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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-11-11
Pitt JURORS

Resolutions adopted by the Mankato
Iodrc No. ID |. D. o. +. on the death
Of brother II. ID. Haddock:
WmEnEAs-The great ruler OF the
Universe has in his infinite wisdom re.
moved from our midst our worthy anu
esteemed brother, TO the sovereign
Lodge on high:
WHEREAS intimate relations
held during his membership with this
Lodge, make it fitting that we record
our appreciation Of him. Therefore,
ResoireG-That during his short stay
with US as n fcllow-workcr in our Lodge,
his ycniality and kindness of heart won
for him our warmest friendship, his life
was such as to be fitting example,
both as IA brother and citizen.
Resoloed -That his sudden removal
from the Lodge leaves a vacancy and
shadow that will be deeply realized by
its members.
Resoioed-That with deep sympathy
with the afflicted relatives and friends
of our brother we express our earnest
hope that even so great bereavement
NAV be oycrrued for their highest good,
Resolocd-That the Lodge room be
draped in mourning for thirty days rs a
mark of respect to our departed brother,
that copy of these resolutions be
spread upon our records, that a copy
he furnished the city papers, and that
an engraved copy thereof under the seal
If the Lodge be forwarded to his parents
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made I'm the condl-
~ tiOns of Il certain mortgage executed by
Cephas :. Terry and Susie l.. Terry, his wife,
mOrtgagors, t. The British and American
Mortgage Company Limited, a corporation
duly created, organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of Great Britain,
mortgagcc, dated January LIST, A. ID. 1880, 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 Goth day of Janu-
airy, \. ID. 1850, ut l2 o'clock noon, in Book
~ of Mortgages, on page II by which
mortgage there was conveyed and granted
the following described real estate situate in
the county of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit:
The South Half [Ial of the Northwest Quarter
al of Section Twenty l2oI, in Township One
Hundred and Eight llOol, north. of Range
Twenty-eight [2Sl, west of the fifth l5thl prin-
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 scmi-annually, according to the condi-
tons OF one certain coupon bond bearing
same date aus said mortgage, made by said
Ccphas $. Terry to said British and American
Mortgage Company Limited; and there be-
ing due and unpaid upon said bond and mort
gage ut the date of this notice the sum Of
Twcnty-eight and 15-lW dollars and nc
action or proceeding at law or otherwise hav-
ing been instituted To recover the amount of
said mortgage debt or any part thereof !;
virtue and in pursuance Of a power or sale In
said mortgage contained and Herewith re-
corded, and of the statute in such case made
and provided the above described premises
will he 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, 4. ID. 1881, Mt 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
IRE proceeding, including fifty dollars attor-
ncy's fees us stipulated in said mortgage; and
the said mortgage will be thereby fOreclosed.
Dated November I'd, 1881.
THE BRITISH & AMERICAN MORTGAGE
COMPANY LIMITED,
Mortgage.
THOMAS & WASHBURN,
Attorneys for Mortgage
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We said in former advertisement &c To person of
MEANS land is cheaper to-day and in the long Blue Earth
county at 500 than at 50 So hundred miles
from timber By the time the settler these praes has
made his roads and bridges got churches and schools and bought
hrewood and timber until he grow his own, his land will
him than $50 per acre. We repeat again emphasized by
the results of the October blizzard the
for hundred of miles the we-rcat stock are reported
lost largely because there is timber with which utilize the
hay and straw for shelter
We have large amount of farming lands for sale in Blue
Earth and adjoining counties and either with
proved unmproved Lands have been rising
and will likely keep going At present prices they will pay
ter investment than money interest Parties who
thinking OF buying will get better bargains than along towards
spring.
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FORECLOSURE SALE.

