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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

MAJoH T.. II KENNEDY, late Special
Mail Agent for Minnesota and Wiscon-
hin, died at his homo in Owatonna, on
Tuesday morning Of pleuro-pns umon;a.
after a weeks illness. lie was born in
Indiana, and had reached his fortieth
year. lie graduated at !Asbury Uni
~ersity, and came to Minnesota in 1886
settling in Houston county. lie took
- prominent part in the war for
the Union. participating in several
Of the most 6ercc!y contested battles
lie was member Of the State I.esisla-
turc in 1866, aud in the mids: of the
session was Frustrated by. an illness
which CANE near terminating his lfc.-
In 1863 lie removed to Owatonna, aud
was soon after appointed to the post
which he has ever since held, with
credit to himself and to the Government
No man in the State had a wide
acquaintance, or more friends than he
and none was more deserving, for h
was himself true to every profession o
friendship.
1Ie leaves Il wife and two boys and
little orphan yirl whom be had adopte'
as his daughter. to mourn his loss
They will have the sympathy Of man
friends, bit that cannot lift them on
Of the great shadow in which the
have been buried by this affection
AS their day is SO may their strcngt
be."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

Sec. I. Tie said board of regents
shall cause geological map Of the
State to be made, 80 soon as may bc
practicable, upon which: by col"rs and
other appropriate means and devices,
the various geological formations shall
be represented.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the
said board Of regents: through their
president TO make, on or before the sec
ond Tuesday in December in each and
every year. a report showing the pro.
:;ress Of the said surveys. accompanied
by such maps,drawinss andspccifcations
a. may DC necessary and proper to ex-
emp'iiy the same to the Governor, who
shall lay the same before the legisla
turo; and the said board Of regent. up.
on the completion Of any separate pr
t'"n OF the said surveys, tn cause to BE-
prepared memoir or final report, which
shall cmbody in convenient nlannc,
all useful and important information
accumulated in the course Of the innyc,
tisation Of the particular department 0,
portion, which report or memoir shall
likewise be communicated through til,
Governor to the legislature.
Sec. >. To carry out the provision'
OF this act tho sum Of ono thoueant
dollars per amman is hereby appropris
tod, to be drawn and expended by tn
said board Of regents 0: the UNIVERSE
ty Of Minnesota.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effec
and be in force from and after it, %
proval.
Approved March I, 1872.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
WESTERN DEPARTMENT,
Chicago, III.
r. J. TAYLOR, Superintendent.
A, ]. B. ABBEY,
District Agents, Southern Minnesota,
AUSTIN, MINNESOTA.
DROBATE NOTICE.-STATE OF
L MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF MOWER, @.

)kOBAIE NOllCE.-SIA1E UF
i MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF MOWER, @.
In Probate Court, Special Term:
In the matter Of tho estate Of Lucy Bishop,
deceased.
On reading and fling the petition Of Went
worth Hayes, Administrator Of said estate set
ting forth the amount Of personal estate that
| has come to his hands, and the disposition
thereof, the amount Of debts outstanding
against eaid deccascd, and description Of oil
! the real estate of which said deceased died
seized, and the condition and value Of the re-
sptctivs portions thereof, and praying tia.
license be to him granted to soil I'll Of tho real
estate Of the said Lucy Bishop, deceased, and
it appearing. by said petition, that there h
not sufficient personal estate In the hsnda
and that it 10 necessary in order to pay The SAME
to cell all Of said real estate, 10 therefore or
dered that all persons interested in said estate
appear before the Judge of this Court, on
Thursdsy, the 10th day Of June, A. D. 1872, d
10 o'clock, A. NJ, at the ofkcs Of the Probate
Judge in Austin, in ssid county, then and
there to show cause, (if any there by Why H.
sense should not be granted to said Wentworth
Hayes, to sell said real estate according to the
prayer Of said petition.
And it is further ordered that copy Of this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing, the last OF
which publications shall be At least fourteen
days before said day Of hearing, in the AowEs
Couxrr TRANSCRIPT. . weekly Newspaper
printed and published at Austin. in ssid coun.
ty, and personally served on all persons inter-
ested in said estate, residing in said cousty, 1t
| least fourteen days before said day Of hearing.
Dated 1t Austin, the 9Th dsy Of May, 4. D.
1872. BY tho Court, MAO,
Probate Judge,
5v5 Of Mower county, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
State News.
ot~8I5 Vc"O0
The St. Cloud Normal School en-

