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ALBRECHT MAKES NOT GUILTY PLEA

Charged With First Degree Murder, in the Alleged Killing of Walter Vining, Dec. 18. ———— LARSON ALSO MAKES NOT GUILTY PLEA FRIDAY ———— He Is Charged With Second Degree Manslaughter in Death of Violet Johnson, April 28. ———— Two murder trials are on the docket in the district court at St. Peter, in Nicollet county. Hugo Albrecht, twenty-one-year old Mankato youth, Tuesday morning with which he was indicted by the Nicollet county grand jury last week. He is charged with the murder of Walter Vining, Bel-grade township farmer, December 18,1925. ...

America at 250

Editor’s note:  It is impossible to tell the story of the nation without telling the story of the Ohio River Valley. Long before interstate highways and railroads connected the expanding republic, it was the rivers that served as the young nation’s first true highway westward. In many ...

Women want to join men only Rotary clubs

Each year New Ulm’s Rotarians sponsor students from our local high schools to attend the annual Rotary youth conference in St. Paul. I felt you would be interested in hearing first hand from New Ulm’s representatives: Dan Foley of Cathedral High and Dave Mildenberg of New Ulm High,both Juniors. This rare four day opportunity into the very real world of work meant an especial lot to me as Dave’s grandpa was a former Rotary president and a continual Rotary booster. In the process Dave even ran into some of his grandpa’s old friends at the seminars such as Dreng Bjorna a former ...

Bicentennial tree

Mayor Carl Wyczawski wields a shovel during the planting of an Arbor Day tree in front of the Municipal Building. The Friday planting represented New Ulm’s part in the American Revolution Bicentennial Tree Program. The Minnesota State Horticultural Society, working with the Minnesota ...

New pool draws Fourth Ward interest

Eighteen residents of the Fourth Ward spoke their pieces Thursday at Turner Hall as the City Council continued its hearings on what the community wants in recreation. Most popular was an indoor swimming pool. “We should be ashamed to bus our children to St. James and Mankato to swim and play hockey,” said Elaine Paa for openers. FIFTY-SIX persons were in the audience and seven at the head table represent City Hall - four councilmen, the mayor, city manager and assistant city manager. Proceedings were tape recorded so councilmen can hear the playback for ideas. Council ...

Steven, 10, receives a new kidney

MINNEAPOLIS — Shirley Lindquist spent the night thinking about a dead 14-year-old she doesn’t know. It is because that boy died Friday, Mrs. Lindquist points out, that her son Steven was given a new life Saturday. AFTER WAITING four months, Steven, 10, has a new kidney. The word that a ...