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Dessult having been made 10 the conditions OF
certain Mortgsge. whereby the power therein
contained TO cell he's become 0pefaoye. execut
"a By Z. A. Taylor, and Mary Z. Taylor, hls
cs q viS su, q tSS ssSo County and
state, bearing date the ninth dsy OF septem-
Der, A. ID. eighteen hundrsd and sevenfy-four,
md recorded IN the ONCE Of the Register OF
Deeds, for the County Of Van bvren. III sslo
state Of Michigan, on the sixtee3tn dsy OF sep
in Liber al" Of MortSages, on page four
hundred and eighty -twos which aid Mortgage
~ duly assigned on the nth day Of January,
A. ID. eighteen hundred and seventy-six, py the
said George II. Pratt, to John kniener, wnlcn
said assignment was on the twciftn gay OF Jsn-
corded in said Registers Once, IN Liber "y' OF
Mortgages, on page Ave hundred and thirty
1--WE. upon which Mortgage there 10 claimed TO
be due at the date Of this notice, the sum OF
two hundred and nlnty-six dollars and sixteen
cents, and no suit or proceedlngs % =. .t naMng
Notice 10 therefore hereby. given, that on Satrr-
dsy. the fifteenth day Of April next, ut ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, shall SOL u puDhc
auction, to the highest bidder, sale TO t.ke
place at the front door Of the Van Buren, Coun-
" Circuit Court House, IN the Village Of Paw
Paw. the promises described in said Mortgage,
or 30 much thereof as shall be necessary 10
aatasfy the amount due on such Mortgage, with
ten per cent interest, and legal costs, together
with an Attorney fee OF twenty-five COLLARS
covenanted for therein, that is to say, the iol-
lowing piece. or parcel OF land, situated IN Van
Buren, County, in the State Of Michigan, VIZ
Commencing fifty-four and one-half (541s) rods
west of the quarter post in the center OF section
Of sixteen (16). IN town one ID, south OF range
fourteen "a ~ west, thence east four and one
half 40 rods, thence south seventeen I'D
rods, twelve (12) feet and ten C1o) inches,
thence west four and one-hsk (41z) rods,
thence north seventeen (17) rods, twelve I'D
ninc NJ - ~ 1086t13
Dated, Paw Paw! January IA. A. d. 1876.
JOHN KILLEFFER. Assignee OF Mortgagee.
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MORTGAGE SALE.
SELAH j. EVANS.
We. faaN1
ALBERT O. Brown,
GEORGE BoARDMAN,

Default having been made in the conditions
OF certain Mortgage whereby the power
therein contained to sell has become operatIve)
executed by William 4. Bell and AdaIlne Bell,
his wife, OF Van Buren, County, In the State
OF Michigan, to Ira Davenport, of the State
OF New York, bearing date. the third day of
september, A. ID. eighteen hundred and seven
ty, aud recorded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds. for the County OF Van Buren,, in said
state OF Michigan, on the tenth day OF Sep
TENDER. A. ID. eighteen hundred and seventy,
in Liber ''2' of Mortgages, on page 142, upon
which Mortgage there is claimed TO be due at
the date of this notice, the sum of four hum
dred and forty dollars and ten cents ($440 10),
and no suit or proceedings at law having been
instituted to recover the same or any part
thereof, notice Is therefore hereby given, that
on Tuesday. the second day of May next, at
eleven clock In the forenoon, shall sell at pub
place at the front door of the Van Buren,
County Circuit Court House, in the village Of
Paw Paw, the premises described IN said Mort
gage, Cor 80 much thereof "a shall be necessary
to satisfy the amount due on such Mortgage,
with ten per cent interest, and legal costs, to-
gether with an attorney fee OF fifty dollars,
covenanted for therein that is to say, the fol-
lowing piece or parcel Of land, situated in Van
Buren, County, IN the State OF Michigan, viz
The east half OF the southwest quarter Of
section twenty-five (22), in township one Q).
south OF range fourteen (14) west, containing
eighty acres more or less. 1087t13
Dated, Kalamazoo, January az, A. ID. 1876.
