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order tor Appearnncc.-state

order tor Appearduce.-S OF
Michigan, the Circuit Court for the County OF
Van Buren,, In Chancery.-Oren l.. Ross, Com
plainant; vs Jerome Purdy, Philip Purdy.
Charles Prdy Eliza Purdy. Anzoietta Clapp
and Grace /. Corey, heirs at law OF Gilbert
Purdy. deceased. and Orin Slsson. defendants.
At session OF said Court held at Paw Paw, in
said County, on the seventeenth day OF Decem-
ber. in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three. Present. Hon. Charles L.
Brown. Circuit Judge. It satisfactorily appear
ing by affidavit on file that tAe above named
defendants, jerome Purdy, Philip Purdy,
Charles Purdy, Eliza Purdy, Anzoietta Clapp
and Grace /. Corey. do not Reside in the
State Of Michigan and do reside as follows
The said Jerome Purdy, Phillip Purdy Charles
Purdy and Eliza Purdy reside in the State OF
New York. the said AnZoletta Olapp resides III
the state OF New Jersey. and that the said
Grace L. Corey resides IN the State OF Penn
syivana. On motion OF Richards u Barnum,
solicitors for SAID complainant, it is ordered that
the said defendants, Jerome Purdy, Philip
Purdv. Charles purdy. Eliza Purdy Anzoletta
Clapp and Grace L. Corey cause their
appearance seyerally 10 be entered IN this
cause within three months from the date OF
this order, and in default thereof said bill may
be taken as confessed by them. And 1t is fur
ther ordered that within twenty-days the said
complainant cause a copy OF this order TO be
published IN the TRUE NoRTHERNER, news
paper published and circulating IN said county
and that said publication be continued III SAID
newspaper at ieast once in each week Tor SIX
weeks suceessively or that he cause copy OF
this order TO be personally served on each or
said defendants at least twenty-days before the
time prescribed for their appearance.
CHARLES r. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
RICHARDS & BAREUM, 915-t6.
COmplainant's Solicitors
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Compliments Solicitors.
a AdninI,1ra ior;19 sale No

AdIAhntSi rH lOr ~ Saselc Notice rs
hereby given that in rurc.. uce and by virtue
OF an order and License TO sell, made by the
Probate Court for the county of an Buren,.
Michigan, and bearing date the Goth day OF
September, A. D., 1878, l shall sell at public
vendue, on the premises herein described, IN
the township Of Pine Grove in SAID Van Buren,
county and State OF Michigan, on Monday, the
twelfth day of January, A. D., 1874. at the hour
of ten o'clock IN the forenoon, the following
described real estate belonging to the estate OF
Robert NJ. Richards, deceased, to wit The
southeast quarter of the northeast quarter
and the northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section number sixteen, in township
number one south of range number thirteen
west and containing eighty acres of land ac-
cordiug to the nited States survey. one.
fourth OF the purchase money will be required
to be paid at the time OF sale and the remain
der IN one. two and three years with interest
Dated November 26. 1878.
HENRY &. STOREY,
g74t7 \ administrator of said estate
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HENRI z. STOREY,
At y administrator of said estate.

Mortgage saic.-Default having been
made in the payment Of a certain indonture OF
mortgage, bearing date the thirtieth day OF
October, A. D.. 1871, executed by Malery III.
Myers and his wife, Lucinda VI. Myers, of the
township of Waverly, Van Buren county State
of Michigan, to VIM. K. Hawkins. of Paw Paw,
Michigan. and recorded IN the Office oi the
Register OF Deeds Of Van Buren county. State
Of Michigan. in Llber No. 5, on page 547 on
the thirtv-first day OF October. A. D., 1871 and
the amount claimed to be due thereon, at the
date of this notice, being five hundred and
twenty-seven dollars and forty-four cents. in
cludlng an attorney fee of twenty-five dollars.
provided for in said mortgage, and no suit or
proceedings at law or in equity having been in
stituted to recover the amount now due and
unpaid, and secured by said mortgage, or any
part thereof: now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that, by virtue Of n power OF sale con-
tanned IN said mortgage. there will be sold at
public auction, to the highest bidder, on Satur-
day, the twenty-fourth day of February, A. D.,
1874 at the front door Of the Court House, in
the village OF Paw Paw. in said County Of Van
Buren, state of Michigan, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon Of said day, the premises described
in said mortgage, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary to satisfy the amount due upon
and secured to be paid by said mortgage, with
interest and cost, said premises being described
as follows. to-wlt the southeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter OF section twenty-eight.
in township one south Of range No. fourteen
west.
Dated Nov. 21st, 1873. 973tl3
WM r. HAWKING Mortpapee
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before it was settled. sent a boy out for him
to come into the store. Don't remember send
ing letter to him. Moved by Attorney for
the People that the testimony be struck becaus o
no transaction between the parties had been
shown-overruled. Book offered in evidence. {
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MRS. MEAD SWORN.

