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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-11-25
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made in the cond,-
~ tons OF a certain mortgage executed by
christopher Weigen, Jens j. Aspass and Le-
andcr U Torres2n, mortgag0rs, to George Gull
yer and John Harrington, mortpapees. dated
February Ord, A. ID. 1o77, and recorded I'm tho
Office OF the Register Of Deeds I'm and for the
county OF Blue Earth, In the State of Mime
sofa, ON the 9th day Of April, A. ID. 1877, ut six
O'Clock In the afternoon, I'm Book of Mort
Cages, ON page So by which mortgage there
was conveyed and granted tho following de-
scribed real estate situate in the county OF
Blue Earth aforesaid, tO-wit Lots Nos. Two
% and Fifteen Q6l, In Culver and Farrington's
Subdivision Of the Southeast Quarter Of Sec
ton Three (0, Township One Hundred and Six
f Of ee To e t1e
Dollars, with interest ut the rate of 10 per cent
per annum, according to tho conditions OF one
promiss0ry note, bearing same date as said
joins ]. Aspass and Leander Torreson, to said
George Culver and John Harrington, partners,
the said George Culver having since died, and
there being duo and unpaid upon said note
and mortgage ut the date OF this notice the
sum of Ono Hundred and Forty-seven & 55-IOO
Dollars, and no action or proceeding at law or
otherwise having boon instituted to recover
the amount of said mortgage debt or any part
thereof Now, therefore,. notice Is hereby
given that by virtue and In pursuance of a
power Of sale In said mortgage contained and
ther8with recorded, and Of the statute In such
case made aud provided, the above described
premises will BIO sold at public auction, ut the
front door of the. Office of tho Register of
Deeds I'm and for said county OF Blue Earth,
and at the city Of Mankato therein, on Satur-
day, the 18th day of December, A. ID. 1881, ut
O'Clock In the afternoon, to satisfy the amount
OF said mortgage debt then due and unpaid,
together with tine costs and expenses of such
foreclosure proceedings, including twenty five
dollars attorneys foes Us stipulated in said
mortgage; and the said mortgage will be
thereby foreclosed.
Dated MankutO, Nov l. 1881,
JOHN HARRINGTON,
Surviving Partner of the late firm
of Culver & Harrington.
BROWN & WIswELL.
Attorneys for Mortgages.
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We said in former advertisement =" To person of
MEANS land is cheaper today and in the long run, Blue Earth
county at $50 per than at 50 So hundred miles
from timber BY the time the settler these has
made his roads and bridges got churches and schools bought
rewood and timber until he grow his own, his land will
him than $50 per acre We repeat again emphasized
the results of the October blizzard living
for hundred of miles the losses
lost largely because there is timber with which to utilize the
hay and straw for shelter
We have large amount of farming lands sale in Blue
Earth and adjoining counties and a
proved or unproved Lands have been rising
and will likely keep going up AT present prices they will pay
ter as an investment than money interest Parties who
thinking Of buying will better bargains than along
spring
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
Attorneys for Mortgages.

WHEREAS, default has been made In tho
w conditions of Il certain mortgage execut-
cd and delivered by Cephas s. Terry and Susie
l.. Terry, his wife, mortgagors, to The British
and American Mortgage Company lLimitedl,
a corporation duly created, organized and ex-
isting under and by virtue of the laws of
Great Britain, mortgagee, dated the first day
of january, A. d.. eighteen hundred and
eighty, and recorded In the Office of the Reg
lister Of Deeds Of the county of Blue Earth, IN
the State of Minnesota, on the 18th day of
January, A. ID. 1880, ut Il o'clock NJ, I'm Book
is claimed TO be due at the date of this notice
the amount Of Thirty-two and S5-lU0 dollars
and no action or proceeding has been institu-
ted ut law or I'm equity to recover the debt Sc
Now, notice is hereby given that by virtue of
power Of sale contained in said mortgage,
and Of the statute in such case made and pro-
vided, said mortgage will he forcclosed by sale
Of the mortgaged premises therein described,
ut public auction at the front door of the Office
of the Register OF Deeds in and for the coun-
ty Of Blue Earth and State Of Minnesota, and
the 18th day Of December, A. ID. eighteen hum
dred and eighty one, ut 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon, TO satisfy the amount which shall then
be due on said mortgage, with the interest
Fifty dollars attorneys fees, as stipulated in
| said mortgage In case Of foreclosure. The
premises described In said mortgage. and so
! To be sold, Is the lot, piece or parcel Of land
State Of Minnesota, and known and described
as follows, to-wit; The East Half IA of the
Southeast Quarter IA OF Section Twenty-Five
l22l, In Township One Hundred and Eight
| llOSl, north, Range Twenty-eight (2sl, west of
the fifth l5thl principal meridian, except one
| and 36-lO0 acres In the Southeast Quarter [hl
Of said Section Twenty-Five l22l heretofore
| conveyed to the Saint Paul & Sioux City Rail-
road Company by deed dated December 10th,
| 1869.
