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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Blue
- Earth,--ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of tho guardianship Of
William IL Stephins. Lille 2. Stephins and
mary Jane Stephins, minors
On reading and filing the petition Of George
Stcphiiis, guardian OF the person and property
OF william u. Stephins, Lille ". Stephins and
MARY Jane Stephns, minors, for license TO
sell the real estate of his said wards; and 1t
appearing from said petition, that II ID ne.
ccssary ana would be beneficial to said
wards, that said real estate, or part thereof:
should be sold; IL IL ordered. that tho next OF
Kin OF tho said wdrd, and all persons inter-
before said Probate Court, at the Probate
Office In the city Of Mankato In the County
of Blue Earth aforesaid, on tho l2th day Of
February, A. ID. 1888, at 10 O'clock In tho
forenoon, to show cause why o license
should not be granted for tho sale Of said
estate
And II II further ordered. that a copy Of
this order M personally served on the next
of kin of said wards, residing In said Blue
Earth county, and on all persons interested
in said estate, at least fourteen days before
the hearing of said petition ~ aforesaid, and
by the publication thereof for four successive
weeks in tho Mankato FREE PRESS. u weekly
newspaper, printed and published at the city
of Mankato I'm said Blue Earth county, the
last of which publications shall be At least
fourteen days before said day OF hearing,
and all other persons interested according to
law.
Dated, December 80, 1889.
BY the Court q. w. MEAD,
2swd Judge Of Probate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05
MANKATo FREE Press.
FRIDAY, JANUARY s, 1889.
A DISAPPOINTMENT.

We had arranged this week to give
tie ,eaders of THE FREE PRESS the
Governors message in supplementary
i"rm. but owing to blunder Of the
parties in St.Paul In neglecting to ship
tie paper ly this mornings express
we have been sorely disappointed.
As THE FREE PRESS Is almost in.
variably first In giving important
news 20 the people of Blue Earth
county, we trust our readers viii
overlook the delinquency In this in
stance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05
Notice to TAXPAYERS.

CHAPTER !, Section So, General Laws OF
" 1873, provide that the County Treasurer
shall visit different Townships In this county
for the collection of taxes, II directed BY the
County Commissioners.
AS Ihave been so ordered To visit two diff.
fercnt localities as named below: MapletOn
Village on the 9th day OF January 1873, at
Qninn'S hotel; AmbOy village on the llth
January, 1883, at hotel.
Personal taxes are due the first day OF
December, and delinquent the first day Of
March. II not paid then. penalty Of ; per
cent must be added, and tho law provides for
collection by distress and salc,i
From the gth to the 18th Of January. 1873,
all the tax books Of the county will be with
me except that Of City Of MankatO, hence no
outside taxes will be received mt Treasures
Office during that time;
WILLIAM JONES,
County Treasurer Blue Earth Co
MankatO, Mimi, Dec. !, lss?.
T.. S.-Township or School District Clerks
please post NJ
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

\ WOMAN at Kingston, New
Mexico, gets praise for erecting log
cabin without help. She cut the logs.
hauled them. made the shingles for
the roof, and put the structure to-
gether. She has husband, who takes
care of the children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

TO malarial infiuences! then protect your
system by using Parker's Ginger Tonic. IL
strengthens tho liver aud Kidneys to throw of
Inalarial poisons, and IL good for general dc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

DURING the year 1882, $50, 0O0. 900
gallons Of beer were consumed in
Germany, making the average mum.
Der of gallons drunk by each individ.
ual about twenty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

MAYOR Grace has refused to au.
thoriZe the performance of the Pas
sion Play in New York City. This
action on the part of the Municipal
Executive will find favor with the
Christian population Of the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

SENATOR ID. F. Goodrich. of Fari.
bault county. has been elected Presi-
dent pro TEN of the Senate, and will
preside over the deliberations of that
body when President Gilman chances
to be absent. Mr.. Goodrich is fully
competent to take this charge, and
we congratulate him upon the recog
milton shown his executive ability.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

AN Ohio pastor had To announce
to his congregation that the marriage
ceremony announced for that morn.
ing was postponed, as the prospec.
tive bridegroom was in Jail for larc.
eny. Then he preached sermon
from the text, Thou shall not steal"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

The bridegroom and bride OF q
Wisconsin wedding were both sued
on the following day for damages In
consequence Of having broken their
promises to marry otherwise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

LEO GAMBETTA, the French states.
man. died OH the morning of January
lst. For.several days previous to his
demise, it was well understood that
Gambetta could not recover, and his
condition Was watched with deep
suspense all over Europe, as there is
no man in Europe, probably, on whom
the future of France so much de.
pended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice 10 hereby given that the co.partner-
A. Walker, under the firm name Of w. b.
Walker & Co. has been this day dissolved by
mutual consent. AL outstanding accounts
due the late nrm win be paid to w. 3. Wal
ker. who will settle ell accounts aYaimf the
same. ". B. MAEk96.
3. A. WALKER.
patsd Mankatp, Nina. Dec. 9TH. 1se2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05