Am Homer Mead's wife. WASHED .or Matte
son last summer, washed some horse cover, for
him Juno ODD. Mr.. Mead brought the clothes
and Matteson brought the covers on Monday.
Mead took them back. kept an account o.
the clothes | washed, entered the ucus when
the clothes were sent 10 me. Refer, 60 book,
They were sent to me on the 23l of June
There is a distinct idea in regard t. the blar-
kets' Book offered ia evidence. The picnic
was on June o.
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CROSS EXAMINED.

Only remember picnic, did lot attend.
Live about mile from Matteson's Office. /
did his washing at that time, washed the bian-
kets only once, there wore two, they were an.
bleaChed linen. Sent them back on Tuesday,
received them Monday morning, 4 didn't see
Matteson again that day; Monday was ut
home all day think, can't say tia vent
away, saw nothing particular on .ae street,
live on School street. Know where the Lake
Of the Woods is. In going from Na,tesons
office to the lake they would not pas Ay house.
Saw no procession on the 2lst. Ialependent
of the book l would not know the j .e. DON'T
remember what kind OF horse he aroe when
he brought the blankets, nor whe,ae he drove
or |.
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". STEELE SWORN. ...,-s.e; :-,.-,-.,

Reside in Decatur. Have resided there IS
years, reside in the village. Know Amos Nor
ris and Matteson; have seen them together in
business transactions, in Matteson's Office in
the spring of -. I saw Morris acknowledge
the signature and amount of this note. No
one else was present; | witnessed it. The sig
nature after the word witness is mine, signed
il then his attention was called 70 the amount.
THE note dated March 90, 70 l made the
figures after my name at that time, l left the
office ahead Of the others. Morris requested
me not 10 say anything about it.
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Grne Nortbermer.

Paw Paw, MICHIGAN, Dec. 26. 1878
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A. VI. MArTEsoN SWORN.

Reside in Decatur, know the respondent. |
am his father. Have lived in Decatur years.
Know Amos Morris. Have sometimes occupied
the same office with my son. Have seen Amos
Morris in the Office occasionally for the last .
years. Know of their doing business. Cant
tell exactly when they commenced-probably 1
years ago. Since that time they have been at
my house together, DeIIart has boarded with
me whenever we were both in Decatur Nor.
ris has lined with us S or 10 times. One or
two of these times / know Of their having beer
doing business together-the most know
about it is to see them sit at the desk in the
Office together figuring, and saw papers on the
desk and one | knew to be a mortgage. think
it was Feb. 2S. The amount was Sl,70O.
Wouldn't remember the date but for having
seen the mortgage since. When they had got
up from the desk, Coleman was called in, my
son objected to me signing it as witness, but
Morris saying l should sign il, l did so. Once
heard them speak Of their business matters at
my house, can't tell the date. Morris was talk
ing about Henry being such a spendthrift, and
spoke of being himself involved, assigning as
the reason he got money of DelIart, was that
his brother had wronged him
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june 81 ST, last, was in Matte ms Lee
the fore partof the day. Saw Amos Morris
there that day. No one was present a- the
time, heard no conversation. IL was Satur-
day. know it was June 81, because : went
there and asked him for hi, clothes: when !
went away he asked il his horse covers could
be washed, rs he wanted them for The Masonic
picnic the picnic was on the 24th.
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some Rortgages-I think 9. II don't seem to
me that sold more. The mortgages ! sold
amounted to little over ~ 900, think il was
over that. Don't think / sold the $4,000 one.
i don't reeollect selling it-I think didn't
know didn't didn't remember when you
just asked me whether sold it or not. Think
L sold 2-against Henry Morris Didn't sell
these given by Amos Morris. Haven't meant
to swear that sold the l,700 one 10y Amos.
l sold them to McNilen, in Chatauqua county.
They were sent to me by my son after ! got
there-only2 The 21sqof June one was not
among them, nor that of February 2Sth, Lor
the one of Feb. Is, My son had them in his
possession. l think he sold them to ine, before
went to Kalamazoo, in April, not great
while before that, l suppose own thon still, 7
know sold some mortgages in New York, but
you had got me mixed, don't think ! ever
sold them. My son had a power OF Attorney
from me, and he may have sold them. sup
pose they are mine. have no doubt but he
has the power Of Attorney. | gave i 20 him
years ago. He has Il still. He couldn't have
sold them and | not know il. He assigned
them to me, think by written assignment.
think l have seen the assignment. / don't
know whether he or I have got it, have not
seen it lately, think | saw il last iu DcceA-
ber, guess in his possession. G2resume lett
il with him Immediately after making IL. The
purpose of making it was to secure Inc what he
owed me. lie owed me considerable-seems TO
me that is my business and / need not tell
will tell if obliged to, otherwise not. Don Z
remember the amount exactly. / seem 10 have
his notes for $4,000. lie owes me that sum
for money loaned. IF remember right the
mortgage was assigned to secure portion o.
that debt. 1 considered il all right TO let him
take the written assignment, His and my af-
fairs seem to be pretty much mixed together. 1
didn't sell the three mortgages spoken Of, 20
McMillen, in Chatauqua eouaty-thoss of June
81, February %, and February r..
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L. w. LEFT SWORN.

