Brown County Fair Promises Spectacular Attractions
The Brown County Fair sets Aug 27 to 29 with aeroplane flights, military balloon ascents, and dramatic parachute drops by pairs. Ball games crown a $100 purse, while $1,500 in premiums and varied acts promise a bustling three days at the fairgrounds. President Ferdinand Crone and Secretary W E Engelbert oversee the preparations as the event enters full progress.
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Brown County
Ferdinand Crone
W. E. Engelbert
Red Cross Supplies Comfort Bags for Soldiers
St Peter chapter sought 30 bags for Company K of Brown County’s soldiers. New Ulm chapter provided them. every man in the St Peter company later received a bag. Each comfort bag contains two handkerchiefs, shoe strings, cup, tobacco, toothbrush, tablets, envelopes, postal cards, playing cards, wash cloth, soap, and a small sewing kit. Mrs Beecher and sons traveled to St Peter to deliver the bags with other supporters.
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Red Cross
St. Peter
Company K
New Ulm
Brown County
St. Peter Company
H. L. Beecher
Sherburn
James
F. W. Johnson
James Garrow
Geo. H. Miles
Census Shows 1884 School Children in New Ulm
The city records 1,884 school age children in the latest census by Adolph Sandmann, up from 1,323 last year, an increase of sixty one.
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New Ulm
Adolph Sandmann
Retail Butchers Form Minnesota Association at Open Meeting
About seventy five dealers from ten counties attended the Commercial club gathering as preliminary steps were taken to form the Minnesota Retail Meat Dealers association. Peter Espenson of Winthrop chaired. Gust F. Ward and others were elected directors to serve until a statewide canvass and first annual meeting. Temporary officers named: President Peter Espenson, secretary treasurer Andrew Saffert.
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Commercial Club
Peter Espenson
Winthrop
Minnesota Retail Meat Dealers’ Association
Gust F. Ward
St. Peter
M. C. Hirmer
Redwood Falls
Andrew Saffert
New Ulm
W. J. Reiss le Sueur
Fred Busse
Winsted
R. B. Sell
Buffalo Lake
A.j.hodapp
Madeira
Fred Hein
New Germany
M. M Hermanson
Mankato
P. Espenson
Prison reform advocate Randall visits city with family
Frank L. Randall of St. Cloud, former superintendent at Minnesota State Reformatory, praises prison reform work as Minnesota leads nationwide. He notes Massachusetts’ growing reforms, contrasts eastern and western conditions, and recalls his tenure under governors. Randall and family tour city, plan Fort Ridgely visit for Indian battle commemoration.
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Frank L. Randall
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Randall
Massachusetts
East
West
Middle West
Measechusetts
Illinois
Open Next Monday as School Year Begins in New Ulm
The public school system unveils a teaching staff with seven new faces as classes resume next Monday for a ten month term. Henry Schrammel will head the high school replacing P W Hutson who left to join an officers training camp. New instructors include Louis Bergfold Beth Street Alice Ebbinghauser Matilda Stuart and Mabel Hatch. Large enrollment expected from city and country districts and nearby colleges like Dr Martin Luther College preparing to open shortly.
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H. C. Hesg
Henry Schrammel
Kathleen Eggar
Hallie Turner
Ralph E. Henry
Katharine Kester
M. B. Stuart
Beth R. Street Mathematica
Louis V. Bergtald
George W. Haynes
Luella M. Johnson
Robert Viergever
Edna E. Watson
Else Teschner
L.S. Pederson
Ida Koch
Ima L. Jan Emerson
Mary Latter
Lydia E. Schilling
Selma Fenske
Marysville
Ohio
Carlton College
Northville
P. W. Hutson
Schrammel
Aurora
Minn
Hutson
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Louis Bergfold
Duluth
Central High School
City
University of Minnesota
Beth R. Street
Bertha N. Booth
Alice Ebbinghauser
Crookston
Moorhead Normal
Emerson School
Bertha Pfeiffer
Mathilda E. Stuart
Mabel C. Hatch
Minneapolis
Winona
Hess
New Ulm
Martin Luther College
Palmbach
Madison
Wis
A. F. Reim
PY. Palmbach
University of Wisconsin
Dr Seifert Called to Prepare for Army Service
Last Wednesday Dr Jr Seifert received a telegram to report at Fort Ridgely around August 27 for federal medical training. He has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the army medical service and expects three months at the training camp before active service possibly in France or at a concentration camp. He is arranging his affairs to be ready to answer the call.
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Jr. Seifert
Fort Ridgely
Dr. Seifert
Army
France
Northwestern Synod Formed From Midwest Lutheran Bodies
Arthur Boock reports from St Paul where August meeting of Joint Synod states Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and new Nebraska partnership created Northwestern Evangelical Lutheran Synod to oversee college and church properties including Dr Martin Luther College New Ulm Home for the Aged Belle Plaine Northwestern University Watertown Seminary and more. Local professors Wagner Klatt Blauert and Retzlaff attended with Ackermann aiding. Officers elected Rev Bergmann VP Rev Westendorf Secretary Rev John Meyer Treasurer awaiting call reports Madelia Times Messenger.
