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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
John p. Williams.
Stand up and Explain!
DO You want to do the
Work Of Coun Y Audi
tor for $1,000 per
Year T.?
It You DO. Why Want You Sat-
isfied to take l.6o5 ~, what
the Law Allowed You whan
Ycu were Auditor

Tell u what business you had to take
$127 9S more than tie amount Of your
salary for the last two months that you
were in office.
II it was \ mistake, aud not a steal,
Why have you not paid it back into
the Treasury?
We give to our readers little richness
concerning the ''honest" ex County Audi
tor that is now DESTROYS Of doing the
work for $1,000 year, and who is beg
G;nS the people to elect him to the State
Sena;e-a position rs far above the meas.
-ure of his ability as he is above Hotten-
tot
Previously to March 9th, 1875, the an.
nual salary of the County Auditor, of
this County. was $1,605.s4. On the date
last mentioned the Governor approved q
bill by which the salary Of the Auditor
of Mower County, became thereafter g.
900. twill he remembered that Will
lisms' term of Office expired February
2S,h, last-nine days before the approval
of the bill, increasing the Authors pay,
and hence lie was entitled to no INCREASE.
County Order No. 292, Of date February
18th, 1879 in payment Of Auditors sala'
ry..for the month IF January, is drawn
for the sum Of $l7G.55 instead of $133 ~
.as it should have been, Order NJ. 296
of date March Sd, in payment Of Audit
'or's salary, for the month of February
last is TOR 1885. when it should
have been $l33.77-m making 1856 which
the "honrst" ex.Auditor took withou,
having given any good reason Why.
HERE Is ANOTHER.
Until the law of March 9th, 1875, the
pay Of the Auditor for clerk hire was
&6O.22 per month, and during the last two
months ot his term Williams drew each
month, $l0l. 43, or $4242 more than hi
had any right to take. making 4 total
aggregate apparent steal If $127.98.
Williams was out If office before the
law mentioned had been approved, and
get he pretcnds to make it apply to hin
=: BUT HERE 10 STILL ANOTHER.
Suppose the law did apply to him
(Which it didn't, ii only makes the
monthly pay of the Auditor for present ser
vices $l66 81 instead of $l78.55, and clerk
.A;re $33.33 insttat If 1Ol 49. Therefore
If. Williams can bring himself within the
operation Of the law (Which he can't he
needs 20 explain the apparent steal of
: 55.l6
for which there is no color nor even FIG
TON of law under which, he can defend
himself. Come out before the people you
black pay grabber," and tell them wha,
you took that $l279S for if YOU didn'>
intend to steal it, and if You did. owr
your rascalitY, pay hack the noney, and
sneak away into that obscurity in which
you may ride from the just indignation
Of those VIII" trusted You only I" be de
ceived and fietccd. A.pret,y candidate
you are for State Senator.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

1t should be borne in mind that in all
that has been said about r. I. Smith, re.
publican nominee for Senator, by his enc.
mica. not single charge Of dishonesty,
incom penney, unfltncss or immortality has
been made against him. Wholesale. de:
nunciation wont pass for truth in these
days.-=,so many mean men are doing that
kinkl of business = u! |i$ts5 Il.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
2 . y > -
70 THE Party.

You are meuaced BY the ,hoatillty q :
faction si,ail in nnmbers, xesk In tlo,e
elesnents of 4bility and character which
inApart sconsuqu ce#to my movements
but powerful In The possession of peca1is
arv resources, and in The control of supple
tools to execute their will. As republi-
cans yo,, have everything At stake. Your
principles are sacrificed to the behests If
personal ambition. POUR ofganizAt,nii ID
used to further schemes tor individual
promotion. Your name, even, is invoked
to secure protection from tie consequeh.
ces OF deeds the most outrageous Ut any
ever pcrpetrated by civilized men: Your
good characteris defamed, and your ascen.
dency is 5e"paraized by the action Of =
handful If indictments, who deprived of
the power to dictate seek now to destroy
~hatsthsy can. 40 longer conitotsz Such
men are essentially bad,---they cannot be
trusted with the management Of political
affairs. That man who seeks the demoli.
tion of his party because he cannot longer
contr"l it ought to be hurled from public
position ifhe occupy one and be ostracised
from all political fellowship, if he have
any party affiliations, for he is totally un.
fit t" be entrusted with the power to de.
tcrmine the rights and protect the libcr.
ties Of his fellow citizens. He is only 4
demagogue, and he merits the dema-
g"gue's doom. Will you then let your
action in the convention be nulllfied by
the disc"uraging efforts Of this faction :!
Will you give any countenance to the in
dependent candidacy If man who was
defeated in the convention: who sought
the support Of the democrats? who caters
to this outrageous clique, and who it is
now made to seem was guilty OF pecula.
ting from. the County: Treasury! We
think not. The dictates Of common sense,
anf the interests of the public will inspire
within YOU if you have it not already, =
disposition 10 support the regular ticket,
regularly nominated, and regularly seek
ing success at the polls. , 1t is time for
Republicans t" put the seal of their con-
domination upon tactional tickets and po-
litlcal juyg'ery, and see that "shysters': are
made shy in this locality.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
Awon,an killer.

