Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-26
McDowell's.
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 ofColumbia, Charles Gilbert, Cass Gill
bert and Samuel Gilbert, ofGoodhue 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 18th day of January, A. ID. 1874, file his pc
titi0n 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, Elizs Mackey, Sarah A.
Fowls, Elizabeth e. Gilbert, Mary s. Vanhorn,
Catharine J. Gilbert, Elizabeth Johnston and
Maria l. Abbott, defendants, in which petition
the said William McMullin 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 3Oth, 1884, un-
der a 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 halfof the north east quarter OF Sec
tion live (5), in township eight (Sl, and range
eight 49,, in the county OF Holmes and State Of
Ohio, and land formerly subject to entry at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, containing eighty-hve (SJl
acres more or less; that prior TO the 2oth day
Of september, n. ID. 1881, said Peter Mills, for
o valuable consideration, assigned his certih-
cate OF entry, Tor said land. to one Charles Z.
Gilbert; that on or about the 25th day of Sep
tember, A. ID. 1881, the said Charles Z. Gilbert.
as the assignee of the said Peter Aills, 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 s5th 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, AID. 1919, 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-
tracts have been fnlly paid aeeording TO the
terms thereof; that no deed has been made for
said premises to any of said purchasers; that
the said Peter Mills, Charles Z. 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. lsis, he took
possession OF said real estate, and has been ey
| er since, and still is In the possession of the
same, and has made valuable Improvements
thereon; that on the 9th day Of september, A.
| ID. lsI2 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 MoMULLIN.
| by Z. NJ. YocUN, his Attorney.
Dated January a6ih, 1874. 2iwI