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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

He was a guileless granger, and as he
dropped in upon Redwood merchant to
relieve himself from bit of q chattel
mortgage which the latter gentlemen held
upon his stock, there was glow and
buoyancy about him which the approval
of his conscience and his creditor were
not alone responsible for. Taking a DO
sitiOn near table. our honest plowholder
spun the silver dollars and halves and
other currency out upon it in rather
reckless way until the other stopped him,
the mortgage being satisfied. While our
granger friend was stufllng the remainder
of his wealth back into his jeans the man
of business ventured to ask how he had
|prospered so well in his refunding scheme,
how he had made the raise" With a
droll look the rural Window disclosed the
manner thereof to be by investment in a
little game of "draw." A sporting gent
had inveigled him into this wicked specu-
lation. he said. and having picked him up
for flat" our granger economist felt
it his duty to instil a lesson in finance in
to the mind of sporting gent. and called
in the lattcr's outstanding casn until e
wearied in the fight Hence, imitation
OF purse had brought about clation of
spirit in the mind of the successful finan-
eier, and he slid out Of the presence with
the parting remark that he guessed he
would 60 around and swap horses with
Bishop and then seek the bosom of his
family.
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First publication. April ss, 1881
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment::of
the sum of three hundred and sixty-two and
l3-lOOths dollars, which amount is claimed and
declared to be .due land is Cue ut the date OF
executed on the 9th day of November. 1873
by William II. Lamberton, of the town Of Rod
Mmdo wG"d Falls &C county & Of Redwood and State of
and county Of Winona and State of Minnesota,
to secure the payment of the sum of five hum
dred dollars according to the conditions Of
certain prOmsSOry note executed by the said
william II. LambertOn, bearing even date with
said mortgage, which was duly recorded in the
od the Of Dses In and TOR said
Der, 1879, at o'clock p. NJ, in Book Of Mort
Cages, page SIG.
And whereas, the said mortgage and the dobs
secured thereby Ia still owned and possessed
by the said Arnold P. Gilmore. and no suits or
proceedings at law or otherwise having been
instituted tn recover the same or any part
thereof:
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue Of the statute in such cases made
and provided. and by virtue of the covenants
gage contained, the said mortgage will be fore
closed. and the mortgaged premises lying and
being in said Redwood county, and described
(SWA) of section number fifteen n5) and the
northeast quarter (NEl4) Of section number
twenty-one (2l). all in township number one
hundred and thirteen Q13l range number thir-
ty-six (3S), containing, according to United
States survey, three hundred and twenty (3sU
acres, together with the hereditamcnts and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging, will be sold
cash, at the front door of the Court House, in
the village of Redwood Falls, county of Red
wood and State of Minnesota, Ou Saturday, the
A. NJ, for the purpose of paying the amount
due on said mortgage, and costs of, fOreclOs--
ure and twenty-five dollars attorneys fees
stipulated for in n'said mortgage.
Dated, Winona, Feb: 18th, 1881.
ARNOLD p GILMORE,
Mortgage:
WIN. B. PHELPS, Atty.
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SIDEWALK NOTICE.

