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Young German learns dairy ways

Christian Rohr says Germans are a lot better at crop farming than Americans. But Americans know a lot more about dairy farming, he adds. Rohr, 22, who lives near Hamburg,Germany, has spent the past two weeks on the Walter Gieseke farm nine and a half miles northeast of New Ulm,“Learning quite a bit about dairy farming.” He is one of four German farmers visiting America this year on the International 4-H Youth Exchange,spending five and a half months observing American agriculture by staying two to three weeks on several farms. “In Germany,” said Rohr,“we have 60 million ...

Hogs sell high at Duroc sale

Twenty-one boars sold for an average price of $465 and 27 gilts for an average $301 at the fall sale of the Duroc Breeders Association at the Brown County Fairgrounds Wednesday. Average prices were markedly ahead of the fall sale last year, although the increase is not in the same proportion ...

METHODIST CHURCH ENJOYS NEW HOME BUILT RECENTLY

First Missionary Came Here In 1858. Held Services In Private Home. ———— INDIANS DESTROYED FIRST CHURCH BUILT ———— Rev. C. G. Hohn Has Been In Charge Of Parish Thirteen Years. ———— Early history of the Methodist Church of this city dates back to 1858 and the little band of workers at that time would no doubt feel that their sacrifices were not made in vain could they but know of the recent accomplishment of their followers. The present Methodist Church building was recently completed at a cost of $75,000 and is one of ...

LEGION POST ACTS ON IMPORTANT MATTERS

Swimming Pool, Boy Scout Troop and Drum Corps Arouse Interest. At the meeting of the Ben J. Seifert Post of the American Legion held at the Armory Monday evening action in several different lines was taken by the members. The swimming pool was a live issue and took up a good deal of time. T. O. Streissguth reported that he had communicated with an engineer in Michigan who assures the Post that he can build a swimming pool along the lines of the pool as originally proposed by the Post for a sum which will not exceed $20,000. Mr. Streissguth, Jos. Epple ...

KATO SUSPECTS GIVEN LIBERTY

Mike Abdo, Stanley Alfken and Sister, Mrs, Jane Melntyre, Released Monday Evening. ———— GRILLED AS TO WHEREABOUTS MURDER NIGHT ———— Railroad Detectives Here Monday Afternoon and Trio Was Examined as to Actions. ———— Mike Abdo, Stanley Aitken, and the latter’s sister, Mrs. Jane McIntyre, the former of Mankato and the latter two of North Mankato, held in connection with the murder of Conductor W.D. Edwards and the burglary of the Northwestern depot, here early Monday morning of last week, were given their liberty ...

BROWN COUNTY HAS 5,043 AUTOMOBILES

Cars Producing $128,380 In Motor Vehicle And Gasoline Tax. ———— Minnesota this week will register its 550,000th motor vehicle, says an officials bulletin just received by the Review. With it comes a prediction that auto tax receipts this year may reach $10,000,000. But- The total of cars and trucks now using Minnesota roads is more than ten times that of ten years ago, the bulletin states. Upwards of 600,000 machines, tourist cars included, are running in the state now on a fair daily average. Auto registrations totaled 42,035 during ...