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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-10-14
How tn Tell a Good Potat0.

Here is good place to impart what
is secret to the vast majority Of peO-
pie. and it is one well worth knowing.
1t is simple how to tell good potato;
that is, as well rs can be done without
cooking it, for sometimes even experts
are deceived. Take a sound potato.
and paying no attention to its outward
appearance. divide it into two pieces
with your knife and examine the ex-
posed surfaces. II there is so much
water or "juice" that seemingly a
slight pressure would cause it to fall off
in drops, you may be sure it will be
.soggy" after it is boiled. These are
the requisite qualities for a good potato
which must appear when one is cut in
two; For color. yellowish white; if it
is deep yellow the potato will not
cook well; there must be considerable
amount of moisture, though not too
much; rub the two pieces together. and
white frOth will appear around the
edges and upon the two surfaces; this
signifies the presence Of starch, and the
more starch, and consequently frOth.
the better the potato, while the less
there is the poorer it will cook. The
strength of the stnrchy element can be
tested by releasing the hold upon one
piece of the potato, and if it still clings
To the other, this in itself is a very good
sign. These are the experiments gem
orally made by experts, and they are
ordinarily willing to buy on the strength
of their turning out well, though. as
stated above. these tests are by no
means infallible. The anti-Chinese ele-
ment of society will not like the infor-
nation that very large percentage of
the potatoes consumed in this market
are raised by Cinnamon, but such is the
case. The "River Reds" our cheapest
potato. which is grown along the banks
of the Sacramento river, are raised al
most exclusively by the heather, who
ship them to tho commission mer-
chants, from whose stores they 90 to
hotels, boarding-houses and private
families all over the city. and a few
good seasons make the Chinaman rich
from Mongolian standpoint. San
Francisco cal.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

nEFAJrIT having h.,p ,u,,Jo 4, ,h, ,..,,,,i
~ tinn. az n ccrf,,,m nn,t,,, ny 80. ~,
Cbristnnbcr Weivr,,' lens i tsnass ,,nJ ~,
amber a. Torrcso,,. mortonvnr. ~ I:corno,',,I
vrr and .Jobn Farrinvtnn' ,nnrt~,yc,.. date,
February :,ri. 4 ID. III, md r,s"r,ic,l I'm th,.
Office of fh,. Iicvistrr of Deeds In ,,nJ fnr ,h
co,Intv of Rl,Ic Earth In Tho sa.t.. ~ Ni,n.-
sofa. on the Cth day of April. a. ID 1877 M six
o'cIock I'm thc aff,.rnonn II, nnnk 4 rf Wnrt
yavcs on nns,c 5a +. h, which ,n",,,,,,,,' ,h''ra
WIS conv,v"d and yy,ntnd ~, fnIin,,i,,', ~:
scriI,.J ron, estate si,',,,t,, IL, no ',, y,
RIuo Earth ,f,,rcs,id ,".,vi,. - NJ, ir,,'
1,i and Fifteen I5 In c,Iw'.r,,d E,,,;,,,,,,,,'..
,;,.in;.,, ~ H. S',,. az, q, i.ntu o
tim ,rhrc. "a ,vn.r;, H.. u,,.,., . ",
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The Farming We Need.

A correspondent Of the Ge,manto,cn
Tetegruph says: ''rhe time has now
come when nothing but high farming
will pay in this section of country,
since the cheap and fertile lands of
the West are brought into such close
and sharp competition by cheap
ffeights and rapid transit. Old
.abts which are not now paying
must be abandoned, ana newer and
better paying ones adopted. Every
acre of tillable land must he made to
yield its treasures with the least pos
sible expense. When one hundred
bushels of corn per acre can he pro.
duced, we must not he satisfied with
fifty bushels. If new implement
can do the work of two men with an
old one, the old one should be laid by
and the new one used. If there is
not enough manure to go all over the
common ground, we must buy some
well-tried fertilizer that will increase
the product. 1t is all folly to con.
tinue to farm poor land when it is
possible to enrich it. The expense
of farming poor land is greater than
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We said in former advertisement -" To person some
MEANS land is cheaper to-day and the long rum in Blue Earth
county $50 than at 50 per hundred
from timber by the time the settler these vast prarics has
made his roads and bridges got churches and schools and bought
hrewood and timber until he his own his land will
hn more than $50 We repeat again emphasized by
the results OF the October blizzard the prarcs living
for hundred of miles the wcscat losses of stock are reported
lost largely because there is timber which to utilize the
hay and straw for shelter
We have Il large farming lands for sale in Blue
Earth and adjoining counties and II either
proved or unlnrovc Lands have been rising
ana Will likely keep going AT prices they will bet
ter as an investment than money interest Parties who
thinking Of buying will get better bargains along towards
spring.
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An Unaccommodating Actor,

