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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-09
Political.

The Republicans Of this county will
osst in delegate eonvsntioo, to-noe-
row, 70 nominate candidates for The
@azious Offices 70 b flled By tho No.
1smbss election.
There win b : full md . fir repre-
sanitation, and The bsst elements Of the
entire population viii unite in present.
ing ticket.
Practically, there il bit oas organ.
lied political party nov existing IN this
State. The Republican organization,
alone, survives, because it alone, il
founded upon the principles which an
dsrlis oil good govsrnment,.nd it must
b continued in power. if 10 hope to
perpetsste our free institutions. Fail.
Jog to gain any general aseeodsncy, oil
other parties have sbrogatsd their po-
litieal eompaeta, aud are now uniting
their demon allied forces for = guerrilla
attack upon the Republican ranks.
. Let ~ then stand together and keep
our lines unbroksa-put at tho head
Of The columns leaders that will CON-
uasd the respect Of every voter, aud
enter the conteet With 4 determination
70 pis. Times Of var arc no more
ps,ilous than days Of peace. Diplo-
macy IL often not lsss fatal than the
sword
II Sylvester Smith we're, in person,
1t the head Of tho Mollison ticket
driving bis wagon through the Streets
With . huge iron ring pssdant At the
end Of The neap, sisn Of the eharae'
tx Of the party, = was his custom il
former days, no special effort would b
required to defeat tho movement; il
signideanee would then b. apparent.
In these secret meetings tho ring i.
yet their sign, and the Treasury thei,
eouuter-sisn. These apparent giant,
whose faces you 80 through tho Mol
lison convention, are, in fact, only pig
mics, standing upon tho shoulder Of
the old crowd that are convenient,
hidden from the general public.
The influence which q 1t work 70,
Wells. and for 1ognundson, al ovs'
this county, 10 generated in the back
rooms Of whiskey.houses, in this city,
and it 10 in the in terest Of crime and
eorrupsion, and Of these alone. Il
must be ncxtralized.
Consult theD,-harmoniously con.
slider tho united interests Of the e1ol<
county. Subordinate personal oousid.
esstioss and personal cl.ims to the gen,
<ra' good. BE sure that you nominate
men Of ioteerity-t1i., 6rst Of all
osxt,men Of ability. Our interests re.
quire the efforts Of our ablest men.
Such ticket-even though defeat
ed, would still be an honor To thu party
which placed il ia nomination. Make
such an ooc,and the eop'e will elect it
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T AND SALE,

STATE OF M1NNEsoTA-LAsp OFFICE,
ST. PAUL, Sept. 9th, 1873.
Notice il hereby given that tho. Audi
tors of the c0untiel Of Blue Earth, Brown, Chi
sago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore,
Freeborn, 0oodhue, Hennepin. Houston. Lake,
Mower, Nicollet, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sib.
Icy, Shsrburne, Steele, Wat ashs, Wsseea,
Washington, Watonwan and Winons, will Of:
College and University lands that have Do on
appraised and remain unsOld, in each Of their
respective counti.'s, on Saturday, the let day
of November, 1873. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
The highest bids viii be recorded, upon the
necessary payments being made to the coun
ty Treasurer, and upon the return Of the res-
ord to this odiee certificate Of sale will 10 is
sued and sent to the post.oface address Of
each purchaser.
Descriptive lists Of tho tracts to be offered.
their apPrsissd value and terms Of sale, will
formation Of purchasers.
Internal improvement lands win bs offered
in the counties Of jackson, Martin, Kandiyo-
hi and Otter Tail.
Printed lists showing the tracts to DO Offer
cd, their appraised value. and tho terms OF
sale, will DO distributed in the counties men.
toned.
No lands will be sold for less than thcir sp-
praised value.
At least fifteen per cent. Of the purchase
money must be paid ut the time Of purchase,
together with interest on tho remaining por-
ton to the Arst Of June, 1874, At the rate Of
seven per cent: per annum. On timber lands
tho 6rat payment must equal the value Of
the timber when separated from tho land.
The balance Of the purchase money Of Prin-
eips', may be paid in full or in instsl!nents,
At sny time within twenty years from the date
Of sale; provided. that tho interest 10 paid q
required annually In advance.
Upon failure 70 pay ipts,est when due, ths
land sovo sts 70 the State without further no
ties or PROOFS, and will b sold again At pub.
lie sale, unless double the amount Of interest
duo is previously paid.
OkLEN P. WuITCOMB,
v6-n25-t6 Commissioner.
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BLEACHING and PRESSING
Domestic Sewing Machine,

