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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08

1t would be well to pillow the ground.
then apply twenty-five to thirty bush
els of wood ashes and harrow them 10
well before sowing the groin and grass
seeds. Then sow oats at the rate Of
seven pecks per acre, and mixture
of five pounds timothy and eight
pounds clover per acre. The oats
should be sown with a drill and the
grass and clover broadcast and har.
rowed in. When the grain is about
four inches high, apply broadcast
about 100 pounds nitrate of soda per
acre. This viii dissolve with the
dew or rain and feed the young plants
When harvesting the oats long stub
Bile should be left, and no stock should
be allowed on the field in the fall.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
MADE HIS MEANING PLAIN.
No Doubt as to Form of Sinner Minis
ter Was PREACHING To.

ter Was Preaching To.
Beginning. his sermon enc Sunday
muscular Scotch minister said that in
every congregation there were gener-
ally three kinds Of people. Some were
very worthy men and women Others
were just middling and might be bet
ter than they were, but others were
actual deevils. He did not intend in
this discourse to speak to the first
Kind, who were already good Chris
tians and not greatly requiring either
advice or censure. The second class
would be all the better for some plain
speaking, but their case was not so
urgent as that of the third class.
whom he had spoken Of as positive
deevils- ITO them" he said, Il mean
to speak" Then. rolling up the right
sleeve of his coat, and stretching out
his clinched fist in front Of him, he
said: Now. you deevilsi"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
Cross Section of Concrete Hog Trough
and Mold.

A. by 6 In. plank; B, concrete. c. 1
by in boards: ID. nail to hold form in
place; E, one-inch strip; F. concrete
floor.
places. The concrete should be one
part of Portland cement to 21z parts
OF fine gravel. In filling the molds
with concrete never put in over an
inch at time and ram it well. When
finishing the top leave the edges
rounded of. In a couple of hours the
core can be lifted out and then the
outer box removed. Give the trough
wash OF pure cement. In warm
weather, after the trough is built ten
or twelve hours, it should have pail
or two of water put into it and left
for several days.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08

An explorer who has often by com
pulsion eaten The flesh of animals not
generally used as human food SAYS
that grilled lion steaks are delicious.
and much superior to those of the
tiger; that the flesh of the rhinoceros.
properly prepared, has all the good
qualities Of pork: that the trunk and
feet Of young elephants resemble veal
and that stewed boaconstrictor is a
splendid substitute for rabbit
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
Astonished Scotchman.

An Aberdeen man. noting a woman
eating an ice, said to the waiter: Hi
man. gle me yin O. thae." Being sup
piled. he took a spoonful and made a
wry face. I'm dootin' it's a bit frost
bitten, mister" said he. 'Oh, no, sir
remarked the waiter; its an ice."
Gosh, Do they eat ice in London p"
asked the wondering Aberdonian;
man, We slide an skate on t in
Aberdeen i'-Scottish American.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
Canadian Wheat Territory.

The possibilities of wheat raising
are much greater in the Canadian
provinces and territories than in the
United States. The area suitable for
wheat culture is much larger and the
yield to the acre is twenty-five bush
els, while in the United States 1t is
only fourteen and one-half bushels.
In Athabasca and Mackenzie spring
wheat natures in 101 to 10S days,
owing to the length of the summer
day in that latitude.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08

first lay the concrete floor, this an
swers for the bottom of a trough.
Make box out of by inch plank
IA inches wide, inside measurement,
and the length required. This box has
no bottom. Place it where the trough
! by inch boards to form the core.
This should be ~ inches narrower at
the bottom; place this in the outer
box, leaving space of inches be-
tween the two boxes at the top for
concrete. Place small blocks between
the boards to keep them from spring.
ing in and nail strip on lne top OF
the molds to keep them in their
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
Earnings of British Males.

The president of the British Board
Of Trade stated, in answer to ques-
ton in the house of commons, that
the average annual earnings of adult
males employed in the principal indus
trial and agricultural occupations in
the United Kingdom in year of
average employment might be estimat-
ed approximately at $3.50 each.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
WOMEN AVOID WOMEN DOCTORS
Gentle Sex Prefer Men as Their medI-
cal Advisers.


