Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-29
New Advertisements.
Legal Notice.

The unknown heirs of Peter Mills, deceased,
and whose place of residence are unknown,
Charles Z: Gilbert, who lives in Montana Ter
ritory, Warden W. Gilbert, of Washington,
District of Columbia, Charles Gilbert, Cass Gil
bert and Samuel Gilbert, of Goodhue county in
the State OF Minnesota, and Curtis Parmalee,
of Rock county in the State of Wisconsin, will
take notice that William McMullin, of the
county OF Holmes in the State of Ohio, did, on
the 10th day of January, A. ID. 1874, file his Pc
tition in the Court of Common Pleas, within
and for said county of Holmes and State of
Ohio, against the said unknown heirs of Peter
Mills, deceased. and said Charles c. Gilbert,
Warden W. Gilbert, Charles Gilbert, Cass Gill
bert, Samuel Gilbert, Curtis Parmlee and Am
berson Henderson, Eliza Mackey, Sarah A.
Fowls, Elizabeth G. Gilbert, Mary S. Vanhorn,
Catharine j. Gilbert, Elizabeth Johnston and
Maria L. Abbott, defendants, in which petition
the said William Nc Mnllin alleges that said
Peter Mills, in his lifetime, in pursuance of an
Act Of Congress entitled IAN Act for the relief
of Peter Mills" approved June 30th, 1884, IN
der special certificate issued to him under
said act, located at the land Office at Chillico-
the, Ohio, the following tract of land, to wit:
The north half of the north east quarter of Sec
tion five (5), in township eight (S), and range
Ohio, and land formerly subject to entry at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, containing eighty-1ve 1851
acres more or less; that prior to the 25th day
Of September, A. d. 1887, said Peter Mills, for
valuable consideration, assigned his certif-
cate OF entry, Tor said land. to one Charles e.
Gilbert; that on or about the 25th day of Sep
tember, A. ID. 1887, the SAID Charles T.. Gilbert,
as the assignee of the said Peter ills sold
said premises to one John Henderson, by con-
tract in writing, thereby binding himself to
cause deed to be executed therefor as soon as
patent might be issued for the same, to said
Peter Mills; that after the said 25th day of Sep
tember, A. ID. 1887, the said John Henderson
sold said premises, by contract in writing, to
one Curtis Parmlee! that on or about the first
day of September. A ID. 1912, said Curtis Parm-
lee sold said premises to said William McMul-
lin, by contract in writing, for the sam Of six
hundred and forty -four dollars; that the pur-
chase money stipulated in each of said con-
terms thereof; that no deed has been made for
said premises to any of said purchasers; that
the said Peter Mills, Charles T.. Gilbert and
John Henderson, since the making of their re-
spective contracts, have died; that on or about
the first day of September, A. ID. 1876, he took
possession Of said real estate, and has been ev-
er since, and still is in the possession of the
thereon; that on the 9th day Of September, A.
ID. 1872, the President OF the United States is
sued patent conveying said tract of land to
said Peter Mills, or his legal representatives;
and that by reason of the premises the title to
said lands Injured to his benefit rs the assignee
of said Peter Mills. The prayer of said petit
tion is that the defendants therein named may
be decreed to convey to said William McMul-
lin any interest they or either of them may
relief, and the said parties herein first named
are hereby notified that they are required to
appear and answer said petition on or before
the third Saturday after the 5th day of March
next.
WILLIAM McMULLIN.
By C. NJ YoCUM, his Attorney.
Dated January 26th, 1874. 24w7