the easiest to operate, and tho best to use. It
has NO grinding cams or rattl;ug ooe-whssls,
therefore it will last . lifetime. Those con.
temPlsting Purch asins, will please call aud 80
Smout's Hardware Store, Austin, MINI.
MISS N. 4. SOPER.
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Thts su.bsyotie otatsoman, vishine
to signaliss himself - Mollison1 esn.
dil.ss, published : letter. LEST week, in
which hs embodied HE political creed.
He asserts that he i . Republican,
Well, perhaps he is.-Jadas Va one
Of the twelve diseiplss.
He thinks the "baek pay grab" ~
wrong. Docs not the platform Of
The Rsp.hlie.a Party stro.gg con.
1essa it1
He i opposed to tariff for prosse'
ton. So il the Republican party.
He believes in tho doctrines Of r.
treuehusot. TIE Republican party
teaches this - principle Of faith, and
illu.tr,tss it BY itspracties.-
he 10 opposed 70 railroad monopo-
lies. So 10 the Republican party.
he is opposed to tho payment Of e.
orbit.nt salaries. So i. the Rspubli.
can party: So hr, the word-butcher
il in harmony With the Republican
party.
That 10 n far ~ he has studied the
platform. He is yet in the "a-b-e "
Of Republican prineiplss-
It i legal maxim, that when .
specific enumeration Of Particular 10
made, uothing can be included by i'm
plie.tion; hence, 70 must suppose,
that to al those principles Of rspubli.
eanism not adopted in bic letter, Mr..
Well. il irrseoneilAbly opposed.
Then he f.vors corruption in Office ;
be believes in sussidi.ing railroads, by
giving them l.rg< grants Of the public
lads be believes in vestiog certain
rights in railroad companies, 70 TIA!
future legislation cannot .brog,ts, or
modify them; he accepts the recent
deei.ioa Of The Dep.stmsot Of the In
terror, hvoring railroads and iejusi.
ously affecting large numbers Of set-
tiers on the public domain; hs i in
favor Of reputation and the allow
o.ss Of rebel elaius, growing out Of
the late var he favors all these and
.ve,ysh;.a el.e denounced in the Re-
publican platform. bseauss he has in
cludsd none Of them in his articles Of
faith. Then be Is 10 Republican and
xcrer w..
He u the victim Of his own ambi.
ton, and the tool Of bad men. Ua-
fortunate Wells!
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SUICIDE At DIAMOND CITY.-We learn from
the Helena papers that Frank Stahlsmi,h. 4
well-to-do miner of Diamond City. committed
suicide on Sunday evening last by placing a
pistol TO his forehead and blowing his brains
out. L would appear that the deed was done
deliberately, and still the ordinary excuse
OF temporary Insanity is probably appli-
cable to this case. A few days previous to
killing, himself, MIR. Stahlsmith received a
letter from Tie East. which is supposed to
have contained bad news, as an unusual de-
preston Of spirits took possession OF him
immediately upon reading it, and from which
friends twcre unable to rally him. He
worked several days after this, but asked no
questions and answered those of his partner
only in naonysyihbles. nSrnday eveaing
he went to his cabin. made his will, took the
Bible given biip By his mother on leaving
home iupd wrote upon 4 blank Leaf therein
This lisa queer werll;s am square. with
1t and I'm going TO try the pext, end then
shot Himself. tosaS
Mr.. Stalilsmiti was born IN Missouri. and
was 35years Of age. He is said to llnye been
a sober, industrious man; addicted. to no bad
habits. His will gives to some relative III
Missouri 500, and the balance Of his prop
riy to sister residing in Minnesota. Tie
Stat e, we understand. will approximate 81,
900, .ssrsfsfss $Ssiss Bstfsg ssssss6s< ISL
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Mr.. q. c. CLAwsoN, who visited our plac,
few weeks since on a lecturing toul
through the Territory. writes to the New
North West as follows, in regard to Boze
man and its surroundings. He takes rath.
erpleasant view Of his slim audience here
His lecture certainly deserved better hear.
ing: Twas at Bozeman week. waiting for
favorable nIgnt to lecture. Ii stormed
most oftlle tinie. Insthc mean time sue
ceeded in getting some ores from Claske,s
Fork and Cherry Creek. The former mines,
are situated on the East Fork of the Yellow
stone and the tributaries Of Clarke's Fork.
aud are lis miles from Bohemian. The ores
carry silver and lead with some cepper.
Assays tor silver. have been made BIZ Dr..
Crepin.( who has fine assay office IN Boze-
mani, Showing from $1l3 to $500 in Silver.
Men who have been at the mines fell me
that the ores are apparently inexhaustable,
there being tens of thousands OF tons seat
tered everywhere OH the hills. Messrs.
Thomas 81 Rea, two OF the Cherry Creek
quartz princes, are, building a our-stamp
mill, with two large arastras attached, to
work the ore Of thai celebrated district.
They are largely Interested there, and Mr..
Rea furnished me many nice native silver
specimens. The ores Of Cherry Creek, as
worked, vi III $500 and upward; the common
m ling pl ocess is al that is required, and
80 to $l5 per day is often pounded out in a
mortar by one man. Bozeman appeared live
~. but the common complaint scarcity OF
money! prevailed to an. alarming extent.
But with Cherry Creek, 4 larke's Fork and
ielowston mines, the rich grazing and ag- /
rlcultursl lands adjacent with a railroad
coming. gives Boz, fman bright prospects for
4 great, grand and wealthy city. lecturel
there OIL tuesday night, and had He ~
.bFsAA spLENDID HOUSE, si9sl
AS good as anyreasonable lecturer or slow
man could ask. Il,eid forth in the Young
Mems Association Hall the use oil which they
kindly rendered me. Ii was tip-top house
warm and comfortable--plenty of good
books and papers to read and pictures to adj
mire; but rs for the audience, it didn't GET
around inftime to hear the Lecture. | alter
ward offered to pay my landlord in tickets at
Ncents apiece with lecture thrown in, but
he cody REMARKED that ..I.ecturng was
about played outin Bozcman,'' IN which |
fully acquiesccd.'
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Friday, MarolarI4, 1929.
TaiEOUTIDOK

