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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24
SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue of an execution issued out of the
District Court of the State of Nevada, County
of Lyon, and to me directed and delivered, for
q judgment rendered in said Court on the 2lst
day OF May 1889, in favor of Caroline Gruber
in the sum of twenty two thousand dollars with
interest thereon at the rate of seven per cent.
per annum with five hundred and forty-one
dollars and seventy-five cents costs, and two
dollars and fifty cents aGcruing costs. and
against Joseph Mnnckton and W. II. Baker, l
did on the Sth day of june 1889, seize and levy
upon the following described property, to wit:
All the right, title and interest of said defend
ants Joseph Munckton and W. ii Baker, In
and to the following described pieces, parcels
or lots of land to wit: That certain mining
ground and premises situated in the Devils
Gate and Chinatown Mining District, Lyon
county, State Of Nevada. more particularly de-
scribed as follows, to wit: The south four hun
bred feet of the Comet mine ledge. lode, sur
face ground and premises. adjoining the Oest
mine on the north, the said Comet mine being
described on the official plat OF the United
States Land Office at Carson City, Nevada, as
United States Survey or Lot No. 123, Mineral
Entry No 365; also the south four hundred feet
of that certain mining lode, ledge or claim ly-
ing to the east of the Comet mine, together
with the tunnel in said ground, and being a
portion OF certain mining claim or location
made by Lux and Pollard March Goth, 1888, and
recorded in Lyon County Records of Miscela-
neous, Book E, Page 634; also that certain lot
of land in Block II, town of Silver City, Lyon
county, Nevada, as per official map of said
town site made by Ross E. Brown, and on file
in the office of the County Recorder of said
Lyon county, beginning twenty seven feet
southerly from the northwest corner of said
block II and running thence southerly along
east side Of Main street twentysix feet, aud
back one hundred feet; also that certain other
lot of land situated in the said town of silver
City. with frame building thereon. formerly
occupied as a Postoffice, situated on the east
side of Main street, directly north of the prem
Uses formerly occupied by Joseph Munckton,
and being the same premises conveyed by J.
A. HuntOOn, County Treasurer. to Joseph
Munckton by deed dated May It'll, 1883. and re-
corded in Lyon County Record Of Deeds Book
J, pages 776 and ~.
Notice is hereby given. that on the 3oth day
OF August, 1889, between the hours OF O'Clock
A. N. and O'Clock P. M, to wit: at IL O'Clock N.
of said day, will sell all the right title and
interest Of said Joseph Munckton and W. H..
Baker In and to the above described property
at the Court House door, III the town OF Dayton
said Lyon county. at public auction. for cash
In hand, to the highest and best bidder, to sat
tsfy said execution and all costs.
A. W. BRANN,
Sheriff of Lyon County. New.
Duyton, August 10, 1889.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24

SEVERAL more sealers have been
boarded by the officers of the Rush
and sent to port. The British
Americans and the Canadian press
are again bowling war, but that will
be all there will be to it. If they
would advise their sealers not to try
and take any more liberties on the
sea than they did when Russia
owned it, there would be sense in
their talk and there never would be
any trouble to amount to anything
arise from the seizing of unlawful
seal catchers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24

THE killing of Terry has been a
bonanza to the sensational journals
of San Francisco. They had all
about worn themselves out specu-
lating and arguing on the Blythe
case and were at last only publish
ing accounts Of the daily proceed
ings in the case. How many weeks
the Terry sensation will last it is
hard to say, but We hope not long.
The man is dead and buried and
should be let rest. Mrs. Terry, no
doubt, will do her level best to have
Neagle convicted, and it will be no
little trouble she will make both for
him ard Field. The newspapers
should let the matter alone now un-
til something more startling than
the threats Of parties occurs to re-
late.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24
NEW THIS WEEK.
SHER/EFS SALE.

