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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
Communication.
Editor Free .l'rsss:

Editor Free <Te0:
Having observed that others arc asking you
arions questions, and reccvingI answers to
them through your paper, leads mo to ask
"What homestead exemptions are there in
other states besides Minnesota, and are they
as lenlent or more restrictedy' think that
the exemption laws Of this State are alto
gethcr too liberal. An honest person will pay
his debts anyway, without exemptions, while
II dishonest one will hide behind the bulwark
Of the exemption laws In order to avoid the
payment of his honest debts.
Our correspondent takes the right
view Of the matter, and we will endea-
vor to furnish the facts acquired from
the most authentic sources and in as
explicit manner as possible.
In Arkansas, $4,000 in real and $4,000
in personal estate are exempted from
levy; and in Georgia $4,000 in real
estate and $1,000 in personal chattles.
And this, if shared by every family in
the latter State to the amount of $4,000,
would exceed the total value of the
lands within its limits by some $780,
O00, 900. In some States the homestead
laws have been declared to be constitu
tional, while in others an adverse deci
sion has been rendered. One purpose
seems, obviously, to be aimed at by
these laws, however cOnstrucd; and
that is, to secure to every man who has
a family, and has provided home for
them, the enjoyment of this home tree
from any right or power in his creditors
to deprive him thereof by Selling upon
the same for the purpose of satisfying
their debts.
In carrying out this principal in Sc,
curing for the family what the head OF
it has provided as home, the statutes
OF the various States differ essentially
in the limits which they prescribe to
the power of the owner to convey il
; away or abandon it, or at his pleasure
deprive his family of what the law in
| tcuucu W = udlu lOI tiCiu'
In Alabama the exemption is of 80
acres OF land, with dwelling house.
In Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana
Nebraska and Missouri, 160 acres OF
land, with buildings. In Illinois, Ken
lucky, New Jersey, New York, NORTH
I Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
the exemption to each debtor is OF lands
and buildings not exceeding $1,000 il
value. In Indiana it may be in value
$500, real or personal as the debtor may
elect. In Maryland it is but 800 witt
the same privileges. In Iowa the debtor
may claim one or more lots, not exceed
, ing half an acre in city or town, Will
y house thereon, or 40 acres of lane
outside of town or city, not exceeding
in value $500, together with a shop o.
e building owned by him and used by
: him in his business, not exceeding il
: value $500. In Minnesota the exemp
/, ton is of city lot and dwelling house
. or so acres of land with a dwelling
: house outside of city, irrespective o
the value of the same. There is little
detail in the law of homestead in Ne
braska. Ii is exempt from sale SO Ions
E as it is owned by the debtor. In Mimi
: esola the exemption is in favor Of
/ debtor, his widow and minor children
: but continues only so long as the pre-
| misses are owned and occupied as such.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10

The st. Paul Globe, whose editor is
personally opposed to Normal Schools,
contained in last Wednesdays issue
the article below, purporting to come
from one of the visiting committee
on Normal Schools:
"You say the legislative committee visiting
the Normal school at Mankato, were highly
pleased with its condition, and expressed
themselves very favorable Of its success.
You must have got your information from
some member of the committee who spent
their time in taking in the music and singing.
and not from those who examined the school
and scholars, as almost every member who
visited the several departments and classes
denounce the school AS II failure and grand
farce, and notorious swindle on the State
treasury. and IA blank compared with the cost.
And if the other Normal schools are equal to
the Mankato one, the sooner the State closes
them UP and converts them to some other use,
the better.
y MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE"
We can hardly conceive how any
intelligent man with the SENSE of "a
confirmed lunatic, could purposely
indite such an article as the above
for publication. And we are prone
TO believe that it eminated from one
of the visiting committee; but if it
be true that one of the committee
did SO disgrace himself by casting
such IN mex cusable reflection upon
an educational institution that has
gained an enviable reputation in the
minds of every educator in the State,
then ii is to the everlasting shame OF
the county that sent him to the legis.
lature TO assist in the legislation of SO
intelligent body of citizens as
compose this great commonwealth.
II not only reflects directly upon the
management of the Normal School,
but bears indirectly upon every edu.
cational institution in the State.
Prof. Soaring is we'll known, even in
his short residence in Minnesota, as
ono OF ito most thorough and ACCOM-
plished educators, and his assistants
are also persons possessing rare edu
cational merit, and why any person
whether it be legislator or one il
the humber walks of life, should
speak derogatory of educational in
stitutions that are above reproach
and place them in the category o.
swindles, is beyond our comprehen
sion, unless such man be an ign0r
ant boor and wholly incapable o.
understanding that education is thu
bulwark of our liberty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
Railroad Commissioner.

