Cement Products Made in New Ulm Cement Plant
Saffert and Gugisberg Cement Construction Co in New Ulm produces drain tile road culverts ribbed silo staves and concrete blocks. The plant operates year round with 63 employees and ships to distant jobs. A 40 foot high ribbed silo stands as a landmark and a new concrete window and door frame line expands output. Annual meeting set for February with local stockholders except banker Gugisberg of Gibbon.
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Saffert & Gugisberg Cement Construction Company
New Ulm
Zagelmeyerystem
Saffert
Schenk
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Gugisberg
Gibbon
Russian Prisoner Seeks Aid From Austrian Aunt
A letter from Emanuel Gyra, a 29 year old Austrian officer held as a prisoner in eastern Siberia near Vladivostok since 1915, asks his aunt Mrs. Jacob Loesch for a small parcel with sugar chocolate condensed milk and conserved meat. He pleads news and money to ease his daily hardships and notes communication is nearly impossible due to Russia’s turmoil.
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Jacob Loesch
Emanuel Gyra
Siberia
Vladivostoe
Gyra
Bruenn
Moravia
Nicolsk Yussuriski
Russia
Austria
Frank Loesch
Invite Lutheran New City Building Synod Convention Nearly Completed
At the Evan gelical Lutheran St. Pauls church of New Ulm an annual meeting approved inviting the next General Synod session to New Ulm. The August event will host 1,581 total parish souls with 2,012 communicants and 168 in the parish school. The church reports 18 new voting members, 236 total members, 509.41 in service collections, and 1,614.06 for foreign and domestic funds. The new board includes John Poehler and Otto Zimmer man. school and parish boards merged. renovations and progress noted.
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Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's Church
New Ulm
General Synod
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest
C. J. Albrecht
Wr. Muesing
Fred Oswald
H. F. Raabe
Otto Tappe
New Ulma
Courtland
Lafayette
Lake Hanska
Sigel
Milford
Cottonwood
Earl Newton
St. Ful
A. OC
Jamas-Guthrie Construction Company
St. Paul
City Counil
Dwin
Jail term for Sleepy Eye theft offender at Stillwater
James Riley, brought to the county jail in New Ulm four weeks ago on a $150 Sleepy Eye theft charge, appeared before Judge Clayne in district court on Thursday afternoon. He pled guilty and was sentenced to one to five years in the state penitentiary at Stillwater. Deputy Herman Jahnke took him to Stillwater last Friday, January 24.
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James’ Riley
New Ulm
F. Haselmann
Sleepy Eye
Clayne
District Court
Stillwater
Herman Jahnke
Peace Declared In Simmet Boock Case In Court
The Simmet versus Boock case was settled in Justice Hagen's court with a public apology by the defendant in exchange for withdrawing the complaint of November 19 1918 alleging an assault. The case was dismissed after costs were paid and a public apology was delivered. Also notes on chevrons indicating military service and the death by suicide of Waseca deputy county auditor Gar land.
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Anton Simmet
Arthur L. Béock
Arthur L. Boock
Boock
Icity
Dempsey
al. W. Mueller
Olsen & Mueller
Rarth C. Garland
Waseca
New Ulm Man Recalls Dark Navy Convoys in WWI
Jacob Matsch of New Ulm recounts serving aboard the destroyer Ammen during WWI when ships kept all lights out for eighteen months to deter submarines. He describes convoy patterns from near the U.S. coast to Scotland, depth charges, and the dangers faced while protecting troop transports and merchant vessels.
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Jacob Matsch
New Ulm
Frank
Sai
U.S. Navy
Ammen
Daniel Ammen
Brown County
Ohio
Matsch
Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Scotland
Ireland
England
France
Blatcch
America
Matach
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
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George Sulfer
New Um
Whiel
Wta
Vladivostoc
Jac. Loesch
House of Representatives
Washington
House Immigration Committee
Tinton
Redwood Falls
Lutheran
New City Building
ST. Paul's Congregation
John Poehler
Alf
Fritsche
Jungkauz
Luke Hanska
Otto Zimmerman
Rich. Albrecht
Herman Aufderheide
Wm. Muesing
Carl Falk
Herm Vohs
Atty
Burton A. French
Jun
the Northwest
Plasterers
Broadway
City Council
Ity
Chief Engineer
Jac. Matach
Simmet— Boock
U. S
Jac. Matsch
Zeebruegge
Mr. Matsch
Pohrusry
Kbar
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