Terrible murder near Mankato ends in family massacre
A widower at Bradley's Crossing near Mankato killed four children with a butcher knife and hanged himself in the wood shed after their mother died last year. The oldest daughter, home from Mankato, survived and found the grisly scene, as neighbors aided in the grim task. The tragedy ranks among the area’s most brutal events.
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New Ulm
Bradley’s Crossing
Mankato
St. Peter
J. K E. Yorke
Yorke
Basketball in New Ulm By a Friend of the School
A local recap praises New Ulm basketball teams performance against Cleveland high school with a 60 to 16 victory. The piece questions pursuit of a Stillwater clash, weighs financial feasibility of such trips, and asks whether the high school program will receive continued community support and recognition for its efforts.
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Ulm
New Ulm
Cleveland High
Stillwater
Sleepy Eye Milling Plant Faces Financial Rumors
Rumors of serious financial difficulties surround the Sleepy Eye Milling company with creditors meeting recently and expert accountants reviewing the books. Local residents remain reticent, awaiting clarity on the plant’s condition as factions debate the outcome. Geo Graen of Watertown with John H Hanton visited the city, Graen once lived in New Ulm and plans to move to Aberdeen. The Redwood Falls election ended with both wards voting wet following a heated temperance drive led by Frank Eddy and others. Edwin Juni visited St Peter for business.
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Sleepy Eye Milling Company
Sleepy Eye
Geo. Graen
Watertown
South Dakota
John H. Hanton
Graen
New Ulm
Burg Cigar Co
Aberdeen
Redwood Falls
Frank Eddy
Edwin Juni
St. Peter
Raised in a chicken incubator baby to be returned home
The Mankato family will soon regain daughter Margaret Lee, the incubator baby born April 13, 1908 in Minneapolis. She grew from two and a half pounds to twelve pounds in ten months, surviving a humorous yet tragic struggle for life in early incubator history.
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Margaret Lee
Mankato
Minneapolis
Teo
Margaret
EM Lewet
Mankater
Two Local Institutions Open New Year With Strong Meetings
New Ulm Savings and Loan Association and Minnesota Commercial Men's Health Association held annual meetings. The savings loan group reported 385 stockholders, assets of 296526.09 with 92800 in good mortgage loans, and new officers Jos A Eckstein, F H Beboke, Wm Pfaender Jr, F Ruemke. The health association, in its fourth year, named G W Barnes as president and A J Alwin as secretary, with Jos Bebleter as treasurer and Dr L A Fritsche as medical director, along with directors Geo S Kolfend and B F Snook.
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New Ulm
New Ulm Savings and Loan Association
Minnesota Commercial Men's Health Association
Jos. A. Eckstein
F. HB. Beboke
Wm. Pfaender Jr
F. Ruemke
Wa. Eibner
L.G. Vogel
J. H. Langmack
C. H. Dirks
Minnesota Commercial Men’s* Health Association
A. J. Alwin
G. W. Barnes
Jas. F. Garrow
A.J. Alwin
Jos. Bebleter
L. A. Fritsche
Geo
S. Kolfend
B. F. Snook
Uatheran Maennercher
Anouat
John Mayer
Wm. Hastner
William Stelijes
Fred W. Oawald
A. F. Reim
Ilbratan
C. G. Reim
Henry Dorbahn
G. FP. Reinecke
Wm. Gluth
New Ulm Maennerchor
Chas. Stoll
Otto Meyer
Henry Rudolph
Otto Burk
Grost Pfeiffer
Ww. Pfaender Jr
Germania Sisters
Emilie Neumann
Amanda Frenzel
Bertha Goetech
Emma Hettlinger
Emma Gebser
Amanda Frenvel
Rosa Schnobrich
Maria Bachmann
Marie Gallas
Marie Bachmann
Prederike Pohlmann
Grand Lodge
Amanda Wicherski
Creamery Officers Elected Across Local Coops
The Lafayette and Bernadette Creamery Co held its annual meeting electing John A. Johnson as president Claus A Swanson secretary and manager August Samuelson treasurer and G J Johnson with E D Grossendorf as directors A new ice haulage contract went to Frank Altmann for 23 dollars while butter and supplies haulage was awarded to Ernst Johnson at 1 50 per ton John Johnson was hired to run the skimming station at 50 dollars monthly The creamery noted a prosperous year boosted by a hail storm in the region and reported 2 461 456 pounds of milk received and 108 487 pounds of butter produced Total receipts reached 27 464 90 with several improvements at the plant.