A week or two ago we in answer to
an inquiry stated that the Office Of
railroad commissioner in this State
was sinecure, etc. Tuesday of this
week Hon. VIM. II. Marshall, the
present incumbent, sent us q lengthy
letter in connection with others from
prominent sources, denying the fact
Of its being a sinecure, but that the
labor of the Office was adequate to
the compensation: We have not the
space to give Mr.. Marshall's letters
in full, but will abstract the chief
points from them with an endeavor
to set the gentlemen right. Gov.
Marshall says:
The Office was created many years before
/ had any connection with It. Gen. Edgcrton
being the first commissioner, afterwards the
law was changed from one commissioner to q
board Of three, and was associated with 1t
one year $3.50 with-Gen. Edgerton and JnO.
J. Randall. Subsequently the law was
changed back to one again, and Jno. J. RAN
dali was appointed. In all these changes
from the beginning, I had not the slightest
agency or interest In the enactmcnts.''
The Gov. then wants us to publish
an extract from u speech made by
Gen. Edgerton in 1878 which would
occupy quite a whole column alone,
and which we would be glad to do II
space could be spared.
Mr.. Marshall adds further:
1.-THE revenue from the railroad companies
stated in Gen. Edgerton's speech three year.
ago. amounted to $lb0000, while last yeal
they amounted to $2s4 200 with which THU
Office has large responsibility. Through thu
agency of this Office within the last month {
very important gain was effected for all tn,
region in which your paper circulates, viz
| change Of freight classification on the line
of the Chicago & Northwestern and Milwau
kee & st. Paul, whereby sugar, coffee, syrhl
and many of the heaviest articles OF freigh
are In class 4. at lower rate, than in class
as formerly
| Following this, are letters from p
ii. Kelly, wholesale grocer of st
Paul. thanking Mr.. Marshall for hi
successful efforts. Also another let
ter from Noyes Bros, & Cutie
wholesale druggists Of st. Paul
thanking Mr.. Marshall for the man,
advantages gained through his ell
. orts. Still another letter from tn
freight traffic manager of the North
western road whereby that compan
l accepts and adopts the new classifics
ton suggested by Mr.. Marshall.
Mr.. Marshall concludes by sayin
5 that if we could look over the CORE!
/, pondence of his office for one yea
we would not think the office sin'
y cure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
Dammit and Ripshin are postoffices

Dammit and Ripshin are postoffices
in Tennessee, and Cut Shin and Peck.
erwood in Kentucky and Alabama.
Some Tennesseeans get their letters
from Sweet Lips, and there is a Buss
postoffice IN Michigan. Pee Pee,
Wetmore, Round Bottom and Spanker
are postoffices in Ohio. In all the
United States there is but one SOdOm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
LEGAL NOTICES.

