New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-04-04

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First prize In the journal Juniors
weekly contest was taken last week by
Lillian M. Juni, 9th grade pupil in
the public schools of this city, who told
the story of her fathers captivity with
the Indians during the memorable days
of '62. The tale as told by her, is as fol-
lows:
On the morning of Aug. IS, 1862, as
the men of a certain family near Nor
ton were about to go to work, they
were informed that the Sioux Indians
were on the warpath. Hasty prepara-
lions for flight were made and the son,
boy of 10 years, was sent to warn the
nelghbors. On his way he was met by
two Indians; the younger Immediately
strung his bow, but the other babe him
desist, fot he recognized the boy, with
whose father he had often traded. He
was obliged to follow them to their
camp. At this time the spirit of war
was on among the savages~ and it was
seemingly by miracle that the boy
was not killed. After days fighting,
some of the young bucks, their blood
still boiling with the fervor of battle,
would seize the Pasquah, White Head,
as the boy was called, by the hair, IN
tending to scalp him. But be was al
ways rescued by some of the older ones.
One day battle raging across the
river caused commotion in camp and
an old squaw, deeming it unsafe for the
boy, took him into the neighboring
woods, concealing him in hollow tree.
Towards evening storm cane on and
the boy, being cold and wet, decided to
60 back to camp. On another occasion
an old Indian rolled him up in a buffalo |
robe and when they came in to search |
the tent,he sat down on 1t, calmly smok-
ing his pipe. Thus the boy passed seven
long weeks in captivity. Sometimes IN
deadly peril of his life, at other times
treated with great kindness. But as
every one knows, the Indians were sub
dued and the troops rescued the hero
of this story, who was my father
Old settlers! What story is hidden
away IN those two words! And what d
treasure they are to a town with all
their tales of hardships and experience.
New Ulm has had many of them in her
days and has many still-old men now
on the last rounds of the ladder of life.
There is Col. Pfaender for instance,
whose history is SO closely interviewer
with that of the town. For many years
he served the state as soldier, leglsla-
tor and state official, hut he is still act
i've and daily gives his attention to his
insurance and real estate transactions,
which have now reached large, proper
lions. Then there is Jonn G. Rudolph, a
leading state politician, banker, legisla-
tor, land Office receiver and now retired :;
and Jacob Pfennlnger, who walked into
town in 1855, healthy and robust IN his
old age; VIM. Hummel, actively engaged
in business though we'll along in years {;
Peter scherer, still conducting lumber
yard with good success; DR.. Weschcke,
old, but genial and apparently in as
good health as ever: John Hauenstein.
even now one of the best entertainers in
the city as we'll as one of the most inter-
ested in her welfare; bis brother We1g-
and, now retired; the two Beinhorns,
one of whom, Fred, was the originator
of the colonization Of New Ulm Lo uis
Schilling. the builder of the first log hut;
Aug. Hellman, who drew the plans and
elected the county's first courthouse
Albert Behnke, the man whose first rest
ing place in the west was under the oak
trees still standing on German Street
Mrs. Helen Setter, for 40 years proprie
tress of that well-known hotel, the Da-
kota; Capt. George, to whom the Incl
dents of the COS are as familiar as those
of to-day; Alois Palmer, who came
here In "a, moved to farm and finall1
returned to spend his days within on,