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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

SOME of our Representatives in
Congress are awakening to the evils
existing under the present system of
awarding mail contracts, and to
remedy such evils bill and preamble
which recites that much injury to the
mail service of the United States has
grown out Of the custom Of men
bidding all over the country for car.
rying the mails, and then sub.letting
to parties who are often unable to
deliver them within due time for the
want Of means, and that the mails
are often stopped by sub-contractors
suddenly giving up their contracts,
and the original contractors being, as
is often the case, in distant states,
are not in position to remedy the
evil ut once and as remedy has the
bill instruct the postmaster general
not to recognize sub-mail contractors
but that hereafter when u bid Is ac
cepted by the department, the con
tractor alone shall he held responsible
at the department, and in case of hi:
failure, his surety or sureties on his
bond shall be liable. The contractor
who violates this act shall be dis
missed from his contract, and Il
shall he declared null and void, pro
vided that this act shall not be con
strued to be prohibition of contrac
tors from employing persons in car
rying the mail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

LAST year it was the most beauti-
full $4,000 female in the world that
Adam Forepaugh advertised for.
while now an eastern circus proprie.
tor, with an eye wholly to profit
offers a like sum for the bandsomest
man in the country to travel with his
menagerie next season. Peck, of the
Milwaukee Sun, says this is temp
ting offer, and rises to remark that
should "the Sun suddenly suspend
publication, our readers may know
that we have been called to other
fields of usefulness. Now Peck is
renowned for his "damphoolishness,"
but this freak beats all former procla-
nations. To think that he would 60
along with circus to illuminate the
arena at night 50 that the handsomest
man in the universe might be gazed
upon and admired by the gentler sex,
is "too utterly quite" 1t should be
remembered that Peck is endowed
with a super abundance of hair of
intense hue on the top of his plethoric
Uranium, beside which the usual
brilliancy of electric light casts but
a weakly, sickly shadow. Oh, Peck,
for shame! To think you would be
30 uncharitable as to set up a monop.
oily against electricity by the raising
of your tile, is too inelegant for one
of your refined tastes. We can't
believe you'd do 1t.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth-ss.-ln Probate Court. Special
Term.
In the matter Of the estate Of William C. VII.
liams deceased.
On reading and iling the petition of John
K Jones. adminislrat II OF said estate Set.
ting forth the amount Uf personal estate that
mas come " his hands, and the disposition
thereof, the amount VI debts outstanding
against sand deceased, and description Of al
tine real estate of winch said deceased died
seized, and the condition and value Of tine
respective portions thereof, and praying that
license be u him GRATED to sell u portion u
the real estate whereof said deceased died
seized.
And it appearing by said petition that
there is not sufficient personal estate in the
hands OF said administrator to pay said debts
ana that II Is necessary in order to pay the
same TO sell u portion of said real estate
Ii Is therefore ordered that all persons inter
ested III said estate appear before the Judge
Of this Court on the b.n day Of March, A. ID.
1852. ut ten o'clock A. M. at the Probate Office
in the city OF Mankato, in said county, then
and there To- show cause, If any therebe, why
license should mot DC granted to said admins
traitor to sell said real estate according to the
prayer of said petition.
And il Is further ordered that a CODY Of this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior tn said day OF hearing, the last OF
which publications shall be at least fourteen
days before said day OF hearing in the Mankato
Free Press, aweekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankato, in said comfy, 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 other persons interested according
to law.
Dated at Mankato, the 10th day of January,
A. ID. 1882. q. W. MEAD,
~ Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
First insertion Jan. 20, last insertion March 3
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT has been made in the conditions
~ tons OF a mortgage executed by John
Hanney to John A. willard, dated September
23rd, 1873, and recorded in the office Of the
Register of Deeds of Blue Earth county.
Mimi, September 24th, 1915, In Book rs" Of
Mortgages OH page" l23, conveying the fol-
lowing described land lying in said Blue Earth
county. viz: Commencing at the center of
Section twenty-scven ca, i'm Township one
hundred and eight u0J, north, OF Range
twenty-slx (26). west, and running thence west
twenty (2o) chains ON the quarter section line
thence north nineteen and twenty hundredths
- 2U-lit) chains, thence southeast on the line
of the county road to the place of beginning
being all that part of the southeast quarter Of
the northwest quarter of said Section ~,
which lies south OF the Munkato. Tivoli and
county line road surveyed by Roland Bruce in
1851, To secure the payment Of one promissory
note of said Hanney for !OG, due September
Gfrd, 1879, and three for $3.50 each due one,
two ana three years respectively thereafter,
all bearing interest payable annually at ten
per cent per annum TIL paid, which notes
were given for the purchase money of said
land and there is now due and claimed to be
due ON sand notes and mortgage three humid
red furty-seven and 67-lSp dollars, t1gether
with thirty dollars stipulated in said mort
gage to be paid as solicitors fees In case vi
foreclosure, and said last named note Is un-
paid, and no proceeding ut law has been had
u collect any part OF said debt, and said
mortgage contains power of sale; therefore
will be foreclosed and said premises sold Oy
the Sheriff of said county at public vendue ON
the 4th day of March, 1881 ut ~ o'clock A NJ
ut the front door Of the said Register of Deeds
Office. To sat sly the amount then due ON said
mortgage. together with said thirty dollars
solicitors fees, and the expenses allowed by
law.
aiankato. MINI, January 20. 1852.
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

