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Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Huntino Christmas Ghosts,

Ghost hunting bids fair to become
the ruling passion of Washington so
ciety. The fortunate owners of a
peaked house, roped with ivy and
densely surrounded by trees, are issu-
ing cards for Christmas specter hunt.
The Christmas ghost hunt is imported
from England, where the houses are
ancient enough to harbor specters who
were there before William the Con-
queror. The comparative newness of
this country leads some to predict that
the fad over here will fail. There are
exceptions, however. for even in Wash
ington there is one of the treasure
guarding ghosts an out and out bucca-
neer of the Spanish main variety, with
cooked hat, gold lace, rufies, high vel.
low boots, red jacket and an odor OF
antiquity. Those acquainted with him
say that he clinks his chains of stolen
doubloons. Washington Star.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Dec. 12-Jan. 16.
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that default has
been made in the conditions of mort
gage, executed by Arend ]. Arends and
Ettje Arends, his wife, rnortgagors. to
day Of december, 1901. and acknowledged
on the 30th day of December, 1904, and
recorded in the office of the register OF
deeds of Stevens County, Minnesota. on
the 18th day of January 1905. at 9 O'clock
1853 thereof; that on the Sth day of May
1905. said mortgage was assigned by the
said Frank ]. Holtz, mortgage, to John
Ho1tz. and the deed of assignment re-
corded on the 7th day of December. 1908,
in book 80 of mortgages, on page 96 there
of that the amount elaine to be due on
said mortgage at this date is eleven
hundred fifty-four and S9-100 S1 ,154. 89
and covered by said mortgage are as
follows, viz:
All Of section eleven dD in township one
hundred twenty-six Q26 north, of range
forty-three 43) west. situated in Stevens
County, Minnesota; that by virtue Of the
power of sale. contained in said mortgage
and pursuant to the statute in such case
made and provided, said mortgage will
be foreclnsed by the sale of said premises,
at pu lie ,vendue, to the highest bidder
Minnesota, at the front door of the court
house in the CITY of Morris. in said county
and state, on Monday, the 25th day of
January, 1909. at 10 O'clock a. m. to satisfy
the amount then due on said, mortgage:
together with the costs of such sale and
one hundred $4,000 dollars, attorneys
ices, stipulated in said mortgage.
JOHN HOLTZ.
Assignee of Mortgagee.
JAMES B. ORMOND,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee,
Morris, Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Mortgage Foreclosure sale

Notice is hereby given, that default has
been made iii the Conditions of mort,
gage, executed by William Y - MalTn a1a 1s,
Charles Leaman, Mortgagee, dated 1Vs Lns
lst day of March, 1902, and acknowled geo
the srd day OF March, lg02, and m sds Tecodraeaf af
Stevens County, Minnesota, on the IN
day of Oct. 1902, at 2 o'clock r.. H., in BOOK
II, Of Mortgages. on page 47O thereoI Inat sI
on the 18th day of January, 1904 said mort
gage was assigned by the said GhaTles
Leaman, mortgages to Frank N1eisens
and the deed of assignment recordeq oH
the 18th day of January, 1904, at O'CLOCK
p. M. : in said Registers office, in book ~,
Of o page ioS the5e3a1I; ef a1. said snai
MORTGAGE has paid the taxes assessed
against the premises described IN said
mortgage for the year 1905, amounting in
all to seventy SO dollars; that tae
gage at this date, including said taxes,
IS Five THOUSAND q Eight Hundred Iwetye al,
and 25-10O ts5. 20 dollars; that ths rs
said mortgage are as follows, viz: The
south half lssA9 OF section two Cd, ,,,d1 IN
township one hundred tWenty-four vzas t7s9
fifth principal meridian. situated in
Stevens County. Minnesota; that by vir.
tue of the power of sale contained Ia sa!o
such case made and provided said mort,
gage will be foreclosed by the sale of saed
premises, at public yen,due, to ,er the high a
est DIQQ0r IOT CaSus' Dy LIE 01ACAA =.
Stevens County. Minnesota, at the front
door of the Court House in the City OF
Morris, in said County and State, on Mon
day the 21st day of December a. p 1903. at
10 O'Clock a. M, to satisfy the amount
then due on said mortgage, including
said taxes, together with the. costs OF
such sale and. fifty (S5W Dollars, At
torney's fees, stipulated in said mortgage.
Dated Nov. 9th, A. ID. 1908.
FRANK NIELSEN,
Assignee of Mortgages.
JAMES B. ORMOND,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee,
Morris, MINI.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
mr. PICKWICK WENT SLOWLY AND GRAVELY DOWN THE
SLIDE WITH HIS FEET ABOUT YARD APART

