A picture book of New Richland's community history, published by the New Richland Commercial Club. Includes the original cover, acknowledgements, introduction and photographs in booklet order. Correction notes from the supplied copy accompany the relevant images. Cover of A Nice Place to Come Home to, New Richland, Minnesota. Published by the New Richland Commercial Club. Acknowledgements to those whose photographs made the book possible. Published by the New Richland Commercial Club, copyright 2003. Special thanks to Anita Staloch and Rodney Hatle for preserving history and compiling the book. Graphic design by Steven Olson; printing by Quality Print of Waseca, Minnesota. The Introduction's correction label changes the printed who's to whose. Introduction to New Richland's heritage, beginning with its founding in 1877, and the correction label for this book. The label replaces it's with its in the Introduction and on pages 15 and 16. It also corrects the Acknowledgements and names and locations on pages 5, 8, 13, 14, 31, 42, and 46. These corrections are reflected in the associated captions while the original scans are preserved. View from the water tower of the city's new sidewalks, circa 1910. The high school is at top center and the elementary school at right center. Grand Army of the Republic picnic in Central Park, circa 1905. The correction label on the Introduction supplies the proper name of the organization. Original buildings on the west side of Broadway, circa 1910. Mr. Henry T. Wells platted the city's streets in 1877. Broadway's west side 30 years later, circa 1940. Nelson's Bakery, circa 1940. From left: Vernon Nelson, Cy Munson, Myron Munson, Marge Nelson, and Nancy Nelson. The Introduction's correction label adds Myron Munson and states that the bakery stood north of State Bank at the time; the South Broadway address printed on the scan is incorrect. Haugan-Newgard Store, 121 North Broadway, circa 1900. Martin Haugan is at left and George Newgard at right with customers. City Band in full uniform on North Broadway in 1918. The Tyrholm Store awning reads Hardware, Musical Instruments, Furniture. Auto Day lineup in 1909. The second auto holds Dr. Batchelder and his daughter Alice. Town Marshal Tom (Casey) Courtney stands to the right of that car. Harold (Harry) Sunde is at the wheel of the fourth auto. Nitschke Butcher Shop, 129 North Broadway, circa 1900. From left: Reinhold Weckwerth, Carl Nitschke, Alfred (Pete) Nitschke, and Walter Foels. Taking time to pose during daily commerce, circa 1925, at the northwest corner of North Broadway and First Street. The Introduction's correction label identifies Northwest in place of Southwest printed on the scan. New Richland's first grade class in 1899. Minnie Haugan Johnson, at left center, saved the photo of her class. The elementary school was at 100 South Ash Avenue. Teacher Dora Schneider stands near the portrait of President William McKinley. The Introduction's correction label identifies Minnie rather than Millie. The new high school opened its doors in January 1901. Photo circa 1910. The Introduction's correction label changes the printed it's to its. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway opened its railway through New Richland in 1877. The Introduction's correction label changes the printed it's to its. New Richland's first telephone office, circa 1900. Filling station on the site identified by the booklet as the American Legion location, circa 1920. New Richland Creamery is in the background. Creamery, lockers, and butchering service, circa 1920, at the corner of Ash Avenue and First Street Southwest. We Unite to Back the Dairy Cow, circa 1925. New Richland's banks unite for a float entry in the Dairy Days Parade. Newgard and Lauder Hardware Store, 100 South Broadway, circa 1910. New Richland firemen in front of City Hall, circa 1935. Identified members at front from right: Ray Kreuzer, Harry Tryholm, and Harry Sunde. Anton Martinson, fire chief, is seated in uniform. Behind the engine from right: Bill Lauder, Joe Kreuzer, and Emil Schwenke. Citizens pose for a photograph at New Richland's 50th anniversary in 1927. East side of North Broadway, circa 1905. State Bank was founded in 1898 in a section of the P. O. Sunde Company building. A Ferris wheel is the main attraction at the fall celebration, circa 1905. West side of North Broadway, circa 1920. The caption identifies the New First National Bank Building, founded in 1915 and closed in 1933. P. O. Sunde Company, 103 North Broadway, in 1895. The business became Sunde-Romine in 1914. New Richland's student production of the musical Babes in Toyland in 1936, left half of the two-page photograph. The scan retains the printed cast names. New Richland's student production of the musical Babes in Toyland in 1936, right half of the two-page photograph. The scan retains the printed cast names. Winter scene on North Broadway, circa 1905. Jacobson Dry Goods, 114 North Broadway, circa 1910. The caption identifies the site of Robert Billing's grocery store in later years. The Introduction's correction label adds Lloyd Martinson as owner from the late 1930s. The upper photograph shows a Land O'Lakes float in the Dairy Days Parade in 1930. The lower photograph shows the Progressive Farmers Club entry for Dairy Days in 1931. Birthday party behind Kaufman's Cafe in 1923. Left to right: Durward Standinger, Herbert Stensrud, Chester Cook, Robert Haugan, Carl Johnson (the birthday boy), Carl Rotegard, and Carroll Safell. St. Olaf Lake Store and Star Creamery, circa 1950. Proprietors during 1930 to 1962 included Gilbert Bagaason and Selmer and Vida Langlie. Swimmers at St. Olaf Lake Park beach, circa 1960. The New Richland Park Association purchased five acres on the lake's north shore in 1923. E. and A. Company (EACO) Flour Mill, circa 1920. The first mill on this site was built by Dunwoody and Corson in 1877. Explosion and fire destroyed the Huntting Elevator in January 1977. Eighteen fire departments battled the blaze, and the danger of reignition lasted two days. The first elevator on the site was built by L. L. Babcock in 1877. Local businesses sponsor a float in the Farm and City Days Parade, circa 1960. Home Bakery entry for Dairy Days, September 6 and 7, 1923. George and Maude Standinger bought Splestoeser Bakery in 1919. It became known as the Sweet Shop in 1935. Street scene looking north on Broadway, circa 1960. Street scene looking south on Broadway, circa 1960. Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building and the 1957 Abraham Store addition, 119 and 121 South Broadway. Left to right: Attala, Floyd, and Clarence Abraham. The Introduction's correction label supplies the spelling Attala. Jeddeloh Garage and Nash Dealership, 210 North Broadway, circa 1950. Borchard Service Station at North Broadway and Third Street, circa 1940. Left to right: Ralph Borchard, owner, Donald Borchard, and Kermit Martinson. Dick Rosenback Mobil in 1957, at Aspen Avenue and Southeast Second Street. Shell Station at North Broadway and Third Street, circa 1945. The Introduction's correction label identifies Shell in place of Skelly printed on the scan. Intersection of Highways 13 and 30, circa 1965. The booklet identifies the site as the location of New Richland One Stop at publication. Retired firemen in the Centennial Parade in 1977. Seated left: Oscar Martinson. Seated right: Harold Sunde. Standing: Leonard Svaboda, fire chief. Driver: Winston Evenson. Volunteer Fire Department, circa 1965. The scan retains the printed identifications of the department members. Snow banks inhibit parking, circa 1960. Herter's snowmobiles on Broadway, circa 1965. Washing New Richland's Broadway, circa 1955. Boot Creek spring flooding, circa 1960. The Police Department sponsors a Bicycle Safety Rally in 1976. Getting in step on Broadway. Looking south over New Richland, Minnesota, circa 1910. Back-cover panoramic photograph.A Nice Place to Come Home to
