New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-16
Obituary.

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Last Thursday morning at the home
4 of his son Herman, Tracy, occurred
| the death of August Setter a we'll
known citizen of New UIm. Deceased
i was born in Buehl, Baden, Aug. 18th,
1924 and received his early education
in the public schools of his home
/ town. Sept. 10Th, 1847 he landed in
New York and from there went to
Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lived for
several years, GLOWING the profession
Of tailor. In this city he was
/ married to Miss Id Julia Luckenbach
!, Jan. 24th, 1854. In 1857 he joined a
number of prominent Cincinnati Ger
mans for the purpose of organizing q
colony in Minnesota. The pioneers
travelled via the river route and
arrived on the steamer. Frank
: Steele, on the 9th of May 1857 near
New Ulm, then wilderness.
The Settlers took up a piece of land
and for three years lived on what is
now known, the Schlumpberger farm.
After three years Mr.. Setter removed
to New Ulm where he lived up to a
short time before his death, following
his profession. Last Christmas, Mr..
Setter went to Tracy to spend the
winter with his Oldest son, Herman.
He expected to return to New Ulm
early this spring but death overtook
him. The remains were brought to
this city where they were buried last
Sunday from Turner Hail.
Mr.. Setter was in many ways a
unique and original character and
; will be greatly missed by the great
number of friends in this city. he
! was great lover of nature and the
dramatic art and entertained ixe6
and we'll grounded principles anc
i, ideas on the most Important questions
+ of public and political life. Above
' all he considered individual ant
Q personal liberty the highest attain
8 ment for himself as we'll as for hi!
/ fellowmen. He is survived by hi
wife and the following children: Her
: mann, Tracy; Ottmar, st. Paul
r Rudolph, Minneapolis; Emil, Ida ant
!. Hedwig of New Ulm. The following
e from out of town attended the funeral
| o. A. Setter, ST. Paul; r. G. Setter
S Minneapolis; 81. F. Setter and wife
E Tracy; b. R. Setter, Kansas City
; Mo-; Dudley Setter, Tracy and Alfre'
Setter, Minneapolis.
e Christ. Dahl died last Monday a
j his home in Cottonwood. Decease
s was born July 6, 1845 in Mecklenbulg
j Schwerin and when seven years oil
e came to Watertown, Wis. with hi
g parents. After remaining here TO
,. four years the family moved to Ne
u Ulm settling on a farm in Cottonwood
}. Mr.. Dahl was married April 4, 1876
+. Ernestine Kruger of Milford. Ml
= Dahl was one of the early settlers an
Il has done much in making this vicinit
n a civilized community. He was
"a soldier and had enlisted to go sout
> during the Civil War. For son
# reason, however, he was not ordere
n to the front. During the Indian VI
J. rising and massacre he bravely a
IS sisted in protecting the womel
"a children and property Of the colon
~ He is survived by his wife and seve
- children: August, Henry, Benjamin
Robert, Arthur, Louisa, all Of Ne
Ulm and Christian of Minneapoi
- Mr.. Dahl was faithful member of Il
y Evangelical church in Searles
y which place he will be taken Il
d burial. Funeral services will be he
G Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Roes
. officiating.
Mrs. Barbara Holm, well-knoW
:. old settler of this vicinity died la
= Wednesday at the home of her daug
- ter, Mrs. John Sittauer of Sigel. II
- cause Of her death being an apople
- tic stroke. Deceased was born
- Bohemia in 1880 where she was ma
- ried to Joseph Holm. They came
- America in 1857 settling IN New vi
= where they lived but a short time VIII.
they removed to Sigel. Mr.. Hol
died some years ago. Mrs. Holm
a. a. survived by four children: Mrs. A
- ton zeig, Milford; Mrs. Mary Lei
schuh and John Holm of New Ulm al
Mrs. John Sittauer of Sigel. 81
e- funeral took place Saturday mornil
a from the Catholic church.
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az Mr. con,n, If North Radwor