THE BRITISH & AMERICAN MORTG AGE
| COMPANY [LIMITEDl,
| Mortgage.
THOMAS & WAsHBURN,
| Attorneys for Mortgage.
Dated NOyember'2 1881,
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farm aud 1iousekp,l

At a recent meeting of wool grow
CrS in Pennsylvania, one of the
speakers. who is recognized as having
extensive knowledge in the wool ill.,
dustry remarked:
would say IL the farmer, 90 on
and manage your sheep in the way
YOU can get the most money for
their carcasSes. whether raising mut-
ton or lambs, and let your wool take
care of itself. You must regard your
sheep us machines for converting
grass. roots and grain, III the shortest
possible time. Into mutton, with WOOL
rs a mere incident. by making your
sheep fat i'll the shortest possible
time which You can do best with
the English raceS-and killing them
As soon rs they are mature, You make
the best and SoumdcSt wool. III VIII
not only bc young, but healthy; III
will have no tender places IN IL.
Aiming for the best mutton, you VIII
be certain To get the hest wool, which
will always sell. no matter what race
il belongs 10. This is the system III
England. the greatest mutton-produc-
ing and cumbing-wool-producing
country i'll the world. 1t is really Il
matter of surprise in reading English
agricultural Journals To see how little
consideration is apparently gwen To
the qualities of wool, while the size
and aptitudeS of the different breeds
or varieties are the subjects of the
most weighty attention. Yet it Is
fully recognized that the character
istic qualities OF the English combins
woods have been developed upon
originally Short-wooled animals. 10y
the unconscious development of theii
forms and the secondary qualities %
their tleeceS. through constant ain
TO develop their cdrciSScs FOR tht
mutton market. rhGS the interest,"
of the grower, the consumer OF meat
and the manufacturer OF WOO! ~,
identified.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA-Countyo Of Blue
y Earth--ss-In Probate Court, Special
Term.
In the matter Of the estate Of James NJ. Will
son, deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Lydia
A. Wilson. administratrix OF the estate of
James NJ. Wilson, deceased, setting forth the
amount OF personal estate that has come to
her hands and the disposition thereof, the
amount Of debts outstanding against said
deceased, and description OF al the real es-
tate Of which said deceased died seized, and
the condition and value Of the respective por-
tons thereof, and praying that license be to
her granted to sell all of said real estate of
pearing by said petition that there is not suf-
ficient personal estate In the hands Of said
administrative to pay said debts, and that it
is necessary In order to pay the same to sell
all of said real estate.
1t is therefore ordered that all persons in
terested in said estate appear before the
Judge Of this Court, on Monday tho 18th day
OF December, a. D. ISL, u ~ O'Clock A. M. at
the Probate Office In Mankato in said county,
then and there to show cause df any there
bel why license should not be granted to said
Lydia A. Wilson Administrative, to sell said
real estate according to the prayer Of said
petition.
And it is further ordered, that copy Of this
order shall be published for tour successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing, the last
Of which publications shall be at least four
teen days before said day OF hearing, in the
MAHKATO FREE PRESS, weekly newspaper
county and personally served ON all persons
Interested in snid estate residing in said
county at least fourteen days before said day
Of hearing and upon all persons interested
Dated ut Mankato tho oath day of October,
A. d. 1881,
ISwl Judge OF Probate.
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II is unreasonable to want wood
for nothing and expect none OF the
disadvantages mentioned. The Lord
quit furnishing things just to our
notion over six Thousand years ago.
and don't you forget il. lie furnish' d
a couple Of our ancestors in that way
but lost i'm the transaction. and now
we have to "shift" for ourselves.
Things are so arranged now, that II
takes"elbow grease" and "head
work" for the granger, and soft
sap" and "cheek" for the citizen to
obtain results.
In spite OF our discomfort this
country will probably continue TO
produce its large crops of oats. corn.
barley, sorghum and potatoes its
enormous crops of hay. and never
failing grass.