New YORK. Oct. 2O.--Jacob SANDER.
man, convicted yesterday OF shooting
Julia S,eimwald, who had rejected his Of.
fer Of marriage. Was sentenced to-day to
be hung December 10Th. Tie Judge
characterized the defense Of insanity ex-
cited by a passion - = flin,sy pretense.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

Poor w1l11Axs!s lie looks lonely. and
de y J He was IL the ci:y Yesterday,
vascillatlng between Page and the "ven-
cradle christian statesman" but between
their generous. bosoms he found himtelf
in utter despair. Oh! the beauty Of being
an Independent Csndida'er ruasing
around The county a, the dictation Of a
few interruptions demagoeaes. ,. Will
Jams how about that $127.9sl Have you
paid il back vet: i - *EsEIE. <f.e 81
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

Adviees from MI. parts Of the State give
assurance IF great victory to be won on
the ID of November Everywhere Sthe
partys lssuaited and confident and it will
stand solidly at the polls. The excellent
State ticket now in the field has the con-
fidence Of all classes and factions, and is
creating immense enthusiasm which will
culminate grandly with the close of the
canvass.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
TAX JUDGM ENT SALE.

Pursuant to Real Estate Tax Judgmcn,
Of the District Court in the County Of lower,
State Of Minnesota, entered On the 10th day
Of September 4. D. 1875, in proceedings q"
enforce tho payment Of taxes upon Real E.
tate in the County Of Mower, for the year ls7
femaining delinquent on the LIST day OF June
A. D. 1875. and Of the statutes in such cases
made and provided; lsha'l on Tuesday. the
I'd day Of l'ovembe, A u. 1875 at ten o'clock
ID the forenoon; at, tho County Auditors or
fee, in the city Of Austin, County OF Mower,
soil the lands which are charged with taxes
in said Judgment, and on which said taxes
shall not have been previously paid.
....e rf.,.. n P. T. McINTY RE,
27t2 Auditor Mower County, Minnesota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
REPUBLlCAN NOMINEES,

REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
STATE TICKET.
ysr Chief Justice Of Supreme Court,
JAMES G1LF1LLAN.
Fer Governor.
joHN 8. plLlsBrRy.
Fer Lieutenant Governor,
JAS. B. WAKEFIELD.
Per Secretary IT State.
JOHN 3. 1RQENS.
1er Auditor.
ORLEN P: WHITCOMB.
Ter Treasurer.
WILLIAM pFAENDER.
Per Attorney General.
GEO. P. WILSON,.
Per Clssk Of the Supreme Court.
SAMUEL II. NICHOLS.
Per Railroad Commissioner.
iWM. II. MARSHALL.
COUNTY TICEET.
Per State Senator,
II. I. SMITH.
Per Representatives,.
-. 80, g, C. F.. GREENING,
H. F. DEFINING.
Per County Treasurer.
j.: - l.INGMCNDSON.
1or Court Commissioner,
= CHARLES SMITH.
For Cosnty Commissioner,
FIRST DISTRICT,
F W. K1MBALL.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
LAND SALE.

