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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
MAPLIlTON.

Mapleton is fully alive and briskly
moving since the storm of last week
when farmers could not brave the in
clcmency Of the weather and nothing
went on but Spauding's turkey picking
where all the gossip was to be had, as
the regular gossips were housed.
Elder Crimson continues his meetings
this week. The Elder is deservedlv
popular.
Miss Lilly Wilson entertained the
Misses Stephens OF Mankato over New
Years.
There was Il school house burned in
Dunsmoorc's district in Medic last week.
II was the work of an incendiary.
Mr.. John Huzzy is married to "A Miss
Mcfarland of Delcvan. lie has with
stood cupids darts, these many years but
the last leap year was too much for him.
Elder Stowe married Mr.. Deane to
Miss James, On New Years. The par
ties are strangers here, the bride is Mrs.
David Smiths sister.
During the storm of last week some
thief or thieves stole about 100 bushels
OF wheat from VIM. Kringle, the wheat
was stored in an old house on Mr.. Schi-
meie's farm.
Katy Mountain died of scarlet fever
last Thursday. She was eighteen years
old, her parents live west OF town.
Some of our people recently visited
Mankato, among which were Mr.. & Mrs
5. Poet, Mrs. Bowen, NJ f. Berry and
G. Ii. Case and wife
Our town has sold as many holiday
goods as any town of its size, which
every child can testify.
DR.. Bishop and Chas. Eaton visited
Wells lately. The latters parents reside
there.
There was no Censor last week, Mr..
Price deserves a holiday. He has been
sick lately and has all the work to do
himself as he is devil, printer, editor,
etc.
Our village council has just issued
liquor license to four saloons. Temper
ance is at Il very low ebb in this place.
School commenced Monday to con-
time nine weeks.
Mr.. Wagner moves to Mankato soon.
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AsiBOY.

The boys bid goodbye to the old
year, and greeted the new with one OF
their popular balls, there was tifty-three
couple in attendance, and all went away
satisfied that, for real enjoyment, Amboy
was the place to find it.
Our hardware merchant, Chas. Lath-
rop, is the happiest man in town, at
present. the cause, a wife, That is
right Charlie, and our advice to the
young men of Amboy is, go and do
likewise.
II. Randall,J More and II. Richardson
our dry good merchants will be obliged
to rcplenish their stock of goods before
long, owing to the large amount of
goods sold, the past two or three weeks.
Rosa and Nellie Herman came home
last week from Mankato to spend vaca-
ton, they have been attending the
Normal School.
Geo. Cooper one of the old settlers of
the town of Shelby, died very suddenly
last week of heart disease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
DEBTS IND DOLLARS.
Some Interesting Facts and Figures from

Some Interesting Facts and Figures from
the Census.
An article on State debts and repudia-
ton, prepared by r. p. Porter, Special
Agent of the Census Bureau, is replete
with interesting and instructive data.
In 1880 the State debts aggregated
only $13,OOO,OOO. During the next
seven years the greater part of the debt
which caused SO much financial embar-
rassment in 1912 was contracted, the
States laying the foundation for series
of financial disasters. The increase of
the whole public debt of the States from
1880 to 1910 amounted to $178, 409, 084.
This great increase, as he shows, was
largely due to the mania for construct
ing costly public works which prevailed
during the seven years following Gen.
Jackson's election in 1879. Then came
levulsion panic followed. and all
property seemed for time to have lost
is value. Some States refused to pay
the interest which had become due on
their debts; others neglected to provide
for it, and Congress seriously considered
whether it would not DO wise to appro-
pirate 5000, 100000 to pay off this in
debtcjlness.
The article shows that the State debts
ut present aggregate $253, 723, 081, and
the assessed valuation OF the property Of
the several States aggregates SIG, 244,-
$50, 70S. From the following table,
giving the totals Of the State debts of
the various sections for every decade
since 1871, it will be seen that their ag-
gregate Indebtedness to-day only exceeds
by S36, GAG, 065 the total forty years ago,
while the assessed value of property has
increased over Sl2, 900, 100000:
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SIlELBYVILLE.