The St. Cloud Normal School ends
its present school year on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Kemp, of Stcarns county, lost
his house and contents and several hogs
and other property, ty prairie fire, on
Saturday Of last week.
A man named John Vanhil, OF New
Munich, was bl ought here on Friday
with his right foot badly frozen. Am
putation was performed between tho
toes and instcp. Rather curious time
Of the year for frozen fcct.-St. C2ouo
Journal.
Mr.. G. +. Lancaster, graduate o
the St. Cloud Normal School, has beer
appointed principal of the St. Clou,
public school.
Quite an accident occurred on tn.
n. =. Il. II. one day last week, east O
Brainard, ut the place known as til,
Bottomlcss sink holc," one passenger
and several other cars were completed,
demolished.
The Northern Pacific Railroad have
large force engaged in setting ou
willow and cottonwood sprouts along
the cuts where the snow was 30 trouble
some last winter.
Hon. Warren Bristol, of Red Wing
intends to start for New Mexico about
the 18th inst, to enter upon his duties
AS Judge Of the Territorial Court, v;c>
Hon. d. Il. johnson, Of this place, re-
signed.
The Mankato Union says the spring
crops are ncarly all in, and wheat sowc,l
before the late fall Of SNOW is up and
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

doing finely !; although the season has
been backward aud cold, nothing so
far has disturbed the prospect Of good
crops.
Mcssrs. Strohack, Beacon, Crump
aud Chase four young men Of litch-
field, are i"d"lsing in an excursion as
il an excursion. From Litchticld they
went by cars to the Pommc dc Tcrre
River, where they embarked in two boats
taken along for the purpose. Embark
ing. they arc to float down the Pom,ne
dc Terrc to the Chippewa, down the
Chippewa to the Minnesota, and down
the Minnesota to Henderson, thence
home across the country by teams.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

has been one Of the chief means of his
present notoricty. lie has bccu kind
Of selt:constituteL exponent Of public
opinion. Standing,as he thought, with
his finger upon the pulse Of the nation,
at every fancicd change in the body pol.
itic, he shouted, and the result is, that
while everybody has hcard-but few
have any CONFIDENCE in the indications,
which he gives Of the character or iu,-
portancc Of passing events.
lie is a man with this growing char
"ctcristic, liz: one who never fails to
speak upon every topic Of public conse-
qnencc. and one: also, whose uttcranccs
are regarded with more indifference
than those Of others, not possessing a
1.-THE Of his not"ricty.
At the outbreak Of the rebellion, he
acknowledged the asserted right Of se.
ce*';""; he bcsousht Lincoln to let tho
rebels 60, upon their ow" terms; he
wanted to treat with confederate con-
missioncrs,for separation If the States ;
10 favored an immediate and general
amnesty, aud has constantly ridiculcd
the idea that tho condition Of the govern.
ment at the south since the rebellion,re re-
quircd at any time the i"terposition Of
military power. These are = few Of the
later notions IF tho Philosopher Of the
Tribune. 1t now remains to be seen,
whether he will put the browning in.
consistency Of his whole life, upon the
apex Of the Cincinnati folly, aud per.
sist on being candidate, uotwithstand.
ing the Democrats ignore him entirely,
and her'nonizc their votes upon u reg
ular nominee.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
GP0eleY.

1t is universally known that the Gin
ciuuati Convention, lately in session,
nominated Horace Greeley as tic can
didatc Of the so-callcd liberal Republi.
oaus, for the Office Of President Of the
United States. \ large number Of the
Democrats. who participated in the
work, were ardent supporters Of Mr..
Greeley First, because it has been,
and is still. the intention OF the democ-
racy to nominate candidate from their
own ranks; and second. for the reason
that in their opinion, no other Repub-
lican can be found whose availability,
rs an opponent to General Grant would
equal that Of Mr.. Greeley. He is
known throughout the civilized world,
not so much on account Of his practi-
cal wisdom and sound jud Smcnt, US tor
his peculiar theories, and his persistent
advocacy Of them. Ills high tariff
notions are such rs to make him obnox-
ious to the entire Democracy, Of all To-
calitics. and his position is so we'll de
fined, 50 ancient and SO generally known,
that it is impossible for him to escape
the consequences by change of front.
Ills sympathy with jeff. Davis, and
the act Of battling him out of prison
have made friends for him among those
who cspouscd the cause Of secession
while the colorcd population Of the
South are supposed to feel friendly to.
wards hin, on account of his abolition,
sentiments. These influences supple.
mentcd by the popularity which is sup
posed to result from his lowly origin
and the hardship and rrivations Of hi:
early life, is relied upon to diminish
the support Of the regular nominee
sufficiently to make democratic sue
cess possible.
Mr.. Greeley, is one Of the many
common people Of this land. who la:
grown wealthy and popular, and consc'
qucntly vain. Hc has always been rev.
dictionary i'll his character.a"d although
sincere in his convictions, exceedingly
tickle. The attention Of the people has
never been more positively attracted to
his esp"us"l Of any one doctrine, than
to his complete remuneration Of the
same thing; and the parade which he
h;w made Of his extreme vascillation,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
M OKTGAGE FOKECLOSUKE.

