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, 1876-12-16

OhriStisnsted, where. sScoVding 20 the DFaft, 1t is
the intention that There should be 10 msn
mounted, will be small, since she contemplated
expense Tor Q additional policemen may be
avoidsd and, Furthermore, the Majority believes
that the inconvenience which from a military
view may be connected with the detaohiDg of
those men, will not bo greater than thst II mag,
with she, In the Majority's opinion, important
object in view, be overcome.
8. According to the Draft, the Governor
should have il in his power TO reduce the mum.
ber Of privatss 10 so men from 100 msn
The Committee could nos overlook The evsn.
tuality, THAI the financial circumstances OF the
Island, which have materially altered for tho
worse since the Draft was introduced, may in no
distant future render furthsE reduction necec.
sary therefore the sbovensmed Majority of the
Committee proposes that the authorization be
extended, 80 that che number of privates may
be reduced to so man amendment No. 3
while the Minority Hanson would consider
even so men as q sufficient number Tamendment
No. 81 which latter DUmbor ihe Majority con.
siders 20 bo too small, when The s men are TO
be stationed at Kingshill, aud when. as the
whole Committee agrcs3 10 resomus ending, the
conveyance Of tho mail between this and Ere.
dsSiksted and the duties as Tide Walters in
Ohristiansted [see below be as hitherto dis
0udTBeu ny tl9 Military.
ItmHy be here mentioned that an Idea which
was advanced and discussed in the Committee,
that the military force necessary for maintain
ing order 10 this Island might. If sufficiently
strong main .forcs zero stationed at ST. Thomas,
be detached from there Fsee the similar but
reverse organisation e3tablished by the Re.
script Of 26sh March 1884 to this Island under
she command Of q PEemiorlioutensnt, was nos
framed into a proposal, bscauss il oould be
f~oresesn, that tso carrying out OF that plan
would masG Wiah very great practical difficulties
and Inconvenience, from which rsason, al3o. the
~hOle Committee could rot come to enY agree
ment on II. The discussions on this point
led however,-after a proposal 50 sffecl The
Withdrawal Of che post Of Capta;n failsd to
obtain sufficient support 80 allow Of its Being
introduced as originating from the whole Com.
miItee,-to the supposiIion, thai il might in
the course Of time be found that 9 Officers,
viz 9 Captain as Chief end one Lieussnan1,
would be sufficient 30 command the remaining
force, and the whole Committee therefore pro.
poses, that authorization be given TO withdraw
9 Lisu1enants. either 2 PremlerIieutensnss or
Pfemierlieutenant and / 6econdlieutenan',
Amendment No. Al.
The summing up Ia " heads" is found
unnecessary.
, 1876-12-16

In the Motives so the Draft shore are set
forth certain conditions for efe citing Gbe reduc-
tion, and several Of them have been embodied
in tho Additional Grants submitted simultane.
ously TO the Committee.
4. The Barrack al Christiansted was ts bs
abandoned as such and the ForI TO be fitted IN
a. a Barraek, with the Depot buildings a.
officers quarters. This is calculated to entail
al expenditure Of c. S15,O00j but no definite
proposal has been introduced. The Committee
could not recommend this alteration, even if
the circumstances Of the Island had not. since
the introduction Of tie DRAFT, been so much
altered for che worse, that at the present
moment The change mus! be considered almost
unleasible. The BArrGck must also in the
opinion of the Building. Committee this year,
be considered not more delapidatsd, than that
it will be perfectly fs EOs use for years 90 come.
That 1t Is a disproportionately large building,
requiring more attendance etc. than would be
required with a more compact building, NAV be
admitted to be an Inconvenience, bat on the
other hand it has this Advauta &c that the mill.
tAry Depot may be located there and the pre-.
sent Depot buildings be used for other public
purposes.
B. A Money-Bjll under the Buildings ard
Other Uncertain Expenses'' I1874-75l COM
prisssi
a. the alteration of the barrack at KiDgshill
into apartments for a rural school, instead Of
the building now rented for this purpose at
Ftisdensfsld.
b. the erection Of a dwelling for 3 additional
Policemen al Kingshill.
C. the alteration of the Fort and Barrack
at FEederiksted into Court House and Police
Office.
The Committee canno otherwise than recon.
mend the plan Of using those buildings in Ere.
derlkstsd 10 The manner stated. The Commit
see furthermore entertains the hope that the
statloning OF the 8 men at KingshilI will be no
hlndrance to the school being arranged there,
perhaps with some alterations in he d.tsiIs
Of the measure. But the erection of a dwsllino
for Policemen at KiDgshill is supposed not to
be requisite, as at present there will scarcely
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22

