Council Has Busy Session in New Ulm City
City council notes a dozen issues from fire protection at municipal buildings to gravel pit protests in the south part of town. Heating report favors investing depreciation funds in electric light and waterworks bonds. Sewer contract awarded for Front Street work. Milk inspection ordinance urged after dairy concerns. Flood relief sought for Riverside property. report continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Backer
Miotough
Albert Piwender
T” Dhyune
Johnson
Treating Co
Front Street
Fifth
Sixth North
Charles Emmerich
Gulden & Vercoe
New Ulm
Lars Overn
St. Peter
August Backer
Milford Township
Backer
State Dairy and Food Commission
John Bartl
Riverside
Spikes Found On Northwestern Rail Lines
Station agent F P Starr reports spikes laid on the Northwestern track between Tenth North and the cemetery. Officials warn youths that trespassing risks derailment and possible loss of life. Parents urged to tell children to stay away from tracks and watch for danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F P. Starr
Northwestern
Tenth North
River survey funds pledged for Minnesota flood relief
Commissioner Willard announces urgent flood relief actions in the Minnesota river valley following a Man kaki hearing that ordered the Minnesota Valley Drainage and Conservancy District. The district spans about 270000 acres from Browns Valley to above the Mississippi outlet and will be governed by a five member board appointed by ten judges. An appropriation of 335000 for engineering studies and field surveys will be used by the State Department of Drainage and Waters once organized. Dr H C Edmiston attended the Southern Minnesota Osteopathic Association meeting in Mankato and urged public welfare through prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota River
ER. N. Willard
Man‘kato
Minnesota Valley Drainage and Conservancy District
Conservancy
Browns Valley
Mississippi
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
State Department of Drainage and Waters
H. C. Edmistion
Southern Minnesota Osteopathic Association
Mankato
St. James
Association Membyre
New Ulm Opens Season With Lafayette Next Sunday
New Ulm fans get their first look at the crack nine this year as they host Lafayette in Sunday action. Practice continues all week with batting in the forenoon and fielding in the afternoon. Local tryouts are planned to fill out the lineup with players such as Pfeiffer Becker Guenther Williams Dahms and Meixel among hopefuls. The infield features Born Bruseck Bunn Robinson Davis and Delke or Blakely, while Robinson from Sleepy Eye and Davis from Maddelid bring professional experience. A tentative schedule lists games against Winthrop Sleepy Eye Janesville Balaton Le Sueur and others through June, with weekday games in planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
Lafayette
St. Peter
Bunn
Ulm
Ulmites
Billie
Born
Spottie
Bruseck
Doc” Bunn
Robinson
Davis
Delke
Blakely
New Prague
Sleepy Eye
Madelid
Games Committee
Winthrop
Janesville
Balaton
le Sueur
Commencement Speaker for New Ulm High School Class of 1921
Superintendent Arnold Gloor announces Dr. J. E. Bushnell of Westminster Presbyterian Church Minneapolis will deliver the commencement address for the Class of 1921 at Turner Hall on Friday evening June 3. Bushnell has led the Minneapolis church for about 20 years and spoke at the University of Minnesota commencement. Mrs. Anna Mans of Belgrade township Nicollet County died Sunday morning at the Home for the Aged linked with St. Joseph Hospital Mankato, aged nearly 80, leaving eight children. Funeral services will be at Belgrade Catholic church Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Gloor
J. E. Bushnell
Westminster Presbyterian Church of
Anna Mans
Belgrade Township
Nicollet County
St. Joseph Hospital
Mankato
Belgrade Catholic Church
Trial of Hearts Rendered Well by Turner Classes
A large audience viewed the four act comedy drama Trial of Hearts presented by the Turner Classes in Whitewater. Directed by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Choate, the cast included Sam Lawellin Doctor K R Bell F H Niemann Thomas Pfaender Hugo Schleuder Oleta Niemann Irene Stamm Julia Meyer and Gretchen Winkelmann. Also noted is former president Wilson reportedly a Mayo Hospital patient in Rochester Minnesota with undisclosed ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry Choate
F. H. Niemann
Thomas Pfaender
Hugo Schleuder
Oleta Niemann
Irene Stamm
Julia Meyer
Gretchen Winkelmann
New Ulm Schools Welcome New Principal and Four Instructors
Public school openings for 1921-22 show Ronald V Powers named principal with four new instructors Marie Garnock Mary Almeter Ann Bloom and Marjorie McFarlane joining staff. Vacancies remain for an assistant Home Economics teacher a high school instructor and an opportunity class leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
