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The Times adds: AL talk relative
to this vast sum of money ever being
paid is utter folly. No agricultural
people can pay such sums. The
profit derived from American agri.
culture is now so small as to be un'
worthy of the slightest consideration.
TO illustrate this fact: The interest
money annually drawn from the ten
states listed. if they pay ten per cent.
only; amounts to $3.50. 100000. The
profits of agriculture do not warrant
the payment of so great sum. These
men, though their names are borne on
the assessment rolls as the owners OF
the farms till they are actually ten
ants. They ceased to be freeholders
the instant they mortgaged their
land. The price they have paid to
protect American manufacturing in
dustries has been their birthright. A
continuance of the system will surely
cause the larger portion of the farm
ers whose land is still unincumbered
to mortgage their lands.
Under our present tariff the East
ern manufacturers have accumulated
all that the agricultural West has
created without being able to save.
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NOTICE or FORECLOSURE SALR BY
ADVERTISEMENT

Default having been made in the payment
al the su,n Of Twenty five and 16-100 (e25. 16)
Dollars which Is due at the date Of this rotice
upon q certain mortgage duly executed aud
delivered by George 0rifRth, an unmarried
man, to Benjamin I. Shaw bearing date the
the ONCE of the Register Of deeds in and for
the county Of Stevens and state of Minnesota
on the Tenth day of April 1886 at II o'clock
in the forenoon and duly recorded IN BOOK
IN" Of mortgages ON page 81 and there is
vet TO become due on said mortgage the sum
efTwo HUNDRED 1920 00) Dollars with in
forest thereon from and since the hrst dny OF
January, 1888 at the rate of ten pr cent per
annum and It is provided in and by the terms
Of said mortgage that If default shall be made
in the payment Of said sum or sums OF
mouey or Of the interest theron or any part
thereof or in the payment Of taxes ct the time
or times specified foS the payment thereof OF
ofany condition contained in said mortgage
the whole principal sum or sums secured by
said mortgage and the interest thereon
acct. red mp to the time Of such default shall
at the election of the MORTGAGE or his legal
representatives or his or their agent become
due and payable Immediately upon such
Whereas default has been madein the pay
ment Of the interest coupons due on said
mortgage as follows: On the interest coupon
due January first 1887, on fine iutel est coupon
due July Arst 1887 and on the interest coupon
due January first 1888, the said mortgage
has declared the whole principal sum
due and payable and that there is now set
ually due on said mortgage the sum OF Two
hundred twenty six and 8O-lO0 (e226.6O)
Dollars and no action or proceeding at law or
otherwise having been instituted to recover
the debt secured by said mortgage or any parl
thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given
that under and by virtue of power of sale
contained in said mortgage and pursuant t.
the stature is such case made and provided
the said mortgage will be foreclosed aud the
premises therein described, viz:
The north west quarter IN. W. X) ofsec-
| ton number Twenty four (24) in township
numbered one hundred and txenty fv.
f125), north. of range forty four l44) ives
| fith p. NJ. in Stevens COUNTY, and state o
Minnesota will be sold 1t public auction I.
| nav said debt and interest and taxes paid
| II any and twenty five (25.O0) dollars attor
news fees As stipulated in and by tn
t,r,, of said morteage in case of foreclosur
and the disbursements allowed by law which
said sale will be made by the sheriff of sal.
county 1t the front door Of the Office o
"The Stevens County Abstract and Rea
Estate Agency" in the village OF Norris, an
county OF Stevens and state of Minnesota OF
Friday. the eighth day Of April AID. 1888 9
| ten O'Clock in the forenoon Of ,aid day, sub
ject to redemption As provided BY law.
Dated. at Morris, Mnn,, February Z. 1888.
BENJAMIN L. SHAW,
sTRPHEN C. MURPHY, Mortgage
Attorney for Mortgage.
Morris. MINI.
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Some of the bad debt companies IN
Chicago are getting into trouble says
the Pioneer Press; three suits for
lerge sums having been com menced
against them recently. People are
becoming tired of having a dre-colored
cart with the words, "Debts collect
cd" painted on the side in letters a
foot long stand in front OF their
houses, and determined effort will
lie made to rid the town Of the nui'
sances. A lady who discovered one
of these carts in front of her door. on
going down stairs found her cook
billing and cooling over the front gate
with the driver. The result was
cook hunting for situation and
$4,000 suit against the drivers EN-
p,oyerS.
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MORTGAGE SALE.
First Publication February End, 1883.

