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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-06

Inc estate left by George Grant, the English
co''hl'' IN Kansas is estimated at 100000. Mr..
u ant was bachelor of sixty-two, and his only
relative l. niece, Miss Maggie Grant, who lived
with him at Victoria.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-06
special Notices
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and IN
discretions of youth, ncrvC2s weakness early de.
cay, loss of manhood, &c, will send receipt
that Will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by missionary in
South America. send self addressed envelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T, INMAN, Station ID, Bible
House, New York CIV. septI5.snteOd&wly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-06
CHEAP
KANSAS LANDS :!

We own and control the RAILWAY lands of TIRE.
GO COUNTY, KANSAS, about equally divided by
the Kansas Pacific Railway, which we selling
at an average OF 1925 per acre on easy terms OF
payment. Alter nate sections OF Government lands
can be taken as hOmesteads bv actual settlers.
These lands lie in the GREAT LIMESTONE
BELT OF Central Kanfas, the best winter wheat
producing district of the United States, yielding
from 20 to b Bushels per Acre.
The average yearly rainfall in this county il
nearly 33 inches per aDnum one third great
err than in the much.e Xtolled ARKANSAS VALLEY.
which has yearly rainfall OF less than % inches
per annum in the same longitude,
stock Raising and Woodworking are very
Remunerative. The winters are short and mild
Stock will live all the year on grass Living
Streams and Springs are numerous. Pure water
il found in wells from 20 to 80 f. ct deep. The
Hss lth hest Climate In the world! No fever
and ague there. No muddy or lmpa -slble roads
Plenty of fine building stone lime and sand. These
lands being rapidly settled by the best class OF
Northern and Eastern people, and Will SO appreci
ate in value by the improvements now being made
a TO make their purchase at present prices one OF
the very best investments that can be made aside
from the profits TO be derived from their cultva
ton. Members of our firm reside In WA-KEESEI
and will how lands at any time. pamphlet
giving full information In regard to soil. climate
water supply &c will be sent Tree on request.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-06
FINANCIAL l. COMMERCIAL,
Boston Stock List.

Sales at the Brokers' Board.1
BOSTON, May 4, 1878.
Eastern Railroad, 9-asI,
Boston n Maine Railroad l0i 7aalOi7s
Portland, Saco q Portsmouth,, ga
Boston i Maine Railroad Is, ll2da aIl2i4
Eastern Railroad (new) a63 ;,
Maize state Is, ll2-aUUo-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26

From the Brainerd Tribune.
Captain MahIon Black, the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Office Of State
Auditor, served his country for four
solid years in the army in the late war.
as a disabled llmh will testify, where
he earned the title he wears to day
that of captain His personal merits
mi high standing as citizen aud IL
gentleman have twice carried him into
the Office of county auditor Of uenne-
pin county, one IF the strongest Re-
publican counties in the State, with
rousi"g majorit;es over Republican"
competitors, and ne stands to-day be-
fore the people of the State Of Mime
sofa, for whose rights and whose in
teres's with those Of the nation, he
risked his life, fought and bled on the
hat,te 6all-s,an'}s with character
unsullied, rec,rd Of honor and integ~
ri'y. and the u"questi"ned ability te
fill ho"orab'y and we'll the high "fi ce
TO which lie aspircs- asking their cons
filence an'l support
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26