OF MINI EaoTa-County Of Blue
- Earth-ss-in Probate Court.
In me Matter OF tne Minor heirs of Merritt
w. brouKhton. deceased.
On rcading an filing the verified petition Of
simeon =. Fe' Oh Of Wyoming County and
state OF New York, Guardian or the persOn
ana properly Of Jonah X. BrOughton. Katie
a: Broughfo on and Merritt w. BrourhtOn
Minors Tor license to sell the real estate Of his
said ware :, and it appearing from said peti-
ton that II Is necessary and would be benefi-
cial 10 3 aid Wards that said real estate or a
part UicreOf should be sold.
IL Is Ordered that the next Of kin OF said
Wards, and all persons In tho estate OF said
Wards shall appear before said Probate Court
ut the Probate Office In the city Of MankatO In
day the l4th day Of March A. u. 1881, at II
o'clock In the forenoon to show cause why q
license should not be granted for the sale OF
said estate.
And it is further Ordered that COPY Of this
order be served on the next Of kin OF said
wards and on ill persons interested in said
estate at least fourteen days before the hear
Ing OF said petition as aforesaid, and by the
publication thereof for four successive weeks
i'm the MANKATO FREE Press, U weekly news.
paper printed and published at the city OF
Mankato In said Blue Earth County, the last
Of which publications shall be at least four.
teen days before said day Of hearing, and all
other persons interested, according to law.
Dated February LIST, 1881. By the Court.
G. w. MEAD,
1w4 Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10

10 those who never had the pleas.
are of looking at one of the old
railroad bonds, we present herewith a
fac smile of one. We haven't any
ourselves and only trust to the cor.
rectness of it by clipping it from the
Pioneer Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10

A compromise has been effected in
the case of the Martin county com:
missioners vs. Hackett's bondsmen,
whereby the county is to receive $2,.
500, the bondsmen confessing judg.
meut to that amount.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
1 STATE OF (Scv
minnesota Raj

The State Of Minnesota acknowledges to
owe and promises to pay to the order of
tho Southern Minnesota Railroad COM
: pany, at the Metropolitan bank, in the
city Of New York, or Mt such other place
In said city as may be hereafter designa-
!: ted by law, the sum of ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS, on the first day Of December,
: one thousand eight hundred and eighty
one, at the rate Of seven per cent per an
mum, to be paid semi-annually, on the first
day Of June and December OF each year,
on the presentation and surrender OF the
proper coupon hereto attached. This bond
IL issued under authority of an amend
ment to the constitution Of the State Of
Minnesota, adopted by tho people on the
18th day Of April, 1855, and proclaimed by
: the governor Of the State on tho 5th day
/. of May, 1883.
Witness the great seal Of the State Of
Minnesota. and the signature Of the gov
ernor and treasurer of said State
lat st. Paul, Minnesota, this first
o's' day of December, A. d. 1858, and
Of the State the first.
HENRY II. SHELLEY,
Governor.
GEO. W. ARMSTRONG, Treasurer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
cTATE OF Observation-Disclosures Of Blue
- Earth-ss-In Probate Court. Special
Term January 2Sth. 1881.

Term January 18th. 1881.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of the Minor heirs
Of Mary Ann Strong, deceased, viz: Joseph
w. and Earnest S. Angel.
On reading and filing the verified petition
Of 4. o. Angel guardian Of the person and
property of Joseph w. Angel and Earnest 8.
Angel, Minors for license to sell the real estate
of his said Wards: and IL appearing from said
petition that IL Is necessary and would be
beneficial 10 said Ward, that said real estate
should be sold.
IL is Ordered that the next Of kin Of said
Wards ana all persons interested In the estate
Of said wards, shall appear before said Probate.
Court at the Probate office in the city Of Man.
kato in said County Of Blue Earth aforesaid.
on Monday the 14th day OF March, A. D., 1857.
at 10 o'clock In the forenoon to show can0o
why license should not be granted for the
sale of said estate.
And il is further Ordered that a COPY of this
order be personally served on tho next Of
kin Of said Wards and on all persons inter
ested in said estate at least fourteen days
before the day of hearing Of said petition a
aforesaid, and by the publication thereof for
four successive weeks in the MANKATO FREE
Press, weekly newspaper printed and pub
ished at the city of MankatO in said Blue
Earth County, the last Of which publications
shall be at least fourteen days before said day
Of hearing and all other persons interested
according TO law.
Dated January 2sth, 1881.
BY the Court, G. w. MEAD,
32w4 Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10

The legislature of Illinois have
adopted resolution eulogizing Gen.
Grant, and requesting the members
of congress to assist in getting the
General placed on the list Of retired
officers with the rank and pay OF: Gen.
.eral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
cTATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
= Earth.-in Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of George w.
CooDer deceased


