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

nEFAULT having been made in the condi-
- tons of certain mortgage executed by
l.. Sanford Davies and StellaM. Davies, mort
gagors, to Rebccca I. Bicknell, mortgage,
dated the It'll day Of January, a. ID. 1875, 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 18th day of April,
A. ID. 1875, ut one o'clock in the afternoon. in
Book 3 of Mortgages, ON page 81. by which
mortgage there was conveyed and granted the
following described real estate situate in the
county Of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit: Lot
number five 90, in Block number six 90, in
Van Brunt's Addition to Mankato according
TO the recorded plat thereof, filed in the Office
of said Register OF Deeds, To secure the pay
ment of the sum Of Six Hundred Dollars, with
interest at the rate of twelve per cent. per
annum until paid, according To the conditions
of u prOmissory note bearing same date as
said mortgage, made py said y, sanford q, DAVIES
nell; and there being due and unpaid upon
said note and mortgage ut the date of this
notice the sum of Seven Hundred and Thirty
six 60-l00 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 q power of sale in said mortgage contained
and Herewith recorded, and Of the statute in
such case made and provided, the above de-
scribed premises will be soldat publicaiiction,
at the front door of the Office OF the Register
OF Deeds I'm and for said county of Blue Earth
and ut the city of Mankato therein. on Friday,
the 9TH day of January, A. u. 1881, at ten
o'clock i'm 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 Thirty
dollars attorneys fees as stipulated in said
mortgage; and the said mortgage will be
thereby fOreclosed.
Dated November cath, 1880.
REBECCA Il. BICKNELL.
Mortgagee.
THOMAS & wAsnnuRN, Att'ys for Mortgage.
ElwT
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06


Civilization has made advancement
among the Sioux Indians, and the
customs and habits of civilized soci-
ETY. are being introduced among them.
\ few years ago Spotted Tail, Jr., a
son of the famous chief, eloped in
fashionable style with Stranger
Horse $ wife. The latter was off on
4 hunting trip ut the time, and re-
turned to find his fire gone out, his
squaw departed, and his tepee DESC
late. Gathering his friends about
him, he started out with his rifle.
threatening the life of the offender.
The affair was reported to the agent,
who summoned the faithless wife and
her paramour to the agency, where
they were confronted with the wroged
husband. When the agent demanded
of young Spot why he had committed
this wrong, he said: "She led me in.
to it, After Il full hearing of the
case. in which the agent acted as a
mediator, it was decided that the
wounded honor of Stranger Horse
should he healed with the gift of Il
horse and Il number of valuable arti.
cles, and that he should take back his
wife and live with her again. In
following the usages of the tribe
Stranger Horse will very likely make
the faithless wife a mental, and take
another squaw unto himself.-Inter
ocean.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
MANKAro FREE Press.
THURSDAY, JANUARY Q, 1881.
This horse has got through Biting

One of the commission houses on
Woodbridge street has horse that
Was the terror of every pedestrian
that got within three feet of his head
The animal has teeth like shark,
and up 10 few days ago he'd bite
everything within reach except u
pile of grindstones. Whipping had
no effect. and he would get rid of
mnzzles rs fast rs they were put on.
The firm has put out considerable
money 10 settle for his bites, and was
wandering what they could sell him
for. when along came man who
guaranteed cure for S.. He was
told 10 80 TO work, and his first move
was 10 get an old suit of clothes and
stun II with straw. The horse was
driven down the street, and tho suit
was tied TO hitching post, back to
the street. y full pound of Cayenne
pepper WAS then rubbed into and
sprinkled over the garments and the
straw stuilins. and tho joke was
ready.
The horse came jogging back, and
the driver left him standing within
six feet of the man of straw. The
old biter's eyes had Il fine twinkle us
he SAW Il chance To use his teeth. and
as soon rs left alone he began edging
toward the post. When ready for
business. he madea sudden lunge and
caught the man 10y the shoulder. The
Old horse meant wickedneSs, but he
had Il surprise in store for him. AS
he lifted the figure off its feet and
gave ii shake it sell apart, and his
eyes. nose and mouth We're filled with
the smarting powder. Great tears
rolled down his long nose; lie sneezed
and snorted and coughed, and was
Just rs chagrined at the general
laugh on HIM rs man would have
been. lie backed away from the
remnants. opened his mouth to cool
Il ami hung his head III shame. He
did not cease weeping far day, but
when he got So that he could look
the public square in the face he was
a changed horse. Anybody could
pun hi, ears or rub his nose with
imWmity. In tact. he courts caresses
where he deiied them, and on the ap-
preach OF a stranger will shut his
eyes and mouth. rs if fearful of
another dose.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

