Sleepy Eye Plans Shooting Match
A gala trap shooting day is planned at Sleepy Eye next Wednesday August 20 with a $125 purse in cash and merchandise prizes. The Sleepy Eye club built a concrete trap house and expects 100 plus hunters from Sleepy Eye New Ulm Springfield Mankato and others to compete in five forenoon events and three afternoon events starting at 9 am. Meals will be provided and prizes include a $10 highest average award and numerous merchandise prizes for the top finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleepy Eye
Ulm
Springfield
Mankato
Nimrod
Dorenoon
Disappearance of Mail Carrier Conrad Alex Aids Report
Acting Chief Herzog received a letter from Ernest Yost publisher of the Welcome Times about the missing mail carrier Conrad B. Alex of this city. Yost claims he saw a man in Wel come driving a Brush auto on Sunday Aug 3 but authorities doubt the identification. No warrant exists for Alex's arrest and officers lack authority to detain him.
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John F. Herzog
Ernest H. Yost
The
Welcome Times
Conrad B. Alex
Alex
Welcome
New
Ulmite
Yost
Iisaurance
Warran
Race Between Winthrop Gopher and Pride Ends With Pacer Victory
A one mile harness race at the Fair Grounds drew about 200 spectators. Morton’s Pride, driven by Fred Spoerhisse, beat Dr Jacobson’s Dan in 2:44½, with bets around 50 to 100 dollars changing hands. The event drew a special Winsor crowd and numerous autos into town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baseball Gems
Colored Gopher
Minneapolis
A. Als
Bundey
Musiler
Ae Bebsba
Glenn Wan
Esme
Ac & Barbess
Fair Grounds
Winthrop
Morton
Pecer
Dr. Jacobson
Dan
Fred Spoerhisse
Silver Wedding Celebration for Bergs Mark 25 Years
County Treasurer Henry I Berg and wife Mary Hoffmann Berg were surprised by relatives and friends at their silver wedding anniversary. The Second Regiment band serenaded the couple as eight children and many relatives gathered, with gifts and warm wishes for continued happiness. Henry Berg, a Brown County native, has long served as County Treasurer and previously ran Kretsch Berg livery and a Sleepy Eye saloon before politics. Dora and eight Berg children attended, with ties to Sigel New Ulm Sleepy Eye and Pine Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry I. Berg
Second Regiment
Berg
Mr. Berg
Brown County
Sigel
Mary Hoffmann
Bavaria
Germany
America
Clement Hoffmann
Albin
Sleepy Eye
New Ulm
Fred Kretsch
Frme
Kretsch
A. W. Eckstein
Clear Lake
Edward J. Berg
Henry J. Berg
Pine Island
Dora
Leo
Helen
Clement
Walter
Mrs. Berg
Young Minister Ordained At St Pauls Lutheran Church
Arthur Blauert son of Tescher and Mrs F W Blauert of this city was ordained a Lutheran minister at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church in a ceremony led by Rev C J Albrecht. Born and raised in New Ulm he studied at Dr Martin Luther College and the Wauwatosa seminary before accepting a call to Zeeland North Dakota. He left for Zeeland Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Blauert
Tescher
F. W. Blauert
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
C. J. Albrecht
New
Ulm
Rev. Blavert
Dr. Martin Luther College
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Wauwatosa
Wis
Zeeland
N. D
Former Citizen Seeks Death In Oregon City Shooting
Ernst Pfeiffer once in painting and paper hanging shot himself in the head at Oregon City after a domestic dispute. The bullet lodged near the brain and doctors fear for his recovery while he lies in a hospital. a daughter was struck, and a note asking no one visit his grave was found.
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Ernst Pfeiffer
Oregon City
Ore
Pfeiffer
Joe
Mr. Pfeiffer
Mra. Pfeiffer
Mra
Alma Trautmiller
Cando
N. D
Oregon
Mr. Pfeifer
Runaway Injury Driver in Courtland Township
Albert Havemeier, 23, son of Mr and Mrs John Havemeier Jr, was injured when a team of horses frightened by something bolted into a field near his parents farm. He fell, one wheel passed over his chest, he sustained a scalp wound and loss of blood but crawled back onto the wagon and drove home. He was brought to Loretto hospital for treatment and is improving.
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Courtland Township
Albert
John Havemeier
Loretto Hospital
Baremeier
Loss of valuable horse after storm in Courtland area
Courtland township farmer Ernest A. Gieseke endured a severe loss when a horse, valued at about $250, bolted during a ball storm and caused itself fatal injuries by goring into a fence. A veterinarian declared the animal beyond help and it was euthanized. The horse’s mate died last spring. Also, William Walter’s Sleepy Eye meat market was bought by Emil Witt of this city who has taken possession. Witt had worked at the Eagle Mill locally and previously in a city meat market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Gieseke
Courtland Township
Ulm
Gieseke
Thin Horse
William Walter
Sleepy Eye
Emil Witt
Witt
Eagle Mill
Deputy Chosen By City Clerk
At a special city council meeting City Clerk Albert J. Meyer confirmed Hubert Berg as deputy city clerk. Berg, with years of training, begins his duties. The council discussed sewer improvements on North Minnesota street for the new North school and referred the matter to the board of public works. A Broadway petition urged sewers on the street section between Fourth and Sixth South streets. A Minnesota River bridge plan at Redstone was discussed without action. meeting adjourned to Friday evening.