the wondrous tree of life the buds
and blossoms fall with ripened fruit,
and in the common he'd of earth pa-
triarchs and babes sleep side by side.
Why should we fear that which will
come to all that is? We cannot tell.
We Ito not know which is the greatest
blessing, life or death. We cannot
say that death Is not good. We do
not know whether the grave is the
end of this life or the door Of another,
or whether the night here is not
somewhere else a dawn. Neither
can we tell which Is the more fortur.
ate--the child dying in its mothers
arms, before its lips have learned to
form a word. or he who journeys all
the length Of life's uneven road, pain.
fully taking the last slow steps with
staff and crutch.
Every cradle asks us "whence 7"
and every coffin "whither?" The poor
barbarian weeping above his dead
can answer as intelligently and salts
factorily rs the ROBBED priest of the
most authentic creed. The fearful
ignorance of the one is just as con.
selling rs the learned and unmeaning
words of the other. No man stand
ing where the horizon of Il life has
touched grave has any right TO
prOphesy future filled with pain
and tears. 1t may be that death
gives all there Is of worth to life
If those who press and rain against
our hearts could never die, perhaps
that love would wither from the
earth. Maybe common faith treads
from ont the paths between our
hearts the weeds of selfishness and
hate, and should rather 1--we and
love where death is king than have
eternal life where love is not. An.
other life is naught unless we know
and love again the ones who love us
here.
They who stand with breaking
hearts around this little grave, need
have no fear. The large and noble
faith in all that is, and is to be, tells
MS that death even at its worst is only
perfect rest. We know that through
the common wants of life-the needs
and duties of each hullr-their grief
will lessen day by day, until at last
this'grave will be to them Il place OF
perfect rest and peace-almOst Il joy.
There is for them this consolation
The dead do not suffer. If they live
again. their lives will be surely as
good as ours.
We have no fear; we are all chill
dren of the same mother, and the
same fate awaits us all. We, too
have our religion, and it is this: Hell
for the living-hOpe for the dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

A TERRIBLE accident occurred on
the Clinton & La Crosse division of
the G. NJ. & st. Paul road Monday.
whereby two persons were killed out
right and twenty more or less injured.
The accident occurred to the St.
Louis express from st. Paul. when
near Lansing, Iowa, at bridge 90. A
heated axle expanded and bursted a
front wheel on the truck of the smok.
ing car, which was full of men. The
car was turned over twice, and the
furniture inside completely riddled.
all the occupants escaping with their
lives with the exception of one old
man who had the back of head
smashed in. The ladies' coach was
thrown on it's side and small child
killed. The sleeper was thrown off
at one end and miraculously escaped
being precipitated into the water so
near did it come falling off the
bridge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

