New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-04-29
Dealt his
Harvest.
among Those Claimed is the First Post.
master of New Ulm.
He Dies at Fergus Falls at a Ripe Old
Age.
Edwin Paulsen of Linden Also Succumbs
after Lingering Illness.

At Fergus Falls last Saturday morn
there occurred the death from pneumonia
of Anton Klaus, who was one of the first
settlers of New Ulm and also its first
postmaster: MI. and Mrs. Klaus, were
popular people in Fergus Falls and the
fact that they were preparing to celebrate
their golden wedding On the 96th Of Ju-
" caused the Fergus Falls Journal recent
ly to produce the following:
What an eventful fifty years it has
been since Anton Klaus and Anna Kovatz
were married in Austria and how much
has been crowded into their lives.
Mr.. Klaus was born in Fitch, Austria,
near Trieste, harbor on the Adrlatic.
He married Miss Anna Kovatz Of the
same place in July, 1916, and three years
later they sailed for America, landing
in New York in April, 1849. he en-
gagged in the mercantile business in Mil
wauke in 1850, remaining there two years.
About this time land company was Or
ganized in Chicago with the purpose of
finding a good location and making a
permanent settlement for a large number
of Germans. OF course they selected
Minnesota and purchased land in Brown
county from the government aad laid
out the present town Of New Ulm. MIR.
Klaus was the first postmaster in New
Ulm and was succeeded IN 1856 by Col
Pfaender to whom he sold the Colonies
present farm in Milford.
Upon resigning the partnership he
leased the Eagle Mill and operated it till
1857, when he lost heavily on account of
the crisis. With portion of his stock
of lumber and no money he built the La
fayette house, on the FIT. R1dgely ROAD
and this proved to be profitable invest
ment,
The Indian outbreak compelled him to
send his family to St. Peter, while he
went to New Ulm and fought the entire
time in that memorable seige. During
the war, his hotel and contents were de-
stroyed by the Indians, he narrowly es-
Gaping with his wife. Afterwards, he
went to St. Paul and in his usually i'm
pulsive way censured the governor for
not protecting his property. To partly
compensate him for his loss he was a.
warded the government hay contract.
When this was completed he located in
Faribault, built large brick stole and
again engaged in the mercantile business
until 1872. In that year he removed to
Elizabeth and built its first Touring mill,
operating it however for only two years.
From Elizabeth he went to Dnndas, and
started general store, but owing to ILL.,
health he returned to Otter Tail county
and once more engaged in the milling
business at Parkdale. This mill he sold
in 1888 and moved to Fergus Falls tc
spend the rest of his days in retirement.
Edwin Paulsen, the well-known Lin
den citizen and politician. died Sunday
morning after several years of trouble
some illness. He was forty EIGHT years
old at the time of his death and had LIVED
in America since his fourteenth year
For short time he lived in Wisconsin
but the vigorous period of his life wa:
spent in this State, having been one O
the earliest settlers in the town OF Lin
den. Mr.. Paulsen was a. thorough,
AmericaniZed citizen. Prominent at al
times in politics, he had served in man,
public positions and at the time of hi
death was one of the members Of tn
State Board of Equalization. His spiri
ted courage did not leaveshim to the last
and he always hoped that the return o
spring would recall to renewed life hi
sinking vitality. But hope and medica
service were all of no avail. The stron!
constitution at last gave way, and dealt
came despite the strongest efforts to re
sist it.
| Mr. Paulsen was known far outside o
the narrow circle within which he ha'
performed mis- daily labors and the It'd
ings of his death will spread genuin
sorrow amongst his numerous friend
and acquaintances.
He was buried in the Linden cemeter
| yesterday afternoon. -
Word was received on Monday tina
John Franzien, the tailor, who for Ion
time worked for Peter Moeger in this c.
ty, had died at Big Stone Lake. Ae We
a victim of that dread disease. coysum1
ton.
The little child of Engineer Hans Hal
son, formerly Of this city, died at Ii
home of its grandfather, Ole Grove,
r IIo tho 1o<<ov mort re &ho woo