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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05
First publication August s. last publica-
ton Sept. 16, 1897.
Mortgage Sale.
nEFAULT HAS BEEN MADE IN
i the conditions certain mort ga pe

DEFAULT HAS BEEN MADE IN
~ the conditions a certain mortgage,
duly executed and -, delivered by
Insurance Company of Hartford, Connect
cut, bearing date the 9Th day of January, A.
D. 1883 and duly recorded in the Office of the
register of deeds in and for the county of
Redwood and State of Minnesota, on the 18th
day of January, A. D. 1883, at $50 O'Clock
2: M II in book of Mortgagesa on pages 255,
in the failure and neglect to pay certain
interest note of S84 90 due January list, 1897,
mentioned and referred to in said mortgage,
and it is expressly provided in said mort
gage that it default shall be made in the
payment of any of the promissory notes
mentioned in said mortgage, the whole of
said principal and interest secured byrSaid
mortgage, shall at the option of said party
of the second part become Immediately due
and payable, and said second party has
whole sum secured by said mortgage i'm
mediately due and payable, and no action or
proceeding at law or otherwise having been
Instituted to recover the debt Sc
cured by said mortgage, or any part thereof.
The sum of thirteen hundred and forty
three dollars Cs1s43.oo) is claimed to be due
Now therefore, netice is hereby given,
that by virtue of power of sale contained
in said mortgage, and pursuant to the
said mortgage, will be foreclosed and
the, premises described in and covered by
said I'D mortgage VIZ: 80
nc oOuIu udAl VI INC oOutuCdSL QudI ICt "
section twenty-six 1859, except one.half
acre decided for school purposes), and the
south half of the northeast quarter and the
north half of the southeast quarter section
thirty-f1ve (35) and the north half OF the
northeast quarter section thirty-fve (35),
Except ten acres in the northwest corner
decided to Sandager and Payne. and except
three acres in the northeast corner decided
to David Tibbetts and except one acre in
the northwest corner of northeast quarter
of the northeast quarter, used as grave
yard. all in township one hundred and four
teen (114), north, range thirty-seven (37),
west of the fifth principal meridian, contain
ing 3O5h acres, more or less, in Redwood
county and State of Minnesota with the
hereditaments and appurtenances; will be
bidder for cash to pay said debt and
interest, and S58.46, taxes paid by mortgage
on said premises, and seventy-fve dollars at
torney's fees as stipulated in and by said
mortgage in case of foreclosure, and the dis
bursements allowed by law; which sale will
be made by the sheriff of said Redwood coun-
tv, at the front door of the court house, in
the city of Redwood Falls, in said county
and State. on the 18th day of September, A.
D. 1897, at 10 O'Clock a. m. of that day,
subject to redemption at any time within
one year from the day of sale, as provided
by law
Dated July 9th. A. D. 1897.
ETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT,
Mortgage
BALDWIN PATTERSON, Redwood
Falls, Minnesota, and
REDMOND ]. EGAN, Chicago. Illinois,
Attorneys for Mortgages.
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LOW Rates to Buffalo and Points
East.

On August 81 and % the Chicago &
Northwestern R'y will make less than
one-half rates to Buffalo and return at
time of the Grand Army Encampment,
tickets good returning until September
20, by deposit with Joint Agent at Buff
falo, enabling patrons Of this line to
extend their trip to New York, Boston
and other points in the east, and make
a liberal saving in railway fares. This
is the route selected by COMMANDMENTS
Chief General Clarkson. For time of
special trains and other information in
quire of agents. Rate from Redwood
Falls to Buffalo and return S23.95 51-S
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05
COMMON SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

You are hereby notified that all dis
tricts which have had and which have
now provided for eight months of
school, taught by teacher or teach
ers holding first grade certificate or
Normal school diploma or professional
State certificate, and which districts
have suitable school buildings, out
houses in good condition, library
and sufficient school room apparatus
for doing efficient work, shall be en-
titled to the annual sum of fifty dol
lars. Blanks will be furnished on ap-
plication to the county superintendent
of schools who will testify to the
State Superintendent as to fitness,
qualification and compliance with the
above regulations. No district locat-
ed in an Incorporated village or city is
entitled to this aid. The new school
laws are now ready for distribution
and each district is entitled to one
copy to be kept on file in the clerk
office. S. j. RACE.
Aug. 18th, 81. Co. Supt. of Schools.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05
NORTH REDWOOD