BY virtue of an execution issued ont OF the
District Court OF the State of Nerada, county of
Lyon, and to me directed and delivered, for a
Judgment rendered in said Court on the 5lh
day OF August, 1889, in favor of James G. Smart
and against +. W. Bennett in the sum of $500
with $l62 so costs. and 81 80 accruing costs, |
did OH the 18th day of August, 1889, seize and
levy upon the following described property. to
wit:
The undivided one-half interest in and to
two hundred and eighty tons of hay, more or
less. in stack said hay is situated on the ranch
of E. W. Bennett. in Mason Valley. Nevada,
adjoining the ranch of w. b. Sanders north.
Also the undivided one-half intereit in and
to the growing crop of hay now upon the said
ranch of L. W. Bennett.
Notice Is hereby given, that on the 10th day
of August 1889. between the hours of O'Clock
A. NJ and o'clock P. NJ to wit. IL o'clock M of
said day, will sell all the right, title and inter
est of said E. w. Bennett in and to the above
described property at the corrals where the
above described hay is stacked on the ranch of
E.w Bennett. in Mason Valley, at public auc-
ton, for cash in hand, to the highest and best
bidder, to satisfy said execution and all costs
A. W. BRANN.
Sheriff of Lyon County New.
Dayton, August TO- 1889.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24

Mrs. MAVERICKS sentence has
been committed to imprisonment
for life, with the understanding that
there are to be no further attempts
made to obtain pardon. This is
harder than death would be, we
should Judge, for a woman of Mrs.
Maybrick's caliber, but while there
is life there is hope, and if we are
not mistaken, in a few years the
papers will contain news Of par
don on some grounds.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24

MISS YOUNG, one of the daugh-
Aers of one of the wives of old
Brigham, is rushing frantically to
the support of Mormonism. She
is doubtless about the age to know
Just what Mormonism don't mean.
Miss Young, if you believe in Nor
monism, you will some day be one
of the many wives of one husband,
not the one wife Of many husbands.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24

ON the local page Of this issue is
published the decision Of the Su-
preme Court in the case of Lyon
county against Hallock. This case
was brought to compel the State
Controller to draw a warrant for
the full amount Of Lyon county's
claim against the State for expen-
SEES incurred from holding the spec
ial election last February. The
Court refuses to compel the Con-
troller to draw his warrant for the
full amount claimed by Lyon coun-
ty, but says that the county has it's
remedy by an action at law. The
Commissioners certified that the
expenses in this county amounted
to 81, 032 and the State Board Of
Examiners cut the amount down
to $775. Lyon county paid all the
bills incurred in this county and
the Legislature appropriated money
enough to reimburse each county
for the expenditures made. The
persons who performed services for
the several counties can no doubt
recover from the counties; then the
counties can sue the State. The
only trouble about all this is that
the accounts taken separately are
small, and in many cases it would
cost more than the parties could
secover by suit. The State Board
of Examiners, we believe, have
acted rather small in this matter to
save a few dollars for the State at
the expense of the persons who con-
tracted with the counties to perform
the work. It ia kind of a petty
larceny trick, and will not rebound
to the credit Of any of the men,
mbers of the board.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24

CoaoRrssxAN LAIN, Of Nebraska,
died last Saturday. His death re-
duces the Republican majority in
Congress by one.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24
POSTPONEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the above and
foregoing sale of personal property has beer
postponed until Wednesday, the 2Sth day o.
August, 1889, at the same hour and place.
A. W. BRANN,
Sheriff of Lyon County, New.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24

The following bills were examined and allow.
ed BY the Board OF County Commissioners at
its regular quarterly meeting. held August 9th
1899:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
PRESTO! CHANGE!

DIR. ID. F. McGraw Tuesday consum-
mated the sale of his patronage, office
fixtures and furniture, and in fact every
thing connected with his Office except
his dental instruments, to Drs. Frank
Burnett, of this city, and G. d. Snow, OF
Minneapolis. The new firm will not
take possession until April LIST, when it
will be known as Burnett q Snow. DIR.
McGraw intends to leave about April
LIST for California, combining business
and pleasure in trip Of inspection into
the prospects of the Golden State. At
ter taking desired rest of few months
he expects to locate IN San Francisco,
Helena, Montana, or st. Paul, and de-
vote his attention to the practice of his
profession. The Dr.'s many friends,
whom he has acquired during fourteen
busy years devoted to the practice of his
profession in this city, will unite in hop
ing that he may yet decide to remain in
Mankato. He will at once resign the
of Co. F. and other positions
of honor.
DIR. Burnett Is well-known to our citi-
zens, having been resident of the city
for number of years. He has practiced
dentistry for several vears-in DR.. Nc
Graw's office for two and half years.
Dr.Snow has practiced at Minneapolis for
the past five years, and comes well rec
He is a gentleman of pleas
ing appearance and good address. The
new firm will succeed to the very
large practice which DR.. McGraw
has built up, and our best wish is that it
may be as successful as the latter has.
The Office Will not be removed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
FACTS CONCERNING THE NEW
HOSPITAL.

