New Ulm review., 1913-04-23


This is a week of anniversaries and
Grandma Ktossner is among those
who are celebrating, today, Wednes-
day, April 23rd, being her 9Oth birth
day. In many respects Mrs. Kloss-
ner's anniversary celebration is the
most remarkable of those mentioned
in this weeks issue of the Review.
Ninety years is great age to attain
to in this hurrying world and to
arrive at that age we'll and strong,
still able to do good days work in
cluding household duties, something
OF reading and sewing and even fine
knitting, is indeed remarkable. But
that is just where Mrs. Klossner's
anniversary finds her and the many
friends who have plsnned to call on
her to offer their congratulations will
find sweet, happy bright old lady
who spends her days busily occupied
in the tasks of earlier years. LAST
year at the County Fair some Of Mrs.
Klossner.s lace work Was awarded
first prize.
Born in 1923 of Swiss parents in
Canton Berne. Switzerland, the little
Susanna Katherine Kroepsli grew to
womanhood in her native land Of
greaamountains,s snow.clad and spark
ling, and lakes that reflected the deep
blue of the skies. Her father Was q
deacon in the little home church and
as q young girl she sat in the choir
loft and sang At the church services
It was there that she was married to
Jacob Klossner when she was twenty.
three years old and in the old home
their first three children we're born.
But in 1850 the young people heard
the call from across the seas and de,
cided to 60 to America, then as now,
the land of promise. They, settled
first at Joliet, I'll. on a farm, remain.
ing there until they came to New Ulm
in May, 1856. They spent three days
on the farm where Herman Pfaender
now lives and then decided to take up
claim across the river in Lafayette
Township, and settled on the place
still held and occupied by John
Klossner. ID
At the time of the Indian Outbreak
the family was living on the farm and
on the night that SO many of the
buildings we're burned in New U]m
they started for St. Peter, knowing
we'll what the flames meant. However.
the troops coming from st. Peter re-
assured them and they returned to
their home. The tornado that worked
such havoc in the city in later years
spared them except for minor losses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klossner decided after
they had passed the sixtieth milestone
to move to New Ulm and for ton years
they occupied home near the river in
the vicinity of the East Primary
School. Mr.. Klossner died there in
1897 and since that time Mrs. Kloss-
ner has made her home with her son
Jacob and family.
Mrs. klOssner 10 the mother of six
sons and four daughters, all of whom
grew to manhood except one little boy
Fred, who died shortly after the
arrival of tho family in America. A
short time afterwsrd another son
came to take the place of the one who
had died and was named Fred also.
He is living at Klossner station. The
other boys are Jacob, Jr., well.known
to every man, woman and child in
New Ulm as an active worker in G. A.
r. Circles, Henry, q successful
banker in iar.away Texas, John who
lives on the old home farm and
W lillian. . retired grain dealer at
Winthrop. OF the daughters, Mrs.
Emily Kiesling lives at Winthrop
and Mrs. Sophia johnson 1T Pelican
Rapids, Mrs. Katherine Church
died in Minneapolis in 1871 and Mrs.
Caroline Guggisberg died at Gibbon
in the SOS. There are 45 grand.
children and % grestgrsndchildren in
the various klossner families, the
youngest OF them all being the 8 weeks
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Albrecht of Lafayette. Mrs. Albrecht
is a daughter of John Klossner.
Many Of the old neighbors and
friends of Mrs. Klossner have planned
to call on her today to wish her con.
tinued health and long life aud VIM.
B.. Mather has ordered for her an
immense bouquet consisting of one
beautiful nation for each year of
her long life. The day will no doubt
be one of happy memories for many
OF the older generation.