I'VE should be only too pleased to
give women a chance for employment
as medical examiners, said the medi-
cal superintendent of large New
York insurance company. IF women
would only consent TO be examined by
women But they wort. Only few
days ago a woman living in an up
town apartment house sent in her APP
plication papers, and over the tele-
phone requested a medical examina-
ton the same afternoon, if possible
"'All right | answered. DR.. Blank
shall be up there at o'clock She is
disengaged just now
She. did you say?' asked the
woman.
Yes / replied. DR.. Blank is a
woman; and one of the most capable
examiners we have on the staff
"'Well, | don't want her. III wait
until you can send me man. was
the emphatic reply.
LAS a matter of fact" continued
the superintendent we have extreme
difficulty in keeping DIR. Blank busy,
to say nothing of giving encourage
ment to other applicants. A position
as medical examiner for one OF the big
insurance companies is considered a
good thing by young man doctor
building up a practice. but there is
almost no chance for women in that
diracrsDn
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08

A COW usually does better the fol-
lowing season and produces strong
er calf if allowed to go dry for six or
eight weeks than If she is MIXED up
to the time of calving. 1t would
therefore be well to dry her up. To
do this, reduce her diet to hay and
water for about two weeks, and grad
ually cease milking her. When she
is nearly dry, the milking may cease
altogether. She may then receive a
light feed of grain daily along with
the bay until going out to pasture.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
world.. Fair Accom- modatIons.

Reliable ana reasonable accommodations az
Joins Worlds Fair grounds on the south side,
with private gate; direct from Union Station by
Market street car Write for reservations
Grand View Fraternal Hotel, St. Lows, Mo.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
FertiIizina Land.

A. B.-I wish to seed down a piece
of land that grew barley last year and
was not plowed last fall. cannot
get yard manure but could purchase
nitrate of soda. How much of this
should be applied? What quantity Of
oats, also timothy and clover seed
should be applied per acre?
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
Dryino a Cow.

X. Y. IA COW within two months
of calying is giving one gallon of milk
per day. She is being well fed on
good fodder and mixed grain. Would
it be well to go milking her or grad
ually cease?
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
wi,lino to Repair.

Young man, said the stern father.
"you have been calling on my daugh-
ter until you have worn out the sofa.
You know what that means. don't
your"
Certainly, sir" responded the
young man, I'm send up an uphol-
sterer tomorrow"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08

The true strength Of every human
soul is to be depend ~ IS many
nobler as It can diseeTl>and to be
depended on by as many inferior as
II can reach Ruskin-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds y. W. SAMUEL
ocean Grove. n. j.. Feb. Il, 1900
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08

Neighborly sympathy. as a rule,
turns out to be about nine-tenths GU
riosity.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08

There has been some other cause
than the lice killer. The effect of the
lice killer on either sitters, or newly
Matched chicks would only be tempo
rary. If put On the parent stock there
could be 10 such thing as spotted
chicks. If the hens which laid the
eggs are quite white the chickens
have probably been thrown back to
weak spot in their ancestry. Pure
bred White Rock stock do not give
spotted or dark colored chickens, and
blemishes on plumage from lice kill.
ers are as a rule only temporary.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
snotted Chickens.

P. H. H-White Plymouth Rock
hens were busted with insect powder,
which gave them a dirty appearance;
when their eggs Matched some of the
chicks were spotted; what was the
cause?
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-08
HOG TROUGH OF coNcaErn.
Simple Rules for the Building Of
Valuable UtensiI.

G. M.--Please describe how to con-
struct cement hog trough. What is
the best size and shape?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-05
Days of Early Hardships Recalled Stories Re
counted of Sacrifices Made. Four Surviv-
ing Fifty Fourers to Be Present at Semi
Centennial Gathering.

