It is our sad and painful duty this week to record the death of one of the most estimable and promising young women of our neighborhood, Miss Lillian Francis Sterling, which occurred in Mankato on Thursday, Sept. 12th. Deceased left her home here two weeks ago today for St. James, where she was engaged to teach school the coming season. He had not been feeling well for some days before starting and upon arriving at St. James, felt so much worse that she started back home but was only able to get as far as Mankato to friends, Mrs. Wood and family, with whom she boarded during her course at the High School. They called a physician, who pronounced her suffering from typhoid fever. Her relatives here were notified and they left immediately for that city where a nurse was engaged to assist the friends in attending to her, and hopes were entertained of her recovery. But aa message last evening stating that she was dead, sent a thrill of pity through our whole community for the bereaved father and family, who have suffered the loss of a beloved brother and mother within the past four months. Truly their cap of sorrow is overflowing. The remains arrived this morning and were taken to the home north of town, where the funeral services will take place tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock.
Elysian Enterprise, 9-20-1895
Contributed by S. R. Allen
Elysian Enterprise, 9-20-1895
Contributed by S. R. Allen
It is our sad and painful duty this week to record the death of one of the most estimable and promising young women of our neighborhood, Miss Lillian Francis Sterling, which occurred in Mankato on Thursday, Sept. 12th. Deceased left her home here two weeks ago today for St. James, where she was engaged to teach school the coming season. He had not been feeling well for some days before starting and upon arriving at St. James, felt so much worse that she started back home but was only able to get as far as Mankato to friends, Mrs. Wood and family, with whom she boarded during her course at the High School. They called a physician, who pronounced her suffering from typhoid fever. Her relatives here were notified and they left immediately for that city where a nurse was engaged to assist the friends in attending to her, and hopes were entertained of her recovery. But aa message last evening stating that she was dead, sent a thrill of pity through our whole community for the bereaved father and family, who have suffered the loss of a beloved brother and mother within the past four months. Truly their cap of sorrow is overflowing. The remains arrived this morning and were taken to the home north of town, where the funeral services will take place tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock.
Elysian Enterprise, 9-20-1895
Contributed by S. R. Allen
Elysian Enterprise, 9-20-1895
Contributed by S. R. Allen
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