In Josh Billings "Cook.B Book and
Picktorial Receipts" just published
by Carleton. the following interest.
ing letter is found:
EDONIA, December, Year Two.
Dear EUe:--I have been on the ramp.
age now one month, prospecting for
our new home, and have seen some
ranches that will do pretty well, but
none of them just the ticket. The
old garden is hard place to beat,
but we have lost that and are turned
out now to root, hog or die We will
fight it out on this line if it takes all
summer. Eating that apple was a
gr ut blunder, but, my dear girl, let
bygones be bygones; there is hope for
us yet. Just as soon as strike good
claim i will come back to you.
Watch over Cain closely; he's brick.
The weather is raw and cold, ] feel
that am too thinly clad. No more
now from your loving ADAM.
p. S.-Has Cain cut another tooth
yet!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

We said in former advertisement =" To person of
land is cheaper today and the long run, Blue Earth
county $50 than 50 50 hundred miles
from timber BY the time the settler these prares has
made his roads and bridges got churches and schools bought
rewood and timber until he grow his his land will
him than $50 acre. We repeat again emphasized by
the results the October blizzard living
hundred of miles the losses of reported
lost largely because there timber with which utilize
hay and straw for shelter.
We have large of farming lands for sale in Blue
Earth and adjoining counties and suit either with
proved unmpovcd Lands have been rising harvest
and will likely keep going up At present prices they will pay bet
ter investment than money at interest Parties who
thinking Of buying will better bargains than along towards
spring
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

1t was tho anniversary Of their g,l.
den wedding, and Ike surprised his
good old wifa Hannah by trading off Il
little bull calf for second hand phae-
ton. He borrowed young mule on
trial, and the "rig" stood in front of
Ikes mansion waiting for the old wo-
man to dress up, get in and give it u
fair trial. Ike walked down the road
about mile to SEQ the team rs it came
and went, leaving Jim to "holc dat ar
critter Ontill his nanny tuck hold oh
do lines" The "gentle crittor" stood,
like "Paticnce, on monument smiling
at grief" until the old woman got in.
In the meantime "dat ar boy Jim"
wasn't asleep. Hannah came up, got
in, took tho rcins and said, "Come up!'
but the mule didn't appear to want to
come up" worth cent. Jim punched
him with stick and Hannah tickled
HIM with the whip, and he stood like
death up a dark alley. "llolc on,
nanny" said jim, and he went aroun'
and hoisted that mules tail and threw
an old hoop up under it. The mule
took deathlike grip on it and started,
Jim hanging on behind. Away he went,
making time that would have made a
locomotive ashamed of itself. Old Ike
saw them coming, and steaming off to
one side to let them pass, he elevated
both his hands and yelled: "Holc on
to the pheton, Hannah, hole on to the
phIton; freeze to the vehicle, jim
eway wild yo' nanny" and Ike KEEP
his eye on the team until he saw {;
wreck resembling the explosion Of ;
saw mill The mule had run into :
milk-wagon. Ikc's house is hospital
now, and he is using the ''pheton' fol-
kindliny wood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