For the fiscal year ending Nov.
3Oth, 1882, Blue Earth county paid
into the State Treasury. SlS,2l7.I4.
The various railroads of the State
contributed, during the same period,
S470.593.S3, and the total received
from all sources during the year ag.
gregates S2,843,67l. This added to
the balance on hand Dec. lst, 1881,
makes the total receipts S3,2Ol AIS.
Albeit this excellent showing. the
State Treasurer in his report. says
that there is not dollar left in the
treasury to the credit of the revenue
fund, but it had been overdrawn on
Dec. 1st, to the amount Of Sl42, $40
this having been drawn from the
trust funds. The Treasurer explains
this condition of things by stating
that it arises from the extraordinary
demands upon the treasury, growing
ont of the expense incurred in the
high court of impeachment and the
rebuilding of the State Capitol. To
tide over the present embarrassment,
the Treasurer recommends the issu.
ance of 100000 Az per cent. bonds,
redeemable at any time within five
years, and inasmuch as there is no
money at hand with which to pay
mileage and per diem of the members
the legislature may be depended upon
to raise the necessary amount.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

JOHN II. HOWARD, the Chief Clerk
of the House, is brother Of our
former townsman, II. G. Howard,
Fso
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Mary Il. Jones,
deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested in the estate
Of Mary T. Jones. late OF said county, de-
ceased. Directing:
You and each of you arc hereby cited and
required personally to be and appear before
the Judge of Probate of the county of Blue
Earth at his Office in tho city of Mankato in
said county OH Monday. the 5th day Of Fcbru
airy, A. ID. 1883, at ten o'clock In the forenoon
Of that day then and there to attend the final
settlement OF the account Of Humphrey
Williams, administrator OF the estate of the
said Mary Il. Jones, deceased, and the dIstri-
button OF said estate.
In testimony whereof have hercuntO set
my hand and affixed the seal OF the Probate
Court this 3rd day OF January, A. d. 1888.
GEO. W. MEAD,
(SEAL.l Judge of Probate.
axux
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05
trough ON RATS. -

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, iica, ants
bcd-bngs. skunks, chipmunks, gophcrs. lac,
Druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

TIE caucus nominations made on
Monday night for the organization OF
the legislature now in session at st.
Paul, were ratified 10y the respective
Houses on The following day. Fol.
lowing are the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05
Are You Exposed

You can keep your hair abundant and
glossy. and retain Its youthful color, with
Parker's Hair Balsapl,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

TIE New Years reception at the
Presidential Mansion is said TO have
eclipsed all recent occasions of the
kind. The festivities, however, came
To asudden and sorrowful termination
in consequence of the death of the
Minister from the Sandwich Island.
Mr.. E. 4. Allen, who breathed his
last amid scene of gayety and social
grandeur.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-05

THE return of Mark II. Dunnell to
Minnesota TO act as commander-in.
chief for the weak opposition to
Senator WINDOWS reelection. prom.
Uses 10 bear fruit of a bitter flavor to
himself and his followers. In place
OF attending 10 the duties for which
he is paid $4,000 per year, he comes
home at a time when, if his presence
was ever needed at The National
Capitol il is now, and takes position
in the pending contest for the election
of L. s. Senator that is far beneath
the dignity of the most commonplace
ward politician. Mr.. Dunaell Will be
more thoroughly threshed, if such a
result were possible, than he was at
Rochester, and is vastly less thought
of now than then. Dunnell had best
.ssound Jones" and withdraw from
the field. He is too badly foundered
TO even make respectable showing
upon the track.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-14
NO. so.

