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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-12
rirstinsertion Dec 70, last insertion Februar,
Q, 1883.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

WHEREAS, default has been made In the
w conditions Of certain mortgage execut-
oil and delivered by Josephine D. Frisbie and
William Frisbie her husband mortgagors, TO
William =. Shepard, mortgaeec, dated tho
22nd day Of July, A. D., eighteen hundred and
seyenty-thrce and ecordcd In the Office Of
the Register of Deeds of the county of Blue
Earth In the State Of Minnesota, on the with
day Of July, A. d., 1879, ut eleven O'Clock A.
NJ, In book o Of mortgages. ON page 3S3. on
which there IL claimed to be duo, at the date
OF this notice, the amount OF sixteen hundred
and seyenty-three 7s-loo dollars lsie5S 'S.iool
and no action or proceeding has been
instituted at law or In equity TO recover the
debt secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof. Now, notice ts hereby given, that oy
vae o. n ~ 81 ,bs sa, siat%n IN scS case
made and provided, said mortgage will be
forcclosed by sale Of the inortgaged premises
therein described, at public auction at the
Deeds In the city OF Mankato, In the county
of Blue Earth and State Of Minnesota, on
Saturday, the 10th day OF February, A. ID.
eighteen hundred and eighty-threc, at ton
O'clock I'm the forenoon, to satisfy the amount
which shall then he due on said mortgage debt,
with the interest thereon, and costs and ex-
penses OF sale, and the sum of Forty t4O) Dol
lars attorneys fees, as stipulated I'm said
mortgage I'm case or foreclosure. The
premises described In said mortgage. and 30 to
be sold, arc the lots, pieces or parcels of land
situated In the county Of Blue Earth and
State OF Minnesota and known and described
as follows, to-wit: The undivided one half (ts)
l3l, In Block Twcnty-one (2il, OF Warren's
Addition To Mankato according. TO the plat
thereof, as recorded In the office OF the Re-
gistcr of Deeds Of said Blue Earth county,
and said mortgage will be thereby foreclosed.
WILLIAM 5. SHEPARD,
Mortgagee.
THOMAS & wAsHpURN,
Attorneys for Mortgagee. Mankato. Mimi.
Dated December 2sth, 1882.
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2iw.l

The above sale Is hereby postponed Ia the
9Th day of January, A. ID. 1888, at 10 o'clock
III the forenoon 1T the place above designated
STEPHEN LAMM,
Mortgagec
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We think the of railroads greatly increase
the call for all kinds of wood timber However much coal
hay be used tor fuel timber absolute necessity mu
tude of purposes The constantly increasing demand will rapidly
absorb surplus We look for stronger rapo
Improvement in timber than in farm lands.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

oMAs s. wAsHBURS.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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GEO. w. MONKS,
Sheriff Of Blue Earth Con lty. MINI.
J. NEwH,RT, Attorney for Plaintiff, New
ulm, MINI. ~
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CoRE-White, 6I@62c; mixed, 60@61c
from store; round lots in bulk, sheled, white
white mixed 5i95jc; yellow mixed. 5i955c.
CORNMEAL-~tNudard, 81 - fIom store; Ice
cheaper from mill, levee ana track, as to grade.
OATS-White, 57gASc from store; mixed, 50 1s4c
from store; black 5je from store; red, zoe from
store. Round lots from levee 52g55c, as to grade.
HAY-Choice, from store, $50 90c; prime, Ease ,
prairie, 4565jOc; round los from Ieyee or depot,
s2d3 per ton cheaper.
BRAN -s2092l per ton from store.
FLOUR-FrOm Storc-extra, IS 55; double extra,
425 family s. 25 extra family IS 50; choice 50 60
as 65; fancy, S516 10; extra fancy, Sc 25;
patents, s7S7 50; round lots from leyee or track
oATNEAL-In half barrels, 81 5Oa4 20 from
CRACKED wHEAT-In half barrels, 81 5Os5
HoMINY AND GRITs-From store, s4a4 25.
WHITE BEANS-Nayy, s. s5SS from store; me-
dium, 81 soar CO.
KiCE-Louisiana, common. 5}zs7e; Carolina,
615Gsc.
. LOUISVILLE, April 9.-Flour quiet. Wheat
quiet; No. red winter, 81 079I 0S. Cora quiet;
No. white, 54c; No. mixed, 90 954c. Oats
steady; mixed, 45c.
NEW YORK, April 9.-Flour weak; super
fine Western and State, IS 25dS so. Wheat I'M
settled aud Hgi7fe over; pngraded red, 81 o5g
and 1[s5se lower; ungraded, 5iSs65c. Rice
| quiet but firm.
CINcINNATI, April 9.-Flour steady; fam.
| fly, 81 60d4 90; fancy, s. 1905 20. Wheat slow
| 81 071*9l 0S. Corn steady. 53gl31ze. OAts easy
44c. Rye quiet but s,eady, 62962]sc. Barley arm
| er; extra No. iail, 62g64c.
NEW ORLEANS. April 9.-Flour weak
higher grades 81 90 as 621z. Corn dun and lower
81 so. Hay quiet but stesdy; common, Sl2; prime
| Hight choice, sl7 50glS SO. Rice scarce anC
| hrnli ordinary 10 prime 5000.
BALTIMORE, April 9-Flour lower anC
ouiet: Howard street and Western supeTfine. IS 2
| as rs; extra, 81 2594 70; family $685. -. Whea
Western inactive aud lower; No. 2, June, 81 IL
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HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES.