Testified in effect that on the 2l-t q, June
he was in Decatur, and paid Mattesou =, aud
that Amos Morris was present-tha- ae only
knew Morris by sight-was not personally ac-
quainted with him and had never h.d c,Ever-
sation with him. That at a subsequent time
in July or August bad paid Mattosoa and
that Matteson called his attention 80 the time
the - was paid and wanted him to swear 20 the
date as June 81. That it was { o'clock when
he saw Matteson and Morris together, That
ho had given Matteson chattel mortgage for
$50 and one for $40, which is still in force.
ohm Steele on being recalled, states that he
die say that he was to be a witness because he
had witnessed $4,000 mortgage, and that be
did not know w. F. Cook.
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CROSS EXAMINATION. .

1t was some time after the settlement that
my attention was again called to t-about 8
months. Couldn't have told what day it was
without looking at the book, can't tell the day
Of the week. Kept the nete till Sept. Matte
son then bought it. The note was given in
dealing in the hardware line. Can't tell what
kind of day it was, nor whether he came with
n team. We had a clerk--a boy. Norris was
in the store about 10 minutes. / noticed which
way he went, by looking if he went to the
other hardware store, when | last saw him he
was on the street, / didn't see where he went.
The book has been in my possession over since.
Matteson has been at the store, Foster & Cole
man also.
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CROSS EXAMINED.

Have known Morris 10 or IL years. l was
in the bank years. He dealt with the bank
only few times while / was cashier--abouJ a
dozen times. When he paid the note l think
he lived on his farm. Don't know Of his SELL
ing any wheat at that time Only know his
circumstances by reputation. Don't know to
whom the note was made, or where we got it,
don't know the day of the week it was paid,
nor ifany one was with him. Recollect giving
the check in the after part of the day. The
corn was delivered at different times-I think
within week-can't speak positively. Don't
know whether he delivered corn or not after
getting the check. We bought no other grain
Of him, don't know how long we had the note
After giving the check my attention was cal
led to the matter quite recently. The bank
note within 3G hours. Think the nctc was
payable to Geo. Barnes, Kalamazoo.
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y. r. HILL SWORN.

Reside in Decatur, have lived there l2 or ~
years Was once cashier Of the bank Know
Amos Morris, did some business with him
while cashier. He has paid money at the
bank. Heard him say something about re-
newing a note, he came to pay note and said
he would get the money Of some person, and L
told him he could get it renewed at the bank,
he said he had made arrangements with Matte
son. Can't tell the date without looking at
the books, [refers to the books. It was July
26, II, he paid $3.50 70 that time. tie was in
twice that day. Have been engaged in grainand
waredsse business lately with Rawons. Had
dealing with Morris in February last-on the
14th. I did the business with him myself. 1t
was the settlement of the payment for some
corn we had from him, it was paid by check on
the bank, 1 wrote it, l have il with me, / got
it from the bank on the lst Of March.
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CROSS EXAMINATION.

