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75TH ANNIVERSARY TRAVERSE TREATY

Today Marks Important Event in Early History of White Settlement in This Section. ———— ST. PETER CHAPTER, D.A.R., ARRANGES PROGRAM ———— Five Wellknown Speakers Have Been Secured.-- Public Invited to Attend Ceremonies. ———— Today marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, one of the most historic negotiations enacted in the Northwest’s pioneer days. In commemoration of this event, the members of Richard Somers Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of St. Peter, have arranged a suitable program for this ...

Wolves Destroying Sheep On Crone Farm

Twenty-five Young Sheep Have Been Taken Within Past Month ———— Wolves on the Ferdinand Crone farm near Courtland have been killing sheep during the past month and at the present time there are twenty-five sheep missing from the flock. It is understood that there is a pack of ten wolves in that vicinity and they have visited the farm of Mr. Hulke in that vicinity also killing one sheep. Destroying Sheep Jim Macho, tenant on the farm, went to the pasture to get the cattle early one morning and saw the body of a sheep lying in the pasture. It was believed at first that ...

Humphrey lauds Bicentennial at courthouse dedication

The Bicentennial is healing America’s wounds, Hubert H. Humphrey told a gathering of about 750 people at the dedication of the addition to the Brown County Courthouse Saturday. Humphrey was speaking at the dedication and cornerstone—laying ceremony, which had been timed to be included ...

German mayors arrive — face busy 4-day schedule

The mayors of Ulm and Neu Ulm Germany will make their first public appearance in New Ulm at the official opening of Heritagefest, 7 p.m. today at the Brown County Fairgrounds. The Mayors, Dr. Hans Lorenser of Ulm and Dr. Dietrich Lang of Neu Ulm, and their interpreter, Hans Joohs of Ulm, ...

An age of innovation

The way we build things, the way we travel, the way we protect ourselves, the way we are able to save and extend lives and the way we explore could not have happened without the efforts of some of the great Americans innovators of the 20th century. From Henry Ford, who helped to make Detroit ...

Blast, fire level Fairfax elevator

FAIRFAX — A fire that followed a huge explosions destroyed the Farmers Grain and Supply Co-op in Fairfax Wednesday morning. No one was hurt. Estimated damages have been placed at $1.1 million by elevator manager Gerald Dummer. Cause of the explosions and fire is still ...