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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

II Nl n for working people. Send " cents
nIn postage, and We will mail you J>ee, q
HI IL royal, valuable sample box of goods
uuUI that will put you in the way of maxi
HNIH ing more money in few days than
you ever thought possible at any
business. Capital not required. You can live at
home and work in spare time only, or all the time
All OF both sexes of all ages, grandly successful. 80
cents to IS easily earned every evening" That all
who want work may test the business we make this
unparalleled offer: To all who are not we'll satisfied
we will send 81 to pay for tho trouble of writing
Full particulars, directions ETC.. sent Free Immense
pay absolutely sure for all who start once. Don't
delay. Address STlNsoN l. Co., Portland, Maine.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
In the death of Mr.. Colfax. at Manka-
To MINI Ian 13 1898 was removed one

I
In the death Of Mr.. Colfax. at Manka
to, MINI. Jan. 10, 1885, was removed one
of the most prominent political charac-
tiers of old war times, the companion and
peer of Lincoln, Grant. and host of
other celebrities. He was born in New
York city, March %, 1928. His father
died before the birth Of Schuyler, and the
boy when 10 years Of age moved west
to Indiana with his parents. his mother
having:married merchant by the name
of Matthews. In 1841, his father having
been elected Auditor Of St. Joseph coun-
ty, removed to South Bend, the county
seat, where Colfax was made Deputy
Auditor Thence he passed through
various grades Of promotion as student
at law, senate reporter for the lndianapo-
lis State Journal, founder and editor of
the St. Joseph Valley Register, and finally
after one defeat, was elected congressman
in 1854 and reelected for six following
terms. He was elected Speaker of the
House Dec 7, 1868, aad twice reelected,
G3-9 In May. 1868. he was nominated for
the vice Presidency by the National Re-
publican Convention at Chicago, and
was elected with Gen. Grant, as the 18th
Vice-President of the United States. In
1873, he was charged with corruption in
the Credit Mobilier. having accepted
shares in that enterprise. AS soon as he
found out the disreputablc character OF
the scheme, he threw up his share, but
the severe criticism visited upon him
led him to forcgo political life. In calm
or moments, all parties admitted that
Colfax was innocent of any wrong in
tentions in the matter. Since his retire.
ment from public life he has devoted
himself to lecturing, and amassed con-
siderable fortune. From youth he was
religious, being member of the Dutch
Reformed church. He was also total
abstainer from all Intoxicating liquors,
and rcsolutely prohibited the use of alco-
holic drinks from all his public receptions.
While speaker of the House he banished
the sale of liquor from all parts of the
capitol building. He was prominent
Odd Fellow and the originator Of the
order of Daughters of Rebecca. Now
that he is dead and justice IS done to his
memory, he is regarded as having been
enc Of the most worthy and useful OF
American citizens. All from the Presi.
dent of the United States down to the
humblest of the people unite in laying q
chaplct of generous acknowledgements
on the grave of Schuyler Colfax. He
was a good illustration of the flexible
character of our institutions wherein the
most obsucrc youth, under the most IN
favorable circumstances may work hie
way up to the highest position of public
honor
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
VITAL STATISTICS OF MINNESOTA.

No. of births 1,977. Twins 7e2. 81
cases of triplets. Mower county 272
births. Twins 18. During the year z
persons have died over 100 years of age.
Two of these were 10, and both natives
of Ireland. Thomas Farrell, who died In
St. Paul few days since, was 112 years
old, he was also native of Ireland.
It is said that Minnesota climate Is hard
upon old men, but these facts seem to
disprove the theory.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE. 80,
W Default having been made in the pay
nent of the sum of one hundred ard thirty
wO and 8o-1O dollars, tbeing principal of 500
nd interest, and two years annual interest
n $tOOl, which is claimed to be due at the
late OF this notice, upon a certain mortgage,
luly executed and delivered by II. P. Cole.
nan and S. j Coleman his wife, to Thomas
Feeney, dated November 18th, 1882, and, with
corded in the Office of the Register of Deeds
n and for Mower county, Minnesota, on No
sember 18th, 1882, at o'clock p. m, in book 2
IT Mortgages, on page 476, and no action or
proceeding having been instituted at law or
otherwise, to recover the debt secured by
aid mortgage, or any part thereof;
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
said mortgage, and pursuant to the statute
in such case made and provided. the said
mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the
premises described In and conveyed by said
mortgage, viz:
Lots Nos seven and eight in block No. four
N Pearce's addition to the village of Grand
Meadow according to the plat thereof on
record IN the office of the Register of Deeds
IN ana for Mower county, Minnesota, said
premises being in said county. which sale
VIII De made by the Sheriff Of said Mower
county, at the front door of the court house.
IN the city OF Austin, in saiG county and state
on the l4th day of February, A. D. 1885, at ten
CLOCK a. M. OF that day, at public venduc,
TO the highest bidder, for cash, to pay said
debt and interest, and twenty-five dollars At.
torney's fees and the disbursements allowed
by law.
Dated December 24th. A. D. 1884,
THOMAS FEENEY, MortRagee.
ARTHUR L. COVE, Attorney, Rochester. Min
neS0ta dec3l-7t
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21
FAST OWL EMPRESS.
New Line Between Chicago and st. LOui

