New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13
CLUB ASKS RETURN
TO OLD SCHEDULE.
TRAVELLING PUBLIC FINDS.
PRESENT TRAIN SERVICE
INADEQUATE

BACKING OF CLUB IN
GETTING CONTRACTS
At the last monthly meeting of TIE
| Commercial Club of this city held at
the club rooms Wednesday evening,
two new members were taken in. L. G.
Vosel, and Adolph Burmeister and three
were dropped: P. A. Murphy and
Thomas Prokosh on account OF re-
moval from the city and tt e third one
who severed connections with the Club
was Ed. Honl. A communication was
read from Fred Pfaender, First Asst.
Chief of the New Ulm Fire Department
in which he sets forth the reasons why
the New Ulm Fire Department favors
the pre:ent site for the City Hall.
This letter was referred to the committee
of which F. w. johnson is chairman,
who were to present the Commercial
Clubs reason for corner site. It was
stated by the committee that they
felt that it would hardly do any good be-
cause from all they had been able to lea n
the City Council is practically determined
to erect the City Hall on center site.
Complain of Train Service
On behalf of the transportation COM
mittee Chairman F. H. Retzlaf reported
that complaints had been filed with the
committee on account of the unsatis-
factory passenger train service west OF
New Ulm, occasioned by the taking of
O the Rochester Special which went west
at 1920 in the morning as far as Tracy
and came back, reaching New Ulm at
$50 in the afternoon. The committee
recommended the adoption of a resolu-
ton reque.ting the c. &. N. w. to put
back the old Hughes train which went
west as far as Tracy in the morning
about 8 o'clock and came back at 6:55
in the evening, with the further re-
COMMUNICATION that if possible the train
coming back should reach New Ulm at
$50 so as to, be able to make connec-
ton with the Milwaukee train at Man
kato. The recommendations of the
committee were adopted and H. L.
Beecher was instructed to take up this
matter with J. H. Wagon, Gen. ACT. at
Winona. .,. -.
Ask Assistance For Farm Bureau -
There were present at the club meet
ing Karl Olsted OF Lake Hanska, Geo.
Berkner of Home Township and N.
Moberg of the University Farm. MIR.
Olsted explained that they were trying
to organize a Farm Bureau for Brown
county and has so far secured in the
neighborhood of $50 members; that in
order to secure county organization it
is necessary to have at least 200 mem
bers who pledge themselves to pay $50
per year for two years, the most of whom
must be farmers. If Farm Bureau is
organized the Federal Government will
pay $500 a year toward the operating
expenses and according to Mr.. Olsted
the County Commissioners have prom
ised $1,000 contribution provided the
organization is perfected. Pledges were
left to be signed up by all those who are
interested in the movement and it is
reported that quite a number Of the IS
members present signed.
Band Needs Help
On behalf of the Hofmeister Band,
John Henle, A. P: Book and Peter Kitz-
berger appeared before the Club and
asked that something in the way Of fnan-
cial aid be done for the band especially
for the leader, who as Mr.. Henle well
explained, could not be expected to
devote his whole time and energy to
keep the band in first class condition
for the little money that the individual
members of the band receive for the
playing that they do during tie year.
It was suggested that an entertainment
or dance be given at the Armory for the
benefit of Captain Hofmeister and upon
suggestion from Mr.. KitzEerger that
the aid Of tie Commercial Club was
also solicited on behalf of tie band for
tie purpose of getting contract from
the city in playing at tie park, and also
for playing at the State Fair, it was
decided that the proposition could best
be handled by committee Of three
with full power to act. AS such COM
mittee, Mr.. Stolz appointed: Chas.
Voetel, A., J. VogeI and J. A. Ochs.
HOSPITAL AID ASSN. SOCIAL
About 200 ladies were present at the
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