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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-28
A Bourbon Anecdote.

John J. Crittenden used TO tell this
anccdOtc TO illustrate the fidelity OF
his people to the "wine of the coun.
try
y leading politician of the State
(kentucky), stopping for the night at
the house of Il countryman in one of
the southeastern counties, found the
entertainment he got the more salts.
factory because Of Il barrel of very
respectable whiskcy having been Just
brought in. Returning Il month after.
ward from an electiOneering tour, and
disappointed in not being able to get
even Il drink, he reminded the host,
with some Impotence, that only q
month ago he had full barrel i'm his
pantry. The look that preceded the
answer to this reminder was com
posed of surprise and resentment
"LoOkee here, my friend, do you
spect one bari o whiskey to last al
,rogS, and specially when Il mans got
Il wife and six children, and the
cows gone dry, and they've got no
milk :"
"Never!' answered the candidate
-"certainly not. / didn't under.
stand the situation, or I'd never have
asked so foolish question. This
mUlaSscS and-water is well, it's
simply splendid. Editors Drawer,
in H"rpcr'& Wag0zine for Nocember.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made in the condi-
IL tons of Il certain mortgage executed by
Seth s. Phelps and Elspa z. Phelps his wife
mortgagors. to the British and American
dated July LIST A. ID. 1879, and recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds in and for the
County of Blue Earth in the State of Mime
sofa, on the Sth day of November, A. ID. 1879,
ut o'clock in the afternoon, in Book "No. o.
of mortgages, on page 524; by which mortgage
there was conveyed and granted the follow
ingdescribed real estate situate in the county
of Blue Earth, aforesaid to-wit: The South
west Quarter of Section Fourteen ll4l and
and Lots numbered One, III, Two, ri, Three,
~, and Four, ri, and Northwest Quarter of
the North East Quarter, all in Section Thirty.
five 1851, all in Township One Hundred and
Eight ll0sl, north, Range Twenty-Five l16l
tanning I'm all Three Hundred and Seventy.
three 1881 acres, according to government
survey, to secure the payment OF the sum OF
Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars, with interest
at the rate Of Eight per cent. per annum pay.
able annually, according to the conditions of a
coupon bond bearing same date as said mort
gage, made by said Seth S. Phelps to said
British and American 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 Dollars,
And no action or proceeding at law or other
wise having been 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 Il
power of sale in said mortgage contained and
herewith recorded, and of the statue in such
case made and provided, the above described
premises will be sold ut public auction, Mt the
front door of the Office of the Register of
Deeds in and for said county of Blue Earth,
and ut the city of Mankato, therein on Satur-
day the third day of December, A. ID. 1881, at
ten 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 foreclosure proceedings, including
Seyenty-fiye dollars attorneys fees as stipul-
ated in said mortgage and the said mortgage
will be thereby fOreclosed
Dated, October 10Th, 1881
BRITISH AND AMERICAN
MORTGAGE COMPANY. LIMITED
Mortgages.
THOMAS & WAsHBURN,
Attorneys for Mortgages.
17w7 Mankato, MINI.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made in the conal-
IL tons of q certain mortgage executed Dy
Charles w. Hermann and Nelly HERMANN
his Wife m3rtgagGrs 60 freder1ek Ko and re,
corded I'm the Office of the Register of Deeds
In and FOR Blue Earth county, in the State OF
Minnesota, on the 10th day of August, A. ID:
1870, at liz o'clock In the forenoon, in Book X
of Mortgages, on page $40, by which mort
gage there was conveyed and granted the 1oi-
lowing described real estate situate In the
county of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit: inc
north half of the southeast quarter of Section
twenty-five, In Township one hundred and
five, north, Range twenty-eight, containing
eighty acres, to secure the pay menr OF the sum
of Six Hundred and Forty-three dollars, with
interest at the rate of II per cent. per anntm
until paid, according to the conditions OF a
prOmissory note bearing same date as said
mortgage, made by said Charles w. Hermann
to said Frederick AffOlter, and the said mort,
gage having been duly assigned by the said
mOrtgagee to Elijah L. Case on the 3rd day or
December, A. ID. 1870, which assignment was
on the 18th day of August, A. ID. 1880, record
ed In the office OF the Register of Deeds In
Book II of Mortgages. on page 3s7, and there
being due and unpaid upon said note AM
mortgage ut the date of this notice the sum OF
two hundred and fOrty-six dollars, ana no
action or proceeding at law or otherwise nav.
ing been instituted to recover the amount OF
said mortgage debt or any part thereof ;
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue and I'm pursuance of power 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 ut public auction, ut the from,
door of the office of the Register OF Deeds In
and for said county of Blue Earth, and at thu
city of MankatO therein. on Saturday, the fiftf
day of November, 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 fOrcclOs
urc proceeding including twenty-five dollars
attorney fees as stipulated I'm said mortgage
| and the said mortgage will be thereby fore
closed.
Dated September I'D, 1881:
ELIJAH l.. CASE,
Assignee of Mortgage
| FREEMAN g. PFAU,
Attorneys for Assignee.
| lan1lppyR
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The EaI.s' Jetties--Defondel.