First heard Of this case weeks ago. Was
not acquainted with the defendant. I came
here to see Severns and found him engaged on
this suit; saw the papers then in Severns room.
l was called here Monday by telegraph. was
not regularly subpoenaed Don't know how
am to be paid for my trouble and my expenses,
There has been no arrangements made; ex-
pressed an opinion on the signature at that
time.
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CROSS EXAMINED.

The money was due for grain drill. Can't
say if Morris transferred note 70 Mattesou
that day. l heard nothing about note.
have a clear memory of what occurred. 1t was
not far from this time Of year. There had
been nothing paid on the note. The note was
given Aug. %, 1870, the sum wa, the note
with the interest the note was 500. [ .hin<
l met Morris in the street, opposite Mauley's
store, I think IN the afternoon. He turned and
we went direc, to Matteson's Office tIinh
he came from there. lie had told n. before
that no was 10 GET the money Of Mat'cson. !
left them in the Office. left the not ou the
table, once had a demand for lumber against
Morris Of about $40, it was paid think iu Il.
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Nh. McALLIsrER SWORN.

Reside at Mendon, am banker have been
for S years, my bank is the Exchange bank
Have seen signatures but had no occasion to
examine them 70 detect forgeries. Same sig
natures shown. Think the mortgage was
signed by the same hand. The signature to
the mortgage is rot by the same hand as the
body Of the same.
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Notice 90 Egear CIaims.-In Pro


Notice to Egear CIaims.-In Pro-
bate Court, Van Buren, County: Estate OF Eu-
gene Bitely, deceased. Notice is hereby giv9n
that SAID Probate Court win receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands Of creditors
against the estate of said deceased, and Mon
day, December 1st. and Monday, December
29th, 1878, are hereby assigned for hearing said
claims, and six months from the date hereof
are allowed creditors in which to present their
claims GEORGE W. LAwToN.
Judge OF Probate.
Dated Paw Paw, November II, 1873 1886
ChnnCcrY t41le.-ln pursuance and by
virtue oil a decree OF the Circuit Couri for the
County OF Van Buron, state Of Michigan, ~
chancerv. 10 "a certain cause herein pending, In
which Isaac Bmnel and Nary Bunuoll are
complGnauts and Merlin Myers, Susan Myers
and Addison NoHlin are defendants, bearing
date January 2lsi. a, D., 1873, / eBall sell at
public yendGe 60 the highest bidder, at the
mont door OF tls Court House an Paw Paw, IN
said county. on the 2ith day OF January.
! 1874, at one o'clock p. II. Of said day, the fol-
lowing described lands and premises, viz: The
east halt % of the cast half & = of the north
west quarter 60 of section ten Q0) IN the
/ township of Waverly, Van Buren county, Mich
| igan, containing forty (40) acres Of land, more
or less, according to the u 5. survey thereof.
Dated December 10th, 1873. yI6-t7
BENJ. j. HECKERT, Circuit Court Comm'r.
Urton & sherman. Com"l'ts solicitors
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wN. FUTILE SWORN.

Live in Decatur. Know Amos Morris.
am tn the manufacturing business. l saw him
in Matteson's Office once. lie was there TO pay
me some money. He had been owing me on
note and he told me he had made arrange
ments with Mattesen. Matteson atterward
paid me the money about Sl23 of Sl2i. It
was year ago.
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Wednesday, Dec: II.
:. 6. DAYTON SWORN.

Lived in Detroit before coming to Kalama-
zoo; was a schoolboy there. Have had very
much experience in comparing hapdwritings.
See some similarity between the signature and
the Amos Morris in the body of the mortgage.
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Tursdob Dec. IS.
MRS. WHITE SWORN.

Testified that she lived with her sUa and ina
he had lived in Matteson's house il Decatur.
That Matteson boarded in the house, that on
the 21st of June Matteson came TO dinner and
brought Morris with him. That sbo did not
know his given name didn't eat with then--was
in the kitchen. Heard no one say anything
about picnic when Morris was there nor saw
any procession of children on that day. That
her memory of dates was good sometimes
that other men by the name Of Mou's bad ta-
ken dinner there at other times.
SARAH WHITE SWORN.
Testified that Morris took dinner pth Mat
teson nj her house on the 2lst ot Jane. That
was the day of the children picnic Goat she
saw children go by and that sAc .'ed -1 tnc
road to the lake. whore the picnic "a- held.
THAT no other man by The name q. Morris ever
took dinner at her house. TAat sn. naI beer,
in Matteson's house about a wcoF- -la- her
husband had sold the hotel ou the 1at zee
r,aipcd two or three days before INTO
Mattoson's house.
JAMES D. nULsE SWORN.
Testified in substance the lm5 s The last
,,itncss and stated that he had li}4l .l Whites
family ever since he lett the DuncoAJo house.
Tbat White was his partner, that they were do
in,, and had done no business since going iu
partnership except to help him l0oh dp busi-
ncss That Matteson had been 20 sec them
,bout this matter after the prosecution had
Locn commenced, that he and Whites had talked
tho matter over and that they had all come 90
about the same conclusion. That after Matte
ON had been to see then, Elias Morris came O.
sec what witness knew Of tho transaction he
tween Amos and Alatteson!
Continued on 'th rage.
, 1873-06-22