keeper and gather another supply of
presents SO that the children's faith in
Santa Claus might not be lost
The children were asleep when Mr..
and Mrs. Hammermeister completed
decorating the tree The father de
cided to light the candles as a test.
They burned; so did the cotton snow
balls. The blaze awakened the chill
dren. SANITY here?" they piped. sis
it mornin'?'' The parents gathered
them in their arms and rushed to the
street. Firemen brought out lot Of
fire ruined presents from the house.
'Santy been and gone and our things
is burned up!' the children cried
Hammermeister began his weary
search for an open store. He en-
ployed the infrequent street cars for
long stretches, but trudged mile after
mile in fruitless search. Finally he
routed storekeeper from his bed and,
burdening himself with a new supply,
trudged home to turn sorrow into joy.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
The Sun and Moon.

Many boys and girls doubtless won
der why the sun and the moon appear
larger when near the horizon than
when well up in the sky. This question
has always puzzled the scientists and
has never been settled with absolute
defniteness. Perhaps the best answer
to the question may be given in the
words of the eminent astronomer Her
schel: 1.-THE dilated size Of the sun or
moon when seen near the horizon has
nothing to do with refraction. It is an
Illusion of the judgment. arising from
the terrestrial objects interposed or
placed In comparison with them"
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12

the airs of man who could ssSkait''
and having shown his ignorance there
of. was smartly reproved by Mr.. Pick
wick Meanwhile, "Mr. Weller and the
fat boy having by their joint efforts
cut out a slide,' all hands participated.
Says the chronicler of the days sport:
It was the most intensely interesting
thing to observe the manner In which
Mr. Pickwick performed his share in the
ceremony-to watch the torture of anx-
iety with which he viewed the person be-
hind gaining upon him at the imminent
hazard Of tripping him up, to see him
gradually expend the painful force which
he had put on at first and turn slowly
around on the slide, with his face toward
the point from which he had started, to
contemplate the playful smile which man
tied on his face when he had accomplish
ed the distance and the eagerness with
which he turned around when he had
done so and ran after his predecessor, his
black CATERS tripping pleasantly through
the snow and his eyes beaming cheerful
ness and gladness through his spectacles
and when he was knocked down, which
happened upon the average every third
round 1t was the most inyigorating sight
that can possibly be imagined to behold
him gather up his hat, gloves and hand
kerchief with glowing countenance and
resume his station In the rank with an
ardor and enthusiasm which nothing
could abate.
Mr.. Pickwick unfortunately breaks
through the ice and gets good wet
ting, but, being taken on a smart run
to the house, put to bed and given un-
limited quantities of hot punch, finds
T.: $vnnr
when the party departs from Dingley
Dell. =
Thus does Dickens tell us Of one of
the merriest Christmases that reader
could desire There is no touch of sad
ness in the chronicle, and all that one
could wish for is that the story were
longer. Long live the tale. and long
may we enjoy Christmas with the
Pickwickians!
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Dec. 5-19
Citation for Hearing on Final Acc
count and for Distribution.
Estate of Karen Larson