On reading and filing the petition Of Caro-
line ID. Cooper, representing among other
things that George w. Cooper, late Of Blue
A. ID. 1880, at Shelby, died intestate, and being
n resident of this county at the time Of hts
death, leaving goods, chattles and estate with
in this county, and that the said petitioner 10
the widow Of said deceased, and praying that
administration of said estate be to her, Caro-
line ID. Cooper, granted. 1t Is ordered that
said petition be heard before me, Judge Of
this Court, on Tuesday, the 18th day Of Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1881, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, at the
Probate office ut Mankato in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs Of said deceased, and to all
persons interested, by publishing q copy Of
this order for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing in tho Mankato FREh
Press, d weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at Mankato in said county.
Dated at MankatO the l4th day Of January,
A. d. 1881. BY the Court,
G. w. MEAD,
Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
Y. Nj. c. "A. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Annual
Meeting

Tho Eighth Annual Convention Of
the Young Mems Christi an Association
Of Minnesota was called to meet In this
city on Friday afternoon to last over
Saturday and Sunday.
Several delegates of the Saltwater
Association, namely, Messrs. Hennig,
Morgan. Rogers, and Evans, came on
the Friday morning train, but a large
number, representing in the persons of
Messts. DIR. Noycs,J. M. Lichtenburger,
C. w. Hackctt and Il. Cochran, Jr., the
st. Paul Association, Rev. p. B. Fisk,
representing the Lake City Association,
Geo. Blake, the President of the Min.
neapolis Association, Messrs. E. Borsckt
and j. S. Bunncll of the Saltwater As
ISOLATION, and Mr.. d. G. Hill of the
Red Wing, having started from st.
Paul Friday afternoon, were detained
by the storm at Kasota which they
reached at midnight, until Tuesday
morning when they came through to
this city. AS noted elsewhere, the
members of the MankatO Association,
together with these visiting delegates
from Saltwater, which had gotten
through, held various meetings Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, but did not reg
ular'y organize into convention. The
Kasota branch, however, as it contained
the representatives eff a majority of the
Associations Of the State, regularly or
ganizcd, holding their meetings partly
in the passenger coach of the delayed
train and partly in the dining room of
the Kasota eating house kindly put at
their disposal by Mr.. Halbrook, its
proprietor. Mr.. d. c. Hill of Red
Wing, was elected President, and Mr..
Thos. Cochrane, Jr., Secretary.
Our space forbids an extended report
of the proceedings. which, on the arii-
val of the delegates here, were con.
firmed and made the regular proceedings
of the convention.
Mr.. Weidensale, who is General West.
ern Secretary of the International Exccu.
tive Committee, also arrived Friday and
took part in the proceedings.
The topics discussed at Kasota and
after the arrival Of the delegates here, in.
cluded reports from all the Associations
represented, and the presentation of the
State Executive Committees report
This we give below as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
Special Notice.

Having sold out my store known as the Star
Clothing House, to Isidor Longini = Co., upon
toners will bestow the same liberal patron
age as heretofore. AL my liabilities will be
paid and collected by my successore:
Very respectfully,
# n. LON0INI,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10

1t is now definitely settled that
Ben. Husselton, an insane person,
was the one who fired the st. Peter
hospital.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
0TATE OF MINNESOTA-Countyo OF Blue
= Earth-ss-In Probate Court. Special
Term, January l4th, 1881.

u
Term, January l4th, 1881.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Jesse L. Fetch
err, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of Lafay.
cite c. Fletcher, administrator Of the estate
Of Jesse l.. Fletcher, deceased, representing
among other things, that he has fully admin.
istercd said estate, and praying that q time
and place be fixed for examining and allowing
his account of his administration, and for the
assignment 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 Wednesday, the 10Th day Of February, A..
ID. 1881, ut ten o'clock in the forenoon, ut the
Probate Office at Mankato In said county.
And IL is further ordered that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested, by pub
fishing copy of this order for three success
sive weeks prior to said day Of hearing in the
Mankato FREE PRESs, u weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato In said
county.
Dated at Mankato the 18th dag of January,
A. ID. 1881. BY the Court,
G. w. MEAD,
Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
Answer This.

