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JUDGE SENTENCES EIDSVOLD TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON

Grants Stay Of 40 Days To Defendant To Move For New Trial ———— GUILTY OF MAKING FALSE STATEMENT ———— Defense Claimed Statements Not Made For Purpose Of ———— After deliberating for less than four hours on the innocence or guilt of Robert Eidsvold whose trial on the charge of having unlawfully, willfully and knowingly made a false statement to the Brown County Bank for the purpose of obtaining credit and extensions of credit for the Minnesota Central Creameries, Inc. took up practically all of last week, the jury returned a verdict of guilty ...

PHONE CO. PLANS TO REBUILD CITY LINES

Committee Appears Before Council and Asks That City and Telephone Co. Use Same Poles ———— SOME ESTIMATES HELD UP-TO INSPECT WORK ———— Discuss Center Street Improvement. Some Councilors Want Street Uniform Width. ———— At the regular meeting of the city council, Tuesday evening, Fred Pfaender, F. H. Retzlaff, Ad. Bierbaum and L. A. Mills, a committee from the New Ulm Rural Telephone Co. appeared before the council and outlined a plan, whereby they stated the city and telephone company could save considerable expense, as well as eliminate a ...

ELECTRIC STORM OF SATURDAY MORNING DAMAGES PROPERTY

Bode Farm Near Courtland Struck By Lightning Two Times ———— TELEPHONE MEN BUSY REPAIRING TROUBLE ———— Very Little Damage Found At Local Light And Power Plant ———— One of the most curious freaks of Nature reported this year occurred Saturday morning between the hours of seven and eight o’clock on the Herman Bode farm two miles east of Courtland. Light-ning struck on that farm in two different places within the short space of five minutes time. A large modern barn burned to the ground and the damage will run into thousands of dollars. A large ...

125 years of Hanska history

NEW ULM — A new exhibit highlighting the 125th anniversary of Hanska celebrated its official grand opening on Saturday on the second floor of the Brown County Historical Society. Titled "125 Years of Heritage: Hanska's Quasquicentennial Celebration," the exhibit features historic ...

Minnesota dreaming

The Brown County Fair was a time for Marty Robbins and the gorilla girl, a time for the sounds of the demolition derby and the lights of the midway at night. It was a time for... Minnesota dreaming.

It’s time for the annual phenomenon

It’s been happening every morning Monday through Friday for the last two weeks. Football players from New Ulm High (NUHS) and Cathedral start to trickle down to their respective practice fields and the senior high and Westside park. The coolness of the morning provides for the most comfortable of the days workouts. About one hour later-up on the hill – Martin Luther Academy (MLA) grid candidates leave the school gym and head for the practice field. It’s no phenomenon – just the annual ritual called preseason football practice. It happens twice a day at NUHS and Cathedral and ...