were Withdrawn except that of VIM. A.
Wheeler, Of New York, who was nomina.
ted by acclsmation enh Vlthout an oppo-
sing vote. lie is regarded ~ al who
know him, As a verv able and excellent
man. He is member of the present Con:
gross. He achieved what national noto-
ricty which he enjoyed previously to his
late nomination by his connection with
the settlement 81 the Louisiana trouble, he
having been the author Of the compromise
measures which formed basis for adjust.
ment of the difficulty. The ticket will un-
doubleday prove to be strong one. 1t
certainly represents no. arbitrary or ex-
IRENE policy. and it Is In no possible way
connected with Jobs, or profits accruing
from connection with the government.
1t may be supported with every expecta.
ton, that If successful there will follow
an era Of reform in the civil service and
of prosperity in the different business pur.
suits so far as tho same may be promoted
by Z wise and honest administration.
There is little in the occasion or in the
candidates to inspire enthusiasm but there
il enough in the principles held by the
party to arouse every republican and con.
strain him to do his duty as citizen re.
sponsible ior the character Of the govern.
ment which he maintains, Hence We ex.
,Dect to witness ono Of the most vigorous
and earnest campaigns that the party has
ever made. ..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
COMMUNICATION.
RACINE. Mimi. juno 10TH. /

s. va RACINE, Mimi, juno 10TH, 1876. q.
Correspondence ofthe Tr,nseript.s
The regular Baptist Association f''
southern Minnesota, was held lat Iamil:
ton June 7th and 9Th, In the Congre9ationl
Church. The meeting was largely attend
ed and topics of interest was discussed
The denomination propose to build first
class Baptist Academy at Owatonna.
The Hamilton Lodge I. o. g. T. is flour
ishing finely numbering nearly ahundred
members. There j. also a fine Lodge a
Racine Center, held In the NJ. 4: Church
The Racine Center Onion Sabbath
School came together few days ago, a
the School House, and after having done
away with about 40 pounds Of warm mapl,
sugar, and having first rate time in gen
cral, retured again to their homes, leaving
in the hands of the Treasurer about 800
net profit. -5s.
This neighborhood has enjoyed relig
ious privileges since the first Of April
1875, both in the capacity Of Sabbath
School and preaching. The Revs. MI
Millet and Cain alternating the first year
since then Elder Cain is succeeded by El
der Young.
The Freewill Baptist Brethren hell
their Quarterly meeting in this place Jun
I'd, Sd, and 4th. The meeting was vel
attended and interesting, on Sunday morn
ing the sacrament was administered.
Our people are again beginning to lool
cheerful over the prospect which the crop
present.
Last Saturday Providence smiled upo1
us with u lovely shower, which made al
hearts leap with gladness. The groun
became baked and cracked open by ret
son Of its dryness and grain in places wa
beginning to look yellow.
Mr.. Chauncy Chambcrlain's folks ar
rejoicing over Centennial boy. Mr.. @
Il. Morse has also taken to himself Ger
tcnnial house-keepcr.
w. 7. GLOVER.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
THE WEATHER.

Last Thursday afternoon it was intense
~ hot here, and in tho evening it raiped a
little. The next morning tho weather was
very cold, and in some parts Of the coun-
ty rain fell in considerable quantities, and
it continued to be cold and to rain more
or less until Monday night when tho clouds
foated away and left the sky clear, but on
Tuesday it was cloudy again and cold.
We have never before known such long
time Of very cold weather at this season Of
the year. 1t seemed as though a snow
STORM had started, up in the neighborhood
Of Fort Garry and driven by north:wes,
wind, come down into our hot atmosphere
in which the snow was melted and pre-.
cipitatcd upon US in the form of rain. AL.
though it has chilled everybody and every.
thing, it has done great good to the wheat
which had already suffered considerably
On account of the dry weather.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
THE FOURTH.

