New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-10-29

World Trade Clubs contention that all
but 10 per cent in U. S. America are in
favor of metric standards, and they
only because they have not looked it
up. World Trade Club is continuing
it's effort to educate this 10 per cent.
The petitions received at Washington
came after literature had been sent by
World Trade Club, explaining the adj
vantage of worldwide use of meter
liter-gram, to members of organizations
in various parts of the United States of
America, without regard to their bust
ness or profession. These people were
free to send in petitions for or against
meter-iter-gram. A count made at
the expense of World Trade Club shows
so far $1,000 petitions for, and 426, or
less than 1 per cent against meter-liter.
ram.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Oswald Jones of
St. Paul spent the week end visiting with
| relatives in Home township. They
made the trip by auto.
Mrs. Joseph Holm spent last week
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Lena
Augustine at Sleepy Eye and with
relatives in Leavenworth.
The Ladies of the Turner Frauenver-
Elm are making arrangements to give a
doll bazaar during the middle of De
cember at Turner Hall.
| Local policemen were informed last
week that a Ford car had been stolen
at Worthington. 1t was touring car,
motor number 1252502 and license
number 34168
Mrs. Carl Hasten and daughter Verna
from Ellsworth, Kansas are enjoying
visit at the home of the formers mother
in Cambria and at the home of Mrs.
E. Hopkins in this city.
Miss Elizabeth Heiman, daughter Of
Mrs. Albert Heiman, Of Lamberton
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at the Loretto hospital last week.
She is recovering nicely.
Anton A. Altman Of Lafayette town
ship celebrated his forty-ffth birthday
anniversary last week. He was sur
prised by a number of friends. All
present enjoyed the occasion.
] T.
Rev. c. Holm, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim.
| Durbahn, Miss Mabel Durbahn and
DR.. and Mrs. H. c. Edniston were at
| Springfield Sunday to attend the Sunday
School convention at the M. E. church.
Mrs. Chas. Robertson Of this city and
Miss Elsie Schrap entertained at the
latter's home in Sleepy Eye one evening
last week at parcel shower, in honor
of the formers sister, who is soon to be
married.
! Mrs. D. E. Schmidt and daughter
Bernice from Tracy came to New Uln
last Friday for visit at the H. F. Schra-
der home. Bernice returned home Sun
day while Mrs. Schmidt will make a
longer visit.
The Misses Julia Meyer and Aleen
: LSeiter who are attending the N. A. G.
u, at Indianapolis, Indiana will TAXI
part in a large festival which takes
! place at the Athaenum on November
18th. Julia will be among the Belgium
dancers and Aleen among the French
dancers.
Handling the current news
dope, of local paper would BE rathe
: monotonous work but for the fact tina
enough humor can be sifted from tn,
human vagaries one comes in contac
with to keep up the spirits Of a hart
worked editor. It would bring smil
to the face of a chronic dyspeptic t,
note the fellows who just now are deepl.
interested in Irish Freedom an,
shedding crocodile tears in behalf O
the Emerald Isle. Olivia Times
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The Sleepy Eye Progressive carrie
the news that farmer residing south
: west of Golden drove up in the ale.
and came to the back door Of the ban]
4 and asked if they could accept sacl
: of silver dollars. Being informed tina
: they would be glad to do so, he wen
to the wagon, shouldered grain sacl
. and brought it in. He demanded tn
money be counted in his presence an,
2 Isilver dollars covered the tables in tn
room There were 800 Of the shinin
cartwheels and a roll Of green back
$ in perfectly good order, only trifl
mouldy.