:
We procured = copy Of the last is>
sue of the Banner, which its editor
asserted was SO. badly printed that
it was not fit for circulation, and
which he accordingly refused to allow
any body to see. The printing. as our
readers are aware, was done by A. De-
Lacy Wood, ESQ. IN Sauk Rapids
The copy before US is we'll printed and
as free ficm typographical errors as
newspapers generally are. About the
only noticeable features in the paper
we're that its editor bolts the nom~
iuation Of Donnelly for Congress,
aud proceeds to insult a number Of the
citizens Of Morrison county. W.
learn, that he was owing Mr.. Wood
FIR printing. But, as the Banner. is
dead, We do not wish to thrust its un>
savory remembrance before our read
ers, aud we shall from this date con-
slider the controversy closed. We
have had our say.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26
Little Falls, Mimi.
MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the pay
Dmert of the sum Of one hundred and thirty
eight aud 72-l0O dollars, (S13s.72), which is
claimed to be due at the date of this notice up
on certain Mortgage, duly executed and de-
livered by Samuel Lee and Jane Lee his wife
to the Weed Sewing Machine Company bear
ing date the fifteenth day of March A. D. 1877
and, with power Of sale therein contained,
duly recorded in the office Of the Register OF
Deeds ih and for the County Of Morrison and
State of Minnesota, on the 22nd day of March
A. D.. 1877. at 2 O'Clock, P: NJ, in Book "C'
of Mortgages, on pages 102. l03, and l04,
and no action or proceeding having been in
stltutcd, at law or otherwise, to recover the
debt secured by said Mortgage, or any part
thereof: Now therefore. notice is hereby Civ
en-, That by virtue Of the power of salA c'n
tained in said Mortgage, and pursuan' to the
Statute in such case made and provided, the
said Mortgage viii! be foreclosed bv a sale Of
Mortgage, viz: TIE north east quarter Il oi
the north west quarter a Of section No. thirty
1907 in township No. forty (401 north Of range
thirty two t32) west, lying and being in Nor.
rison County and State Of Minnesota. with the
and appurfenances; which sale
will be made by the sheriff of said Morrison
County, ct the front door Of the Court House,
in the town OF Little Falls in said County and
state, on the 9th day Of November A. D. 1878
at q clock r. NJ. Of that day, at public ven.
due, to the highest bidder for cash, to pa,
said debt and interest, and the taxes, if any
ON said premises, and txenty-ive dollars Il.
itorney's fees as stipulated in and by said
Mortgage in case Of foreclosure. and the dis
hhrse1nents allowed BY law subject to res!emp.
ti0n at any lime wiIhiD ons year from The da,
Of sale. as provided bs law
Dated, September ~, A. D. 1873.
d. WEED SEWING MscHIJE Go,
.::=.=,.s,ss. Il Sc. Mortgages. !.
+. w. CoLL1ss,
Attorney for Mortgages.
80 sts#ss ssSSsi.&ssa SIC 50 s.s zs T. J. HAYES,
..sss.8= 6hsr.f Of said County
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26
49, = -s- .Ess'
POETRY

Lines in memory Of Walter Kendall,
who, with his young companion, Wal
ter Pedley, was drowned May %, 1873. !
Days. weeks, aye months have swiftly rolled
away, = .% ! .. > -. 3D. -. =:
Dear Walter, since.tby manly voice Two
tt- G-@ heard; *@<*&s}}1, ~ I - .. -As@
And yet it seems adreadful dream TO- day
= That has our hearts with keenest an
1t cannot be TINT youthful ruddy form !
Lies cold and silent on yon hillside now,
That must watch in vain for thy return,
Never more, alas. !! t., gaze upon thy brow
Tn listening oft with fond bewildered ear,
In fancy hear thee in thy boyish play;
Imagination often brings thee near Il;
In roseate health, as when thou weat
away. .E
And is it true that thou art gone from
earth .-'<''.; ''
Shall We behold thee in this life no nore1
Shall our lone homo ne'er echo to Thy
Hast thou passed over to the farther
- shere2 I'LL. ~ !. j.. ! H.. & II = (rf 81
The faithful voice Of memory says 'tis true
The unused books-the little vacant room
And useless wardrobe ever meet my view,
And ah this aching heart bespeak thy
doom.
And there's another broken household band;
Another stricken mother weeps with me
A father dear who scarce can understand,
Gods ways 50 oft are clothed in mystery.
How oft see thee aud thy schoo mate dea,
Going nobly forth dear ones life to save
With hearts brim full Of boyhood's hopeful
cheer,
Going forth, alas to meet watery grave
And they are gone without one sweet good
be,
They've borne them to the wooded hill
side tomb,
And since that day of fsudden anguish
Have passed, ah me such dreadful hours
of gloom.
But while dismay and dark despair
Must often to my bosom come,
I'll joy to know thou hast no share;
Grief cannot reach thy distant home.
No longer ours to watch and teach,
Or shield thee from temptations might.
Thou'r where no calumny can reach,
Or cast on thee her whitening blight.
Angels shall watch thy powers expand,
And al! thy teaching heavenly be-,
And shall join thee in that land
Where sisters gone, Ito walk with thee"
MOTHER.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26