STATE OF M'NNESoTA,)
LAND OFFICE.
ST. PAUL, Aug. Path, 1875
Al OTICE is hereby given that the Count.
w Auditor will offer 1T Public Sale all the
School and Agricultural College Lands that
have he-n appraised and remain uneoid in
the County Of Mower, At Austin; on Saturday
October goth, 1875. at Ten o'clock A. NJ.
Descriptive lists Of the tracts to be offered.
their pp ,ised value and terms Of sale, will
be on , - 1T the Auditors Office In said county
for the Information ofthe public.
Lands upon which tho interest is delin-
quent for two years or more will be declared
| forfeited aud re-ofEered. -
Fifteen per cent. Of the purchase money and
interest ~ the rate Of seven per cent. on the
balance from the day of sale 10 the first 0!
June 1876, will be required On the dav Of sale
On tim Der land. IN amount equal to the value
! Of tho timber will he required in addition to
| the fifteen per cent.
After the 6rst payment the balance Of the
purchase money in full or in in<tall;neuts j.
payable at the option Of the purchaser until,
twenty years frtiin the date OF sale. provided
the annual interestss ut the rate of sevcn per
cent.&i* paisin advance 90 ,hesflrst of June
Of each Year. Upon failure to pay the in
terest when due the lands revert to the State
without further notice or process. and vii
again be sold at public sale, nlcxs double the
amount Of interest due is previously paid.
/ : 49, o. P. WRITCOMB.
~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
How ltLoolks in saltwater

Saltwater Lumberman 5th.
The result Of the Ohio election is hav-
ing telling effect against ID. L. Buell.
democratic and an'i-monopo]y candidate
for governor of this state. Although he
Wars nominated on:a democratic platform
with a<harsl money plank. he deserted il
and comes "ut in favor Of D,nnelly's rag
money platform, 1t now looks as though
Buell. would be scooped as bad as the IL
fiationists ia Ohio. a. =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

THEY are after poor old granger Taylor
in Wisconsin, with, sharp sticks. The pld
governor appears to have been an adi pit
in the arithmetic Of addition, division
and silence" and the trouble with ;. The
last af1davit brought forward to his, Diet.
riment in this direction is that it is only
one ofsseveral more OF the same kind
which have already appeared. But tho
old granger says the railroads are all 60
ing for him." and hence that he will be
elected anyway.-Pioncer.Pr Press. |..:|,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
Double Lynching In Wise onsin.


i MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 19.-About / week
ago the sheriff If Portage county, named
Baker, was killed by two brothers named
Amos and Isaiah Courtwright, whom he
attempted to eject from a building. This
morning about three O'Clock n party Of
masked men, numbering forty, went to
the Jail at Stevens Point, seized the
watch and put him in irons, beat down
the outside door, took out the Court
wrights and hung them to = Tree, over
hanging the road. The whole affair was
quickly and systematically executed
There 10 no evidence of identity Of the
perpetrators, but it is understood they
came from the town of Pl0ver. es4 s:es
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
FostaKss stamp ceartersesterss

PHILADl1PHIA, Oct. @.-Before u 8.
Commissioner Smith this morning was
heard The csse Of John A.. Wilson, Carlo
Cavini. Giovanni Petrani and james Da.
yidson, upon the charge Of connterieiting
and rutring postage 1.amps of fo1sign
governments. The parties were all arrest.
cd here This morning. Btxmps are coun:
terfeited on the governments Of Nicusgua,
Gsesee; Guinea, BsvaEia Ard Hanssss,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
TAX JUDO NEWT SALE.

Pursuant to Real Estate Tax Judgemenk
Of the District Court in the County Of Mower,
State Of Minnesota, entered on the 7th ds1
of October. A. D. 1873. in proceedings to en-
f".es The paynen. Of Ta1.s apo. Real E.tats
and previous years remaining Delinquent on
and prior to the LIST day of June, A. y. 1873 !.
and Of the statutes in such eoSes a1Deao sad
provided. I shsllon Tuesday, November 10th
A. d. 1875, 1t ten o'clock ID Tho forenoon ae
the County Auditors Once, in tho city q
Austin. County Of Mower. sell The landa
which are charged With Taxes i. sid 1adg-
ment, AID on which said Taxes shall hsve
been previously paid. .
27so Auditor Of Mower county, MIMI
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
G! v; THEM A. CALL!
republication Sept. 20th.)
CTATE OF MINNESOTA COUN-
OTY OF MOWER. IS.

