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The value of reliable Insurance will be apparent from
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DISTRICT COURT, OLMSTED

solomon Grimes ag William VI. johnson. Phdela
johnson, his wife, Albert b. Chaplin and Stephen
Breden.
Notice is hereby given. that Ia nd by yir.
tue of ind I'D ,i.crea NJ ~. n; tr,o, -
in the above entitled action I. the undersgn.d sheriff
OF onnsei county. shall sell a. public auction to the
hghe bidder. at the door of the Court House in the
city OF Rochester in said county of Olmsted and Stale
oclock, A. NJ, of that day
Lot No. eight Gs u block No. sixy.on (6D, in the
original plat Of the village (uow city OF Rochester
in said county and State.
Dated October 2lst, Is 9
oct2l-wGw GEORGE W. BAKER, Sheriff
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, DISTRICT
~ COURr, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT


COUNTY OF RAMSEY.
In the waiter of the application OF William Wood to be
discharged from his 2ebts ipsolvent debtor.
To the creditors oi William Wood, resident of St.
Paul. IN the county Of Ramsey the State Minnesota.
You will please rake nOce, that the 10Th day Sep
tember A. u. 1854 upon reading and hGg the petition,
schedRle and aft 1av of William Wood for discharge
from his debts as an insovent debtor, to the
provisions of chapter eighty nine Of The Revised Stat
Dehtsrs " an order was made by the Hon E. C. Palmer,
Judge Of the District Court for the Second Judicial
ric for Ramsey county in Minnesota, requiring all the
creditors OF the said William Wesd show cause any
they may have before him. at his chambers ST. Paul
in Minnesota, the 24h ~ OF December, AID. 1859 al
the hour of ten O'Clock AM of said day, why assign.
ment of the said nsOlv nr should be made
and he be discharged from his debts, pursuant to the
statute in sNch case made and provided ard that notice
Ct the contents OF said der uired be publish.
ed in each week for ten successive weeks
to said day of hearing in the Weekly Pioneer Dem.
ecra' newspaper printed and published St. Paul in
Ramsey cOanty, in Minnesota, and in the Weekly Jefer-
son Enquirer newspaper prn ed and published il the
city OF JEFFERSON City, in the state of Missouri
Dated st. Paul, Sept. q, 1882
GEO. L.. 4 E. A. OTIS
sept30-wl0w Attorneys fer Petitioner.
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Assignee OF Mortgagee.
GoRxAS & PEcKuAE, Atty's fec Assignee. oo:266wV
CTATE OF MINNESOTA BIS

CTATE OF MINNESOTA BIS
~ TRICT COURT, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COUNTY OF ANOkA.
Caleb Woodbury. against suon j. Woodbury. AID
Prescott Woo bury, partners in business under the
rarne and firm Of S. !. Woodbury. Il Go.
Summons.
To the above nam Sc Defendants:
In the name of the State of Minnesota,
You and each of Y hereby summOned ana requr-
ed to answer the complaint in the above entitled action
which said complaint has been filed in the office OF the
Clerk of the District Court in ana for saad c6tiny o
Anoka Anoka, in fxd county, and to serve copy OF
your answer the said complaint on the Subscriber
his Office in Anoka. in the county OF Anoka, and
State of Minnesota within Twenty days attei se service
of this summons on you, exclusive Of the day of such
service and if you Gi answer said complaint WITHIN
the time aforesaid, the plantif in this acoa VIII take
iudgmen; against you for TIE sum OF Pine hundred
dollars with interest thereon at the rate OF ten per cent
per annum since the 29th day OF July, A. ID one thou
eight hundred and fiyve, and eight hundred SKI!
five dollars L eigntvseven cents with interest al the rate
ten per cent. per annum since the rsi day OF May
A. d. 1857, and The further of nine Hundred anu
ninety dollars with tho rate OF zen per cem'
per annum since the 20h 6ayef July A. H.. 1870, be
sides costs OF suit.
Dated Auoka, october lst, 1883.
G. T CURTIS.
oo2I-WSw Plaintiffs Attorney.
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TICE.-NOTICE IS HEREBY