,,, 80. = -. -, 4. A.,
" hEhEAS, ucihuit nus pccn Hltuc III the
CONSTITUTES Oh accrtuIl imorteuSe GAc '.
ltd ny ol' hhiisen anu Gun huIlsci, MS wiz
mnri"a%nrs, U" 1nhii's ht,Ssoh, lnort9h8re,
ai'icd october i"th' y: u: i0If, hn' recoruc,
IN thr oihcc Oh tIi, h'SiS'cr % nccus III anu
Tor The county OF bl,ie Eafth, III 'hc Sthtc of
minnesota, on Inc H.th oiy oi November, n.
ID. 49, al O'Clock III Tue FORENOON, III BOOK
or h"figdscs, on page iol 10y whlcn mort
gnrc mere was cnhNcyeh anu gr,lhtcd the ioi-
lowing hscripra rchi csthtc sitiialc Ill Ine
county Oh Bi'ln Eiirth alorcshtu, to-Wt; Inc
East IAN OF IN" NORTHWEST quarter OF sec
tl"n 1w"hiy-hinc l29), III township Ome nun
df"l ana rive tuJ', north hthRc twenty
cirhi l-S) west oi The min pfihciphi ihcridiaii,
containing eighty teoJ acres, hccoriii4tO gov
trhih'ht survey, Ia secure inc payment OF
Inc sum SIN itii'irch lbWI uoii'irs, WIN inter-
est ht me rate "i toh per cent. per nnnum uii-
III pnld, according 10 thc CONDITIONS Vi
proihiSNory n"i' Tearing same dittc its sara
norlSaSe, iIiiidc ny Stld oic ifhiiscn I'd sitiu
thirlcS hltti'sol, anu no hc'loh OF proceeu-
iii8 NJ law or "thcfwisc ms Dcch ihstituted 10
recover S;thi hort2asc dcDt or niiy part therc-
ol, except that said thhries htiicson curing
ma llittiHIc commenced foreclosure ny AL,
NcrilScmchi' when was never cphpictcd anu
perfected according 10 INV, anu no titlc over
piSsch thrr"by. ~ .
ANA whereas, said Ch,trIcs hittieson uieu
Jul! I'm i''o' itaNihS MS in'ncr, oic hittie-
son, MS sDh neir, que PROOF Oh when appears
of record III the ono. of the Judge or Probate
III ana Tor ~tid tiiir Eitrth county.
Ana whereas, Saiu oi' hittics,h ulu ds such
nclf uSSlEh sHiiu nloTtStSt anu the utDt sccui~
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE sALR.

WHEREAS, default has been made In the
w conditions OF certain mortgage execut-
ed and deliveredby Cephas S. Terry and Susie
l.. Terry, his wife, mortgagors, to The British
and American Mortgage Com pany Limited,
a corporation duly created, organized and ex.
isting under and by virtue Of the laws OF
Great Britain. mortsagee, dated the first day
OF January, A. ID. eighteen hundred and
eighty, and recorded in the Office Of the Reg.
lister Of Deeds OF the county of Hue Earth, in
the State OF Minnesota, on the 10th day of
January, A. ID. 1850, At IL o'clock NJ, in Book
~ Of Mortgages, on page 9s, on which there
is claimed to be due ut the date Of this notice
the amount Of Thirty-two and S5-l00 dollars
and no action or proceeding has been tnstitu.
ted at law or In equity to recover the debt Sc
cured by said mortgage or any part thereof.
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 DO foreclosedb Nv sale
of the mortgaged premises therein described,
at public auction at the front door OF the office
OF the Register OF Deeds I'm and for the cOunp
ty OF Blue Earth and State Of Minnesota, and
at the city OF Mankato therein, on Saturday,
the 18th day OF December, A. ID. eighteen hum
dred and eighty one, at 10 O'Clock In the fore
noon, to satisfy the amount which shall then
be due on said mortgage, with the interest
thereon, and costs and expenses OF sale, and
Fifty dollars attorneys fees, as stipulated in
premises described In said mortgage, and 80
to be sold, Is the lot, piece or parcel OF land
situated In the county or Blue Earth and
State Of Minnesota, and known and described
as follows. to-wit: The East Half III Of the
Southeast Quarter IA of Section Twenty-Five
[22l, in Township One Hundred and Eight
llOS1, north, Range Twenty-eight l2sl, west OF
the fifth [5thl principal meridian, except one
and 36-f00 acres I'm tho Southeast Quarter Al
of said Section Twenty-Five l22l heretofore
conveyed to tho Saint Paul & Sioux City Rail-
road Company by deed dated December 10th,
1869.