Did you ever know any person to DO
ill, without inaction of the stomach,
liver or kidneys, or did you ever know
one who was we'll when either was oh.
structed or inactive; and did you ever
know or hear OF any case of the kind
that Hop Bittcrs would moi cure2 Ask
your neighhor this Same question:,
Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
Laundry.

l8uuufys
Mrs. John Schwlckert having had
long experience doing laundry work,
has recently opened laundry opposite
Vosbeck's blacksmith shop on Second
street, where she invites all to call with
any work in her line. 82w4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-10
Father is Getting Well.

Father is Getting Well.
My daughters say. "How much better
father is since he used Hop Bitters."
He is getting well after his long suffer-
ing from disease declared incurable,
and we are so glad that he used your
Bitters-A lady Of Rochester, 4. T.
Utica Herald.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-01-06
That Rebel Flag.

The neighbors hadn't seen Mr.. Smi-
ley hobble around the yard so lively
for many an year. A hasty glance at
tie clothes line, and he stumbled up
the steps hnTrielly and remarked ex-
citedlv:
Hannah, that ere garment viii
have TO come off the line at once. It's
all over town that rebel flag is flying
in my yard"
"Well !! law sakesl That's my last
winters balmoral summing to clear out
moths"
''Sunning or no summing, balmoral
or whatey e. it Is, must certainly come
down"
"Ichabod Smiley, do you think I am
a fool, just because they're making
game Of you down to Smallbeer's gre
Gerry store? That balmoraI stays there
rebel flag or no."
"Then Pn take it down myself,
and he reached for the first clothes
pin.
See here, Ichabod That flag, as
you cali il, rules this family. You
rebel aH 3are- And the noiehbors
WI d heed around the
ia soe r-re. treated - tle
laierestai.- td,.e..s ,sa mop haaale
and 3 Wig las Isl
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-01-06
TIE @ QUARTERLY REVIEW
Of the Sunday School Of the NJ
E. Church--InterestingE z-
animation Of the SchOl-
ars, which Reflects
Credit upon the
Teachers and
Managers.

The regular quarterly review Of
the Methodist SGnday-school, which
WIS to have been held on " ednesday
night last, took place at the church
Sunday evening, large and ePpre-
ci&tive audience being present.
An impressive and well-timed ad
dress was delivered by Rev Mr. Park,
in eloquent language and fine oratory,
The singing was good, aud the
promptncss Of the scholars in answer
ing questions concerning the lessons Of
the quarter was the subject of general
remark. Master Willie Stevens re-
cited a piece from memory, and his
delivery Was exceptionally good.
The poem entitled "The Old, Old
Story" by. Misses Lizzie Price and
Annie Armistead, was recited il q
nanner that gained the admiration Of
the entire audience; another poem by
Miss Mary Price was quite aPpropri-
ate 10 the occasion, and vas spoken
in an easy and natural style.
The awarding Of cards for perfect
Sunday-school lessons and good at
tendance at church vas Z prominent
feature, quite number Of cards
being distributed, showing a thorough
lrili Of the scho ars, which entities
the teachers and managers to the
highest credit.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-01-06
ST. JAMES EEALL.

SCHOOL viii be resumed after the
holidays, on Monday ne . Jauuary
10Th. The Pupils are requested to be
promptly in their places the first day.
We are hsppy to announce that we
have been able to secure, as a successor
to Miss Baldwin in the Music depart
ment, Miss Fanny 4. Sandfari Of
Cincinnati, who comes very highly
recommended as an experienced and nc
compIished toacher Of both vocal and
instrumental music, embracing Uar-
mony and Thorough bass. Those who
desire thorough instruction on the
Piano, or, voice culture by the latest
and best methods, viii have here IN
doubtedly rare opportunity. Ad-
dress or apply 20 Rev.J. n. Lee. D. d.
St. James Hall, Bolivar Tenn.