A Mi""capoils hepubl'can pros
pounds the following questions in a
letter TO the St Paul GEbc:
"Could you learn from Washburn
during the campaign whether he IN
tends paying any or all Of those labor
ing nen with whom he settled when
he made an assignment, and when
they only realized from forty to fifty
per cent on their summers wages, if
elected ?
Whose money did he spend to 60 to
Europe after making an assignment,
when many of his creditors realized
but sixty per cent of their pay in lum~
Der at double price, and property at
more than it. Vas worth p
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26
st. Paul Pioneer Press, Sept. "a.

St. Paul Pioneer Press, Sept. "a.
1t will be remembered that by the
Gilman bill which was passed by the
! si>lature of 1877, the governor is
authorized, in certain contingencies,
20 select on the line of the Brainerd
branch, and to sell for the benefit of
creditors 100 900 acres Of land. In ac>
c"rdsnce with the provisions Of the
Law Gov. Pillsbury has appointed Mr.
L. B Hodges to make the selection.
One of the heaviest creditors for
whose benefit these lands are to be set
apart is the firm of De Graft T. Co..
who constructed the roa'i>bSd efrom
Sauk kaPids 70 Braiuerd ln 1873, and
VIII" have not been paid. AIR.
Hodges vii! leave this morning. and
expects to be gone about one month
At St. Cloud he willtake team, and
drive over tho country n Rraiuerd. ~.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26

From the Cincinnati Star.
The recent car festival Of Jugger>
uaut in India was complete failure.
The mighty idol moved along the high
wav in his imposing choriot as usual
and hosts Of worshipers bowed before
him in the old time alteration, hut
somehow they manifested an alacrity
in getting out Of the way Of the wheel,
which was not at all in keeping with
the teachings Of their traditions. 1,
is qnite probable in their intercoure
with the English they have learned
the absurdity of thus kneeling down
to have their heads crushed by the
massive wheels, and it seems likely
tha. Juggernaut will soon be hauled
of on his. huge wagon and left to
crumble away 10 some old shed like a
cast>of stage coach of past genera
tions.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26
Lands For Nale.

Little Falls, Minn.. Sept. 16. 1873.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26

Tho Pioneer Press and the Dispatch
improve every opportunity 70 take ex-
tracts from other papers detrimental to
Donnel'y but we notice that nearly. all
OF them are taken from, papers that
are published outside the Third dis
trict, and generally from papers pubs.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26

New York Sept % a letter from,
Shanghai. in relation to the famine IN
china. says millions Of people in that
country are eating the bark that makes
the shed roof Human flesh is s.,ld
in the narkct. Parents are killing.
and sellins their children to ptolong
their own existence. $50
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26
NEWS ITEMS.

