New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-24
PLAY SANTA CLAUS:

The young people Of the EpWorth
League Of the Methodist church played
isanta Clars to the poor families 81
New Uliin, Monday evening, by calling
at, their homes and leaving suitable
Yuletide tokens. The gifts were greatly
appreciated and the innovation proved
as happy an event for the young people
as for the families visited. This is The
true Christmas spirit.
VIM. T. Dietz is the new substitute
clerk Of the Sleepy Eye postoffice, having
received the highest mark at the recent
exam nation of applicants for this posi-
ton. 81
Henry Arndt, who has been farming
in the vicinity Of Comfrey and WHO
disposed Of his personal effects at public
auction last Tuesday, expects to come
to New e In in the near future, to locate
here FERN anently.
Thoughtful friends of Peter Kussin
OF Madelia, who is being cared for at.
st. Alexander Home for the Aged in
this city, presented him with an arti-
fetal limb The old gentlemen. is highly
elated over this gift and greatly appre-
ciates the generosity Of his friends.
The Vern p. Keyser family, who have
resided on farm in the town Of Cotton
wood for the past seven years, departed
for Kit Carson, Colo, last Tuesday,
in which vicinity they expect to make
their, future home. Mr.. Keyser will
devote his time and efforts to the real
estate business in the Silver. State.
Z. w. Samuelson Of Lafayette was
elected vice president of the American
Society OF Equity at the annual con-
vention held at Madison. Wis, last week.
Mr.. Samuelson has been an ardent work
er for the Equity Society for many years
and his election comes as fitting rec
ignition Of valuable services rendered
this cause by him.
A court martial recently held at
st. Peter fined "a members. of Company
b. Fifth Minnesota National Guard,
Of that city for failure to attend company
drill regularly. The fines ranged from
SIS to $40, with an alternative Of five
days imprisonment Five Of the cor
victed guardsmen paid their fines, while
the others preferred to go to Jail.
Ford cars sometimes get unruly, as
a. w. Chute, rural mail carrier from
the Hanska postoffc can testify While
cranking his henry the other day, the
animal back-fred and Mr.. Chute is
now nursing fracture Of the right arm.
His many friends along the route wish
him a speedy recovery. While Mr. Chute
is incapicitated from performing his
duties, his brother is serving the patrons
Of the route.
A happy famil. reunion is being held
at the home Of Rev. and Mrs. G. Mayer
during the holidays, for all Of their
children, with the exception Of Dr.
r. G. Mayer Of Cresbard. S. D., have
arrived to spend their vacation under.
the parental roof. DR.. Mayer is ex-
pected home sometime today. Mrs.
Harry Bush Miss Alma Mayer arrived
here from Dover, Monday; Miss Olga.
Mayer, who is instructor in the New
Prague high school, came Saturday
evening, and George and Miss Laura
Mayer, students at The state univer-
sity, arrived last evening.
Ferdinand Schwarzrock, Well-knoWn
pioneer resident Of Springfield, passed
away at his home in that village, Satur
day afternoon, Dec. 10, aged II years.
He was. a native Of Prussia, Germany,
and came to America at the age Of 26,
first settling in Winona and later Temov-
ing to what is now Springfield, several
additions Of which village bear his name,
having been plated from portions of
his farm. Deceased was married March
| 5, 1873, to Miss Amelia Messerschnidt,
who preceded him in death March is,
1892. He is survived by the following
seven children: Henry, Marie, Edward
and Ferdinand Schwarzrock and Mrs.
e. A. Kamolz, all residing in the vicinity
Iof Springfield; Adolph SchWarzrock,
/ Perhafn, and Otto schwarzrock, Lewsi-
/ ton, Mont. Five children died in IN
fancy. Deceased also leaves. 10 grand
children.