for some year1 past, with the glossy hair float
ing over the shoulders, the figure displayed BY
. tightcdtting dress, d looped-up skirt, full at
the hips. q bright-colored sash tied behind, the
Petticoats excessively short, fully displaying
long brilliantly white trousers, falling grace
fully across the instep, Just showing the open
worked stockings, aud the feet flashing brightly
In the pretty patent~leather shoes and sandals
have written Of before, constitute the moat
piquant, dainty, and captivating costume devised
Tor girla. Thus att!red, in dress singulArly
appropriate and characteristic, because SO be-
coming, childlike, and modest, girls might well
wear it till q much more wonanly age, and II
young Indies in thar teens would believe how
much more fascinating they look in the youth
ful and ladylike dress propose, they would
adopt it with pleasure a::d retain it without
hesitation, and would admit It's convenience,
and elegance. Long trousers might
be easily introduced, as it would only involve
the gradual lsngthening, by few inches at .
they reach the desired length, and slightly rest
On the pretty lttle feet, looking al the smaller,
and glittering brightly from beneath tho snowy
linen or delicate lace or cambria. There is
great tendency to renew old fashions, and I
should DO delighted to nee this one revived, for
it's prettiness and piquancy mako it almost the
only Ching wanting to render the young ladies'
costume Of the present day all thst can be do
sired.f'
, 1873-06-22

many places, firm and perfect. The shafts and
tunnels are SO filed in with crumbling stone
and earth that It is difficult to determine
the depth Of any; but it Is certain that thous-
ands Of men have been employed there for
many years. Appearances indicate that the ore
was generally tsken elsewhere for reduction.
What the component parts OF the ore are, or
whether it was copper, Or silver, or gold, or ali
now subjects Of uncertainty. Copper ore is now
seen in abundance, and OF almost pure quality.
Hundreds Of tons are in sight, OF which nearly
every pound shows the virgin ore, which seems
tects OF tho miner more than . hundred years
ago. There is no evidence Of the use OF powder
or other mining appliances at these mines: but
stone hammers lie about in abundance, and with
them and sharpened iron steel bars the vast
that very small wages must have satisfied The
Workmen, else immense sunls Of money must
have been made in the operations.
, 1873-06-22

The following page Of "future history is
from the Nautical Magazine 1.-THE two fleets,
having sighted each other, as We have supposed,
will, probably-1or here we must enter into the
region OF coniectu1e-1apidly near each other.
As they approach, fire will most likely be opened
from those guns (with which all efficient ships
are now providcd) that are mounted on the bow,
SO as to fire ahead. The shot that can be fred
sstll not be numerous. The hostile squadrons
will soon be too close for bow fire f" to be Of
any further use, and as they get very near each
other, Captains will perhaps not care to have
their view Of the foe inpeded by clouds Of smoke
hanging about their ships. Each vessel,
still maintaining its speed, will not improb-
ably look for an opponent in the enemy's force
upon whom to try ram.' The enemy, on the
other hand, Will meat likely be preparing to do
the same, and between each pair Of ships will
begin game Of skill in mAneuvering, to avoid
not only the hostile prov. but also the torpedo,
which will inevitably be towed alongside. In
addition to these maneuvers OF defense, there
will be those BY which it Is attempted to deliver
deadly thrust NTH khe PROV to pour in con-
cent1nted broadside from the best position. and
Also to plant the terrible torpedo beneath the
opponents bottom. snpposing the skill on both
sides to be nearly on an equality, the fleets will
at first pass through each other, then they viii
have to turn round necessarily With circumspoc-
ton, to avoid being caught in flank whila 10