New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. John Richter and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Macho and
Joseph Saffelt were guests at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiding G. Swenson
at Lafayette, last Tuesday.
Miss Mabel johnson returned to her
home at Hanska, Wednesday, after
having assisted in caring for the late
Mrs. Jacob s.. Hanson at the. Union
Hospital here.
George Mansteldt, aged "a, drowned
while bathing in the lake at Redwood
Falls, recently. This is the first
fatality Of the kind to occur there in
the last 10 years.
The electric light plant at Spring
field was temporarily put out of COM
mission, last Tuesday, by a short
circuit, caused by wires becoming
crossed as the result of a windstorm.
The damage was soon repaired.
Mrs. H. III. Griep and infant son,
Jay, spent the weekend with Mr..
Griep, who is receiving medical at
tention at the Loretto Hospital here.
The patient is getting along nicely
and will soon be able to return home.
Prof. w. Schweppe Of the DR..
Martin Luther College preached two
sermons during the annual mission
festival of the Morgan Lutheran
church, Sunday morning and evening.
Special services were also held in the
afternoon.
There will be contest at the school
election in Sleepy Eye, Saturday.
DIR. Rounds and Editor Postmaster
w. r. Hodges, the board members,
whose terms expire, are up for re-
election, and George Foster has con-
scented to make the race.
Next Sunday, July II, the Masonic
Picnic Association will hold it's annual
picnic at Ramsey State Park, Red
wood Falls. The Association includes
members of the Masonic fraternity in
a number Of counties in this section of
the state, including Brown county, and
a large, attendance is anticipated.
Sunday, July 46, is the date of the
big knights Of Columbus picnic at
Ramsey State Park, Redwood Falls.
knights and their families from Brown
Redwood and, Renville counties will
gather and make merry upon this
occasion, and large delegation from
New Ulm is planning on attending.
During the electrical stolm which
visited the Sleepy Eye vicinity, Sun
day of last week, the large barn on the
Emil Gilbertson farm, southwest of
that place, was struck by lightning,
but the damage to the structure was.
only slight. A horse and three calves,
which were in the barn at the time,
were killed by the bolt.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pautzke,
prominent residents of the Springfield
community, celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary recently, when
some 140 relatives and friends gathered
at their farm home, about three miles
east Of that village. The guests
brought well-tilled baskets with eat
ables and all enjoyed a very pleasant
time.
The Misses Ida Muesing and Esther
Wilbfecht departed Friday afternoon
for Stevensville, Mich, Chicago, Ill,
and Milwaukee and La Crosse, Wis.,,
where they expect to spend about
thee weeks visiting relatives and
friends. At Milwaukee they will
attend the national convention OF the
Walther League as delegates OF the
local society. The convention will be
held there from July II to 20.
The little three-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Kissner, who re-
moved to farm near Milbank, S. D.,
recently, was drowned in a shallow
lake there, Sunday Of last week. The
little fellow evidently struck his head
on board when he jumped into the
water; rendering him unconscious, and
although his brothers and sisters were
at hand to render immediate assist
.ance, life was extinct when the body
was recovered.
Many complaints are being voiced,
especially by the women folks and
the merchants, on account of the oiling
of part of the pavement on Minnesota
street on Saturday, the busiest shop
ping day of the week. The oil was
covered with sand and caused an
awful mess in local business places,
being carried in by the customers
shoes. The sidewalks at street inter-
sections almost look as though they
had been treated to coat of the black
street oil.
A destructive worm is reported at
tacking the sugar-beet fields in the