C1TSt uullOfSlVA GCUt uoAy ~nSs2 'SS1s
Default having been made in the payment
of the sur of one hundred and seveniysdollars
aud twenty five cent ($i70.26) which is due
duly executed by George Mstteson and Cath
crime Matteson his wife to Mccormick Har-
vesting Machine Company, q corporation,
bearing date the 2Sth day Of February, A. D.
1887 and duly recorded in the Office OF the
Register of Deed in and for Stevens county,
Minnesota, ON the 2ath day OF February A. ID:
1887, at four O'Clock p. m: in book u; 81
and no proceedings at law or equity having
beeh instituted t. recover the DEBT secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof:
Now therefore notice is hereby given that
by virtue OF the power OF sale contained IN
said mortgage and parsuantto the Statute the
said mortgage will be foreciosed and the prem
Uses described in and covered by said mort
The North half (NX) Of the Southeast
quarter Use X Of section number thirty -four
(34) OF tow nship number one-hundred and
tvs enty-three Gc3) north, of range number
forty-two (42l west 5th principal meridian,
the said Ian ds being situate in Stevens county
and State of Minnesota will be sold at public
suction tcpay said debt and interest and twel
| ty five dollars Attorneys tee as stipulated II
| said mortgage to be paidin case foreclosure
| thereof, and the disbursementsallowed ~
law, which sale will lie made by the Sheriff
| of Stevens county at the front door OF tn.
court house in the village of Morris in sale
county and state on FRIDAY the sixteenth day 9
March, A. D. 1883, at ten o'clock A.. NJ
OF that day subject to redemption.as provided
by law -
| Dated February LIST A. D. 1887.
Mct oRxIfK HARVESTING MAcHIS1 COMPANY
| s. A. FLAHERrY, Mortgage
! Attorney for Mortgage.
1919
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Notice Of Sale OF Real Estate.
In Probate Court,
Stevens County.
In the matter Of tho estate OF Sven Olson
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to A
rdsr Of license Of sale duly granted the un-
designed made at general term Of said court
on the 9th day Of February A. D. 1888.
shall ION Saturday the oath day Of March A.
D. 1888, at the hour Of 10 o'clock in the fore
noon Of said day atthe front door of the store
Of Helgeson & Wilcox in the village of Han
cock in said county expose for sale the follow
ing described real estate towit.
The West one half tK) of the Northwest
Quarter ~ and Lot one (D in Section tw enty
cay in Township One hundred and Twenty
three (I23) North Of Range Number Forty one
14l1 West containing 40 acres Of land accord
ing to Government survey more or less, to
the highest bidder for half cash and half On
one years time secured by first mortgage on
said premises.
Dated February 9th. 1888.
CHARLES JOHNSON,
Adminnistrator Of the Estate Of Sven Olson
deceased,
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amclal Paper Of the City.

The Transcript IS informed THAT
there was q large amount of money
deposited in the postofiice In the
shape OF money orders, drafts. etc.
the last week, which were mailed In
time to reach Ortonville In season TO
avoid penalty. in payment of person
al taxes. All these letters are still
here and the question arises as to
whether the penalty will attach. 1t is
customary for tho county treasurer
to attend in different parts OF the
county to receive these taxes. and
many delayed, expecting Mr.. Bolsta
would be here. Owing to the fact
that the trains did not run regularly
he did not come, and if the penalty
attaches to the amounts which were
mailed to his address in time TO reacf
him prior to March lst. there Will b'
some high kicking.-Graceville Tran
serint.
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

