New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-30


the time he was captured. Hesis the CEN
ter figure. The others are John and Hem
ry Schleuter. .5s
the rest Of the family, had gone on visit
to a married daughter in settlement to
the north of Beaver Greek from where he
returned Late in the evening. Several Of
our red friends came during the day to
warn u.s. one Of them even brought q new
double Barreled gunIfor my father which
he minated might soon be useful 10
father. l reported the visits Of the In
dams q father But lie failed to scent dan
ger aud regarded the loan Of the gun as
mark Of friendship. What little grain
the farmers then raised had already been
harvested and stacked. We were in the
midst ofshaying. - I'VE IS ss'. sss
Early Monday morning we heard noises
in the direction of the Agency, repeated
at intervals, which father interpreted to,
be the beating Of drums; but we're really
volleys, fred BY the Indians in their ar
tack upon the Agentys The noises,
though IN usual did not l alarm father in
||ths laaa:.a q hid been sent outasto find
our working oxen which had. strayed Of
during the night On ny ID rsturn with
ths.oxen thegHagd den brot i.era, our near
estneig hbots,t hastened 90 our place with
Ethe.news that the Indians vsrpe IL plumber
ing and killing tie white Father was
still skeptica1 But ~ d oo u prevailed
uponto. prepare 81 fight to Ee dgely,
the nearest place Of nge which was
about fifteen miles from onFp place.
Mrs. Mike Hayden was left in fathers
charge. Her husband md his brother,
John, being armed. went TO join Mr.. Eli
senreich and an other man whose name
canI1uot recaIls They eitccnf dentlthey
could defy any. band Of Indians they
would BE likely 70 meet. Alas, not one
Of The number lived TO relate any deeds
[of val was gIl
The Box, ths hitched tosthe
WACO, fen alticles nothing, some
bedding ana food hastily put 81 Mn,
Hayden, mn mother. and The small child.
rem placed sonstop aud All giiven il charge
|of Mr. Zimm ermannf who had been help
ing my father during harvest and haying.
Ion the way he called at his house and
added his family to- the lose He too
boosted how he would defend those en-
trusted to him with gun and sword FOR
he was thesproud possessor of bot
# he did not raise his gun nor draw
Ibis sword IN the defense 81 Hi chArge i
was: not for want of courage but iack
Lot opportunity. He and his two sons
dred At their post Of duty The Indians
we're not out to 3distiug pish themselvss
for acts ofsbravery on that day but %
kilIas many OF the unsuspecting pale
faces assthey could and they generally
succeeded aiosat befores stheir sictims
were aware Of their presence.
I wan sent out by father tos round aup
our cattle of which we had nearly thirty
head and drive them in the direction OF
the fort. On the way father with my
brother, Christian, and an elder sister. over
took me, relieved met the cattle and SEM
me back to alarm some people who lived
at the foot Of the bluffs some distance
from the road. I reached two families
lwho had already taken alarm and were
preparing TO flee. They 1mplored me te
| go with them saying that they would
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strike for the unsettled prairie and thus
avoid meeting Indians, which proved .
wise precaution as the party reached the
fort in safety. ] remained obdurate td
their entreaty, mostly because / failed to
realize the danger, and started back il
my path Of duty. Just as reached The
spot where now the depot is at Morton
I saw three Indians emerging from The
narrow pass between the rock, through
which the only then passable road lay
Turned to the left il order, i possible {
lclrcumy ent the mass Of rock, butt feared
q hould make slow progress over the
somewhat swampy ground I had turned
but = few rods the road when tbs