Commencing with Sunday, Nov. I'd,
1884, the Burlington Route" &C., B. & O.
r. r. will run fast daily trains between
Chicago and st. Louis These trains will
be elegantly equipped with Pullman
Sleepers, Reclining Chair Cars (seats free)
and first-class Coaches, and will run
through without change. leaving Chicago
8:15 p. M. arriving St. Louis at $50 a.
m., and leaving St. Louis 500 p. m, ar
irving Chicago 7:55 a. m.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

A Husbaad's Greatest BlesslnE
is q strong, healthful. vigorous wife with
a clear, handsome complexion. These
can all be acquired by using DR.. Harter's
Iron Tonic.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

We the undersigned hereby certify that the
foregoing is q true and correct statement of the
receipts Ind expenditures Of Mower county from
the 18th day Of July, 1884. to the 3lst day Of
ness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seas this Sd day of January, 1885,
OSCAR AYERS Chm BID Co. Commr's.
8. SwEN1NGsEN Clerk District Court.
H. w. ELMs. County Auditor
On motion, the petition of Lemuel
Wheeler to have the Ell SEA and SW4
SEA Sec 36, Town 104, Range Is, set
off from School District No. 81, and have
the same attached to and made part of
School District ca, was received and the
fourth Monday in July was set as day
Of hearing.
On motion, the official Board of DR..
J. p. Squires, Coroner elect, in the sum
of Ave hundred dollars, with Il. G. Dorr
and Fay R. Smith as sureties, was re-
ceived and approved.
The Chairman appointed Commission
ers Schroeder and Gilligan committee
to settle with Treasurer.
On motion, the official Bonds Of Hon.
Ormanzo Allen as Judge of Probate, and
Court Commissioners in the sums of
one and two thousand dollars. with H.
O. Baslord and Fay R. Smith as sureties
was received and approved.
On motion Board adjourned until l 80
pm.
100 p. m. Board met pursuant to ad-
iournment; members all present.
On motion, the following bills were
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

R !: !:
All, Of either sex, succeed from
first hour The broad road to fortune opeus before the
workers. absolutely sure. AT once address, TRUE e.
Co., Augusta. Maine.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

The committee appointed to settle with
the Treasurer made the following report
and on motion the same was accepted and
committee discharged:
Aus7I4, MIMI, Jan. 8, 1885.
To the Hon. Board Of County Commissioners
Of Mower County, Minnesota: We, your Com.
would respectfully report that we have exam
ined the books and vouch in the Treasu'er's
and Auditors offices, and counted the funds on
hand 81 ths close Of business Jan. 7. 1885, the
s G54 i s S'1sfsIs. }committee,
On motion the Board adjourned until
1:s0 pm.
$50 p. m.-Board met pursuant to adj
iournment-members all present.
The following resolutions were, on mo-
ton. adopted:
Resolved, That the salary Of the County Al;
is hereby allowed eight hundred dollars per
annum foE clerk hire In his office: Carried.
% ID ae
Aaa( Rer c ON Sis xeil.at Ge9Hea: -
On motion the following bills we're a.
lowed: .--..e
James Truesdell. sundries for Court House s23s
VIM West, care pauper. $50 an..."....":.....sO:Q 5000
The following resolution was adopted
Resoaued, that this Board will not audit any
bills for care OF paupers by private parties.
unless the same IL first authorised BY this
Rosrd or the Commissioner of the district in
which said Pauper resides.
On motion liquor license was granted
Peter Meurer, John Miller, W. FL. Cava-
naugh and Peter Freund, TO sell liquor in
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