Quite recently THE SUN has pub
lished several communications pre-.
senting the advantages of Washington
Territory. To those who have taken
interest IN those productions the fol-
lowing. from the Anoka County De-
mocrat. may be Of some Importance;
and no doubt it will be read with in
terest by them. This explanation
should be made, however; that these
lines relate only to that portion OF w.
r., west of the Cascade Mountains,
when the climate is greatly different
to that Of eastern w. T., The writer
in the Democrat says:
There are some Of your readers l
know who are looking toward Wash
ington territory with eager eyes. To
all such / will say if you cannot be
contented in Minnesota, go there by
all means. and 60 in winter as I did
and If after three weeks Of rain and
mud and rheumatism you are not
ready to return, stay longer.
The atmosphere was saturated with
water. The ground was covered with
it; the sidewalks and buildings were
Shiny with it: rooms were grimy with
it: beds were vapor baths, sheep and
cattle were gathered on hills and
peaks looking like "reminiscences Of q
second deluge. Hens were roosting
on stumps and gasping for dry air
which they did not get. The gulches
streets. bitches, sewers and cutters
were running streams of water, mud
and filth whisky ditto. Moss covers
tie houses, the rocks. the trees, the
stumps and even some Of the people
ere termed n1essbacks; duck and geese
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and turkeys and hens and Indians are
web footed and other people who are
not wish they were before they pass
forty eight hours west OF the Cascade
mountains. Seattle is the biggest
town of its size l ever saw. $4,000
transients are looking for work on
1000 jobs where twice the number Of
men required are already employed.
If man goes there for work he may
get it but if he does 5000 other men
are disappointed.
There are FIVE or six good farms
reported somewhere in the territory.
but they must be located where we
didn't 60, or else we passed them at
night. for we didn't see them, but
hills and mountains and rocks looked
as though they had been gathered
from four quarters of the globe and
dropped into Washington territory
promlscuously. 1t makes no differ
ence what nationality man belongs
to W no goes to Seattle, he can find his
brother there who can speak his
language and appreciate his customs.
Even the "IIeathen Chinee" can find
shelter in his favorite "chop house,
The man who has lived religious
life can there find his favorite church
and upright, christian members, and
the best of schools for children; while
the man or woman of low morals car
| find dens of vice low enough anC
, mean enough to satisfy the most
5 fastidious.
r If there are any Anoka county mel
! who own saw mills and wish to pu
E them in operation we recommend W
1 T. as a better timbered country thai
this, especially the western portion
A while a large part Of the eastern ant
y central grows thrifty quality o
II sage brush and rocks. 1faman want
water power he can get it there. bu
j.. it would dilute his food to such home
- oepathic doses that his cadaver woul
!, only need peeling to satisfy til
!. highest ambition of the most earnes
i. skeleton hunter. For lumber, cattle
horses and sheep that country is
paradise, but for general farmln
give me Minnesota. Land is extren
ely high, ranging from $50 to $25
per acre according to location an
+. quality, and all government land f
# for farming is gone except such as ca
n be found IS or more miles from mari
cts. All the fruit trees we saw a.
:, peared poor and scranny, and al
j. choked and killed by water and mo
r. until they look as though they WEI
o Just raised from the subterranes
J. depths of bottomless ocean.
20 The bottom lands on the fe
or streams that empty into Puget Sour
re are good land, but to clear far
Mt there would require two years wol
of per acre for one man or 800 years p
re- quarter section. A few people ha'
of lived there thirty years and have fl
nm or six acres improved. Had thu
worked in the rain they might ha
cleared twelve or fifteen acres duril
the same time. There is big TIL
there now, and a great many peoI
Nc are wishing they had not been in
big a rush. Many We saw who din
LIZ on the savory smells brought to the
~ nostrils by the fog laden atmosphe
Oo from the restaurants and hash hous
O0 where their more fortunate compa
100 ions spent their last quarter t
OO dinner and placed their trust
W W God for the next meal.
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Land Once at Fergus Falls, Mimi

