The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-05
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In Cambria, Mimi, Nov. Goth, 1879,
of pleurisy, John Walters, near the 10th
year of his age. Mr.. Walters was an
old resident of this county, having emf
grated from jackson county, Ohio, in
the Spring of 1855, was also about the
first settler among the rugged hills and
dense forest of Ohio. His life was the
life of the righteous, and he was useful
and Jealous christian, from boy
hood. He held the responsible position
of deacon of the WEIGH Calvinistlc
Methodist church at Cambria, for 23
years. He leaves host of friends and
relatives to mourn his loss. Rest, Faith
er Walters, until the sound of the last
trumpet shall echo to call you in bet
ter frame to enjoy better and happier
life. He was buried on the 9th, Revs.
G. Roberts and Jenkins officiating.
NEW ULM.
J. Stoeckert and wife, owners of the
City Pottery, celebrated their silver
wedding last Saturday, at which time
a number of invited guests partook of
their Inequalities.
disappointment Collins, who has
been resident of this place during the
past year, has moved his family to the
upper part of the town of Milford, (Hen-
les district where he has been engaged
to teach nine months term of school.
At Golden Gate, in this county, about
fifteen miles Northwest from here, diph
liberia has been raging to such an ex
IN no. hoh ~ hn oil
time.
The Turner society held their ami
versary celebration at Turner Hall, last
Tuesday evening, at which there was a
large number Of people. The pro-
gramme consisted of gymnastic exercises
by pupils who have attended Carl Gebs-
ers turning school, also several musical
selections given by the cornet band,
musical association.
Charles Martie, of West Newton, a
young man about 90 years of age, and
brother of George Martie, clerk in the
City drug store, had his right foot caught
in the cylinder of threshing machine,
short time ago, whereby the side of
the foot and portion of the heel was
badly lacerated. 1t appears that the
limb was so badly mangled that it was
afterwards found necessary to have it
amputated.
Mrs. John Hauenstein has been seri-
ouslY i'll for couple of weeks.
EAGLE LAKE.
G.. w. Wooden has moved into his
new house.
Elder Cook from the Wisconsin M. E.
conference, located the past and pres
ent year as circuit preacher, is SO well
pleased with this place that heis now
preparing to locate here permanently.
Robert johnson, of jamestown, with
his boys and teams, are delivering large
quantities of wood.
About sixty car loads of wood was
shipped from this station last week, to
parties west of here. That is the way
our timber is being disposed of.
Zimri Moon 81 Brothers have manu-
featured some excellent amber cane
syrup, about twenty-five hundred gal
Ions, and weighs 1917 pounds to the
measured gallon. Mr.. Levi Comton
claims to have 1890 gallons. Mr.. L. C.
Reeves, living one and a half miles East
of town, has made 1850 gallons.
We have seen a letter from Mr.. 8.
Kenney, of Morristown, Rice county,
stating he had made 6,40O gallons Of
amber cane syrup this season..
Miss Sarah J. Hill is teaching our
winter school. She has an average at
tendance of eighty pupils.