New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-24

Miss Martha Loose of Morgan is
visiting with the Herman Vogtel family
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Stockstead Of Sleepy
Eye were Sunday visitors with the F. "a
Schnobrich family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Fisher of St
Paul were visitors at the Ubl home or
Summit Avenue last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Fischer and fam.
/ lily made pleasure trip to st. James las,
| Sunday.
Oscar Wachter who was on a furlougk
lately is transferred to the Depot Brigade
He was formerly in the Engineers Train
Mrs. Frank Schaefer received a caro-
last Wednesday from her husband say.
ing that he had arrived safely in France
Mrs. F. H. Krook leaves today fol-
a visit of several weeks with her sister
Mrs. A. S. Smith of Minneapolis.
| i The DR.. Reineke and DR.. c. w. Miller
families leave today for a weeks fishing
trip at Spicer-on-Green Lake in Otter
tail County.
The DR.. T. Hammermeister and F.
D. Minimum families drove to Fairmont
Saturday and spent Sunday at the sum-
mer resort there. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Block and
the baby arrived Monday evening to
spend weeks vacation with New Ulm
and Springfield friends. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Hennick enter
tanned Mr., and Mrs. Ed. Grimes of
Minneapolis over Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Grimes is sister of Mrs. Hennick.
William Tanley of Lafayette town.
ship bought Waterloo Boy tractor
Monday with full equipment. He ex-
poets to cut his grain with the use of
the tractor.
A number of the old friends Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Keller arranged a sur
prise party for them and for Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Burg, ST., at the home OF
the latter yesterday afternoon.
Fred Engel Of Minneapolis has, been
spending a few days here visiting with
his sister, Mrs. Charles Kaiser. A party
was arranged in his honor Sunday at
which large number of friends were
present and enjoyed very pleasant
afternoon.
| Mrs. F. A. Schnobrich received a
letter from her son Hugo at Camp Grant
ILL.,, and he writes that he is we'll pleased
there and he is now cook for thirty
officers Of the 9Th battalion. He says
the officers are very good and are just
| like brothers to their fellow soldiers.
The company had boxing match and
the victor was to get furlough. Sec
rotary of War Baker visited at the Camp
md gave the boys lecture. The Gov
ernor of Illinois was there at the same
time. He writes that the weather is
fine, and there are no mosquitoes what
ever. There is so much to do down there
that the boys have no time to become
homesick.
Albert F. Kuehn, brother Of Mrs.
Loefier, Of this city, visited here last
week before leaving to join the Great
Lakes Training Station, for Yeomen.
While Mr.. Kuehn was here he told a
very amusing incident of tie recruit
ing station. A candidate for enlistment
applied and was found two pounds
underweight. He was told that if he
could make \up the weight they would
accept him. The next day he appeared
again and when weighed had made up
not only his two pounds, but a half
pound to the good, having made two and
one halt pounds. The recruiting serg-
cant asked him how he did it and he said
he had eaten fourteen bananas. A
hint to the skinny should be sufficient.
Mr.. Kuehn leaves this week Friday.
He is the fourth of Mrs. Loef1er's
brothers in the service