Estate of Karen Larson,
State of Minnesota, County of Stevens
in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the estate of Karen
Larson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to John E. Larsen
interested in the final account and dis
tribution of the estate of said decedent:
The representative of the above named
decedent, having filed in this court his
final account of the administration of the
estate of said decedent, together with his
petition praying for the adjustment and
allowance of said final account and for
distributiony of the residue of said estate
to the persons thereunto entitled; there
fore you, and each of you, are hereby cited
and required to show cause, if any you
have, before this court at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House in the
City of Norris in the County Of Stevens
state of Minnesota, on the 28th day of
December 1908, at 10 o'clock a, M, why
said petition should not be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said Court, and
the Seal of said Court, this 30th day of
November, 1908.
(seaD A. L. STENGER,
Probate Jud ges
w. c.. BICkNELL
Attorney for Petitioner.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the pay
| ment of the sum of six hundred eighty
! be due and is due at the date of this notice
upon certain mortgage, duly executed
and delivered by James X. Johnson and
Mamie Johnson, his wife, nortgagors, to
Louisa Loeffler, mortgage, bearing dafe
the 7th day of October, 1908, and with
powero of sale therein contained, duly re.
Deeds ir and for the County. of Stevens
and State of Minnesota, on the 18th day
of October, 1908, at 9 O'Clock, a. M, in Book
+, II of Mortgages, on page 622.
| And whereas, the said Louisa Loeff1er
Mortgagee and Holder of said mortgage,
| has duly elected and does hereby elect TO
declare the whole principal sum of said
mortgage due and payable at the date of
this notice, under the terms and condi-
| OF sale therein contained and whereas
there is actually due and claimed to he
due and payable at the date of this notice
the sum of six hundred eighty-five Rfld
S7.1OO dollars, and whereas the said power
OF sale has become operative, and no
action or proceeding having been insti-
debt secured by said mortgage or any
part thereof.
that by virtue OF the power of sale com
tanned in said mortgage, and pursuant to
the statute in such case made and pro-
c1o tn the sal saia af 14nortgage no. viii be f3fe
in and conveyed bv said mortgage. viz:
Lot numbered five 6l in block numbered
town (now City Of Morris, Stevens coun. rs
ty, Minnesota, with the hereditaments
and appurtenances; which sale will be
mabe by the sheriff of said Stevens co1n-
ty. at the front door of the court house, in
the City of Morris, in said county and
state, on the 11th da, of January, 1909, at
10 o'clock a. m, of that day, at public
vendue, to the highest bidder for cash, to
pay said debt of six hundred eighty five
and 97-190 dollars, and interest from this
date at 10 per cent per annum and twenty
i've dollars, attOrney'S fees, as stipulated
in and by said mortgage in case of fore
closure, and the disbursements allowed
by law; subject to redemption at any time
within one year from the day of sale, as
provided by law.
Dated November 9th, A. d 1908,
LOUISA LOEFFLER,
Mortgagee.
VIM. G. BICKNELL,
Attorney.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Dec. Sian. 9Th.
Notice OF nortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Whereas Default has been made in the
conditions of a certain mortgage Deco
bearing date the 9th day of September
1901 made executed and delivered by
Theresa f. Russell and William. A Rus
sell, her husband, as mOrtgagorS unto
aeoD d11g as WHICH th mor
the Register of Deeds in and for the Coun
ty of Ste vens, State of Minnesota on the
21st dayof Septenper, 1901 at O'Clock am
of that day in Book No. 13 of Mortgages
on pageNo 10S.z
And whereas there is pow due and
claimed to be due at the date of this No
cured thereby, the sum of two thousand
nine hundred and sixty-seven ($2967.) }
dollars, and no proceeding at law or 9th
erwise having been instituted to recover
said amount, or any part thereof:
Now therefore, notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale in said
mortgage contained and Herewith re.
corded, and pursuant to the statute in
mortgage will be foreclosed by sale OF
the real estate therein described which is
situate in the County of Stevens and
State, of Minnesota, described as follows,
to-wit:
The southeast quarter (se14) of section
number one ~ in township number one
hundred twenty-five Q25) north of range
number forty.two az west of the fifth
principal meridian, containing one hum
dred and sixty Q6O) acres more or less ac-
cording to the government survey there
of:
Which sale will be made by the sheriff
of said Stevens County at the front door
of the court house in the City of Morris in
said County, on Monday the 18th day of
January, A. d 1909 at 10 O'clock in the
forenoon of that day at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash to pay said
sum due on said note and mortgage and
seventy-f1ve ($75) dollars attorneys fees
stipulated in and by said mortgage to be
paid in case of foreclosure thereof togeth-
er with the disbursements allowed by
law.
Dated ST. Cloud, Mimi, this 5th day of
December, 1908.
JACOB HAEMEN,
Mortgagee.
JAMES r, BENNETT, Jr.,
Attorney for Mortgagee,
st. Cloud, Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Dec. Sian. 9,
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