IRA DAVENPORT, Mortgage.
r. & ]. d. BURNS, Attorneys for Mortgage.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made IN the payment of
a certain sum o. money conditioned to be paid
in a certain indenture of mortgage, bearing
date December 4th, 1874, executed by John
Story, of Almena, Michigan, to William M. Lyle,
of Paw Paw, Michigan, and recorded on the
same day, in Liber No. IL OF mortgages, on
page 283, in the Office OF the Register OF Deeds,
Tor Van Buren, County. Michigan. and the
amotint claimed to be due thereon at the date
hereof. being the sum OF forty-eight dollars
and no proceedings have been had to collect the
same. or any part thereof at law or otherwise
Notice is therefore hereby given, that by vir-
tue OF the power OF sale contained IN said
mortgage, l shall cause to be sold, subject
20 future installments of said mortgage, to
become due hereafter, to the highest bidder, at
the front door of the Conrt House, in Paw
Paw, in said County, said Court House being
the place for holding the Circuit Court for said
County, at one O'Clock p. m. on Saturday, the
seventeenth day of June, 1876. the premises
described in said mortgage, or 80 much thereof
as may be necessary to pay the amount then
due on said mortgage, including the costs OF
foreclosure including an attorney fee OF twenty
five dollars covenanted for therein, that is to
say: The south west quarter Of the northeast
quarter OF section sixteen, In township two,
south Of range thirteen west, containing forty
acres more or less, in SAID County Of Van
Buren. and state Of Michigan. 1095t1s
Dated, Paw Paw, Mich, March 22d, 1876.
WILLIAM M. LYLE. Mortgage.
RICHARDS x Mills, Attorneys for Mortgage.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

Notice is hereby given. that by virtue Of an
execution issued out OF and under the seal OF
the Circuit Court, for the County OF Van
Buren,. and state Of Michigan: IN a cause
wherein Charles Fike and Lucy fike, are plain
tiffs, and John 8. Nash. Ira d. Nash and Frank
Nash, are defendants, and bearing date the six
teenth day Of February A. ID. eighteen hun,
dred and seventy-six, and to me directed and
delivered. havk seized and levied upon all
the right title nd interest Of SAID John ).
Nash, Ira d. Nask and Frank Nash, in and to
the following described real estate, situated in
the County OF Van Buren,. and State OF Mich
igan, which shall expose to sale, and sell at
public auction or vendue, to the highest bidder,
at the front door Of the Van Buren, County
Court House, in the village Of Paw Paw. on
Monday, the twenty-fourth day Of April, A.
ID. eighteen hundred and seventy-six, at the
hour Of ten o'clock in the forenoon, or 80 much
thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy SAID
execution, together with the interest and costs
thereon: that is to say the west half OF the
north half of the northeast quarter OF section
thirty-six, in town one, south OF range fourteen
west except ten acres IN the northwest corner.
Dated, March Sth, 1876. 1093t7
JOHN E. SHOWERMAN, Sheriff.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Z, Default having been made in the conditions
Of certain Mortgage, whereby the power
therein contained to sell has become operative,
executed BY John G.. HILL of Texas Township.
Kalamazoo County, to James III. Bostwick of
the Village and County Of Kalamazoo, Michigan,
bearing date the twenty-eighth day Of March.
A. ID. eighteen hundred and seventy-three and
recorded in the Office Of the Register OF Deeds,
for the County OF Van Buren,, In said State of
Michigan, on the twenty-ninth day Of March.
A. ID. eighteen hundred and seventy three, in
Liber 49," of Mortgages, on page five, upon
which Mortgage there is claimed to be due. at
the date OF this notice. the sum of one thous-
and one hundred and seventy dollars, and no
suit or proceedings at law, having been instr
tuted to recover any part thereof, Notice is
therefore hereby given, that on the 22d day
OF April next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
shall sell at Public Auction, to the highest bid
der, (sale to take place at the front door OF the
Van Buren, County Circuit Court House, In the
Village of Paw Paw the premises described
in said Mortgage, Cor so much thereof as shall
be necessary to satisfy the amount due on such
Mortgage with ten per cent interest," and Legal
costa, together with an Attorney fee OF twenty
five dollars, covenanted for therein) that 10 10
say, the following piece or parcel OF land, st-
usted in Van Buren, County, in the state OF
Michigan, vz: The south half Of lots eight (s(,
and nine co., in block seven CD, in Dodges adj
dition to the Village Of LAYTON, IN the County
Of Van Buren,, and State Of Michigan. -.
Dated, Paw Paw, January 18th, A. ID. 1875.
1Os7t13 JAMES II. BOSTWICK. Mortgasee.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, Ice
COUNTY OF VAN RUREN.

At session of the Probate Court for the
County of Van Buren,, holden at the Probate
Office, in the Village of Paw Paw, on Monday,
the twenty-seventh day of March, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six:
Present, Geo. w. Lawton, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of Horace g.