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final proof in support OF her claim.
and that said proof will be made before the
Register or Receiver U. S. Land Office at
Fergus Falls Mimi, on May the 18th, 1883.
viz:
No. 80 for the w XNEX Sec. s, tn. 125.
R. Il, w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous care and cultivation of.
said trees, viz:
Louis Hudson, John p. Backius, Samue.
Anderson and Louis Hagg, all Of Morrisi
MINI.
Is T. F. COMING, Registe
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Court Decision.
District Court, Big Stone County,
J. L. LaValley vs.. Been & Phillips.
New trial granted on motion OF
defendants.
Ezra G. Valentine for plaintiff.
Lyman B. Everdell for defendant.
MEMORANDA.
Action on promisory note. De.
fura, that the note was given for a
Marsh harvester and binder, bought
of the Marsh. Whitney Harvester
Company: that the machine was war.
ranted to be good machine etc. and
breach thereof, and that the ma
chine was worthless. The plaintiff
claimed to be bonafide purchaser of
the note before its maturity; which
was denied by the defendants. The
plaintiff had a verdict and the defend.
ants move for new trial for errors
in law etc. At the time the defend.
ants move for new trial for errors
in law, etc. At the trial the defend
ants offered to prove that other ma
chimes OF the same make did net do
good work, and that in general said
machines were failures. On objec-
ton being made by the plaintiff the
the evidence was excluded as incOm-
petent and the defendants duly took
exception. / am now satisfied that
the ruling was incorrect and that it
was error for which a new trial must
be granted. See
FRoHREICK v SoMMON % MINI. 476;
PArLsON v OSBORNE. IS MINI. "a;
BRIEFLY v DAvAL MILLS, 1c8
Mass. 281.
The plaintiffs counsel urges with
considerable earnestness that 1.-The
plaintiff was a boni fide purchaser Of
the note before maturity. and that
therefore it makes no difference in
this case whether there was breach
of warranty or not and that the evil
dence offered was for this answer in
MATERIAL He forgets that this
question was submitted to the jury as
one Of the issues In the case. This
was one issue and the question as to
the warranty and breach was another
Both were submitted to tee jury and
they found a general verdict for the
plaintiff. The jury were told that
il they found in plaintiffs favor on
the first issue-whether he was an in.
nocent hacker of the note-they must
find a verdict in his favor without
considering the other questions; and
If they found this Issue in favor Of
the defendants then they must con-
slider the other questions as to the
warranty and breach. There being
but general verdict the court can.
not say just what issues the jury found
on and It would be wrong to under
take to presume that they found only
on this point. They might have
found on this 6rst question and they
might not. See the case OF Simmons
' Halster, 13 MINI. 24o(old ed It was
held that where complaint contains
two causes Of action and there is y
a general verdict for the plaintiff
for damages. IL the waterfall error in
admitting evidences Of one of the
causes of action a new trial must be
granted, This decision is applicable
to this case. There was Z full and
fair trial Of this action and regret
that q new trial must be ordered for
the exclusion Of evidence which DOS
sibly might not have changed the re-
suit. g. Z. Brown.
Dist. Judge.
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FL. b. Dye & CO
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION 5

February LIST, 1883.
Noticeis hereby given that the followiEg
named settler has died notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim,
or in his absence the clerk Of district court OF
Pope county, MIMI, at 0lenwood, Mimi. on
march 23th 1883, viz:
Erick H. Erickson homestead application No
6857, for the 5. of sec. No2, in tow nship
125. ~, Of range ~, west 9Th p. m.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
ton Of, said land, viz. -.
Halvor Erickson, Simon Spangernd, Nels
Swenson and xartin Swenson, oil Of Cyrus,
said county Minn.
TT, COMING, Receiver.
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NOTCH FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office Fergus Falls, MINI
JanuaYy q. 1893.

| : USHU0Hy ~11 IOCCs
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled not ice of his intention
to make final proof in support IF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Judge, or in his absence the Clerk. Of the
District Court for Stevens county, Minnesota,
1t Morris. Mimi. on Monday, March 10, 1888
We:
Frederick Trulsson, homestead application
sec. 10. Township 1875, Range Al.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultva-
ton OF. said land, viz:
Olof 8. Norstrom, John Westberg, Peter G..
Larson and Adolph Trantow al al Morris,
Minnesota.
ST. TT. COMING, Register.
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The New York Times gives the
following figures showing the total
amount of mortgages held on farms
in the states named:
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III, havin6 bad roads to ruiz, your horses break
ing your uehiules and en>donsering troy
eIers lives ,Ube,o it cam be avoided and
the very best roads be had by the use of
one of the Improved Road yMnking MAJ
chimes for sale by Thos. Callahan, deul-
er in all kinds Of Farm Machinery
He has on In stock q number of excel
lent famine mills for cleaning seed
eraifs Call on him at Norris
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K. J. HUESV0LD,
II ATTORNEYS

TATTORNEYn
In United States Land Cases. Ad.
mited to practice before the Land
Office. Claims for settlers on indem.
nifty lands solicited. Applications
taken at THE Sun Office, Morris, and
at the post office. Cyrus.
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Court Decision.