and sedges, in her course, until bruised and
bleeding, she found herself upon the broad
fiat rock, and heard the old hag's curses from
the summit Of the cliff.
She stood there a moment wondering II
death came peacefully TO young girls who low
ed 10 live, but wished to die, and IL the angry
waters we're as cold and cruel as they looked
and what came after death Then she
stepped up boldly to the high part Of the
rock, facing the storm-toss bilows, think
ing how she might throw herself into their
chill embrace, to die most quickly, when a
sudden rush Of falling stones and earth at.
tracted her, aud turning around she saw to
her horror the old hag, who was almost down
the cliff. But she laughed fercely, moment
later, for great sea swept in and she was
standing upon the rock alone, with the wild
waves rolling on every side
She heard a glad shout a sturdy boat
manned by stout arms-and stouter hearts
comes plungng over the white billows toward
her. On it sweeps, rising high in air, now
sinking down, down, until it seemed engulfed
in the angry ocean again it rises, and the
handsome, dark haired fisherman, leaping up
on the gunwale, tells her to cast herself far
out into the sea. moments pause as a
mighty wave lifts its white crest and comes
crashing down upon the rock, and the surg
ing waters, with hiss and roar, gather and
rush back again then with glad scream the
girl filings herself into the seethng cauldron
And nov her lover leaps toward her as she
floats there lpless-snking. He strikes out
boldly, he reaches her, they disappear, strong
arms strain at the ash. blades till they bend
like reeds, they rise TO the surface, they are
caught by eager out stretched hands and they
are saved.
That night the old hag's sheep were all
drowned in the ocean, crossing the low bar
which, as the story goes, for the first time be-
gan to wash away. And when the early morn
ing came, and the sun rose, and the storm
was done, the sheep washed up from the deep,
and old granny's body foated up with them.
They say she cursed the rock where Elsie
found her truelove, and the farm and pasture
where the poor sheep fed. However that
may be, the high part of the rock has crumb-
led away, and is now no more to be seen, and
the strip of land where the sheep grazed is
the same where now the cattle fnd such fatal
pRsturage.
The hut has long since vanished, the trees
are dead, and the narrow bar forever sunk
from sight but the summer sun still shines
upon the grassy slope, the ocean waves come
dancing in as brightly as in Elsie's time and
fairy feet of maids as fair as she still Chamber
DER the rocks and watch for dark haired,
youthful fisherman.
You cannot fail to find the island, for it lies
east by northeast from Marblehesd, within q
hslf-lesgue Of the Reef of Norman's Woe.
Cape Ann Advertiser.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-14

exposure" by the coroner's jury. A white
man was killed IN Arkansas by colored riot
ers some months ago result-three men
have already been sentenced to death for the
crime, 80 have been sent 10 the ptnitt utinry
for terms varying from three TO twenty years,
and 20 have just been indicted.
It is believed that tho Roman Catholic
church in this country il to be changed IN
important particulars. The American bishops
are now In Rome to take the steps prelimiua.
ry to the change, and when they return with
a papal legate it is expected that the hierar-
chy will be more strictly organic d than be-
fore that the missionary character Of the
church in many places will disappear, aud
that canon law will be more rigidly enforced
than heretofore
Mr.. John G.. Whittier, in his letter road at
the cele braton of the semi centennial Of the
ant-savery society in Philadelphia last week
said "Wo lad faith, hope and enthusiasm,
and did our work nothing doubling amid a
generation who first despised and then feared
and hated us. For myself l have never
ceased to be grateful to the Divine Provi-
dence for the privilege of taking part in that
work. Aud now for more than 20 years we
have bad free country. No slave treads its
soil The anticipated dangerous consequences
of complete emancipation have not been felt.
L
wisely and well under circumstances Of pc
culiar difficulty. The masters have learned
that cotton can be raised better by free than
slave labor, and nobody now wishes return
to slave holding Sectional prejudices are
subsiding, the bitterness of the civil war is
slowly passing away. We are beginning to
feel that we are one people, with no really
clashing interests, and none more truly
rejoice in the growing prosperity of the south
than the old abolitionists, who hated slavery
a. IA curse to the master as well as the slave"
When Mr.. Teller was called to the Interior
Department it was feared by many that his
local preiudces would make him hostile to
the movement to improve the condition of
the Indians, but, on the contrary, the sugges-
tions made in his annual report indicate that,
in his own views, he has arrived at something
very like q real solution Of the Indian ques
ton. He takes the ground that 1t will not do
for the government to permit the Indians to
continue their present relations 10 the coun
try They are vagrauts who, il their claims
are not acknowledged are vicious. The Sec
retary, in the first place, would put an end to
vagrancy by compelling them to accept 10
cation. The next step he would take is to
compel them TO learn some industry which
will make them self sustaining To the end
that the next generation may have a better
| opportunity than their predecessors he would
educate to manual labor and in the common
branches as many children as possible. As a
! further incentive to civilization, Mr.. Teller
would offer the public lands, the protection
of the courts and citizenship to such Indians
as desire these advantages.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-14