IN given all whom it concern that the follow
ing described Military Bounty Land Warrants were lot
abou the 18Th of ctober 1855, having in The
possession of Albert MrEweu al lhe ,mt of h- sup-
posed murder by an Indian Wool river, iscon.
sia viz.
Warrant No 65,033, issued 10 Oliver s. Benedict.
Warrant No 35,735, issued Elit Judd, Gated Dec
4, 1865.
Warrant No AZ 2l, issued Zera Jud-on, dated Feb
rusry IL, iS56-eaoh warrant for l2J acres.
ALI persons hereby notliied IN application
will be made to the Commissioner of Pensions at Wash
ng;on, for duplicate of each of the above described
Warrants.
Registers Of Land Offices notified Eot receive the
same at their respective Offices fer location and all other
persons against receiving go:ia,ing for
the same.
noy4-w6w AMOS w, HALL
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FIRE AND INLAND NAVIGATION
Risks accepted at terms consistent with sovency and
fair profit.
Especial attention given to Insurance Of Dwelli. gs
Contents for terms OF to Eve years.
The solid service long and fuig tried and the
many advantages the lEna Insurance Company pos
sesSes in its line should BeOverlOOkci by those ready
to insure and understanding tseir best interests
During " stringent times " the necessity for reliable
insurance becomes imperative dnty--the ability of
roperty owners TO sustgi9 loss Being then much
agencies in all the principal cities and towns through
1.-THE state Policies issued without delay, by any of
edIlv authorized Agents Of the COMPANY
HS- Business attended 10 with despatch and fidelity.
= II. VARNEY, Agent,
sept23-w3m AnOka Minnesota
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Sll0g.6 81
Losses .equitaby adjusted and promptly pa i. TT
cards of-5il UOOO00 of Losses have keen paid by h
tha insurance Company in the last IS years. Fire an
.lland Nazgaion Risks accepted terms consistent
wia. soyeacy and fair profit Especial attention given
l2surancect Dwellings and Con len,s
&c years.
lae progress Of his Corporation has been sahe and
uninterrupted through nua,cis! sunshine snd
STERN, Or periods eyenfiul in exempt irm sweeping
eoans2 graiions and mari1iTe disaster Being ng
lshed acssh basis the troubles of the credit
alecs rs III 40 material particular.
jriDg hard times the security of reliable lusur.
snce IS lses aii duiyile ability of property own
~ sustain loss being then much esSened.
Agencies ia 81 The principal ciii-s and towns through
out tise = ATE. Policies issued without delSy, by
ar3p-1ly TiiEo. FRENCH, Agent.
II; Paul
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CTATE OF MINNESOTA, ST. LOUIS

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, ST. LOUIS
~ C0UNTY-DISTRICT COURT, FIRST JUDICIAL
DISTRICT.
Lewis II. Dickens, plaintiff, agains; William Cowel
defendant.
The St@ie of Minnesota 10 William G. Coweu defen.
dant,
You are hereby summoned and required answer
the complaint IN this action, which filed with the
Clerk court Duluth, in ST. Louis cOua,y aiore
said on the 18Th day OF March, 1882 and copy
OF yo1r answer to the said complaint the subscrb-
at Duluth, in the said county of SAINT Louis, State
Of Minnesota within twenty days after the of
SUMMONS you, exclusive Of the day CT such
and Il yOu fail to answer the said complaint within tie
time aforesaid the plaintiff in This action will take jud-
ment against yOu for the Of hundred and thir-
teen dollar, with interest that the eighteenth
day of March, thousand eight hund: and tty.pne
besides the costs Of this action.
Dated March, 1859. LEWIS ". DICKENS
sept9-w6w Plaintiff for himself.
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A DEMONSTRATORS SALE-UN.

- DEk and by virtue of al order and decree of the
PROBATE Court for the county OF Ramsey and Stst of
Minnesota, made on the Oh day of July, AID. 1852 the
Undersigned administrator of the estate of Samuel j.
Fndley, late Of said county of Ramsey, deceased will
Pursuant to the statute in such and provided
sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. at
the office OF the Register of Deeds, at Chaska in the
cenniy OF Carver in said State the SIKH day of De-
ctmoer SD 1889 at ten O'Clock the forenoon that
day All The following de. cribed parcels land situate
il laid county Of Carver, to wit
h" south- quarter section eighteen S in town.
shil ne hundred aid sixteen (l6 of range tween
acres. WV
Fort Smelling, Cc;ober IL, A. u. 1859.
FRANKLIN STEELE,
oct@i-w3w Administrator
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nrGRTGA FORECLOSURES