Work will be resumed on the new
hospital as soon as the weather will per-
nit. The inside finish of the building
has yet to be completed, and two story
frame addition must be placed on the
rear, as well as broad porch on the
front. There has already been expend-
ed on the building the sum of S. 2SS.13.
Gen. Tourtellotte has placed So, 300 sub
iect to the order of the trustees, and the
remaining $500 will be available on
March LIST. 1t is estimated that the
building can be completed for 5000,
and the remaining $500 will be used
toward paying for the heating apparat-
us, which will be a steam system. The
balance it is expected that the city will
donate. The city should also donate
enough to pay for grading the yard with
dirt and seeding it down. A few trees
and flower beds should be planted.
These are as necessary at hospital as
medicine, and are to be found at every
hospital of Importance. The trustees
are in receipt of numerous applications
for the position of superintendent or
steward. 1t is needless to say that the
majority of the applicants are totally
unqualified for the position, evidently
having been attracted by the idea that
fat salary was to be attached. This is
mistaken idea, as the hospital must be
run on the most economical principles.
1t is hoped to have the building ready
for occupancy by July LIST. 1t will be
one of the handsomest structures in the
IA
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
THE CHORAL SOCIETY REOR-
GANlZED.

A meeting of the Choral society was
held last Thursday to effe ct a permanent
organization and to lay out plan OF
work. About thirty members were
present and displayed gratifying
amount of interest in the work of the
organization. The following officers
were elected:
President-Rev. Jno. Barbour.
Vice President-Mrs. w. b. Davies.
Secretary-Miss Lizzie Ellis.
Treasurer-Miss Annie Jones.
Musical Director-Prof. w. o. Ford.
All of the above officers constitute an
executive committee. II was decided to
have a rehearsal once a week and Prof.
Ford will devote his time free for the first
three months. All persons holding
membership tickets of the recent con-
vention can become members of the
choral society without charge, except to
defray incidental expenses, such as
music, hall rent, etc. New members
will be charged two dollars for three
months, and may be admitted upon per-
sonal examination by the conductor.
Another meeting of the society will be
held within ten days, when the execu-
tive committee will report constitution
and bylaws. BY that time place OF
meeting will also have been secured, as
we'll as a piano and pianolst. At the
meeting Thursday the names lof the
twenty-five persons who signed for tick
cts and declined to "put up" for them
were read of. The society starts out
with a debt of $3.50, which is the
amount of the deficit of the mnsical con.
yention. Nevertheless, it starts out with
every promise of success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
NEW CLOTHING FIRM.

Mr.. j. G. Fowler, assignee for L. Hen
lein, Wednesday sold the entire stock OF
goods, valued at 1000 to Messrs. Hans
Jorgensen and John Nyquist, for $500.
The new firm took possession to-day and
expect to conduct the business perma-
nently. They will not open up until
everything is arranged. Mr.. Jorgensen
will remain with Pond Bros, as super
intendent of the custom department.
The store will be put in charge of a COM
petent salesman. Both the purchasers
are too well and favorably known to need
particular mention and we trust that
they will be successful IN their new ven
ture. Their stock of goods is of excel
lent quality.
Mr.. Fowler, as assignee, disposed Of
the stock at very good figure and as he
has made little expense the creditors
will receive over forty cents on the dol
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
DEATH OF RANDOLPH MITCHELL
CONFIRMED.