In P-ohat" Court In the matter Of tho e.
tate OF James Edwin Jackson. Deceased.
On reading and fling the petition Of I. p
Johnson. Of Minneapolis, MIMI. rer reeentinc
among other things. that James Edwin jack
son. late of Minneapolis. on the 10th day Of
June, A. d. 1875. at Minneapolis. died inees.-
tate. leaving real estate within this Comfy,
and that the 81 Petitioner is = Brother Of
said deceased. and PRAYING that <administra-
'i"n Ut said estate be t" b. F. Morgan grant,
edit is ordered that said petition be heard be-
fore the Judge of this Court, on Saturday tho
23rd lay Of October. A. b. ISIS, at 2 o'clock
r. NJ 1t the Probate Oficein said County.
ordered furtber, that notice lhereof BE-
given t"tbe heirs of said decreased, aud TO = Ia
PERSONS interested. bv publishing = copy Of
Tins order tor three Successive v eeks prior 10
~"sd day Of hearing, IN the Mower County
TRANSCRIPT, = weekly Newspaper printed aud
published Ut the city Of Austin in sad Cous.
~.
Dated at Austin the 25th day Of Septsm-
Der A. D.. 1875. Blythe Court. -
SAMUEL HARTER
2f-W4. Judge o. froaat0,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
A Regular BuloAer.

=. new YoRx, Oct. 1S.-At Hackerstown,
N. J., Saturday morning, James Kicker
.shnt and killed his two sons, six and ten
years old, and shot al his wife bit missed
her, and then shot himself, hut not fatal
~. r; Domestic trouble was the cause.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

THE spring after we came to Austin
Williams Came IT, US to talk about pub
fishing the tax list. He said the TRAN.
SCRIPT had published the previous years
list for ten cents per description, and he
wanted us to do tho work this year for the
same price. We told him that Us Audit
or he had nothing to say about the price
for doing the work-that he was char ed
only with the duty Of selecting the pub.
l,sher-no,hing morc--that tile law fixed
the price and that we would make no
bargain with him whatever. He said the
party had pledged itself to economy, and
that they were going to save all they
could out of the printing. He further
said he was to be candidate in the fall
for re-eIection.an If lie saved the county
five cents per description in printing the
tax list it would help him politically. We
told him if he wished to make political
capital we would help him, and then; re-
fused perrmptorily to print the list at any
price The Register had put in bid, for
buncumbc, offering to do the work for
three cents per description, and since We
had refused to do it at all, Williams was
thus compelled to hold. the Register to
its offer and hence the list was printed
for three cents per description, aud WE
thereby saved the county TWELVE cents
on every parcel Of land described:
In the fall we went into the campaign
and Williams was nominateds.nd elected
and on Christmas Eve, in Hayes Bros jew.
elry Store,he came to us and profcssed graft
ilude for the cordial support whichwc had
given him, and inquired how much the
Committee yet owed US for campaign ex.
penses. We replied about so. He then
t"ld u that he would have to be assessed
with The rest to meet payment and that if
we would receipt t" him for the amount
If his share. he would let "a have the tax
list to publish the next spring and that he
would say nothing about the price,-that
we might have What the law allowed. He
has never paid anv assessment, nor has
the committee ever made any for the pur.
pose named, nor did we ever get our mon
ey until last summer when its payment
was compelled by power that could not
he resisted. When the time to publish
| the list arrived, Williams refused to let US
do the work unless we would do it for ten
cents, whereupon we told hi y THAT he wa,
a sneak and liar, and that the satisfac.
ton derived from telling him so Wa
worth five cents on each description in the
list, and that in addition thereto ten cents
in money would Dc ample pay, and We did
! the lob.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

The "Christian Statesman and Patri0t''
is eagerly awaiting the coming Of '',hat
fame which is inseparable from his con
nection as publisher, with the three ere.t
authors pamed..-s = -~s ; p. :. 49, 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

insist that any were present. II IS TOO
late for them to question the political
complexion Of the soundcs, republican
convention thatshas ever been held In.
this county, b.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

) When the, Mower county republican
conveniionswent back on Pxge the other
day, II simply turned over new Leaf
Pioneer Press. =, - 5st,s5... 7. En- g..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

To all whom it may oonoern: Betwe cen June
first and July thirtieth. 1874, I gave two notes
for about Eight Dollars each, to Whitman /
Brown, of Spring Valley. Fillmore County.
for = punpswhich &thsy aput into my we'll
proved worthless for tho purpose for which it
VA intended. and I have so notified tho said
Whitman. 4 Brown, and this notice j. to warn
al persons whomsoever sgainst negotiating
or purehasins eaid notes, % I DO not intend
to pay either of them. 4
!. II ! LEWIS JoHNS0N.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