The owners and occupants of the following
described lots or any part thereof fronting on
the east side OF Mill street, tO:wit: Lots six t6l
ast seven xs 81 fse
county of Redwood, and State of Minnesota,
are hereby notified that the council of said viii
lage, having received petition as required by
village of Redwood Falls asking that q side
walk be built in front of said lots the prayer Of
said petitioners being granted, it was resolved
to construct a sidewalk on said Mill street in
front of and adjoining said lots or parts there
Of: Now, therefore, you, l. ". Senseny, NJ I.
johnson, the owners and occupants Eof said
lots $50 far as to us is known, are3 hereby noti-
fed to build q sidewalk on the east side Of
Mill street, adjoining that part Of said lots and
fronting on said street, at your own cost and
expense. within 30 days from the 12th day Of
May, A. d. 1881. Said sidewalk must be con-
structed i'll the following manner, towit: The
foundation substantially built Of wood or stone,
the stringers of pine lumber of suitable length
2x6 inches, set up edgewise, of which there
shall be three running parallel with the street
outside stringers placed IT. and 4 inches
apart, the other in the centre between them.
The covering shall be pine lumber
and feet long, laid on the stringcrs aud nail
ed with at least six god. spikes in each plank.
All lumber to be sound. Notice further the
street commissioner is hereby ordered to
build or cause the same to be done all side
walk not built in front of said lots and Z,
within the time and in the manner above pre-
parts thereof adjoining said sidewalk, and
report the expense of building the same in
front Of each lot or part thereof to the council
to the end that the cost and expense of build.
ing said sidewalk may be assessed on the lot
or parts of lots chargeable Herewith.
BY order of the council of the village Of Red
wood Falls.
In testimony thereof the President and Re-
cOrder of the village have affixed our seal and
their official signatures this Sd day Of May, A.
D. 1881. FRED. v. HOTCHKISS,
[SEAL.1 President.
Attest:
F. L. WARNER, Village Recorder.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

1t was generally believed that the lat.
John Stafford took considerable sum of
nriiay with nim when he left Marshall on
his iii fated Journey, and when only an
!rsi-n. ticant sum was found in his cloth
ing. '':ere was some speculation as to
Whist had become of the rest His vaiise,
qua and ovcrcoat were in the boat when
tic was drowned. and Father Coghlan had
them checked through, to his home with.
"ut opening :the valisc. He has since
written to Mr.. Chollar that the money
was found in the latter, and also sent a
sum of money to be distributed among
those who recovered the floating body.
John McGittick swan out into the river
and brought it to shore and certainly
earned and will doubtless receive share
Of the reward.
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CASH ADVERTISING RATES.
LEGAL.
First publication, May 1e, 1871
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of an execution issued out OF and
under the seal Of the District Court in and for
the County of Redwood and State Of Mtnneso-
ia, upon judgment rendered and dDcketed in
the said court on the 3Oth day Of April, A. d.
1881, in an action wherein Susan Charter is
plaintiff and Lydia A. Blackmer and Leoandor
F. Blackmer defendants, in favor of said plain
tifs and against the said defendants for the
sum of one hundred and eighty-0ne dollars
and five cents, and said execution was
to me directed and delivered on the SOtkf
day of April, 1881, and bearing date on that day,
/ have, on this 3f)th day Of April, A. d. 1881,
levied upon al the right, title and interest
which said defendants or either of them had
at said date Or have subsequently acquired IN
and to the north half of the southeast quarter
and lot number three (3), all in section number
twenty-One CID in township one hundred ana
twelve 1l2, range number thirty-six (36) in tho
county Of Redwood and State Of Minnesota.
Notice is hereby given, that shall sell the
sbove-dsscribcd premises to the highest bidder
for cash, at public auction, at the west door
OF the court house, in the village Of Redwood,
Falls, in said county of Redwood and State of
Minnesota, on saturday, the 2f day of JULY;
A. ID. 1881, at 10 O'clock in the forenoon OF that
day, TO satisfy the said execution, together
with the interest and costs thereon
Dated April 30th, A. D. 1881.
A. L. GALE,
n. d. BALDWIN, Attorney for plaintiff.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

Southwest Minncsotian: John Sweet
man. of Dublin, Ireland, caused to be re-
corded in the Register of Deeds Office,
this county, (Murray,) since last Septem-
ber, deeds to himself from the w. l. St.
panies to the amount of 10000 acres of
land, the value of which is the snug little
sum of $93, S65, and his deeds are not all
recorded yet. All told up to this date his
purchase will amount to upwards of
$1CO, 900. He now owns over twenty
thousand acres of land, which he will
sell to his colony in small farms of eighty
acres each, thereby bringing into the
county $50 families.
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NOTICE.
LAND UFF1CE AT
REDWOOD FALLS MINI Anrii ~


REDWOOD FALLS, MIMI, April l8, 1881
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and secure final entry thereof, and that said
proof will be made before the Register aud
Receiver Of the U. S. Land Office at Redwood
Falls, Minn., on Thursday, the 2Gth day of May,
1881, viz: Hugh Curry, homestead entry No.
range 39 and he names the following wit
nesscs to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said tract, viz: Peter Ortt,
serly, NJ. Murray and John Murray, Of Amiret,
Lyon Co.
WIN. P. DUNNINaToN, Register.
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Te the Public.

