New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-04-29
TIE TOWNSHIP oF HOME.
Some Admiring Friend Records It's Early
History with Eloquent Zeal.

Some Admiring Friend Records It's Early
History it'll Eloquent Zeal.
An Old Manuscript Brought to Light that
Reads Amusingly.
Last week in looking over some old
papers friend came ACROSS dust COW
cred manuscript which, when opened ana
examined, proved to be history of the
town of Home. Who the author was
will,of course, always remain a profound
mystery, but no doubt he was an orator
just budding forth into active power.
He starts out with all sails set and makes
us believe that the town of Home was in
fact a promised Canaan and it's people
class who out of the very nature of
things belong to those deathless few who
were not born to die. Read it and Judge
for yourself.
One hundred years ago the town of
Home comprised part of the great I'M.
explored and unknown Northwest Terri
tory. The Storm King rode triumphant
over its prairies, unheeded by any ex-
cept the bird and the beast; the whip
poorwiu sang his nightly carol with not
an ear to listen; the wild flower bloomed
unseen; all nature was grand, lonely and
desolate.
Up TO the year, 1857, none but the no.
bic red man inhabited what is now the
town of Home. Here, on the border of
the lake o. in the forests along the Min
nesota, he spent his time in the chase, at
his savage sports or wooing his dusky
mate with all the freedom of the noun
tain bird. Thus he passed his life and
when he shufled off the mortal coil, his
friends would swing his bones on stur-
dy limb, land through this elevated tomb
the midnight wind played its melanch o.
ly music.
Up to 1862 nothing worthy of note
had transpired, excepting that a resi-
dence had been built in 1858 by H. Con-
fourier or "French Cap' as he was faml-
liarly called. For his wife he took a
half breed from among the Sioux, mar
rying her III the first instance by simply
telling two witnesses that she was hence
forth to be his wife. In 1862 what is
known as the Indian war broke out. No
battle took place within the borders Of
the town, but we learn on good authori-
ty that beautiful young lady, who had
been left dead by the Indians, was bur-
led where the Congregational church now
stands. We know nothing of her par
entage but from a memorandum found
Oh her person her name was found to be
Louise Maynard. Maybe some gray
haired, sorrow. stricken mother mourns
for her yet; or maybe she is forgotten by
all on earth. However. the thought that
the church is monument over the re-
mains of this unknown one should a
cause deep solemnity to possess those
who worship within its walls.
AS the Indians rushed; in from Shetek
towards New Ulm, some of them passed
through the town of Home. Their cru
elites while within it's borders. however,
were mostly confined to the prisoners
they had taken before reaching here.
Such outrages were perpetrated by them,
that it makes the blood curdle to record
them, and devils in the regions of de-
spair might blush to behold them. Yet,
after it. was all ovel, the olive branch of
peace was extended to them without pun
ishment except to a few of their leaders.
And 1t was such treatment that forced
the white pioneer to sing:
want to be an Indian,
A Modoc or Ute;
I'm tired of being a white man,
An unprotected brute.
want to be an Indian,
A ward of governme Mt
It's the finest thing in America,
Except the President.
l want to be an Indian
A warrior of the plains;
Iwant to WELD a tomahawk
And scoop out peoples brains.
want to build campfire
On human beings breast,
And watch his writhing agony
With a noble savage zest.
The town of Home was organized in
1866 and E. P. Bertrand had the honor
of giving it its name. In 1866 also the
first school district was organized com
prising the whole town. It was num-
Dered District 10 and Timothy Wright's