Miss Owen of GAINESVILLE is visiting
with Mrs. Arnold.
Our town has been more than food
ed the past week with tramps.
Lindeman & Keefe shipped a carload
of hogs to st. Paul on Monday.
Joe Keefe spent Sunday in Morton
with gentleman (?) friend Of his.
E. M. Hammer of Iowa was seen on
our streets the fore part of the week.
Mrs. Sears of Minneapolis has been
visiting friends in town the past week.
Mrs. Child is still confined to her bed,
but is reported to be slowly improving.
A. G. Tradewell and family spent
Sunday with friends in Renville coun-
ty.
Mr.. Nelson has large crew working
on his mill-dam, and now has it about
half finished.
Quite large crowd from here intend
to take advantage of the low rate excur-
sion for next Sunday. 81.
MoSoAS. " III anu I1cuIy NeueuDeiS,
with their wives, of Olivia, visited rela-
tives in town Sunday.
Charles Fleischer and son are build
ing house for H. Lindeman, on his
farm south of Redwood.
Herb. Birum played ball with the
Sleepy Eye club against Candy, at
Tracy, last Wednesday, Sleepy Eye
winning II to IL.
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J, 0'6ONNELL MURDERED
Continued from first page.)

then appraised of the fact that OCon-
nell had been murdered, but could
not recall anything in connection with
the crime. She denied any connection
with it, so far as she knew, and did not
want to talk about the matter at all.
u. Sloan attended the funeral of
O'Connell in Tracy, on Monday and
while there took occasion to investigate
the statements made by James Ben
nett, held in connection with the crime.
Mr.. Benefits story was verified. He
was with person named Clarke Rich
ardson in Tracy livery stable up to
IL o'clock, and an hour later an en-
ployee of the stable named Burns
showed Bennett where he could sleep
in the loft. Bennett did not come
down stairs again until morning, &C.
cording to Burns statement, and even
if he did he could not have got to the
O'Connell farm at the time the muir.
der was committed.
Word received from Belview Tues
day was to the effect that Mr.. O'Con-
nell's membership in the 40. U. w. of
that place, ceased last February on
account of non-payment of assess
ments and dues.
The funeral ceremonies we're con-
Quoted at the Tracy Catholic church
about one o'clock Monday. The only
relatives present we're brother, Ber-
nard O'Connell, and his sisters, Mrs.
Thos. Murphy of Westline and anoth-
or married sister from Wisconsin. The
scene at the grave was terrible, the
brother and two sisters standing over
the open grave, and denouncing the
murderers in the strongest terms, and
calling for the vengeance of heaven
upon them. An hour or two after the
burial the mother of Mr.. O'Connell
and an unmarried sister arrived from
Wisconsin, together with the oldest
brother. When they we're given the
particulars leading up to the death of
their relative their language was of
the bitterest kind and in it they prom
ised to ferret out the criminals before
they returned home.
The tales of the children differ
slightly from that of their mother, the
main article shows.
Chas. Gahagan states that he and
OConnell had been drinking but he
didn't think they we're drunk before
they came to O'Connell's house.
The Wisconsin relatives of O'Con-
nell we're at the Murphy farm house
Monday afternoon and night, and kept
up continual disturbance, threaten
ing to lynch Mrs. O'Connell and the
boy, and it required close work by
Sheriff Pease and Mr.. Clague to quiet
them. On one or two occasions force
was required.
Before leaving the farm Mr.. Clague
made provision for the children among
the neighbors, and the Murphy boys
agreed to see that the O'Connell crop
was harvested and accounted for to
the county attorney.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05
Caution to the public.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ order No SO, drawn on treasurer Of
school district No. 46, and dated March 8,
1885, payable to the order of Lizzie E.
Thomas, has been paid as shown by the
treasurers books. The same is in possession
of the assignee OF The Citizens Bank and all
persons are hereby cautioned not to buy the
same, as it is worthless.
JOHN CLARK
Treasurer.
Dated July 10, 1897. 49-3
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The Weapon Used Was a
Big King Bolt Out
OF a Wagon.
Mrs. O'GOnn6lPS Mind is a
Blank as TO the ORR
gin Of the Fire.

