Poultry Show Draws Huge Local and Outsider Interest
The New Ulm Poultry Show records about 275 specimens, with over half from outside towns. Attendance and excitement surpassed expectations as premium winners from prior shows joined regional entries. Events note local officials, a militia resignation, Woodmen convention plans, and theater reviews amid a busy slate of spring activities.
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New Ulm
Mankato
Whitter
Redwood Falls Poultry Association
Fire destroys Sleepy Eye Elevator in Evan
The Sleepy Eye Milling Company's elevator at Evan burned to the ground Wednesday night, with the Hagie Roller Mill company’s warehouse and nearby buildings aving narrowly escaped. Wind favorable, origin unknown but suspected incendiary. The elevator stored thousands of bushels of grain and coal. agent W. J. Hoy reported substantial fur insurance losses. milling company insured.
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Sleepy Eye Milling Company
Evan
Sleepy Eye
Hagie Roller Mill
W. J. Hoy
Re W Scherer Sells Yard to Fullerton Lumber firm and shifts role to Minnesota Flint Rock Co.
Robert W Scherer parts with the Peer Scherer lumber yard to Fullerton Lumber Co of Minneapolis. Dirks will move operations from Valley Street to Centre. The Valley Street yard may be abandoned as demand grows. Scherer will focus on building Minnesota Flint Rock Co., where he and relatives hold significant interests.
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Re W. Scherer
Peer
New Ulm
Scherer
Minnesota Flint Rock Co
County fair dates rearranged by Brown County Society
Brown County Agricultural Society led a broader shuffle of Southern Minnesota Short Ship circuit dates after a January 21 meeting in Mankato. Le Sueur kept Sept 7 8 and 11 while New Ulm, St Peter and Mankato shifted to Sept 10 11 12 Sept 14 16 and Sept 17 18 19 respectively, then adjusted to permanent alignment.
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Minnesota
Mankato
le Sueur
New Ulm
St. Peter
Beawn County Agricultural Society
Rough Riders For China and a Local Social Roundup
A column quotes a World War era pledge about national unity and class harmony. Social news notes Mrs H D Beussmann hosting a Monday whist party, twin daughters born to Mr and Mrs George Dusel, and Mrs R W Scherer chaperoning a sleighing party with a post ride lunch at the Scherer home on State street. A New York World interview excerpt quotes William Jennings Bryan on Governor Johnson as a Democratic candidate and how the World’s view affects perceived support.
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H. D. Beussmann
George Dusel
R. W. Scherer
Scherer
State Street
New York World
Gov. Johnson
William Jennings Bryan
Johnson
Chancellor Day Replies to Roosevelt's Message
Syracuse University Chancellor Day speaks against the presidents tone and attacks on financiers while urging free discussion. Nay warns of radical upheaval and calls for accountability of demagogues and scandal mongers in a charged debate over finance industry restraint and national trust.
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Chancellor Day
President Roosevelt
Day
Syracuse University
Juba
D. Rockefeller
Nay
Nightrider
President Roosevelt Meets New Ulm Honeymooners on Visit
A Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt gave about ten minutes to Mr. and Mrs. Silverson of New Ulm Minnesota, on their way to Baden Germany for their honeymoon. Silverson, former New Ulm mayor, is a leading NW miller. introduced by Senator Knute Nelson.
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Washington
Minneapolis Journal
Roosevelt
Silverson
New Ulm
Minn
Baden
Germany
Northwest
Knute Nelson
Getting His Own Back Ironworker Pranks Friend with Window Joke
An ironworker revenges a quarrel by knocking at his friend’s door at night. When the friend asks the cause, the prankster points to the open window with his head through it, then departs amused by the ruse.
Rector advises charging admission for church social
The uptown church ladies guild planned an evening with reception and asked the rector to announce it. He urged charging a small admission to attract a crowd, noting people would not attend otherwise. The women agreed, and subsequent events proved the advice correct.
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Ladies’ Guild
New York Press
They Made Her Grandmother’s Quiet Reprimand
A humorous note from Harpers Weekly recounts a Mitte grandmother chiding her grandchildren for making noise. The children quip back that without them she would not be a grandmother at all, highlighting playful family banter.
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Harper's Weekly
One For Each Life Revolver Quote From London Express
A curious quip from a London Express excerpt shows a man seeking a revolver and the salesman confirming six chambers, with the buyer joking he should have a mine chamber to target a neighboring cat. The exchange captures a sharp, darkly humorous tone.
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London Express
A Poor Corner
A Chicago Record-Herald quote notes that when a girl says she will keep a corner of her heart for a man it is a corner she does not expect to use much.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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Woodmen
Ed. Humphrey
W. R. Hodges
C. P. Glack
August Samuelson
Rupert Altmann
W.G. Gresham
Olsen
Bush River
Engloser Daniels
Opera House
Paul Cleveland
Olu
Madeira
Olin
Turners Theatre
New
C. A. Patchin
Springfield
Patchin
Nicollet County
Howard Cowles
Courtland
Leon Williamson
Cambria
Williamson
Kris Kringle
Jack Horner
Margery Dan
Simon
Wondrous Wise
Sallie Lunn
Stiara
New York
Robert W. Scherer
Brown County Society
Rough Riders
China
Hhis Coun
Kessler
St. Louis Republic
Amann
A. Stlemann
Brice
Dees Espemieiele
Crone Bros
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