NA
Default has been made in the conditions Of
q certain indcnturc of mortgage made and OK
ceutcd by Joseph II. James and Rcthiah James,
his wife, to Franklin Mix, bearing date the
18th day of September, A. D., 1866, and rccor-
ded in the Office Of the Register of Deeds, in and
for Mower county, Minnesota, on tho 10th day
Of September, 4. D. 1866, in Book H." Of
mortgages, on page 67, which mortgage WAS.
on the 5th day Of December, A. D., 1866, duly
assigned by said Franklin Mix to Friend Burt,
and the assi gnmenk thereof recorded in the Of
flee Of the Register Of Deeds aforesaid, on tho
2sth day Of January, A. D., 1861, in book co.
Of Mortgages, On page sos.
Said mortgage was given to secure the pay
mcnt Of two hundred and fifty dollars, $3.50. o0)
and interest thereon according to tho condi-
tons Of promissory note made and executed
by said Joseph II. James, and John Chandler
| and Joseph Dysslin to Franklin Mix, payable
August 18th \. d. 1867. aud there 10 claimed
| to DC due and is due thereon, at the date ol
this notice tho sum of four hundred, fifty -ont
and 1900 dollars ($45l.l6), and no proceed
ings at law or otherwise, have been had Il
collect the same, nor any part thereof.
| Now therefore, notice is hereby given, thai
by virtue Of q power Of sale in said morteag'
contained and pursuant to the statutes in sucl
case made and provided, the said mortgag'
will b. foreciosed and the premises therein de
scribed, to-wit: The south east quarter Of tn
north east quarter and the south half Of tn,
south west quarter Of the north east quarter o
section thirty-two 1927, town one hundred ant
! two (l0c), north Of range eighteen (lS), west
in Mower county, Minnesota, will be sold =
public vendue, to the highest bidder therefor
at tho Office Of Page l. Wheeler, in tho villag
Of Austin, in said county, on Saturday, tn,
22d day of Juse, A. D., 1872, At 10 o'clock
A.. NJ. to satisfy tho amount thon due on SAT-
note and mortgage together with fifteen dol
lars attorneys fees, allowed by the term
thereof in case o. foreclosure, besides the coat
and expenses allowed by law.
Dated, May 9th, A. H., 1872.
. FRIEND BURT,
Assignee.
PAGE l. WHEELER, Att'ys for Assignee,
ST. Austin, Miun.
NTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUN
10 TY OF MOWER, 50.
The State Of Minnesota: To Michael Quinn
defendant.
You aro hereby summoned to be and appeal
before the undersigned, one Of the justices 0
the peace in aud for said county, on the 22i
70 rcnoon, 1T my olIicc in the let Ward Of tn,
Village Of Austin, in said county, to answer
to William Richards in civil action. Should
you fail to appear At the time and place aforc
said, judgment will be rendered against you
upon the evidence adducsd by said William
Richards for such sum as he shall show him.
self entitled to.
Given under my hand this 23d day of Apri;
A. D. 1872.
". II. MERRICK,
3~ Justice Of tho Peaoe.
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Mn. J. s. lR0ENs, Of ibis county,
who was prominently named US an cleo
tor, generously withdrew in favor Of
Charles Kittleson, Of Frecborn, v no was
thcreupon placed on the ticket.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
A DMINISTRATOR'S SALE.