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Arthur Boock
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
St. Paul
Nebraska
Northwestern Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Dr. Martin Luther College
New Ulm
Home For the
Belle Plaine
Minn
Northwestern University
Watertown
Wis
Wauwatosa
M. J. Wagner
Klatt
Blauert
F. H. Retzlaff
A. Ackermann
Prof. Ackermann
Bergmann
Fond du Lac
Westendorf
John Meyer
Oconomowoe
Child Struck and Killed by Auto in City Street
A four year old girl, Alice Verdan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Werdan, died after being struck by a car driven by Harvey Wellner of Lafayette township on North Third Street. The accident occurred Monday morning near the Verdan home. Wellner said he was traveling about ten miles per hour. An inquest found the death to be accidental with no blame placed. Funeral services were planned at the Lutheran church.
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Mr. Randall
John Lind
Lind & Randall
North Third Street
Little Alice
Joseph Werdan
Harvey Wellner
Lafayette Township
Loretto Hospital
Mr. Wellner
Fred Wellner
Verdan
Boock Greenhouse
Alice
Wellner
Lutheran Church
Alice Wa
Exemption board near work's end reports four failing to appear
The Brown County Exemption board completed physical examinations for drafted men, with 482 of 486 presenting. Four failed to appear and face likely action higher up. names include Anton Stabler New Ulm Lloyd J. Sherman Morgan Minn Agge C. Hansen Sleepy Eye and August Guth New Ulm with one sick at Union Hospital. Officials report, with doctors Weiser Seloch Strickler, County Attorney Frederickson, Sheriff Julius. Accepted into service include 458 John F. Gerber New Ulm 143 Frank Wandersee New Ulm 1455 Theo Wandersee New Ulm 788 Charles H. Younger Comfrey 1117 Clyde Stringer Morgan 1748 Michael L. Helger Sleepy Eye and many others from Sleepy Eye New Ulm Hanska Springfield and nearby towns. Exempted list to page 2 continues.
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Anton Stabler
New Ulm
Lloyd J. Sherman
Morgan
Minn
Agge C. Haneen
Sleepy Eye
August Guth
Union Hospital
W. J. Julius
Geo
B. Weiser
J. Li Sehoch
O. ©. Strickler
Adolph Frederickson
United States
John F. Gerber
Frank Wandersee
Theo. W. Wandersee
Charles H. Younger
Comfrey
Clyde Stringer
Michael L. Helger
John Soutschka
Iksel Paulsen
Alexander T. Waibel
Paul C. Kjolstad
Hanska
Lewis L. H. Fudge
Mike Fohl
Nels Kjeldsen
Walter J. Gareis
Albert Jensen
E. Lenard Raverty
Tom G. Larson
Springfield
Arnold M. Ryan
John O. Gudvangen
Willie Mohr
John E. Wallaker
Armin F. Retzlaff
Walter D. Potter
Raymond W Keyes
Arthur H. Meyer
Ben Alwin
Anton A. Sperl
Searles
George J. Glotzbach
Jens M Sorensen
Otto J. Schneider
Bartl F. Windechitl
Albert Trebesch
John Olson
John Christopherson
Lawrence D. Schultz
Peter Goblitsch
Charles Wilfahrt
Richard Wendt
Otto EB. Manderfeld
New Ulne
Alfred G. Kisser
William A. Lipetaky
Springfeld
George W. Kraus
John Tauer
Carl J. A. Vee
Agge C. Hansen
Maggan
Ernest Otte Stucke
Oscar Alfred Blien
Hanke
George A. Wurmatein
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F. H. Behnke
Bierbaum
Association
Jacob Klossner
Frank H. Behnke
Treas
Wm. Engelbert
Sec
Ferd. Crone
Ben Juni
H. F. Schrader
J. Klozener, Jr
Emil Mueller
J. P.graff
Wm. A. Pfefferle
J. A. Ochs
A. J. Vogel
Fred Behinke
Theo. Thormodson
A. A. Backer
Wm. Huevelmann
Wim. BE. Engelbert
E. Mueller
and. Backer
0. Wiedenmann
Wm. Hoffmann
H. Manderrye
Herman Pfaender
Wm.Hoffmann
H. Koester
Retail Butchers Form Association
C. A. Stolz
Minnesota Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association
State Grocers’ Association
Mr. Behnke
HOBBY
NEW Ulm 4
Srd
Northwestern Synod
Madelia
Madelia Times Messenger
Alice Werdan
ING
Girl
Geo. F. Reineke
Carl Kuehilbach
A.§. Dorn
Baer
Henry Schrader
Charl Grossendorf
H. O. Schleuder
L. O. Nelson
New UK
Andrew C. Anderson
Evare
Frank Smith
Melurad Hillesheim
William M. Berg
Arthur Wallin
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