VEGETABLES Onions, 81 1908 for vel
low from store. Potatoes g SOAP rs per barrel for
peachb ows 60g75c per bushel sacked: early rose,
81 80; Rev York rose, 81 9o@3 %; peerless. 50 so;
early russell, 81 SO; early Goodrich, 81 SO. New
York peerless, 50 90G3 %; home grown rose 81 90
3 %. Sweet potatoes, 81; seed e.; round lots from
levee, 1ug35c chez per. Cabbage, "a 50G5. Celery,
100000 perdoZ. New kraut, in whisky barrels IS:
In 40galon barrels, s5&5 50 in half-barrels, 81 so
a. % Garlic, 81 per hundred
FRUlfS-Oranges. 81 5O@S per barrel and case
50 per box for Sicily, 81 for Florida Lemons $50
per box. Bananas, Sl@l so per bunch Cocoa
nuts nominally 81 per hundred. Peauuts-Vir-
giniE, hand-ptcked, l0c; Tennessee red &C; white,
&c; roasted, NC higher; shelled, l0c. Almonds 10
@20c. Texas pecans, 9Gl4c; Arkansas, agile.
English walnuts, II9lSc Filberts 1Sc Brazil
nuts, i0Gl0hc dissatisfaction layers, So; In
perial, sii Dehesa, So 90, Brandy cherries, 81 per
dozen.
APPLES, ETC Apples, choice grades, s464 10
from store; medium, 50 80 g3. Dried apples. SIG
NC per pound from store. Dried peaches, 1d41ac
from store. Cranberres, sic per barrel. Pickles,
medium, barrel, 81 So half-barreL s4 pint jars,
81 p per dozen; quart jars 81 75C12 per dozen.
CIDER-Missouri- SSGt3 30 per barrel, and q 50G
IS per halfbarrel. Vinegar, 15@lSc per gallon.
EGGS--lSc
PIGS FEET-In barrels, IS 5Oa9; halfbarrels,
81 25Gd4 so; kegs 81 %.
Observation-Disclosures kit, No. l, 81: No. .. 90c
15-lbs No. 8, SOC; halbarrel 80 lbs, $500. White
fish, No /, per half-barrel S. Dried herdngs, pei
box, 25gSOc; North Carolina roe herring, half
POULTRY-Chickens, s. 5Og4 rs. according to
quality. Turkeys Sn@ls. Ducks, So 50g4.
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PRONlSIOMa