Will it not therefore be wiser to
adapt our plans to the country IN
place of expecting the country To
adapt our plans! ..
And lastly will call your attention
to the following: The down trodder
and oppressed sons and daughters OF
Europe are looking for place OF
refuge, and will only too gladly
"smail" what We prize so cheaply
The man who sticks is bound to win
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made In the condi-
~ ttons OF certain mortgage executed by
Cephas s. Terry and Susie L. Terry, bis wife,
Mortgage Company Limited, a corporation
duly created, organized and existing under
and by virtue Of the laws OF Great Britain,
MORTGAGE, dated January LIST, A. ID. 1880, and
in and for the county Of Blue Earth, in the
State of Minnesota, on the 26th day OF Janu-
airy, A. ID, 1880, at 10 o'clock noon, in Book
III of Mortgages, on page q by which
the following described real estate situate In
the county of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit:
The South Half III Of the Northwest Quarter
[4l Of Section Twenty (20l, In Township One
sha west u st S prn.
cipal meridian, to secure the payment Of the
sum Of Seven Hundred dollars, with interest
at the rate Of eight per cent. per annum, pay
able to the
same date as said mortgage, made by said
Cephas s. Terry to said British and American
Mortgage Company [Limitedl: and there be-
gage at the date Of this notice the sum of
Twenty-eight and T5-l00 dollars and nc
action or proceeding at law or otherwise hav-
ing been Instituted to recover the amount Of
said morsgege Gebs or any part
virtue and in pursuance OF pow r OF sale In
said mortgage contained and herewith re-
corded, and of the statute in such case made
and provided, the above described premises
will be sold at public auction, at the front
door Of the Office of the Register OF Deeds in
and for said county of Blue Earth. and at the
city Of Mankato therein, on Saturday, the 18th
day of December, A. ID. 1881, at 10 O'clock In
the forenoon, to satisfy the amount OF said
mortgage debt then due and unpaid, together
with the costs and expenses OF such foreclos
ure proceeding, including fifty dollars attors
ney's fees as stipulated in saidmortgage; and
the said mortgage will be thereby fcreclosed.
Dated November I'd, 1881.
THE BRITISH & AMERICAN MORTGAGE
COMPANY CLIMITED1,
THOMAS 3 wAszsula.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES SALE.

WHEREAS, default has been made in the
w conditions Of a certain mortgage execut-
ed and delivered by Jasper Z. Talcott and
Margaret Talcott his wife nortgagors, to
Both day of December 4. u. eighteen hundred
and seventy and recorded In the Office of the
Register of Deeds OF the county of Blue Earth
In the state of Minnesota, on the 30th day of
December, A. ID. 1870, Mt IN O'Clock p. NJ, In
book u OF MORTGAGES on page i3o' seeu r.
per cent. interest thereon from date Of mort
gage, on which there is claimed to be due, at
the date of this notice, the am amt of Nine
Hundred and sryenty-threc .cs!a1 dollars and
no aoticn or pr rpct:inG has been inst.tu cd
at law or i'm equity To recover the debt secur-
ed by said mortgage or any part thereof.
Nov, II tice Is hereby given that by virtue
OF q D. .wCr Of sale contained in said mort ytg :,
ard 4 the statute in such case made "ai
provided, said mortgage will be farecloscd by
sale Of the ;nortgaged premises therein des-
cribed, al public auction at the front door of
the Office or Register OF Deeds IN the city of
Mankato I'm the county of Blue Earth and
State OF Minnesota, on Saturday the 2ith day
OF December. A. d., eighteen hundred and
eighty-nne, Mt ten o'clock In the forenoon, to
satisfy the amount which shall then be due on
said mortgage, with the interest thereon, and
costs and expenses Of sale, and Twenty-Five
dollars attorneys fees, as stipulated in said
mortgage I'm case Of foreclosure. The prem
ises described In said mortgage. and so to be
sold are the lot, piece or parcel OF land stu,
Minnesota, and known and described as fol-
lows to-wit The west half Of the northwest
quarter of Section Thirteen U3) in Township
One Hundred and five QO6) north Range TWEEN.
ty-six cac west Of the fifthpriGSipa4l msTidian
THOMAS L WAsHBURN, Mortgage.
Attorneys OF Mortgage.
Dated November 10th, 1881.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the condi-
~ tons of certain mortgage made and
executed by Seth 5. Phelps and Elspa p.