The mos. remarkable escape on rec
ord occurred in this city several
nights Ego. Jack Juckles committed
IN act. which, according to law.
would send him to penitentiary. He
concealed himself in the third story
of Il building, hoping to escape until
the next day, when friend would
procure a disguise for him. He sat
in the room meditating. "Yes," he
amused. "if am arrested l will be
sent to the pen. l shot Il fellow in
self-defence, but hang it all, l have
shot several, and the State of Ark
ansas is getting tired of excuses"
\ rap on the door startled the
muSer.
who's there!'
"A deputy sheriff. Open up
"Gone up" he thought as he opened
the door.
you are my prisoner. said the
deputy.
YES" replied Jack, "but don't
you know that it won't do to take me
through the streets; I'd be mobbed |!
l tell you what to do. Go out into
the hall, lock the door, and stand
there until several other officers can
be summoned. You can send the
porter after them" This seemed
fair enough. and the officer calling
the porter, sent him to the sheriff $
office. "Stand outside" SAID Jack.
~ break might be made at any
moment. There is no possible chance
of escape. I'm honest with You
The deputy went out and locked
the door. There was not the slightest
danger to be feared from mob, but
an idea had occurred to the prisoner.
No sooner had the deputy taken his
place IN the hall than Jack softly
raised one Of the windows. There
were two gas.burncrs in the room,
and approaching the one not in use
he placed his mouth over it and turned
on the gas. Presently he began to
wave. Then his feet left the floor
and he went up nearly to the ceiling,
but he blew out some of the gas and
come down lightly. lie took a little
more and by holding to the wall he
managed to reach the window. He
went through and noated out into the
air. He floated in westerly direc.
ton. and then, blowing off gradually
he came down lightly. tipping along
for several yards before he could
with safety exhale the entire amount
of gas which he had taken into his
'meterized' system. Shortly after the
and officers arrived the gas man came
over and promptly charged up the ex.
ira amount of gas consumed.-Ark.
dnsds Gazette.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
Another coal-cutting machine ha

Another coal-cutting machine has
been invented, which. rs described.
is very efficient and economical in
its operation. This machine consists
of Il small compassionate engine.
with a three and one half inch cylin.
der, eleven inch stroke, and to the
piston rod is attached pick that
moves at the rate of two hundred
and forty strokes per minute. The
engine rests upon an axle having two
small broad wheels, Which serve to
move the machine forward and from
place to place as the undertaking is
done. There is no track necessary.
The power exerted to run the machine
is less than one.horse. The com.
pressed air is conveyed down the
main entry in three inch pipes, and
then led off to where the coal cutter
is ut work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
NOTICE..

IMPORTANT to COnsumptives.-Itev. Or.
4 Cass, while medical missionary to the
East Indies, had placed in his hands the form.
ula for simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Consumption,
lung affections; also positive and radical
cure for nervous complaints, debility, etc.
After having thoroughly tested its wonderful
curative powers In thousands of cases, he feels
1t Il duty TO make 1t known to his suffering
fellows. The recipe will be sent free of
charge to all who desire it with full directions
for preparing and successfully using. Ad-
ply, with stamp, manning this paper, DIR. N Il.
Cass 1257 Washington st. Boston Mass. 1Sm6
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
Profitable Patients.

The most wonderful and marvellous
success in cases where persons are sici
of wasting away from Il condition o
miserablcness, that no one knows wha
ais them, profitable patients for doc
tors,) is obtained by the use of HoI
Bitters. They begin to cure from the
first dose and keep it up until perfecr
health and strength is restored. Who
ever is afflicted in this way need no,
suffer, when they can get Hop Bitters
-Cincinnatti Star.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Not Il Beverage.

