New Ulm review., 1922-07-26
UPKEEP COST ON
STATE HIGHWAYS
MINI HIGHWAY BULLETIN
SHOWS REPAIR COSTS HONs 4
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The state highway department. in a
new bulletin lists comparative costs #
highway .upkeep which shows the
economy Of paving heavy traffic routes
befo;e ether ections eimproved.
Average, mile expenditures fer main,
tenance during the first year under the
Babccck goc d rtads plan, acc ording to
the official figures, were $500 on
graveled, $125 on paved, and $181 on
unsurfS ced sections of the trunk sys-.
ten, experience with the last class:
showing limit on results regardless
of upkeep expenditures. "<
"Only about 80 miles of paving is
being paid for with state highway
funds this year, tie remainder being
financed with REIN bursement money
which must be used in the counties
issuing the bond:,'"',. said Cha cles NJ.
Babcock, state highway commissioners.
Paving is necessary, on some heavily
B. G. Schulze of the. Nicollet Leader
is not overly fond Of the tin can
sport who tanks up' early in. the
morning of Fourth of July and then
proceeds to assist the rest of the pop
ulation to an early grave by reckless
automobile driving. r.. ~ ~
Mrs. Richard Julius of Fairfax was
operated on at the Loretto Hospital
on Friday afternoon, and is getting a
long very nicely at present.
Miss Olga Holden of St. James came
to New Ulm, Tuesday. She will be
employed as a nurse at the Union hos
pital. -s-
Miss Margaret Soukup of Duluth
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. W. Soukup and other relatives last
week. She returned home Monday.
Frank Behnke and his mother, Mrs.
Esther Behnke, visited at the Will
Newton homein West Newton Sunday.
They were accompanied by Fred
Eidsvold
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Erler and
daughter Leona of Rosemond, MINI.
visited from Friday until Monday at
the George P. 'Erler home in this city.
They made the trip by car.
DR.. and Mrs. T. F. Hammer1neister
and Mr.. and Mrs, C. E. Poynter and
family returned last Sunday from a
trip to Spencer, Iowa, where they.
were guests for few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks. .g.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Erler mot ored
to Fairfax on Sunday to accompan y
home Julius Hopp who has been Wis
iting there for several weeks. Mr..
Hopp will visit here for another week
before returning to his horhe'sin Cor
wallis, Oregon. agg
Mrs. Mary Meile and daughter,
Miss Louise, who have been visiting
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the past
month, and a half, returned to their
home last week. They were guests
at the home of the formers daughter,
Mrs. H. F. Blomquist.
Mrs. Irwin Schmidt, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ruemke, and Mrs.
Milton Schmidt, sister of Mrs.
Geo. CASTER. are visiting at the CAST
Ter and Ruemke homes here. They
will remain for about two weeks before
returning to their homes in Chaska.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Schleuder and
daughters, Lorna and Altha, returned
Thursday from an outing at Green
Lake. They visited at the Albert
Pfaender summer home. Mr.. Schleu-
der and children, Hugo, Lorna and
Lessing left the next morning for Yel-
lowstone park where they will spend
several weeks.
The A: schulke family, accompan-
led by Mrs. r. L. Fabel, and children
of Grand Forks, North Dakota, left
the latter part of last week for Green
Lake. The Schulkes will spend sew.
eral weeks at the lake, and Mrs. Ia be
and children will return to their hons
from that point. Mrs. Fabel IS 9
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Schulke..
SMr. Angelmeyer Of the Eagle Roller
mill enjoyed few days outing with
the Rev. E. F. Wheeler family at Lake
Lewis near Mora, MINI. He returned
Monday. Rev. and Mrs. Wheeler
and their children, Joseph and Mrs