THE BRITISH 4 AMERICAN MORTGAGE
COMPANY (LIMITEDl,
Mortgage.
THOMAS & WAsHBURN,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
Dated November 4 1881
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PROBATE NOTICB.

STATE OF MINNESOTA-Countyo OF Blue
y Earth--ss-ln 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 all me real es.
tate Of which said deceased died seized, and
the condition and value of the respective por-
tions thereof, and praying that license be to
pearing by said petition that there is not suf-
ficent personal estate In the hands OF said
administrative to pay said debte, and that 1t
is necessary In order to pay tho same 20 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 the 18th day
of December, A. ID. 1881, at 10 o'clock A. M. at
the Probate Office in Mankato in said county,
then and there to show cause III any there
be- why liconse should not DO granted to said
Lydia A. Wilson administrative, to sell said
real estate according to the prayer Of said
petition.
order shall be published for Jour successive
weeks prior to said day OF hearing, tho last
of which publications shall be at least four
teen days before said day of hearing, In the
MANKATO FREE PRESS, weekly newspaper
printed and published at Mankato in said
county and personally served on all persons
Interested in said estate residing In said
county at least fourteen days before said day
of hearing and upon all persons Interested
Dated ut Mankato the 24th day Of October,
A. ID. 1881.
by the Court, CIV. MEAD,
lSw4 Judge Of Probate.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made in the condi-
~ tions OF II certain mortgage made and
executed 10y Seth ). Phelps and Eispa y.
Phelps. his wife, mortgagors. To the British
and American Mortgage Company Limited,
Il corporation duly created, organized and eN-
listing und.cr0nd by virtue of the laws of Great
Britain, mOrteagec, dated July LIST A. ID. 1879,
and recorded in the office of the Register of
Deeds in ana for the County OF Blue Earth, in
the State of Minnesota, on the Sth day Of No
vcmh"r, A. ID. 1879, at : o'clock in the after
noon, in Book ''9'' of Mortgages, on page 524
by which mortgage there was conveyed and
granted the following described real estate
in the county of Blue Earth aforesaid, tO-wit:
The Southwest Quarter "a of Section Four
teen i!il, and the Lots numbered One III,
Two III, Three l3l, and Four al; and the
Northwest Quarter "a of the Northeast Quar-
ter 90, all in Section Thrty-iive l}5l all in
Township One Hundred and Eight [l0sl north,
of Range Twenty-Five l25l, west of the fifth
principal meridian, and containing in all
Three Hundred and Scvcnty-thrce 1871 acres,
To secure the payment of the sum of Twenty
five Hundred Dollars in gold, with interest
ut the rate or Eight per cent. per annum, nc,
according to the conditions of one coupon bond
bearing same date us said mortgage, made by
said seth :. Phelps to said British and Ameri-
can Mortgage Company lLimitedl; and there
being due and unpaid upon said bond and
mortgage M the date Of this notice the sum
of Two Hundred and Five and 37-l0O Dollars
(S.Uj.30. And this mortgage has paid on
this 2nd day Of November, 1881, as taxes upon
which sum IL was necessary to pay to protect
this rnortgagcc's lien upon said premises, the
receipts therefor being now in this mort
g;lgcc's possession.
