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History

Tornado! At the sound of the municipal siren run for cover

NEW ULM — “It’s pretty scary,” according to Art Stone,”to watch that thing throw out lumber from buildings it chewed up.” His subject was the tornado he saw once from half a mile off. His subject is still tornadoes, every time warm weather rolls around. Everybody worries about ...

SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTER DISTRICT MUSICAL CONTEST

Orchestra, Girls’ Glee Club, Memory Group And Solo Artists Attend ———— HELD IN MANKATO SATURDAY, MAY 1 ———— Fourteen Other Schools To Compete For Prize Awards ———— Representatives of the local public high school will join students from fifteen southern ...

FIREMEN CONDUCT DRIVE FOR FUNDS FOR CONVENTION

To Raise $2,000 For Firemen In Appreciation Of Their Services ———— TWO DAY SESSION HERE JUNE 15-16 ———— Must Make Arrangements to Accommodate Thousand Delegates ———— New Ulm will be the city entertaining the State Firemen’s Convention this year, ...

TRACK MEET DRAWS ATHLETIC ENTRANTS FROM MANY SCHOOLS

New Ulm High School Athletics Association Sponsors First Annual Events ———— GIVE PROGRAM AT FAIR GROUNDS ———— Prize Awards To Be Given Winners. Local Ass’n Gives Cup ———— Supt. Andreen has just announced the rules and regulations for the first ...

PETITIONS AGAIN ASK FOR PAVING OF MINNESOTA STREET

Residents On North Broadway Also Petition For Concrete Pavements ———— NEW BOILER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PLAN ———— Danger Of Shutdown During Months Of Heavy Consumption ———— Many matters of importance demanded the attention of the city council at its ...

The fur trade laid the groundwork for American expansion

NEW ULM – At the time of the American Revolution, the United States consisted of 13 colonies located along the eastern cost of North American, but Europeans had already begun expanding further west as early as the 1600s. Some of this expansion was related to exploration, but for others it was ...