New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-05

~ care TOT the SICK In the new ma
tional army, which soon viii, undergo
training at Camp Dodge, Des Moines,
9 base hospital win be estab lished Inn
mediately at Fort Smelling. = - ss.
Major James Ronayne, q. S.. A., res
tired. has been detailed as professor,
Of military science and tactics at the
University of Minnesota. He has been
instructor Of the Illinois national
guard. 81 80
That Minnesota thoroughbred hogs
are regarded as the prize hog stock OF
the country Is eyinced by the sale Of a
Guroc Jersey hog for $4,000 by a West
concord breeder. This is believed to
be the highest price ever paid for a
hog one and one-half years old and.
IS close to Sc a pound.
Ralph o. Van Lear, son Of Mayor
Thomas Van Lear of Minneapolis,
has been certified for the national
army by the Second district draft
board, which denied his claim for dis
charge on the grounds Of membership
in an organization opposed to the war,
Eamely, the Socialist party.
Adjutant General Wood has re-
signed and his resignation has been
accepted by Governor Burnquist. Cap
tain Walter r. Rhinow, military sec
rotary to Governor Burnquist for sew
eral months, has been appointed to
succeed Wood. He will also assume
the position of state draft chief
Dr.. Ernest w Shurtleff, former pas
tor of the First Congregational church
Of Minneapolis and widely known
among American Congregationalists
for his literary work, is dead in
France, where he had been engaged
in religious work for the past twelve
years. He was ffty-fve years of age.
One hundred retail meat dealers Of
the Twin Cities, at a meeting in St
Paul, passed resolution urging the
public to cease using pork in any
form until such time as the prices
are reduced to a normal condition and
the packers show their patriotism by
Nicols, Dean & Gregg of. st. Paul
and Sidney 3. Gregg, secretary of the
company, were indicted under the
Sherman law by a federal grand jury
in New York along with fifteen other
manufacturers of automobile accesso-
ries and nearly a score of individuals
Charged with conspiracy to restrain
trade.
Minnesota began September bust
ness with a high record balance of
81, 69,212.45 in the state treasury. The
revenue fund amounts to, $5,650,094
and the general school fund contains
S1,761,926. This latter fund will be
greatly depleted during the month,
however, in the payment of state
school aid
After long illness Farley A. Dare.
thirty-eight years -old, one of the well
known editors of Northern Minnesota
and twice member of the lower house
Of the state legislature from the Forty
second district, is dead at his home in
Walker. Mr.. Dare was president of
the Northern Minnesota Editorial as
sociation in 191 2.
Two sisters, Bertha Pratt, twenty,
two years old, and Nellie Pratt, twenty
eight years old, were killed and their
brother, William Pratt, twenty three
years old, was probably mortally in
jnred when their automobile was
struck by a Great Northern train be-
tN cen Albertville and Monticello The
Pratts resided near Albertville-
The opening of two public bread
markets in St. Paul and Minneapolis
at which two one-pound loaves Of
bread now selling at TO cents each
will be retailed for Is cents was au-
thorized by the state public safety
commission. The state committee in
vestigating the cost of living was au.
thorized to establish one shop in each
city.
DR.. William ]. Spring of Minneapo-
lis was killed. when an automobile he
Was driving overturned on the Excel
sior road. He was forty years of age.
While preparing to go on a fishing
trip William e. Lininger Of st. Paul.
forty-seven years old, suffered faint
ing spell and died in two minutes. Mr..
Lininger recently removed to st. Paul
rom Blue Earth. ~~ss~4 1879 sszssa
Approximately 10000 persons acs
claimed loyalty in Minnesota at meet
ings at Austin, Alexandria, Twin Val.
ley and Glenwood. Governor Burnquist
addressed 10000 persons at Glenwood.
About 10000 attended the patriotic
program at Austin and 5000 were at
Alexandria, while 1000 at Twin Valley
pledged their aid to win the war
against Prussianism
A. NJ. Woodward, prominent Mime
sapolis banker and grain man, died
suddenly of heart disease at his home
in the Mill City. Mr.. Woodward was
sixty-five years of age and had been
a resident of Minneapolis since 1866.
AT the time of his death he was presi-
Gent of the Franklin Avenue State
bank, vice president of the South Side
State bank and one Of the directors OF
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