The Waterloo Times
Thursday, September 6, 1894

Hecker.

Health of neighborhood good.

School in Freedom began Sept. 8.

Miss Lena Meug, who has been staying in Belleville all summer, returned home last Friday.

Miss Augusta Frick, of Freedom, visited her father. C. W. Frick, who is superintending a coal 
mine near Freeburg on last Thursday.

Thomas Myerscough, while working in Mr. Barthel’s blacksmith shop one day last week had 
his food accidentally penetrated by a piece of red-hot iron, which is causing him much pain.

John Eisenhauer, of Waterloo, is in Freedom this week, plastering Mr. Hill’s new house which 
will soon be completed.  Esquire Hill is very busy and has been ever since the teacher’s Institute.  
His school begins Sept. 17.

St. Clair County, on last Thursday moved into the property lately vacated by S. I. Taylor, who 
at present occupies the property, owned my Mr. Steinbrecher in the eastern part of our little 
village, near the school house.

Mr. Ed Meng is through the workmanship of Messrs. Jaekel and Abrens, building an addition 
to his dancehall for the purpose of changing his music-stand and accommodating the public with 
a stage for exhibitions, entertainment, shows, &c.

On last Wednesday the servant of Mr. John Birkner, living south of Freedom, while burning a nest 
of “bumble bees” in a potato field near barn, ignited a straw stack that came very near burning the 
barn which contained 1600 bushels of wheat and a quantity of hay and oats.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rexroth, and Mr. Henry Wagner, our young 
wagon-maker, all of Freedom, went over to New Athens to attend the silver wedding of Mr. and 
Mrs. Henry Wagner of that place, which was celebrated on last Friday.  They all report a good 
time, but young Henry, looks “a little the worse for the wear.”

On last Saturday night at about 11 o’clock, the people of our village were startled by three shots 
from a revolver fired in quick succession.  We have since learned that it was John Gambach shooting 
at a burglar who was attempting to invade the premises.  That’s right, John, give them a taste of lead 
if they don’t stop thieving around here.

A Subscriber

Submitted by Jean Jung