The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-17
PLAN TO OBSERVE
A GREAT MASSACRE
New Ulm, Mimi, Tragedy
Took Place Fifty Years
Ago.-2,OOO Slain.
CNational News AssocIationp

NEW ULM, Mimi. Aug. 1.-THE
made extensive preparations for the
celebration, next week. in commemora-
ton of the defence of New Ulm and
Fort Ridgley against the uprising OF
the Sioux Indians in 1862, known I'm
history as The New Ulm Massacre"
in which more than 1000 men, wo-
men and children were brutality butch
cred or tortured to death by the blood
thirsty savages. Today II is exactly
fifty years since four young Indians,
out for sport and game in the woods
near Acton, Meeker County. to prove
their courage, shot and killed three
men. two women and young girl,
which wanton act precipitated the up
rising of the Indians of that locality
and the subsequent massacre.
The celebration, however. will not
begin until tomorrow and will be large
ly in the nature of a Homecoming
week, to include Sunday. August Is.
One of the principal features of the
celebration will be the reassembling
in this city. of the one hundred and
fifty or so surviving defenders of New
Ulm and Fort Ridgely. some of whom
came from Nicollet, St. Peter. Man
kato, lie Sueur and other places in
Minnesota. Several hunared former
citizens of New Ulm. now living in
various parts OF the country, have al
so expressed their willingness to visit
their former home town on the occa-
sion of this semi-centennial celebra-
ton.
Tomorrow there will be memorial
services in all the churches of this
city. and special programs have been
arranged for these services Monday
will be devoted to the welcoming of
visiting pioneers. Tuesday afternoon
there will be a general reunion of old
settlers and their descendants and in
! the evening the surviving defenders
and pioneers will be the guests of
honor at a banquet at Turner Hall. OF
the Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and
Vicinity" an organization composed OF
the sons and daughters of those who
settled about New Ulm prior TO or i'm
mediately following the massacre.
This organization. which was mainly
instrumental in arranging this celebra.
/ ton. now numbers two hundred mem.
/ bers
The big day OF the week, so far az
New Ulm is concerned. will be We'd
nesday- The program for that day in
cludes addresses by Governor Eber-
hart and Congressman Hammond and
Davis. selections by choruses of a hun
dred voices under the direction of Pro-
fessor Reuter- and A. ]. Alvin, ball
games and aeroplane flights, band con-
certs by four bands, picnics in all
parks, a grand ball at Turner Hall.
and a big parade of a historical char
acter in which the militia of this dis
trict and the regular troops from Fort
/ Smelling will take part.
On Thursday there will be a great
memorial celebration at Fort RidgeIy.
! eighteen miles up the river. Friday
will be devoted TO the dedication of
monuments erected to mark spots of
/ historical interest in connection with
the massacre, and to an automobile
parade and band concert in the even
! ing. On Saturday the visiting pion-
GERS will be taken on sightseeing trips
and on Sunday will be German Day"
under the auspices of the State Ger
man Alliance.