As the Anniversary Of our Independence
approaches the public feeling seems to in
tcnsify, and the determination to celebrate
as VIC never have before, becomes more
and more positive with the passage Of
each succeeding day. Hitherto, the day
has been observed, but rather because It was
customary than otherwise, and the observ-
ancc has been in most instances Of char
actor calculated to afford pleasure rather
than profit. We have not always serious
ly considered the significance Of "Inde.
pcndence Day." We have not duly re-
mcmbered the sacrifices which were made
for it, nor the struggles which it cost. We
have not properly estimated the liberties
which we have in consequence Of It, nor
the blessings inseparable from those lib.
critics. We have not cherished as We
ought the memory o I the patriots and he.
rocs to whom we owe all that We now en-.
joy Of civil government and personal lib
crty. We have never properly appreciated
the difference between free country and
a monarchy, between religion establish
I'd by Law, and religion established by
love; between schools for the aristocrats
and schools for tho poor as we'll as for the
rich; between proprietary ownership OF
the soil and that policy which gives every
citizen farm to he selected by himself
between the exclusiycncss Of royal society
| and the universally of social intercourse
which republic allows; between titled
greatness and fame achieved by manly
deeds :: between obedience to sovereign
power anG the exercise Of ones own free
will,-thesc are things which the Ameri
can people have never appreciated as they
appreciate them this centennial year, and
they have never celebrated the Nations
Anniversary as they will celebrate this, in
the providence Of God, its one hundrcth.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
First publication May 18th, 1861
n 4 ORTGAGE SALE.

I Whereas, default has been made ia the con-
di,ions Of q certain mortgage deed, made and
delivered by D. C. Tiffany and Lydi. Tiffany.
his wife. mortgagors to Ambrose II. Hurgesz ,
mortgage, dated May 9TH 1872, and duly r.
corded in the Office OF Register Of Deeds in
and for Mower County, State of Minneaota,
on the ninth day Of May 1872, at two o'clock
and thirty minutes in the afternoon of said
day iu E"ok IN" Of Mortgages, on page 2l+,
which mortgage was given to secure The pay
ment OF tho sum Of FIVE hundred ($5o0) dol
lars, and interest thereon payable semi -anna-
ally at twelve per cent per annum until paid,
according to the terms Ut a promisory note,
made by u. C. Tiffany to said Ambrose IL.
Burgess and bearing even date with raid
mortgage, and covers and conveys to said
mortgage the following described real estate.
situate in said County Of Mower, State OF
h innesota., to-wit: The Nortt-ca't quarter
Of section No. Twenty Three .t23> in Town
ship NJ. One Hundred and Four (I04) North,
! Range M. Eighteen (lS) west, and,
Whereas, There is claimed to be due, and 10
ofthis notice, the sum Of Thirty dollars, and
tno action or proceeding at law or otherwise
| has been instituted to recover tho said mort
| gage debt or any part thereof.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that
! in pursuance Of a power Of sale contained in
said mortgage, and the statute in such e"se
made and provided the said mortgnged Premi-
ises will be sold At public vendue to the highest
bidder by the Sheriff Of said Mower County, at
the front door Of the Court House in tho city Of
Austin, in said county, on the first day Of July
1875, at ono o'clock p. NJ, to satisfy tho
amount then due on said mortgage including
fifty dollars attorneys fees stipulated in said
mortgage, to he paid in case Of foreclosure.
EDated May 18th 1876.
| -, AMBROSE II. lTRGESS,- +.
| II. E.. JOHNSON, MOrtgs8ee.
Attorney for Mortgage >
| III Owatonna MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
MORTGAGE SALE.

Dsfault has been made In tho payment of the
sum Of Seventy three dollars, which i, claimed
to be due ct the date VI this notice upon cor.
tain mortgage, duly executed and delivered Nv
Mary Corneveaux to Thomas Edwards. bear
ing date the 14th day Of May, A. D.. 1875,
and duly recorded in the once Of tie Regis
ter OF Deeds, In and for tho County Of Now
o., and State of Minnesots. on tho l4th day
OF Nay, A. D., 1875, 1t O'Clock, P. n. in
Book "Q:"o Of Mortgages. on page ISL.
said Mortgage was duly assigned and tran.
atsrred by the said Thomas Edwards to r. I.
Smith, and said assignment wss duly record
said, On the 10th day Of March 4. d. 1876, in
Book r Of Mortgages. on page $50. -, =:
Said mortgage 10 conditioned that If de.
fault b made In any Of the provisions there
in contained, it shall be lawful for said mort.
gage, bis assigns, or attorney, to declare the
whole amount thereof to be due, and pursuant
to said conditions, the whole amount secured
BY sold mortgage remaining unpaid. to-wit:
the sun Of elsven hundred and eight and e. 100
dollars, 10 hereby declared to be due and the
said sum 10 claimed to DO due at the date Of
this notice; and DO action or proceeding 81
Law or otherwise having been instituted n
recover the debt secured by said Mortgage 0,
any part thereof: ~. :
NJ" tnoSoIOIoS 0Otlo0 u 0eIoOy gwen that
BY virtue Of power Of sale eontained in said
mortgage and pursuant TO tho Statute in such
case made and provided,t the said mortgag,
will b fereolossd BY sale of the premises do.
eeribed in and covered BY said mortgage Wis
The south half Of the north, esst quar-
ter Of section number thirty i(3oj ia
township number ono hundred and thres
(lo3) north of range number eighties
llS) west in Mower County. aud State O
Minnesota, With the hersditsmsnts aad %.
purtenanees. will 30 Sold at public auction "a
the highest bidder for cash 70 pay eaid deb
and interest, and the taxes, II any, on saii
premises, aud sev enty- i've dollars attorney !
foe, % stipulated in and BY said mortgage
In case Of foreclosure, and the disbursem ent,
| allowed BY Law; which sale will be made b.
the Sheriff Of said Mower county, at the from
door Of the Court House in the city Of Asst
In sid county and state. on the 5th day 0
August A. D. 1876, ct ; o'clock p. NJ, Of thai
day, bjsct to redemption ct apy time With
In one year from tho day Of sale, - providsi
BY law.
Dated June 18th A. D. 1876.
Il. !. SMITH,
Assignes Of Mortgaee.
D. B. JOHNSON, a., Attor.sy. iiw7
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
First publication June Is.
%ORIGAuE SALE.