ltk en- the third day Of June A. ID. one Thousand
eight hundr. aud fifty eigh Jai1es NJ y insow ana
date en- day, granted ana convey ca 10 n j. l. Dana
and LOOMS l.. he, for the purpose OF secur the
paysaen, of the sum CT twelve hundred dollars all that
tract OF land lying and being III the county OF
and State Of Minnesota, bounded ana described
said mortgage as follows 10 WI:
BEGINNING the OF College avenue and st An
toy Streets running th from the north side Of said
north fifty degrees fifty minutes loo deg 90 mir
along the nortawe side OF Sald street one hunreo
and s2yety lehalt feet the corner OF ST. Anho
nv and Mulberry streets thence along satd MuiberJ
street. direction, two hundred and SAX
halt thence so&ih fcriy one degrees eighteen
minutes IA deg. Is min] east one hundred and ninety
feet along the westerly inc OK lot decided oy A
II. Frtlsy end vile 20 j. Travis Ross 70 the norm
side Of said College evenei theiFce along the
said side avenue, south ortyeigkt degrees and
fifteen gnutes AS deg IS min west one hundred and
yta-ee All iwothrds cei along the northw estern
side of said the place Of beg inning, pc the
Said mortgage was duly recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Ramsey county, en- the third cay Oh
June 1865, 81 O'Clock Z. NJ in Eoo& OF mortgages
pages LAB and Ia.
~ j. L. Dana LoSmis l.. White to John = Hines, and
sai assignment duly ecc.dei in the Office OF the Regis
ter Of De cs OF Ramsey county on tf 2orday ~ harcn
ID. 1850 at lilo CLOCK, A. NJ il BOOK o. Asslh-
Ineats, 2-3 ana 25a.
Default has been rnade in the cosdio,r Of ssid mort
gage, aud there claimed 10 &c due on ai,i mort
gage The inst aud fun OF fifteen hundred ana fouc
ana eighty huHdredlhS dol i .54SeI and inter-
est Twelve doll the rate CT t~" per cent
per month from the 10th day p-l H. 1897 ana no
oceedius law have been taken TO collect the
sasne Or any part thereof.
OF perer of sale in said mortgage con'ned and of the
stat; such made and provided, the above de-
door OF the Court House in ie Guy Oh 81 raui ana
county OF Ramsey, the tenth Gay OF December 1892
At 10 A. Oh that day TO SATISFY me amour. que on s'u
N0''''' 49, ' JOHN S. HINES
Assignee OF Mortgage.
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ProprietOrs

Proprietors
J. g BURBANK / CO. ALLEN Il CHASE
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A DMINISTRATOR'S SALE-UN
"A DER and by virtue o. an order aud decree of tie
probste Court for The county OF Ramsey and State OF
Minnesota made on the 9th day of Juy, A. D. 1889 The
undersigned administrator of the estate of samuel
Findley late of sid county CT Ramsey, deceased will
to the statute in such made and provided
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at
tie office of the Register of Deeds at Forest City in the
cember, 1852 at O'Clock in tie forenoon of that
day all the following described arcels OF land situate
In said county Of Met1ker, to wit
The northwest quarter of section thirty one Cd in
township one hundred and twenty AGO. nerh of range
<3) We st. containing Gdred and sx,y
Q60) acres. '
Fort cnelkng October II. 1859.
FRANKLIN ETEELE
cctZl WSW Administrator
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The Road AL well Stocked with FIRST Class Eors
es oncurJ 'r-chrs, with careful and experienced Urlv
ecs, al under The control Of competent Agents.
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B A r r LETT r 3 S l. b Y
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Dealer i'm Groceries and Provisions,


enion cana
almost entirely un
bboun Louise V
got a grade
~ puh in
sIE
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I"srss.,,"9 Experiment st the M""-
um.Ut