A voluntary confession was made by
Mrs. O'Connell to County Attorney
Clague late Monday afternoon. In
this confession she acknowledges hav-
ing murdered her hunband, but states
that she did it in self-defense. After
the murder her mind is a complete
blank and she knows nothing, what
ever, regarding the fire, how it hap
pened or how O'Connell's body was
rescued from the burning building.
After making this statement Mrs. o.
Cornell felt greatly relieved, and ex-
pressed herself to that effect
She informed Mr.. Clague that she
wanted to make statement, and he
cautioned her against doing SO unless
she desired to make it freely and vol
UNFAIRLY. This she assented to. The
statement cannot be given intact at
the present time, but enough of it can
be given to give our readers good
idea of it's contents. She says tlat
O'Connell came home about 7:3O
o'clock drunk with Chas. Gahaghan.
That he brought home jug of whisky
with him and that he drank frequent
ly during the night. At about 10 O.
clock she set the sponge for bread and
shortly afterwards retired. O'Connell
came up stairs an hour later and pre-
emptorily asked her to take the baby
down stairs. She refused to do so,
and GA her refusal, he told her to get
it out of the way or he would throw it
out of the window. More words pass
ed and the husband struck at the wife.
Then she attempted to make her es-
cape. Getting down the stairs few
steps she was seized by the hair and
dragged back by O'Connell, who threw
her on the floor, her head and wrist
being injured by the violent fall.
Recovering she again got up and this
time made her escape followed by o.
Cornell, who was swearing and strik-
ing at her. She went out doors but
soon returned, and on her return
O'Connell again made for her. She
picked up a wagon king pin laying on
the window and came at him, and
continued to strike him with the pin
until he fell over the trunk standing
near by. Further than this she knew
nothing. When the two were up
stairs, she says, she pleaded with her
husband not to make a row for the
sake of her children.
Mrs. O'Connell and James O'Con-
nell were brought to town Tuesday
night, after waving preliminary exam
ination. They will be kept in Jail un-
til the grand jury meets in November.
It now seems certain that the child
rem we're not removed from the house
until after O'Connell was killed, and
it is probable that the means they
heard we're those of their father in his
dying condition. James O'Connell
thinks this is correct, in rebuttal of his
previous statement, and that after the
deed had been committed the mother
woke the children and ordered the two
oldest girls to get the baby out of the
house. Her cry of "cattle thieves,
have killed them," was undoubtedly
made in an insane frenzy after the
children were out.
Messrs. Somerville & Olsen of
Sleepy Eye have been retained as at
torneys for Mrs. O'Connell.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05

The above lands offered for sale subject to
the interest of the State of Minnesota
therein.
Dated at Mankato, Minnesota, July 10th,
A. D. 1897
GEORGE M. PALMER,
Assignee for Rensselaer,
D. Hubbard, Insolvent.
H. E. YOUNG Mankato, MINI.
Attorney for Assignee,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05

Fred. Offerman arrived here from
New Whatcom, Wash, last Monday.
His father is suffering from Cancer of
the stomach.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05
BELVIEW.

M ST. T.. TIME TABLE.
Passenger going east, Lv. IL: AZ m
do west, l:51 m
Freight going west, every other day, 500 IA
do east, do do 6:35 pm
John EVANS, Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05
Bids Wanted.

- ton and completing Lutheran church
at Belview. MINI. Plans and specifications
can be seen at A. o. Gimmestad's Office at
any time Bids will be opened August 14th,
the right to reject any and all bids,
A, o. GIMMESTAD.
5O-3t Chairman Building Committee,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05

Drink Rocky Mountain Tea and be
an early riser. 1t does the business. At
Hitchcock & Co.'s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-07
THE STATES FINANCES.