This other morning as Mr.. Sheridan.
the actor was vending his way from
rehearsal. he was waylaid on Kearney
street by al agricultural procession,
consisting Of granger, accompanied
by grangess and string of six child
rem.
BE you that barbarian fellow will,
tine big meat ax?" inquired the party
from tho country.
That whatp" replied tho urbano
!ragedian.
why that fellow with the tiger skin
ulster that gets stuck on that yaller
headed gal in the playT'
Mr.. 5. admitted. rather stiflly. that
no was performing the part of Ingomar
Mt the Bush Street Theatcr that week.
''Irather thought you were tho cuss. "
exclaimed the rancher, with much sa-
tisfaction. "'m powerful glad we ran
acrost yer. You see. / was trying 10
tell Amanda. here. how ALFRED natural
you snatched up that gal and rushed
clean of the platform with her under
your arm"
you must really ex-" began the
actor. trying to crowd past.
And the hull crowd of 'em up our
way allowed it was all rippin' lie.
and you couldn't do it. made four
bets on it. and we're all going to take
in the show tonight to prove it. It'll
cost q pow'ful sight. though. and I'll
tell you what I'll do. l don't mind
giving you four dimes if you'll just take
Ellen Ann there. She don't heft over
ose-fifty-and skip across the street
with her. It'll save me big money, and
We can all go back on the 4:5O train.
Come. now. what yer say?"
But the eminent fac-simile of Louis
ri. corrugated his brow into three
ply scowl and stalked Indignantly of,
while the honest farmer repocketed his
four dimes with some prophetic re-
marks concerning the ultimate fate of
people who scorncd small profits and
put on airs generally.-ISan francisco
Past
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made In the condi-
~ tions Of u certain mortgage executed by
Charles w. Hermann and Nelly Hermann,
his wife, mOrtgagOrs, to Frederick AfYOlter.
mortgagee, dated July 9Th, A. ID. 1870, and re-
corded in 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 nv O'Clock in the forenoon, in BOOK X
of Mortgages, on page go, by which mort
gage there was conveyed and granted the fol-
lowing described real estate situate In the
county Of Blue Earth aforesaid, tO-wt: The
north half of the southeast quarter of Section
twenty-five, in Township one hundred and
five, north, Range twcnty-cight. containing
eighty acres, to secure the pny mcnt OF the sum
of Six Hundred and FOrty-thrcc dollars, with
interest ut the rate of IL per cent. per annum
until paid, according to the conditions of u
promissOry note hearing same date as said
mortgage, made by said Charles w. Hermann
to said Frederick Aiioltcr, and the said mort.
gage having been duly assigned by the said
mOrtgngee to Elijah l.. Case on the Bird day Of
December, a. ID. 1870, which assignment was
on the 18th day of August, a. d. 1850, record
cd in the Office OF the Register of Deeds in
Book II of Mortgages. on page :,s7, and there
being due and unpaid upon said note and
mortgage ut the date Of this notice the sum of
two hundred and fOrty-six dollars, and no
action or proceeding mt law or otherwise hav-
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 in pursuance of II 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 bc sold at public auction, mt 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 fifth
day of November, A. 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 fOreclOs-
ure proceeding, including twenty-five dollars
attorneys fees as stipulated In said mortgage;
and the said mortgage will be thereby fore
closed.
Dated September I'D, 1881.
ELIJAH l.. CASE,
Assignee Of MOrtgagcc.
FREEMAN d PFAU,
Attorneys for Assignee.
serr.lpnyG
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the condi-
~ tions of certain mortgage executed by
William ID Gray, mnmarrictD mOrtgagor, Ia
william is. Brown, mOrtgagcc, dated August
18th, a. ID. 1879, and recorded in the Office VI
the Register Of Deeds in and for the County
Of Blue Earth, i'm the State of Minnesota, ON
the Uth day Of August, A. ID. $50, ut ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, In Book IS" of Mort
Cages, on page JG by which mortgage there
was conveyed and granted the following de-
scribcd real estate situate In the county Of
Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit: The Southeast
Quarter Of the Northeast Quarter of Section
Ten t0), i'm Township One Hundred and Six
600, north, Range Twenty-ninc, CO, west OF
the NTH principal meridian; and the South
Thirty-cight !3s) acres of the Southwest Quar-
ter of the Northwest Quarter of Section
Eleven I'D, in said Town and Range and the
Southeast Quarter Of the Northwest Quarter
Of said Section Eleven I'D, except about live
Creek; and about Fifty-fwO (52) acres of the
west end of the North half Of the Southwest
Quarter of said Section Eleven az, being all
of said North Half Of the Southwest Quarter
Of said section lying west of Perch Greek:
the above description conveying In all one
hundred and sixty-fivc 3O-lOO 065 $4,000 acres,
and all the land owned by said mortgagor in
said Sections 10 and II ON August 18th, 1879:
to secure the payment Of the sum Of Seven
Hundred and Twenty-ninc dollars, with inter
est at the rate of ten per cent per annum un-
Ill paid, according to the conditions Of two
pronissory notes bcuring same date us said
mortgage, made by said william ID. Gray to
said william Is. Brown, one for $50 and one
for S6.Ej and there being due and unpaid up
ON said notes and mortgage at the date Of
this notice the sum of One Hundred AMI
Thirty-cight lO-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 il hereby given that by vir-
tue ana In 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 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 MunkatO 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, togcth-
or with the costs and expenses Of such fore
closure proceedings, including nifty dollars
attorneys fees rs stipulated In said mortgage;
and the said mortgage will he thereby fore
closed.
Dated September 10Th, 1851.
WILLIAM Ii. BROWN,
THOMAS x WAsliBCKS, MOrtgagcc.
Attorneys for Mortgage.
scp1Inovll
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STATE OF MINNESOTA-County of Blue
- Earth--ss-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Charles Kittlc-
son, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Peter
Peterson, of Blue Earth county, representing
am ,ng other things that Charles Kittleson
died intcstate, leaving goods chattcls and cs-
tate within this county, AMI that the said pc
titioncr Is Il creditor of said deceased, and
PRAYING that administration of said estate he
to }. l. Washburn granted, il is ordered that
said petition be heard before the Judge of
this Court on the End day of October. \. ID.
ISL, ut 10 o'clock n. NJ, ut the Probate Office
in said county.
Ordered further that notice thereof be
given tn the heirs of said deceased and Ia
all persons interested by publishing II copy
of this order for three successive weeks
prior Ia said day of hearing in the Mankato
FREE Press, II weekly newspaper printed
and published ut Mankato, in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the eth day Of Septcm-
Der, a. ID. 1851.
by the Court. &. W. MEAD,
l4w4 Judge Of Probate.
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that attending richer land, and the
labor more discouraging. There
must he more general attention given
Ia dairy products, the cultivation of
small fruitsand the raising of poultry.
The old system ofpasturage will have
to give way before the onward march
Of soiling and the no.fencing system.
The road master, with his gang of
full hands and half.grown boys,
must yield To tho new road scrapcr
AMI smoother. To which we may
add that the time has arrived, even
IN our neighboring counties. where
more systematic method and higher
farming are expedient, in order to
produce satisfactory results. On our
best bottom land the old corn and
hay and clover methods may yet
satisfy the farmer, but even he could
experience benefit Ivy needing the AL.
monitions of the above extract"
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About Potatoes aud the Weather.
Bl An OLD SETTLER.