Mayerding and Herman Herrendorfer.-
In this community, as in all new
countries. cash was an article seldom
handled and all business transactions.
were done on credit or with orders.
The man working for another did not,
expect any cash, but an order on some.
store, saloon or hotel The indians
mingled freely with the settlers and
most of the money which came into
the merchants, hands was left by Them
This would seem little hard now but
it answered every purpose at that
time and the community prospered
and was happy.
There was, of course, no railroad Or
established stage line through the new
town and the mail was brought from
Fort Ridgely by carrier, for two years
by Alois Palmer. Anton Klaus was
the first postmaster in Brown county
and his Office was on his farm, but
later he was succeeded by William
Pfaender.
The first church was built by the
Catholic society in 1858 on Mr.. Kalb's
farm and the first one in town was al
so erected by the Catholics in 1862,
with Father Berghold as the first pas
tor. The first newspaper was the New
Ulm Pioneer, with Fl. Komp as edi-
tor, established in 1858, and was
/ destroyed by the Indians in 1862. The
first mill on the town site was the Eag gle
Saw and Grist mill put up in 1856. In.
1859 the Brown County Agricultural
society was formed.
These Indians were extremely friend
| ~ and called on the whites in their
homes frequently. There was no,
thought whatever of danger from them
at that time nor was there for some
years later.
To live in Brown county in the early
days was to live in a vast and almost
unmeasured district. Commencing at
| the south-east corner of town 10l, range
30, west, its boundary extended along
the Iowa line to range 48, and then
south to the mouth of the Big Sioux
river where Sioux City now stands)
then up the Missouri river to about
the mouth of the Grand river, near
Bismarck, N. D., then due east in a,
line projected to the Minnesota river,
which formed for some distance the
northeast boundary of the county.
August Westphal, the second judge of
probate for the vast district, is still
living in New Ulm.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-05

In these Mr.. Palmer's declining
years the memories of the first years
spent in what is now New Ulm stand
out with perfect clearness. Coming
from Chicago with the first party of
twenty, he was one of the six who set
out from Traverse DIES Sioux on an
exploring trip up the river and so was
one of the very first whose eyes rested
on the new land and whose feet pressed
the soil. That trip of five days up the
river to Swan Lake to theta Framboise
trading post and back again was one
not to be forgotten. 1t was full of
hardships and during the five days the
little party had but four meals. For
two years Mr.. Palmer carried the mail
between Fort Ridgely and New Ulm,
traversing the eighteen miles on foot.
Often it was cold and stormy and the
walk was difficult, but he says he
never had any great trouble in
making the trips regularity. Mr..
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-05
Half Century Marks the Period Of New Ulm's
Existence. Old Settlers Will Pay Homage
to the Living and Tribute to Those Who
are Pioneers in Another World.

the two latter Of st. Paul. After the.
program the floor will be cleared for
dancing. Admission to the entertain
ment and dance will be ST.
The committee is sending out about
$50 invitations to pioneers and expects
between 100 and 80 to be present.
Fifty-one years ago a group of lib
eral thinking Germans, socialists they
might now be called, wishing to get
away from the confines of Chicago
and the restraint imposed there,
formed society which had for its OBJ
ject the colonization of a new part of
the country far away in the wilderness
where they could be alone and free to
act and think as they pleased. At its
head was Frederick Beinhorn, and
means were at once taken to raise
money to secure land from the govern
ment and to find a suitable location.
After much casting around loca-
ton was finally decided upon near
Swan Lake and then later at spot
opposite where LIE Sueur now is, and a
little party of twenty set out for the
new land Of promise. This spot did
not suit, however, and the pioneers
proceeded up the Minnesota river to
Traverse des Sioux, and here the great
err part of the expedition stopped,
while Athanasius Henle, Ludwig Mey-
er, Frederick Massapust and Alois
Palmer started for Fit. Ridgley and
landed at the trading post Of Joseph
| La Framboise. This man proved to be
very friendly and told them of an
ideal location for a town, where the
Cottonwood flows into the Minnesota.
Arriving at the present site of the city
these pioneers were charmed and at
once pitched camp and sent for the
rest Of the party at Traverse des
Sioux.
It was October 6th, when the par
ty at last arrived and as the days,
fast getting chilly, gave warning that
winter was not far off, they decided
not to erect houses at once but to go
up the river about eleven miles to the
old reservation line where there was
an Indian village, apparently deserted.
Here they erected log block-house,
living in the Indian tepees until it was
finished, and began the hardships of
a severe winter with insufficient shell
ter and stock of supplies that was
fast diminishing. The trader La
Framboise, helped the new Corners all
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-05

