The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
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NOlue on Ine Spredu VI the SOlu ueWS,
died there recently of small pox.
st. Peter Herald: For some years
past the district court in and for this
county, has been battle ground in
which very interesting law suit has
been fought. The fight has been over
the title of farm in the town of
Ridgley, which has been occupied for
many years by Dennis O'Shea. The
taxes became delinquent years ago and
the property was sold to J. w. Cleary
of Sleepy Eye for the taxes. O'Shea
refused to vacate the premises and
then the struggle began. O'Shea was
at one time elected from the premises
but again took possession and the case
remained in court year after year. In
1894 the case went to the supreme
court and was decided there in favor
of O'Shea, but came up in other forms
again, however, and was tried again
at the last November term when John
Lind appeared for O'Shea and G. r.
Davis for Cleary. The case went to
the judge who took it under advise
ment, and this week renders deci-
sion in favor of O'Shea.
The court finds that O'Shea is the
owner in fee simple of the land in
question, but Cleary has lien on the
land for the sums paid on the purchase
of said land at the tax sale for delin-
quent taxes paid and interest, 1929. "a
1t is probable that this case has
cost Mr. Cleary 50, 600. In fact before
the last suit was started, Mr.. Lind, as
attorney for O'Shea, is said to have
offered the former 81, 700 for quit
claim deed to the premises, but this
was refused Both parties seem to have
been actuated by the single motive of
obtaining the land.
And it is not over by any means for
at the forfeited tax sale last spring,
Cleary appeared and bid in the land
again for 5000 farm worth "a, 500, and
it is probable that Cleary will test the
law and by it his title to the premises.
The case is almost equal to the cele-
brated Jones county calf case of Iowa.
St. Peter Herald The Nicollet bank
property was sold at sheriff's sale at
the court house last Saturday morn
ing. c. S, Olson of New Sweden
was the purchaser and paid $500 for
the property.
The Waseca Radical congratulates it
self over the fact that that city is get
ting considerable cement sidewalk. 1t
has reason to. 1t is a good thing for
any town.
Red Wing will hold grand street
carnival on Sept 25th, Goth and 27th.
A man giving his name as Fl. Thorn
ton drove away with st. James liv-
cry rig and forgot to return. He was
captured down in Iowa. The Gazette
says that on the way he stole another
team and stands an excellent chance
of long term in the penitentiary
Madelia Messenger: Who says they
can't raise fruit here? Those apples
brought into town this week by Peter
McAllen would do credit to any eli
mate as far as appearances, go and
flavor, well there is no fruit has so fine
a flavor as Minnesota grown -
Winnebago Press: A few years ago
the fruit crop in this section of the
county was not considered as re-
source but rather as an experiment.
This year Mr.. G. w. Baumgart, on the
Fl. W. Holley farm, expect to market
3, 900 bushels of apples, while the num-
erous orchards and small fruit farms
in this vicinity bear witness that the
experiment has proven success.
Mapleton Enterprise: From letter
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Green & Western telephone line will
ever build through from Lake Mills,
Iowa, to Mankato, as they have re-
peatedly told our people they intended
They had the contract for building the
local exchange proviving the through
line was constructed, and have failed
to fulfill a single one of their promises
although by their maneuvers they have
succeeded in securing control of the
local franchise.
Albert Lea Enterprise Chas. Steele,
Alden township, recently marketed six
yearling hogs whose combined weight
was 2, $50 pounds, or nearly 400 pounds
each. He received 81. 60 per hundred,
the lot coming to sos. 35, or a trifie
more than $1S each. With present ex-
listing prices there is no stock more
profitable than hogs especially hand
led by so good farmer as Mr.. Steele