George Cooper of this town, died very
suddenly last week, from heart disease,
as is supposed. He was sick only about
twenty minutes, and when first attacked
medical assistance was sent for, but be.
fore the messenger had gone far another
one was sent after him announcing Mr.
Coopers' death. The deceased was an
old settler in this county, and highly
respected by all who knew him. lie
was II brother to f. A. Cooper. OF
Vernon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Mr.. Dunn in giving his theory of
how he WAS defeated for Speaker of
the House, says he was sold out. and
that The next time Southern Mime.
sofa desired justice and fair play, the
aGilaNitt Of its members should be
obtained, and not rely upon verbal
propositions orpromiscs.
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BUFORD.

We seldom notice anything from this
town in your columns, yet we are not
all dead here.
There was Christmas tree at the red
school house near the iron bridge Christ
mas evening. The house was well fill.
ed with old and young. and the tree was
full Of fine presents. Old Santa Claus,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

The senatorial war in New York
between the Conklin and anti-COnk.
In men is assuming undue proper.
tions. There seems strong DISPOSE.
ton 10 overthrow Conklin's power,
but the very men that are SO strenu.
ously opposing him owe all Of their
political influence TO Conkliu's pre-.
Yious efforts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

The excess of imports over exports
for llr year 1859 was SOD, l94 .063, but
the cNces. of exports ovel imports for
the year 1850 is $lJ3,29J, 054. When
our exports exceeds our imports it
indicates "a healthy state of things, or
in other words, when we sell more
thai we buy it shows that our country
is gradually gaining in wealth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Gen. Sherman does not believe we
need Mexico. He says that there is
in the valley of the Red River of the
North fertile land enough for the
production of all the wheat now har-
vested in the United States, and until
that territory is all occupied. three or
four generations hence, no more
should be added to the national do.
main.
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NiYRNA.

We have experienced another week
of delightful weather with the ther-
momcter in the twcnties below zero and
the wind piling the snow in immense
heaps around groves and buildings in
such quantities as have not seen for
eight years.
Surely no one can complain but what
we have had winter weather enough
this season.
Robert Slater the man who lost his
way while returning from Maicha to
his home in Martin county, about a
month ago, is dead. He first underwent
the amputation of both feet above the
ankles, but the operation proved USE
less.
Some Germans in Pleasant Mound
INDUCED themselves in another one of
| their favoritc amusements, that of car
wing each other with jack knives. 1t
seems from what can learn there was
dance last Thursday night Dec. 30,
at Mr.. VIM. Schultz, at which beer and
whiskey were freely INDUCED in. Dur
ing the evening Robert Stain and Chas.
Schultz, both young men, got into some
dispute and scuflle followed, when
young Schultz stabbed Stain with jack
knife which may prove fatal. Stain is
a brother of John Stain who. it will be
remembered, was killed in the same
neighborhood several years ago, in
similar manner.
Pleasant Mound Grange will install
their new officers JAN 9Th.
j. B. Heritage of St. Peter, spent New
Years with his sons, John and Joseph,
residing on Section l, Pleasant Mound
township.
l.. A. Pratt and wife have gone to
Wisconsin on short visit among
friends.
Mr.. Francis Cross of Los Angeles,
CAL, but formerly a resident OF this
place, has returned amongst his old
friends. lie contemplates returning 10y
the Southern Pacific route. He says he
don't want any OF Minnesota weather
in his. Co SINE.
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COun ty correspondence.
AIfI)t).

