New Ulm Celebrates 1862 Indian Massacre Anniversary
New Ulm marked the 60th anniversary of the 1862 Indian massacre with a homecoming hailed as the greatest local celebration. Crowds reached about twenty thousand for parades and displays, including Turners performances, Zuhrah Shriners’ parade, and elaborate business floats portraying pioneer life and 1862 events. Major Louis G. Vogel led efforts to mobilize merchants for parade floats, while divisions showcased floats, bands, and historic scenes from Brown County’s early days.
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New Ulm
Turners
Turner Park
German Park
Milford Township
Zuhrah Shriners
Minneapolis
Minnesota Street
Bantera
Turner
Louis G. Vogel
Drowning Near Mankato Claims Lorentz Life
Joseph R. Lorentz aged 27 drowned in the Minnesota River near his home five miles below Mankato on the St Peter road bluff Belgrade township Nicollet County after entering deep water without swimming. Body found next day about five rods downstream. Survived by wife and three children, parents, siblings, and is buried at St Peter and St Paul church in Mankato amid family and local attendees. He belonged to Catholic Order of Foresters and Knights of Columbus.
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Joseph R. Lorentz
Mankato
St. Peter Road
Belgrade Township
Nicollet County
New Ulm
Minnesota
Lorentz
John A.lorentz
C. J. Shaw
Oshawa
John P
Frank A
Nick. Lorentz
St. Clair
Catholic Order of Foresters
Knights of Columbus
Spain
France
Napoleon
United States
Minnesota River
Alea
Snell
Northwest ‘Territory
Louisiana
Missouri
Michigan
Iowa
Iofa
St. Paul
Minnesota University
Minneapolis
Stillwater
Big Cattle Show At Brown County Fair In New Ulm
Brown County fair in New Ulm August 28 to 30 promises a bigger event with livestock stalls nearly filled by breeders and a large permanent hog barn addition doubling capacity. Amusements include tug of war between Brown and Nicollet teams, Seven Flying Whirlwinds, St Paul Dispatch flying circus, and Capital Amusement Company shows. Local baseball games, Brown County bands, and expanded fireworks cap the program with free acts and night performances.
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Brown County
Minnesota
New Ulm
Wm. A. Lindemann
Brown County Fair
Tyler
Mankato
Hanska
Lindemann
Courtland
Lafayette
West Newton
Ridgely
Nicollet County
Jess
Atch Flying Circus
St. Paul Dispatch
Capital Amusement Company
Mayor Praises Pioneer Pioneers in Historic Address
Mayor L A Fritsche opened the 60th anniversary celebration at Gerrosa Park with a welcoming speech lauded by listeners. He paid tribute to hardy pioneers who settled in the early 1850s, recalled their struggle to conquer land and forests, and linked local history to the nation’s broader past. The speech concludes with a note that it continues on Page B.
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L. A. Fritsche
Gerrosa Park
Hemewith
New Uim
San Francisco
Mrs Gault Leads Historic New Ulm Anniversary Program
The 60th anniversary celebration at New Ulm opened with a Turner Park concert by Hofmeister's band and continued at German Park with speeches by Dr J P Graff Mayor Gave Splendid Welcome and Mrs Lillien Cox Gault detailing Minnesota history and the 1862 Indian Massacre. Thos Hughes of Mankato and Capt Albert Steimhouser spoke as community singing led by A J Alwin concluded the events.
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Turner Park
Hofmeister
New ‘Ulm
German Park
J. P. Graff
L. A. Fritsche
Samuel McAuliff
Rochester
New York
New Ulm
John Lind
New Usn
Minnesota
Gault
Lillien Cox Gault
St. Peter
Congress
Apesker
E. St. Julien Cox
Relief Party
Ifrom
Cox
St. Paul
Huey
Nicollet
Rome
America
Thos. Hughes
Mankato
Minnesota Valley Historical Society
New Ulmaa
Albert Steimhouser
Pioneers
Ander
A.J. Alwin
Mound
Pioneers honoured at Milford 1862 massacre anniversary
Spelbrink tells Milford story of the 1862 Indian massacre as Hofmeister’s band opens a tribute event in Henle grove Milford township. Affected pioneers remembered for delaying attacks that spared New Ulm, with Major Pfaender presiding and the crowd reading names of victims.
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Henle’s Grove
Milford Township
Milford Monument
Henle Grove
New Ulm
Octogenarian at New Ulm Massacre Celebration
Henry Pierce, 81, recalls serving with the Renville Rangers during the 1862 Sioux outbreak and Fort Ridgely defense. The Lynd, Minnesota resident spoke of marching from Yellow Medicine to Fort Snelling, then to Ridgely with two bullets and caps, earning a pension. He witnessed the Mankato hangings and later drove stage routes. Pierce values a Fort Ridgely Medal inscribed Defender of Ft Ridgely Aug 18-27 1862.
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Henry Pierce
New Ulm
Mr. Pierce
Renville Rangers
James Gorman
Fort Ridgely
Idaho
Lynd
Minn
Pierce
Yellow Medicine Agency
Yellow Medicine
Fort Snelling
Army of the North
St. Peter
Harper Ferry
Sam
Mankato
Minnesota
Ft. Ridgely
Residents from Missouri visit after Omaha Lake stay
Mr and Mrs Roland Neumann and two children of St Louis Missouri arrived here last week from omahawk Lake Wisconsin where Mr Neysiasin had been in a street or in my boys club at the lodge for several weeks They will return to their home in Missouri that are Pent of mex week.
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Gro
Roland Neumann
St. Louis
Omahawk Lake
Wis
Neysiasin
Doke
Missouri
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Albert Pfaender
Baptist Groebner
A. C. Amann
Morton Agency
Eckstein
Frank Steele
Jacob Haubrich
Fred Alwin
Edward J. Berg
C. H. Gieseke
Forrest English
Sleepy Eye
Luther G. Ives
Turnverein
Cincinnati
Ha Falls
Burg
Fred Christianson
Frank Schugel
Harry Joern
Springfield Orpheus Band
W. J. Julius
George Fischer
A. J. Esser
New Ulm Ice Co
Minnesota Central
South Side
St. Peter & St. Paul
Sebald
Thin Sity
Henry J. Berg
Carl P. Manderfeld
Fred Wehrmann
Henry Wehrmann
John Korthauer
Beecher
Korthauer
Wells
Ernest Burgomeyer
South Minnesota Street
Clara Sperl
John Sperly
Jefferson Street
Agnes Regenauer
Shell Lake
Edward Sperl
Fairfax
Vas
Jon
Indy
Frank Derie
Suate
St. Jamies
New Ali
Orpheus Band
Springfield
Mayor Pictures Pioneer Events
Dioneer
Piicom
Alwin
Indian Agency
Spelbrink
Milford
Major Pfaender
Spalbrink
Christ Speltrin
Ms. Spelbrink
Bet
Waseverseun
Our City
W. F. McCannie
Spokane
Washington
New Ulet
Mr. McCannie
Pairfax
Fort
St. Henry
New Wlm
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