Minerva Kellogg
Elenore Louks
Board of Education
Ronald V. Powers
Marie Garnock
Mary Almeter
Ann Bloom
Marjorie McFarlane
Arnold Gloor
Harriet Myrick
Elizabeth Schmidt
Myrtle Frederickson
Gretchen Steinhauser
Jean Treadwell
N. E. Kirchhoff
Herman Hein
Ida Koch
Elizabeth Spriesterbach
Emmy Steinhauser
Rollin Church
No Maintenance Cost Reduction At New Ulm Rural Tel Co
Annual meeting notes no relief in sight for maintenance costs at New Ulm Rural Telephone Co. Manager Mills cautions expenses may rise. Secretary Bierbaum reports 21,400 notes outstanding and 165,734.98 total resources, with 12,758.20 net income for 1920 after depreciation additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm Rural Telephone Co
Creamery Hall
F. H. Retzlaff
L. A. Mills
Adolph G. Bierbaum
New Ulm Chosen for Next Legion Posts Convention
At the Southwestern Association of Legion Posts district meeting in Worthington Minnesota on May 6 New Ulm was selected as the site for the next convention to be held in October. Walter Widenmann attended for New Ulm Post and about three hundred delegates are expected. The association includes 67 posts and more are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Association of Legion
Worthington
Minn
New Ulm
Walter Wiedenmann
American Legion
Train cuts off portion of hat in moonshine incident
Albert Postel and a companion slept beside a railroad track in Riverside when a westbound Northwestern passenger train passed at 1:25 am. A wheel sheared off a hat and narrowly missed waking him. Switch crew halted the train to rescue the unconscious man who had been bearing a heavy load of moonshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Postel
Riverside
Northwestern
Redstone
Postel
Where Tax Money Goes From Income Tax Receipts
An explainer notes that 68 cents of every dollar from income tax goes to paying World War debt and government debts tied to railroad administration, 20 cents funds the Army and Navy, and 12 cents covers salaries of public officials, harbor improvements, roads, education, and peacetime activities.
District Court Opens With Five Criminal Actions In May Term
Brown County district court convenes Monday at 9 am under Judge I M Olsen. Civil docket lists 56 cases, 12 carried over from December, including many pending suits such as Becker vs Gross and Brown County vs J M Hanson. Four criminal actions target W E Schei editor of the Lamberton Star. grand jurors report Monday, petit jurors Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheels of Justice
Brown County District Court
W.E. Scher
Lamberton Star
I. M. Olsen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred J. Vogel
Fred W. Johnson
Jolson
Joint
City Council and Heating Co
Emil Mueller
Karl H. Aufderhuide
Turners
Whitewater
Wis
Wilson
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Rochester
Emerson
Mary Sauter
Marie Lunde
Erna Holainger
Anne Welch
Anna Bloom
Trene Smith
Louise Henzel
Louise Meile
Washington
Mathilda Johnson
Elma Stolz
Dorothy Kern
Eunice Starr
Lincoln
Lydia Schilling
Bertha Ruemkeard
Anna Schmidt
Fred Pfaender
Joseph Wiesner
William James
John A. Sellner
KF. H. Retzlaff
Cottonwood
Math. Roeck
Joseph J. Sperl
Courtland
Nick, Reinhart
Henry Mueller, Jr
Frank Wellner
Fred Wellner
Milfred
Fred Rollo
Sigel—Thomas
J. Stud
NEW &Lm
Convention City A. L
Vinton C. Bird
Springfield
Herman Schreyer
Schei
State of Minnesota
Herbert Haeska
W. E. Schei
G. H. Becker
August Gross
Raymond Johnson
Western Union Telegraph Co
Brown County Bank
Emil G. Hage
Mary Austen
Jacob Sieverton
John A. Helling
John W.koester
William Roesch
Charles Ebenhoeh
John Sittauer
Rudloph E
Alwin
Louis G. Vogel
August G. Erickson
W. T. Rawleigh Co
George Fischer
Joseph Kuehn
Albert Rishir
R. F
Emma Schultz
Co-Operative Wholesale Society of America
Peoples Co-Operative Association of New Ulm
Bertha
Charles Davin
Va. B. J
Frank H. Schwartz
Anna Grau
George Grau
Berkner Bros
New Ulm Drainage & Construction Co
Herman Koop
Louisa Schilling
Henry Hamann
Otto Hummel
Christ. Dahl
John H. Poehler
Frank Gruber
City of
Brown County
Alfred W. Mueller
Hermann Amme
Frank Schreiner
Ren. A. Weise
Baltrsuch & Fischer
W. E. Harlin
J. H. Haenze
J. M. Hanson
Martin Martinsen
Emil Swanbeck
Edward Nor
Daniel
H. Berkner
Adolph. Jensen
William Palmer
Payne Investment Co
Frederick Wooldick
Hugh and
Jane L. McPhee
Leo Schueller
John Wilson
Town Savings Bank of
Estherville
Iswa
John Bauer
Emil Golnick
Melvin A. Vogtel
Equity Jabie Life Insurance Co
Towa
Ida Vogtel
The
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
Aetna Life Insurance Co
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