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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
A tree planted in front of New Ulm City Hall Arbor Day, April 30, as New Ulm’s part in the U.S. Bicentennial Tree Program was killed Monday night. Police arrested two males they said broke the tree by hanging on it at 11:30 p.m. Monday. The other, a 20-year-old Madelia youth was scheduled ...
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Aufderheide have long been looking for a good, authentic log cabin. Mrs. Aufderheide reasons that such a cabin, especially one with a spacious interior, would be an excellent place to display her huge collection of quilts, most of them dating from the 1800s. The Brown County Historical Society also has sought a log cabin in mint condition; the fact that Mrs. Aufderheide is a historical society director makes for a convenient situation for both parties. NOW THE cabin has emerged-from 50 years or so as a tin-covered garage at the Donald Rewitzer home, 1126 N. ...