Wells, deceased. On reading and filing the
petition duly verified, OF Livonla Wells, widow,
praying that an instrument with her said petit
ton herein filed. purporting to be the last will
and testament of said deceased, may be admit
ed to probate and letters testamentery thereof
granted to herself executrix therein named.
Thereupon il 10 ordered, that Monday. the
twenty-fourth day OF April, 1876, at ten O'Clock
IN the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing Of
said petition, and that all persons interested in
said estate, are required to appear at session
of said Court, then to be holden at the Probate
Office, in the Village of Paw Paw, and show
cause If any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted; And 1t is
further ordered, that said petitioner give notice
to the persons interested in said estate, of the
tendency OF said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy OF this Order to be
published IN the TRUE NoRTHERNER. news.
paper. printed and circulating IN said County
OF Van Buren,, for three successive weeks, at
least. previous to said day of hearing. 1096t3
GEO. W. LAWrON, Judge OF Probate.
a true copy G. W LAwToS. Judge or PROBATE,
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Default having been made 10 tbe conditions
Of certsin Mortgage (wnsreby the power
therein contained 20 sell hes beoome 0peeuevcD
sxecutsd By solon,on Jewell, Ind Phebe jewell,
h,s wife. Of Van Boss5 County IN the 49, o.
Burns, q. Kslamszoo, in said state, bearing
date, the eighth day OF June, A. ID. eighteen
hundred and seventy and recorded m the ofice
Of the ReGister OF Deeds, for the said County
OF Van Buren,. on the eleventh day Of
June, A. ID, eighteen hundred and seventy. ~
hSsr O. mS 's On Pcss u w1Sh ss s1
OF June, A. ID. eightssn hundred and seventy.
by the sand Robert Burns and j. Davidson
Burns, TO Mary r.. Squires, which SAID assign
ment wae, on the nineteenth day OF January,
A. ID. eighteen hundred and seventy-slx, re-
corded IN SAID Registers ofiiee,N IN Laber y 8"
gage there is claimed to be due, at the date OF
this notice, the sum OF seven hundred and
seventy-two dollars (S772), and no suit or pro-
ceedings ct law, having been instituted to re-
cover the same or any part thereof, notice 10
therefore hereby given. that on Tuesday, the
second day Of May next at eleven o'clock N
.he forenoon. shall sell Ut public auction, to
the highest bidder, (sale to take place ut the
front door Of the Van Buren, County Circuit
Court House, in the village OF Paw Paw, the
premises described in said Mortgage, Cor 30
much thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy
the amount due on such Mortgage. with ten
per cent interest, and legal costs, together with
an attorney fee Of fifty dollars. covenanted for
therein that Is to say, the following piece or
parcel Of land. situated ia Van Buren, Comfy,
in the State Of Michigan, VIZ: The northwest
quarter OF the northeast quarter of section
thirty 600. in township one ~ south OF range
thirteen (13) west, containing forty acres more
or less. ,s 1087t13
Dated. Kalamazoo, January 9th A. d. 1876
MARY E. SQUIRES, Assignee of Mortgages.
X. d J. ID. BURNS, Attorneys for Assignee.
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CkiANCERY SALE.

In pursuance and by virtue of decree made
by the Circuit Court for the County OF Van
Buren,, in Chancery, IN certain cause there
in pending, wherein Lew Stearns is Complain
ant. and William Grouse Is Defendant, bearing
date, the 22d day OF June, A. d. 1875. / shall
sell at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at
one o'clock 2. NJ, on Monday the 18th day OF
April, A. ID. 1876, at the front door Of the
Court House, in the village of Paw Paw, in
said County, the following described piece or
parcel OF land, to-wit Lots number two r. |,
and seven m, in block number twenty-four
"a according to the recorded plat of the village
OF Grand Junction, in the township of Column
bia, being on section five, in said township,
County OF Van Buren, and State of Michigan.
Dated, February 21st, A. ID. 1876. "a
1091t7 ORAN w. ROWLAND, 4
Circuit Court Commissioner.
JOHN q. HILL, Complainant's Solicitor.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having having been made in the paw
Inent of certain Indenture OF mortgage bear
ing date the fifteenth day OF September A. d.
1871. executed by Byron Teal, and his wife,
Nancy b. Teal, OF Bloomlngdale, Van Buren,
county. state OF Michigan, to Pembroke s.