THE year 1881 will remain vivid in
the minds of The present generation
as one of unusual calamaties and dis
asters both of life and property. All
had hopes that the New Year just
opened might prove more lenient in
this regard than its predecessor, but
the ways of Providence are inscruti-
BILE and past finding out, and mortals
that we are must submit TO the
inevitable. A terrible catastrophe
occurred on the New York Central
railroad On Friday night last at
about Z o'clock, which caused the
death of nine persons and injury more
or less serious to forty others. The
accident occurred near Spuyten Duy.
vii but short distance out of New
York. A special train containing
about 500 passengers, principally
Senators and Representatives of the
New York Legislature, and followed
by the regular Chicago express,
stopped between stations and near Il
sharp curve to repair a hot box that
threatened damage to the locomotive.
The rear train being only about five
minutes behind the special, gave not
time for repairs without signaling
the following passenger and the
breakman whose duty it was to signal
danger, failing to perform his duty
the train was dashed into with the
result above recorded The rear car
of the special train, and its occupants
was burned up, and the details of the
heartrending cries that eminated
from the victims in the fated coach
are too terrible even to dwell upon.
Among those who persisted was Sena-
tor Wagner. inventor of the elegant
palace cars which bear his name, and
newly married couple from Yer.
mont who were on their wedding
tour. A thorough investigation of
the circumstances which led to the
disaster will be had, but no price can
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

TIE last duty of Ex-Gov. Marshall
before retiring from the Office of rail-
road Commissioner, was to leave to
posterity very full and able report
of our railroads for 1881. Among
many things he says:
The number of miles of road oper.
ated in the State for the year is plac-
ell at 2,l40, being an increase of l47
miles over leS0. The gross earnings
for the year we're Sl3,92l $3.50, being
All increase OF $3,l46, 5l3 over 1880.
The revenue derived by the state
from the different roads in lieu of
taxation for the year 1880, was $685..
4i2, an increase Of $74, ZOO over 1879.
For the year 1881, it will approach
100000. This tax will in the near
future be sufficient to pay the interest
of the state debt, including the lately
refunded State railroad bonds, and
also to pay all the ordinary executive,
judicial and legislative expenses of
the State government. Direct taxes
will be required only for the educa-
tional, charitable and penal institu-
tiOns Of the State. One of the most
important functions of this Office Is
to insure the full amount of this
revenue.
The increase in miles of railroad
operated was about 5 per cent. The
increase in gross earnings about 30
per cent, and in net earnings about
q per cent. The increase of tons of
freight carried about SO per cent. The
sale of lands is the only item of bust.
ness that shows decrease. This was
largely compensated for by sales in
the last half of 1881, as shown in the
land tables elsewhere, the Manitoba
railway company alone selling 1895
acres, and receiving in cash $87.9S3,
in the six months ending Dec. 81,
1881. All the railroads of the State
have been greatly improved during
the year reported by re-laying track
with steel rails and new iron, and by |
other betterments. During the year
there were LIS miles of new railroad |
completed in the State and nearly Az
much more is graded or under way.
The total number of miles in opera.
ton December 81, 1881, is 3,278.
There were II persons killed on the
railroads during the year. and 249
injured.
Commissioner Marshall concludes
his report as follows:
1t we look to see what the net
on capital invested in the
railroads of this State are, we shall
see that the average is but about 3
per cent. l refer to these facts that
our people may take them into ac-
count in estimating the benefits on
one hand while dwelling on what are
thought to be high local rates of
on the other. There
are in the nature of things some evils
and local and individual inequalities
attendant upon the management Of
our railroads. So far us these have
been brought to my attention l have
sought to remedy them,
and l think, in most cases success
fully. / have done this with as little
noise and friction rs possible.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

THERE is fair prospect that the
present winter will yet leave reason.
ably interesting record behind. Biz
yards are reported on the Dakota
division of the Northwestern, the
Fergus Falls division of the Manitoba
line, and OH the Northern division OF
the Omaha line. Trains, however,
experienced little or no detention,
as the quantity of snow which fell
WAS Slight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Ingersoll's Grafton.

