Brvert Committs Series of Crimes Across Counties
Solly Earp, an escapee from Red Wing Training School, is accused of assaulting Mrs. Hollis Ladd near Cobden, stealing a coat, and snatching Mrs. Jerry Reardon’s purse. He traveled through Sleepy Eye, Milford, New Ulm, and Courtland, fleeing until a posse cornered him at the Halverson farm. The recovered purse and raincoat were later found. Earp remains jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solly Earp
Red Wing
Brown County
Hollis Ladd
Cobden
Jerry Reardon
Karp
Marshall
Earp
Waseca
Hey
Canby
Tracy
Jobden
Sleepy Eye
Milford
New Ulm
Heidemann
Mueller
Courtland
Otto Berberich
Bérberich
Herzog
Perso
Laid Ware
Klause
Julius
Jahnke
Fred Havemeier
Brighton
Berberich
Halverson
Marshall Black
Milwaukee man loses right foot in switch yard accident
Joseph Hodel, about 22, of Milwaukee, lost his right foot when a loaded wheat car rolled over it during switching at the Chicago North Western yards. He was treated at Union hospital after railroad surgeons amputated the foot. Conductor Hutchinson witnessed the accident. State Bank Examiner Hunze and Assistant Pieha conducted a routine bank audit Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hodel
Chicago Northwestern
Hodel
Gratz
Soukup
C A. Hutchingon
Sleepy Eye
Union Hospital
Milwaukee
City Council Finalizes Sprinkling Assessments and Water Probe
The New Ulm city council affirmed sprinkling assessments despite objections from Ernst Wicherski, who argued board ineligibility and excessive charges. Wicherski contested his $7.84 bill for two lots while a water quality test faced funding hurdles, prompting a new request to the Minnesota Health Board and a local sampling by B M Mohler from the Front Street Spring and new well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Backer
Ernst, Wicherski
State Streets
City of New Ulm
Wieherski
Wicherski
Seifert
Wisconsin Health Board
Minnesota Board of Health
Minnesota Health Board
B. M. Mohler
New Ulm
Front Street
Brown County Fair Association Eyes New Grand Stand
At the Brown County Agricultural Society annual meeting held in the Commercial Club rooms, plans for a reinforced steel concrete grand stand with 1000 capacity were discussed. With about 4000 needed of 8000, officials proposed boosting funds and budgeting to reduce indebtedness, plus adjustments to fair transportation charges and music quality for next year. The secretary’s exhaustive report showed receipts of 8546.58 and disbursements of 8371.18, leaving 175.40 in treasury, with 2254 exhibits entered. Directors re elected include Ford Crone and F. H. Behnke among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County Agricultural Society
Commercial Club
Crone
Association
Philip Liesch
Albert Steinhauser
Engelbert
Treasury
F. H. Behnke
Andrew A. Backer
Fred Behnke
al. O. Olson
Ford Crone
J. Klossnter, Jr
John Schaefer
Henry Manderfeld
William E. Engelbert
Mueller
A. J. Voge
B. Juni
W. Ey
Busy night for police ends with Bach arrest and confusion
Police chased multiple leads after a bold robbery spree and the capture of Rudolph Bach, advance agent for the Irving Place Theatre Company. Faribault and Brown County officers checked suspects in jail but could not connect them to the robberies. Bach claimed pay rights and was jailed after a dispute with the company manager Gustav Olmar. Bach’s wife Freda Hlork appeared in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing
Rudolph Bach
Irving Place Theatre Company
Armory
Faribault
Joe Coughlan
Brown County
Sibley County
Gibbon
Bach
Gustav Olmar
Olmar
Freda Hlork
Senna
P U G Society Organized Here in New Ulm
New Ulm merchants form the P U G Society for useful giving as Christmas shops lure shoppers. A Review Reporter tours Minnesota Street ads highlight jewelry, vases, toilet sets, woodenware, smoking sets, pins, and furniture including Kaiser Gray suites and cedar wardrobes. The piece notes brisk but late-season buying and previews ads continued on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
P.U. G.S
Minnesota
du Barry
Kaiser
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brvert
Red Wing Reformatory
C.N. W
State Bank
F. G. Hunze
R. S. Pieha
Citizens State Bank
State Health Board
Mohler
Council
Fair Association
Agricultural Society
Mary Se¢One
Fampler
Temne Awerpolis Sons
Ory
Mber Parw Bannd
Ory Wence Ro, ‘Sevarree
N. Henningson
P. U. G. Society
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