Numerous complaints are being made
to me daily in regard to defective arrange
ments in chimneys and stovepipes. and
combustible material around buildings In
this village. shall be compelled to en-
ter complaint against these fire traps un-
less parties interested will attend to it
and remove their rubbish and attend to
their chimneys without delay.
SAM'L STICKLE, Fire Warden.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

Under our new charter all sidewalks.
whether built on an order of the council
OF not, must be built under the supervi-
sion of and accepted by the street COM
missioner. As the village is liable for all
damage, sustained by any defective side
walk, this provision scenas very proper
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WcStiine, Vail and Inter. rOwn Items.

Core dependence Of the GAZETTE.
John Casserly's house and all its con-
tents were burned last week This is
rough on John. He is one of our hardest
working settlers. He commenced from
the stump" here. and was just gaining a
little. 1t will take many ''hard lick" to
regain what went up in ten minutes
blaze.
A post-officc and mail route are talked
of ut Westlinc. MIR. Jones is the project
or-thc route to run from Walnut Grove
to Westline. thence north or northeast.
May success attend it.
Every settler in tls township is putting
in all extra time b ,illing air line railroads
to his place. with depot attached, OF
course
Seeding weather could not be better.
All small grain is up and coming on finely.
HAY-TwIsTER.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

We have received from L. H. Rogers.
New York. Birds Eye View of the
English Language" a monument of pa
thence. The sheet is 32x36 inches, and
contains more informations for persons
who write letters than we ever saw OF
thought could be arranged on one sheet.
1t includes rules for spelling, punctua.
ton. capitalization, the correct spelling
5000 words" and Birds Eye View OF
2O, 900 Synonys." Price 25cts. 1t can be
seen at this office.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

A hook and ladder company was organ
lied at Lamherton on the 10th inst, and
the fo'lc wing officers elected: Foreman,
j. NJ. Hymes; assistant foreman, R. Nor
ton; secretary, A. NJ. Goodrich; treasur-
cr: John Larsen; NJ. I. McGec and Lewis
Chester were appointed hook-men hy the
foreman; Rasmus Olson appointed ak
maH: A. Owen and W. s. Bacon appoint
ed ladder men,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

1t is stated that the business men of
st. Paul had Il private session recently
and pledged the sum of $5O. 900 to be ad-
ded to the State appropriation for build
ing new capitol. Such other sums will
be added as will make the building 50
valuable as to prevent the removal, for q
long series of years at least, of the state
officers to another locality.
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NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT

LAND OFFICE AT
REDWOOD FALLS, MINI, April Is, 1881
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to commute and mako final proof in support
of his claim, and secure final entry thereof,
and that said proof will be made before the
at Redwood Falls, Mimi, on Thursday, the 18th
day of May 1881, viz: Frank d. Matthews home
stead entry No. 1870, for north !. of the north
west n. section 8, township Ill, range 49, and
he names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said tract. viz: b. G. Frost, G. w. Mossman.
Byron OHara and II. N. EgglestOn, all of Mar
shall, Lyon county, Minn.
VIM. =. DUNNINGTON, Register.
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A Suggestion from "Seeder."