The school house in district 80, this
town, burned last week. The cause is
not known, yet many have their sur
misses and will cndeavor TO trace them
out. The loss will greatly discommode
the children of the district, as the winter
months is the only time they can avail
themselves of attending school.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

The Hon. George c. .Gorham has
just returned to Washington from
II utor. where he was in consultation
with General Garfield. One of the
results OF lis visit is indicated in a
significant editorial on the New York
Senatorial contest which he wrote for
the National Republican. He denies
ia Die most emphatic terms the re.
port Chat The President elect is inter
csaing himself or using his infu ence
t. elect a S-natoe hostile to Conklin,
aud lys authoritatively that if there
suali ii future he any but kindly re-
la,Ipus between General Garfield and
senator Conklin, ii viii be for some
cause which does not now exist and
which neither forsees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
OUR SAINT PAUL LETTER.
Showing the Ways that are Dark
and the Tricks that are V mir
Legislative Tact
saint Paul and Minneapolis the Tail that
Ways the Dog.

saint raul ana M1nneupOiis inc huii tuat
Ways the Dog.
SAINT PAUL, Jan. 4th,
Ed. Press.-The deed is done, the
child is born, and the star that fol-
lowed the footsteps of so many OIL
cial aspirants but a few days ago, has
settled in the Obscurity of the unac
countable past, and with saddened
hearts and mOurnful voices, the weary
pilgrims of an ungrateful cOnstitu-
ency wend their footsteps toward the
hearth stones that know no ballOting
in caucuses or promised pledges of
support. The premature aspirations
of Southern Minnesota are blasted
worse than peach tree in June. We
wanted the speakership. and felt con-
iident that we held it within our un.
relenting grasp, but like the magi-
clans egg. 1t vanished without leav-
ing an OdOr; we wanted several sub
ordinate positions, but they too, wab-
bled on the fence and fell into the
enemies camp. unit. finally the great,
tlourishing and progressive Southern
Minnesota was absorbed III the vora
cious nav of st. Paul and Minneap
oils, the tail that wags the Legislative
and political dog in every case.
Our friend Dunn, of WinnebagC
City, around whom we all rallied fol
speaker, and upon whose graces W.
expected to hang for the next sixty
days in fulsome joy, was left at tn,
half mile post wholly out of breath
while he gazed at Fletcher's coat tail.
tapping against the breeze as he spun
up the home stretch. monarch of III
he surveyed.
So it resulted with every candidat,
we put in the field.and all our groom
ing and tender care was lost withou
gaining even Il sniff of the sweet:
that hung in political branches
around. Friend Burger, whose ter
years of Legislative life in the ague.
cline of Missouri, entitled him to ;
respectful consideration at the hand
of our law makers. but with I'LL o
his restless energy and pursuasiv'
eloquence. couldn't start a tear o
coerce Il smile from the sphinX-lik,
Legislators that hang about the ont
skirts of the lobby with bushels o
patronage to dispense, and hence hi
friend jenkins only secured the few
plums that dropped from the lobb.
tree.
Our other members with modest
highly cOmmandable, betOok them
selves TO the background and wathe'
the battle afar off. while they amused
themselves ut the righteousness o
the aspiring cO.erie.
We will keep watch of the Incl
dents rs they transpire during tn
session, and endeavor to keep you
readers posted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

The Pioneer Press now makes a
speciality in its Mondays issue by
giving a full report Of the various
sermons that are delivered the DAY
previous. 1t is an issue that gives a
surfeit of secular and religious matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

The Post, SlOcum's paper, came to
us this week with two supplements.
He is evidently after Christic's scalp,
because the latter started the Journal
at the county seat. SlOcum reigns as
king in that province.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
NOTICE.

