The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-11-08
OUR NRIeHBoRHooD.
SrrR1ING Centsr Nov 4

STERLING Center, Nov. 4.
Elder Hayward preached at the Ster-
ling Center school-house Sunday even
ing the 3rd.
Louis Morrow talks of going to Wis
! consin to work in the woods this winter.
Howard Hazel had the misfortune to
smash one of his thumbs while working
his drill.
Lutte Wells school commenced on
Monday the 4th of November.
Hazel & Annis are putting down a
drilled well for John Franklin. They
have hired James Schram with his drill,
which they will run in connection with
their drill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs. Miss Jennie ia
cobs and Mr.. Fleming, of l. o. G. 7.
Lodge No. l5l, visited the Sterling Gen.
ter Lodge No. 81 last Saturday evening.
The Sterling Center school district No.
81 do not propose to be behind tine
times. They have purchased this sum-
mer a fine globe, dictionary, map on civ
ii government and in connection with
the literary have purchased library
costing fifty dollars.
The Glee club has purchased some
new books.
There is some talk of buying an organ
for school district No. 81. That's right,
they need one for the Sunday school.
l think those who live on the road
which was laid out through the woods
this summer should get together and Tx
the ford so 1t will be passable. |
think they could give little work for
the sake of having travel by their hous-
es.
Mr.. VIM. Webb's remarks on ITO and
From Mexico" at the Literary last
Thursday evening were very interesting.
he will tell his experience while there
next Thursday evening.
August Querno has bought horse
power to run his feed cutter and intends
to feed his stock cut feed this winter.
He will also run feed burr.
Chas. Troy is building a chimney on
his house. 6. b. Doty has the job.
MAPLEToN, Nov. 6, 1889.
Mr.. Orson Chase's horses INDUCED in
a spirited runaway last week. No one
was hurt.
Spauldings new butter maker, Frank
Wooden, of Spring Valley, starts his
work like an experienced workman.
Mesdames Hayward and johnson
were well pleased with the attendance
at their missionary reception last week
but regretted that some whom they eX-
pected were not there. The Sterling
Missionary society is five or six years
old and in that time has done its work
well as many sums given Tor different
purposes can testify and also the offer
of ten dollars toward placing a cistern
in the parsonage.
Mrs. VIM. Harris died Wednesday.
Mrs. J. Dobiesen is recovering.
The Catholic congregation opened
their fair and festival to-day, where
meals and a great variety of fine things
will be for sale.
Ben McGregor has secured a school
in Yellow Medicine county. He COM
menced last Monday.
Miss Aida Robbins is visiting friends
in Mapleton.
Mrs. A. b. Barton accompanied by
her daughter Florence, of Minneapolis,
visited her brother. DR.. Troy, of Ster-
ling, over Sunday. She has recovered
her health.
VIM. Eibei Scrap Iron Bill spoke in
the rink Sunday night on temperance
and Monday night on Odd Fellowship.
His lectures consisted of splendidly
| told stories mixed with some good
thoughts on both subjects. Scrap" can
always fill the hall.
A meeting of some of our business
men was held Tuesday night to appoint
committees to make arrangements for
the coming farmers institute.
Monday morning Barber Mussack had
Barber Toby arrested for shaning on
Sunday and brought him before Judge
Traver, who ordered him TO contribute
seven dollars for the use OF the village.
Whereupon Toby made complaint
against Mussack, but Mussack thought
the village would get too much money.
so he offered to pay one.half of Toizy's
fine to stop proceedings against himself
and both agreed to shut up shop on
Sunday.