New Ulm review., 1921-02-02
LIVED LONG ON FRUGAL DIET
Englishman Who Died in 1880 Proved
That 1t Was Possible to Exc
Out Existence CheapIy.

Thomas +. Curby, the champion
eater of Massachusetts, declared that
dyspepsia is the result Of eating too
little, and not too much. His Sunday
dinner consisted of thirteen Holsters.
sixty eggs, and one 8hundred oysters.
At the other end of the scale must be
placed old Roger Crab, the first vege-
tartan, who died September II, 1850.
after proving that man could live
on IS cents a year. Originally hab-
erdasher in big way OF business at
Chesham, England, free liver and
drinker of strong ales, he got re-
ligion"-also dyspepsia-in middle life,
sold his stock. gave the proceeds to the
poor, and took to living in a hut on
three-farthingS a week. Instead of
"strong drinks and wines,' he says in
his autobiography, Il give the old
mamie lived two centuries too soon
to call it Little Mary''-''a cup Of
water; and, instead of roast mutton,
rabbit With bran, and pudding made
with bran and turnip-leaves chopped
together And on this diet he lived to
ripe old age, surviving repeated
cudgelings and Imprisonment for
witchcraft
JIG. Pelzl and family of Sleepy Eye
spent Sunday, at the home of the
formers mother, Mrs. F. Pelzl, on
North German street.
The annual stockholders meeting
of the Lafayette Farmers Cooperative
Creamery Association will be held in
the village hall there, next Tuesday
afternoon. aaKssa ssaaa m sasgs sAEsssk
Bennie and Carl johnson of La
fayette submitted to operations for
the removal Of their tonsils and ade-
noids at the Union Hospital here, last
Tuesday. - E,; -
: Edward J. Hoffman, of Lafayette
township was most agreeably surprised
by number of relatives and friends,
Sunday evening, the occasion being
his birthday anniversary.
A party was held at the home of
E. H. Bethke Sunday evening, which
was attended by "a guests. The even
ing was spent with music and other
entertainments. A delicious lunch
was served and all had pleasant time.
Miss Alice Pfeiffer, who is teaching
school near Springfield spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Pfeiffer of Milford town
ship. She was accompanied by Miss
Minnie Runck, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Runck of Springfield. 81
Wenzel Schoedl, the well-known
blacksmith and wagonmaker of Com
frey, has secured patent on "a sled
spindle hub, a device designed to pro-
vide means for readily attaching
sled runner to the axle or spindle of
wagon, transforming the latter vehicle
into a sleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Weninger and
child returned to Sanish, N D., after
spending the past three weeks at the
Mike Weninger home in this city. They
came here with the body of Mr.. Wen
inger's father, Franz Weninger, who
died at their home in Sanish, where he
had spent the last four years of his life.
B Stanley H., the 11-day-old Vson of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Schmaus of
Lafayette township, passed away at.
the home of his parents, yesterday
from the effects of an
abdominal ailment with which he
had been afflicted since birth. The
funeral will be held from Holy
Trinity Catholic church here, this
wednesday, morning at 10 o'clock
md interment will be in the Catholic
cemetery.
P. J. Ritschel will again enter the
employ Of the August Schell Brewing
Go. Of this city, March 1, having ac-
,epted a position with this company
'ecently. Mr.. Ritchel was formerly
salesman for Schells and
enjoyed a good measure of success.
Some years ago he removed to Mime
apolis with his family, where he con-,
lucted drug store, which he disposed