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 III pursuance Of II
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 AT public auction, ut the
front door of the Office of the Register of
Deeds in and for said county of Blue Earth,
| AMI AT the city of Mankato therein on Satur-
day, the 18th day of December, 4. ID. 1881, at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon, to satisfy the
amount of said mortgage debt then due and
unpaid, together with the sum paid rs 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 as stipulated in
said mortgage and the said mortgage will be
thereby furccl0Sed.
Dated NOI embcr =, 1881
The BRITISH & AMERICAN MORTGAGE Con-
PANY i.IMITED), Mortgage.
THOMAS n WASnBuRN,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
lgw1 MunkatO. MINI.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the condi-
~ lions OF certain mortgage executed by
Wiiiiam ~ Gray, unmarried) mortgagOr, to
wi wiliiam y. Brown, mortgagce, dated August
.oth, "A. ID. 1917. and recorded In tho Office of
the Register Of Deeds in and for the County
OF Blue Earth, In the State OF Minnesota, on
INC Olh day OF August, A. ID. 1879, ut ten
O'Clock In the forenoon, In Book "s" Of Mort
cages, on page 5O2 by which mortgage there
was conveyed and granted the following de-
scriDod real estate situate I'm the county of
itluo Earth aforesaid, tO-wit: Tho Southeast
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter Of Section
Ten (i0, in Township One Hundred and Six
llUo), north, Range Twonty-nine, l2v), west OF
the nth principal merchant: and the South
Ihirty,eight !;Isl acres Of the Southwest Quar-
ter or the Northwest Quarter of Section
Eleven I'D, In said Town and Range and the
Southeast Quarter Of tho Northwest Quarter
or said Section Eleven QD, except about five
~ aeres OF the same lying east Of Perch
west end Of the North half Of the Southwest
Quarter Of said Section Eleven Ql), being all
Of said North Half Of tho Southwest Quarter
OF said section lying west OF Perch Creek:
the above description conveying In all one
hundred and sixty-five 3o-l0O 165 3O-i0O) acres,
and all the land owned by said mortgaRor In
said Sections III and IL 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
I'll paid, according to tho conditions Of two
promissory notes bearing same dnto as said
mortgage, made by said william ID. Gray to
said William Is. Brown, one for $36 and one
for S6y3 and there being due and unpaid up
on said notes and mortgage ut the date Of
this notice tho sum OF Ono Hundred ana
Thirty-cight lO-lOO dollars. And no action or
proceeding ut law or otherwise having been
Instituted To recover tho amount of said
mortgage debt or any part thereof; Now,
therefore, notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue and In pursuance of power Of sale In
said mortgage contained and Herewith re-
corded, and Of tho statute In such case made
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
1I.LAN kOUS.

MipN sLL.kNhot'
New York City is having water
famine.
The iirods have caused enormous
damage IN Austria and Servia.
British troops in South Africa
are to bc speedily withdrawn.
The President has designated the
oath inst. rs the National Thanks.
giving.
On account of the failure of the
crops in Northern Russia, famine
is feared.
Since the 18th of March, star route
reductions amounted to about one
million dollMs.
Bellevue, Iowa, is panic, stricken
over smallpox. Five eases have &C.
CURED there in three days.
a Galveston dispatch SAYS that u
sharp frost has caught the cotton
plants n Paris, Texas, and vicinity,
and did much damage.
The English tarf-men, protiting 10y
past experience, are going in heavy
On the two-ycar-uld events of the
season Ivy Lorillard and Keeno.
At Castle Garden, Y. Y, 1924
emigrauts landed during the past
month. an increase Of $500 over the
arrivals " the preceding month.
Daring October tho national debt
las been reduced about 81 200, 200,
making the reduction for he first
four months OF the fiscal year 3SI,
Cuo.OoO.
The result Of the recent elections
in Germany Inns been oVermhelm-
ingly liberal. and that III spite OF tho
utmost efforts OF the supporters or
government.
Competition and discord are raging
among the Cincinnati distillers.