ST ate Treasurer Zimmerman, in
talking over the expected deficit in
the States finances, said yesterday
that money enough was on hand,
with chat which would be derived
from various sources, to pay the ex-
penses of the government up to July.
By this be meant also the interest on
the State debt would be paid. He
thought, however, that he could go
on well toward September before it
would become necessary to borrow
any money to meet the expenses. No
less sum than 100000, and prob.
ably more, would have to be bor-
rowed, be thought. The $4,000
monthly which the dispensary is
thinking of paying in would help the
treasury to good extend, but still
not sufficiently TO obviate the reces-
sity of borrowing good-sized sum-
In making up the deficit that will oc.
cur, DR. Zimmerman does not expect
the income tax to play an important
part. 1t will be but a drop in the
bucket, he thinks.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-07
FIGHTING ON MILK DIET

Athens, April IA party Of Ital
ians who volunteered for service with
the insurgents in Crete, and who
have been for weeks in the island.
arrived here to day, having run the
blockade of the foreign warships
They assert that there is no bread in
Crete. except in the camp of Colonel
Vassos. The inhabitants, they say,
live chiefly on olives, milk and nut
ton. There is no military organiza
ton among the insurgents. They
leave their homes when operstions
are proceeding in which it is neces-
sary that shey take part, aud after the
fighting is over they return. The
volunteers further say that the real
bead of the Crete troops is Colonel
Limbriti. who directs all the move.
ments of the insurgents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-07
REDUCED THE ROYALTY.

Governor Ellerbe aud Comptroller
General Merton have returned to the
city via the Southern railway from
Augusta after their tour of inspection
over the phosphate territory Govern
or Ellerbe wbeD seen last night talked
Interestingly of the phosphate situation.
He thinks the business greatly injured
by the fall in prices he states that
the board as it was understood it would,
has reduced the royalty 90 all rock
mined after April / to 25 cents ton.
The board after most carefo; esamins.
ton found that The cost of production
per ton was greater thau the market
price. Hence the reduction. The
Coosaw and only three other concerns
are still at work. operating seven
dredges al told
Governor Eller5s says the commits
sion had delightful! trip Every pos
sible courtesy vas ebowu tbe party.
They made raa out TO the warships
anchored of Port Royal.
The board refused to reduce the
royalty 90 some 40+or more tons. which
had already been mined, but had not
been shipped.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-07
IN NAME OF HUMANITY.

Athens, March 80 0-The 'Cretan
refugees who have arrived here, have
made an appeal to the heads of the
governments praying in the name OF
humanity that the blockade of the
Cretan ports by the warsbips of the
powers be raised in order that SUP
plies of food may be admitted to the
island, thus ayerting the famine
which thrc atens thousands of help
less men, women and children in
Crete. TIE Red Cross society has
made an international appeal for aid
for the inhabitants of the island The
armed insurgents are able to obtain
provisions by going to the cast for
supplies, but the people living inland
are destitute.
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INSURGENTS SPEAK OUT.

Carea, April IA person who
has just returned from visiting the
insurgents at the camp Of Col. Vas
sos, the commander of the Greek
troops, states that the bombardment
at Izzidin did little damage Nobody
was killed and only six men were
wounded. There were only 600 in.
surgents engaged in the fight. The
informant says that in conversation
with the insurgents he was told that
they would always be willing TO
communicate with the European
troops under white flag, provided
no Turks were present They ad-
mitted that it was impossible for
them to fight against combined Eu
rope, but declared that they were
acting under orders from the Greek
government in battling with the
Turks
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The wire glass co the Agricultural
building wi1hstood 'be bombardment
Ct the recen. hail sto.m. and coase.
queotIy it cao be fully eodo-sed Any
,aiog that would remaio intact iu sucn
a caunonade when 1900 panes of glass
we're broken Within half a nile of it
will standing anything. The greeo-
houses had 1900 Lights of glass
brokeo, but they are all is again to-
day Mr.. Creighton made a coup
d'etas that would have made the for
tune of diplomat. Directly after the
storm the watchman aroused Mr..
Creighton, aud the gentleman laid his
plans, "got little corner in glass and
before o'clock the next morning had
secured ali that be needed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-07
The Rain Descends
I'm Sheets on a Country Al.
ready Deluged.

