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No. 4. The New Vim shooting %
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At . meeting held March Is, 1860
for the purpose Of organizing q shoot
ing club, ]. Nix presided and Geo
Jacobs acted as secretary.
The following indicated their vii
linsness TO ioin the proposed society:
G. Jacobs, J.. Hauenstein, ]. Spencer
l.. Naegele, julius Guetling, G. w. O
Barth, H. G. Bergman, John Rock
stroh, Herman Zirkler, H. A. Subilia
J. Nix, L. Fay and A. Setter, total O1
13.
A committee Of three was appointed
to draft a constitution to be present
ed at the next meeting to be held on
the following Saturday at Z p. m.
On the following Saturday, March
81. 1860, a constitution was adopted
giving the society the name Of the
"Neu Ulm Schuetzen Gesellschaft,"
having as its object the learning OF
the use Of firearms through target
practice. Membership was open to
men over 10 years of age. Regular
meetings were slated for the first
Tuesday in April, July, October and
January of each year. With favorable
weather, every second and fourth Sun
day was to be devoted to practice.
The dues were cents cash per month
to be paid on the first practice day
of each month.
The constitution was signed by the
following: J. Nix, John Rockstroh,
H. C. Bergman, Lambert Naegele,
Ludwig Fay, G. w. Otto Barth, George
Jacobs. John Hauenstein, julius Guet-
ling, August Helm, Herman Winkler,
John c. Toberer and Ernst Fritsche.
The election of officers resulted in
the selection of Lambert Naegele as
president; G. w. Otto Barth, secre-
tary and John Hauenstein, shooting
master. -. ..@a @
No. S. The Globe Mills co. ].
The Globe Mills Co. was organized
August 6, 1858, for the purpose Of
lumber and -four. The
capital stock was $3O,500, the number
of shares being 1900. The capital
stock actually paid in was $3.50. The
original stockholders were: Eugen
Gerstenhauer, Frederic Forster, Adolf
plus Mueller, G. c. H. Brandt,
Charles c.. Brandt, and John Heinz,
each owning one share; Adolphus Sci
ter. Henry Bergman, Peter Lieber,
William Pfaender, John c. Rudolph,
Charles Roos, A. Westphal, and A..
Schell, each owning two shares. The
foregoing were all residents of Brown
county. Chas. Strobel and Louis Hoh-
mann of Cincinnati, Ohio, each owned
two shares.
The names of the board of direc-
tors for the first year were: Frederic
Forster, president; Eugen Gersten'
hauer, secretary; Adolphus Setter
treasurer; and Henry Bergman
Adolphus Mueller, Chas. Strobel and
Louis Hoffman,, directors.
Charles Roos, Peter Scherer and
Adolph Steimle were appointed trus
tees of the company on May 16, 1862
The articles of association OF the
Globe Mill Co. bear the signatures o.
FIR. Baasen, secretary of state; Henri!
Behnke, register of deeds of Brown
county and John C. Rudolph, Judge
OF Probate for Brown Co.
H.. No. 6. The New UIm Battery.
The New Ulm Battery was organ
lied under the militia laws OF tn
state of Minnesota with AZ New. Uln
citizens as charter members. GU
zens of New Ulm, of good character
between the ages of 1S and IS, wer
eligible to membership. The batter
was organized in 1868. The first thre
months after the organization, tn
members were drilled once each weel
while the officers were drilled twice
week. After that, monthly drills wer
provided for, except on special occ'
sions, such as inspections and p'
rades provided for by the militar
laws of the state. Richard Fische
was selected as captain; Charles Roc
as first lieutenant and Franz Duev'
as second lieutenant at the time
the organization. June I, 1S6
Charles Roos was appointed capital
} of the company.
. The bylaws of the battery al