Several Hcw@i1prTs having attacked
and mi>rcWv>rMtrd the success OF
the EaLS' .Irltics at the mouth of the
Miss. sSippi. capt. Eads addressed a
note I" the lra.ing Incmhers of the
Merchants Exchange, It. Louis. ask
ing their iUtci vcmtiUn to correct the
erroneous impressions that have gone
abroad. They responded with the
following resolutions. which would
seem To clear uL all damaging reports
that may have gained currency tn
the detrimcnt of this great work,
50 important to the interests OF
commerce"
Re,o'ccd, That the statements pub,
liShrd by the Cincinnati C0mmcrci"i
and Memphis AcuL,achc to the effect
that the channel through the Jcttie+
at the mouth Of the Mississippi river
has been deficient and that the wOyl.
is Il failure. IA" wholly Uufounled :
in fact, that The investigation Of the
facts has shown a channel of 900 feet
in width and - feet in depth. Re.
qHirCd by law +" hc and To have been
fully maintained, that said channel is
Il permanent one, and is broad and
deep enough Ia accommodate the
largest class Of merchant vessels.
EcTolrd,-i'iIat we Cmphatically
condemn the publication of the
articles referred to, and pronounce
them injurious to the interests of the
commerce of the Mississippi valley.
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RESCUED FROM DEATH.

William J. Coughlin, of Somerville,
Mass, says g. In the fall of 1876 was
taken with VIOLENT BLEEDING OF THE
LUNGS, followed by severe cough. /
was so weak at one time that ! could
not leave my bed. In the summer of
1877 was admitted to the City Hospi-
tai. While there the doctors said had
hole in my left lung AS big AS II half
dollar. / was SO far gone one time a
report was around that / was dead. |
gave up hope, but friend told me Of
DIR. VIM. HALLS BALSAM FOR
THE LUNGS. | got bottle, when
to my surprise and qualification, | com
menced to feel better, and to-day 1 feel
in better spirits than I have in the past
three years.
al write this hoping every one atllict-
ed with Diseased Lungs will be induced
to take DIR. WIN. HALLS BALSAM
FOR THE LUNGS, and be convinced
that CONSUMPTION CAN BE
CURED. Sold by druggists.
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In speaking of Prof. Bechdolt's lee

