New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-26
MERRY MAKERS AT
BIG MILL PICNIC.
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THE SUNSHINE AND BLUE SKIES
GREET THE THOUSAND AND
MORE WHO ATTEND
PRIZES FOR THE FLEET OF
D. FOOT AND SKILLED OF
HAND AND EYE

An army of more than one thousand
volunteers answered the draft call of
the Eagle Mill and appeared for service
at their second annual picnic which was
held at Herman's Heights last Saturday.
A valiant army it was. With drums
beating, bugles calling and colors flying
they marched to Minnesota Street from
the Mill, to Center Street and gaily
stormed the heights and took them to
man. Nor were the soldiers all men.
Women and children nowadays are re-
CURED to fight the battles of the world
and even the tiny ones we're required to
make the conquest of Herman quite
complete. The soldiers were numbered
by the buttons distributed and as the
Mill had laid in supply of one thousand
OF these buttons, there is little question
that the force was more than a thousand
strong, and not casualty reported as
yet! ~.
Parade Units.
Sometimes it looked more like a circus
procession than an army, especially when
the several clowns and the policeman
put IN an appearance near the end of
the line of march. Sometimes it looked
like a Summer Pageant when the Vaca-
ton Days float appeared with pretty
girls sitting at ease under shady boughs
in a cool green canoe. And then again
appeared the martial air as the boys
who were to leave for service Tuesday
appeared in their khaki uniforms and re-
minded the onlookers that in the midst
of rejoicing there is ever the serious
business of the real war to be remem-
bered.
~: Service Banners.
YOUNGSTERS Band furnished the music
for the festivities. They led the pro-
cession and were followed by the en-
ployees in order of their terms of service
for the Eagle Company. First came
those who have been with the Mill IS
years or more: John Rauschke and
Christ Able. -
Z, rs wears: Benz. J. Fast, John Schwie-
get, Frank Baier, ST., Chas.2. Macho,
John Theurer, Louis Haas, VIM. Boerger,
Fred @Rauschke, John Wild, Paul Leh-
mann. ~. .@
20 years: VIM. HUM, John Haas,
VIM. Rauschke.
Is years: Geo. Dietz, Fred Zangel,
VIM. Wandersee, Otto Pollei, Frank
Laway, Theo. Tomaschko, John Bauer,
Renhold Pollei, VIM. Marks, A. P.
Book, VIM. F. Meile, G. H. Spaeth,
VIM. Stelljes, II. F. Raabe.
10 years: Frank HUM, Geo. Grunert,
Jno. Korbel, Geo. Aschenbrenner, Anton
Baier, Jos. Kosek, Hy. Gasink, Hy.
Steffel, Chas. Fast, Mike Wenninger,
Ed. Wilbrecht, Otto Plautz, VIM. Wan
dersee, Isidor Guldan, VIM. Schroeck,
Colt. Schmidt, Hy. Grausam, Lorenz
Postel, Minna Gleason, F. J. Armstrong,
C. E. Poynter, Hugo HUM.
years: Geo. L. Schmidt, Gerhard
Schneider, A. E. Blauert, E. J. Stelljes,
Harry Williams, And. Steinbach, Ed.
HUM, Anton Zupfer, VIM. Groebner,
August Guth, Anton Fleck, Jos. Bemerl,
Alois Heck, B. Ries, Jno. Bauer, Jr., Frank
Baier, Jr., Emil Wandersee, VIM. Fred
erick, Arthur Penkert, Ed. Hoffman,,
w. B. McCue, Jno Laudon, Ernst Wi
cherski, VIM. A. Lindemann, Jno. P.
Arbes, Cornelius w. Burk, Jos. B.
Groebner, ]. Macho, Jr.
r. - Contests Staged.
The day at the heights was spent in
contests of various kinds, in dancing
and other similar amusements. The
races were very exciting and each called
out an excited group of contenders for
the prizes. The first was a foot race
between girls of Z to 10 years of age and
the prize, a box of candy went to Gertrude
Rauschke. The little lads under
years competed for warlike outfit OF
pistol and ammunition and Roman
Zangel was the happy possessor Of the
weapon after the smoke cleared away.
The tiny girls raced for beautifully
dolly who was awarded to Bernice Marti.
Next came the boys of II years. John
Hauer carried off the prize, a baseball
bat. Then came the free-for-all for the
men. It was one-legged race and W.
B. McCue is now smoking the tobacco
in the prize pipe. A bottle race for the
fat ladies came next and Mrs. Rubischko
won the prize of set of glassware.
The girls from II to Is years of age
contested for hair ribbon and the
coveted fnery was won by Vera Schreyer.
In the ladies nail driving contest Mrs.
Ed. Kunz was awarded the prize, a
piece of jewelry. Howard Olsen won the
baseball glove in the obstacle race for
boys and Irwin Fast got the prize of
81 so in the flour diving contest. Then
there was contest at quoits and Andrew
Steinbach drew $1.00 worth Of Thrift
Stamps as reward for his skill.
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