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History

Librarians with master’s degrees join staff of new public library

Two women with library science degrees have joined the New Ulm public library staff fulltime in preparation for the move into the larger, new building. “We will be more departmentalized there,” said Christine Dawson, chief librarian. Mrs. Lynn Blaylock, 1024 S. Payne, will be ...

Group to study Hwy. 15 bypass

A committee of New Ulm, Brown and Nicollet County officials has been instructed to come up with a suggested bypass for Hwy. 15around New Ulm. The instruction came this week at a meeting of interested business leaders and government officials at Turner Hall. It was noted that Hwy. 15 is very ...

Rural Electric goes underground

The first underground installation of major power cables in Brown County was completed Wednesday. Power lines were installed for the Brown County Rural Electric Association along County Road 24between County Road 13 and Hwy.15. “IT’S JUST a little job,” Vernon Knutson said of the ...

New sewage plant cuts river discharges

All sewage from New Ulm is now being treated at the new $6.1 million plant, but at less than full efficiency. Aeration equipment necessary for more complete treatment has not arrived and is not expected until the first of next year. Even though sewage isn’t getting the full treatment, ...

Harvest is in: Farmers, buyers play waiting game

They’re all playing a waiting game. Farmers are waiting for grain prices to go up, buyers are waiting for the price to drop lower, and the government is waiting to see the result after placing an embargo on grain sales to foreign buyers. What it means is that grain is moving out from ...

144 PUPILS ARE FOUND DEFECTIVE

Miss Cora Bruess, Local School Nurse, Conducted 133 General Inspections Last Month. ———— 37 CORRECTIONS ARE MENTIONED IN REPORT ———— Weighing of Children Discloses That Nearly All of Them Are Gaining Normally. ———— In her report relative to ...