snow Il Alsip extra work on ct. House, 1910 90
Thos Riley constable fees................. 162 IS
Mike Theysen witness fec,........ | 81
] b Hildebrand, deputy sheriff fee.... 3 IS
Vanderbilt & Clark whitewashg iail.. 200
Peter Jacobson witness fee.. $50
VIM Prodell , 6 50
Mary Brandon, washing for panpers...... rs
W. Stanley goods for pauper......... l IS
J d ehssdy, Justice fees SO IS
Mills 4 johnson. goods for ofiices........ 225
NJ O Whsle, Justice fees ,,,.,.,,. 2S5
do. do. ,...,.,,,.,,,,.,, 225
S McClintock, witness fee...........,... ana
Caas. Maudler, interpreter fee."..."...... IS
c Johnson constable fees................... SEQ
J Kornberg, repairing chairs........ Is
w r Mandeyille witness fee 645
Dunkelmann goods for jall.... .. 10 so
g W Is ylor 4 Co., court house,. 2 IS
II Corey Sheriff's fees........... 81 40
q H Allen surveying Observation-Disclosures. II 90
Bet(len postage etc...................... II IS
w r Norris care paupe1s, &55-alld... 80 90
LAFAYETTE French insurance on iail Is so
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21

On motion, Board adjourned until 9 a.
M, Jan. 9Th, 1885.
Gam, Jan. '8th.-Board met pursu-
ant to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS all present.
On motion, the following bills were al
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
THE SPOlLS T

Sweeping Changes in the Internal Revenue
Office Have Demoralixed the Service.
washington special to Chicago Tribune
1t is generally conceded at the
Treasury Department that the result
of the sweeping changes in the force of
Internal Revenue Collectors affords a
striking argument against the spoils
system in its effects upon the public
service. All but nineteen Collectors
have been displaced, and inexperienced
men have been substituted, and the
service has consequently suffered. The
subordinate officers under the Collect
ors not being included in the civil
service rules, a clean sweep is reported
to have been made in many cases. The
results Of this substitution Of inexpe-
rienced for trained workers has been
seriously felt in the department work.
In many instances the clerical force
has shown its incompetency, and seri-
Gus complications have resulted. Cir
culars of instructions have been issued
on matters SO trivial that they would
seem to be wholly unnecessary if the
employees were at all acquainted with
their duties. The difficulties arising
from changes in the service are still
serious in the apparent develop
ment of schemes and tricks to defraud
the revenue wherever it has been sup
posed that the inexpericnce of the new
Collector could be taken advantage of.
Many of the old devices with which the
older Collectors are familiar, and
which would not have been attempted
while they we're in Office, have now
been revived. Investigations Of frauds
in measurements, counterfeiting of
stamps, and numerous other devices,
are in progress almost all over the
country, and an increased amount of
Illicit distilling in the South is con-
coded. The trained agents who have
long been in the service, and who have
been promoted from subordinate posi-
tions, are the men who are now dis
covering these frauds, and they are the
men upon whom the Government
wholly relies to save the revenue
service from disgrace.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
The Epldemie ef Crima.

Whence comes this epidemic OF suicides
and murders7 Recent discussion . have named
several causes. Hon. c. II. Reeve, of Indi-
ana, charges 1t to infdei tcachings-holding
that hopelcssness of q future state cripples
fortitude for bearing life's ills. Another de-
clares suffering from the universal business
depression the cause. A third writer At
tributes II to Increasing insanity. A physician
thinks much OF the tendency 10 inherited,
while temperance advOcatesl lay the RESPONSE
bility Upon strong drink.
Free-thinkers have committed suicide, but
90 have orthodox churchmen. Financial
straits have besct many, but the wealthy
have also taken their life.
Insanity and dissipation have preceded sui
cides and family murders.
feature common to almost every such
crime challenges attention. Weilnigh every
report Of suicide and family murder mentions
the perpetrator IS having for some time
been subject to melapcholy." whence comes
this! All recognized medical authorities tell
US that the irc which consumes the brain IL
always kindled by arrangements Of diges.
ton; that good digestion 10 impossible with
out pure blood, and pure blood Is never
known when the liver and kidneys are out of
order Under such circumstances, a pre-
venttve should be sought, and for this War
ner's Safe Cure IL sovereign-a fact conceded
BY the best authorities In the land, and 1t 10
especially commended by the celebrated DR..
do Lewis.-R0chester Democrat.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
Struck His Weak SnOt.

