New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-07-23
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- .lurce - 1l IL oloops'
aessian 4lIe!nngs a'lu : orleo, anu ~, :
Dody OF lndiahs' unaer I p1 c 'si.
Drated War.cnqleI, = osepn pr'ht ~ Us
Wno'e nnaer Inc conilnallu " = ~
John Johnson. r OF !he pfotec =,
oflthese set1lemen5s' three iorts nag nay
been erected ny the nhapltants q
the valley: u Wh1 IN were s'a.'on -
small gar ,l''e'f $, me enemy march
60 INTO me va!ley cary y t' en- morn
ing, anu passing me upPe "a. iol. W :,
observed, y was hot untll 5 ,ney cla' 9!
com pietely lhvestcu 1lle hlluule 'o -.
that their presence was KNOWN ,}! =
sentinel observed q 1lre k'nanhg u !
Dmiding near the 1of'' anu INFORM.
ing ms commanding omcer q Inc
tact, q small party under .hleuteh'
ant spencer we're sent out 20 als'
cover the cause: Ih ness met Elm ne q al
vance OF y! the BRUSH troops, ahd.a1Ge'
exchanging shots, returned re- 20 IN. the
tort without loss. Inc whoie 1or 'eae
IN the garrison consisted OF apoat
5 tWo hundred meh-regullfs ai n1 ~.
i ia1 comlllana o. Ma9ol
" oos'ey' VINO, py the way WIS 9
most arr;en' c4% r 0s,, pD :, ~
ms Anha's ~ iI.u'' coun:y, an y
t tn wheh INC 1oI' W's lnses. -
nc cohcealeu t :15 a',' a - nc
women ana cmM!en, ane "nel'
driven OUT by Inc f 1':' y -. 1llS as'
socrates, ne crawied around ~ eh.
trenchments on MS hanus anu enGes
amid the ]eers ana oravoes OF INC
militia: VINO 1elC thelr couta{e r..
wye as their laag a. was Va eAc,'e C ny
the n, cowardice OF tne, II Malof: oooll
after the return OF inc Pat.y uhae '.
spencer Slree a!:'ilii guns were
neafd ~ y, the ollec''cl ~ '''e "Ppei
1ort. me enemy, nnu.ns us L'e
se'lce u'seoveie9' I .t: az o4 20
inc "o'h - sIesI'"oI;o"' ~" VIZ VIC
loren was app''e. i h ;," Inv
70 every no.'se ''!u ~" - '''1 ~ ",
emmy. ooon '.l'et ms - ''.,'.i Ivy
came up, co ~ - s'oops' Misl1
Two stla,l n!ot'''rS i:.1u : Fitce I's!'ea
g'asshopper - rom us Ielng
mounted: upon legs instead o. Wneels
was sent 20 occupy a he1gh1 .W me
commahoea ''le l9rt, 't'lu slie 'iL' ~
garrison was colnp1esgly s''t II, J..
a nag M;S o'spa!c'le. -! ~. 'l'e ''an's
81 an Queer, 20 ''e'''1''u ne s''are :
uei VI Inc t% i,o0ps; 49, " "a, ~ 1", :"
anI n -, ~ ~, ' ~ 1850 s An,,,, y, J,
~ 49, ,n ~ .',eso, 49, "J ~
tle inli.'''t n1eil VINO e41nl'osI soh ''te
50 a1 m nom ~ NJ WAC I R;a L CO..,
60 nu;pl{, =. m WV q" ,,''. "oo "v,i't'
1 H. i 1nn "1 1,nt '' " t" '. ,o",''i
.o t'4.,' n'" ,;,no, ',,J aoo, "a
W !ahen pt;so"1,' en- ~ nes''t ~
q "e:tin''l.''''J 80 - ~ ~ upon I,.e
my a. - 'pplg!oneo' 80 va, o."l'
:. ny inc "n'cerS =. 'he ,es",.'
loops ~ lo 4i ; ~ "e'ns SIp,
In"na ~ ~" 10 ' 10 s;"taa. m'9
l'''il ei' ne 'e's's.eu-ailg ~
WIN ", ' u;f,o rnnre %e Siad. o''I hnt
, WITH. ~ t;nS INV a. not j ;ssai
W.. ,r l' nlSoa. ~ n,aa;a;a ln ' ,,a
t;"ni .aa g.. Tohni 'n,dorad' IL ~
t t;ieu, 'ta'' n'a 1912 ,an o tIa fn'.t ~ =
o ol,,I .Jsf fs:Ioda wac Eont ~ 4
t ~ ,' ~ VS. nnp po ~ ~
ti,o .;a ~" &c ia ~ Iad;ams III ,r ,;b
' I!t a' 70 = ''o n""at "'1n "
sSo1ls u o,., f.a5 1n s" tho oo 80
s41 10 . c ,o h h"+ Wy ~ . Ioa'
VI vn1 'olc''o ~. o"e t un wv luu
ca Mltnll IT, U ~, ~ .iese pt:le'l 4,
ea ~" az TO-. u 1 1;,e o M'' tla :.t t
tt ue9 san+Lnr h - VIC III iitb'
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~ =" s' ~" .nof IA ann,n,',n; aota, !
e. = on 1,,e roDI, ~ ''to oo'.''nu l;'
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e ph - 1:raf w. aa,t; ,'lJ
Illus % ~, " n en- 1 1:a .a9 tI
Will, WI" a ne+ has ano u.suo, IT, 'v
Plg'In :. S nv 1ns"ay. na .'n'son
lia', Duo 4 illll.eu supply ~ poWueI}
any was ,neitlofe uhaolc W 'epel
wlth any eneG.' put OCCASIONAL sor.
Ties were mace oy hleuc. spencer
aha ms llttle oaha OF 1orty men,
whenever Inc enemy approached 100
near 5he walls. q large Dar1 sur
rounded oy several STACKS III, OF wheat,
sta n e w'thln a 1eW nn u! yards
o. or tue tort, was rs severa; slnleS l SCI On
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