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Lafayette and Bernadette Creamery Co
John A. Johnson
Claus A.swanson
Tressurer
August Samuelson
G. J. Johnson
E. D. Grossendorf
Frank Altmann
Ernst Johnson
John Johnson
Alex Johnson
Hanska- Lindes Creamery Company
Wals Erickson
Hans Frederickson
C. Abiness
Albert Amundsen
Carl Olstad
Des. Sehnobrlal
Martin Pavlaon
Bers’ Ouren
Courtland Creamery Company
C. H. Braun
Nic Reinhart
W. F. Meyer
Henry Bode Jr
J. W. Schroeder
Wm. Espenson
H. F. Lange
The
Evan Creamery
John Pingel
P. Rasmussen
Peter Carstensen
Nels Christensen
A. O. Johnson
Theo
Mattke
Chas
Plath
Julius Jeppeson
Minnesota River Survey To Judge Floods And Navigation
The Minnesota river survey by the state drainage commission under George A. Ralph will cost about 850,000, with possible savings if conditions allow. Seventeen engineers will work on the project, aiming to finish in seventy to eighty days due to favorable ice conditions, to enable navigation from the Mississippi to Big Stone Lake and redeem thousands of acres while reducing annual flood damages.
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Minnesota River
Corps of Engineers
Minnesota State Drainage Commission
George A. Ralph
Ralph
Minnesota
Big Stone Lake
Mississippi
Fort Snelling
Mississippi River
Big Stone Jake
Church and Society Elections Amid Small Congregations
The Lutherans elected F. G. Retzlaff Fred Aufderheide and Ww. Schroer to board of trustees and August Thiede La Fayette Henry Mueller Milford Herman Fritsche Cottonwood as directors. Backer will be treasurer and Meyer organist. Albrecht’s salary raised to 800 per year.
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Albrecht
F. G. Retzlaff
Fred Aufderheide
Ww. Schroer
August Thiede
Lafayetta
Henry Mueller
Milford
Herman Fritsche
Cottonwood
Fred J. Backer
Franz Joel
Wm. Stéllies
Herman A. Vogel
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Sleepy Eye Milling Co
Savings and Loan and Commercial Men's Health Associations
Essig Qrédimery Dormsiadny
Snoual
Aléeting” Maesdag End
Louie Spelbeink
John Gerels
Herman Altredhi
Fred Hallo
Wits Augtal
Bank Elections
Citizens State Bank of
M. Mullen
O. M. Olsen
Chas, Silverson, &. H. Retzlaff
L. J. Buenger
N. Samsen
John Henle
Mullen
State Bank of
A. ©. Ouren
Gudman Anderson
Almer Ouren
Henry Anderson
A. O. Ouren
Nels Erickson
A. G. Anderson
Linden
Nels J. Ouren
Hanska
A. O. Amundson
Lake Hanska
Fred Pfaender
New New Ulm
Courtland State Bank
Emil G. Hage
O. C. Strickler
John Reinhart
Ernest Drill
Herman Poehler
John Havemeier Jr
John L. Evans
Gov. Fork
New Jersey
Garrison
Jersey
Philadelphia
Johnson
Jin
Oregon Iaad
Gsonmor Hagjamin
Swaon
Church and
Congregationalista
WT. Critchett
A. H. Lisnkard
F. H. Kroole
Tresaurer
A. H. Lienhard
Mibleis
Mesdames Brook
Beecher and Schmidt
Prudential
Friedeos
Rev. Meyer
Herman Klessing
Aug. Imberg
New Ukm
Frank Vanderare
Joseph Sister
London
Marsh
Eiderdown
New Marsh
Crone Bros
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