Commenced digging potatoes this
year about sept. 18th; should have
begun two weeks earlier, but waited
for the ground To dry, expecting Il
dry fall after wet summer. Had TO
dis between showers. and when sun
enough 10 dry them putting into pits
IN the field, otherwise, spreading on
barn and woodshed floors. Found Il
few rotten ones, the number increas-
Ing from day 10 day, until Oct. 3.
when the field WAS finished, about
one-siXieenth being thrown out.
Thorough drying is important 10 save
them, when inclined 10 rot : but,
coming ont of the ground dry and III
good condition. they should not he
eN POSED To light and air but Il short
time. such exposure injuring their
eaI!ag qualities. have pTacticed
for many years leaving potatoes in
tie field in piles of ten or fifteen
bushels. covering with hay and dirt,
until about Nov. LIST, then, on ii
pleasant day opening out, sorting
and putting INTO winter quarters; and
l think it pays for the extra labor in
any season, certainly IL does whom
they are at all affected by the rot.
Mr.. Editor: Has any one here
abouts kept u record of the deposit of
moisture 10y snow and rain fall foi
the year past If SO, ! hope it will
be published we want something to
brag about 10 our parched up eastern
ard southern friends. and we want to
file il away, 50 that in the future
next year perhaps when we get
pinched with the droutli, we may get
Whit of moist air from it. Fort
Smelling record will hardly do for us,
for it must he that the clouds have
been squeezed by opposing winds
oitener. and II little harder about the
south bend of the Minnesota river
than anywhere else.
We have the consolation, that, the
law of compensation is not repealed,
for, while we have had the discom-
fort of padding in mud and water
the entire season, and the sadness of
seeing our crops damaged by excess
of moisture; we have had plenty OF
water for stock, and no destructive
fires laying waste forests and fields.
Draw backs To the accumulation of
wealth are necessary no doubt to
keep us within bounds. In uninter-
rupted prosperity we are apt to be-
come proud, -Overbearing, arrogant,
and say in our thoughts and by our
actions, My power and the might Of
mine hand hath gotten this wealth"
and we, as individuals and us Il nation,
need to he admonishcd often, as were
the ISrlclites of old but thou shall
remember the Lord thy God; for it
is lie that giveth thee power to get
wealth" See Deut. VIII.
Belgrade, Oct. 1881.
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A Banp-Up Affair.