Mr.. Hotchkiss, chairman of County
Commissioners. has received the resigna-
ton Of DR.. Crandsll as Coroner
Would it not he we'll for the Commits
sion.r to appoint Nelson Orndorff Coron-
er and let him sit on the political re-
mains of Bishop Gordon? SEEDER.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

How is this for direction :? Our P. NJ.
copied it from the back of an envelope
which passed through his hands lately:
Postmaster over the hill and above the level,
Take this letter and run like tho devil;
And at Fort atkins ~, Jefferson County, Wis,
leave it,
When Albert C. Clement or his brother will
receive il.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19
Special School Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that special meeting
in Independent School District No. l, in Red
wood county, Mimi, will he held at the school
O'clock p. NJ, for the purpose If voting on q
proposition to issue the bonds of said district
in an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars, ten thousand to .un 'r the period of
twenty years and five Thousand for the period
of ten years. Said bonds to b. issued in sums
of one thousand dollars each and to bear a rate
snnum, for the purpose of building and fur
nishing a school house on Block No. 4 of the
original plat of the village of Redwood Falls.
by order Of the Board of Education.
ID. l.. BIGHAM, Clerk.
Dated Redwood Falls, May l4th, 1881.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

The insurance adjuster for Berry's
steam mill visited him this week and aft
er enlarging considerably on the theory
that they were not legally liable for q
cent on account of broken contract to
provide watchmen. they agreed to pay
$500 which sum, we understand, was
finally -MarshaN 4Nrssenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

We are indebted to Dycr& Howard. St.
Paul, for copy of their Journal of Mus.
ic and other tuneful literature. Send to
this extensive and thriving firm for their
catalogue of music and musical merchan-
u
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Tracy Gazette: A beautiful white frost
spread itself over the earth's surface. in
this vicinity last Saturday night. Thank
heaven. it wasn't heavy enough to drift
and stop the trains.
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For Sale.

A l.2O0-lb. Fairbanks platform scale,
every bit as good as new, for $25. For
any one who wants scale this is a rare
chance. C. w. George & Cos lumber
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Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will
he received bv the Town Board of New Avon,
at the Town Clerks Office in said town, up to
the 2Sth day of May, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon Of said day, for the purpose of building
a fence around the cemetery. Specifications
are on file in said I own Clerks office.
The Board reserve the right to reject any
and all bids. j. G.. DUNCAN,
Attest: j. S. TOWLE, Chairman.
Town Clerk.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

From the 10Th of May to the 10th Of
August there must be no killing of prairie
chickens, ducks. geese or any kind of
game, So saws the law.
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ST.. MARY's CHURCH.
Shakopee, May 9th. 1881.

N"E>Ss A'-sy "SAb ASoA'
Mr. Robt Waldron:
SIR: rcal with very great pain the
account of the drowning of my cousin,
John Stafford. which you published in the
Pioneer Pr, So. immediately sent the
paper to his mother in Ireland, and though
telegraphed and wrote to several per-
sons, both in Marshall and in Redwood
Falls. l can not ascertain whether the
body has yet been found. The poor young
fellow was coming to stay with me. am
informed lie sent most Of bis baggage on
to Kasota junction. wish to know if he
had any of his effects in the beat at the
time of the accident, and what has be-
come of them. He had Il new gnn when
we parted last January. and think he
would be likely to have taken it in the
boat. Will you please send me ell the
informant ion you arc able. as am the on,
ly relative he had in this country, and
have to look after his affairs, and to com
municate with his relatives in Ireland.
am, Sir,
Yours sincerely.
E. CoGHLAN. Pastor.
p. s. am only waiting to hear Of the
recovery Of the body, before l go up in
youridirection.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-05-19

The follow iny is the list of petit jurors
drawn bs the Clerk of Court last Satur-
day, for the forthcoming June term of
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Iotne Matters.
Additional local in supplement.

