02 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1907
Page
1
A muddled report details Governor Johnson ruling no action against Manahan and directing the attorney general to handle removal issues. The piece addresses legal advice, rights to cross examine, and the political fallout with the railroad and warehouse commission, plus local social notes about residents and a forthcoming show.
New Ulm Roller Mill Co reports a strong year with 35 men employed and output near 100,000 barrels of flour from about 447,433 bushels of wheat. The firm expanded engine capacity, added a second engine for the cereal mill, and installed a Great Western mill to boost output. rye flour sales span carload shipments to major East Coast markets.
An inheritance of seventy five thousand dollars awaits Fred Appleton formerly of Sleepy Eye. The Swedish will requires his appearance and proof of title to claim the funds from a wealthy uncle. Appleton left Hanson and Arveson recently and has not been heard from. Sleepy Eye Woodman lodge officers have been notified by Swedish authorities of the legacy. They will seek to locate him.
Loren W. Chapman and James D. Chapman, New Ulm residents who deserted to return home, were pardoned by Maj. Gen. Greely after serving part of an eighteen month sentence at Fort Snelling. Their brother Tanee D. Chapman had already been pardoned. They surrendered to military authorities at Snelling about a year ago and were court martialed for desertion. The post commander recommended clemency, paving their path to spend New Years with kin and friends in Minnesota.
A convict serving a five year sentence for grand larceny escaped from custody on an Omaha train near Shakopee while being escorted to Stillwater penitentiary. Handcuffed, he leapt through a moving coach window as the train slowed. A broad alert was issued for the fugitive. The incident follows recent national debates on railroad ownership and a separate note that Mexico may consider government control of its railroads. Local society notes mention Mrs. Howard of Redwood Falls visiting in Faribault, the Eagle Mill Co distributing Christmas gifts, and Miss Dorothy Helmes visiting relatives, with attendance at a Turner Hall New Year’s ball by Marie and Lizzie Bummer.
Former Milford farmer Henry Essig living near Springfield suffered serious injuries when his threshing outfit slid down a steep hill after the steering gear failed. The engine and tender crushed him. twenty minutes passed before he could be freed and he was taken home for medical care.
At a United Brethren church event in Le Sueur Centre a Christmas celebration ended in a fire after a little girl’s dress ignited from a candle. Grace McCall aged five and Martha Yackel aged six suffered severe burns. several children were bruised or trampled as spectators rushed to exits.
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