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LEGION GRANTED GROUND ON NORTH GERMAN STREET

Council Approved Swimming Pool Project Sponsored By Legion. ———— NO SPRINKLING THIS YEAR ON STATE STREET ———— Board Of Public Works has Made Unfavorable Report To Council. ———— Sprinkling of State Street from Seventh South to Seventh North was unfavorably reported on to the council by the Board of Public Works and as a consequence the council at its regular meeting held on Tuesday evening, decided to wait another month before anything further is done regarding this question. The Board of Public Works, in its re-port to the council, stated that in ...

EFFORTS OF RAIDERS ARE AGAIN IN VAIN

Revenue Men Fail To Obtain Evidence In Second Raid Within Month. Saturday afternoon at about 5 o’clock two cars loaded with men from the internal revenue department, enforcers of the national prohibition act, swooped down upon New Ulm and immediately proceeded to raid several of the soft drink places in this city. They started their search at the Chas. Lindmeyer place in the lower part of the city and then proceeded to search the soft drink parlors of Manderfeld & Tauer and A. J. Esser. However, they were out of luck, for in none of the places was anything found to indicate a ...

SLEEPY EYE MAN VICTIM OF SUDDEN TRUCK ACCIDENT

George Glotzbach Jr. Dies From Internal Injury Early Saturday. ———— WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SELLING TRIP ———— Leaves Wife And Three Sons To Mourn Untimely Passing. ———— George Glotzbach, Jr., prominent young business man of Sleepy Eye came to a tragic death Saturday morning about six o’clock as a result of internal injuries sustained in an accident which occurred near Fairfax Friday evening about eleven o’clock. Left Home Wednesday. Leaving Sleepy Eye early Wednesday morning, Mr. Glotzbach made a trip to the vicinity of Fairfax and the ...

FIVE NEW ULM MEN DRAW JAIL TERMS

WENZEL SCHLOEGEL TO STAND TRIAL MONDAY. ———— Judge Jos. W. Molyncaux on Bench at Federal Term of Court.-Nicollet Man Also Sentenced. ———— Judge Jos. W. Molynecux at Mankato Tuesday, in federal court, sentenced five New Ulm men to stiff sentences, for violations of the Volstead act. The five are Chas. Lindmeyer, Ed. Tauer, Chas. Manderfeld, Alex. J. Vogel and A. S. Dorn. The sentences range from eight to three months. Result of Raids. All but the case of A. S. Dorn are the result of recent raids by federal prohibition officers in New Ulm. It is said that ...

National Register lists former governor’s home

A New Ulm home built by a man who later became governor of Minnesota is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Register, maintained by the National Park Service, is a listing of the places and things of American deemed worthy of preservation. The home, a Queen Anne ...

New Ulm selected as Bicentennial city

New Ulm has been named a Bicentennial Community. The announcement of New Ulm’s Bicentennial status came Monday from the Minnesota Bicentennial Commission, headed by Rudy Perpich. PERPICH SAID his commission expects quick approval of the Bicentennial designation by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission in Washington, D.C. “When word is received from Washington,” Perpich said, “we shall contact you to arrange presentation of the Bicentennial flag, the symbol of a Bicentennial Community. We hope this symbol will be a reminder to the community to begin now to make 1976 ...