Local notes and upcoming events in New Ulm area
Local notices list sales promotions and visits by residents, plus upcoming community events. Names include Mrs Ernet Strelow, Geo Barnes, Otto Schell, Chas Toberer, Viola Schell, Miss Edith Dobberstein, Mrs Chas Summer, Miss Edith, and others. Activities cover trips to Echo Basborn Sleepy Eye St Paul Cedar Falls Lake City and Fort Hil Fourth of July celebrations, almanac items, and church plans. A bankruptcy hearing, real estate ad, and rain impact on Brown county farms are noted alongside a marriage in Milford and a July 26 railroad excursion and picnic plans by Washington Lodge. A new red gasoline can law goes into effect to curb misfueling.
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Mise Viola Schell
Chicago
Fred Mayer
Lola Wright
Sleepy Eye
Watt
Husters' Rest
New Ulm High School
Forster
Manksti
State Street
Hanska
Fort Hil
Carl Crone
Carl
Chas. Stuebe
Robert Oleson
Washington, D. C
Amalia Scherer
Evangelical Society
Jefferson Street
H.C. Dallmann
August Tutberg
Fergus Falls
Anitial Evangelical Conference
Reptile At Court House Spurs Calls For Guard
Odd incident last Saturday afternoon near the court house as a large serpent described as 44 feet long allegedly approached the steps. Major Vogel ordered a charge but F M Kennedy of Home township redirected and dispatched the reptile, prompting calls for a special guard.
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Major Vogel
F. M. Kennedy
Home Township
United States
Richard Bobleter Injured In St Paul Locomotive Accident
General Joseph Bobleter learned his son Richard was badly injured when a locomotive section fell on his knee at the Great Northern shops in St Paul. Richard was taken to St Joseph hospital with possible amputation likely as his condition worsened and the injury was not yet fully known.
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Richard Bobleter
Joseph Bobleter
Richard
Great Northern
St. Paul
Mra
Bobleter
St. Joseph Hospital
Notice to Contractors for Poor Home Construction
Brown County Minnesota invites bids for a Poor Home construction with plans on file at the County Auditor’s office. Bids due by 12 o’clock noon July 16 1908. Each bid must include a $100 certified check payable to the County. Bid acceptance requires finishing the contract within 10 days after notification. The county reserves the right to reject all bids. New Ulm Minnesota June 30 1904.
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Renied
Board of County Commissionere
Brown County
Minn
Axprew J. Ecxstew
Asxpraw
Horan
Committee and Co. Commissioners, Brown Co
New Ulm
Bottomless pit on Chicago & Northwestern near Mankato
A sink hole on the Chicago & Northwestern line between this place and Mankato has deepened to seven feet after storms. Gravel trains dumped 410 carloads of sand into the hole, yet the track remains impassable. Temporary and alternate routes are being laid as traffic resumes. The piece notes an underground stream contributing to the problem and compares it to a past incident near Waseca.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Mankato
Judgow
Courtland
Peter
Ling
Richardson
Iis
Mankato Junction
Cambria
Wallroad
Waseca
Pitch Pot Explosion at Brewery Injures Two
Pitch melted in a caldron exploded Saturday afternoon at the John Hauenstein Brewing Company injuring treasurer Martin Hose and employee Carl Buselmeier. Hose suffered facial burns while Buselmeier endured facial, hand and arm scalds. Dr. Weiser treated them. The report notes recovery after treatment including pills.
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Martin Hose
John Hauenstein Brewing Company
Carl Buselmeier
Mr. Hose
Buselmeier
Dr. Weiser
Episcopal Service to Resume in Gebser's Hall July 17 1908
Episcopal services by Rev H A Chovinard resume Friday evening at Gebser's Hall July 17 1908. June services paused due to diocesan council in Minneapolis and travel to Racine for St Johns Military School address. Also notes Gentry Shows tour and local enlistment interest for Co A recruitment.
