Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
Legal Notice.


The unknown heirs Of Peter Mills. deceased,
land whose place OF residence are unknown,
charles {. Gilbert, who lives in Montana Ter
:ritory, Warden W. Gilbert, ef Washington,
District 0fColumbiz, Charles Gilbert, Cass Gil
bert and Samuel Gilbert, of Goodkne county In
of Rock county in the State of Wisconsin, viii
take notice that William McMullin, OF the
county OF Holmes in the State OF Ohio, did, on
-tition in the Court of Common Pleas, within
and for said county of Holmes ana state of
Ohis, against the said unknown heirs Of Peter
Mills, deceased, &c and said Charles z. Gilbert,
bert Samuel Gilbert, Curtis fermlee and Am
berson Henderson, Eliza Mackey, Sarah A.
Fowls, Elizabeth Z. Gilbert, Mary S. Vanhorn,
e .Catharine }. Gilbert, Elizabeth Johnston and
Maria L. Abbott, defendants, in which petition
the said William McMuIlin alleges that said
Peter Mills, in his Lifetime, in pursuance Of an
Act OF Congress entitled AN Act for the relief
.of Peter Mills" approved June S0th, 1884, un-
der special certificate issued to him under
said act, located at the land ofice at Chillico-
The north halfof the northeast quarter of Sec
tion i've tSl, in township eight lsl, and range
.etght (S), in tho county OF Holmes and State Of
Ohio, contafing eighty-five (s5)
acres more or less; that prior to the soth day
If September, A. ID. 1857, said Peter Mills, Tor
cate OF entry, for said land. to one Charles Z.
-iilbert; that on or about the 18th day Of Sep
1ember, A. ID. 1857, the said Charles 4. Gilbert,
.as the assignee of the said Peter Mills, 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
a patent might he issued Tor the same, to said
Peter Mills; that after the said S5th day of Sep
ocmber, A. ID. 1881, the said John Henderson
sold said premises, by contract in writing, TO
one Curtis Parulee. that on or about the nrst
day of September, AID. lS42. said Curtis Parm-
lee sold said premises to said w lillian McMul-
lin, by contract In writing, for the sam Of six
hGndrcd and forty four dollars, that the pur-
chase money stipulated in each OF said con-
tracts have been fully paid according to the
terms thereof; that no decd has been made for
said premises to any OF said purchasers; that
the said Peter Mills, Charles &. Gilbert and
joan Henderson, since the making OF their re-
spective contracts, have died; that on or about
the first day Of September, A. ID. fSt3, he took
possession Of said real estate, and has been ey-
er since. and still Is in the possession OF the
thereon; that ON the 9th day Of September, A.
ID. IsTs, the President OF the United States Is
sued patent conveying said tract of land to
said Peter Mills, or his legal representative !:
and that by reason of the premises the title to
said lands Injured to his benefit as the assignee
OF said Peter Mills. The prayer Of SAID petit
tiou is that the defendants therein named may
be decreed to convey to said William MeMul-
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. rocUh, his Attorney.
Dated January a6th, 1874. Aw1