For further information, and for quota:
tions from these great writers, reference
is made to the PAGE MIRROR, Of last week.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
NEW York TRIBUNE.
The LEADING AMERICAN NEWSPA-
- 3 AZ - INN 3 = - -
20, Pkk.


| 7G1e 6est AuVert1sln9 &ed1um.
Daily, SO gear. .Semi.weekiy 8.
, Weekly, 81.
~PosTAes fREE 70 rHE SUDscRlBE.. Speoi-
men Copies and Advertising Rates Free,
Weekly, il clubs Of 50 or more, oDly 81, pos.
tsgs paid Address Tns TRIBunB, N. 7.
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
AIOCX SAVAGES.
Body. Of Their Warriors Attack Fort
Lincoln Yesterday.
Srecial to the Pioneer. Press.

Special to the Pioneer. Press.
BISMARCK: %. r.. Oct, 21:-Hostile
camps arc advancing toward Fort Lincoln
from the southwest. They alc divided
into war parties IF forty or fifty warriors
and evidently mean to attack it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

Paden treats the dirty linen" question,
and makes it evident to all. That he is not
yet sufficiently washed. He'll have to
lathcr and shave. r. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
Hescontents hlmselfwi,h ID article nv
feet long,-but wi,kou, depth Or breadth,
Il being wholly superficial. ..,>s,f: r.

Stevens |. les, verbose and confne. HIN
self to the consideration Of but I single
subject, and fails. to do justice 10 that.
He win my again.1 i 81 ~ y.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
LATER

A fight is now going on a few miles
from the fort, between party Of Sioux
and Rec scouts. Two companies Of cav
airy are making for the scene at a gallop.
Nothing new from Fort Buford to-day.
Gen. Terry's reply TO the petition Of the
people. endorsed by the governor, asking
200 stand If arms and ammunition to he sent
70 the commanding officer on this side Of
the river for the use Of citizrns in case Of
an attack. VAS that the regulations Of the
war department prevented his granting
the petition, $" that We are without arms
except few rifles owned by hunters.
STILL LATRR.
The fight is still going on. Two sold
iers are reported killed.
A white scout just arrived from up river
reports 500 lodges Of Sioux campcd on the
Little Missouri. and threatening to burn
Ber.hOld agency.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

i Paye With his usual lms,desty conteals
his identity under The nom &c plume 81
"Citizen." .s- 4. * I: ;;ss<''f
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
/ Special Notioe.

z7t2 Auditor Mower County, Minnesota
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

= ~ < 81 X Z tEWIB S0aNSON.
Racine, Mower Co., Oct. II, 1875. 2St4
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21

comprising all the varietiss required
to supply an extensive eoun-
try trade.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-17

The Charleston Courier OF the 18th.
inst. is exceedingly hcl,igercnt and
threatens any man or set Of men who
vii, dare to come down there, by steam
boat or otherwise, and lay hands violent
ly upon the State archives, for removing
them to the Capital, will meet with II
warm reception, and "hcur something 10
his advantage II is hardly possible
that the Courier means 10 threaten an IN
surrectionary resistance 10 the vii! Of the
people OF West Virginia. Such thing
would accomplish nothing, but te.e-
graphic report al over the country that we
were, IN this State, set Of banditti and
only fl to be classed among the Indian
tribes of the plains. Besides who knows
but that GRANT would interfere and
send SHERIDAN to wage his policy
among us2 That would never do, for it
would give Us bad name, and cause a
great hue and cry to be- raised about law
lessness in the Democratic State Of West
Virginia The first principle Of the
Democratic party is that the majority
must rule, and it will be much better to
acquiescc in peace At any rate buster
can never prveent the operations of law,
and to advocate forciblc resistance can
only result to the detriment Of those so
doing.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-17
The ISilcaISrop.

We Are sorry to receive from Jefferson
county, the grauary Of the State, the
following gloomy account Of the prospect
of the wheat crop The Shepherdstown
Register says:
I'VE are tolc that the growing wheat
crop il this county Will not average four
bushels to the acre if -ome;hin unfore-
seen does not improve it very shortly
Some farmers are blowing up their wheat
fields and planting them in corn. a
warm Protractcd rain is very mnch
needed which would improve the grow
ING wheat very much Corn planting Is
progressing. and our iarlners propose
planting all the available land ina' can
be Obtained. which '- very "'-', GVha'"'
ering tn, poor prospect for wheat.