Court Decision.
District Court, Big Stone County
J. L. LaValley VS.. Been & Phillips.
New trial granted on motion OF
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Will buy at highest market prices, VIM.
oats. barley, fax, and pork. Gene and no
US when you want to buy or sell aaythiAe
in o III line.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-23

- Our farmers who have Wool to sell will
please remember that the Low Price is not
the effect of reduction of tariff taxes, but of
a combination of capitalists and manufac-
turers to Reduce the price, that they may
fleece the wool-growers of the country.
And business men who complain of a
scarcity of money, will do we'll to bear in
mind that the scarcity of the circulating
medium is because the tariff taxes have with
drawn the currency from business channels
and piled it up by millions in the national
treasury, crippling enterprise for the benefit
of monopolists who grow rich from the
necessities of those who earn their bread by
the sweat of their faces, and pay high prices
for the necessaries of life. Vote for tax re-
form.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-23
wCampaign editorial In an East Tennes

- Campaign editorial IN an East Tennes-
see Republican paper: "The enemies of
Capt. George Hicks, our most prominent
candidate for sheriff, malicously assert that
he is a Prohibitionist. This is the blacklist
and most uncalled for slander of the CAM
paign. We have known the Captain several
years, and have positive proof that he is not
Prohibitionist. and in proof of this asser-
tion-which we do not make without mature
deliberation-we submit the following facts:
On the night of May 10th the Captain got SO
drunk over at Frazier's Point that he had to
be taken home in wagon. The next day, in
the presence of some of our most prominent
citizens, he was seen to drink a cocktail
Four days later he got drunk at Miller's
Landing and fell into the river. This can
not be successfully disputed, for the feat wa'
witnessed by the County Judge and number
of our most prominent citizens. Since ther
the Captain has been a liberal drinker, ant
we dare any Democratic scoundrel in thi
county to come forward and attempt re
futation of these facts. We do not object II
open and manly opposition, but we despis
the sneaking and underhanded way employ
ed by certain disreputable politicians of thi
community"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-23
Six Big Woolen Mills to Start Up
When Wool is Free.

ain 1882" says an Albany dispatch,
"the six large woolen mills owned and
operated by the A. T. Stewart estate
were shut down because they could not
be run at profit on account of the
tariff on raw wool, which made the
material entering in the manufacture
so much more expensive here than
English manufacturers had to pay fol
it. Thousands of men and women
were employed in these mills prior to
that date. In conversation with 9
prominent gentleman of this city some
days ago, Judge Hilton at .Woodlawr
Park, Saratoga, said: I hope the Mills
bill will pass, for want to start uI
that machinery again. I shall begin tC
operate those mills as soon as can buy
wool as cheap as the English manu-
facturers can.' IN Y Er.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-23

Gall. The Republican party posing as
ing classes, through their organizations, have
got onto the ways and means the Republican
party has of benefitting them, and by thorough
investigation the laboring man has come to
the conclusion that instead of being friend
of labor the Republican party is its worst
enemy. They have taken its record for the
past quarter of century, and find that under
the cloak of war necessity they have been
Systematically robbing them. Building up
rich monopolies and allowing them to grind
the very life and substance out of labor,
which to-day has placed American labor al
most upon an equality with that of foreign
countries. Giving away the public lands
and substance to monied corporations, in
order that they might the better subsidize
labor and the people, compelling the poor
American laborer to accept the wages of I'M
ported paupers and Chinese coolies or &C
hungry, and grinding the people general!
with extortionate passenger and freight rates
The laborer is intelligent enough to see thi
state of affairs and know from what it spranI
-Republican legislation for the pas
quarter of century. Heis also inteIlegen
enough to see that the Democratic admins
tration is doing all in its power to repair tn
wrong and bring our country back to its oil
time simplicity-when laborer cammande
tas much respect as rich man. The perm
cious Republican legislation is being undon
as fast as it can we'll be, but 1t will take yea
to wipe it out entirely.