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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
JudsOn.

The harvest of '82 has gone to join
the subjects of the past, and the farmers
are prepared to welcome the gentle
rain as they perceive the sun-burned
surface of their arabic prairies trans.
posed into soft and easily plowed soil.
The bountiful crops of this season
are liable to retard the encrOachment
of creameries upon our sturdy husband
men although they are at present buy.
ing cream by the inch and selling but
ter by the car loads.
The grading over our new stone
culvert is noted for its narrowness.
Recently as one of our Cambria friends
was passing over this narrow lane,
mounted upon the summit of ton of
oats in connection with its straw, there
was land slide followed by the capsiz
ing of the load together with the driver.
The road is really unsafe OIL account of
its narrowness and its elevation.
The road excitmcnt in Cambria docs
no more exist, but that Ahab in our
vicinity still persists in possessing his
neighbours property and relieving him.
self of public highways. T. F. T.
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sHERIFF,s EXECUTION SALE.

pY virtue Of I'M execution issued out of and
~ under the seal of the District Court in
and for the county of Blue Earth and Stat,
of Minnesota, upon a Judgment rendered and
dOcketed in said county, on the 9th day oi
July, A. ID. 1882, for the sum of four hundred
and seyenty-cight and fifty-tive one hunG
redth dollars. in an action wherein Maria
Furman was plaintiff, and c. Il. Furman was
defendant, have this LIST day of September
A. ID. 1882, levied upon all the right, title nnd
interest of the said defendant, &. Il. Furman
in and to the following described real estate
situate In the county of Blue Earth and Stat,
of Minnesota, known and described as fol
lows: Beginning at point which bears
north 29A degrees east II 49-100 chains from
the quarter stake between sections nine @
and sixteen Q6) in township lU5 Range ..
thence south - degrees, east chains, theme,
north chains to an ash tree on the right
bank OF the Maple river, thence north Il de-
grees west 50-lU chains, thence south 2I2i
degrees east 4 93-l00 chains to the place oi
beginning containing = 2I-I00 acres of land
/ will sell the above described real property
to the highest bidder for cash at public auc-
ton at the front door of the Office of the Reg
said in the City of MankatO, therein, on the
In the forenoon of that day tO.satisfy the
said execution, together with the interest and
costs thereon.
Dated Sept. list, 1882.
GEORGE w. MONKS,
Sheriff of Blue Earth County.
p. A. FOSTER, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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The County Fair.

In the interest felt and expressed
in the State Fair and Minneapolis
Exposition, the minds Of the people
of Blue Earth county should not be
diverted from the County Fair to be
held at Garden City Oh the 18th. 18th
and 18th inst. but rather those exhi-
bitlons Spoken of should influence
every citizen of the county to active
and personal efforts in behalf of our
home agricultural interests. The
society needs the earnest assistance
OF ali, that the exhibition may be a
success in point of display as well as
in pecuniary sense, and by united
effort, this can be most gratifyingly
accomplished. The question for each
one to solve for himself Is, whether
he will take something-it matters not
how small the article may be-to help
along such cOmmendable and de
serving movement as the agricultural
fair of Blue Earth county. Certainly
self-pride, if nothing else, should
prompt ereryone to a little, and from
these mites grand display will re-.
suit.
Our stock.breeders should bear in
mind that much depends upon them
for the success of the fair the house.
wife should remember that without
the display of her handiwork, floral
hall will be a failure in every sense ;
the grain and vegetable raisers
should not forget that upon them de.
ponds everything for display of un.
surpassed and unsui passing interest ;
the dairy and creamery must not be
neglected the merchants will bear in
mind that they can add vastly to the
beauty of the display our carriage
manufactures will recognize that their
products will prove of interest to all
and of profit to themselves in short.
everything will add, and all can help.
Let there be no lack of energy and
we will have splendid fair.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Earth,-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of William Jen.
kins, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested In the estate
of William Jenkins. late of the County of
Blue Earth deceased, greeting:
You and each of you are hereby cited and
required personally to be and appear before
the Judge Of Probate of the County of Blue
Earth ut his Office in the City of MankatO. on
the 23rd day of Sept, A. ID. 1882, ut O'Clock
in the afternoon of that day then and there
to attend the final settlement of the account
of Mary Jenkins executrix of the last will
and testament Of the said William jenkins
deceased and the distribution OF said estate
In testimony whereof have hereunto Sci
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this 3ist day of August, A. ID. 1882.
G.. w. MEAD,
(SEAL.) Judge of Probate
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A TEST CASE.

