New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-24

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:. One afternoon in June, ten year
/. ego, took q stroll through Germa
! Park. entering through the uppe
) lgate. passed along the gravel wall
wandering here and there. trying t
, |pass the time. The overseer was n
, pairing his lawn mower. while : SINAI
|group gathered about him and onere'
occasional advice. Scattered Abou
the park were numerous small group
taking quiet rest. In q Tar corner
about twenty children were playing q
lgames. Selecting nice, shady spot
lay down in the grass to while ava,
the time until supper.
A short distance away, sitting on
bench with their backs towards me
were three old settlers whom ! had
noticed in this spot on previous occa'
sions but had given only passing at
tention. Today they were talking
about old times and could not help
but be an interested listener as they
were talking about subjects of which
I had a fairly intimate knowledge
through having ransacked on many q
rainy Sunday afternoon the old chests
stored in our garret-chests that con-
tanned the private papers of my faith
er. These papers had been stored
there for thirty and forty years and
were all closely identified with the
early history of New Ulm. The talk
Of the old settlers gave occasion for
the thought that the contents of some
of these papers would be of interest
to the early settlers of New Ulm as
we'll as to their descendants and re-
solved to select some of the more in
teresting documents and at the proper
time edit them for publication.
While some of the documents have
suffered from the elements and are
tattered and torn by age, they are
still able to tell their story of some Of
The happenings of the early days.
Out of the mass of papers, have
selected the following as being the
more interesting, covering as they do
he period from 1857 to 1864, a period
hat is Of particular interest in view
If the proposed Homecoming celebra-
ion, on the fiftieth anniversary of the
Sioux Massacre:
|. A certified copy of the act creating
the German Land Association,
which was passed by the Mime !
sofa legislature in 1857.
}. A copy of the report of C. Prig-
nitz,. surveyor, which accompans-
led the filing of the plat of the
town of New Ulm in 1858. s.
}. The prospectus issued in August. ,
1857, by l., Koehne, A. H. Wag-.,
ner, H. Kattmann and w. Pfaen- (.
der, for the founding of the
''Neu Ulm PIONEER" and the sub
sequent agreement made with
Lambert Naegele and Eugen
Gerstenhauer in regard to the
publication of the paper.
!. Minutes of a meeting held March
rs, 1860, for the organization of
a shooting club and the bylaws +
adopted March 81, 1860, bearing "
the signatures of the 13 charter
members.
. A certified copy Of the articles of
incorporation of the "Globe Mills
Co." dated Aug. 6, 1853. -:
. Bylaws of the New Ulm Bat
terry signed by the AZ charter
members.
. Commission issued by Alexander
Ramsey, governor of Minnesota,
to Charles Roos, as sheriff of
Brown county, issued January L.
1861, covering the years 1861
and 1862.
!. A note written by Jacob Nix in
regard to the soliciting OF re-
cruits.
J.. A history of the occurrences at
New Ulm in, connection with
the Sioux Massacre, starting
with the arrival of the recruit
ing party on Sunday, August II.
1862, detailing the trip from :
~ New Uln, their attack by In
dams, the subsequent attacks on !
+ New Ulm by the Indians, aud
telling in detail the occurrences
up to the time of the evacua-
ton Of the city, in the hand 4
writing of my father, Chas. F.:
Roos.
0. The Provost Marshall's record /
giving the orders issued Aug ;
ust 81 to "a, by Chas. E. F1an-
dreau, commandant, and Sal
mon A. Buell., acting provost
marshall. 4
1. A letter written by Cyrus Aldrich {
(To BE co