New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-03-03
SOCIAL GATHERING
FOR CLUB MEMBERS
LADIES TO BE INVITED TO
PARTICIPATE IN ANNUAL
BANQUET.
ACUTE HOUSING PROBLEM NOT
TOUCHED UPON AT MONTH
LY MEETING.

Commercial Club members present at
the monthly meeting of the organization
Monday evening were in favor of ar
ranging for a big social gathering soon
after Easter. 1t was suggested by Mr..
Liesch to return to the former custom OF
beginning the new club year with the
holding of an elaborate banquet, with
speeches, music and other features. A
number of others declared themselves in
favor of the idea and, after considerable
discussion, the entertainment committee
was instructed to make the necessary
arrangements for the affair. 1t seemed
to be the -concensus of opinion among
those present to have the ladies parti-
cipate and make the banquet the social
affair Of the year.
Report on Road Duty.
Judge Olsen, upon request of Mr.
Ochs who presided at the meeting, re-
lated briefly what has been done so fal
in regard to the raising of the river
crossing near the mill. Mr.. Olsen re-
viewed the situation from the moment
this road matter was taken up by a
snecial committee of the club late in
November, 1919, up to the present day
He stated the first estimate of the cost
of the improvements to the amount oil
$4,000 was much too low and that,
according to the latest estimate by one
of the State Highway Commissioner
office, the raising of the sheep farm road
together with the bridge improvements
would entail an expenditure of between
$4,000 and $4,000. The plans for
the work which are being prepared at
the Office Of the State Highway Com
missioner in St. Paul are not quite
completed. 1t may take week or SO
to have them ready for submission to the
local bodies concerned, according to
information received by A. L. Book,
chairman of the good roads committee,
while in St. Paul one day last week.
The matter having been referred back
to the rgular good roads committee,
this committee will call a meeting of
the County Commissioners of Brown and
Nicollet counties as soon as the plans
arrive. Judge Olsen was of the opinion
that in spite of the high cost of the
work it would be possible to raise the
necessary amount. He suggested to
get start on the improvement by
building the bridge and putting in come
filling this year and complete the work
in 1921. The cost this year would then
only amount to about $4,000. The
greater part of this would be covered
by state and federal aid. Mr.. Babcock,
state highway commissioner, told the
committee that he has reserved from the
state road fund, $12,5O0 for this road
improvement and federal aid would be
$4,000 mile in this case. The matter
was considered one of the most important
that has ever come up before the club.
Mr.. Stolz pointed out that the road
when once completed could be turned
over to the state. This has been done
at Shakopee, he stated, where the state
will take care of road just completed.
Timely Suggestion.
A timely suggestion was made by
F. P. Starr concerning auto traffic
across the railroad tracks. He called
attention to the danger connected with
some Of the crossings and asked the
Club to help in diverting the traffic
to the 18th street crossing where the
Northwestern road was installing a
bell. At the suggestion of the presi-
dent, J. A. Ochs, voluntary committee
consisting of Messrs. Mather and Min
ium, will arrange to have the old road
signs leading to the 18th street cross:
ing re-painted.
A communication from the Army
Recruiting Station at Minneapolis in
quiring about an address to be given
here on the subject of army life and
recruiting was upon motion filed. Ano-
ther communication from the National
Cash Register Co., at Detroit, Mich,
was referred to special committee Of
three businessmen, Messrs. Schulke,
Stolz and Safert.
The pupils Of the Lafayette CONSOLE
dated school will test milk this week..
thereby gaining some practical knowl
edge Of how much water dad has to pay
for every time he buys q quart Of the
lacteal fluid. This should prove a pro