If Col. Robert Ingersoll be an in.
fldel or an atheist, as some declare.
then the following touching address
delivered at the grave Of little
child whose parents were intimate
friends of Col. Ingersoll, contains all
the religion an ordinary person de.
sires.
My FRIENDS Il know how vain
it is to guild grief with words, and
yet / wish to take from every grave
It's tear. Here In this world, where
life and death are equal kings. all
should be brave enough to meet what
all the dead have met. The future
has been filled with fear, strained and
polluted by the hsartlsss past. From
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth.-ss.-In Probate Court Special
Term.
In the matter of the estate Of Luke B. Osgood
deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested in the estate
OF Luke d. Osgood, deceased, greeting:
Whereas, E. b. Parker of the county of
Blue Earth. has lately delivered to the Pro-
bate Court of the county OF Blue Earth. an in
strument in writing purporting to be the last
will and testament of Luke b. Osgood late of
said county. deceased, and has applied to said
Probate Court for the proof of said will
There fore, you and each Of you are cited
and required to be and appear at the office of
the Judge of Probate, in the city OF Mankato,
in said county, on the 18th day of February,
A. ID. 1859, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of
that day and attend the probate OF the said
will.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court, this 18th day Of January, A. d. 1852.
lSEAL.] e. w. MEAD,
BOWS Judge Of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.

Sterling.
Farmers are busy getting up their
supply of wood for summer.
The smallpox scare has abated.
A revival meeting is being held at
the Johnston school house, by Rev.
Randall, and many are receiving the
consultations of the gospel.
VIM. Hall gave party at the resi-
dence of Mr.. G. Clark; about twenty
young people were present, refresh.
ments were served, and an enjoyable
time was had.
Some of our granger friends, here.
think that j. D. must have a di
minuative breed of hogs, or very
large gun, in order to "shoot" them
50 easily into wagon, Will Mr.. D..
please explain his "modus operandiF
The Farmer Alliance met at the
Sanborn school house last Saturday
night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Pleasant Mound,


Editors Free PrsH:
Pursuant to "A former notice, which
appeared in your paper not long ago,
the members of the Pleasant Mound
Grange assembled at their usual place
of meeting on Saturday last for the
purpose of installing the new officers.
The day was pleasant and there was
full turnout, nearly every member
being present.
Bro. George Green, of Green Val.
ley was selected as installing officer
and as is usual with him on similar
occasions, performed the ceremony
with "neatness and dispatch" and in
an impressive manner.
OF the oyster dinner, I will add, it
resembled its numerous predecessors
in quality and quantity,-only it was
a little beforehand was thoroughly ell
jOyed by all present. AS a social
gathering it adds one more to the
long list of those enjoyed heretofore
and will be remembered as pleasant
day spent from which the cares and
burdens of the present were tempo.
rarily banished.
The Myrna postmaster informs me
that during the quarter ending Dec.
81, 1881, there were registered at his
office 81 letters-all "decoy'--and
one free package, it being the greatest
number ever registered in one quar-.
ter.
Mrs. Barron, Mankato lady. has
organized singing school at district
No. "A, Vernon and Ceresco. Miss
Boynton will indulge her scholars
in an old fashion spelling school in
the same district Wednesday evening
Of the present week.
Frankie Cornish was awarded the
honor of "best speller" at the last |
one, he having stood up longest.
Mr.. B. F. Scherer has returned |
from Texas whithe: he had been to
take look and to find out if the
winters in that southern cline could
beat Minnesota "blizzards" or not.
The probability is he will continue
to make Minnesota his home.
Mr.. Grannis has concluded to make
a trip to Iowa and learn what he can
about creameries before deciding on
what he will do here. The way to
start a creamery is to start one, after
Horace Greeley's plan of resumption.
The farmers must learn to .strike
when the iron is hot" and inscribe
upon their banner"Up with Butter
and Cheese" and Down with Wheat"
if they ever expect to lice on this
earth, otherwise they can work for
and be permitted to stay.
COSINE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