Default having been made in the condi-
t1ons OF certain mortgage made by Ed
ward o. Hudspeth and Annie Hudspeth,
his, wife, 1nortgagors to E. S. Ellsworth
and L. E. Jones, mortgages, dated ItHly
18th, A. d. 1904 and recorded in the Office
OF the Register of Deeds in and for Stew
ems county in the State of Minnesota on
the 26th day of September. "A. d., 1904 at
80 O'Clock p. M, in book 19 of mort cages,
debtedness thereby secured was duly as
signed in writing on the 18th day of May,
A. d.. 1907, to the undersigned, which as
signment was recorded in the office of
the said Register of Deeds on the 21St day
of November, 1908, in book 30 of mortgages,
on page 66 under the terms of which
mortgage there is now due and claimed
to be due the sum of four hundred eighty
eight and 4-1OO dollars, said sum irlc1l1d-
ing the sum of $3.50, payable under the
the mortgages and their assigns, the
same being five interest payments and
1nterest thereon, and no proceeding at
law or otherwise having been Instituted
to collect the said debt or any part there
OF;
]. !, Nov. therefore, notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale in said
mortgage contained and the statutes in
SUCH cases made and provided, the
ea ea1d 4ha mortgage viii be foreclosed by sale
to-wit: 3. - n,
The northwest fractional quarter Of
dred twenty.six 126) north Of range forty
three (43) west of the 5th p NJ, in the
County of Stevens in the State of Mime
sofa, which sale will b : made by the
sheriff of said county at public veudne to
the highest bidder for cash, at the front
door OF the said county court house in the
day, the 18th day of January. A. D., 1909,
at 10 O'Clock ia the forenoon to pay the
said Indebtedness and interest thereon
allowed by law. including reasonable
attorneys fee of twenty five dollars as
stipulated in said mortgage.
Dated this 1st day of Decem Der, a. d,
1908 ~- ' 10
ELLSWORTH & JONES uncorporated) !
Assignee of Mortgagee.
A. e. LARSON, Attorney,
Brainerd, Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Notice of Lis Pendens

STATEOF MINNESOTA
lss. sa. ~sr-s
COUNTY OF STEVENS :y..
In district court, sixteenth judicial
district.
James Sweeney, Plaintiff,
zee VS..
George Harding, L. HI. Stanton, Robert
Backaus, NJ. B Lord & Company, Cor
poration, Clara F. Lord, u. T. Wheaton,
c. F. Lord and Lewis C. Spooner, also
all other persons or parties unknown,
claiming right title, estate, lien, or in
terest in the real estate, described in
the complaint herein, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that an action
has been commenced in this court by the
above named plaintiff against the above
named defendants, the object of which is
to obtain a judgment that said plaintiff
is the owner in fee of the folio wing de-
scribed real property and that said defen-
dants and each OF them have no estate or
interest therein or lien thereon: south
east quarter, of section five, township
one hundred twenty-five, of range forty
two, situate in Stevens County, Mime
sofa. @&Et&a st
Dated November 10th, 1908.
JAMES B. ORMOND,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Morrls, Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
A Christmas Sentiment.

However sincere we may be in oui
efforts to spread Christmas cheer, our
charity is none the, less testimony
to our sense of the fact that peace and
good will have not come upon the
earth. Poverty and wretchedness are
not to be offset by yearly gifts Of bas.
kets of food and outgrown clothes.
We ought to make the spasmodic
kindliness of Christmas one of the
constant forces of our industrial world.
Equality and fraternity are born not
of charity, but of justice.
Instead of commerciaiizing Christ
mas we ought to Christmasize COM
mercialism.- New York Mail.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
ST. PAUL MAN ENDS HIS LIFE
Commits Suicide While Despondent
Over Loss of His Position.

Commits Suicide While Despondent
Over Loss of His Position.
T. R. Palmer, fifty-two years old,
until recently president of the Mime,
sofa Mutual Life Insurance company
committed suicide at st. Paul. The
deed was done with a revolver and
the cause is believed to be due to
brooding over the loss of his former
position and excessive strain he has
undergone for some time in connec-
tion with his duties as head of the in
surance concern.
His body was found by Mrs. Pal
mer, who, with a servant maid, broke
open the door of his room
Palmer had been resident of ST..
Paul for twenty-five years. He was
prominent lawyer and during his early
residence in the city was very active
in city and state politics.
The suicide of Mr.. Palmer came as
great surprise and shock to his
friends in ST. Paul. He had not at
any time, even to his family, intimated
in the slightest manner that he con
templated ending his life.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Difficult
Breathing