The Pioneer Press is authority for
the statement that Acknowledgement
Hahn Monday commenced suit in the
district court of Ramsey county
against the Northern Pacific road for
the 3 per cent. tax due the State In
the gross earnings for 1881 of that
part of the road between Sank Rapids
and st. Paul, which. under advice of
Mr.. Clough. their attorney, the CON-
pany has refused Opay. The North
ern Pacific company claims that they
are not liable to the tax on this sec.
ton of the road, because they do not
own it, but merely lease the right to
run their trains over it from the
Manitoba road. On the other hand
the Attorney General holds that the
Northern Pacific Is liable under their
agreement with the Manitoba, which
is q perpetual lease at rental OF
SAC, 900 per annum, the Northern Pa.
citic company to pay one hall the ex.
penses of maintaining the road, they
being In effect half owners IN the road
and liable to taxation on the business
they do over it. Farther, that Judge
SimOns, in recent suit against the
Manitoba company to collect the 3
per cent. tax on the SAC, 900 rental re.
ceived. decided that it was not SO
taxable which Is cOnstructively in
favor of the Attorney Generals view
of the case. Considerable interest is
attached to this case from the fact
that if decision is gained by the
railroad company, there will be moth.
ing to prevent all the companies in
the State from forming corporations
composed of the same members and
then leasing the lines to them. They
would then avoid the payment of the
State tax on the rental received, and
the new corporation because doing
their business over a leased line would
also escape the tax, thus euchering
the State out of a valuable source OF
revenue. The amount sued for is
So, 467 .03, with interest and S pei
cent. penalty.
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First insertion Sept. !, 1882 last insertion
october ID, 1882.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made i'm the cOndi-
~ tons OF certain mortgage executed by
J. G. Carr and Ellen N. Carr his wife, mort
gagors, to William ID. Brown mortgage,
dated the 27th day of March, A. ID. 1873 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 29th day of March,
A. ID. 1873, at II O'Clock in the forenoon, In
book U of mortgages, on page 80, by which
mortgage there was conveyed and granted
the following described real estate situate In
the county of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit:
All of the southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of Section Twenty-Five c22). Township
Ono Hundred and Seven 400, Range Twenty
eight (2S), except that portion of said tract
lying south and east of the Watonwan river,
containing 37S acres. also the following dcs-
cribed portion Of the southeast quarter of
the southeast quarter of said Section Twenty
two, beginning in the center of the channel
OF the WatOnwan river where 1t first crosses
the west line of said Inst described subdivi-
sion, thence running south about thirty-iivc
rods to a point In the center of said river
where the same last crosses the west line of
said subdivision last named; Thence easter
ly northerly and westerly following the cen
ter of the channel of said river up stream to
the place OF beginning ami containing seven
acres OF land, be- the same more or less. The
whole area covered by this mortgage being
fOrty-four and two-thirls acres tn secure the
payment OF the sum of Three Hundred dol
lars, with interest mt the rate of twelve per
cent. per annum payable annually according
to the conditions of one promisSOry note
bearing same date as said mort gage, made
by said j. q. Carr to said William Is. Brown
and there being due AMI unpaid upon said
TfUte and mortgage ut the d,lte of this notice
the sum of Three Hundred dollars, and inter-
est since tn" 9TH day of March 1882; and this
MORTGAGE having paid ON this 3lst day OF
August 1888. taxes On said premises amount-
ing to the sum of $3.50 which amount il was
necessary tn pay 10 protect this mortgages
interest I'm said premises; and no action OF
proceeding at law or otherwise having been
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enhance the value of property in the
towns of Decoria, Mcpherson and
Medic; the Mankato & St. Cloud will
bring to our doors the products of the
rich agricultural country north of us,
while the Cannon Valley road will give
us another direct outlet to the Missis-
sipp! river via Watcrville, Faribaull
and Red Wing. And~thc sIlpposition
is that with the advent of the Cannon
Valley road will come another branch
OF the Milwaukee road. for the latter
c"mpanys surveyors are running t!icil
lines alongside the Cannon Valley route
the entire distance. One of our citi.
zcns was up to Lake Elysian thi, week,
and says great excitement prevails over
the surveying of the two roads above
mentioned. With six railroads running
into town, and the number of manu-.
factories which we anticipate will soor
he established, we predict for Mankat,
future ct great prosperity, and will
the prosperity Of this city comes til,
prosperity Of the entire county of Blue
Earth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