trou NE Washington star
We mentioned lew d,ys ago that Lent.
Ives, the superintendent 81 the Warrington
Monument, was desifous oi arranging the
machinery and rigging on the top OF thr col
uInp in order 10 an early beginning oi the
work Al the means 0l reaching the top
had been removed except single rope at
taehfd 10 "A strong hracc extending acrps
the column. At iirs, IL was euRg'sted that
a rigg,r might ascend by ,hs rope, bu,
Lieu, Ives. ~ view of the possibility ol an
accident by the Undertaking, the rope being
rotten, absndon,d the plan. Since tbrn ses.
eral experiments have bcen made. First, u
man was produced who. sanding upon the
ground outside The column threw t,Une
over il, more than 20 feet IN hciRbt Ilay.
lng a-ccrtaiDcd that be could perform this
feat, n small pack thread wna attached to the
stone. but the resistance oi the air 10 The
thread prevented his casting the stone mofc
than hnli the height Oi the column. Nctt
sn Indian bow and arrows were obtBIBed
from the Smithsonian Institute. The ar
rows aloue we're fired over The column EASILY
but when the experiment was made with
the pack thread attached, they could hardly
be forced up hundred feet. A rife was
next obtsibeJ. and experiments were made
inside the column by shooting the ramroj,
with n rack thread attached. upwards IN the
hope ,ha, II would de-cend on the opposite
side Oi ihe brace before meD,iOn'd but thu
plan al.O failed. the ramrod s0Detimes meet
inp with obstacle Shich prevented i,s TAX.
ing the direction wished, and al other tiInes
tbe thread would u, burned oii by the firing
u the gun.
Yesterday . pigeon was obtained AMI
carried ip.,de the column. a pack thread
vas tied to ia lsg. and The bird was carried
10 the top u ladder by obe oi the gentle
men pfe-cnt and thrown upward 'he CON.
pany beIo~, 10 frightsn The bird and make
] !, continue ia Alght upward. ~boopsl and
shouted the bird few round IN the column
aud u, las, r,sted upon a recess designed fof
The reception oi one ~ the .,oDs prosnted
by Contributors By again ~hoopng aod
.i0a,ing The bird ws. -tar,.d AMI took ia
fight upward ard rested % the very brace
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--us WAS A sricipr! lie had gone 10
judgment, with his own blood upon his head,
and had driven him to it. Midnight
darkness was ground me loathsome. creep.
ing things were over me. ! felt their cold
slime upon my skin, while iicnds were rcnd-
ing my vitals. ! would have sought relief
in shriching. but had not sufficient strength
would hayc taken riugc IN II swoon, but
was not weak enough My strength aud
my weakness combatcd. my will oyercamc
them both. rose TO my hrt, said | would
go to Charlotte, aud. srizing the first hon
nc, that came 10 hand ,'lcI, the house.
don't know how got TO my uncleis;
only remember the scene that awaited me
there, On the floor Of the breakfast room
lay my cousin IN pool of blood, the ser
wants rushing wildly around. my uncle IN u
state of dis,ra,on. llemorrhagc of the
lungs" said the Doctor but what caused
il? | could have told She had fallen with
the fatal newspaper IN her hand She had
received the dread intelligence, not from aolt
apd loving lips, while warm arm EMBODIED
her. but bad rcad il, without preface, de
tailed by "A hackncyed paraguphist. Nor
had her gentle spirit been prepared by any
previous shock but in the midst Of love,
confidence and hope, the blow had come,
and she sunk bleeding and inscnsible. beneath
its weight.
by Charloite's bed was now my post
Her danger diverted my mind from It's great
woe. and kept my reason an It's throne. She
and had loved IA sisters, and now ! tended
her with an energy that was the snrcst an-
,ido,c TO madn,ss hut |, lasted no, long
Her irail constitution quickly gave way
and the lovely lamp, ~hich had shed 's pr
tuned light round an almiring circle, was
soon cx'inruishcd
| on the eve Of her departure she confessed
! To her father the sn of her heart She had
loved. she said, against h,s appreciation and
without his knowledge, and had been Justly
punished To me she also told the touching
/ tale but the whole she never knew she
passed away without learning that her Iov.
,r's heart had been csirnnged from her, that
hls faith and tro'h had been broken.
! In our house Mr.. X inlock namo was ncy.
cr again mentioned. u Is rash act was talked
Of by the public aud its ncitcment traced
| TO different sources but---O short sighted
human conjecture the true one was never
! discovered.
Al the sad, solemn death bed Of my he
loved cousin the Wild passion Of my life was
subducd aud, knecling beside her beautiful
clay in penitcn' tears, ! laid my bruised and
{ bleeding heart ut the loot ol the cross.
Since then my lie has been spent in feeble
'Hor,sto be useful Ny sisters helped 10 od
lice Tor their children and ! hope that, m
long ns remain in the world, society w,lI
Gud me cmployment Purified from the guilt
o: passion and idoa'ry, my heart still re-
talus i's lovirg nature and whatever ol
peace and content enjoy "a To he attributed
10 the consciousness oi performing, 10 The
best OF my ability, my duty to my neigbbor
-knitkrbo,ke
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AFTER THE BATTLE.