Has never before beeA more favorable to our
town and county then at tlle present time.
The dawn of ncvsefa, fl.iight with MUCH
prosperity to our i,eople, Who have bur re-
Gently been IN the slough of ldespond, is
about to bufstsursp Eastern, Montans, s,,d
shed its refulgent rays to the utlernost
limits Of the Territory. The great CONNER
cial lever wI,iclhwil bring peace and plenty
10 our pcaple--fi,e Northern Pacific Railroad
--ls surely aud rapidly making its way to-
ward our very doors. 49, {.
The gratifying news contained 4liR~ Maj.
Bruce,s letter, coupled with that Of The Sec
rotary of War, places the early completion
OF the Northern Pacific Raiirnads not to the
centre, but throughanda beyond Our Terri
tory--uihting the Atlantic and Pscific with
agrand continental railway and cementing
the bond with the firm ard lasting grip of
iron-bcyond the question OF a doubt
Should ohiy two hundred miles Of the road
he completed this scason-thc lowest posi-
Bile estfmate-it viii bring it within speaking
distance of Bozeman. so to speak. and a
good wagon road will be Immediately opened
to the terminus, making Bozcinan the out
fitting point for stage lines, wagon tr1is.
etc. %sAt f0e4sss r. =
The building Of the two new military posts
between Fort Ellis and the Missouri river,
and their OCCUPANCY by two thousand troops
the number spoken Of by the Secretary of
War tlrat will be required, will certainly con-
tribute'to the pecuniary interest Of our pee-
pie. One Of the two posts will have to be
supplied from she weAEtilled grannrics OF the
Galla.in Valley, which will afford a paying
cash market for the products Of our farms,
when the honest iaborer wili be suitably re-
warded Tor his toll, and the depressing times
now eitswiIl be realized only as a thing of
the pasta passing cloud with silver lining.
Let us, then 90 to work with that energy
Which has ever characterized orr people,
and develope our country. Let tbose who
have pre-cmptcd ranches perfect their titles
and hold their grip. None doubt the richness
of the soil, its adaptabilIty to the cultivation
of almost every cereal and all kinds OF veg
etabless fruits, &C., and every other section
Of the Territory comedies our advantage III
being the first to receive the benefits,i which
arc incaicniable, of railroad communication
with the. East. shf3 5@Astl2 IRE LITTLE da
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Is WASHINGTON, March TO- The Democratic
Senator'S eancus to-day refused to acqui.scc.
In the action OF the Republican Senators III
allow ing them only one Representative ii,
the Com mittees.
The Ildian Committee is changed BY as
signing 70 il Allison, Sherman, and Oslesbie
IN The places of Harlan and corbett renrcd.
Lis stated that the President mas olerel
the Goyernorship Of Utah to ex-Dclega.e
tslagett .! Montana. Is Z s'''' y ssi'-.ss9
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The EPIzo0TIC SUBsIDING. Mr.. o. j. Sails
bury. General Superintendent OF Gilmer Il
Sallsbury's stage line, who arrived in Helena
Thursday from a trip Of observation down
the line and back, reports the great horse
sconrge rapidly decreasing, and thinks he
VIII again have coaches plying on time be-
tween here and Corinne in the course OF an
other week. This is good news indeed, not
only because we will be served with our req
ular daily mail, but the subsistence OF the
disease shows that our rarified mountain air
is proofagainst this equine disease, as we'll as
those which elsewhere affilct mankind.
y nat horse or ass wouldn't be a Montanian
n these times Herald s ":
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MURDER OR SUICIDE AT THE MAMMOTH
HoT SpRINGs.--One night, two weeks ago,
there occurred at the springs one of those
bloody adventures which terminate in MUIR
der. One of the cabins at that place was
used as meat-house,s where quantities OF
elk, deer and mountain sheep were suspended
nom the rafters. One night thief broke in
and absconded with saddle OF yenison. The
following day Jim McCoriney. one OF the
proprietors of the springs, set a musket for
the intruder. This piece of ordnance was en-
eircled with goodly quantity of rust, and
take it all in all, was dangerous weapon un.
der any circumstances. Jim placed in it
about three inches OF powder and five large
balls. About II o'clock report was heard,
mingled with diving yels. Result: One mus
ket with stock badly shattered, the barrel
bursted. one window broken and dead bear
lying in the centre Of the cabin. The funeral
services were brief, and were delivered thus
just my id luck the musket is spoiled,
the window broken, five bullets thrown away
bloody cabin. and the hair al knocked Off
that bear skin.
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APPENDIX a.

