New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-05-01
The Ladies Missionary Society of the
Congregational Church will meet with
Mrs. C.. w. Miller Friday of this week.

Mrs. &. W. Miller Friday OF this week.
Miss Eta Hess of akima, Washington
who has been visiting at the home OF her
brother, Supt. Hess, the past two weeks
left for trip to the eastern states where
she will spend couple of months.
Chas. Amann (''Dick'') who went with
the second draft from this county to
Camp Dodge, Iowa, was in the hospital
several days last week suffering with
rheumatism. Mrs. Amann had letter
recently saying that he has left the
hospital and is feeling first rate.
Hugo Frey of Mankato spent Tuesday
at the Rev. C. J. Albrecht home.
The Congregational Conference OF
Minnesota will be held at Alexandria,
Minnesota, next week from Tuesday
to Friday, May 7th to 10th inclusive.
The reprez entatives from the New Ulm
congregation will be Rev. and Mrs.
Wheeler. Rev. Wheeler will have a
part in administering Holy Communion
at the Tuesday evening meeting.
Last week a large shipment of Red
Cross supplies was sent to headquarters
in Minneapolis. The shipment was
composed of 100 hospital bedshirts,
IS pair of outing pajamas, II pair OF
bedsocks, 80 sweaters, 95 pairs of socks,
and 27 pair of wristlets. The work was
done by the New Ulm Red Cross chapter
and it's branches at Hanska, Linden,
Albin, and Essig.
It is reported that the Secretary Of
Interior Lane will be in Minnesota
during the latter part of May or the be-
ginning Of June. He is on a tour through
tie country and is due in Minnesota at
the time indicated. Mankato is one
of the Minnesota cities that will have
the distinction of entertaining Secretary
Lane as a guest. There he will deliver
an address on the issues of the day.
Hon. H. N. Benson of St. Peter has
filed as candidate for Senator from Nicol-
let and Sibley counties. He has served
as senator for two terms. Mr.. Seemann
of Henderson may oppose him on the
Non-Partisan ticket. His name is on
the list of candidates, but he has not
filed as yet His son who is manager Of
the New Ulm Lumber Yard stated his
father did not think of entering the
race on account Of being too old to go
into politics.
The stockholders of the New Ulm
Rural Telephone Co. will hold their an
nual meeting at Schell's Hall tomorrow
at 1870 in the morning. The directors
Of the company met in special session
on Tuesday afternoon to outline full
order of business. At the meeting on
Thursday the Secretary's report will be
read, directors for the coming year will
be elected, and such other business as
may be brought before tie meeting will
be transacted.
The district meeting Of the Congrega-
tional churches will be held in Mankato
on May 22 and 3d. A number of prom
inent divines of the church will be present
to deliver addresses. Those whose names
have been given out are the Rev. DR.. F.
N. White, Chicago, and the Rev. E.
Lesher, state superintendent of Con-
gregational churches. The leading SUBJ
ject on the program is, ''The Church in
Modern Times. TIE pastor of tie
local congregational church, Eev. E. F.
Wheeler, will attend the meetings.
A pleasant surprise was arranged for
Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Koehler TO Min
neapolis Friday, it being the 25th an
niversary of their marriage. Mrs. Chas.
Stolz of this city who is a sister of Mrs.
Koehler and Miss Mary Stolz went down
to the city Friday and the surprise was
arranged for the Koehlers. Twenty
four Of their old New Ulm friends who
live in the cities called on them during
the evening in a body, bringing with them
refreshments and gifts suitable for the
occasion. The evening was spent play
| ing Five Hundred and the occasion was
most enjoyable. Mr.. and Mrs. Koehler
were married at the old Heymann home
in CORTLAND twenty-five years ago.
This Wednesday, morning DR.. j.
P. Graft and John H. Forster left for
| Minneapolis with the formers automobile
hearse to bring back the remains Of c..
L. Ball. Mr.. Ball died in Seattle, Wash,
October 81, 1916 and the remains were
brought to Minneapolis where they were
temporarily placed in the city mausoleun
until they could be removed to this city
A mausoeum has been built in the
Catholic cemetery here and in this the
remains will be placed Thursday after:
noon, with appropriate services, the
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