~v~
De ult has been made in tho pay :nent
of the sum OF one hundred and nine dollars
interest which is claimcd to be due ut the
date vi this notice upon u certain Mortgage,
duly executed and delivered Ivy Francis Cur
ncv,aux and, Mary Co-neyc:uxs his wife to
Thomas Edwards bearing date the. nth dag
of May, a. D.lS75, aud duly recvlsled in The
Office If tie RI gister Of Deeds, ID aud fbr the
county of Mower and State 81 Mi1ncsotn, on
the l4th day If May A. u. 1873, at 3 clock
P. NJ. in book Q, Of Mortgages, on page l52.
Said mortgage is conditioned that if default
be made in any of tho provisions therein con-
tanned. it shall be lawful for snid mortgage,
his assigns, or attorney. to declare the whole
amount thereof to be due, and pursuant II
said conditions, the whole amount secured by
said mortgage remaining unpaid, to-wit: the
sum Of elryen hundred iorty -onc and 52-lQ0
dollars. IL hereby declared ~ be due, and the
said sum is clai med to be due at the date 81
this notice;
And no action or proceeding atlaw or other
wise having been instituted to recover the debt
secured by SAID Mortgage, or any part thereof:
Now therefore, Notice is hereby given, that
by virtue Of power Of sale contained in said
Mortgage. and pursuant to the Statute in
such case made and pro vided, the said mort
gage will lie forcc'osed. and the premises de-
scrihed in and cOvere by raid Mortgage,
viz. the north half Of tho north east quarter
section numcbr thirty 1901 in township one
hundred and thr ee 1881 north of range mum
Der eighteen isl west containing eighty
acres Of land in Mowor county, ind State sol
Minnesota with the Embellishments and appur-
tenances, will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, to pay said debt and
interest, and the taxes, it any, on said prcmi-
seq, and seventy five dollars attorneys tes,~ as
stipulated in and by said mortgage, "a case ei
foreclosure, and the dstuTsements allowed by
law; which sale will be made by the Sheriff Of
said Mower county, At the office: Of Crandal
/ French, in the City Of Austin, in said coun-
ty and state, ontthe 10th day Of July 4. y
1876. at ten o'clock A. NJ, Ut that day, subject
to redemption at any time within one year
| from tho day Of sale, as provided by law. :
Dated Austin June 9TH, "A. D. 1876. + :,
T. THOMAS EDWARDS, -,
Mortgage.
/ CRAKDALL l. FRExcn. Attorneys for Mort.
IN gee. Austin. HIN. ss&Sa aszS SII.fy
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
First insertion June LIST.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA NOW

0TATE OF MINNESOTA NOW
DER.COUNTY SD + -
In Probate Court. Special Term, June,
LIST. 1876.
In the matter Of the estate Of williap Syer,
Deceased.
Whereas, An instrument In writing, pur-
porting to he the last Olograxhie. -in and tes-
lament Of William Syer, de"eassd, late Of the
City Of New Orleans, has .bsen delivered to
this Court; {:
And y hcreas. Virginia PEBBLES syer, by her
Attorney Il. y. Wheeler has 6led Herewith ,
petition. representing among other things
that said William Syer died testate, and that
said petitioner is the sole legatee. named in
said last will and Testament, and praying that
the said instrument may be admitted to pro-
bate, - -s.,-,> v~..--
It fs Ordered, Th.t the proof. of said in
strument, and the said petition. DO heari BE-
fore this Court, 1t the Probate Once in eaid
County, on the Gath day ofJ uns. A. D. 1876,
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon, when all eon-
ccrned may appear and contest the probate
Of said ilfstrument,- Ess-saF-s&-s -. 80
And it is further Ordered, That public no.
ttice Of the time and place Of said bearing DO
fgivcn to allperrens interested, by publication
tof these orders SiorP three weeks suceesaively
previous to said day OF hearing, in tho Mower
County TRANSCRIPTS, n,newsPaPer printed and
published at the City Of Austin, in said county.
SAMUEL HARTER,
9t4 !7!rnsf $#.<Ft b. Judge Of Probate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
CORRESPONDENCE,
WOODLANDS. June 10Th, 1916