- ft2N A4A A. 73s -
The following are extracts OF letters and
kilograms referred to as indicaiing the will
ingness of various railroads to build into
Montasa, with the proper aid and legisla-
ton:
First Extract from President q. b. Alexis
letter to the citizens of Behring's Straits,
dated December I'd, in answer to one written
By the citizens. asking if he would entertain
= proposition to subsi.lise bis road, on the
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All Iunedas Session Of he Legislature Called for.


capstal, 1000, ooo, 900, 600 251
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LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10th, 1873.

/ From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th, 1873.
! Editors Aoant Cosaie7:
/ The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
| have sold in tlie last two months an extaur-
binary amount Of their bonds, and are MAX
iae sales rapidly every dag, they being
| ffgardedas oiIefing anlexceIielit investment
1t ! larzsef rate N Interest than Governmens
securtieas ThercsultIM this IL, that work
va be prosecuted west of TIE Nissouri ii
tue direction 81 Bozen,sp ealr3hn hsspring,
AID so;hing WIN now stand iii The why 81 III
early constructiof, of lie rosdio tie centres
sot MontaiIa. as Tie general government Hiil
lend all tile military aid necessary to protect
it. fran int rruption from the Indians. Gen.
Phil. Sheridan has, oeen here some time in
consultation with the War department. and
Geprgc W. Cass. President OF the Northern
I,acific, and Sheridan will have tire requisite
autho. ity and means to establish military
Pests. tor sufficient troops to protect the
company from interruption in the speedy
completion Of their road I send you In
another letter a communication, from the
secretary of War asking $3.50, 000. in addition
tor the expenses OF the expedition. f,s. V
The distance from where the Northern
Pacific crosses the Missouri River, to Boze-
man, is 535 miles. They expect to finish
not less than 200 miles by the LIST of Dee.
1873, and perhaps 400. "A heavy. force vii
be put on the road. They will reach the
mouth OF Powder River on the Yellowstone
by Dec. g4s8g 4ss.Ist stsil4a III s es.
The arrangements for the Inauguration are
on an extensive scale, and 1t is expected that
all the world and the rest of mankind will
be here, except the stand-bys OF Bozeman. j.
Tie session is drawing rapidly to a closes
and much anxiety is felt for the fate OF the
Montana war claims IN which so many of
passed the House, and was reported upon
tayorahly by the Committee on Military
Affairs in tile Senate II it is reach he'd a
large naority of that body will vote for it.
Col. Black has given this measure an earnest
support, and is working hard for its passage,
he being one Aof the htayieste owners sof
vouehers.9Hae .4tgT1ss4 sa .sI3Y9s Il IN
Our friend, r. E. Schultzc has his magnifi-
cent desk in the Presidents room at the
Capitol, anil hundreds are in to'tsee 1t daily.
lit is pronounced on all hands to be the
fine.t piece of Workmanship in the United
States, and many favor sending it to he
Vienna Exposition The old man is very
much liked here indeed, and is awarded great
credit for his superior mechanical genius,
in getting up, in the Rocky Mountains, such
a splendid specimen Of his work. f.#
4 Credit Mobilier has ruined all the leading
men connected with it.. You can not
conceive how PROSTATE they are, socially
and politically. lit is a deep stain on our
reputation, and all VINO feel a pride
in the country feel that we are Inundated as
people. by the corruption Of these men
Vhe held such high places. II III sf5oa i.
sa9i LEV 81 .3s455..sasa j. p. b.
s.E4AEsSsg @ts8s3e4Rsg
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ANOTHER RAILROAD SCHEME !!
THE MONTANA MONTH POLE
AND USELESS RAILROAD.
DlREcIaRs AND OFFICERS cHosENI

