Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-19
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 ". Gilbert, of Washington.
District of Columbia, Charles Gilbert, Cass Gil
bert and Samuel Gilbert, of ofGoodhue county in
the State OF Minnesota. and Curtis ParInalee.
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, \. 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 L. Gilbert.
Warden w. Gilbert, Charles Gilbert, Cass Gil
bert, Samuel Gilbert, Curtis Parmlee and Am
berson Henderson, Eliza Mackey, Sarah A.
Fowls, Elizabeth Z. Gilbert, Mary $ Nanh0rn,
Catharine J. Gilbert, Elizabeth Johnston and
Maria J.. 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 AN Act for the relief
of Peter Mills" approved June 30th, 1884, I'M
der a special certificate issued TO him under
said act, located ut the land Office at Chillieo-
the, Ohio. the following tract OF land, to wit ::
The north halrOf the north least quarter of Sec
tion five (5l, in township eight (s), and range
eight (S), in the county of Holmes and State OF
ohio, and land formerly subject to entry ut
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, containing eighty-tye (S5l
acres more or less; that prior to the s5th day
of September, \. . ID. 1871, said Peter Mills, for
4 valuable consideration, assigned his certifi-
cate OF entry, ior said land. TO one Charles L
Gilbert; that on or about the s5th day of Sep
tcmDer, n. II. tnc sdlu ONdflOS Z.
as the assignee of the said Peter Mills. sold
said premises to one John Henderson, by con-
tract in writing, thereby binding himself 10
cause deed 10 be executed therefor rs soon Is
q pstent might be issued for the same, to said
Peter Mills; that after the said a5th day Of Sep
tcmber, n. ID. 1887, the said John Henderson
sold said premises, by contract in writing, Ia
one Curtis Parmiee: that on or about the trst
day OF September, AID. lSis. said Curtis Parm
lee sold said premises to said William McMul-
lin, by contract in writing, for the sam of six
chase money stipulated in each of said con-
tracts have been fully paid according to the
terms thereof; that no decd has been made Tor
said premises to any Of said purchasers, that
the said Peter Mills, Charles e.. Gilbert and
John Henderson. since the making of their re-
spectivc contracts, have died; that ON or Hbout
the first day of September, A. ID. 1874, he took
or since, and still Is in the possession OF the
same, and has made valuable Improvements
thereon; that on the 9th day OF september, \.
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 t.
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
| lin any interest they or either OF them may
have In said tract of land, and other equitabl,
relief, and the said plrties herein first NAMED
are hereby notified that they are required I,
appear and answer said petition on or belor,
| the third saturday after the 5th day Of Marcl
next.
| WILLIAM MoMULLIN.
by {. NJ. IocUM, his Attorney.
Dated January s6sh, 1874. siwt