!. The yellow fever is aba,ing some-
what in the South. ,., ..'.. =. s=s.4 80 :.s
& Bears are unusually numerous in all.
the timbercd districts Of the State. u.
- Col VIM s.. King now controls 4
Minneapolis editorial department. in
Pioneer Press. =. = .s:zs.,> !. I ... . -.@ j;
From the St.. Paul Dispatch. .2s ..s n = ..ss@.
= Minnesota State Railroad bonds IRE .
pudiated) sold at the Marine Bank
auction yesterday for 81 cents on the
dollar .a~ r. =. ia. 49, .-.9.,~. .ss.. =
The Congregational Sunday school
and the lodges in Brainerd have con-
tributed seventy ,one dollars for the
relief of the yellow fever sufferers in
South. A.. s,s IT. II, zz5... .s@ g.;
TheAnti- Drive Well collecting com,
nittee in Minneapolis have raised sew
eral hundred dollars for the purpose
Of carrying their case to the Supreme
Court.
A>man at work for N. Spilane, Sen,
Of Waseca, set FIRE to stubble field
which spread to Spilane's stacks of
grain and hay: and to his barn, con-
suming them all.
From the St. Paul Dispatch.
The skeleton Of Bill! Chadwell, one
Of the Younger Brothers gang who
was killed at Mortified, has been prop
er1y mounted and is in possession of a
physician of Mortified,
In Brook6old, Mass a barn took
fire from matches igniting in tho
pocket Of a coat that was left hanging
on peg where friction was caused
by the coat swinging with the breeze.
Many of our readers will remember
Mr. aud Mrs. Mans6e ID, who were
quite noted revival preachers in Min>
neapolis and other places about three
years ago. Mrs. Mansfield died In
Michigan fsw days ago.
A little daughter Of Mr. Roscoe's
living abont ten miles south Of Wade>
na, Was bitten by a dog on Saturday
last. The brute tore off the whole
side IF her face, aud the piece could
not be found. We sincerely trust
some one has killed that dog [Wade>
ma Tribune.
From the Sherburne County Star.
Work was last week commenced on
the new engine house, which Is to be
located nearly Opposite N'ckerson's
planning null. The building is to be
7Ox20. aud will be something. more of
an Ornament to tile town than the old
one was. The pump h"ase Will be a
separate building, aud the water is to
be pumped up by windmill.
From the St. Paul Globe, Sept. %.
The commission, c"u'p'sed of Gov.
l'ill>bury, the attorney general aud
clerk Of the supreme court, had under
consideration, yesterday, the contests
ed claims in the Brainerd branch mat
ter. A few minor cases are to b.
considered aud adjusted, and a report
is promised to be forthcoming in the
near future.
From the Sauk Centre Herald. -.
Mr. j. Il. Howard discovered bee
tree in the woods the other day-a big
bee tree, and tie bees were thick
around. He took four men, two teams,
wash boilers, buckets, pans and no
end of other things, and went to cap-
ture the honey. After great deal
of hard labor, the tree was felled-the
cavity opened, and what sight greet
ed the eyes of the honey:seekers ?
At least teacup full Of beautiful hon.
ey, and only six men to divide it
among.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26
Tue Minneapolis Wheat Ring.

On. Monday last the St. Paul Cham
her If commerce appointed counts
tee to investigate the fraudulent opera
,inns Of the wheat ring, which is now
buying wheat along the main line OF
the st. Paul & Pacific railroad. The
wheat ring is said to consist principal
~ Of members Of the Minneapolis Mil
ler's association, in which W. D cn6
c. G Washburn are controlling spirits
In reference to this matter the ST. Paul
Gl"be very justly says:
"Th"u.h the matter was not present.
ed as p"litical, the St Paul Chamber
If Commerce nevertheless struck the
key n"te Of the Congressional cam.
paign in this district yesterday Mr.
l.. B. uod yes performed public SER
vice in calling attention t. the robber>
les Of the Minneapolis Miller asSoc,>
alton, Of Which the Washturn tribe
are the leading aud controlling spirits
The Globe has for some tune been
collecting Information upon this
Washburn gang of robbers, and can
fully verify all that was stated in the
Chamber Of Commerce. This ring is
banded together to rob the farmers
and they do it as mcrciles@ly Us the
hiehwayman. On the line Of the St
Pau! & Pacific they hold the settler
by the throat aud arbitrarily and in.
famous|y reduce the grade of wheat
below its proper standard. Not only
that. they make a difference of from
Is to 20 cents per bushel in price be-
tween No. 2 aud No. 3. aud by grad.
ing as No. 3, wheat which actually i:
No. 2, the robbery becomes simply
enormous.
The man who, with his brother
1r6ts the most by this plunder, il
asking the people whom he is robbine
to send him to Congress. Mr.. Don
nelly has labored for years in the leg
is'a:ure to protect the people from
the Washhurn gang Of harpies, bu
the combination has heretofore beer
successful in preventing the peopl:
from securing this protection. They
now have the opportunity to rebukt
the man who holds them by the throa
and at the same tiue send men to thu
legislature who will see that the bill
which Mr.. Donnelly has pressed IN th'
past, become laws 10 the near future.
The farmers of the Third District
will deserve to be robbed fthey en-
dorse Bill Wash9uru, the Wheat Shy
lock, at the polls" - :. =.
The Pioneer Press Of yesterday say'
that the charges against the Minneap
oils M:llers' Association are false. thai
the said Association give higher price:
for wheat than can be obtained fron
any other source. and in fact, aston,
ishing assit may seem, 'are uniforml,
paying much higher for wheat tha,
the shipping prices" and that Wash.
burn is not member ofthe A<socia'
tion any how. 1t forge,s 70 state, how
ever, that w. D. Wa>hburn aud Iii.
brother are the heaviest mill owners i,
Minneapolis and draw larger profit.
from these frauds than any member
Of the Association. As long as b,
pockets the prrfits it Is mighty thin Il
Try to get him out If tbs scrape 0,
the plea that be is not a member o
the. Associas ion =.s :s=s...S.. .==s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26

