New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-30
NINETY-TWO YEARS ARE HIS.
August Westphal Oldest Settler at
Picnic.
Affair of Sunday is Popular With
Old and Young.
More Than a Thousand Admis.
sion Badges Were Sold.

That the entertainment of the old
settlers by the members of the Turn
verein and the Second Regiment band
met with the approval of the people
of this city and vicinity was demon
strated to the satisfaction of all by the
way people attended the picnic that
was in progress at the park in the rear
of Turner hall Sunday afternoon and
evening.
AS was advertised the picnic was
given with the compliments of the
Turnverein and the Second Regiment
band to the old settlers who were here
prior to the year 1868, and there were
nearly two hundred registered, the
Oldest of whom was August Westphal,
who has attained the remarka BILE age
of 90 years, Mrs. Catherine Sieben-
drummer was close second, being 80.
These two were the winners of prizes as
will be seen below.
No event that has taken place in this
city has a happier effect and has given
more universal satisfaction than the
entertainment of these old people and
they showed that they were enjoying
the compliment to the best of their
ability. They were happy.
Tickets of admission were sold at the
opening in the afternoon but not in the
evening and there were more than a
thousand people who wore the yellow
badge that entitled them to the privi-
leges of the grounds.
Speeches were made by Mayor Sill
version and Capt. Steinhauser, both OF
which were expressive of the salts
faction that the people of the city took
in being able to entertain those who
had been pioneers in the settlement Of
of this country.
The Second Regiment band, which
at all times is generous with the ex-
cellent music that it is capable of rem
dering, was not stingy in it's program
and filled all the gaps with the best Of
music, and the themis excellent
A. J. Alwin's chorus of fifty voices
was in good practice and gave several
vocal selections, showing that there
had been much work done in the pre-.
paration for the event. The music was
all good and the audience appreciated
it.
Games of different kinds and refresh
ments were constantly in progress ant
the time was fully occupied by thost
who attempted to see all that was go
| ing on. 1t was an affair such as Onl,
New Ulm can plan and carry through
and it was a credit to those who had i
in charge. 1t is hoped that it will be
come an event that is to be looked for
ward to annually.
| One of the most interesting features Q
| the afternoon was the awarding of tn
prizes for the various contests. Man
who were entitled to prizes did not cal
for them and in such cases they were Civ
en- to other contestants. The following
as complete a list of the prizes offered a
could be obtained:
i Oldest German male settler-Augus
| Westphal, 81 years.
Oldest German female settler-Cathe
inc Siebenbrunner, So years.
OLDEST not German male and female Sc
tlers-Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Skinner.
Oldest German married caup1e-Mr. an
Mrs. Peter Gag. ages together, 159 years.
Oldest not German married coup1e-M
and Mrs. VIM. Skinner, ages together IA
Best dancing couple-Chas Bianchi an
Mrs. Katherine Koeh1er.
/ Second best dancing couple-Mr. an
Mrs. Peter Gag.
/ Best male singers-Joseph Popp an
Ernest FritsChe.
Best female singers-Nrs. Anna Schulz
and Mrs. Jos. Popp.
| Best musicianS-ErnSt Brandt and 10:
/ Vogel.
| Oldest great-grandfather and grea
| grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gag.
| Heaviest married couple, Mr.. and Mr.
4 Christ Backer, combined weight 4S0 lbs.
Lightest married couple-Mr. and Mr.
Otto Cordes, com bined weight 2s2O pound
Largest farnily,-Hubert G. Hi1leshein
/ sixteen children.
Second largest faniIy-John Hoffman,
| fourteen children.
/ Most distant fanily-Mr. and Mrs. OFT
| Pless of Gibbon.
Oldest employed man, Christ Sprenge
twenty-five years.
Oldest employed lady-Mrs. Theresi
/ Grepner, thirteen years.
One hundred and eighty-nine name
were registered on the book that wa
i purposely placed on stand near th
entrance gate. The names were {
settlers from 1858 to 1868. These wi
I be kept by the Turnverein and name
| added from time to time according
| registering.