BUTTER-Cresnery, 32Cd3Sc: dairy, 25iG
soc; 2utterine, lss2Oc; country, 16G22c
EG7E-Lrime fats. l2al2}c; full cream, l51.
MESS PORK-S2l per barrel; sugar-cured hams.
lS54 sISz4c; breakfast bacon, 13s1314c; clear rib
BULK MEATS Packed-eIear. sides, 1o5sgio5zc;
clear rib, lg5EG105Sc; shoulders. re
quarters; 90 &c. City dressed hogs, 10c; country
LARD-1ierce, 1l5sc; half-barrels, I21zc; kegs,
I21sci 2Olb pals. l2zse; half-pais, 1870; 10-ib
tins, lse; 5-lb tins, l21zc; S-lb tins 125zc; leaf
lard 81 higher per cwt.
81. LOUIS, April 9.-Butter aud eggs un-
changed. Provisions very slow; only small job
NEW YORK, April 9.-Pork dull and INSET
tied; new mess, $40 15g19 %: options nominal.
Lard weak; prime steam, II .4OglL421zc.
LOUISVILLE, April 9-Provisions quiet.
Pork-new mess, SIS 70. Bulk msats-shoulders,
re. Baeon-shOuldeIs, SIC. Suyar-cured, hams,
l21zc. Lard quiet; choice kettle.rendered, i21Ic.
BALTIMORE, April 9-ProvisioBs steady.
mess pork, $50. Bulk meats-shoulders and clear
~ sIugs, PACKED e1$tallc Bae9n-shoniders SIC;
l24c Butter dull; Western, packed, I7g23c; roll,
l4alSc Eggs frmer 169I71zc.
CINCINNATI, April 9.-Pork quiet, SIS so
9lS 20. Lard-cemand fair ard market firm.
Bulk meats drm; shoulders, ne; clear rib 10 Csc.
Bacon steady; shoulders, s5Sc; Gear rib 10 coo:
clear. I14e, Butter steady and firm choice West,
ern reserve, 25c: choice central Ohio, 20c.
NEW ORLEANS, April 9-Pork quiet but
firm $40: Lard quiet but steady; fierce iI3Zc; kes
ll54c Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders,
packed J5c sides. l0sc. Bacon quiet: shoulders,
SIC; long clear, 10 gOc; clear rib, NE Sugar
cured hams quiet but steady; choice canvassed,
l21z915c.
CHICAGO, April 9-Pork irrsgu' ar, closed
steady sl7 9Oal7 95 cash and April SIS Ojdls or
Nay; as 25GlS III June, SIS 421zGs1s 10 July.
Lard IN active demand, opened weak and lower,
closed at out ide prices: 1l.171z@11 2Oc cash and
April. liz SlL211zc May, 1l525z@l .S5e June, lI5S
9lll0c July. Bulk - eats in fair demand; shoul-
ders zoe; short nib 1Oc; short clear 35c Butter
steady and unchanged.
CdH.-POrk inactive: sl7 IS April sl7 o. Nav
SIS l21Sglo ID June, SIS 80 July. Lard declined
on May, June and July.
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GROCERIES,

SCGAR-Pure white, g.; yellow, 656S2c;
open kettle, ca 57J4c; refined A, 9Ic; granu.
l0JSc
MOL ASS ES-LOuisiana, common to fair, 35aI5c;
prime to cnoice. 50S55c; centrifuSals, So s50c as
to grade; fancy 5S90Oc.
COFFEE-COmmOl, 999Ec; ordinary ZIG
l0l4c; fair, l0k@llc; prime Rio, Il 912j4c; fancy,
lie; Old government, 25G26c.
CANNED GOODS, ETC.-PIices per dozen: Pine
APPLES, 81 60; peaches, 2-lbs, standard, 81 so;
seconds. 81 20; tomatoes, 2lbs, 81 90 lbs 81 81
strawberries 81 50; p6erres 81 50; black berries
u %; green ga-esS So green corn l0l 65 green
peas, 81 50; cove oysters, No l, 81 20; No. 81 SO;
full weight; light weight No. ], CSC; No. q 81 %;
%.
SALT-Per carload, 81 30 per barrel; 81 65 in
sacks; pockets, bleached, 21296c.
| SOAP-ig612c per pound.
BAGGING AND 1IES-Bsgglug, 91lal01Ic, &C.
cording to weight. Ties. y, 81 81.
BALTIMORE, April Coffee frmer; Rio
| cargoes, ordinary TO fair, S1ss954c. Sugar firm
a soft, ss4e.
NEW York, April 9.-Cofse higher and
| firm no, 7@S.l0c. Sugar nOmina,ly unchanged
Molasses quiet; Cuba, 81 test; S1g3219c at Della
ware breakwater; New Orleans steady, $4,000.
NEW ORLEANS, April 9-Coff~e active
and firm; Rio cargoes common to prime, Ga q
1O5+c. sugar quiet bot firm: common TO good
common, 6iE465sc; fair TO fully fair, 50 a7c;
PRIME. 71sa75sci yellow clarified. 77s9Sc; Prime
to choice white clarified, SIC. Molasses dun and
nominal; FebOtled prime, 33c,
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GENERAL TRADE.