Short breath, futtering,
palpitation, sinking spells
are symptoms of a weak
heart, struggling to do its
work. It must keep the
blood in circulation to
carry nourishment to
make flesh, bone and mus
Gle, and remove the worn
out particles. When it
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Heart Cure gives strength
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Morris tribune., 1908-12-12


ser than In the "Pickwick Papers, .
One might read the paragraph relating
20 the observance of the holiday half
a hundred times and not become weary
The Christmas spirit is everywhere
evident in the chapters devoted to the
holiday making. From the beginning,
when the hero, his three friends and
mis- faithful servant start for Dingley
Den, to the hour of their return there
is Christmas in every sentence:
AS brisk as bees If not altogether as
A4ht as fairies, did the four Pickwickians
assemble on the morning Of the 22d day
of December in the year of grace In
which these their faithfully recorded ad-
ventures were undertaken and accom-
plished. Christmas was close at hand In
all his bluff and hearty honesty. It was
the season of hospitality, merriment and
open heartedness. The old year was pre-
@aring, like an ancient philosopher, to
sail his friends around him and amid the
sound of feasting and revelry to pass
gently and calmly away. Gay and merry
was the time and right gay and merry
were at least four Of the numerous hearts
that were gladdened by it's coming
After travelling through wide and
spen country where "the wheels skim
ever the hard and frosty ground" slow
ing up as they draw near country
town, where the horses are changed,
then again "dashing along the open
road, with the fresh air blowing in
their faces and gladdening their very
hearts within them," they arrive at
Dingley Dell, where we are introduced
20 that famous parsonage, the fat boy.
He is an old acquaintance of Mr.. Pick
wick, but to Sam Weller his face is
strange. To follow this first meeting:
Having given this direction and settled
with the coachman, Mr.. Pickwick and
his three friends struck into the footpath
across the fields and walked brislzly away,
leaving Mr.. Weller and the fat boy con-
fronted together for the first time. Sam
looked at the fat boy with great aston
xshment, but without saying a word, and
Morris tribune., 1908-12-12
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

| Notice is hereby given that default has
been made in the terms and conditions
delivered by Isaac Lemaster and Eunice
Lemaster, his wife, Mortgagors, to George
| c. Thorpe, Mortgage, bearing date July
9th, 1904. and with the power of sale there
| in cont aimed, and duly recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds in and for
stevens County, Minnesota, on the 10i h
day of August, 1904, at 1889 O'Clock, a. n1.,
in Book q of Mortga ges, on page 1O7 there
That the said George C, Thorpe, Mort
gagee, duly assigned the said mortgage
August, 1905, and that such assignment
was duly recorded in the office o. the
Register of Deeds in and for Stevens
August, 1905. at O'Clock. p. M. in book 10
of Mortgages, on page 1877;
And the said George c. Thorpe, Jr., be-
mortgage and the Indebtedness secured
thereby and
Whereas, on the 9th day of July, 1908,
there was past due and unpaid as interest
on the said mortgage and Indebtedness
the sum of Two Hundred Forty (S24000)
Dollars. which shoI1ld have been paid, ac-
cord1ng to the terms of said mortgage
and which sum is still due and unpaid
and
Wha by reason of the said default
George C.. Thorpe, Jr,, the said assignee,
has elected and hereby does. elect to de-
sum thereby secured to be actually due
and payable and there is therefore, pur
suant to the terms of said mortgage
actually and is hereby declared to be due
thereon and on the Indebtedness secured
thereby, at the date of this notice, the
sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Six
ty-six g. 100 ($1266.671 dollars and Twenty
flve S25.00) dollars, attorneys fees stipu-
lated for in the said mortgage in case of
foreclosure thereof and no action or pro-
ceeding at law or otherwise having been
instituted to recover the debt secured
by the said mortgage or any part there
now THEREFORE, notice is hereby
given that the said mortgage will be fore
closed by the sale of the premises therein
described, to-wit: The West one half
CIV. ~ of the Southwest one quarter IS.
w. ~ of Section twenty zone I'D in Town
ship one hundred twenty-three (20,
North, and Range ,Forty-one l4D West of
the fifth principal meridian. in Stevens
county, Minnesota. with the heredita-
longing, which sale will be made by the
Sheriff of Stevens county, or his deputy,
at the front door of the Court House in
the City of Morris, Stevens county, Min.
nesOta, on Wednesday. the 18th day of
January, 1903, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash to pay the said debt |
and interest and said attorneys fees and l
the disbursements allowed by law
Dated November 9th, 1908.
GEORGE C. THORPE, Jr.
Assignee of Mort tgagee.
c. B, RANDALL,
Attorney for As -ignee of Mortgages, [
Norris MINI VIZ a5 y