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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
2
Changes loom in the Grand Prize Contest as surprises rise for all. Top voters exceed ten thousand with a tight battle among leaders Martha Winkelmann Hanska Ida Engelbert New Ulm Myra Alwin Courtland and others including J M Rockvam Fred Christiansen John Wiesner Leo Seifert and Herbert Baltrusch.
To close an estate two houses in this city three blocks from both the Catholic and Lutheran churches and the town center will be sold. Properties feature graded streets and cement sidewalks, available separately or together with liberal terms. Apply to 4914 Samsen, Dempsey & Mueller.
Professionals hail the Ellington Piano as the best of its kind with experts agreeing it stands out. Many satisfied customers at our warerooms confirm the claim while a wide selection of styles awaits choice.
Obituary notices recount Hugo Boock of Crosby North Dakota dying at 36 from pulmonary tuberculosis after years of business in Minnesota. Survived by widow Mary Kopetzki, three daughters, and siblings. funeral in New Ulm Catholic Church. Also brief updates on Oliver Green’s sudden death post operation and Daniel Gehrke’s life in Brown County. Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch notes D Mahbier’s death in Le Sueur and prize winnings at St Anne’s Xmas sale.
Mrs. Alex Pickle returns from a week with Springfield relatives while Leslie Burghardt and wife plan a Bird Island visit. Miss Alice Weir vacationing with Vernon Centre parents. William Zegahnagen to Springfield hospital. Miss Rose Doheny to Belle Plain. Christ Peterson to Rochester then Stewartville. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Palmer host relatives for Thanksgiving. Dances, piano purchase in Sleepy Eye, and various visits across town. Finest Christmas Umbrellas advertised by Schleuder’s.
Miss Clara Epple hosted a Thanksgiving evening for friends with games and prizes won by Bessie Dougher and Alice Irgang. Mrs. M. Baasen hosted a whist party with prizes to Mrs. Mullen and others. The Schramm sisters honored Herbert Grossendorf with an birthday party, and Masonic Club dances continued as a highlight. A Woodmen Hall evening and Miss Elfrieda Toberer’s six o’clock dinner featured chrysanthemums and a 16-seat menu. Mrs. T. Mueller marked her birthday with a large annual party. The Iman’s Sisters Society hosted a surprise Euchre night for Mrs. Julius Krause. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Janni celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with gifts. Lutheran Aid Society plans a December 6 sale and coffee social at the schoolhouse with a 15c lunch and music.
A fragmented local page recounts a lively election echo and social scene in New Ulm with colorful lines about a tenvent show, German town fare, and daily routines. It notes jewelry ads by Schlender’s and Pfefferie’s phonograph offers, plus visits from Geo Schmiesing and Radtke relatives and a regional auto trip through Hansal and Sleep Eye area.
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