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GLARE HEADLIGHTS CONTRARY TO LAW STATUTE REVEALS

Contrary to what appears to be a prevailing opinion, the state law regulating headlights on motor vehicles has not been repealed, but is still in full force or would be if law enforcement officers paid any attention to it. The error in thinking the law governing headlights is no longer in effect probably is due to the fact that a humber of sections of the old motor vehicle law were repealed, including the section governing headlights. But in the new road law, passed by the last legislature, the section referred to was re-written and embodied in this law. It is now a part of Section ...

COUNCIL AWARDS BOULEVARDING TO N.U. CONTRACTORS

Puhlmann Bros. And New Ulm Ice Company Will Do Most Of Work. ———— IMPROVEMENT WILL COST NEAR $22,000 ———— City Will Save Nearly $4000 On Coal Contracts Over Last Year. ———— Monday evening the city council awarded contracts totaling close to $50,000 and at the same time put out a call for bids for further improvements which might bring another $50,000 outlay. However, this does not mean that the taxpayers at large have to pay for this outlay as the majority of it will be paid for by the property owners to whose property the benefits will ...

Rain storm yields .38 of an inch

Thunderstorms offered farmers a little relief this morning when New Ulm was hit with its heaviest rain in seven weeks. However, experts emphasize that much more rain is needed if it is to have any effect on the area’s thirsting crops. THE OFFICIAL city weather station at South Bridge recorded .38of an inch of rain, a greater amount than fell during the entire month of July. Throughout July’s 31 days, the city recorded .34 of an inch for the driest July on record in New Ulm. The last heavy rain came June 29 when 1.15inches were recorded in New Ulm. The rainfall was scattered ...

Brown County Fair starts with a bang

With a bang, and a few bumps, the Brown County Fair got underway Wednesday night at the fairgrounds. The banging came mainly from near the grandstand area, where the first of the fair’s two demolition derbies was taking place. Ten drivers would line up in a circle, and, after given the ...

Pocketful of miracles

Above left: POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES” - Angela Bauer of New Ulm practices her dance for performances Sunday for the “Pocketful of Miracles”’show at the Fairgrounds 1:30 and 4 p.m. (Photo by Steve Kohls) Above right: Pocketful of Miracles production at 1:30 p.m. and 4 CHORUS LINE- Local ...

Store owner beaten, robbed

Fay Jukulen, co-owner of the Wig Boutique, was robbed at her shop at 1 1/2 N. Minnesota of $17 or $18 about 2:50 p.m. Saturday, according to New Ulm Police. Mrs. Jukulen was working alone at the boutique, which is one of several second-floor offices downtown. She had gone to the bathroom down the hall and when she came back in the boutique a man hiding behind the door knocked her hard on the shoulder and threw her on the floor,striking her several times. Another man cleaned out the till, taking $17 or $18. Mrs. Jukulen’s sister and co owner of the boutique, Kay Sveine, said her ...