New Ulm to Consider City Charter and Black and Yellow Trail
New Ulm aldermen discussed a possible new city charter after a council meeting. A committee was formed to draft details following consultations with attorneys and residents. The group also began steps to establish the permanent Black and Yellow Trail route through the city with a special meeting planned to decide the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
Puhlmann Bros
Keckeisen & Garcia
Valley Street
New Ulm Grocery Company
North First
Valley Streets
Emil Keckeisen
Julius Krause
South Broadway
Franklin Street
Tenth
Twelfth Streets
North State
John Bongards
Gus Schneider
Peter Wech
Old ledgers reveal 19th century price stamps and costs
A Behnke family ledger from the 1860s records prices such as kerosene at 1.25 to 1.50 per gallon, eggs at 10 cents a dozen, cotton at 26 cents a yard, sugar 25 cents, butter 20 to 25 cents, coffee 40 cents, and soap 12 to 15 cents. Wheat 45 to 60 cents a bushel, oats 80 cents, and barley up to 1.50 a bushel. notes show 1864 chicken prices at 15 cents each and sugar 40 cents.
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F. H. Behnke
Henry Behnke
A. J. Lamberton
St. Peter
Thousands Attend Great Picnic Plans Nationwide Rally
The Farmers Non Partisan league picnic at Turner park on Friday June 22 expects over 5000 attendees from Brown Nicollet and surrounding counties. Governor Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota and A C Townley will be principal speakers with others from the league. Bands Bernduette and Hofmeister's will play and a parade is likely. Levi Samuelson of Lafayette aided arrangements at New Ulm chosen as central access point with representatives from Brown Nicollet Redwood Blue Earth Watonwan Martin Sibley Cottonwood among others. Otto Wiedenmann Brown county organizer helps with plans.
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Farmers’’ Non-Partisan League
Turner Park
Brown, Nicollet
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
A. C. Townley
League
Bernduette
Hofmeister
New Ulm
Brown
Nicollet
Redwood
Blue Earth
Watonwan
Martin
Sibley
Cottonwood
Otto Wiedenmann
League For
Brown County
Home Guard Company Gets A Real Captain
L G Vogel has received his commission as captain of the New Ulm Home Guards and the company will be perfected at once. He states the office is temporary until the organization is fully formed and permanent officers are elected.
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L. G. Vogel
New Ulm
New Ulm Red Cross branch organized with 75 attendees
The New Ulm chapter of the American Red Cross was organized Friday at the Commercial Club with about seventy five attendees. F W Johnson presided, Mrs H W Beecher acted as secretary, and a fifteen member board with three state appointees was elected. The branch aims to operate countywide with dues of one dollar annually.
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New Ulm
American Red Cross Association
Commercial Club
F. W. Johnson
H. W. Beecher
Johnson
Minneapolis
Ulmahapter
L. A. Fritsche
Geo. F. Reineke
Brown County Medical Society
G.A. Ottomeyer
New Ulm Commercial Club
Herman Held
Emil Mettzinger
BE. A. Stoll
I. M. Olsen
J. H. Siegel
H. le Beecher
A. J. Ochs
Adolph Meile
William ‘Stellies
J. OM. Artes
E. A. Stoll
National Organization
Woodrow Wilson
Former Priest of West Newton Dies in Mankato
Rev. B. Vonderlage formerly in charge of St. Henry parish near Le Sueur Center died May 30 at St. Joseph's hospital in Mankato. Born in Bavaria October 24, 1864, he served Morgan West Newton Richfield Shakopee and St Paul before ten years at St. Henry. Funeral held June 2 at St. Henry with six priests as pallbearers.
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B. Vonderlage
St. Henry
le Sueur Center
St. Joseph's Hospital
Mankato
West Newton
Father Vonderlage
Bavaria
Morgan
Richfield
Shakopee
St. Agnes’ Church
St Paul
Nephew killed in France amid long service military family
Alex Russell of West Newton learned his nephew Captain John Russell of the Royal Artillery was killed in action in France. The Russell family has seven sons serving under the Allies since the war began. One brother was wounded but returned to duty. Captain John Russell served sixteen years. another brother led a training camp in England.
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Alex. Russell
West Newton
John Russell
Royal Artillery
France
Mr. Russell
Andrew Russell
England
Local man fined for first traffic offense in Ellendale
Roy Berg of this city was stopped by a traffic policeman while soliciting for the Farmers' Non Partizan league near Ellendale. It being his first offense in town, he paid a fine of $1 and costs.
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Roy Berg
Farmers’ Non-Partizan League
Ellendale
Boy accidently kills wife during rifle handling near Sigel
Mrs. George Kretsch, 35, was shot in the temple by her 9-year-old son as her husband, a Sigel township farmer, left the room to fetch a ramrod. Deputy Jahnke and Dr. Reineke ruled the death an accidental, inquest deemed unnecessary. A young daughter witnessed the incident.
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George Kritsch
Sigel Township
Jahnke
G. F. Reineke
Kretsch
Sanborn Gets New Railroad Terminal In Iowa Division
The carn ge railway changes route coverage for the Iowa and Minnesota division. All trains will tie up at Sanborn, with passenger and freight crews to lay over there. The Sentinel notes large new labor demand and more ten workers in the round house. many trainmen may relocate families to Sanborn.
