New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-30
PATRIOTS AND HEROES.
Monument in Honor of Birch Coulie Strue-
.5... giles.
A Shaft, Fifty Feet in Height, will COM
memorate the Battle.

The heroes and patriots who fought
died and suffered wounds upon the
prairie hear Birch Coulie thirty-two
years ago will he given "a permanent
memento for their valor in the monu-
ment to be erected by the grateful peo-
pie of the State Of Minnesota.
The great battle, which marked the
end nearly, of Indian deviltries in this
state, and set the settlers of the new
commonwealth free from the invasions,
deprcdations and fears with which thew
had been beset, took place upon the
second and third days of September,
I 1862, The story of the conflict is fam
iliar, and need not be recited here. The
citizen soldiery and the volunteers who
participated met crisis, their daring
and doing proving blessing to their
state, ensuring the safety of the homes
and property of all the population.
| In acknowledgment of this great SER
vice the state has not been unmindful,
and through its Legislature, though some
what tardily, has made provision tor
monument near the scene of the battle
which will forever preserve the tradi-
tion of the momentous event.
| The monument commission met in St.
Paul on Wednesday and after due CEN
sideration and conference with each one
one of the bidders, the award fell to the
P. N. Peterson Granite Co. of the SANITY
City.
The monument will be of Minnesota
granite, from the famed Rockville, ,Stearns
county quarries, which for intrinsic ex-
cellence and beauty ranks as a peer
among the GRANTEES of the world. The
design contemplates shaft fifty feet in
height, resting upon two bases, rock
faced; upon these rests polished die
which is to receive upon its four sides an
inscription of at least 1900 letters, Rest
ing upon the die and above the plinth
stands the three column shaft OF round
polished granite relieved by plinths
marking the series of the column. The
octagon top, with apex projecting, sug-
gestive of the traditional Indian arrow
head, gives the shaft a symmetrical, ,artis-
tic finish of admirable grace,
The contract entered into with the Pet
erson Granite Co. provides for the COM
pletion of the monument by Aug. "a
next, for the sum of $2,25O, the contrac-
tor giving bond forthe satisfactory exc
cution of the work in the sum OF $1,000
also providing for the forfeiture of $1O0
per day should the completion be de-
layed beyond Sept. and each day there
after.
Thus the state bcstows it's benison up
on it's devoted sons who did battle for
the safety and sanctitv of their own homes
for the civilization and security of all
succeeding generations.-St. Paul Globe
The question, Who is wanted III the
common school? is pretty we'll settled.
The demands of life are not for few bar
rels of facts, stored away ii, the cellar of
sub-consciousness, but for individual
power over self and environment. Meth
DDS of giving the individual this power
though they have reached their highest
present development in the kindergarten
are to be found in lesser degrees of ade-
quacy in the technical school,thc college
and few special institutions, among
what are known as grammar and primary
schools. What is it that prevents the
common school from following in the
wake of these bold discoverers? The OBJ
obstruction is made up of three factors:
the different teachers, the politician that
appointed her, and the citizen that elect
ed the pclitician.- Jarvis in the
Independent.
The Luverne News wishes to know if
the Sentinel is opposed to the reelection
ex-senator Washburn. We answer, unless
Mr.. Washburn changes his attitude to-
wards silver and gets back with both
feet upon the republican platform as
adopted at Minneapolis, we should pre-
fer that his official career come to an end.
Nh0 IT I 4
Wall street man. Frank Day in Fair
ment Sentinel.
The Grand and Petit jurors of Nicollet
county passed resolutions which were
highly commendable to Hon. B. F.Web-
Der, the most popular and impartial man
that ever sat on the bench in the ninth
judicial district. There will probably
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