Tho Supervisors Of Mapleton, Minnesota.
will receive sealed proposals up to noon,
across Maple river, on Section 20, In said
Town, eight Co., piles to he drove eight feet
below surface Of ground, -four in a tier);
eight 90 to he drove seven and one-half feet
-four In tier); twenty-fOur (24) to be drove
six and One-half feet -four in tier); also
bowels to be made I'm tops of piles, and iron
bowels driven I'm about six inches, and ten
pieces put on work to be completed on or be-
fore March ], 1881.
Bids to be addressed to
G. A. CLARK, Town Clerk,
MapletOn, Minnesota.
N. B.-SpecificatiOns can be seen at John
N. Spragle's store in MaplctOn, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

She southern people are apparently
DESTROYS that Garfield shall select
Senator Bruce of Mississippi, as IA
member of his cabinet. Senator
Bruce is a colored representative, and
what we saw of him at the Republi-
can National Convention last June,
we considered him the peer of many
OF the Caucasion race that were rec
oeniZcd rs leaders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Sheriff Thompson's fees in the Har.
wood business, HARDWOOD having fail.
ed for 81 900, 900 recently, in Mime.
apOlis, have amounted to $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
old Eorcas.

Il the dcniZens of this part of the
mundane sphere imagine that old
Bpreas i partial in the distribution
OF his wind and falling thermometers,
they viii he interested to know that
o.hcr sections have felt his breath rs
well rs We. In Boston. eight inches
OF snow fell last week, and travel
WAS impeled. Washington has the
most severe winter ever known. the
snow being over foot deep.
~ Cincinnati. the thermometer
went down 10 10 below zero.
At Cleveland. Ohio. they expert.
enced the greatest cold they have had
for ten wears.
Al Richmond. Va. great snow
storm Is recorded. stopping all the
trains.
Al Columbia. South Carolina, they
are enjoying ten inches of snow, and
loW decree OF temperature.
Al New York the storm was very
yioltn, and greatly impeded travel.
At -. Louis the thermometer run
dHNn % Il below zero.
>pit has been all over the entire
continent as far south as Texas and
Florida. zap along the Atlantic coast
and way into the interior.
Not little apprehension has been
felt by the government at the conse.
qacnccs arising if the Oklohamas
shall msis, on entering the domain OF
the rcd man in the Indian Territory
They have been encamped upon its
borders Tor many weeks with the nj.
Inmate hope that permission would be
granted hy the government authori
tics investing them with the right OF
taking possession of the rich acres
belonging % the Indians. The leader
OF t,c Oklohamas is Capt. Payne. i
ha-g fellow and a professional colo
Hist. Tie stands six feet and over il
lis Stockings. He is an American
and typical irontiersman. His rep
ugatn vas made 10y leading Il colony
iu,otHe Black Hills on the very heel.
of ,nc surveying party sent out 10y the
/ lil,d states government. 1t was /;
dangerous undertaking. Had not tn,
soldiers gone to The rescue the whole
parry would have been annihilated
This WAS eight years ago. Thei
Payne dropped ont of sight. He was
mrtiA ihcrn Kansas peddling corr
salNc. Finally he brought up al
Foot SCOT, So destitute that. il is said
he to.e !. ,9ir OF shoes, was arrested
au imprisoned thirty days for tn,
thaf,. Payne is Il schemer. bold, un
principled and vcnal. He had adopt
ed the extraordinary profession OF
co.oui-t. and has no competitor in the
vocation he has chosen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Burt G. Day formerly of the Fair
mont Sentinel, has purchased the
Jackson Republic of Geo. Chamberlain
and Frank a. Day has purchased Mr..
Billiards interest in the Sentinel and
becomes sole proprietor of the same.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

During the year 1880 fifty-nine ma.
tiOnal banks were organized, eleven
voluntarily went into liquidation and
three failed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