mann, August Schell and Louis
Koehne. Others who arrived during
the same year were Lorenz Amann,
John Redman, Joseph Hitz, Andreas
Pfaf, Christian Schaeffer, who built
the first street through the slough on
the present Center street, George
Kraemer, r. Doeberreiner, Joseph
Baer, Carl Bleken, Philip Gross,
John Doster, Bilstein, Jacob Schnei-
der, Peyton Nichols, John Bobleter,
Frank Schneider, Peter Gag, Anton
Schwerzler, Alois Schmelz,s John
Schaffer, Mathies Siebenbrunner, Mrs.
Sontag and children, Joseph Geb-
hard, Ulrich Lipp, Isidor Luger and
John Spencer who was afterwards
killed by two trappers and hunters.
Their wives joined them the following
spring and after bacheloring for
several months, it can be imagined
that the hearts of the settlers were
made glad.
They found village of twenty-three
log shanties scattered over an area of
three miles, and a log courthouse
l4x16 feet in dimensions. A saw mill
was also in course of construction,
being finished the following year. A
company store was started where
goods were furnished to the settlers at
actual cost and the work of subduing
the wilderness was commenced in
earnest. William Pfaender had charge
of the company's interests, as presi-
dent, and the town developed rapidly
under his management. Later a store
was started little out from town by
Adolph Setter and upon the arrival Of
Charles Koehne the two formed a
partnership and moved their store into
town. At about the same time the
company store had been given up to F
| Roebbecke, who erected building,
the first real business house in town
The following year, 1857, there was
a large influx of people from Cincin
natl, a party of sixty or seventy
coming by steamer early in the spring
This meant a big addition to the towr
and several more stores were started
and the little settlement began to take
on the appearance of a prosperou:
village. In March 6, 1857, the town O
New Ulm was incorporated by act O
the legislature and later in 1876 it was
! granted a city charter. The first towr
council consisted of William Pfaender
president, Frederick Beinhorn, Herr.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-05
CHARLES WAGNER.

Charles Wagner, aged "A, was for
many years in the pioneer days justice
of the peace and later was Judge of
probate for Brown county. He has
many recollections of early times.
One of the stories he tells to illustrate
how exciting some of the early court
proceedings were, is of a prisoner who
broke away in open court and ran and
hid in a marsh near the river. A
large crowd pursued him and when a
man made for him in a boat the
fugitive climbed a tree and when the
boat was directly under him jumped
down and threw the pursuer into the
water and made his escape. He was
justice when the Northwestern was
built from Mankato and fined many
rough characters. When Mr.. Wagner
was married there was only one other
man in the county besides himself
authorized to perform the ceremony
and this man did not know how.
Justice Wagner had to give the other
justice lessons prior to the wedding.
Mr.. Wagner has preserved many
interesting documents of the early
days collected in public Office. He
was a chairmaker by trade and many
of his chairs manufactured before the
massacre still are in use. He was born
in Germany.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-05

1855: F. Beinhorn, Albert Behnke,
Fred Behnke, Henry Myerding, Louis
Schilling, Henry Behnke, Louis Meyer,
John Fenscke, Jacob Pfenninger, j.
Stamm, Frank Massapust, VIM.
Theile, August Hellman, John Resort,
Joseph Dambach, Gabriel Zehr, Anton
and Anthanasius Henle, VIM. Wrinkle
mann, Albert futile, Fl. G. Mueller,
Fred Roebeke, Chas. Sommer, Anton
Klaus, Henry and Adolph Dietz, John
Dehn, the Haeberle brothers, Christian
Vaehringer, August Kiesling, Mr..
Zettel, Jacob Brust, John Meier,
John Sturm, Anton Adam, Ernest
Diederich, Edward Krammer, Peter
Mack, Meinard Wall, Fred Fritsche,
Sr., Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Hempsch.
In 1856 an event took place of much
Importance to the little community.
It was the amalgamation of the Chica-
go society with a Cincinnati society
called the North American Turner
bund. Its object was colonization and
it was seeking place free from mar
row sectarianism where it's ideas of a
larger development of man, physical
and mental, could be carried out. At
ter much search such an ideal place
was found at the site of the new settle
ment of New Ulm and negotiations
were entered into by which the Chicago
and the Cincinnati companies were
merged, under the name of the German
Land association of Minnesota, and
| William Pfaender, Sr. was chosen it's
president, Herman Herrendorfer Sec
rotary and August W agner treasurer.
| AS soon as this consolidation was
effected Mr.. Pfaender set out from
Cincinnati by steamer with a party
headed for New Ulm. The trip to ST.
Paul was made on the river and from
! the state capital the journey was made
in prairie schooners drawn by oxer
over country rough and primeval
In this party were Adolf Setter, John
c. Toberer, E. Gerstenhauer, William
Hummel, George Guetlich, George
Fein, Henry Knieff, Henry Haupt,
Henry Hoffman and William Peter
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-05