"A
II II ms%s1 s. css:'' j..
In the matter Of tho estate Of Bngbrct o.
son, late Of said County, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of Al
or der Of license made in said matter bv tho
Judge of said court, on the 18th day Of April,
1872, shall offer for sale, and sell st Public
Auction, to tho highest bidder therefor. the
following described property, belonging to said
| estate, to-wit:
One team Of Horses, one Reaper, two Fan
ming Mills, ono Harrow, one Seeder, one
Breaking pillow, one eett Of dsublo Harness,
one Grindstone, one grain Cradle. Bags, Scoop
Shovel, crossing Plow, and other articles moi
herein enumerated, ut the ate residence Of the
said deceased, in tho town Of Grand Meadow
in said county. on Saturday, the 25th day Of
May, 1872, at one o'clock p. NJ, Of said day
TERms.-C"sA on all purchases amounting
to less than i've dollars. on all others, six
months time, with interest, ut ten per cent
on notes with approved cndsresrs.
4t4 L. +. PEARCE, Administrator,
Dated, Grand Meadow, May 1st, 1872.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

BLANKS for the use Of School Dis
tricts. have not yet been prepared by
the Department Of Public Instruction.
They will be supplied as room as pos
siblc,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

A LITTLE girl two years old got
upon the railroad track near Farming
ton last Monday, aud was killed by a
passing freight train.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

on the day before the last Wednesday
of October Of each year to file with the
County Auditor an abstract of the num-
Der Of persons in each school district
in his county between the ages Of five
and twenty-one years which number
shall be made the basis for the appor-
tionmcnt OF the school money for that
school year, and also Of the number Of
months Of school taught in each dis
.rict by legally qualified teacher as
shown by Ire annual report of school
district clerks legally made to him for
the school year ending September Both
last past"
Sec. 2. All acts or part, Of act.
inconsistent wish this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved February Goth, 1872.
An Act proposing an amendment ia Section
Three Of Article Ten, of tho Constitution.
he !, enacted by the Ley;.l"'"r. Of the State Of
Mi""e.ot"
Section l. The following amend.
mcnt to the constitution is hereby pro.
posed for publication andapproval, or re-
lection, by The people, in accordance
with section one (D, Of Article four.
teen (l4), Of the Constitution; that is
to say, that section three (3), Of Arti.
Gle ten (l0), Of the Constitution, be
amended 80 AZ to read as follows:
Section 3. Each stakeholder in any
corporation, excepting those organized
for the purpose Of carrying on any kind
Of manufacturing or mechanical bust.
ncss), shall BE- liable to the amount Of
the stock held or owned by him.
Sec 2. This proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the people for
their approval or rejection at the gen
eral election tor the year one thousand
eight hundred and scvcnty-two, anl
each Of the legal voters Of the State r
their respective districts, may, At suct
election, vote by ballot for or agains
such amendment, and the returns there
OF shall be made and certified and such
vote canvasscd, and the result thcreo
declared, in manner provided by Law
for returning, certifying and canvass
ing votes at general elections for stat
officers, and declaring the result there
Of; and if it shalr appear therefor,
that IL majority Of voters present ant
voting at such election upon sucl
amendment have voted in favor Of tn
same, then, within three days after tia
result shall have been ascertained an
E declared, the governor shall make pr
clan,ation thereof, and such amend
; ment shall thereupon takc effect and b
in force as a part Of the constitution.
Sec. 3. The voters voting in fave
of such amendment.at said election ,sha
have written or printed or partly wri
\ ten and partly printed upon their ba
;, lots at said election, the foliowin
=, words: Amendment to section thre
article ten, Of the constituencies
and the ballots used at said election (
. those voting against such amendmen
i shall have written or printed, or part
q written and partly printed thereon Il
following words, Amendment to SC
q ton three, Of article ten, Of the cons'
. tution-N0."
See. 4. This act shall take cffe
and be in force from and after its pas
! age.
Annrove.3 March 1870
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New Spring Stock.
|: r. Dunklenaan
H. '''''''' . '4f Stock Il
CLOTHING,
CLOTHS.
xASSlMERS,
Aad alss vssy Niss 0tesh =
III A T. S, & CA PS,
Furnishings Goods.

