New Ulm review., 1922-08-02

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the decorating committee and other
electric workers in the employ OF the
CITY for the purpose of putting up and
illuminating festoons OF electric light
globes along the White Way OF Mime
sofa street for the four-day celebration.
Each festoon will contain 16 OF these
lights and it will require about a days
work to put them up and the. same
length of time to take them down again.
The work will be done by the city's
linemen. Supt. Huevelmann esti-
mates that the cost of the current to
illuminate the festoons will amount
to about four dollars night, which is
donated by the city in the All-NeW
Ulm spirit of making a big success OF
the Home Coming celebration.
Street Carnival.
The city council also voted unan-
imously to give permission to place
the carnival and other attractions and
concessions along Center and Second
North streets, at the request Ct Henry
N. Somsen of the committee on at
fractions. Center street and Second
North street will be closed to traffic
between Minnesota and Broadway.
Other streets will also, be, used for con-
cessions, but it is net expected to close
them off for traffic. .zisi !.
Pioneer History Revived
AS the 6Oth Anniversary OF the
Indian Massa ere is getting Closer. now
only two weeks ahead, interest IN the
story CT those trying days when the
Indians swooped down the Minnesota
River valley, killing and burning as
they went along, is being revived. !:
The oft told tales areEagain beng
listened to by the younger generation
with renewed interest, Increased from
the fact that the old pioneers VINO
acted out the bloody drama OF those
days are now becoming fewer Tor each
succeeding year as the grim reaper
takes his toll in the inevitable harvest
of the years. With the realization
that the old heroes of those days Will
soon be gone forever, the younger
generation is eogerly grasping for IN
formation on the historic events OF o.
those early days while they may still
hear the facts from the lips OF those
who actually took part in the making
of that early history.
Mrs. Sophie Vetter, who lives on
farm within the nothern limits OF New
| Ulm, was d little girl of seven years OF
age when the Indian outbreak OF OF
1 years ago disturbed the peace OF the
frontier family Of her father, John
Fischefbauer, who then had settleo
about nine mi es north OF New Ulm II
the Minnesota River valley. A neigh.
bor. lust across the road, was killed by
| the Indians, and his son was stabbed
with a knife by the redskins. Ih'
mother brought the wounded boy
across the road to the John Fischer
bauer homestead. The boy was Frlt;
Schilling and his father, who wa
killed, was August Schilling.
Had To Find Oxen.
! Mr.. Fischerbauer's oxen were graz
I ing out in the hills and he had to g
;. out and search for them, which tool
some time. He then hitched up to tn
wagon and took the wounded boy an
. his mother and his own family to safe
J, ty at New Ulm, driving the nine mile
with the OK team. Needless to say
it was pretty late at night when tn
Fscherbauers and their neighbors al
:. rived at New Ulm but they had n
!. mishaps on the way and no Indian
interfered with their slow fight. Mr.;
!. Sophie Vetter, the seveo year old littl
), girl aof, that memorable OK ride, no,
!. living with her son in the outskirts (
New Ulm, has special reason to be il
!, terested in the historic aspects OF th
Goth Anniversary celebration.
..Get-Together" Of Pioneers.
The committee in charge ST the GOT
Anniversary celebration is now worl
ing on plan to have the survivors
the events Of 60 years ago meet tt
gether at some suitable place for
"get-together" one one Of the TO,
days OF the Home Coming week whel
they can meet-again and talk over Il
e historic days that they went throug
here 60 years ago. There are not !