Phelps. his wife, mortgagors. to the British
and American Mortgage Company Limited,
corporation duly created, organized and ex-
isting under and by virtue of the laws of Great
Britain, MORTGAGE, dated July LIST A. ID. 1879,
and recorded in the office Of the Register of
Deeds IN and Tor the County OF BkQe Earth, in
the State OF Minnesota, on the 8th day of No
vembcr, A. ID. 1879, at 2 o'clock In the after
noon, in Book "9' of Mortgages, ON page 524 !;
10y which mortgage there was conveyed and
granted the following described real estate
in the county of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit:
The southwest Quarter ca OF Section Four
TcGn ll4l, and the Lots numbered One m,
Two III, Three III, and Four [4l; and the
Northwest Quarter ca Of the Northeast Quar-
ter cd, all in Section Thirty-five [35l, all in
Township One Hundred and Eight [lOsl, north,
Of Range Twenty-Five [15l, west Of the fifth
principal meridian, and containing in all
Three 'Hunared and seventy three 1873 acres,
70 secure the payment of the sum of Twenty
tive Hundred Dollars in gold, with interest
at the rate Of Eight per cent. per annum, ac-
according TO the conditions of one coupon bond
bearing same date as said mortgage, made by
said Seth 5. Phelps to said British and Ameri-
can Mortgage Company Limited; and there
being due and unpaid upon said bond and
mortgage at the date of this notice the sum
of Two Hundred and Five and 37-lO0 Dollars
tS205.3Il. And this mortgage has paid on
this End day Of November, 1881, as taxes upon
sHiu n,orlgaged premises the sula OF $40 74-tOO,
which sum il was necessary to pay to protect
this mortgagee's lien upon said premises, the
receipts therefor being now IN this mort
gagees possession.
And noaction orproceeding at law or other
wise having been instituted to recover the
amount of said mortgage debt OF any part
thereof Now, therefore notice is hereby
given that by virtue and I'm pursuance of a
mower of sale in said mortgage contained and
herewith ieOoIdea, ard of the statue In such
case made and provided, the above described
premises will he sold at public auction, ut the
front door of the Office of the Register of
Deeds i'm and for said county of Blue Earth,
and ut the city of Mankato therein, on Satur.
day, the iIih day OF DCeembeI, A. d, 1881, ut
ten o'clock in the forenoon to satisfy the
amount Of said mortgage debt then due and
unpaid, together with the sum paid as afore-
said for taxes on said mortgaged premises
and entered therein as provided by statute,
together with the costs and expenses of such
foreclosure proceedings, including Seventy
five dollars attorneys fees us stipulated In
said mortgage and the said mortgage will be
thereby 1Ornciosyu.
Dated NOI embcr =, 1881.
THE BRITISH & AMERICAN MORTGAGE CON-
PANY uIMITED), Mortgage.
THOMAS Il WASHBURN
Attorneys for Mortgage.
lDWI MnnkNfO. Mimi.
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Discouraged"

Under this caption, Il correspond
snt OF the Redwood Falls Gazette
breaches a good. sensible sermon,
which we commend. TO the careful
perusal OF that entire class of people
who lose their energy and wilt down
under disappointed expectations and
fall unconsciOnsiy into the habit Of
dwelling upon the dark side Of every
object. II is peculiarly applicable
this season. 10 many new settlers in
Minnesota, and is instructive TO old
settlers as well:
.;At present the settler of the West
seems to have more than his full
share Of this feeling. Fate and the
elements have cOnspired-his best
laid plans hav. gang aglce." Many
are casting wishfu! thoughts back 20
the "fesh pots" CT their former
homes. And as is natural, are con-
trasting their present difficulties with
the easiest moments OF their former
lives.
In their enlargement some eX-
plain, "the country is not worth Il
D." But is this true--hayc we
not many conycniences. even in eur
disappointnents, We did not formerly
navel Is this not more in cha5rln
because our plans were frustrated
rather than the fault of the country!
Have we left better countries than
we now occupyi / believe not.
Where is the country we left that
las raised larger crops of corn. oats
harley, sorghum, potatoes and garden
stuffs for the labor expended Where
is the country we left that has had
no failure OF Il full crop of grass !
Where is the country that afforded
from two to FIVE tons of hay per acre.
ten successive yearsl Where is the
country where stock has been so free
from diseases-or man either! 1t is
true we have to buy our wood, if we
don't want to burn hay or coal. But
then we have no stumps to bother,
no embarrassing to do, no brush 10
burn, no logging" no log heaps to
burn, no fences to make, no rocks to
p.le,
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PROBATE NOTICE.

StTATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth.-ss.-In Probate Court.-Special
Term.
In the matter of the estate Of Frederick Ole
son, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of Jonas
Billberg, administrator of tho estate of Fred
eriok Oleson, deceased, representing among
other things that he has fully administered
said estate, and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing his &C
count of his administration and for the as
signment of the residue of said estate to heirs.
1t is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard by the Judge of this Court
on Tuesday, the 18th day Of December, A. d.
1881, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. at the Probate Office
In Mankato in said county.
Ordered further that notice thereof be given
to all persons interested, by publishing copy
of this order for three successive weeks prior
to said dayof hearing in The MANKATo FREE
PRESS, a weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished ut Mankato In said county,
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day Of Novem'
Der, A. ID. 1881.
lswb Judge Of Probate
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

WHEREAS default has been made In the
w conditions of n certain mortgage execu-
ted nv Ole Hansen and Ann Hansen, his wife,
mort "a yors IN Charles Kittleson mortgagee
dated October l3th. A, ID. 1874 and recorded
In the office of the Register of Deeds I'm and
Tnr the county of Rlue Earth I'm the State OF
Ninnpsotn on the y1th duy of November, A.
N ISL nj D o'cluck I'm the forenoon I'm Book
.so'' az MortUnues ou page lsl: by which mort
,yoyc there was conveyed and granted the fol-
lnHjny described reaI estate situate In the
county of Blur Earth aforesaid, to-wit: The
Enst flair nf the Northwest Ouartcr of Sec
tion ,Twcnty.nine JS9l. I'm Township One Hum
drrd and Five ClG5). north, Range Twenty
eight C.SI. west of the fifth principal meridian,
CONTAINING eighty (SM acres accorIiup TO row
rrnmcnt survey 10 secure the payincnt of
the sum Six Hundred I6OOl dollars, with inter
,st nj the ratp of ten Dor cent per annum nm
tiI maid. according 10 the conditions of n
urrmiSsory note hearing same date MS said
iinor.tvuvc. mndc by snid Ole Hansen 10 said
Charles KittIrson. and no action or proceed-
ING nj law or otherwise has been instituted to
rrcoyer said mortgage debt or nny pa ri there
of rycrpt that said Charles KittIesOn during
his lifetime commenced n Foreclosure Inv nd,
ycriisement which was never cOmpletod and
perfected according 10 law, and no title ever
passed thereby
And whereas said Charles Kittleson died
July Istb 1880 leaving his father. Ole Kittle-
son. his sole heir due proof of which appears
of record i'm the office of the Judge of Probate
, In aud for said Blue Earth county.
And whereas, said Ole Kittleson did as such
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The committee reported that

The committee reported that they
awarded the contract for Tivoll
bridge TO JnO. Mccall ut his bid, ana
for Raplddn to Hugh Hughes at his
bid.
On motion report Of committee was
adopted.
Application Of II. +. Aifalter and
Il. Truve for payment OF road damages
in the town Of Shelby WAS received
and rejected Oh the ground that the
COUNTY was not liable for said
damages.
Application OF Z. CredicOtt and
Others for aid to repair road in town
Of MapletOn received and laid over
until next meeting.
Application of Jno. Pohl for rcduc'
ing assessment on mortgage for ycaI
1851 received and ordered granted.
Petition of G. Ii. Lamp and others
for uniting school district 80 with
district l02 WAS received and notices
ordered posted. Hearing set foI
january 4, 1882.
Committee appointed to examine
pldllS anu ptCluCttiOHo iDi b'S
house for accommodation of poor OH
poor farm, reported that they eXamln'
ed the plans for the building Turn.
ished by Jacob Pfaff and accepted
them.
Report 0: committee was adopted
and the Auditor was directed to issue
an order for S72 92 in favor Of Jacob
Pfaff in payment for said plans and
specifications. go.
On motion bids for building abut
:nents for bridges ut Garden City and
the Little Cottonwood were rejected
Contract for building abutment and
grading roadway at Little Cotton,
wood river in Cambria, was awarded
to sam. ID. Shaw for the sum of ST.
700.
Bond for Sam. ID, Shaw with j. +.
Meagher as surety was received,
accepted and placed on file.
Contract for building piers fol
bridge over Maple river in town OF
Sterling and for trestle approach
thereto was awarded 10 Jno. Rowland
for 81 1925. =,
On motion Board adjourned to the
Ord day of January. 1882.