The report of the death at Omaha on
Monday of Randolph Mitchell, formerly
of Lake Crystal, published in Tuesdays
papers, was confirmed Wednesday by a
dispatch received from Mrs. Mitchell.
The latter has taken the remains to st.
Louis, No., where they will be inferred.
Mr.. Mitchell was raised in the city of st.
Louis, and had numerous friends there.
1t is ascertained here that Mr.. Mitchell
was supposed to carry at the time of his
death life insurance to the amount of
$l55, 900. Last June he took out a policy
for $4,000 i'll the Northwestern Mutual,
but it is not certain that this was not al
lowed to lapse. At that time he held IN
surance to the amount of $l05, 900, most
ly In the Etna and Equitable companies
of New York. 1t will be seen that his
widow and her child will be far from
destitute. 1t is stated that these
large amounts were carried in order to
protect his wife and step child, from
whom he was reported to have borrow
ed large amounts. Mr.. Mitchell accept
ed position with the Equitable Life In
surance Co., about SIX weeks ago, and
has since resided at Omaha. He was re-
markably successful as solicitor, and is
said to have placed over S350,0OO worth
of insurance during his short term of
service. His position was very remu-
neratiYe one, and he frequently an
nounced that he meant to settle the
claims against the State bank of Lake
Crystal with his surplus earnings. The
sad intelligence of his sudden taking off
in the very prime of life caused quite a
sensation on our streets, where his COM
handing figure and fine countenance
were very familiar and universally re-
spected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08

According TO leading agriculturis
the tests of frosted wheat are unfavor-
able, and it is probable that legislation
will provide for loaning seed to farmers
who are unable to buy, in the FROST
stricken regions of Minnesota and Da-
kota. 1t is hoped that extra precautions
will be taken to furnish seed free from
foul seed. Not one farmer in hundred
has any facilities for cleaning wheat for
seed, and most will be obliged to sow
what they get as they receive it. After
the grasshopper raid in Minnesota, many
farmers were furnished with seed
through the State authorities, and the re-
suit was crop of wild mustard, which
has continued to grow on farms not we'll
managed, until the soil is full of it, and
the land ruined for grain raising. Such
an introduction of dangerous foul seed
is calamity the effects of which can
scarcely be estimated, and all the seed
bought to supply the wants of these un,
fortunate farmers should be carefully in
spected and cleaned. 1t should also be
Scotch Fife. The reputation of the
Northwest was made and can only bt
retained bv growing No. hard, and
one year with another, it will pay best
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
WILL RETIRE FROM BUSINESS.
Moore, Piper & Co., the Well-known
Wholesale Druggists Announce their
Intention to Close Out.
A Serious Loss to the City.

Moore, Piper & Co., wholesale drug
gists are going out of business. The firm
has issued a circular Ito tits customers
announcing such determination and Of
fering special inducements for the sale
of their stock within the next 90 or 80
days.
Interviewed this morning, Mr.. l.. A.
Moore, the managing partner, said the
simple ana only reason for the step was
that there is not money enough IN the
business. He has worked increasingly for
SIX years and has come to the conclusion
that the returns are not large enough for
the amount of capital required and the
labor involved. In this connection 1t
should be understood that this occur
rance augers nothing ill against Manka-
to's eligibility as business and jobbing
center. Mr.. Moore says drug firms all
over the country are meeting the same
experience. He cites the instance ofthe
great st. Louis house which burned out
in January. They secured their insur-
ance and said they had enough of the
wholesale drug business. So. it appears
Mankato is not alone in her misfortunes
of this kind.
Mr.. Moore does not say what opera
tons he has i'm view, but the other MEM
bers of the firm, Messrs. Jno. A. Will
ard and q. f. Piper, both have plenty
of other interests in the city. The firm
has done large business since It's es-
tablishment and the news of its retire.
ment will cause surprise. We hope ere
long it NAV have a successor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
PLENTY OF WATER.

