Sleepy Eye Man Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot
William J. Rich of Sleepy Eye killed Wallace M. Greene at Liat Place on January 11, 1898 and died last week by his own hand near a warehouse on Rock Street. Letters left for public, police outline preparations for burial in a rough pine box, and indicate premeditation and despondency over family affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Wich
Sleepy
Wallace M. Greene
Liat Place
Mankato
Greene
Eich
Brown County District Court
Sturday
Rock Street
William
Bieh
Lee
Police
Jacob Hilgers
Edward Enfield
North Front Street
Flo
Finley & Johnson
Mra
W. J. Rich
George Street
St. Paul
World
Yeneral
Rabbit Drive Planned by St Patrick Council Nimrods
Big rabbit hunt scheduled for next Sunday at New Ulm Armory starting about 10 am. Four teams of 16 hunters each will search for cottontails and jack rabbits, with committee members Groebner Berg Flor Lieb arranging final plans. If successful, a special supper will be served at the next council meeting on December 1. Mrs Andrew Jacoby of Springfield visited a convalescing sister recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick Council
New Ulm
Joseph B. Groebner
Ed. J. Berg
Albert D. Flor
William Lieb
Youth suffers severe burns in factory accident
Albert Schobert 20, son of Mrs Barbara Schobert of South Front Street, was injured in the Eagle mill boiler room yesterday at about 10 30 am. He poured waste oil on live coals igniting flames that burned his face and both arms. He was taken to Loretto Hospital with serious injuries and may need skin grafting. doctors hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Schobert
Barbara Schobert
South Front Street
Loretto Hospital
Eagle Mill
Schobert
Weiser Receives Notification as Minnesota Elector
Dr. G B Weiser, one of twelve Republican presidential electors on the recent ticket, has been officially notified by Governor Burnquist of his election and the Minnesota elector session at the state capitol on Monday January 10 1921. The meeting will ballot Minnesota’s president choice and select an elector to deliver official returns to Washington. Mr and Mrs William Smagal of Sleepy Eye visited New Ulm relatives for Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Weiser
J. A. A. Burnquist
Minnesota
State Capitol
Washington, D. C
William Smagal
Sleepy Eye
New Ulm
Purdy Reports Quaker Relief Work in Central Europe
Rev. E R Purdy of the Friends Church Minneapolis spoke at Turner Hall on relief efforts for German and Austrian children. He described Quaker aid since WWI, reconstruction in northern France, and feeding programs in Germany averaging 400 000 children daily with peaks over 600 000, funded by wheat profits and carried out without graft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Hall
Relief Association
E. R. Purdy
Friends Church of Minneapolis
Purdy
Germany
Europe
American Relief Administration
Herbert Hoover
As & Sect
Friends of England
United States
Friends
England
France
Rev
Austria
Red Cross
Albert Steinhauser
American Red Cross
Soviet Republic
Russia
Poison for Wild Rabbits Attracts Local Attention
Wild rabbits are damaging fruit trees in the area. William Pfaender Jr of Pioneer Nursery describes a poison mix using sulphur of strychnine borax white syrup and water to coat apple twigs. The solution is claimed to kill rabbits without harming dogs that may eat poisoned carcasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pfaender, Jr
Pfaender
Pioneer Nursery
Seifert Case Dismissed By Federal Judge
Milord township farmer John J. Seifert celebrated after U S District Judge Wilbur F Booth dismissed the indictment returned by the federal grand jury in Mankato during the October term The move was on the motion of U S District Attorney John Temple The dismissal prevents a potential jail sentence from the prior charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J.seifert
Milford Township
Pfaender & Erickson
United States District Court
Mankato
Wilbur F. Booth
U.S
John Temple
Mr. Seifert
Ford clashes in early morning city wrecks two cars
Two Ford crashes between 8 p m Thursday and 8 a m Friday damaged a silent police signal, a school sign and a fire hydrant at State and Fifth North. A Gustav Haas Jr Ford ran amuck striking the hydrant and sign before escaping with minor damage. a Pfeiffer sedan was left on its side with Miss Alice Pfeiffer unconscious briefly but no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State and
Fifth North Streets
Big Bill
Pfeiffer
Turner Hall
Alice
Gust
South Minnesota
Bill
Miss Pfeiffer
Hi. J. Nielsen
A. H. Scharbach
Gustav Haas Jr
Mr. Haas
Henry
Case Dismissed In Mask Distilling Charge At Mankato
Tim Seifert faced charges of manufacturing and possessing a mask for distilling intoxicating liquor under an old federal law. The case was continued as prosecutors reviewed evidence. prosecutors moved to dismiss the charge after Prohibition agents’ evidence was deemed insufficient. A heavy penalty had been assessed earlier, but that penalty will be remitted and canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Seifert
Seifertia
Tim
Early morning blaze damages wagon shop
A mysterious fire at the rear wagon shop of Henry Krieger’s blacksmith shop on North Broadway caused about 300 dollars in damage before 2 am. Joseph Teynor Jr alerted Krieger after seeing a bright window blaze and co firefighters from the Niemann and Forster families helped extinguish the flames. The origin remains unknown, with faulty wiring suspected. contents were uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Krieger
North Broadway
Joseph Teynor, Jr
New Ulm Candy Kitchen
Broadway
Teynor
Krieger
Frank Niemann
Frank Niemann, Jr
Otto Niemann
Jack Forster
Roman Brust
Deluge of hogs smashes prices in early market notes
Livestock report from South St. Paul dated November 29 1920 shows hog receipts 17000 and prices steady to 10 cents higher with top hogs around 9.90. Cattle receipts 16500 worldwide with Chicago totals 83000 and a general opening decline about 25 cents on most stockers feeders and killing cattle. Veal calves steady with best lights at 11.00. Lambs 25 cent gain with tops near 10.25, ewes steady, feeders slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South St. Paul
Minn
Poultry House Fire Destroys Hundreds Of Chickens
A large fire destroyed a poultry house belonging to Stork Brothers at the corner of German and Pitst South streets early Monday. Several hundred chickens and thousands of eggs were lost, with about 1,000 chickens saved due to rapid action. The cause is suspected to be faulty wiring and the loss totals several thousand dollars, fully covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork Brothers
Pitst South Streets
Henry Engel
New Ulm
Jacob Engel
Jacob
Judge Cant Awards Damages in Moose Lake Fire Suit
In Duluth St. Louis district court Judge Cant awarded Philip Hall of Cloquet 7400 damages against Great Northern Railway Co and Walker D Hines former director general. The suit is among 278 cases seeking liability of railroads and the U S Government for property losses from forest fires allegedly started by locomotives in Moose Lake district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Cant
St. Louis
Duluth
Philip Hall
Cloquet
Great Northern Railway Co
Walker D. Hines
Railways
United States
Moose Lake District
Livestock Prices Mixed Across Beef Cattle and Veal
Steers bring 6 to 8 dollars while butcher cows and heifers move 4 ¼ to 6 ¾. Camera and cutters sell 2 ¼ to 4 dollars. Veal calves decline by about 1 dollar with a standout 17 dollar figure noted.
Also Mentioned on This Page
WM. J. Eich
Riley
Hilgers
Roy N. Andrews
Big Rabbit
K. C. Mighty Hunters
Andrew Jacoby
Springfield
ALB
Rev. Purdy
Banger
William Plaender, Jr
O. J. Seifert
PF. H. Dubbe
W. F. Behmler
Lafayette
Southern Minnesota Medical Association
L. A. Fritsche
John J. Seifert
Milford
South
Ford
United States Bureau of Markets
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
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