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Albert J. Meyer
Hubert Berg
Berg
Meyer
F. D.minium
Minnesota Street
North School
Minjum Ie
Third North Street
Fourth North Street
Board of Public Works
Copstracion
Broadway
Fourth
Sixth South
Minnesota River
Redstone
Regimental Gun Shoot Narrowly Misses for Second Regiment
Lieutenant Adolph Klause of Company A led the regimental team at Camp Lakeview Lake City last week with a 46 of 50, the high score on the 1000 yard range. Second Regiment placed second as First Regiment of Minneapolis and St Paul won. New Ulm sailors Kinse and Pfeiffer returned home Friday night.
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Adolph Klausé
Honda
Cnaimp Lakeview
Lake City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Ulm
Kinse Sod S Pfeiffer
Ed. H. Juni
Meyers Third Gold At Hunter's Rest Shoot In Sun Morning
Henry J. Meyer captured his third gold medal at the Hunter's Rest shoot on Sunday morning with M. Hippert and Ed. Larson close for the leather medal, Hippert scoring 78. Also reported were officers elected at the Mother Society of the Catholic Church meeting with Prés. Mrs. Athenas Henle and other officers named and re elected fing bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Meyer
Hunter's Rest
M. Hippert
Ed. Larson
Hippert
Mother Society of the Catholic Church
Athenas Henle
Joseph Soukup
William Emmerich
Chas. Engelvert
Marshalls
Jos. Dietz
John Schaefer
Theodore Schwendinger
Mike Schuster
Genevieve Henle
Bad Weather Cuts Rural Picnic and Ball Game
Rain halted a Brown County Rural Mail Carriers Association picnic at Oleg Johnson’s Linden site. Speakers including F W Tobridoo and Senator J EB Hayeer drew somber crowds from New Ulm Madeira St. Jacob Lake Crystal. A New Ulm Pirates vs Hanska Giaote game ended in a draw at rain onset. Several minor accidents occurred on the way home, including Carl Grother’s car overturning a 4 foot embankment with no injuries.
Florist Fred Herleman Joins Christ Boock Greenhouses
Fred Herleman of Greensburg Indiana arrived last Wednesday and accepted a position at Christ Boock's New Ulm greenhouses. He is an expert plant grower and florist helping manage the growing roses and daily orders as Boock expands a large 20 by 100 foot rose house and broad operations sending products to the northwest.
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Fred Herleman
Greensburg
Ind
Christ Boock
New Ulm
Herleman
Ulm
Boock
Child Dies on Train Enroute to Twin Cities
Virgil Geraldine, 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Salma Quickstad of Astoria South Dakota, died on a Northwestern passenger train while enroute to Minneapolis Saint Paul for peanut shell removal from her throat. The swallow happened accidentally and a physician urged rapid transfer for expert care but prognosis was poor. They reached New Ulm before death and the body was shipped home with the grieving parents remaining in South Dakota.
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Virgil Geraldine
Mra
Salma Quickstad
Astoria
S. D
Cites
New Ulm
National Highway Boosters Caravan Heads Toward New Ulm
A Chicago to Yellowstone Park highway caravan of the Pathfinder and Booster Caravra leaves Windy City yesterday and is set to arrive in New Ulm Friday at 8:43 pm, staying about ten minutes. They plan a 25 mph pace with stops at Mackaty and Springfield, with New Ulm Automobile Club planning a reception. Also, concrete for Citizens State Bank’s $35,000 new home was poured last week to allow drying before further work.
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Pathinder
Booster Caravra
Chicago
New Ulm
Citizens State Bank
Great Damage From Severe Storm Hits New Ulm Area
A major hail storm near New Ulm caused extensive damage to crops and property. Cranes farm cucumbers, greenhouses and school buildings suffered heavy loss, with shattered windows and broken skylights across multiple sites. Telegraph and telephone lines were briefly disrupted while fruit trees and orchards sustained significant harm.
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New Ulm
Christ. Boack
George Dill & Son
Fair Grounds
Crane Farm
Union School
Washington
LeRoy Alwin
Anthony Schiller
Max Micklas
Gastler
Goode and Sinkel
Brown County
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Claussen Eng. Co
Klog Potot
Chas. Hausestein
Wim. E. Koeb
Jon
Klaus Pry
Gebser
Fd. Larson
Picaic
National
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