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“EYE SPECIALISTS” “WORKED” TEXANS

Elliott Wilkinson and Roy L. Martin Cleverly Evaded Arrest in Lone Star State, Is Claim. ———— EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR JOURNAL PUBLICITY ———— Secretary of National Optometrical Association Lauds Warning Sounded Against Fakirs. ———— That Elliott Wilkinson and Roy L. Martin, fake “eye specialists,” who forfeited $8,000 cash bail by not appearing at the last December term of the Brown county district court to answer to charges of obtaining money under false pretenses, successfully “worked” well-to-do residents of Texas and succeeded in ...

SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE MAKES INSPECTION TOUR

Pools At Sioux City And Merill, Iowa, Were Examined. ———— DRAWING UP PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ———— Will Call For Bids For Construction With Two Weeks. ———— As a result of an inspection trip taken by the committees from the American Legion and the Commercial Club, the City Engineer, F. D. Minium is at work drawing up plans and specifications for the Swimming Pool which the American Legion will erect in North German Park. Those who made the trip to Sioux City to inspect a swimming pool put up by the company whose representative has been in this ...

GYMNASTIC PROGRAM DRAWS PACKED HOUSE

Director Fred Naumann Is Deserving Of Great Credit. ———— Turner theatre was filled with relatives and friends who gathered to witness the 59th Annual Gymnastic Exhibition of the New Ulm Turnverein. The program started promptly at eight o’clock and the credit for the accomplishment of the various classes which exhibited their work goes to the director Fred Naumann who has had under his direction the past year an enrollment of over 500 pupils. The classes have been in training for many weeks, perfecting the exercises in which they took part Friday evening. Splendid ...

FIERY CROSS BURNED ON FRIEDERICH FARM EAST OF TOWN SAT.

Spectators on Minnesota street shortly after nine o’clock, Saturday evening, plainly observed a fiery cross burning on the eminence across the Minnesota river east of New Ulm on the Friederich farm. The flames shot up high in the air and made a spectacular showing when viewed from Center street. This is the second cross to be burned in that location within a few months. Whether the Kluxers are operating in this vicinity or whether some parties, who desire to arouse comment are frequently burning the crosses is merely conjecture. Since the meeting held in New Ulm some months ago and ...

Woman pleads guilty to prostitution, says bar owner asked for rebates

An 18-year-old Minneapolis woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in District Court to prostitution and claimed a New Ulm bar owner had asked for a rebate on “tricks”’ he set up. Stephanie Ann Awaijane was charged with soliciting a state crime bureau agent to engage in sexual intercourse for $40 early Wednesday. The entire proceeding, from arrest to guilty plea, took about 16 hours. The defendant waived her right to a preliminary hearing in county court. Court officials said this was the first prostitution charge brought in Brown County in at least 12 years, as far as they could ...

Man refuses to pay taxes, may lose land

Seventy-eight-year-old Fred Nehls may be evicted from his lifelong farm home on Summit Avenue sometime come fall. He hasn’t paid his property taxes or assessments since 1968 on three out lots fronting on Summit, including the out lot on which he lives. The land was forfeited to the state ...