December Term Draws To Close
Brown County District Court wrapped its December term with three criminal verdicts: Fizle Out Hulen and Roberts found not guilty. The last jury trial, Mary Scheible v. Jos Eckstein, ended with an $800 verdict for the plaintiff after a lengthy three hour trial and a pending motion for a new trial. Several civil cases were continued or vacated as the term adjourned.
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District Court
Brown County
Mreceas
Atty
Frederickson
Mary Scheible Ve. Jos
A. Eckstein
Brewing Co
Supreme Court
Mary Bausen
Nic Metsen
Jos. J. Sperl
Minneapolis & St Louis Rwy. Co
Minnesota
Albert F. Gieseke
Nicholas Beckine
Gleseke
Arthur Hube
Bubo
Hye
New Ulm
Accident at New Bank sends two workers to bed
Friday morning after eight o'clock a scaffold collapsed at the Citizen's State Bank building. Louis Saodau and Joseph Woll fell fifteen feet to the cement floor but no bones were broken. They were bruised and are recovering at home, with New Year expectations buoyed by relief.
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Citizen’s State Bank
Louis Saodau
Joseph Woll
Sandaused
Wolf
Guilty of Steen Murder At Blue Earth
Chris Virgens was found guilty of first degree murder in the Steen case in Martin county for the May 7 crime. The jury verdict carries a life sentence to be pronounced by Judge J. A. Quinn on December 29 at 2 pm. The court was sparsely attended as the twelve jurors delivered the verdict after late arguments by county and defense attorneys.
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Blue Earth
Chris Virgens
John Steen
Martin County
Virgens
J. A. Quinn
Img
Dean
A. R. Allen
Savardly Morelog
Redwood Falls Band Faces Disbandment Over Finances
Citizens urged to support the Redwood Falls band as debt on the band stand looms. After a July and fair season, only 30 paid attendees at a recent concert raised 15 cents, risking the disbandment unless locals donate. An annual Turner Hall concert on January 4 offers a chance to show appreciation.
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Redwood Falls
New Ulm
Second Regiment
Turner Hall
Minnesota corn crop set to top one hundred million bushels this year
Commissioner Fred D. Sherman reports Minnesota’s 1913 corn crop at about 102 million bushels from 2.44 million acres at an average yield of 42 bushels per acre. The crop, grown mainly for feeding stock, is rising in the north and west, with Minnesota 13 and Northwestern Dent among notable northern varieties.
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Fred D. Sherman
Minnesota
Sherman
United States Department of Agriculture
Red River Valley
St. Paul
Faribault
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Minnesota 13
Polke County
Agricultural College
Northrup, King & Co
Corn Production Growth in Minnesota 1910 12
The article notes Minnesota corn growth progress near Roseau County on the Canadian border and cites rapid strides in corn production. Estimates for 1910 1911 and 1912 from the United States Department of Agriculture show rising farm values and overall output as authorities discuss statewide prospects.
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Roseau County
Red River
Minnesota
United States Agricul It
Mir Sherman
Runaway motorcycle crash injures Lippert family near Goodwin
In Watertown Daily Public Opinion reports Louis Lippert his wife and three siblings were injured in a runaway buggy when a following motorcycle spurred a team near Goodwin. Louis sprained arm, Tony broken leg, Mrs Lippert strained hip and knee bruises, others injured but youngest brother unhurt. The buggy with side curtains helped their escape. The party returned home by auto after a local doctor treated them. The Lipperts formerly lived in New Ulm and moved to Watertown a year ago.
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Goodwin
Louis Lippert
Louis Liert
Tony
Watertown
Lippert
New Ulm
Building & Loan Talk Highlights Redwood Falls Expert
Redwood Falls men heard William Pfaender Jr discuss building and loan associations at a recent meeting. Pfaender, longtime secretary with New Ulm Building and Loan, has helped establish several groups and noted growing popularity of such organizations in nearby towns. The article also mentions school events and a debate, but centers on Pfaender’s experience and guidance for starting local societies.
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Redwood Falls
Building & Loan Association
William Pfaender, Jr
Redwood Falls Gazette
Pfaender
New Ulm Building and Loan Association
Tracy
Wabasso
Dreams of Empire SpanWide Historic Trails Across America
The article traces the dream of nation building through historic western trails from Braddock’s Road to the Oregon and Mormon Trails. It notes private enterprise shaped roads like the Old Trail, Boone’s Lick, Santa Fe, Overland, Butterfield, Pikes Peak, Oregon, and Pony Express. It ends hinting at continuation on the last page.
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General Braddock
Pennsylvania
Fort du Quesne
Mississippi
Ohio
Appalachian
Atlantic
Braddock
Missouri
America
Denver
Oregon
Astoria
Fort Hall
Idaho
San Francisco
Astor
Utah
Pooy Express
Port Independence
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Fizle
Out
Hulen and
Roberts
Alfred Nundshl
Town Board of
Lake Haveks
Andrew Hilberger
A. N. Falls
Louise Tastel
Carl Tastel
John J. Schmidt
Anna Schmidt
Anas Kraus
George Kraus
Anns Prokosch Appallaot
William Brust
New Bank
Steen
Tiny Tim
Esasy Oo
Eilen Gareis
Ellen Schoch
Neil
Lucie Bruener
Athens
Nation-Wide Association
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