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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1920
Page
2
A promotional notice from the Wisconsin Colonization Company touts 300 new made to order farms in Southern Sawyer County Wisconsin Chippewa Valley. It offers 40 to 160 acres with a house barn cow tools and more with low payments and three years to finish payments followed by 90 years to complete. Nearby towns schools roads and a model town are mentioned along with abundant rainfall and strong yields to attract settlers nationwide.
Rev Hughes denounces British navalism and urges support for Ireland's independence, citing World War I self determination. Speakers praise New Ulm war effort, Knights of Columbus projects, and civic reconstruction, with officers elected and members from 14 towns.
Sunday September 26 features a special six reel program headlined by Helen Eddy in The Trembling Hour. A convict turned war hero is tormented by shell shock, becomes entangled in a murder, and astonishingly proves his innocence. Admission is 15 and 25 cents.
Clarence Swansott of Winthrop visited New Ulm on Sunday while Nicollet consolidated school reports 169 pupils enrolled. Numerous local residents and relatives traveled between Nicollet New Ulm and St Peter with brief stays and visits. Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter reports 150 students across first two days of classes, a record for that start. Nicollet County Agricultural Society incurs a near thousand dollar deficit after the 50th County Fair drawing about 7,000 attendees and over $2,500 in premiums awarded.
Mrs. Katherine Dambach nee Serr aged unused died at home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J M Haubrich on North State street New Ulm after brief illness following long life as a pioneer. Born February 9 1855 in Rhenish Bavaria she came to America in 1854 and married Joseph Dambach in St Paul then settled in Milford before retiring to New Ulm. She aided wounded at the Dakota House during the Indian troubles and leaves nine grandchildren five great grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral at Holy Trinity Catholic church and burial in Catholic cemetery.
Mike Klenk and nephew from Merrill Iowa visited the Sehnebrich family until Tuesday morning. Fred Jahnke of Minneapolis spent several days with relatives returning home Monday. Mrs Geo Fischer returned from St Paul last Thursday. Mrs Henry Becker of Lamberton came to New Ulm to see a local physician. Lamberton high school bread making team won the state championship and will represent Minnesota at the inter-state contest in Sioux City Town soon.
Springfield residents announce a large two day celebration featuring farm products livestock and home crafts with cash prizes and a free farmer dinner on the second day Plans are moving ahead with committees to handle arrangements and invitations extended to farmers and neighbors in the region.
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