kEwANEE, Illinois, although a
small and unpretentious village, is
just now coming into prominence
through the papers. under not very
credible circumstances. Not many
weeks since the First National Bank
of that place was robbed of large
sum of money, and it has been ascer.
tanned beyond peradventure that the
cashier of the institution was an ac-
complete in the theft. On Tuesday,
one MakisOn, charged with the muir
der of a Mrs. Weatherstield. which
foul deed was committed tor money,
admitted his guilt and went SD far as
TO point out the place where he con-
cealed the money stolen by him.
Kewanee is certainly under heavy
fire.
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ut all, and Sunday morning after
breakfast, In walking around town, ]
saw cow boys and hunters, lying OH
the ground all over the common with
Il saddle for pillow, sleeping sound.
ly. The '.ladies" of the town gener.
ally have some pet name such as
Tongue River ANNIE" yellow.
stone Kate" Calamity Jane" OF
something similar and their society
is graded by their own rules and
customs from the aristocracy and re.
spectablcs down to Calamity Jane.
A clergyman from New York State
was there sight seeing and employed
man rs guide to take him around
town. They went into many places
undreamed of before by the Rev.
gentleman, and ut two o'clock a. M,
he told his guide; "Take me to the
hotel. I want to go home in the morn.
ing" l write these items to give
our people al idea Of what this town
is. Yet must say it was very order
ly and quiet. considering the condi-
ton of society, and with the excep-
ton of one cow boy riding his horse
into store. saw nothing unusual
during my stay. At Fort Keogh |
saw the Cheyenne Chief, Little Wolf,
who led his band three years ago from
the Indian territory north. killing 40
whites on the way through Kansas
and Nebraska.
l looked in vain for the large 20
tatoes and vegetables which l had
heard so much blowing about. Pota.
toes were selling in Miles City for four
cents per pound, and they gave rs /.
reason for such high prices that the
country was too dry to raise them
without irrigation. Idug hill with.
in six rods of the river bank and will
show them to the farmers of this
county. at the County Fair at Garden
City. l can hold all Of them in one
hand. There is no doubt however,
that by holding watering pot over a
garden from April until August, good
vegetables could be raised.
have seen and observed closely the
country the past two weeks, and have
talked with reliable men who were
travelling for information and had
seen parts of Northern Dakota and
Montana which l had not seen, and ]
am satisfied that any farmer who owns
so acres of land in Blue Earth county
had better stay there than go north
There are comparatively few homes
in North Dakota. Cows and hogs are
unknown, farmers buying their but
ter, or more generally going without
raising u wheat crop in the summer
and living In town during the winter
except in some localities like tn,
Goose River country where they ar,
building some barns. but in tina
country it costs about $500 to get ;
good well. 1t is country liable t.
extreme drouth and total loss of crop
any year, and when the wheat ant
oats fail they will have nothing t,
live on. The water is generally poo
and the country Over.estimated, o
over doomed by parties who hav
town lots to sell. We have bette
land and better water and are NOR
sure of raising crops than any countr
northwest of us, and my advice t
the farmers of Southwestern Mime
sofa is, to stay at home and improv
their farms, as they cannot bette
) themselves by moving northwest.
II. C. HOWARD.
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The prohibition fight in Wisconsin
is likely to be prolonged one. A
constitutional amendment must pass
two legislatures before it can be sub.
mitted to the people. An amendment
for biennial sessions is TO be voted on
this fall, and If it carries it will take
fully four years, at the shortest, TO
get a prohibition amendment in
force. The biennial session amend.
ment is regarded as certain of adop-
ffnn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