The attendance on Change yesterday was
moderate, and business light. The meat market
was steady and Unchanged lard quiet; -four quiet
cornmeal quiet; sugar firm; coffee advancing; mo-
lasses Arm; rice firm; hay dull; corn continues
weak, demand light; cats firm, with light stock;
bran steady; apples, inferior PLENTIFUL choice very
scarce; potatoes weak; cabbage steady; onions,
moderate demand; butter steady; cheese quiet;
eggs higher; dried apples, fair demand; dried
peaches dull; eottonseed oils steady; cotton-seed
meal quiet. Other articles unchanged in tone and
price.
IMPORTS.
Foury four brls apples 269 SKIS bran 5l65 bu corn.
nd cattle, - pkgs eggs, 1913 brls -four 4d bales
hay 40 pkgs lard, cars lumber, 53 bTls meal,
81 nd mules 40 brs molasses, 200 SKIS oats, 9 SKIS
peas l ear bulk pork, 20 br's sugar and 46 brls
whisky.
EXPORTS.
Five brls apples Tls begging, Is ties bacon and
ham,, Is SKIS bran, brs beans pkgs butter, 81 bu
corn, AZ pkgs cheese, IS SKIS coffee, go nd cattle
SS4 brls -four, 40 bales hay, u pkgs lard, L car
lum oer so brls meal so nd mules 76 srls molasses
AZ kgs nails. SKIS oats, brls onions 2 SKIS peas
81 brls potstoes, cars bulk pork, "A brls packed
pork, hid sugar, a brlS sugar, A. pkgs tobacco
125 bu wheat and 80 brls whisky.
We give below the official quotations of the Mer
chants Exchange, verified by a thorough canvass
of the markets
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PERsoNAL AND oENEea1

THERE have been some reports that the
sale of the Morgan railway and steamship prop
erty IN Louisiana and Texas 10 c. p Huntington
had fallen through. These reports. II seems, are
uniounded. Mr. Huntington has the refusal Of
the property until the igth instant at the price
agreed upon, and there seens 10 be no reason to
doubt that lie wiz acceptit
On Thursday night 1t McComb City, Miss,
Mr.. VIM. Murdoch, q popular conductor on the
"Big j. road, brgaLhed ais last. Mr.. Murdoch was
taken sicE while bis train was running, and on ar
rival at ACCOmb was SO il that he hgd 10 be taken
TO bed. He was suffering from 2 disease contracted
from exposure during the floods OF BOgue Cnitto
Ewamps. Mr.. huIdOch was i faithful and efficient
conductor, and leaves host Of faen Is 10 mourn
his sudden death.
The Public: There are mu;terings of
coming storms about 70 strike tho railroads in the
shape OF disrupted pools and rrts wAis, To be
sure, rumOr $ ems 10 be the only sponsor, but in
the present state OF the stock market il Is uues-
tiou 70 whether 10 Will be TO the private inter st
of any of the railroad managers East or West
North or South, to incite 4 disturbance Unfor-
tunately ra'lrOad war can be turned 70 good a.
count by those WHO have IL in their power 70 force
one, and in their conscience TO profit by their fore
kDOYlecge. For the present there seems no good
reason for trouble between the railroads a. traffic
Is heavy, ana the roads doing well, without
some better reason than now occurs 10 US we fail
10 zee how hosllilies eau be begun between the
railroads at this ume.n
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Fbt4OW nIGn Waler naI ,Ih44 Tf5tIOW DtIICn MHIK
METEOROLOGICAL RECO RID.
Time Bar. Their. Wind. Weather.
-t--
Cos m. 80 COS SO E Cloudy.
2:0S m. 20 ga 60 NE. Cloudy.
10:0S pm. % go IS E. Cloudy.
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FUTURE MOVEMENTS