Five of the biggest firms have re-
duced tho price Of hiyhwines To an
Improbable figure.
The New York Herald published
an interview with Secretary Blaine
relative to the new Cabinet. He
SAYS il will 10 Grant from top 10
BOSTON, after January |.
The heads OF the Treasury Depart.
mcnt are pleased with the appoint
ment of Judge Folger, because they
think a good lawyer is required there,
rather than great fiIancier.
Captain Adams, IN Arctic whaler,
claims that On his LAST voyage he
could easily have made the North
west passage 10y the way Of Poe
Sound. which he believes TO he the
only WAY 10 make it.
Tie state Railroad Commissioner
OF Iowa has drawn the attention ot
the railroad mln7S gers - the general
need of coal throughout the State
and they have promised to prevent
alocurrcmCr OF the famine Of last
w!utcr.
The Commissioner OF Pension:
recommends thai Congress be aske,
to appropriate SLOT, uGJ 600 for dis
bursement by his office for The
year ending June 30, 1883, in pay
ment Of annual anl accrued pensions
Tie also requires S2t.0o0.u0O To IN!
the arrear claims for the currcn
year.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

nEfAULT having boen made In the condi-
~ lions Of a certain mortgage executed by
Christopher Weigen. joins J. Aspass and Le-
andcr Z. Torres0n. mort8agors, to George Gull
February Bird, A. d. ls77, and recorded in the
Office Of the Register Of Deeds I'm and for tho
county Of Blue Earth, in the State of Mime
sofa, ON the 9th day OF April, A. ID. 1877, at six
Cages, on page So by which mortgage there
was conveyed and granted the following de-
scribed real estate situate In the county Of
Blue harth aforesaid, to-wit: Lots Nos. Two
Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of SEQ
ton Three 90, Township One Hundred and Six
uU6), Range Twcnty-sevcn (27), 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
pPonissory note, bearing same date as said
mortgage, made by said Christopher Weigen,
Jens j. Aspass and Leandcr 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-seven & 56-l0O
Dollars, and no action OF 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 q
power Of sale In said mortgage contained and
Herewith recorded, and Of the statute in such
case made and provided, the above described
premises will DO 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 Satur-
day, the 18th dayof December, A. ID. 1851, at l
o'clock In the afternoon, TO satisfy the amount
of said mortgage debt then due and unpaid,
together with the costs and expenses OF such
losureproceeding including twenty-five
dollars attorneys fees us stipulated in said
mortgage; and the said mortgage will be
thereby forcclosed.
Dated Mankato, Nov. l, 1881.
JOHN HARRINGTON,
Surviving Partner of the late firm
Of Culver g. Harrington.
Brown g. WIswELL.
Attorneys for Mortgages.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
y Earth.-ss.--In Probate Court.-Spccial
Term.
In the matter Of the Guardianship Of Kendall
Keene, u minor.
On reading and filing the petition OF Josiah
Keenc, 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 il appearing to the Court from
said petition that II would be beneficial to the
said ward tn sell said real estate. tits 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 CLOCK
A. NJ, 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 il il further ordered that copy or 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, a weekly newspaper
printed at Mankato in said county
Dated at Mankato, the Bird day OF October
A. D. 1881.
l6w6 Judge Of Probate
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
~ Earth sS.-ln Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of William
jenkins, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against william Jcn-
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 In Man.
katO, on the following days, viz: On the Goth
day of January and On the 22nd day of April,
1882, at o'clock Z. VI. on each of said daj g.
Also that six months from and after the
10th day of October, \. ID. 1881, il the time
limited for creditors of said william jenkins,
deceased, to present their claims for cXamin-
alton and allowance, at the expiration of
which time all claims not presented To said
Court ar not proven To its satisfaction shall
he forever barred unless for cause shown
further time bc allowed.
Dated October -, 1851.
BY order of the Court, q. W. MEAD,
lIwi Judge of Probate.