18 Mar 1914
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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1914
Page
1
Editors from Winnebago plan a visit to New Ulm where hospitality to visitors and the local schools are noted. The trip highlighted agriculture’s advancement and featured a talk by Gaskill and McVitty of That Printer of Udell's. A smoke social followed the evening play, with visitors taking early trains home feeling well treated and the gathering a success.
The March settlement reported to State Auditor Vogel and Treasurer Berg records Brown County’s largest ever March total at 57,893.36, with 22,529.39 allotted to schools, 57, and 10,,984.87 to counties. New Ulm’s Independent School District No. 1 received 8,739.79, and New Ulm’s city share neared one third of the total for municipalities. The note details allocations to various divisions, praise for New Ulm’s hosting potential, and a summary of editorial gathering activities in Winnebago and New Ulm, including remarks by local officials and advertisers.
Brown County commissioners in a special session considered bids for a Stark Windhorn crossing bridge. The lowest bid came from The Wm. O'Shea Company at 5897.00, awarded per state plans. Other actions include tax refunds approved, a typewriter for the Register of Deeds, and a one year auctioneer license for Palm Carlson. County plans for a joint tuberculosis sanitarium with nearby counties were discussed with mixed progress and EPA-era county meeting notes.
The past year proved prosperous for farmers and business men in this Minnesota town, with high auto sales noted. Ford remains the favorite on rural roads, dealer Kretsch Auto Co. reports, as buyers from New Ulm and nearby farms invest in new and used cars amid strong repair activity at Mueller & Rab's Buick agency.
Wm E Huevelmann of New Ulm owner of King Dillard anticipates a top season for the 2:20 class pacer. The seven year old chestnut, 16 hands and 1150 pounds, boasts a strong pedigree, impressive 2:20 pace history, and will race at Hamline track and State Fair races next fall.
After twenty five years Vogelpahl & Spaeth dissolve their organ firm. H H Vogelpahl will run a new company Vollson ready to expand the factory with modern machinery to be installed this summer. They are building an organ for Ellsworth Kansas and have installed a large twelve register organ in Salem Evangelical church Milwaukee. The New Ulm firm has supplied organs across Minnesota Nebraska Ohio Kansas Wisconsin and the Dakotas and seeks machinery in Chicago Sheboygan and Minneapolis.
A shaky excerpt notes a man who complains his hometown may be taken for granted as he strives to honor memories. It mentions a preacher’s funeral service and a long‑time church member. The piece hints that towns and churches shape communal identity by honoring the living and dead alike.
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