Come, pa, let us go to the circus
remarked a Stockton boy to his bald
headed father last week.
"All right, Johnny"
Arriving at the circus grounds the
father remarked: Johnny, | suppose
you are going to pay for the tickets"
NO, pa; l hain't got any money"
We'll, then let's go home"
And not see the circus, pa?:"
"Yes.n
Not much, pa. l don't care a cent
for pink lemonade, nor the white ele-
plant, o the two-horned rhinoceros,
but l do want to see the girl riders
throw themselves Pa took the boy
in to see the show, as Johnny had
struck the old man in a very weak
spot Weekly Maverick.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
SECRETARY MANNING.
f1e Wants 10 Alb lish the Silver, Gold, and
Currency Certificates.
IWaahinufan apacial -

Gfe Wants to Alb llsh the Silver, Gold, and
Currency Certificates.
Washington special
One of the most important financial
propositions seriously considered by Sec
rotary Manning previous to his departure
was a recommendation to Congress looking
to the abolition Of the silver. gold. and cur
rency certificates. This radical change
would DO due to the theory that the coinage
should only be sufficient to meet the de-
mands OF business, and the people instead
Of the Government should be the custodian
of the coin. Ia the language of q prom
inent official. there is $5O,0OO. 900 of coin
in the Treasury Department which should
not be there. Carefully prepared tables
have been submitted to the Secretary to
show him the cost and Inconvenience re-
sulting from the present system, and it is
said that he strongly ~inclines 10 the opinion
that the present crowded condition of the
mints and sub treasuries, involving great
inconvenience and heavy expense, affords
a strong argument against the s orage of
the coin. The arguments made 20 back to
the proposition that there can be no au-
thority for the issue of coin from a mint
for any other purpose than TO meet public
demand. and that the storage of immense
quantities in the public vaults, with no
prospect Of their issue, is assuming q re-
sponsibility, in case Of burglary or other
loss, which is far from good policy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
A Desirable Home.

''How do you like your new home,
Mrs. GaZatem?'
splendid! It's a charming place.
I'm so glad to hear it, for | was
afraid you would not like it,"
Son what account?"
why, the church across the way. 1t
would lie an annoyance to some"
"Why, that's just what makes the
place SO lovely, according to my notion.
It's a privilege | W enjoyed before,
for without taking the trouble to dress
and go out l a peep through the
blinds, and look at the fashions until
my eyes ache. and if l want to grit my
teeth l al do it,, and nobody's the
wiser. It's perfectly splendid. and
makes a body feel as contented as a
va figure in a show window"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
~Kindergarten French.

Congratulatory Friend-'Just ar
rived from the Continent, ELI? You
are looking REMARKABLY well. How long
We're you in PARISH
Returned Tourist-.'Just six weeks"
'How did you manage? You can't
talk French.
'Oh, gestures went a great way.
Sometimes | sketched what | wanted
'Made a drawing of it, ell? And
were you always understoodyN
well, not always. Once | made a
drawing of a mushroom. Now, what
do you think the waiter brought me?
The idiot brought me an UMBRELLA
Philddelphid CuH.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
The MMgwnmp's Only Hope.

The engineer Is sometimes "hoist
with his own petard;" men are some
times wounded in the house of their
friends" civil-service reformers now
appreciate the truth Of these sayings
as they never did before. As a hoist,
the Civil Service Commission is n brill
liant success. 1t has blown the civil
service law sky high. Professedly its
friend, it has slaughtered it without
mercy. Laws are useless where there
is no disposition on the part of the Of
ficers to enforce them. The ~civil-serv-
ice law is no exception. 1t is now for
the President to say whether c~iyil-serv-
ice reform shall go the way Of all the
earth, or whether-as he has frequent
" said-it shall "be in good faith en-
forced The Freeman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
The ClangOr Of an Alarm He'll