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Gee Railway
San
Noha ‘Aieie
Iowa
Minnesota
The
Sentinel
Round House
Sanborn
Company A Recruiting Rapidly Forward in National Guard
Recruiting for the replenishment of Company A is progressing rapidly as the necessary complement of men is secured. Dr A G Lindloff of Mankato, examining surgeon for the National Guard, will visit Thursday to examine about a dozen or so recruits. Capt Klause hopes to be back soon and Rees to join recruiting. Most recruits are from nearby towns as guardsmen prepare to train at Deming New Mexico per War Department orders. Minnesota guardsmen will join others from Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska for mobilization. They will spend about two weeks in armories before being sent to Deming, likely returning by August 1. Ratification of the Fort Snelling site for the 18th division is expected soon.
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A. G. Lindloff
Mankato
National Guard
Klause
Rees
Minnesota
Deming
New Mexico
War Department
Towa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Minneapolis
Fort Snelling
Snelling
Only very few complaints of law evasion heard
Nearly 1 800 Brown county men aged 21 to 30 registered for military draft last Tuesday. Sheriff Julius handled exemptions, with most violators unintentional. Of 1 797 registrants, 615 claimed none, 16 totally disabled, and 30 German plus 75 aliens. New Ulm and Millerda registration lists to follow inside. Club will entertain Home Booster members with music, recitations, and minstrel show next Friday evening June 1.
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Brown County
Julius
Burnstows
Prairieville
Stately
Linden
Home Township
Luverne Eyes Luverne as New Company A Headquarters
The Rock County Herald reports near recruitment for Company A in Luverne and states Governor Burnquist plans an immediate move. It cites Capt. W. F. Rhinow as indicating the company would remain, with Capt. Rhinon, Col. Mollison and other guards officers visiting to establish Luverne as the unit's headquarters.
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Rock County Herald
Luverne
Burnquist
W. F. Rhinow
The
Herald
Rhinon
Col. Mollison
New Ulm Saloons Obey Closing Order At Once
New Ulm saloons in Minnesota follow a state order to close by 10 p.m and open at 8 a.m each day. The Minnesota Safety Commission issued the directive Monday, and local saloonkeepers complied without dispute, with the Poetes reportedly doing nothing further.
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ULM
New Ulm
Minnesota Safety Commission
Poetes
West Newton Residents Protest Poor Roads
West Newton residents blame the township board for deteriorating roads toward the city. They say officials rely on a hoped historic Indian trail along the Minnesota river to justify delaying road maintenance toward New Ulm. Alex Russell voices concern that waiting two years or more for the trail’s completion will ruin highways.
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West Newton
Minnesota River
New Ulm
Alex. Russell
New Ulm Forms Battery As 43 Men Join Muster Roll
Forty three New Ulm men have placed their names on the muster roll for a new artillery unit authorized by Governor Burgquist. Capt L G Vogel says the city is growing a battery of home boys with many former infantrymen joining. Officers announce information sessions. Mollison opposes moving St Peter and Mankato companies to the new artillery, potentially creating separate local units.
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Burg
Capt
L. G. Vogel
New Ulm
B. Groebner
Ed. J. Herg
Schwerz
L. Amann
Mollison
Indo
St. Peter and Mankato
Infantry
State Military Board
Ulm
Mollison Aims to Bar New Artillery Units
A telephone from Colonel Mollison to the Commercial duty board states that a state military board meeting in St Paul Monday decided no new artillery regiment units would be formed in the Second Regiment territory. If true, Mankato St Peter and New Ulm lose possible units as long as Second Regiment companies exist. Mollison also says commanders of state National Guard regiments may each receive $2000 for recruiting.
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Mollison
Military Committee of the Commercial Duty
State Military Board
St. Paul
State Artillery Regiment
Mankato
St. Peter
New Ulma
Mollitonalley
National Guard
Minnesota skat players to attend big Chicago tourney
Minnesota State Skat league plans large turnout for the North American league session in Chicago from Saturday, June 16 to Monday. Delegates W. Juliar and A. Dorn lead. alternates Ernst Wicherski and Charles Stuebe Sr.. others include Otto Gewald and Dr. J P Graff. Travel by Chicago & Northwestern Railway will be by special train leaving Minneapolis Friday at 7 65 and St Paul at 9 40, arrival in Chicago 9 am Saturday. Secretary H Schreiner urges reservations at 400 Jackson Street, St Paul.
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Chicago
Ulm Skat
Otto Qewald
J. P. Graff
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
H. Schreiner
State League
St. Paw
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Adolph Krause
William Hughes
Hughes
Ellause
Company A
Fritsche
Krook
Albert Pfaender
Behnke
Faender
Albermen Krook
Aufderheide
Mueller
Wearsonry
City ‘Attorney
Pisender
OLD Ledger
Home Guard.company
RED Cross
National Association
Sigel
Newthmn
Brecineta
Thore
CLUB
Sleepy Eye
Springfield
Hanska Comfrey Cobden
Evan Albin Bashaw
Burnstown
Cottonwood Eden Home
Hanska Thy Linden
Leavenworth
Milford Mulligan North Star
Stark
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