Organization OF the Conn Pany
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condition that it would run through Behring,a

n
Straits:
The company yould. no doubt might, and
possibly could. entertain proposition from
the people III Behring's Straits TO aid the j y
II Is fstsrsoarg a, oscow .aynsIns
ohaconstrnctilig the,nails line through Behr.
ing,s Straits Or making ii branch to Behring i
Straits. accoHling rs the survey would make
It practicable. sigIed.
CD. ALEXIS
Pfest, j. Sc. T. s. MI. B. II. s=
n . second letter, daed December 9Th, he
says
With the Indian difficulties removed We
slall be able yery soof to decide definitely
on ME route tllrongh Behring's Straits.
When that Is done we shall be ready to ac-
Ecept such aid As your people may be able and
willing to give. by wliidh theJ. st. T.. 81 NJ. +.
r. r. may be pressed forward more vigorous
~ into the heart Of Behring's Straits.
CD. ALEXIS. s
Telegrams referred to-:
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=HoN. HESisy A.. WARREN.-Iate Of Mon
fapa,s aud later stiii Of the Quincy, H., bar
has ,retnnxed 10 ST. Louis aud commenced
the practice u law.
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HoMEwARD BouSp.--Hon. W.. IT. 'Clagctt
left Washington on Friday hast for Montana.
Aa5. Bruce was to have LETT y, Saturday.
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Victov the Great aid otlsrz:
A limited and reasonable encouragement
from any county or any people. would In
duce our company To- cooperate with YOU
people In the Construction of a railroad fco,s
Dublin to HI, il necessary, S. & 81. ~.
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Military Protection for the Build
ing of the NOrthern Pacific Rail-

IA
ing Of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road. t9bsa aeL5i4 sgiH tttststltl 81 d. I
<a.fg8feI 4u6 Bo a4f49zs83a4#ssg
The Secretary of War sent 10 the House on
Saturday afternoon the following communi-
cation: a.ss,sas :g y
w an DRIP prstr.rr,s Ea.h,a.s. L. 1o7a 50
The Secretary OF War has the honor to re-
port to the House of Representatives. for the
information of the Committee ON Appropria-
tons, that telegram has been received from
Mr.. Cass. president of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. that tile Northern Pacific
Railroad Company intend to, put their road
from the Missouri river to the Yellowstone
under contract this spring. The work OF
construction will commence early in the
summer, and he asks for sufficient force to
be stationed along the line of the proposed
road. This will require a strong escort. ard
will necessitate the establishment Of two
large posts between the Missouri river ana
Fort Ellis. General fisherman reports that
our expense for barracks and quarters viii
be greatly increased, and he thinks it abyisa-
bic to notify Congress of this fact. so that
sufficient additional appropriations may be
made for the establishment Of these two
posts. lie says the posts to be established
will be expensive, and would respectfully
Recommend that the fund for barracks and
quarters be increased at least in the sum of
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
General Sherm H., to whom this subject
was referred, says: ''This railroad is q ma
tional enterprise, and we are forced to pro-
tect the men during its survey and construc-
ton through probably the most warllke ma
sions Of indians on the continent, who will
fight for every foot Of the line. 1t is a mat
ter OF war requiring nearly TIVE thousand
troops, who IN winter must be sheltered
General Sheridall's estimate Is tile lowest
possible. a3ia sfHtl3 sfss.sst 8sggtf -f3
therefore earnestly recommend an appro- !
priatiOn by Congress OF The sum OF two hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars, to be expena-
ed IN the erection Of two posts, the location OF
VIII CHI shall be selected by General Sheridan.
1 concur with General shermal IN his view
that this is national enterprise. aud should
receive the support OF the Government IT.
will also prove to be an ecor omical measure,
and will tend TO the solution of The Indian
problem in the northwestern territory. 8
WILLIAM w. BELKNAP,
Secretary Of War.