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Episcopal
H. A. Chovinard
Gebser
Chovinard
Diocesan
Minneapolis
Racine
Wis
St. Johns Military School
Milwaukee
Fortunes and The Market Theory in Outgoing Trades
Will Payne in Century notes that market fortunes come from adapting to drift rather than clinging to a fixed theory. A young trader believed December pork would rise, relied on a packer’s view, bought heavily, and lost as the market reversed. The packer admitted he had shifted sides weeks earlier.
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Outcago
Packer
the Packer
Will Payne
Vampire Superstitions Across European Beliefs
The piece recounts European vampire lore that vampires rise at night to feed on blood, often resulting from personal crises or violent deaths. It notes the danger of beautiful women luring victims, the creatures’ power from sunset to sunrise, and their weakness in daylight. Garlic, wild roses, and garlic-infested wards were used, with burials requiring stakes through hearts and burned straw. Villagers locked up dogs and cats to prevent animal involvement in vampire infestations.
A Narrow Escape For One Man
A hatchet with clotted blood and hair was used as evidence in a murder case in a country town. A microscopist in the courtroom found the hair was animal, not human, leading to an acquittal. It emerged the defendant killed a dog and hid the weapon under the bed.
Northwest Life and Community Cooperation Narrated
The excerpt discusses life in the northwest emphasizing strenuous effort and communal cooperation. It contrasts insular independence with regional solidarity, highlighting migration challenges and the rise of community organizations. It includes quotations on shared values from Century and humorous anecdotes from Chicago Record Herald and London Fun.
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Northwest
West
Ray Stannard Baker
Century
Advertisement Maxim From Cleveland Plain Dealer Quote
A clipped quotation about persistent advertising and greatness cites diverse figures from Chesterfield to Higginson and Franklin, ending with the command Thou shalt work attributed to Auerbach. The fragment mentions history as a heap of facts and notes that crosses and losses humble men.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chesterfield
Franklin
Piano Contest and Real Estate Transfers in New Ulm
A mixed page item lists notes from a piano contest labeled Catholic March and references multiple church events. It then details a long list of real estate transfers in New Ulm, naming Katharine Braun, Henry Theiss Sr, Midwet Lehrer, Freda Muller, Koren Larsen, Petar Kiast, Mary Leitshut, Medit M. Aeffingan, Boy Tio, Winnua & St. Pier Land Co, Fred H. Schweger, Joseph Schunk, Advipt mutt, Brackenridge's Bald, Sleepy Eye, and other buyers and lots across several additions and blocks. The totals indicate dozens of parcels and amounts, withsums and parcel identifiers scattered throughout.
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Katharine Braun
Henry “Theisssen
New Ulm
Midwet’ Lehrer
Freda “Muller
van Dusen'e
Springfield
Koren C. Larsen
Hana Larsen
Petar Kiasr
Philip Kaufmann
Mary Leitshut
Medit M. Aeffingan
Boy Tio Sino
Winnua & St. Pier Land Co
Fred H. Schweger
M. & Bt. P. Land Co
Jonsph Schunk
Advipt
Mutt
W. & Frank
Sertaree
von Hagen
Meining
Brackenridge
Guo
Christopher Lucch
Carl Engel
Wm. Pfaonder
Gustav Garbrecht
Guatie M
Fairbanks
Otis de Fox
Bagen
T Add
Spriegfuld
Geo. Helper
Dns
Weel
Berssiann
John A. Pinkosch
New Ulmisi
Eeseey
Reet
J.B. Snyder
Hugh McBain
Sleepy Eye
Gertrude McHale
Alfred Boock
Kodol Digestive Aid Promoted as All-Purpose Cure
An advertisement touts Kodol as a cure for indigestion and all stomach disorders. It claims the medicine enables the digestion and transformation of food into nourishing blood for nerves and tissues and highlights its foundation of health.
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J. BR. Thea
Coppell
Tex
All Draggiete
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