John Aawe. my minor sou, having
left me without sufficient cause,
hereby warn all persons that | shall
not pay any debts contracted by him.
MARGARET AAWE.
Little Falls Minn Sent 16 1878
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26

5000 acres Of first class farming
lands in Morrison county for sale by
the undersigned. Prices moderate
and terms easy:
JONATHAN TAYLOR.
Little Falls, MINI.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26
= "a the extreme southern part Of
Hon. /. Donnelly was 9prese Mt At III,

= = *
Hon. / Donnelly was present at the
Democratic county conventions held in
Minneapolis. w q, On Monday last, and upon
being BEN unanimously called upon for a
speech he responded with a stirring
address a4tl'1l't an hour in length. Donnelly
was there tosee what could be done
toward uniting the Democratic and
Greenback parties in Hennepin county,
and he succeeded SO we'll that even the
Pioneer Press admits that the Demo.
cratic ticket stands good chance of
being elected, not admitting, however,
that this IS due t. Donneliy's efforts.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-16
The Democratic Representatives Hold 81
Queensland What They Did.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-After the adjourn
ment of the house this afternoon the demo
cratic members held caucus, more especial
ly with reference to the force of employees
of the house, which Colonel Polk, the door.
keeper, represented through one of the
members was insufficient. The trouble
and inconvenience arising from this de.
fciency were also stated, when the subject
was referred to the democratic members of
the committee on accounts for their consid-
Grafton and prospective action. The caucus
had brief conversation regarding the dem
ocratic absentees. some of whom occasional
ly neglect to pair with the republicans. AS
the democratic majority in the house is
small, it was urged that there was need of
care and watchfulnesS so that no democrat
should absent himself from the house with
out being paired with a republican. Better
to secure this end a committee has been APP
pointed with a republican, Eden, as chair.
man, to whom the democrats are to report
when pairs will be provided.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-16
CONDENSED LIGHTNING.
MONDAY, Jan. IA, Is,

MONDAY, Jan. Ia, 1878.
The Turkish parliament has raised a sub
scription for the relief of refugees.
A special from Adrianople says the Rus
slams are on the railroad between there and
Philopopolis.
Minister Moves conveys to the United
States the thanks OF France for the proposed
participation in the exposition.
The prince imperial of Germany has ar
rived at Rome torepresent Emperor William
at the funeral of Victor Emanuel.
George Cruikshank, the artist, is lying i'll
in London of bronchitis His life was de-
SPARED OF until last night, when the alarm
ing symptoms greatly subsidized.
Fanny Davenport is i'll at Albany, New
York, from nervous prostration, caused
by the news of the sudden death, at Phila-
delphia, of her sister, Mrs. Frost Thorne.
Day, Hoagland & Stiger, wholesale dealers
in drugs No. 5S Barclay street, New York,
made assignment to-day TO w. A. Stiger
General depression in values, inability to
make collections, and indirectly the failure
of J. f. Henry, Currar q Co., are given as
the specific causes of the failure. The
Liabilities amount to $4,000. The assets
can not be given for several days.