Just Received,
A carload of chimney brick. at c. w
George & Co.'S lumber ward.
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The Lyon County News prints the fol-
lowing letter from Rev. Mr.. Coghlan to
Mr.. Waldron. referring to the late John
Stafford:
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15

man. Some of 'em want you to help
'em on the car, now, and others won't
let you touch 'em. So either way you
do, you're sure to make half of 'em
mad. l stopped the cart was only
yesterday morning-to let woman
off; gave her plenty of time, and she
got both feet on the ground, then the
car started, but she wanted it to wait
till she was yard away, SO what does
she do but jump on again, and make
the car come to dead stop. There is
no accountin' for 'em no way"
"Most Of them so by the elevated
road now, do they not9"
eyes, good many Of 'em do. Before
the elevated road was built / used to
carry the girls to the Normal School
eve s::"r," icy uset: tc >.,,s; i: ii,
at once, so many Of them they had to
sit in one anothers laps. That made
four rows, and just tell you they look
ed as fresh and sweet as a basket of
peaches, all ranged in rows. But don't
see much of them now"
"Yon regret that l SUPPOSE
"Well, now | don't know. I'd rather
carry a car full Of men any day. They
know what conductors business is,
and don't get mad for nothing, They
give us fewer counterfeits, too. Why, |
have glass dollar up at the house that
woman gave me. | was a fool to
take it, but I'll pass it off on some man
again. When the car is pretty dark,
they won't notice it. You see they're
not used to it, as | am"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
How to Tell a Good Potato.

Here is good place says the San
Francisco Call, to impart what is a Sc
cret to She vast majority of people, and
it is one well worth knowing. It is
simply how to tell a good potato; that
is, as we'll as can be done without cook
ing it, for sometimes even experts are
deceived Take sound potato, and
paying no attention to its outward ap-
pearance, divide it into two pieces with
your knife and examine the exposed
surfaces. If there is so much water or
Juice" that seemingly a slight pres
sure would cause it to fall off in drops,
you may be sure it will be "soggy"
after it is boiled. These are the reeui-
site qualities for good potato which
must appear when one is cut in two:
For color, yellowish white; if it is a
deep yellow the potato will not cook
we'll; there must be a considerable
amount of moisture, though not too
much; rub the two pieces together, and
4 white froth will appear around the
edges and upon the two surfaces; this
signifies the presence of starch, and the
more starch, and consequently froth,
the better the potato, while the less
there is the poorer it will cook. The
strength Of the starchy clement can
be tested by releasing inc mold upon
one piece of the potato, and if it still
clings to the other, this in itself is a
very good sign. These are the expert
ments generally made by experts, and
they are ordinarily willing to buy on
the strength Of their turning out well,
though, as stated above, these tests are
by no means infallible. The anti
Chinese element of society will not like
the information that very large per-
centage of the potatoes consumed in
this market are raised by Cinnamon,
but such is the case. The "River Reds"
our cheapest potato, which is grown
along the banks of the Sacramento riv-
er, are raised almost exclusively by the
heather, who ship them to the COM
mission merchants, from whose stores
they go to hotels, boarding houses and
private families all over the city, and a
few good seasons make the Chinaman
rich-from Monaghan standpoint.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15

will, upon due investigation, fix these
rates and enforce the decree of the
court. The decision is all the more
commendable because of the fearless
manner in which the court cuts loose
from the technicalities and sophistries
with which this question has been here
totore befogged and clouded by the
courts, the attorneys, and the special
retalners of the railways This de-
clslon places the question before the
country in its plain, naked and simple
character, which is, Have these cor
poratons, which are mere common
carriers upon whom the whole country
depends for the service Of transporta-
ton, any right to discriminate either
A. "i:%za Or faculties against iSiliy personT
And have they the right.to exact for the
service rendered any but fair and rea-
sonabie compensation? That is the
whole question involved. The answer is
plain and direct, that the railroad cor
poratlons have no special rights and
privileges; that they must render equal
services and equal facilities to all per-
sons; and that the tolls exacted cannot
exceed what is Just and reasonable
rates for transportation.
That this is the law of the land there
can be no doubt; all that is needed is
to have it SO decided and so universally
made known that the railroad corpora
tons shall feel the necessity of obeying
it without further equivocatlon or de-
| Law.