THE Chicago & Northwestern has
let a contract for the building of a
line from Spirit Lake. Iowa. to Tracy.
Minnesota, about 100 miles long.
This line, when completed, will be
practically an opening of their Black
Hills & Council Bluffs extension.
Spirit Lake is even now quite rail
road center, for the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern and the
Chicago. Milwaukee e. st. Paul cut
off. 1t is believed that Jay Goulds
Wabash is heading in that direction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

SENATOR WINDOW is quoted by a
Dakota journal as being in favor of
admitting Dakota into the States only
on condition that Bismarck be made
the Capitol. This is erroneous. Mr..
Window is heartily in favor of rcog-
nizing Dakota's claim for Stateship
on the sole hypothesis that she is
entitled to such, and will labor for
annexation regardless of capitol loca-
tion or small-fry politicians.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

THE Chicago & Northwestern rail.
road company have commenced build
ing the bridge across the Big Sioux
river, near Waterfowl, on the Clark
Center extension of the Dakota
Central road. They are now driving
piles for the abutment. This is u
marked change from the condition of
aE.irs in that section at this time last
winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

If Judge Cox exposed himself tn
bitter criticism and strong censure in
the early part of the Guiteau trial,
he is redeeming himself rs the time
approaches for the vile assassin to
swing from the gallows. He has re.
fused Guiteau the privilege of hurl-
ing d lot of insulting trash at the
jury, and the scapegrace is according.
ly put out" 1t will be but a short
time at the longest before he will be
effectually and forever put from pub.
lie view, and the sooner that time ar.
rives the less the public will have to
regret.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
Danvllle.
Charles Kline has returned,

Charles Kline has returned.
Mrs. Kline's mother from Wiscon.
sin is visiting her.
VIM. Borchert is the happy father
of a little girl.
Co. Supt. Rogers is expected to lee.
ture in the school house in district
l37 next Thursday evening, Jan. 20.
All are invited.
William Thompson, another of our
old bachelors has left us and gone the
way all good men go-by taking him
self wife-Miss Nora Brooks of
Minnesota Lake. They are now liv.
ing on AL. Wolcott's farm.
Father Bauman has had a large
class in church instruction at T.
Sullivan's.
Several large timber wolves have
been seen about here. Look ont fol
a big wolf hunt as soon as there is
snow enough to track them.
There is no truth in the report that
wolves attacked two of Frank Phil.
lips children. W.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

WE accept the terms of the Dis
patch, and pledge ourselves to peace
on the Gov. Hubbard question. There
is no occasion for an arbitration
where the difference Of opinion ap
pears so meager as in the case at bar
If Bro. Castle is willing to balance
our account we have no hesitency in
transmitting him a receipt in full.
Gov. Hubbard is entitled TO all the
written or printed characters he has
received from the press of the State,
and will prove himself in every Of.
fetal act. LET us have peace"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

Gov. HUBBARD has appointed Mr..
John NJ. Shaw, of Minneapolis, Judge
Of the Fourth Judicial made vacant
by the elevation of Judge Wander,
burg to the Supreme Bench. The
appointment is received with great
favor by members of the bar of the
district, and Gov. Hubbard is praised
for his selection accordingly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20

AFTER careful examination by
eminent physicians Mrs. Lincoln,
widow of the martyred President, is
reported rs safering from infama-
tion of the spinal cord. which renders
her unable to walk without assist.
ance. An effor: will be made to oh.
tain an appropriation for her from the
present Congress.