been spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Heyman at Fairfax, is seriously i'll at that
place.
The senate finance committee granted
the Mankato Normal school an appro-
priation Of $4,000. Moorhead gets
$4,000, st. Cloud $S7.325, Duluth
$5O,25O, Winona $4,000, and Bemidji
$4,000. s.s5a
Mrs. II. i. Beecher is in Minneapolis
this week, delegate to the Missionary
Society from the Congregational church
the forepart Of the week, and later one Of
the representatives at the State Sunday
School. convention.
The supper given by the Ladies
Literary club last Tuesday evening, fol
the members and their husbands, was a
pleasant occasion. Mrs. M. A. Bingham
who returned recently from trip to New
York, was present and gave an enter
tanning talk Of her travels in the Orient,
and descriptive Of life in China and
Japan. Also the singing of Mrs. Z. B.
Krook was greatly enjoyed.
SIS Or. John A. Grey of Jackson, Mich,
WASH the city yesterday, having come
from winthrop, where helectured Monday
evening. He was on his way to st.
Peter. DR.. Grey is delivering his popular
lecture, The Tramp Question" in several
towns in this part of the state. He is
we'll known here having appeared before
New Ulm audiences on several occasions,
and while in the city yesterday was the
guest Of DR.. &C. Stricken and Rev. G.
G. Holm. .
Geogre Doehne, pioneer resident
OF New Ulm, has been seriously ill at his
home on South German street, for
several days, but was reported much
better yesterday, and his recovery is
expected to follow rapidly. Mr..
Doehne, who is 81 years old, has been
IN excellent health until recently. He
was one Of the original owners Of the Eagle
Mills,and was here before and during the
Indian outbreak. AZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. George Pusch and son
Arthur, accompanied by Ed. Koppen,
autoed from Mankato to New Ulm Sum
day, intending to visit relatives and
! friends, but when within stone S throw
Of the city were obliged to turn back on
account Of the high water, says the
Mankato Free Press. A party at Nicol-
let informed the autoists that if present
weather conditions continued in about
week the water will recede enough so
people can cross without the aid of motor
boats or submarines.
An informal and pleasant hour was
spent at the Congregational church
Sunday evening. Rev. E. F. Wheeler
, used the new lantern, which has lately
been provided for the church. It is a
very fine and expensive lantern and can
be used for showing pictures Of different
kinds. The church is looking forward
to some instructive entertainments by
its use. Next Sunday evening Rev. j.
H. Hjetland Of Winthrop will show
pictures he secured while abroad, giving
explanatory remarks OF each.