They are not beverage, but a medi-
cine, with curative properties of the
highest degree, containing no poor
whiskcy or poisonous drugs. They do
not tear down an already debiltatcd
system, but builds it up. One bottle
contains more hops, /. c. more real hop
strength than barrel of ordinary beer.
Every druggist in Rochester sells them,
and the physicians prescribe them
Erenimg Express on Hop Bitters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Fifteen inches of snow in North
Carolina, nearly half foot in
Georgia; railroad travel interrupted
Ey snow in Virginia-in fact heavy
snow-storms all over the South.
Nothing of the sort has happened be.
fore in the history of man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Some statistics prepared by the
State Department, and published in
our Washington specials, show that
the balance of trade with the world,
for the year 1879, was in favor Of the
United States by $24O,0 $3.50, 100 Pho.
neer Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

A firm of German machinists have
constructed IA machine for printing
on wooden boards ut the rate of 400
an hour. The forms, made from vul.
cunized india rubber, are stuck on the
cylinder, while the board, represent.
ing the sheet, 10 laid on the bed Of
the machine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

A Madeira County Texan gathered
over one thousand bushels of pecan
nuts from his farm, and sold them in
San Antonio for 1910 per bushel.
His net profit Was $500 Oh the crop,
the entire cost of gathering and
marketing being just S23.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

About 800, 900 immigrants have ar.
rived ut the port of New York during
the present year-a number large
enough to occupy state of moderate
size.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Glass flooring and pavements are
now produced in large quantities at
st. Gobain, France. The flooring
made of flags and slabs of rough east
glass, consists of pieces six by one
and three-eigths inches thick, eleven
inches long, and weighs one hundred
and sixty-6ve pounds per square
metre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

1t is stated that the family of j..
w. Mackey, the bonanza king lived
in Paris ut the rate of nearly 81 .000,.
coo per annum.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

General Walker believes that the
census, when completed, will show
the population of the United States
to be 50,000,O00.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

The Cheyenne river Sioux evidently
place high value on their reservation.
They want seven million dollars for
right-of-way through it for the Chicago
& Northwestern, and Chicago, Mi!wau-
kee g. st. Paul roads. While informed
that they could not get any such price,
"Rattling Rib automatically remark
ed that 1--WE must talk it over SLOW"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
Whitaker.


Following are the recommendations
Of Gen. Howard in the Whitaker
case upon which the president based
his action granting IA court-martial:
!. That Whittaker's application
for trial by court-martial be granted
and that he be regularly tried on
charges and specifications under the
articles Of war.
.. That the court-martial be COM
posed Of officers, a majority of whom,
nj least, should not be men who were
graduated 1T the military academy.
The prccaution, Gen. Howard, would,
under the circumstances, be Il wise
one.
3. That lin case Of an acquittal,
Whitaker. should he permitted to
return 10 the academy and enter the
class next below that TO which he
formerly belonged. and thus be given
Il fair chance 20 qualify himself to
pass the required examination and
complete Tie course of study.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Twenty of the richest liquor dealers
in Detroit have been arrested for
keeping their saloons open on Christ
mas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
TIM e Err Ian D $ !

We think the extension of railroads greatly
the call for all kinds Of wood and timber However much coal
hay may be used for fuel timber absolute necessity for null
tudc of The constantly increasing demand will rapidly
absorb surplus We look for stronger and rapid
in timber than in farm lands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

A Mobiles county farmer complains
that wheat has never proved to be a
very profitable crop in Southern Min
nesota, that some years there has
been bountiful returns, but the farm.
ers most rely on other branches of
industry i'm order to make farming
pay.
All of which is sensible. Put in a
field of wheat, another one of oats,
still another of barley, plant Il good
field of corn, put in two or three acres
of potatoes, set aside Il patch for
beans, SOW turnips, beets and carrots;
then secure milch cows and sheep in
sufficient numbers to make away with
the turnips, beetS, and carrots; and in
addition to all of these, raise Il colt
or two every season, and in II year
or two there will be an end to the oft
repeated story that farming does not
pay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

