31 May 1911
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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1911
Page
1
Col Henry Watterson writes from Munich on German beer culture and temperance views. He praises Bavarian Hofbrau, contrasts Kentucky whisky with beer, and notes liberal Bavarian laws and many beer saloons. He cites Consul Peters on Munich beer consumption and licensing, hinting at broader temperance debates.
Commencement program shortened by seniors with class day exercises on Tuesday at 2 30 in the High School assembly room. Joseph Wheeler presides. Olga Mayer Franklin Blume Elsa Klippstein and others featured. Juniors and faculty enjoyed a social hop at Turner Hall. Examinations underway. June 5th honors: Salutatorian Elizabeth P Wheeler and Elizabeth Schmidt. Valedictory Amelia Gertrude Bouchard and Edes H Edwards. Memorial desk and two chairs to be placed in the assembly room at about 858.
The Norwood Times recounts a recent cyclone in Norwood lasting about thirty minutes with heavy rain and intense electrical activity. The Feltman farm barn was struck down while the house nearby remained intact, a goose on eggs beneath the barn survived, milk cans nearby bent and twisted, and other sturdy objects were blown apart.
Mankato Lodge No. 225 Elks formally dedicated their new club house, costing over 250000, with Judge Oscar Hallam delivering the dedicatory speech on Elkdom. Over two hundred Elks and guests gathered for the banquet and toast, with attendees from Minneapolis, St Paul, Aberdeen, Albert Lea, Duluth, Worthington, New Ulm, Le Mars, Iowa, Sioux City, Faribault, Sleepy Eye, Rochester, Mapleton and St Peter. Commencement exercises are planned at D M L College on June 13.
The newly formed Business Men's Gun Club at New Ulm held a practice at the Fair Grounds last Sunday. Scores ranged around ten points for several shooters including P. J. Elebten and W. D. Edwards with others like WB Henry Grauson, Hlenbaum, Pederso, Chas. Havenstein, Theo Johnson, and John Fritsche noted. With eight in attendance, strong interest is shown and more practice is planned Wednesdays and Sundays. birds cost one cent and the club invites all gun enthusiasts to join or watch.
The tenth annual state convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters will be held in Mankato June 13 and 14 with a parade and special trains from the Twin Cities. State chief ranger P. H. Martin of Duluth and state screener George W. Stinger of St. Paul will attend. Bishop Heffron is expected to deliver the opening address.
The first annual summer skat tournament of the Minnesota State Skat League will be in Waconia on Sunday June 4. All skat players in Minnesota are invited. Doors open at 8:25 AM for registration by 1:30 PM. Opening address by J E Soper with two sessions at 7:30 PM. Admission 1.00 for members, 1.50 for nonmembers with 0.50 credited to dues if joining by Jan 1 1912. Wm E Koch serves as league director.
Nic Gulden and M Hippert acquire Stoll and Son plumbing business and rename Gulden and Hippert. Both formerly with Grebe and Emmerich, they promise an up to date shop offering plumbing and gas fitting. The transfer took effect June 1.
At Turner Theatre last Sunday evening the Georgia Minstrels offered excellent singing and a standout tenor solo by a 75 year old performer. The troupe, a mainstay for over thirty years, is famed for merry stage humor, though the house felt short of full. If they return to New Ulm, patronage should improve.
A spring surge of cut worms endangers crops across Minnesota, shredding onion, potato, lettuce, radish, and cabbage plants while leaving stems cut just above soil. Worms hide most of the day, emerge midnight to 4 am, and can be killed by heavy plowing or burying paper collars or tin cans around plants to deter attack. Fall drought or wet seasons affect moth and egg survival. The article also mentions Yankee Robinson Shows in New Ulm with guards against grafters and a reward for criminals nearby.
Dr. H. W. Rieke has taken over the dental rooms and practice of Dr. L. C. Quast. Rieke is a University graduate and well recommended. The Review welcomes him to New Ulm while noting Quast’s departure for Janesville Minnesota to visit parents for about a month and his open future plans.
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