Tho Selections were aaas BY Nr. Dsskls-
nsn in the Rastern market, and As 10 sars q
giving satisfaction to his Old Customer, and
all new ones Who may favor hin with . sall.
SUITS made to order, in the latest styls
and by tho most expert Tailors.
Store in Old He.dasarters Building, ssrass
Main and Bridge Streets, Austin, MINI.
IN DISTRICT COURT.-FI7Ta
l. JcnclAL D,s1R,cr.-STATE OF Mn
NESOTA, COUNTY OF MOWER.
Mary T. Ware, Plaintiff, against Lsuusl h.
Ware, observation-disclosures.
The State Of Minnesota to the above ua1sl
Defendant
You are hereby summoned and required =
| answer the complaint in this action which 10
filed in the Office of the Clerk Of said Court a.
the Village Of Austin, Mower county, Aians-
! sofa, AMI to serve = copy Of your answer 70
the said complaint On the Subscriber aa
their office in the village Of Assti. sforessis,
within thirty days after the service 81
this summons upon you, exclusive Of the day
Of such service, and if you fail to answer the
ssid complaint within the time Aforesaid, The
Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the eomplsinl-
Dated March 29th. A. d. 1872.
| CRANDALL L FRENCH,
52w4 Plaintiffs Att'ys, Aassip, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

VIZ give today the resolutions adopt
ID by the Cincinnati Convcnti"n.--
There Is no feature in them which has
not been cxcmplifcd in practice Iy the
present administration. except what is
called the one term principle. ]" Mi*
The pcol': Of this nation Il" not Jclirvc.
1t is an czredicnt to which Office seek
srs resort to increase the number of sit.
cations Cor the benefit Of themselves.
The tone Of the Republican press
throughou. the country. and Of the pa
psrs in England, is very decidedly
against the attempt Il the Cincinnati
Convention TO break up the party, and
10 especially unfavorable to Mr.. Greeley,
~hile very many who participated !"
making the nomination will not supper,
The candidates with their votes. Can
Mr.. Greeley persist in u candidacy
which Is 50 .listnstcful to those Rrpub
lic.ns with whom he has affiliated dur,
ing lifetime, aud from which h<
breaks Of f"r no other reason than tina,
Of obtaining an office?
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

The State Convention, yesterday,
nominated 0. ?. Whitcou,b for State
Auditor: and Sherwood Housh for
Clerk Of the Supreme Court.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

GEO. B. HAYES returned today from
Boston, in improved health aud spirits.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
$lsO,s4e.s5

STATE or MINNESOTA
County OF Mower, e''
tional Bank of Austin, Mimi, do so]cmnly
swear that the above statement is true, to the
best Of my knowledge and belief.
HARLAN W. PAGE, Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before NC this 18th
day Of May,lS72.
G.. F. TRExwIrH.
Notary Public.
Correct, Attest,
N. p. Austin. Directors.
o. w. SHAW.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

Its NET SURPLUS srer all liabi1it;es, re-
Insurance a~d Capital il Sl,4s3,o57.34. No
Fire Insurance Company on the American
Continent can make such showing.
This Company makes the Insurance Of
Drciti"ys and Far~ Property especially.
Its policy is very short, simple and easily
understood. It is not hedged about with con-
ditions and technicaiitics to cn:angle you af-
ter = fire. In short, in case m honest loss oc-
ours, tho insured is absolutely certain Of get
ting paid without vexation or delay.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

cd upon IN engineer, agent or supcrin-
tcndcnt, employed by said railroad CON-
pany, and having change Of the section
Of road on which such labor has bee',
performed, personally or by leaving the
same at the Office or usual place Of bus;.
ness Of such engineer, agent or super
intendcnt with some person Of suitable
age.
Sec. 3. No action shall DO main.
tanned against any company under the
provisions Of this act, unless the same
is commenced within thirty days after
the service Of notice as aforesaid, and
every person failing to give such notice
on or before the tenth day Of any
month, shall be deemed as having waiv.
cd all claims upon said company, for
services rendered previous to the tenth
of the month.
Sec. !. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved March l, 1872.
An Act to Amend Section ?, Of Chapter 5. Of
the General Laws Of 1870 being an Act en-
titled An Act TO define the duties of COun-
ty Superintendent Of Schools.
he Il enacted ~ the Legislature cf tho State NJ
Min"esota
Section l. Section 2. Of Chapter 5,
Of General Laws of 1870; being an
act entitled an act to define the duties
Of county superintendent of schools.
be and the same is hereby amended so
az to read as follows:
"Section ?. It shall be the dnty Of
the County Superintendent Of Schools
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
LADIES
ATTENTION!

would respectfully snnouee t. The LsAiss
Of Mower and Freeborn counties thas I hsso
! taken the agency for the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09

An Act to provide for q Geological aud Natu-
raj History Survey Of the State and cntrust
tho Same to the University Of Mime
sofa.
Be II enacted by the Legislature Of the State oi
MinMes0iu.