A st. Louis paper chronicles with
genial particularly the recent stimuli
taneous marriage Of the three daugh-
tors of DIR. Bang. Of that city. As q
first-class, bang-up bit of ''society
news" this report seems to .appropri-
ate tho muffin" DR.. Charles Bang,
the father, ''has for many years kept u
drug store on tho corner of Fifteenth
street and Franklin avenue" and tho
bridegrooms arc respectively candy
manufacturer, a bank teller, and u
dentist. They are described as being
.'every way worthy the fortunate mat
rimonial prizes they have drawn
The wedding went off chcerfully.
When MIR. Bang. having signed an af.
tidavit for one daughter, was called
upon to sign a second one, no ex-
claimed:
"What, must sign again"
Certainly" replied the clerk; "this
isn't job lot. You have 70 sign for
zach one"
When tho applications were all mado
out, the clerk said to DIR. Bang:
"You ought to feel happy to get so
many daughters off your hands ut
once"
The doctor replied:
They took all l had; that breaks up
the family"
YES" said Mr.. Weizcl; ''that was .
regular Wholesale business; We made
clean sweep"
When tho clerk was asking for the
names that went together in the Ii
censes, DIR. Herman exclaimed:
Don't you make any mistake. now.
and give me- the wrong girl; want the
one that belongs to me-"
When everything was concluded ex-
copt paying fees. DR.. Bang said:
Tho next thing is"
1.-The next thing is" interrupted Mr..
Wetzel. ono of tho prospective nus
bands, Ito go out and get some beer. J"
"But the licenses are not paid for
yet"
"No matter. we can pay for them in
the morning when we get them"
The party then filed out glcefully.
and no doubt had tho beer. The triple
marriage recalls All anecdote related
Of an eccentric minister number Of
years ago. who was called upon to
marry three couples at once. The
parties were standing around promis-
cuously. waiting for the arrival of the
minister. and when he came in he
marched up TO them. exclaiming !:
'Sort yourselves"
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PROBATE NOTICE.


state OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth.-ss.-ln Probate Court.-Spccial
Term.
In the matter Of the Guardianship of Kendall
kccnc, Il minor.
On reading and filing the petition of josiah
Nccnc, guardian of said minor, representing
among other things that the said ward Is
seized of certain real estate in Blue Earth
county and that Il is eNpc,iicnt that the same
|honld h@ sold AMI pray In. for license Ia sell
the same and il appearing Ia the Court from
said petition that II would Ia beneficial tO the
said ward sell said real estate. II Is ordered
and directed that tac next ot kin L. said w',ri
and all pcrS ans intrr'>tt,! ~ >.'id estate APP
pear before the Judge al this Court an the
18th day OF November. \. u ISL. AT 10 o'clock
A. NJ, AT the Probate office in Maukata in said
county, then and there Ia show cause il any
there he, why license should not be granted
for the sale of said real estate, according To
the prayer of said petition.
And il Is further ordered that u copy Of this
order shall bc published for four successive
weeks prior to said dry of hearing the last of
which publications shall tx at least fourteen
DAYS before the said day of hearing i'm the
MuukatO FREE PRESS, Il weekly newspaper
printed ut Mankato in said county
Dated at Mankato, the Bird day of October
A. d. 1881.
by the Court, u: W. MEAD,
I5w5 Judge of Probate
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Court TO prosecutoD: "Then you
recognize this handkerchief as tho one
that was stolen from your Eyes, your
honor" Court: "And yet it isn't the
only handkerchief of tho sort in the
world. See. this one l have in my
pocket is exactly like it." Very like.
". your honor; I had two stolen"
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Manifest Destiny Points 10 MalkatO F!

the great distributing of Southwestern Minncsoa-ts
busy industries now fast multiplying will be pushed to the
most to supply the rapidly developing of the country beyond
ns-a ootlod will be worth fortune in the future II
You want home, if want business location it
lend a hand to make
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Investments in Real Estate
TN AND
AROUND MANKAT0,
Where carefully made at present prices will pay better
than money at interest

The manufacturing interests of Mankato the full
tide OF successful prosperity mechanics work. labor
employed than ever before enterprises being projected
haitac occupied and the brightest prospects for
the rapid growth of the city,
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MANHOOD


Just published a new edition of DIR. Cul-
verwell's Celebrated Essay on the radical
cure of SPERMATORRHQEA or Seminal Weak
ness, Involuntary Seminal Losses. IMPOTEN-
CY, Mental and Physical lncapacity, Impcdi-
ments To Marriage, etc.; also CONSUMPTION,
EPILEPSY and FITS, induced by self-indul-
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The celebrated author, In this admirable
Essay clearly demonstrates, from II thirty
years successful practice, thu; the alarming
consequences OF self-abiise may be radically
cured pointing out mode of cure at once
simple, certain, and ctIecttIal, by means of
which every sufferer, no matter whit his
condition may be, may cure himself chcaply,
privately and radically.
- This Lecture should be In the hands of
every youth and every man in the land
Sent under seal, In u plain envelope, to any
address, postpaid, on receipt of six cents or
cure for Tape Worm. Address
THE CULVERWELI. MEDICAL Co.,
Al Ann ST., New York, n. Y:
Post Office Box, 1885. Octl4,siIl
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FOR SALE i!

Lots ! and z, Block ], MankatO, except
Railroad.
Also the undivided half Of Southwest Quar-
ter Of Section y, Town l07, Range 25, Blue
Earth County. j. &. OSWALD,
5wl2 Minneapolis, MINI.
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sum MONS.

- Earth VI ''''
PENDANT. '' W.
You are hereby summoned to bc and uppear
!~ inc undersigned one Of the Justices Of
.ay OF October, A. d., 1881, nj s o'clock in the
forenoon, ut my Once In the town Of Mankato
IN said county, to answer Ia T.. NJ. Is. Laird In
a.. civil action. Should you fail To appear ut
the time and place aforesaid, Judgment will
be rendered against you upon the evidence
adduced ny said u. N. Il. Laird for such sum
az he shall show himself entitled to.
=, TWEEN under my hand, this 30th day of
September, A. ID. 1881.
II. NJ. BURGESS,
10 Justice of the Peace.
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SUMMONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth
Tho Slate of Minnesota To Samuel Graves.
You arc hereby summoned to Inc and ap-
pear before the undersigned one of the
on the Bird day Of November, A. d., 1881, III
2OclOck In the afternoon, ut my Office In the
Village Of Lake Eagle In said county, to
the firm Of Scllick & Peck IN ~ civil action,
Should you fail to appear ut the time and
place aforesaid, Judgment will bc rendered
against you upon the evidence adduced by
said Sellick 4 Peck for such sum us they shall
show themselves entitled Ia.
Given under my hand, this 4th day of Octo-
bcr, A. ID. 1881.
HORACE CUMMINS,
10 Justice of the Peace.