In speaking of Prof. Bechdolt's lee.
ture at 81. Peter, the Tribune says
Prof. A. +. Bechdolt of the MankatG
Normal School gave Il lecture Friday
afternoon at the High School, on the
subjccr, "rhc story Of the boulder" One
would think this n hard subject and
somewhat dry, but its treatment by
Prof. Bcchdolt was singularly interest.
ing. That Il great variety of causes,
involving physical revolutions, covering
vast areas and extending over vast
periods of time, should produce, shape
and deposit the common boulder which
we see on our hill-sidcs and prairies,
seems incomprchensiblc to the unreflcc-
ting observer. But the uttcrances OF
the naturalist have no uncertain sound
no doubtful meaning. He treads the path
of actual facts, which have been veri-
fed by the ages, wrcsts from reluctant
nature her long hidden secrets, inter,
prets her prophecies unerringly and
even the career of boulder to the eye
of science is involved in stupcndous
events, which seem, in their importance
to dwarf the petty revolutions which
oyertake and shape the destiny of men
and nations. We cannot do adequate
justice to this profound and deeply in
structive lecture, and will not attempt
to sketch its outlines, and will only add
that the Mankato Normal School il
exceedingly fortunate in having among
its instructors SO able man anC
ripe scholar.
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CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth.-ss.-In Probate Court.-Special
Term. ...
In the matter of the Guardianship of Kendall
Keene, minor.
On reading and filing the petition of Josiah
Keene, guardian of said minor, representing
among other things that the said ward is
seized of certain real estate in Blue Earth
county and that 1t Is expedient that the same
should be sold and praying for license to sell
the same and 1t appearing to the Court from
said petition that 1t would be beneficial to the
said ward to sell said real estate. 1t It's ordered
and directed that the next of kin to said ward
and all persons interested in said estate ap.
pear before the Judge of this Court on the
18th day of November, A. ID. 1881, at 10 o'clock
A. M, at the Probate office in Mankato in said
county, then and there to show cause IL any
there be, why license should not be granted
for the sale Of said real estate, according to
the prayer Of said petition.
And II is further ordered that a copy of this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing the last OF
which publications shall be at least fourteen
days before the said day of hearing in the
Mankato FREE PRESS, q weekly newspaper
printed at Mankato in said county
Dated at Mankato, the Bird day Of October
A. d. 1881.
BY the Court, G. W. MEAD,
15w5 Judge Of Probate
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nEFAULT having been made in the condi-
IL tions of certain mortgage executed by
William ID. Gray, (unmarried) mortgagor, to
william Is. Brown, mortgagee, dated August
18th, A. ID. 1879, and recorded in the Office OF
the Register Of Deeds In and for the County
of Blue Earth, in the State of Minnesota, on
the Both day of August, A: D. 1879, at ten
O'Clock In the forenoon, In Book So OF Mort
cages, on page 502 by which mortgage there
was conveyed and granted the following de-
scribed real estate situate In the county OF
Blue Earth aforesaid, tO-wit: The Southeast
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter Of Section
Ten 40, in Township One Hundred and Six
lO6), north, Range Twenty-nine, CD, west OF
the fifth principal merchant; and the South
Thirty-eight (3s) acres of the Southwest Quar-
ter of the Northwest Quarter of Section
Eleven U), In said Town and Range and the
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter
of said Section Eleven Qp, except about five
80 acres of the same lying east of Perch
Creek; and about Fifty-twO (52) acres OFF the
west end of the North half of the Southwest
Quarter of said Section Eleven Ql), being all
of said North Half of the Southwest Quarter
of said section lying west of Perch Creek:
the above description conveying in all one
hundred and sixty-five 3O-lOO C65 3O-lOO acres,
and all the land owned by said mortgagor i'm
said Sections 10 and ii ON August 18th, 1879
TO secure the payment of the sum of Seven
Hundred and Twenty-nine dollars, with inter-
est at the rate of ten per cent. per annum I'M
til paid, according to the conditions OF two
prOmissOry notes bearing same date as said
said William Ii. Brown, one for 1886 and one
for $685. and there being due and unpaid up
Oh said notes and mortgage at the date of
this notice the sum of One Hundred and
Thirty-eight l0-l0O dollars. And no action or
proceeding ut law or otherwise having been
Instituted to recover the amount of said
mortgage debt or any part thereof; Now,
therefore, notice is hereby given that by yir-
tue and in pursuance Of u power of sale i'm
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 November, A. ID. 1881, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, to satisfy the amount of said
mortgage debt then due and unpaid, togeth-
or with the costs and expenses of such fore
closure proceedings, including fifty dollars
attorneys fees as stipulated in said mortgage;
and the said mortgage will be thereby fore
closed.
Dated September Goth, 1881.
WILLIAM ID. BROWN,
THOMAS & WAsHBURN, Mortgage.
Attorneys for Mortgage.
SpD.DnOVll
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made I'm the cOndi-
~ tons of a certain mortgage executed by
Christopher Weigen, Jens }. Aspass and Le-
ander c. TorresOn, mortgagOrs, to George Gull
Yer and John Harrington, mortgages, dated
February Bird, A. ID. 1877, and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds in and for the
county of Blue Earth, in the State of Mime
sofa, on the 9th day of April, A. ID. 1871, at six
o'clock I'm the afternoon, i'm Book of Mort
cages, on page SO by which mortgage there
scribed real estate situate i'm the county of
Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit: Lots Nos. Two
~ and Fifteen Q5l, In Culver and Harrington 8
Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of Sec
ton Three Gl, Township One Hundred and Six
400, Range Twenty-sevcn ca, to secure the
payment of the sum Of One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars, with interest at the rate of 10 per cent
per annum, according to the conditions of one
promissory note, bearing same date as said
mortgage, made by said Christopher Weigen,
Jens J. Aspass and Leander Torreson, to said
George Culver and John Harrington, partners,
the said George Culver having since died, and
there being due and unpaid upon said note
and mortgage ut the date of this notice the
sum of One Hundred and Forty-five and 5000
Dollars, and no action or proceeding at law or
otherwise having been 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
Herewith recorded, 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 ut the city of Mankato therein, on Satur-
day, the 10Th day of October, A. ID. 1881, at ]
O'Clock i'm the afternoon, to satisfy the amount
of said mortgage debt then due and unpaid
together with the costs and expenses of such
foreclosure proceedings, including twenty-five
dollars attorneys fees as stipulated in said
mortgage and the said mortgage will be
thereby fOreclOsed.
Dated Mankato, Sept. q, 1881.
JOHN HARRINGTON,
Surviving Partner of the late firm
of Culver g. Harrington.
BROWN s. WISwELL,
Attorneys for Mortgages.
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SUMMONS.

