New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-16
Curfew Rings in Life of Distinguished Citizen,
Soldier and Patriot.
VIM. PFAENDER PASSES AWAY
New Ulm's First president Answers
Deaths Call.
Grand Military Pageant Accompa.
MES Remains to Grave.
New UIm Has Given no Greater
Honor to Any One Citizen.

At ripe old age and full of honors
as far as the honors of this life go,
VIM. Pfaender passed away and was
laid to rest in the City cemetery. The
end came for him Friday evening in
the quiet of the summer night, and
calmly as the latter years of his life
have passed his spirit left its earthly
tenement leaving a wave OF sorrow
among the large circle Of relatives and
friends that the venerable pioneer of
the city has made.
More than any other man in the city
Col. Pfaender is recognized as its first
citizen, the ''grand old man" of New
Ulm. He came to this place from Gin
cinnati after wandering over parts OF
several states and in search of a suit
able location for the colony he was
supposed to represent.
He was young man at that time and
in charge of great interests, and when
heheard of the settlement that was being
made at this place his quick perception
at once recognized the Importance of
the location and the benefit that he
two societies could be to each other
and he at once set about negotiations
for the consolidation of the two and
the city of New Ulm was formed.
His was the master spirit of the as
ISOLATION, the director of it's affairs
and the people of the settlement learn
ed to look to him, young as he was,
for advice, and it was little wonder
that when there came time for the
election of a representative to the leg
islature the choice should fall upon
him and that he should be elected and
placed in position where he could
better serve the interests of the frontier
people.
When the state government was Or
gained from the territorial form he
was one of the supporters of the move
lnent and represented his district in the
senate and in the election that placed
Abraham Lincoln in the chair as
president Mr.. Pfaender was one of the
electors and lived to see all the other
members of that electoral college, from
this state pass away until for several
years he was the only one from the
state who could claim that honor.
With the breaking out of the Civil
war, in the organization of the troops
from this state, he enlisted and was
commissioned LIST lieutenant in what
was known as the First Minnesota
battalion, in Oct. 16, 1861, resigning
his commission in this to accept the
Office of lieutenant colonel of the First
Mounted Rangers, which command he
held for about one year when he was
transferred to the Second cavalry hold.
ing the same rank in that organization
and remaining with it until mustered
out in December 1865, having served
his country during it's most trying
period from the beginning to the very
close of the long and bloody war.
During the early days of the forma
ton of this city Mr.. Pfaender was
elected to the Office of justice of the
peace and while holding that Office per
formed the first marriage ceremony thai
took place in the city. It was the
wedding of Petronella Adams ant
VIM. Jansen. Before the organic tior
of the present county of Brown he was
register of deeds and it is recalled tina
at that time the black birds were 81
numerous that they threatened to de
stroy the crops and he gave the set
tiers poison to put out for the bird
and succeeded in getting the grant o
a royalty of 40 cents a hundred for tn
dead birds and in this way the countr,
was soon rid of the pests.
Upon leaving the army Col. Pfaen
der retired to his farm which he ha'
homesteaded when he decided to locat
here, and there remained until 1877
when he moved to New Ulm to engag
in business which occupied his tim
until he was elected to the Office G
State treasurer in 1875, this Office h
held for two terms when he returned
his home in New Ulm and opened a
insurance and real estate Office an
has since conducted it.
The effects of the campaigns in th
army told upon the health of Co