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Sparks rain down, as Ron Kolb, Minneapolis, cuts into one of the legs of the 3M water tower while Dale Fullford, Fairmont, and Alan Dantzman, Winter, Wis., work on one of the supports. Below, sports fly in Kolb’s face as he uses his acetylene torch to cut three-inch strips in five places on ...

At New Ulm: Cow goes for $16,500

What may have been the largest amount of money ever paid for a cow in Minnesota was exchanged in New Ulm Tuesday. The $16,500 paid for Ardean Lucifer Lad Penny, a 5-year-old Holstein, was the highest price ever paid in the state according to Greg Baure, a representative of the David Bachmann ...

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT EMANATES FROM BIG TREE DISPLAY

One Hundred Fifty Trees Placed On Minnesota Street. ———— BRIGHTLY ILLUMINATED IN VARIOUS COLORS ———— New Ulm Merchants Ready To Handle Christmas Shoppers. ———— New Ulm merchants began to create the Christmas spirit during the past week when artistically trimmed windows and stores decorated with holly, evergreen boughs and other Christmas decorations and filled with Christmas gifts fairly shouted the coming of Christmas. And to add to it all main street presented a gala effect such as never was seen in Minnesota before. One hundred and fifty ...

CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE ON IN BROWN COUNTY

Money Used For Benefit Of Resident Sufferers Of Tuberculosis. ———— Need of more extensive health work in Brown county during the coming year was stressed by Mrs. Ora Trautman county Christmas Seal Campaign director in an appeal made to local managers to make every effort to increase the Christmas Seal Sale proceeds this year. Quoting statistics received from the Minnesota Public Health Association, the county director showed that the demand for intensive anti-tuberculosis work was present in this county, as well as thruout the state. Tuberculosis Is Curable “A total ...

MILL WORKMAN IS FATALLY INJURED IN PECULIAR FALL

Louis Haas, Miller, Died At Loretto Hospital Late Saturday. ———— EMPLOYED AT EAGLE MILL FOR 34 YEARS ———— Accident Occurred Saturday On Third Floor Of The Wheat Elevator. ———— Just three days after he had sustained injuries in a fall while on duty at the Eagle Roller Mill, Louis Haas gave up a hard fight for life and succumbed to paralysis of the bowels caused by injuries to the kidneys and intestines. The fatal accident occurred on the third floor of the wheat mill of the local concern Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. The following day ...

ROUTINE MATTERS HANDLED AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Accept New Fire Truck Upon Recommendation Of Fire Department. ———— WILL EXTEND HEATING SYSTEM NEXT YEAR ———— Four Business Places On Second South Street To Get Heat. ———— Not much of importance claimed the attention of the councilors at the regular monthly meeting which was held in the council chambers Tuesday evening. It was a quiet affair and lasted but a couple of hours. Grant Heat Extension Upon recommendation of the electric light and waterworks committee the council went on record favoring the extension of the municipal heating system ...