TELEGRAPHIC reports from Tue
son, Mexico. bears the intelligence
that A. c. Hesing, of Chicago, known
the world over as Boss Hesing, was
murdered by the Apaches last Satur-
day on the rancho Gabelon, Sonora.
He was on the road to his mine with
$4,000 where he was going to pay off
his men. The report says when found
his skull was crushed and his face
badly mutilated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

THE failure of the County Central
Committee to materialize on Tuesday,
has necessitated the delay of the call
for the convention. In all probabili'
ty the convention will not be called
before the first week in October. and
in the meantime the various candi-
dates will cast about to ascertain how
they are to he nominated.
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every patriotic citizen. All exhibits
will bear the name Of artist, manufac.
turer, etc., and will remain In place
until the close Of the exposition. Ar
engagements for transportation of exc
hibits are being made. and details
will be given on application to the
Board of Directors, rooms 90 to 96.
Ebbitt House, Washington, ID. G..
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In the opinion of Judge Edward A.
Thomas. as discussed by that eminent
jurist in the North american Reuieao,
the oaths in court required to be adj.
ministered to witnesses is merely the
formula of an exploded superstition:
He declares that conscientious man
will tell the truth when legally called
upon to do so, equally without AS
with the oath, while a rogue and
falsifier seldom has any regard for
the solemn obligation he is required
to take.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

THERE is but one construction to
put upon the crop reports which come
from every quarter OF Southern Min
nesota. and that is-"far better than
the most sanguine expected" Provi.
dence has smiled upon us for GER
tainty, this year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

BY the same authority the wealth
of France is stated at 1877 200, 900, 900,
and of the United Kingdom ut $44,.
l00,000,000. The wealth of this
country per capita is about 900 !;
that of Great Britain S ,28O, and that
of France between the two. The
richest people on earth, according to
Mr.. Mulhall. are the Scotch.
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AN ART AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBI-
TON IN THE CAPITOL AT
WASHINGTON.
Under the Auspices Of the Society of the
Army Of the Cumberland, for the
Benefit of the Garfield Monu-
ment Fund.

The Board of Directors, composed
of some of the most prominent names
in public life, including members OF
the Supreme Court, Senators, Mem
bers of Congress. Army and Navy
officers of high rank, and the first cit.
liens of Washington, send the fol-
lowing to the press:
A National Bazaar. Art and Indus
trial Exposition will be held in the
rotunda and adjacent halls, of the
National Capitol. at Washington. d.
c., November 25th to December Bird,
(inclusive), 1882. as authorized by
joint resolution Of the Senate and
House of Representatives. August Z,
1882. The object of this undertaking
is to raise funds with which to erect
a statue in this city to the memory of
General James A. Garfield, late Presi.
dent of the United States, which work
is in the hands of a committee of the
Society of the Army Of the Cumber.
land, who have already collected for
this purpose some twenty thousand
dollars, and expect, with the results
Of the exposition, TO have a sufficient
sum with which to erect work be.
fitting the great name it Is proposed
to commemorate.
The art exhibition will be under the
direction of the leading artists resi-
dent in Washington. 1t Is hoped that
artists throughout the entire country,
professional and amateurs, will aid
the work by contributing some one
wOrk-as a gift to the fund-to be
sold for it's benefit, and he willing to
exhibit others, and under such rules
and regulations as may be determined
by the Board of Directors. All per.
sons desiring to contribute in any way
to this great work are cordially in
vited to do so, and to proceed In such
manner as their Judgment may die.
tate.
Contributions from the ladies in the
way OF needle and fancy work are
especially invited and anticipated rs
one of the more prominent features
of the exposition.
To manufacturers this Exhibition
offers opportunities second only tothe
Centennial Exposition. Occurring
on the eve Of the assembling Of Con.
gress, and at the season of the year
when all the foreign representatives
are at their legations, every exhibit
will have the attention, not only of
our own representatives, but of the
representatives of all the civilized ma
tons, as we'll as the representatives
of the Press, who will gladly make
full mention of all worthy exhibits:
this, with the fact that each donation
OF exhibit contributes so much to a
work that must commend itself to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-09-01

