New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-22
Iberia Correspondence.
IBERIA, May 10th, 1873.

Editor Review.-We are having stirring times in
this quarter Of the globe In place called Albion
miles from iberia proper. This building stands out
quite prominently the prairie, isolated, like an
oases in q desert. Our Methodist brethren had
large Sabbath School at this point which assembled
every Sunday afternoon, and made quite a respect
able appearance. Things were moving on harmO-
niously until quite recently, when good Baptist
brother had a special revelation that he must go
and undenominationalize the school and convert it
into what is called a union cocern. How this new
dispensation succeeded, we will let You know.
This brother prepares speech full of union, show
ing up the question Of liberty and union in bold
light, and pressed it home with power and effect.
The result of this was the DISCRIMINATION OF the
Methodist element was divided and part went into
the new administration. The other part stands off
and kicks quite lively. It is easy to determine what
the result will be. It will be the complete breaking
up Of the organization. I am informed that the
parties equally divided. One section is headed
by a fiery, impetuous sort of fellow who Is pres
or ruin, and the other is environed by as radical
spirit, and means business. Our union brother
says he is preparing another speech which he is
confident will tranquize the disordered elements,
and our enthusiastic Methodist friend says if he
comes to Albion to deliver it, he will make it hot
for him: This is new thing for us, and is already
at large. There was really no justifc cation for or
ganizing Union-schoo, as the MethOdists had q
iourishing organization which answered all prac-
At Iberia, our friend DUNCAN has been elected
superintendent of our school, He lisa cool, collect
ed fellow, not easily disturbed, and have doubt
will suppress any tendency to characterization
should it arise.
We had curious sermon from our cratic BROTH
er couple ofsundays ago. doubt whether such
sermons productive Of benefit. Am certain that
they produce no good Impressions. II boy babies
are to have the preference girl babies it would
sound better coming from the mouth of a medical
man than from the pulpit. 1t seems to me that our
friend transcribed his perogatives Our young
people think so.
One Of our young ladies inquiries how person
feels when she is in love? Wants to know if she
must have the same feeling for Teller that she has
for her poodle-dog Says She, 81 know love my
poodle-dog and my little baby sister, and i'll could
experience the same feeling for that Teller that
loves me, would marry him post haste" Think
she had better wait awhile until she is cap-
able of comprehending the difference between pup
+py love and the the thing itself.
Our girls have inaugurated new style of kissing:
tits kissing through veil. ''Strained sweetness"
be jaberS says Mike.
One thing we can say Of Iberia that she is down
on monopolies and sectarianism. We have one
man in our town who claims to be largely liberal,
and like all men who boast Of liberal ideas, most
intolerant sectarist. Very unlike Sleepy Eye, which
swings between liberalism on the one hand and the
bigotry Of Capitalization on the other. Josiah.