WOODLANDS. June 18th, 1876.
EDITOR TRANSCRIPT:
DEAR SlR:-Amid the heat of the in.
tense excitement, that has of late prevailed
in this neighborhood, occasioned mostly
by Centennial, Circuscs, Black Hills, and
Barbecues, the weather is the only thing
that seems determined under any and all
circumstances, to keep perfectly cool and
not only does it succeed to perfection in
that, but to US, thinly shod school girls,
who are doomed to tramp from one to
two miles each morning and night, It has
that quality best described. as just tho
wetest kind ofmoisturc. The way that VIC
dodge the showers, walk fences, and leap
mud. holes would cast Mr.. Burr Robbins
troupe of acrobats entirely into the shade.
We have solace however in the fact that
cold, moist weather is the most favorable
to the wheat crop, which to all appcaran
ccs will be more than ordinarily large this
season. The rains arc also rapidly rircn
ing the strawberries, aud visions of Sab.
bath School festivals float before us, but
let us not anticipate.
Our citizens all expect to celebrate the
Fourth ut Austin.
Our school was never in a more flour.
ishing condition. Miss Brown is proving
herself to be painstaking and fully com.
petent teacher, and gives general satisfac.
ton.
Mr.. NJ. L. Bulls has entirely recovered
from his severe illness, and is once more
seen about the premises, crowded with
and crowding business.
The elder Mrs. Isaac Vanderwarkcr. an
old resident and very old lady, is lying
dangerously i'll at the residence of her son
in-law, Mr.. r. N. Green, she has the ten
derest care that tilial affection can prompt
and hopes are entertained of her recovery
surely all are anxions to see grandma a
her home again.
SCHOOL Girl.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22
tFirst Pub,ie:.ttieo;n, lyme E1sr it, ,o,,,
6TAIE or MINNESOTA, NOW

~
Z In Probate Court-Speeial Term:
a. In the matter IF the Estate of WilIiaE &
George D. and Carrie b. Mitchell Minor heirs
Of G. ". Mitchell, Deceased.
On reading and fling the petition of c. A.
Mitchell guardian ofs9id minors, represent
ing,. 6menEs ether thihgs, that her said
wards. are seized Of certain real estate In fee
simple and that it is neeess a1y that part Of
the aame should be sold, and praying for IL
ccnsc 10 ieA tho samef andSit appearing 70 tho
Court, from taid petition. that it 10 necessary
and would be for the best interest Of the said
wards and their estate to sell said real estate
it private sale: 1t is ordered and directed
that the next of kin to said ward, and all per-
sons interested in said eetste, sppear before
the Judge of this Court, on Saturday, the 18th
day of July, AID. 1876, q 3so'elock p. H.. at
the Court House in the city Of Austin, in said
County, then and there to fho! cause, lii any
there shall bel Why license should not DO
granted for the sale of said real estate, aecor-
ding to the prayer Of ssid petition.
And it is further ordered, that . copy. Of
this order shall bspg6lished II ioar s1ooea-
sive weeks prior ID said dsyi 81 Nearing. IL
last of which publications shall be ct least
fourteen days before the said day Of hearing
in the Mower County TRANSCRIPT, . weekly
newspaper printed 1t tho city Of Austia In
said county.
Dated atstbs city Of Austin, the 1T 10y Il
june, 4. D., 1876. -
et4 SAMUEL HARTER,
:. Probate Judge Of Mower County, MINI.
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The zeal OF the stock growers seems to
have in some degree, overcome their sense
of propriety, and led them to the commits.
sion of acts which reflect so much upon
the character of our civilization, as to in.
vite not only public criticism'-but If per.
sisted IN, the attention Of the city authori.
ties. We refer particularly 70 the gross
improprieties which arc practiscd by horse
men at certain places not ut at all conceal.
cd or obscure. The publicity which they
give to their performances is sufficient "a
attract . crowd of vulgar men and Of curl.
Gus boys greatly dcmoralizing them, and
thus lowering the tone Of public morals
"A word 10 the wise," &C.