From Chamber Journal.
The drums are muiiied. the buges are still;
There's pause in the valley--a halt on the
hill; THRILL
And bearers OF standards swerve back W ith a
Where sheaves of the dead bar the way Till,
For great field is reaped, heavens garner TO
And stern death holds his harvest to day.
There's voice on the wind like spirits low
cry trepy 7
IT'S the muster.roli sounding-and who shall
For those whose wan faces glare white TO the
sky,
= With eyes fixed so steadfast and dimly.
As they wait that last trump which they may
not delay;
Whose hands clutch the sword hill, so grimly
The brave heads, late lifted, are solemny
bowed, lcowed.
And the viderless chargers stand qGivering and
As the burial requiem is chaunted aloud,
The groans of the death-stricken drowning
While victory looks on, like queen, pale and
proud,
Who awaits ill the morrow her erowning.
There h no mocking blazon, as clay sinks TO
clay; laway
The apomps of the peace time are all swept
In tha.terrlble face Of the dread battle day;
Nor eooins nor Surroundings are here;
Only relics that lay where thickest the fray
A rept casque and headless spear.
Far away, tramp on tramp, peas the march OF
the foe land slow
Like storm waves retreatlng-speni, iitful
WtH1ouud like their spirits that FAINT AS they
BY yon red. glowing river whose waters
ShNl darken with sorrow the land where they
q how
n the eyes OF her desoate daughters.
They are ied-,hey are gone bat, oh ! not a.
Dthey came game.
In tie pride of those numbers they staked the
Nevsr more shall they stand in the vanguard of
<. fame,
NWef lit the stained sword which they drew
) NevGenQ& shall they boast of glorious name.
~ NeNg8 8arch with the lcal and the true.
Where the wreck of our Iegions lie strand and
{6rn,
1They6toIe on our ranks like the mists Of the
smorn: [shorn
Like ME giant Of GAIA their strength IL was
i Ere those msts had'roled up to the sky;
From the fash of our steel new day break
seemed born.
As yesprung np-to conquer or die
The tol8< is slenced the death lots are cast
And tlo heroes OF battle are slnmbering their
161A Ibast
Do vi dfeam of yon pale form thatrode on the
WeNm 70 free 1t once more, o ye brave
yest the broad road TO honor is red where ye
passed.
I "a of glory ye ask bat-a grave
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WV Cousins Secret.

/ am often asked whether | have ever
been in love and those who look upon my
calm, passiOnless face wonder If an emotion
OF the heart ever ruf'led its surface. My
young friends who think me amjable and
good-natured, suppose it possible that may
have 10 somct teemer time experienced ten
der sentiment, 6n1auuse themselves in spec.
ulating upon the p1acid and kindly manner
in which the scdste amour was conducted.
We'll. come, sit down. and ] will relate to
you : portion Of my life that never was re-
veaiSd beforc--that never should be reveal
ed, except N vsrping to those who are in.
dulging theiroln heart's passions, even in
oppositioeto An3 duty.
/ was e(ghtsen when iet school, my
education 6niuhcn, and returned to my pa
rents house in Baltimore. Knowing my
indugtnt mother would not control me much,
anticipated great pleasure when at home,
and determined to enjoy sil The sweets Of my
new.found freedom. My natural prospensi.
,y, however. soon declared Itself; happiness
could only come through my affections. The
arst novelty over, pleasure erased to charm,
IaslHon and vanity dwin1led into nothing
ss,sDd my heart demanded its more ft-
ting ~.
My mother loved intensely: my little
half sisteA were inexpressibly dear and
though nobauite 20 near in corsanguiuit!
set from sympathy aud companionship, al
most as well beloved was my gentle and
beautiful cousin Charlotte.
To these precious objects DOW devoted
myself and IN their society and interests
spen, al. my time and thoughts. They all
loved me foudly and Vt my exacting spir-
it required more. was not the frs, object
Of affection to any Of them aud nothing but
the supreme lore Of an undivided besrt could
satisfy my ye3sning coud look back
upon the iime-N vaa not 80 very lar dis
tan,--when my mother held me 10 Der wd.
owed breast, and layisLcd 90 me all the iond-
ness OF her loving nature bat seeobd
marriage eame. and Other fOrerets b0dd u
round her heart | was no longer her
sole Joy.
cJuid alsl remember wben % cousin
Charlotte my child love had been The rich
est blessing Mother or sister .he had n@ue
and though s0me years my -enior, her sweet
simple spirit found congenialIiy With mlDe
she gave ine the bes, add waTmes, pace 10
her gentle bosom, ua,i another love i0anf
entrance TO her heari--a master pi-sior
came aud shook me iron my 'hroUe and
,igned there no more
Or this Atier la; Charlotte never TO-
ornei ne. During ny al'-.nce a, s-Loo.
ue had uolntainsd az af-ctooais crrts-
pooiese and % myr,,nrr bone 10 a.