Grimes, OF kalamazoo, Michigan and recorded
in the Office OF the Register OF Deeds for Van
Buren, county, state OF Michigan, IN Liber five,
on page five hundred and four, on the fifteenth
day of September, A. D., 1871, and the amount
claimed to be due thereon at the date OF this
notice being two hundred and dfty hve dollars
and sixty two cents, including an attorney fee
OF twenty five dollars provided for in said mort
gage and no suit or procee iings at law or In
equity having been instituted TO recover the
amount now due and unpaid and secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof. Now there
fore, notice Is hereby given that Dv virtue OF
power OF sale contained in SAID mortgage, there
will be sold at public auction, 10 the highest
bidder, on Saturday. the third day or June,
AID. 1876. at the front door OF the Court
House, in the village of Paw Paw. Van Buren,
county. state of Michigan, at twelve O'Clock at
noon of said day, the premises described In
said mortgage, or 20 much Thereon as may be
necessary 20 satisfy the amount due and unpaid
ON said mortgage with interest and costs. Said
premises being described as follows, to wit
commencing ten rods south OF the north west
corner OF the west half OF the north west frac-
tional quarter OF section eighteen, thence east
eleven rods, thence south to point MY Ieet
north OF the center OF the track Of the kalama.
zoo and South Haven rail road, thence in a
westerly direction parallel with said railroad to
the center OF the highway, thence north 70 tno
place OF beginning. lO9313
Dated, March 9th, 1876.
PEMBROKE S. GRIMES. Mortgage
r w. r. HAWKINS, Attorney for MORTGAGE.
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TO HORSEENN.

personally appeared, John s. Van Kirk,
Frank Harrington. and stephen Stoddard. who
being duly sworn, deposes as follows:
The said John Van Kirk, deposee and saws.
that the mare Brown Jane, owned by the said
stephen Stodard. was served by his stallion
Night Hawk, on or about May 3D., 1870.
The said Frank Harrington, deposes and
says, that said mare, Brown Jane, was served
by his stallion, now owned by HIM, on or about
May 8th, 1871, and that said mare, Brown Jane.
has never been served or tried by any stallion
owned by this deponent, either before or since
said date, and that at that time the stallion
Robert Whaley, was a colt some nine or ten
days old.
And the said Stephen Stoddard, ieposes and
says, that he was present when said mare.
Brown Jane, was served by the stallion Night
Hawk, as stated above by said Van Kirk, that
he owned said Brown Jane during the entire
year OF 1870, and before aud since, and that
she was put to no other stallion during said
year there as above stated, and that said stall
lion, Robert Whaley, now owned by this de-
ponent, was sired by said stallion Night Hawk,
MAY Sd, 1870, and was foaled by said mare,
Brown Jane, on April 29tb, 1871, and that said
mare, Brown Jane, was afterward ON May 9Th,
1871, served by Frank Hsrringtons sorrel stall
lion, but never before that time.
a8Ws JOHN s. VAN KIRK,
q. #. HARRrNarox,
frTr ~ STEPHEN SroDDARD.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 1st
day OF February, A. ID, 1876.
o. w. ROWLAND, Notsry Public. loss
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Aarpers Magazine for May is bright and
beautiful number closing the Fiity-second Vol
ume Of this popular periodical. no
TIE number opens with an illustrated article
Oh southern Colorado, IN connection with the
recent explorations by Lieutenant Wheeler.
Mr. Losing contributes an exceedingly inter
esting paper on Major Andre illustrated with
entirely new pictures from DR.. Emmets rare
and valuable collection. Rebecca Harding Da-
vs. in the second part of Old Philadelphia"
gives some novel and characteristic glimpses of
the people and manners of that city at the
opening of the Revolution. Her article is
beautifully illustrated by Abbey, Eytinge and
other artists. Professor Lockwood concludes
bis series OF illustrated papers on the Micro
scope.
The Subject o Household Art, so admirably
treated by Moncure ID. Conway in former mum,
bers Of Harper, is resumed in the present num-
Der. The first of series Of illustrated papers
on " Modern Dwellings their Construction,
Decoration, and Furniture" is contributed by
II. hudson Holly, the well-known architect,
ard is profusely and tastefully illustrated.
nder the title of Cardinal Mephisto, y
Junius Henri Browne contributes brief but
admirable sketch of Cesar Borgia. The por-
trait accompanying the article is engraved from
Raphaers celebrated picture in the Palazo
Borghese at Rome.
Including three Of WooHs humorous sketches
in the Drawer this number contains eighty en-
cravings. Among the illustrated contributions
is ball ad entitled Nsoman: Legend Of the
Hudson" by Bishop Cleveland Coke.