Close by, in the stiffness of the night, could
scarcely startle the ordinary individual more
than do triding noises the nervous invaid. But
once the nerves are braced and the system in
vigoratVl with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. this
abnormal sensitiveness is succeeded by a tran
Qnillity not to be disturbed by trivia, causes.
Impaired digestion 10 a fertile cause OF nerve
weakness and unnatural mental gloom, and .
vigorous renewal OF the action of the stomach
is one Of the surest means of invigorating aud
~quieting the nerves. Insomnia. or s,eepless-
ness, a form Of nervous disease, is unquestion-
ably benefited by sedatives, when it is pro-
longed, or Of frequent occurrence, but its
permanent removal Ia more effectualiy achi we'd
with the Bitters. This medicine is also signaliy
eficacious for malaria, rheumatism, constipa-
ton, liver complaint, and torpidity Of the kid.
news and ladder.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02

Take all the Kidney and Liver

Take all the Kidney and Liver
Medicines,
Take all the Blood purifiers,
Take all the dyspepsia and indigestion
cures,
Take all the 4gue, Fever and bilious
specifies.
Take all the Bran and Nerve force
fGrttes.
Take all the Great health restorers.
In short, take all the best qualities of
all these and the-Jest,
Qualities of all the best medicines in
the world, and you will find ihat-Hop
-Bitters have the best curative quail
ties and powers Of all--concentrated in
them,
And that they will cure when any or
all of these, siGgly o~r-com5tned. Fail.!
"A thorough trial will give positive
proof of this.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02

Hay Fever is a type of catarrh having
peculiar symptoms. 1t is attended by nn in
famed condition of the Inning memt rane Of
tho ~nostrils, tear ducts and III, DAT, affecting
the lungs. An acrid mucus il secre.ed, the
discharge is accompanied with n burning sem
satioD. There are severe spasms of sneez-
ing, frequent attacks of headache, watery
and infiamed eyes. Ely's Cream Balm Is a
remedy founded on a correct diagnosis Of this
disease and can be depended upon. SO cts. at
druggists or by mail. S n l for circu ar. Ely
Bros, Druggists, Owego, N. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02

IT is distressing to learn from the
Presidents friends that his experience
with bad and. deceitful advisers has
undermined his faith in human nature,
and rendered him distrnstfhl and sus-
picions. There il no reason to sup
pose, however, that his misanthropy
has led him to go to North Woods for
NE purpose OF becosning . hermit
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
THE PRESIDENT.
He Was III for the First Few Days, but IL
Now Well.
An Sable IN. " special

He Was Ill for HI First Few Days. but IL
Now Well.
TAU Sable IN. W special
President Cleveland is now camping out
at Willis Pond. one of the most inaccessible
spots in the Adirondack Mountains, being
a good three days. journey from the nearest
railroad depot. He has as companions
DR.. S. b. Ward and Mr.. 4. p. Bacon. OF
New York. The President was i'll for the
first few days he was in camp. but 10 now
looking well. ard says that he feels very
hearty. He generally fishes during the
day, and In the evening enjoys a social
game Of eucher. Orders were giveI to the
proprietor Of the Prospect House. ut
Saranac Lake, that no newspaper man
should be allowed to engage rooms there,
moi should any be allowed to enter the
Presidents camp under any circumstances.
The President declines to converse with
any one on anything but personal and gen
ersl matters, and cannot be induced to
speak about politics He says he has mot
yet decided when he will return to Wash
ington City.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02

ST is sad to think" sighed the CASH
ier, as he walked into the night with
his valise in hand and gazed upon the
massive marble bank building. sad
that / must leave the noble structure
behind me. But | must do SO. | can
not take it with me-" And dropping a
tear he gripped his yalise with a tighter
grip and hurried off to catch the Mon
treal train.-B0stOn COhrier.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02

When you visit or leave New York City,
save Baggage Exprcssage and Carriage Hire,
and stop al the Grand Uuion Hotel, opposite
Grand Central Depot; 800 elegant rooms
fitted up at a cost of one million dollars, re-
duced to 81 and upwards per pay. European
plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with
the best. Horse cabs. stage, and elevated
railroad to all depots. Families can live bet
ter for less money Mt the Grand Union than
Al any first hotel in the city.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
nar Prosress.

A. stages are quickly abandoned with tne
comnletInr of r~ailroais, 80 the huge, drastic,
esthart.c Pills, composed of crude and ouisy
q eiicines, are quickly abandoned Mn tne
introduction Of DIR. Fierce's "Pleasant ru.ps'
TO larger taau mustard seeds, but composer
of highly concentrated vegetable extracts.
liy druggists.