WASHINGTON Special to the st.
Louis Globe Democrat: Well informed
Republicans from Minnesota say that
Representative Dunnell's pilgrimage
through that State in the interest Of
his candidacy for Senator WINDOWS
seat will prove barren of results;
that Window is so strongly en-.
trenched in the confidence and al.
fections of the Republicans of Min.
nesota that neither Dunnell nor any
other aspirant for his place stand q
chance to defeat him.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FLOUR !
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Ann X. Jones. deceased.
To all persons interested i'm the estate OF
Ann L. Jones, deceased, greeting;
whereas Jane Jones of the County of Blue
Earth has lately delivered To the PrubateC Court
Of BlueEarth county an instrument in writing
purporting to be the kist will and testament
of Ann X. Jones, late of said county deceased
and has applied u said Probate Court for the
proof of said will.
Therefore you and each of you are citct
and required to appear nt the office OF tn,
Judge of Probate i'll the city Of Mankato il
said county on the BIRD day of Scptrmbe
1857, att o'clock in the aftcrm non of that da,
and attend the Probate of SAID will.
In testimony whereof | have hcrcunto Sc
my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate
Court this Both day of August. A. ID. 1852.
q. w. MEAD,
(SeaD Judge of Probate
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GUARDIANS SALE.

In the matter of the guardianship of George
w. htwell, minor heir of George W. At
well, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the
order Of the Probate Court of Blue Earth
county, Minnesota, will sell at public AUG
tiOn at the front door of the Office of the Re.
2ister Of Deeds of Blue EARTH county, afore-
said, ut Munkato, on Monday, tho 2Sth day Of
August, A. d. 1882. ut 10 o'clock I'm the fore
noon, the following real estate situated In
said County of Blue Earth, tO-wit: The South.
east quarter and the Southwest quarter OF
the Northeast quarter of Section Twenty-One
ana the Northwest quarter of the Northwest
quarter of Section Twenty-Five. and the South
half of the South half of the Southwest quar-
ter of the Northeast quarter of Section
Twcnty-scven. all In Township One Hundred
and Seven North. of Range Twcnty-eighi
West. The same to be sold pursuant tC
statute and to the aforesaid order for sale
and on such terms as shall be announced al
the sale, subject to taxes, and tax titles
which said lands belong to the estate of sale
minor heir.
Dated, August Bird, 1882.
RALPH WILLARD,
eva Guardian of said Minor Heir
Notice is hereby given that the "Guardiar
Sale" advertised in the above notice Is post
pnncd for two weeks, to Monday, the 18th du,
of September 1882. Mt 10 o'clock A. NJ, at tn,
said Office of Register of Deeds.
Dated August 18th. 1882.
RALPH WILLARD,
Guardian of said Minor Heir.
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CONGRESSMAN Dunnell is now
openly working to make himself
WINDOWS successor. If the contest
next winter is narrowed down to Win.
dom and Dunnell, the issue will be
simple enough-brains vs. cheek
Red,eoOd Gazette
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Now that the time for changes
in the Treasury department has
arrived, there are many uneasy heads
about Washington. Some will have
to step down and out, others will be
promoted, while not few will be let
alone.