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G.JURY RETURNS TEN INDICTMENTS

Several Are Secret. Cooke, Mulligan Townshlp Man, Indicted for Subornation of Perjury. ———— FIRST CIVIL ACTION IS KURZWEIL VS.HOFFMANN ———— Pefit Jurors Are Excused Until Next Monday Morning at 10 O’Clock. Criminal Calendar. ———— The grand jury completed its investigations Friday afternoon and submitted its report to the court prior to adjournment for the day. In all ten indictments were returned. Several of these are secret indictments, as the offenders are at large. Among the indictments are two against Ed.W. Berkner of Sleepy Eye,charging ...

HOTTEST MAY DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY

Voluntary Weather Observer Alex L.Henle’s Thermometer Registered 100 Degrees Above Zero Friday. —Decided Drop in Temperature Occurred and Low Point Reached Sunday Night Was 27 Degrees Above Zero.—Crops Nipped. Friday was the hottest May day in the history of the weather bureau in Minnesota. The thermometer presided over by Voluntary Weather Observer Alex. L. Henle registered 100 degrees above zero that day. The wave was accompanied by hot winds, which originated in the southwest and the temperature was so torrid that it scorched lawns and the leaves on trees showed effects of the ...

TORNADO SMASHES BUILDINGS ON THE PETER SEIBEL FARM

Large Barn Is Completely Demolished And Other Structures Damaged. ———— OWNER AND HIRED MAN BOTH SUFFER INJURY ———— Destruction Confined To A Small Area, Vicinity Of Courtland. ———— Tuesday afternoon’s storm which did nothing worse in New Ulm than raise enormous clouds of dust from the streets and drive them thru the air, developed tornadic proportions in the vicinity of Courtland and a number of farmers living to the north of that village suffered more or less severe losses. One farm, the Peter Seibel place, was struck by the worst of the ...

JULIUS RETURNS WITH PRISONER FROM UTAH

Howard Healy Again Lands In Jail And Must Stand Court Trial. ———— W. J. Julius, sheriff of Brown County,and Herman Polchow, chairman of the county board returned Tuesday morning from Ogden, Utah, where they went to bring back Howard Healy, who is wanted by the local court for jumping his bond and for failure to stand trial on the charge of pickpocketing. The officers left a week ago Wednesday for the Utah city to get their man. Sheriff Julius reports that in order to get Healy out of the state it was necessary for him to make a fast drive to get across the border of ...

Ship crisis tense for New Ulm mother

The crisis in Cambodia apparently is over, and for at least one New Ulm woman the news brings with it a short sigh of relief. For Gerri Wilfahrt of 706 N. Garden, the past 24 hours have been rough. They have been hours spent paying close attention to her television set when the ...

DNR gets funds for New Ulm

ST. PAUL — There has been heavy action in the Minnesota legislature the past couple of days, with decisions on a number of items affecting southwestern Minnesota. THE FORTUNES of headline legislation coming out of the 1975 session included: The drainage and public waters bill never came up for a vote. St. Peter State Hospital survived a threat to shut it down. Weather modification was sheltered by its authors to live until 1976. Aid to non-public schools passed but may face trouble in the courts. $173,000 to complete the Department of Natural Resources at New Ulm made a ...