Pioneer Banquet at Turner Hall Draws 250
Nearly 250 guests attended the Pioneer Banquet honoring New Ulm settlers and the Unity of the community. A three hour program featured toastmaster A J Alwin and speakers Mayor Fritsche Albert Steintauser and others praising pioneers, hospitality, and early school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allce
Pioneers of
New Ulm
Yrivinity
Turner Hall
Hunler Pioneers
A.J Alwin
Fritsche
J. L. A. Fritsche
Albert Steintauser
Pioneer Lodge
Minneapolis
St. Paul
New Departure in Direction of Catholic Parochial Schools
An Archbishop Ireland Educational Fund plan will unify St Paul diocese parochial schools under a supervisory system. A high‑repute educator will be named superintendent with a staff of supervisors to raise instruction quality. Campaigns start Oct 24 in Twin Cities and Nov 14 in New Ulm with a $5,000,000 goal to fund schools, a new normal school, seminary, and college enhancements. Sister Willibalda from Retreat St Amalia visits local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Ireland Educational Fund
Diocese of
St. Paul
Twin Cities
New Ulm
Ninety Names On Ballots In Brown County Race
Ballots list ninety candidates for national, state, and county offices with four amendments on the pink ballot. National and state offices appear on a white ballot, while a blue ballot covers congressional and local races. Two women run on the state ticket, and eight women appear among Democratic presidential electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis G. Vogel
The
State Supreme Court
Lillian Friedman
Lily J. Anderson
County and Town Roads See $30,000 Gain From Plan
The Good Roads Amendment No 1 would raise about 10 million annually for state highways and 15 million for county and town roads, with 69 miles of main county roads to be state taken over. Local funds total 204,297 this year, and the plan promises to boost local road funds to 228,877 while maintaining state trunk roads and avoiding new bonds.
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Brown County
Minnesota State Highway Department
Engineers State
Ex service men eligible for Victory Medal aid and details
War Department orders clarify that all who served on active duty in the Army of the United States between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918 receive the Victory medal if their service was honorable. Women who served as army nurses are included. Minnesota field clerks in Minneapolis St Paul Duluth Mankato Owatonna and Crookston assist ex service men with applications at no charge. Arno H Loose president of New Ulm Post World War Veterans coordinates local help and has extra forms for submission to Washington.
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War Department
Army of the United States
United States
France
England
Russia
Italy
Philippines
Hawaii
Minnesota
Clere
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Mankato
Owatonna
Crookston
Arno H. Loose
New Ulm Post
World War Veterans
Washington, D. C
Women can vote and must register for election
Newly enfranchised women are urged to participate in the coming general election. The notice clarifies that women can vote on November 2 even if not registered, but urges all eligible women in New Ulm fourth class cities to register on October 26 to speed election day.
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New Ulm
New Um
Junior Pioneers clash over Hundstucken land purchase
At Turner Hall the Junior Pioneers vote four to one against buying the Hundstucken tract to turn Riverside Park into a public parl. They approve $100 for park beautification with $1,000 more if raised elsewhere and favor a citywide effort over a private purchase. The meeting also discusses securing a bath site for New Ulm youth and preserving local historical documents.
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Turner Hall
Albert Steinhauser
Eac
L. B. Krook
Steinhauser
Hundstuecken
Riverside Park
New Ulm
Hugo Roos
Historical Society
Roos
George Schneider
Carl Crone
George Marti
Anna Maltzahn
Athanas Henle
Minnesota Christmas Seal Sale Drives Health Fund
Minnesota Public Health Association announces the 1929 Christmas Seal Sale to fund tuberculosis and other disease prevention across all counties. The goal is 250000 dollars with each county raising ten cents per resident or two health bonds. The drive runs December 1 to 10 with many counties forming sale committees and seals already sold statewide. The Minnesota Central Creameries plans a Sleepy Eye cash cream station and farm produce purchase starting October 15.
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Minnesota
Minnesota Public Health Association
St. Paul
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota Central Creameries, Inc
Foster & Bertrand
Sleepy Eye
City Tax Levy Set At 75000 In New Ulm
City council discussion over a proposed 5 000 street oiling fund failed to gain majority support keeping the 1920 tax levy at 75 000. Finance committee recommended 75 000 with no street fund and 80 000 total, shifting money among street, interest, fire, park, cemetery, municipal building and sewer funds. Last year’s levies were 60 000 across these funds.
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Finance Committee
Aufderheide, Mueller and Lieb
New Ulm
Fire Department
Park Fund
City Cemetery Fund
Municipal Building Fund
King Withdraws From Big Race In Minnesota Election
King with draws from governor race leaving Henrik Shipstead favored after labor and farmers negotiate candidate swaps. Lily J. Anderson named to run for secretary of state, C A Lane exits for Thomas V. Sullivan, with others shifting positions. The last minute changes extend the withdrawal deadline to Monday last week as candidates appear on the November ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus M. King
Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota
Henrik Shipstead
Labor
Roy T. Smelker
Lily J. Anderson
Franklin
C. A. Lane
Labor Party
Thomas V. Sullivan
Miss Anderson
Minneapolis
Labor Party State Central Committee
Secretary of State
George H. Mallon
Farmer-Labor
John F. Wagner
Emil T. McKenzie
Farmer Labor
the Supreme Court
George L. Siegel
Harmony
Nonpartisan League
Farmers of the Working Peoples Nonpartisan Political League
Ernest Lundeen
Congress
Lynn Thompson
David H. Evans
Organized Labor
St. Paul
American Society of Equity
Lillian Friedman
Captain Mallon
Louis L. Collins
Fingers Cut By Shredder At Milford Farm
Frank Vandersee Jr. sustained severe lacerations on the three last fingers of his left hand while clearing a corn shredder at the Ben Rosenau farm in Milford on a dry stalk batch. He received medical stitching after being brought to New Ulm for treatment. The accident occurred during clearance of a jam in the machine.
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Anton Seibold
Charles , Sr
Fred Fritsche
A. G. Ochs
Peter Manderfeld
Roos, Sr
Milford
Willibalda
Veronica Eibner
Retreat St. Amalia
Plymouth
Ind
Willibald Ether
Gentle Sex
Handsbuecken
Krook
Aufderheide
King
Clears Field
Shpstead
Sullivan
Lane
Miss Lily Anderson
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