C,TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth
The State of Minnesota to =. Il. Tully, de-
PENDANT.
You are hereby summoned to be and appear
before the undersigned one Of the Justices OF
the Peace in and for said county, on the 3lst
day of October, A. d., 1881, at O'Clock in the
forenoon, at my Office I'm the town of MankatO
in said county, to answer to f. NJ. Is. Laird in
a civil action. Should you fail to appear at
the time and place aforesaid, Judgment will
be rendered against you upon the evidence
adduccd by said T.. NJ. Ii. Laird for such sum
as he shall show himself entitled to.
Given under my hand, this Both day Of
September, A. ID. 1881.
III. M. BURGESS,
liz Justice of the Peace.
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S. A. Cavitt, Of Mccullough county,
was convicted of unlawfully driving q
yearling from its accustomed range,
and was fined 500. He was turned
over to the sheriff, who allowed him to
go around to get up the money. He start
ed down to the camp meeting near
San Saba, in company with o. G.
Crothers, who also lives in Mccullough
county. On the way down they got
into dispute, which resulted in Cavitt
cutting Crothers four times in the back
and shoulders. Cavitt lit out. The
sheriff and posse started Immediately
after him, but failed to overtake him.
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4 DiJjfcHlf Problem .SOfrPd.

Ambition, competition and over exer.
ton use up the vital powers Of men and
women, so that desire for stimulants
seems 10 be natural human passion,
and drunkenness prevails, in spite OF
temperance ref0rmcrs, on account OF
this necessity for bodily and mental
inauguration. Parker's Ginger Tonic
fairly solves the difficult problem, and
has brought health and happiness into
many dcsolate homes. 1t does not tear
down IN already debilitated system, but
builds it up without Intoxicating
EHguiTrr. See other column. oct
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PROBATE NOTICE.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth-ss-In Probate Court.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth-ss.-In Probate Court.
I'm the matter of the estate of William
jenkins, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against william Jen-
kins, deceased, late of the town of Judson, in
said county of Blue Earth, will be received,
examined and adjusted by the Judge of said
Probate Court, at the Probate Office i'm Man
kato, on the following days, viz: On the 10th
day Of January and ON the 22nd day Of April,
1882 at o'clock Z. NJ. on each of SAID days:
Also that six months from anu aiter tne
limited for creditors of said William Jenkins,
deceased, to present their claims for examin.
alton and allowance, at the expiration OF
which time all claims not presented to said
Court or not proven to its satisfaction shall
be forever barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Dated October 20, 1881.
Nv order of the Court, G. w. MEAD,
liwI Judge of Probate.
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SUMMONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth-ss.
The State of Minnesota, to Adam Mcconnell
defendant.
You are hereby summoned to be and appear
before the undersigned one of the Justices of
the Peace in and for said county, on the lith
day of November, 1881, at O'Clock IN the
i'm said county, to answer to Irwin Wells and
Ed Mynard of the firm of Wells Il Mynard
i'm civil action. Should you fail to appear
will be rendered against you upon the evil
dence adduced by said Wells & Mynard for
such sum as they shall show themselves en-
titled to.
Der, A. D., 1881.
III. NJ. BURGESS,
l7w3 Justice Of the Peace.
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SUMMONS,

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss.
The State of Minnesota, to George Wagner,
defendant.
You are hereby summoned to be and appear
before the undersigned one of the Justices of
the Peace i'm and for said county, on the 18th
day of November, 1881. at nine O'Clock in the
forenoon, at my Office in the city of Ma nkatO
i'm said county, to answer to Andrew J. Rich
ter i'm a civil acti on. Should you fail to ap-
pear at the time and place aforesaid, judg-
Inent will he rendc against you upon the
evidence adduccd by said Andrew j. Richter
for such sum as he shall show himself entitled
to.
Given under my hand this 9Th day of Octo-
Der, A. D., 1881.
Q. LEONARD,
I,w3 Justice of the Peace.
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SUMMONS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth
The State of Minnesota to Samuel Graves.
You are hereby summoned to be and APP
pear before the undersigned one of the
Justices of the Peace in and for said county
on the Bird day of November, A. d., 1881, a.
o'clock in the afternoon, ut my Office in the
Village of Lake Eagle in said county, to
answer to ID. A. SelIick and Charles Peck of
the firm of Sellick Peck in civil action:
Should you fail to appear ut the time and
place aforesaid, judgment will be rendered
against you upon the evidence adduced Dy
said Sellick s. Peck for such sum as they shall
show themselves entitled to.
Given under my hand, this 4th day of Octo-
Der, A. D. 1881.
Is Justice of the Peace.
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kAHOkA. Mo Feb. Q. 1850

KAHOKA. Mo Feb. q, 1880.
purchased five bottles of yonr Hop l5itters
of Bishop 4 Co. last fall, for my daughter,
and am well pleased with the Bitters. They
did her more good than MI the medicine she
has taken for six years,
wM. Il. MCCLURE.