st Louis, April Last night s
rain storm was one Of the heaviest in
this vicinity in the past year, and the
wind at times reached velocity of
over 40 miles an hour
The rainfall in the suburbs caused
the small streams to rise at an alarm
ing rate, and in some places they
overfowed their banks and flooded
the adjoining territory to a depth Ct
several feet.
The suburban tracks OF the Frisco
railroad were flooded to the depth of
two feet and trains were temporarily
abandoned. Through traffic is be-
ing operated over the tracks Of other
roads.
The river Des Perces in the ives
tern suburbs, ordinarily small
stream, overfowed its banks and
submerged several houses in the low
lands. Geo W. Tate, aged 10, liv-
ing at Brentwood, was awakened by
the food and found that his house
was succumbing to the waters. He
seized his daughter Nellie, aged 6, IN
his arms and Jumped from second
story window He was carried into
the swift current of the river and
both were drowned.
The river Des Perces rose to the
height of Is feet in the southwestern
portion of the city and overhowed the
adjoining property to the depth of
from two to six feet The brick
works at CheItenham, seven miles
southwest of St. Louis, are flooded
to the depth of three feet, and the
fires in the furnaces have been drawn.
About 40 men employed in grading
suburban property were camped in
the lowland near the suburb of Brent
wood and were awakened by the
rushing waters as they flooded their
tents. The men made rush for
skiffs and reached the adjoining high
grund About a dozen OF them. how
ever, are missing this morning and it
is feared that they were drowned
The mounted police are making a
search OF the district, but state they
are unable to locate the missing rHen.
The locality was occupied by about
so small houses and the inhabitants
were rescued with great difficulty
1t is feared that their homes will be
swept away as the food is still rising
and the water is already four feet
deep. The Mississippi river rose
over foot here last night and is now
within three feet Of the danger line
From reports received from upper
Mississippi places it is predicted that
the danger point at this city will be
reached by Saturday. The occupants
of stores along the levees on both
sides of the river are moving their
property to safe places
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SUMTER c. WEDNESDAY. 2 1897

600 convicts in preventing the breaks
and overflow, and report that the
State farms, / in all, are now under
water or will be by to morrow, and
that the extent of the disaster is
beyond all computation So far the
levees around Greenville have stood
the strain No breaks are reported
within less than 10 miles on either
side, and as the river, on account Of
four breaks above, has fallen nearly
two feet in front of the city there is
good chance that she will escape the
awful calamity that has been SO
strongly threatened for week
News here this morning was that
GreenvilEe was six feet under water,
coming from breaks above, but pri-
vate advices received later in the day
say the town is still dry. Traffic on
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, a
part of the Illinois Central system,
has about been suspended above
Vicksburg and there is no telling
when train will be able to get all
the way through again.
News from all points along the
river at Vicksburg, Natchez and
other places is that the people are
working like, demons to hold their
levees until the breaks above reduce
the volume of water in the main
channel. They have great faith in
their ability to hold out, but the
weather tonight being stormy and
blnstery, accompanied by thunder
showers, is not Of nature to inspire
confidence or lend encouragement
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-07
IF Her Ports Are Corked Up
She will Invade Macedonia.

Athes, April Although there
has been no definite occurrence to
show that it is the intention of the
powers to blockade the coasts of
Greece. it is felt that such a block.
ade will be shortly established. It's
imminence is causing an increase of
activity. All the officers Of the fleet
have been ordered to hold themselves
in readiness to sail to the coasts of
Eprius and Thessaly The energetic
preparations that are being made con
tinue to evidence the staunch patriot.
ism of the citizens. Owing to the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-07
Chance That Greenville Will
Be Saved.
MISSISSIPPI STATE FARMS
UNDER WATER.

Jackson, Miss March 31.-The
condition of affairs in the Mississippi
valley Crews daily more exciting,
and it is probable the worst has not
been experienced. One or two more
big breaks, one of them 1000 feet
wide, occurred in Boliver county last
night, and the waters from the last
joining forces with the three other
streams are now rushing towards the
south, carrying destruction to houses,
barns, gins, fencing. live stock, etc.
Fortunately the people of the Delta
had taken time by the forelock and
had either secured their horses and
cattle on high points and mounds or
had driven them out to the foothills
where they will remain till the waters
subside. No efforts are being made
to stop the breaks, they having got
ten beyond hsman control, and work
in that direction is fruitless, but
every possible energy is directed to
wards Il. !, preservation and strength
ening of miles and miles of musby
banks still standing
Captain j j. Evans, president of
the State Railroad commission and
Warden McLaurin of the penitentiary
returned last night from GreenvilIe,
in which vicinity they have been for
a week or more directing the labor of