All doubts in regard to a sufficient wa
ter supply for city purposes can now be
set at rest. A most abundant supply of
the purest, coolest, most sparkling arte-
sian water has been secured. Our citi-
zens are to be congratulated upon the
outcome of the investigations into the
water supply question. Tuesday alter
noon Contractor Brandt pierced to the
under side of the thick layer of sand
rock and Immediately there dubbed up
crystal stream of such sweetness and
force that even the most sanguine ex-
pectations of the contractor were more
than realized. Although the well is of
much smaller diameter than the mill
well its flow of water equals, if not ex-
ceeds, the present flow at the
mill. The water was found at the
depth of 30S feet, which is several feet
deeper than the same flow at the mill,
explained by the contour Of the ground.
The flow last evening was nearly 10000
gallons a day, and is constantly in
CTcdbluk. WOTh WAS TcbuLucu az Icu
O'Clock this forenoon, and the we'll will
be put down few feet deeper, when
flow of over half million gallons day is
expected. This settles the ques-
ton of artesian wells, and it is evident
that water can be found at the same
depth anywhere in this portion of the
Minnesota Valley. This well alone is
enough to supply the present needs of
the city, without applying the pump.
By the aid of pump it is thought that
the mill well would yield 10000 gallons
per day. That well supplies all the water
needed at the mill and by the city, and
yesterday there was surplus besides,
that was turned into the river. And all
this merely the natural flow of the well.
The well reached depth of $50 feet
this afternoon, and the flow of water was
considerable greater than it is at the
mill. The water committee and city en-
gineer tested the well this afternoon,
and pronounced it all right, and accepted
it on the part of the city. Drilling was
stopped.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
A STORY OF PRISON LIFE.
Told by Major Wright at
WiIkin Post Room Last Evening.

The cosy hall of Wilkin Post, G. A. R.,
was filled last evening by large audi
ence of citizens, old soldiers and ladies,
who had gathered to hear the address of
Major Wright, of st. Paul, upon his one
years experience in rebel prisons. The
exercises opened at eight o'clock, DR..
E. ]. Davis acting as chairman. Avocal
quartet, composed of Messrs. Schroeder,
Brett, Cushing and Thomas, first sang
selection entitled 1.-The Soldiers Fare
WE'LL" which was of course rendered in
an excellent manner. In few words
in which he referred to his own COM
radeship with Major Wright twenty-five
years ago, DR.. Davis introduced the
speaker of the evening. The latter at
once began his address, which he read
from manuscript, and which was an in
teresting description of personal exper-
fences during years incarceration in a
rebel "bull-pen" at Macon, Georgia.
The Major commanded company in
the 146th New York infantry, and was
captured together with four other Off
GERS and about sixty privates, at an en-
gagement during the battle of the Will
derness. The story as recounted was
intensely interesting, and the audience
evidenced as much by its close atten-
ton. There were descriptions of the
routine of prison life, its diversions and
occupations, escapes and attempts there
at. The hardships of prison life at Ma
con asgiven by Major Wright do not
seem to have been 80 dreadful as those
experienced at Andersonville and Lib
by, though they were enough to make
lasting impression upon the soldiers who
went through them. Seven months
were spent by the speaker at Macon,
and then he with others were trans
ferred first to Charleston, then Column
bia, and later to Wilmington, where at
last he was exchanged and joined his
regiment just year after his capture.
The Major reads well, and everv portion
of his story was understood and appre-
ciated by those present. At its close
Miss Hattie Sibley rendered Will Carle-
toms "Gone with Handsomer Man"
in her delightfully."- inimitable style, and
was rewarded by the hearty applause of
the audience. Another song by the
quartet closed the exercises, which
were certainly enjoyed by every one
present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-08
BUILDING AND LOAN sASSOCIA-
TON.

The annual meeting of the Mankato
Building and Loan Association was held
Saturday evening. An unusual amount
of interest was displayed in the workings
of the association and the room was
crowded with persons who had come to
learn something in regard to the organ
iZation and to subscribe for stock. The
reports of various officers were made
and the president explained the rules
and objects of the association. The
tenth series was then opened and some
300 shares were taken. The receipts of
the evening amounted to about S., 600.
This series starts out in better shape
than any previous one. The books will
be open at the next meeting of the as
ISOLATION, Saturday evening, March 2,
and anyone who was unable to attend
the meeting Saturday evening can take
what stock he desires.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Geo. Pass; vice
president, James Wilson; secretary,
Geo. III. Fox; treasurer, Leo S. Lamm;
the following directors were elected
James Ashworth, l.. n. Holmes, Nj. U.
Sundt, J. r. Jones, Frank Fowler, Soren
Nelson, Geo. w. Mead, S. w. Burgess,
S. C. Pond, E. fl. Barnes and ID. g.
Willard. All these are reflections