We are glad to note that our worthy
contemporary has taken up this ques.
ton of poor walks, for the question
needs ventilating badly, and we hope
the attention of the proper authOri.
ties will not have to be constantly
called to the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Iowa has $4,000 more men than wO-
men, and the Hawkeye papers urge
the immigration of good.lOoking
young women from the East.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Whitaker, The colored cadet mt
West Point, is to be given new
cour, martial, in which his counsel
suggests a startling theory of defense.
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SIM MONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue Earth
District Court, Sixth Judicial District-ss.
Isaac N. Ewing vs Spencer C. Records, John 8.
Baker. Hannah w. Baker, Thompson L.
Records, John H. Burgess, Elizabeth Rec
ords, Emma Records, and Hannah Ander-
son.
The State Of Minnesota to the above named efsnd-
ants.
You, said defendants, and each Of you, are
hereby summoned and required to answer the
complaint Of the plaintiff in the above enti-
tied action which is on file in the Office of the
Clerk Of said Court at MankatO, and to serve
a copy Of your answer to said complaint upon
the subscribers ut their Office, in the city of
MankatO, I'm the county of Blue Earth In the
State aforesaid, within twenty days after the
service Of this summons on yOn exclusive OF
the day Of service; and II you fail to answer
the said complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiff will apply to this court for the
relief demanded in his said complaint.
Mankato, Dec. IL, A. d. 1880.
36w6 BROWN & WISWELL,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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State Auditors report shows that
the disbursements of his Office for the
year 1880 was ST. APO, 9O3.80.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Charley Johnson, Of Minneapolis,
has gone to Washington to accept the
position of Washington Correspond
dent for the Pioneer Press.
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Auction Sale.

At N. NJ. BAKERS Store, ST. PETER, COM
mcncirg ut 2 o'clock p. NJ, January s, 1881.
One horse, ono Quimby & Hallowell jump.
seat cutter, one bear robe, nicely lined, and
urn ,hn tv,nd
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There is u big bill of damages for the city
10 pay, some Of these days, for the very
dangerous condition i'm which the sidewalks
on Plum street are permitted to remain. 1t
is frequented 10y passengers to and from the
81. Paul trains, many of whom are strangers,
and il is surprising that some one has not
already been hurt. II is not for want of
dangerous traps and holes. If the poor apollo
gy for sidewalks were entirely removed, there
NnlilI be less danper.-Rerifip.
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1881.
Harper's Magazine
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The anti-Jewish agitation in Ger.
many appears to be gaining strength,
and hard blows are taking the place
of harI words. On New Years Day
the students in Berlin amused them
selves by assaulting Jews in the
streets. and smashing the windows
Of coifee-houses frequented by them.
The report of a proposed demonstra.
ton in the United States to protest
against this prosecution has caused
some Indignation. Germany does
not wish any foreign power to NEEDLE
with her affairs.
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Not AN ASPIRANT.


Following is the officers of the pres
ent legislature as elected:
SENATE OFFICERS.
Secrctary-S. T.. Jennison, Goodhue
county.
Assistant Secretary-A. c. Wedge,
Freedom county.
Enrolling clerk-John S. jacobson.
Otter Tail county.
Engrossing clerk-A. L. Bryant,
Steele county.
Sergeant at Arms-W. II. Mellen,
Murray county.
Assistant Sergeant-at. Arms--C. NJ.
Reese, kandiyohi county.
Chaplain-Rev. Robert Smith. st,
Paul.
HOUSE OFFICERS.
Speaker-Loren Fletcher, Henne.
pin county.
Chief clerk. r. Howard Stevens
county.
First assistant clerk-ROb. Deakin,
GoOdhue county.
Second assistant clerk-H. L. Dan
iels. Redwood county.
Engrossing clerk-M. J. Wiltsie,
Fillmore county.
Enrolling ::clerk-Frank Kbrayen.
bubi, Carver county.
Seargeant-at-Arms Frank II. Day.
ton, Washington county.
Assistant Sergeant.at.Arms- &C. Z.
Johnson.
Postmaster-A. d. Sargent, Rice
county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Over rs, 200, 900 feet of lumber was
marketed in Winona this season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

a frightful accident happened near
Omaha Tuesday, in which six men
were killed instantly, and another
received broken leg, by being
drawn under the wheels of a passcn.
ger train.