THE Centennial. Capt 7. L. Davidson, ia
due up to-day Tor st. Louis.
THE Wyoming, Capt Frank Stein. is the
| next o.-Idne packet due up for Cincinnati.
THE Henry Frank, Capt. J. T. Hicks, ia
due down tomorrow evening, bound for New Or
The Golden Crown, Capt. E. L. Shinkle,
Is the next OIL inc packet due down for New Or.
| leans.
The Kate Adams is the United States
mail packet Thursday evening for Arkansas City
and all way points,
THE Lse-Line nacketz Tomorrow evening
are the James Lee, fo- FIiars Point, and the Dean
Adams, for Osceola.
TEE Belle Memphis, Capt 1. Il. Mckee,
| is the Anehor-Line packet this morning at 10
clock Tor Cairo and st. Louis. Henry c. Corbyn
is her clerk.
THE City of Vicksburg, CAPT. Robert K
Riley is the Anchor-Line packet tins morning at
~ O'Clock Tor Nlcksourg and the bends W. G.
Banker Is her clerk.
THE Ids Darragh, Capt. E. B. Smith, is
the packet tomorrow evening at O'Clock for all
points on Ar&ans-s river Jinmie Thompson is
Ill charge of her office.
TIE elegant passenger packet W. P Hal
liday, Capt. Beck Jolly is the Anchor-Iine packet
lois evening at O'Clock !or New Orleans ana all
Intermediate landings. Owen G. Gates presides
in the Office.
TIE Rene Macready, Can't. o. K. Joplin,
Is the packet this evening O'Clock for all points
on 81. Francis river, going through to Marx Tree.
crossing OF the Kansas City and Memphis rail
road. J. G. Block and C. A. stockiey are her
clerks.
THE Hard Cash, Capt. Ed C. Postal. is due
to-day, and leaves again tomorrow evening at 5
O'Clock for all points on White river going
through TO Jacksonport and making connections
with packets for upper White and Black rivers. c.
N. and Jos. Postal are her clerks.
TIE James W. CAT, Capt. Chas. &. Rus
sell, Will be found in port this morning, and
leaves again this evening O'Clock for ali points
on the Ohio river lar Cincinnati. James
Surtees is her attentive CLERK, assisted By Geo. W.
Henderson. The Gaf will give cheap rates to
all points North and East
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The slipping OF E.oc8mo1iqe wheels.

NJ. Poigot lately communicated 10 the
SOciee de Z Iidgsirie u nsrG'e saint ElieHAe some
useful informant as 10 the means Of pr venting
the slipping OF locomotive wheels IN the Mazenay
mines, no more idet being employed for bauIiD :
out 100 tons nor than 80 formerly lie observes
that the ventilation is elected by dih sion, and
there is constantly in the rOley way tOleiaOly
thick smoke, which, with the condensed steam
from the engine and the dampueSs Of the work
ings, causes the rails 70 De slippery. The COnse-
quences is that every tine they tried TO ascend the
grad, mt Of one ia CO with ful train they could
only get mp h0lf OF it. aDOut lc0 jers-59O feet
without the wheels b. ginning 10 spin and during
the rest OF the rise LOti outstanding the OF fine
and dry sand, this difficulty frequently began
again. so that they lost pressure TO such tent
that they were Obliged 10 stop to make steam.
This difficulty caused great consumption OF
fuel, excessive wear OF The working pa Is of the
engine, and Il rapid obstruction cf the rails.
About months ago the jIinl OF one of the cyl
Under cocks leaked and jet OF steam escaping
from it directed on to the rail when the train
took the gradient without the engine once slip
ping. For dsrs they worked without making
the repair, and the locOmctise drew all the trains
without the sIighteststuppsge Ia consequence of
this experience they altered the cylinder cocks so
IS TO make them discharge directly TO the rail
and when ihey get TO tie gradient Inc cocks are
slightly opened, that they ascend u without
difficulty. Arrangements Tor washing rails with a
jet of water are very old, having been used on
some Of the French lines 70 or 10 year, ago. The
use OF steam for The purpose is u simpler modih :
ration of an old IDEA.