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CHRISTMAS BUYING GOING FULL BLAST

New Ulm Trade Center for This Part of State. Drawing Power Is Exceptional. ———— UNSTABLE WEATHER AND SNOW CUTS VISITORS ———— Hundreds of Automobiles Filled With Christmas Shoppers Visit New Ulm Past Week. ———— New Ulm is the center of a large trade territory in his part of the state. In fact it commands the largest trade zone of any city in southern Minnesota. This is a fact that cannot be disputed. Since the automobile has come into vogue as a means of transporting people, conditions in the retail mercantile activity have greatly changed. The ...

SLEEPY EYE PAVING JOB IS COMPLETED

Eleven Blocks Have Been Improved in Nearby City, Much to the Added Attractiveness and Convenience of the Main Street.Unfavorable Weather Conditions Hampered the Work.— Paving Has Taken Hold, and More Will Be Done Next Year. ———— The eleven blocks of paving, the contract for which was let during the summer months by the city of Sleepy Eye, has been completed. Unfavorable weather conditions retarded operations and caused the work to lag. However, the Sleepy Eye officials are greatly elated that the contract was completed prior to the coming of winter. The work was started the ...

ATTEMPTS ATTACK ON NINE YEAR OLD ON WAY TO SCHOOL

Roughly Dressed Man Accosts Hazel Meine On North Franklin Street. ———— SEARCH MADE BUT NOBODY IS FOUND ———— No Harm Done to Girl Except Making Her Extremely Nervous. ———— Quite a stir was created in this city Friday afternoon when nine year old Hazel Meine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meine, arrived at school and told her teacher that she had been attacked by a man while on her way to school. The teacher immediately notified Mr. Meine and Superintendent Andreen, the latter notifying Chief of Police Harmening. A search was started at once but no ...

BEST POULTRY SHOW HELD IN NICOLLET CO.

Annual Event at Lafayette Proves to Be Eminently Successful. Much Interest Manifest. ———— 740 BIRDS ENTERED AND PRIZES AMOUNT TO $673 ———— Eighty Exhibitors Place Birds--Twice as Many Entries as Past Nicollet County Shows. ———— The annual Nicollet County Poultry show, held recently at Lafayette, was the best ever held in Nicollet county. There were twice as many birds entered at the Lafayette show as was entered in past Nicollet county shows. The interest manifest was phenomenal and considerable credit is due the president and secretary of the ...

LITTLE IS DONE BY CITY COUNCIL AT SPECIAL MEET

Postpone Most Matters Until Meeting To Be Held Next Tuesday. ———— ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF SUPERINTENDENT ———— Get Protest On Assessment For Sprinkling On Minnesota St. ———— Not much transpired at the meeting of the city council held Tuesday evening most of the important matters were laid over until the next meeting which will be held on Tuesday, December 22. The meeting lasted less than an hour and was one of the shortest ever held by the council. Object to Sprinkling Cost Quite a few property owners on Minnesota Street between First and Second South ...

NEW RURAL SCHOOL HOUSES ERECTED IN BROWN COUNTY

Two Brick And One Frame Building Are Examples Of Good Work. ———— ARCHITECT PLAGENS DREW UP ALL PLANS ———— Teachers In Districts Are All Product Of This County. ———— Brown County has improved the school buildings in the rural districts during the past summer by building three new school houses and remodeling one to meet the requirements of modern structures. Architect Albert G. Plagens of this city drew the plans for all of the buildings and local contractors drew a goodly portion of the contracts awarded for the work. At the present time, according ...