The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-11-03

stats or Michigan, County OF van Buren. S.
Ai u session of the Probate Court for the
County OF Van Buren, holden at the Probate
Office, in the Village OF Paw Paw, on Monday
Lhe twenty third day Of October, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and seyenty-one.
preeent-Geo. W. Lawtou. Judge OF Probate.
III the matter OF the Estate OF Roswell DemiDg
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly veri-
fed, OF William Deming praying for the Probate
of an instrument Herewith filed purportlpR to
be the last will and testament OF SAID deceased
and that administration Of the estate OF said
deceased may be granted to himself and Amos
s.. Brown named executors ia said instrument.
ThGreupon it IL Ordered, that Monday, the
twentieth day OF November. ISL at ten o'clock
in TIE forenoon. be assigned for the hearing OF
said petition and that the heirs-at-law OF said
deceased, AID ell other persons interested In
said estate, are required to appear at a session
Of said Court, then 10 be holden at the Probate
Office, In the Village Of Paw Paw, and show
cause, if any there be, why the prayer OF the
petitioner should not be granted And 1t Is
further ordered, that SAID petitioner give no
tice to the persons interested in SAID estate, OF
the poudency of said petition. and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy OF this Order to be
published in the True Northerner u newspaper,
printed and circulating in said County OF Van
Buren, for three successive weeks, previous to
said day OF hearing. o65t3
GEO. ". LAWTON. Judge OF Probate
Auue copy q. W LAwroH, judge OF Probate
DRAM COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Notice Ia hereby given. that the undersigned,
Dram Commissioner for tue County OF Van
Buren, state OF Michigan, will Oh tie 11th day
Of November, A. D., 1871, at two O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day, at the House OF Myron
luub. III The Township OF AlmeDa, III rod
County, meet parties to contract for the exca-
vatlou and construction Of a Ditch, or Drain,
through the following lands, to-wit The north
east quarter OF section twenty-five and south
half of eou;h east quarter OF section twenty
four IN tho township Of Wayery. and south half
OF south west quarter OF section nineteen :;
north part south vest quart OF section nine
teen; south half OF mouth wet quarter OF sec.
ton nineteen; south west quarter OF south
west quarter Of section eighteen, III the town
ship Q! Almepa, commencing at division stske
number che set on tue east side OF the long
bridge near the Paw Paw river on the Town
line aud hilegan road, sections Mint teen aud
Twenty-Five Townships Of A'meuG aud Wgv,Ily,
rom thence IA q NORTHWESTERN course 20 div.s-
ION stake number four, from thence to town
Inc road division stake number SIX, from
thence III northweeterly direction to the line
b9tWaeu hlyron Plumb and Frisbee and division
stake lumber nineteen, then anGle from the
main ditch at DIVISION stake number sixteen to
the Plumb lake division stake number twenty
one set as the edge OF said lake. Length $40
rods. Ana all such parts and subdivisions Of
said DrFii as are not then contracted 10 be
constructed 10y the owner OF the land, to which
it is aeogued, lis or her agent or attorney, Will
then be let at public auction to the lowest re-
sponsibie bidder.
Tho undersigned also gives notice, that on
the btb day OF November. A. D., 1871. at two
O'Clock in the afternoon OF said day, at the
House OF Myron Plumb, in said Township,
he VIII EXHIBIT maps or the proposed Dram,
and DESCRIPTION OF the several parcels of land
by him deemed TO be benefited thereby and
tho amount and description, by division and
subdivision, of the proposed Dram, by him APP
portioned 10 the owner Of each description of
land TO construct, and TO each Township, and
Will then and there hear reasons, II any Of
fered, ~hy such apportionment should be re-
viewed aud corrected.
One or moro of the Highway Commissioners
may appear and act in behalf OF the Township.
Dated at Paw Paw, thus Goth day of October.
A. u. 1871. S65t3
Nm, PiJGSLFY, Drain Commiss,oner.