Fifty years ago next Friday the
founders of New Ulm, making their
way across the country in wagons,
stopped on the site where now stands
the city, and this suspicious event is
to be celebrated in fitting fashion by
the New Ulm Turnverein at it's hall
Friday night
That the Turnverein should take the
celebration of the historic event in
charge is particularly fitting, for the
local society was organized only three
years after the arrival of the first
settlers and the first Turner hall was
built in 1858. Moreover, the Turner's,
while they did not form the first group
of immigrants, arrived in force the
year following, in 1866, and the de-
velopment of the town in it's early
history is closely linked with their
name.
The Junior Pioneers have had the
celebration in hand and have arranged
aprogram appropriatefortheo occasion,
thecommittee being Albert Steinhauser
julius, Ferdinand Crone, B. j. Juni,
Fred Pfaender and W. G. Alvin. The
Pioneers, or all those who arrived in
New Ulm before the mass acre, will be
the honored guests, and the guests of
especial honor will be ike four who
will be present out of the six left of
the original settlers or the pioneers OF
'54.
A banquet has been arranged for the
early evening at which the Pioneers
will be guests of honor and to which
the general public will not be admit
ed. This will last until about s O'Clock
when, after an intermission, the or
chestra will start up an overture.
There will be two selections by the
orchestra during the evening. Then
Colonel William Pfaender will recall
old scenes and some of the doings OF
former days in an address. A mixed
chorus will render a selection and
following will be tableau represent
ing pioneer scenes. A duet by Misses
Lulu Bell and Josephine Pfaender will
follow, then a German recitation and
last number by the mixed chorus.
Closing the program will be the pre-
sentation of souvenirs by Albert
Steinhauser to the six survivors of "a
They are: Alois Palmer, Mrs. Eliza
beth Henle, Peter Mack, Meinrad
Wall, Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Hempsch,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-05

plies and soon returned, finding the
white men in possession of their pro-
perty. That they resented this was
natural and had it not been for the
intervention of their great friend La
Framboise, the little band undoubtedly
would have been massacred. AS it
was. the Indians were persuaded to
allow the white men to remain until
spring, when the latter vacated the
village and settled near by in what is
now the township of Milford, the loca-
ton taking its name from a saw mill
which was erected Frightened away
by the smallpox which broke out
among the tribe, the Indians soon de-
serted the vicinity and left the whites
in undisturbed possession.
It was not until the following year,
1855, that the present sitesof New Ulm
was surveyed and the town laid out.
In May of that year a second party OF
twenty arrived from Chicago, bringing
with them surveyor with Instructions
from the president of the Chicago
Land verein to lay out a town site.
Among the new arrivals were many
natives of Wurtemberg and the name
New Ulm was accordingly given to the
settlement, the privilege of christening
falling to David Haeberle. A branch
Office of the Chicago society was at
once established and took upon itself
the buying of the land from the govern
ment with the money furnished by the
Chicago Office.
The summer was spent III getting the
claims staked out and little clearing
done and then the terrible winter set
in once more. Those who look for
ward to the coming of winter, now
fortified against the cold as they are
by warm houses and plenty to eat,
should remember that the log cabins
were anything but cold proof and that
provisions were scarce and the prices
almost prohibitive. A little distance
from the present cemetery Fred Roe
beke kept little store and dealt out
potatoes at So a bushel, flour at 500 a
barrel and beef at twenty cents a