\ train Of immigrants lost them
selves in an Oregon desert thirty years
ago. and wandered for several days
before finding their way out. They
aftrrward said that they had seen a
place strcwn with nuggets of gold,
but were at the time suffering star.
walton, and did not suppose that they
would live to care anything about the
treasure. 4 grizzly old man was re-
Gently encountered in that region.
He be haden searching since 1850 for
these nuggets, and declared that he
would stick to it until he died.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
Investments in Real Estate
AROUND MANKATO,
Where carefully made at prices will pay better
than money at interest

The manufacturing interests of Mankato the full
tide OF successful prosperity mechanics work; labor
employed than before enterprises being projected
hatabe tenement occupied and the brightest prospects for
the rapid growth of the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

In opposition to Il gooSe-bone, tree
moss, and Vennor's predictions, Il
wise acre at Harrisburg promises Il
very short and pleasant winter. He
has had in his yard during the past
summer and fall Il number of land
tortoises. These, he says, when the
winter is to be severe and prolonged
bury themselves deeply under the
ground. This yeah. he states, he
notices that his pets have only gone
down under the ground Il short dis.
lance. and in several instances are
barely covered. and he predicts that
the winter will be Il short one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

Congressman Pound says General
Garfield is one of the greatest men
the public has yet produced. He is
Daniel Webster and Abraham Lin
coin rolled in one. He is perfectly
developed in more directions than
any man he ever knew-a grand
roundabout character, who is DIES.
tined to stand forever us one of the
conspicuous figures in American his.
tory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06

The remarkably close division of
the popular votes between the Gar
field and the Hancock presidential
electors indicates one of the strongest
grounds for opposition to any pro-
position looking to an election Of the
president by direct popular vote.
According to number of careful
computations, the difference between
the whole number of votes for Gar
field electors and the whole number
of votes for Hancock electors appears
to have been less than three thousand.
Indeed, the latest tables show that
the excess of votes for Garfield over
the votes for Hancock was only 1900,
the whole number having been rs
follows:
For Garfield electors ........... 4,A45,S $50
For Hancock electors. .............. 4,4i3,535
For weaver electors. 3OS, iS6
For Dow electors. Observation-Disclosures. lO,SS
For Phelps electors. Observation-Disclosures. l,072
All other votes Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Whole number of votes ~ O,2ls,7 67
An excess of only 1900 votes, in II
total of more than nine millions, for
the highest candidate on the returns
over the next in order, is very re.
markable. Had the electoral decision
depended on majority of the popu.
lar votes, there would have been no
election by 1.-THE people," and the
appointment would have devOived
upon their representatives. Had the
decision rested with the greatest
number of the popular votes, then
Garfield would have been elected to
the chief magistracy by the votes of
2,293 citizens. For, of course, 4 Az,
$50 votes for Hancock and 4,443 $3.50
| votes for Garfield would have mutu.
| ally cancelled each other. Between
them the result would have been nil
| The election of the president would
have been determined 10y the remain
ing 2,29l votes.
To have changed the election from
Garfield to Hancock would have re.
quired change of only l.l47 votes.-
Chicago Times.
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An Inch Of Rain.

Most people appear to think that
ian inch Of rain is Il small matter
but the thirsty ground will show
another story. Let MS calculate a
little. An acre is equal to 6,272 $40
square inches; an inch deep Of water
on this area will he rs many cubic
inches of water. which ut OF .274 to
the gallon, is 22,622.5 gallons. This
quantity weighs over ll3 tons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-01-06
Don't forget the Place
Star Clothing il! House.
Notice to Flax Raisers

NOC1CC I'd Z lax xka1S0CSs
WE DESIRE that all parties in this vicinity
w wishing sowing seed from this company
would send in their applications as soon as
possible. by so doing the seed will be saved
prior To April LIST. Word sent by letter, ac-
by references, from parties VIC do
notknow VIII be sufficient.
Dated Mankato Nov. Is, 1880. 22w6
MANKATO LINSEED OIL co.