Guilty or not guilty ?" asked Dutch JUS
tice of a prisoner mot guilty" Den vat
do you want here Go about your pizness."
It isn't because woman is exactly afraid
of COW that she runs away and screams.
It's because gored dresses are not fashiona-
BILE.
Yu will observe this the devil never offers
to go into partnership with bizzy man, but
yu will often see him offer to jine the lazy and
furnish all the capital besides. josh BiLifHgs
reporter on a daily newspaper was repri-
manded the other day for spelling salary with
two rs. Said the editor, you might have
known it would be idle for you to try to in
crease your own salary"
When a Maine man has tried various kinds
of business in order to make money and has
failed in all, be does not sit down in despair
and tear his hair No he says to his wife
with beaming smile: There's one chance
still left 1 can dig for Captain Kidd's buried
treasure"
"Yes," said the marketman, "Tawmus is
mean about some things. Why he's been
hunting four times this week. The first day
he bought fox and brace of ducks from
me, and hang me if he hasn't used these
same ducks and that fox every day since -
Boston Post.
what do you charge for lodgingf" inquir-
ed a man with a watch eye, bracing himself
in front of a hotel register at a prominent
Austin caravansary. Zone dollar" replied
the diamond .hited clerk "One dollar, eh,
Say, couldn't you take seventy y-fye cents and
wake me up twenty-five cents earlier than
usual ?"-TeSdS SJttngS.
In his cross examination of the surgeon the
lawyer said that doctor ought to be able tC
give an opinion without making mistake
| The surgeon replied "They are as capable
| as lawyers" The lawyer said "a doctor
mistakes are buried six feet under the ground
a LAWYERS are not" mo" i" retorted the doc
tor, ''but they are sometimes hung as man!
feet above the ground"
A Michigan girl told her young man tha
she would never marry him until he wa
worth $40, 600. So he started out with
brave heart to make it. "How are you get
ting on, George ?" she asked at the expiration
of a couple of months. well, said Georg
hopefully, ~ have saved $22." The cir
dropped her eyelashes and remarked -
reckon that's near enough, George" Sh
was willing to trust him for the little balance
In Washington the newspaper men explai
the significance of the nom do plume Gath
by saying that Cat stands for George Altre
Townsend, and the "h" for the place he wi
90 to for all the lies he has told.-HdrJoT
Times
Miss Upper Ten, an ultra. fashionable yoln
lady, was called to be with sister who wa
dangerously i'll in western city.
what can she do for any one Ill and pei
haps dying p inquired an acquaintance VIII
had heard of her departure.
"She might give information as to whic
side they'll be most likely to wear harps o
this season, said one of the company, dryl.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-14
MINOR NOTES.

Mr.. Carlisle speaker of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, is very pale man, with brown
hair, no whiskers or moustache, with clean
cut features indicating very nervous organ
ization. He is of the Greek type, having a
long straight nose, a handsome chin, promi-
nent enough to indicate frmness without OBJ
stinacy, and large, clear blue eyes. He does
not dress badly, but neither does he dress
well. With his black, long tailed broadcloth
coat and black doeskin trousers, he wears a
tall black hat year or 30 behind the fashion
and not very well brushed.
The membership of the House is political
ly divided as follows l06 Democrats, lis
Republicans, Readjusters and Independ-
ents.
The new clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives, John b. Clark, is a Missourian, and
an ex confederate brigadier. j, q. Winter
smith, the doorkeeper, is Texan who was
one of Morgan's gang of rebel raiders.
Now that fit tribute has been paid TO Lu-
theirs memory, it should be borne in mind
that next year will bring around the quincen-
tenary OF the death of John Wyclif, the
| Morning Star of the Reformation" The
| Wyclif society, of England, is making prep
arations to observe the event. and desires as
far as possible tine cooperation of the Chris
| tian world.
A colored man was killed by white rioters
| in Virginia a couple of weeks ago. result no
| body punished and verdict of death from
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-14
Miscellany,
The RrIrn FInnrr.

trhe prize for window-gardeuing was won, sem,
time ago. by poor man living In an attic where The
sun shone but for few minutes every day, WI en- ht
would hold his flower up aud turn II round while the
sunshine lastedl
II was high noon; and through the dusty streets
worn, stopped form among the busy throng
Wended his way. A little flower he bore
within his arm, and when he reached the place
Where they had bid him come, he laid It down
Amongst the rest; he standing near to wait
Flowers Of the richest hues sweet-scented ones
And those Of dazzling splendor, were there, too
His eye scarce moved to them, whate'er they were;
Shy, silent and uunOticng be stood
As guardian Of his own bright, peerless one;
For II had been the sweetest thing to him
In his lone life, and as II grew he watched
The velvet petals opening from the buds,
As mother would the features Of her child.
It's sweet, delicious fragrance was to him
As grateful love; It was a thing divine,
SO exqusitely wrought and when he felt
Oppressed by anxious care, 'twould softly breathe
Sweet words from Holy Writ, "And shall He not
Clothe you much more ~ and soothod his heart 10
rest.
At length his name was called, but he remained
Absorb'd Ia thought,and Heaven had those thoughts
Aud when one came and said TO him, "Your flower
Has gained the prize" he knew not what was said
But when he knew his eye grew bright tears coursed
The aged cheeks for very JOY Of heart.
Aud there was pride, not for himself, nor all
His care; but such We feels when noble things
Are done by those we Lowell