An original dramatic sketch, 'Gabrello and
Adriana," by Barry Cornwall, lie for the first
time published in this Number. Poems are al
10 contributed by John G.. SAKE, Margaret f.
sangster, Celia Thaxter, and William @. Rich
prds. .Hh'f.
The Easy Chair breaches familiar sermon
Oh social ambition; shows the danger of
Fighting the Devil with Fire. and, among
other things, has . word for country clergy,
men. The other Editorial Departments are as
Interesting as usual
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Pullman Palace Cars

are run on all through trains OF this road.
This is the only line running these cars be-
tween Chicago and ST. Paul, Chicago and Mil
waukee, or Chicago and Winona.
at Omaha our sleepers connect with the
Overland Sleepere on the Union Pacific Rail-
road for all points West of the Missouri River.
On the arrival Of the trains from the East or
South, the trains of the Chicago d. North
Western Railway leave Chicago as follows:
For Council Bluffs, Omaha and California,
Two Through Trains daily, with Pullman Pal
ace Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars through
to Council Bluffs. tleffa
For st. Paul and Minneapolis, Two Through
Trains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attach
ed on both trains. llo IHNG aahI i
For Green Bay and Lake Superior, Two
Trains daily, with Pullman Palace Cars attach
ed. and running through to Marquette.
For Milwaukee, -Four Through Trains daily.
Pullman Cars on night trains, Parlor Char
Cars on day trains.
For Sparta and Winona and points in Min
nesota. One Through Tram daily, with Pull
man Sleepers to Winona.
For Dubuque, via Freeport Two Through
Trains daily, With Pullman Palace Cars on
night trains.
For Dubuque and La Crosse. via Clinton, Two
Through Trans daily, with Pullman Cars on
night train to McGregor, Iowa.
For Sioux City and Yankton, Two Trans
daily. Pullman Cars to Missouri Valley juno
ton.
For Lake Geneva. Four Trains daily.
For Rockford, Sterling, Kenosha, Janesville,
and other points, you can have from two to
ten trains daily l.,.l
New York Office. No. 415 Broadway; Bos-
ton Office, No. 5 State Street. Omaha Office,
253 Farnham Street: San Francisco Office, 121
Montgomery Street Chicago Ticket Office, 81
Clark Street, under sherman House corner
Canal and Madison Streets Kinne Street De-
pot, corner w. Kinzie and Canal Streets; Wells
street Depot. corner OF Wells and Kinzie
Streets. -.
For rates or information not attainable from
your home ticket agents apply TO 1886
W. Fl. SrESNrrr, ~ MARvN HueHrrr, ~
Gen. Pass.Ag't, Chicago. Gen. sup't. Chicao.
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The Swaitwout CASE made Q great stir in
its day, and is still remembered by men who
were familiar with the political events Of thirty
years ago. The facts in regard to it have just
been looked up by the Lansing Republican with
much care. They may be stated briefly, as
follows Samuel Swartwout was appointed
collector of the port Of New York on april 25th,
1929, and reappointed in 1884. His term ex-
pred March goth, 1888, and he was never re-
moved, although his defalcations we're sus-
pected as early ss 1891 After he had ceased
TO be collector an investigation showed that the
deficit in his accounts at the end Of each sue
ooss;ve vaar altar 1920 was as follows. II.
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. Stdte Ol MlcuiBhu, OiTCUlt,
In Chancsry. Suit pending in the Circuit Court
for the County of Van Buren,, in Chancery. at
Decatur, on the 21st day of February, A. ID.
1876.
SELAH j. EVANS.
We. faai1 a.a .taa ..I 80
ALBERT q. BROWN IlIi.Narf
GEORGE BoARDMAN, e-.,Ta Er.lra
HOBART SCOTT. $780, 81 t.
In this cause II satisfactorily appearing, that
by reason OF the non-residence and absence OF
the defendant George Boardman, from the
State OF Michigan, that service OF process for
his appearance cannot be made, and that the
last ascertained residence of said defendant
was in Lincoln, Nebraska. On motion OF
George Clapp. Solicitor for complainant, it is
ordered, that said defendant, George Board
man, appear in the cause, on or before the
first day OF June, A. ID. 1876, at ten o'clock A.
M. 1t Is also ordered, that within twenty days
copy of this Order be published in some
newspaper, published IN said County of Van
Buren,, and that such publication be continued
for six weeks successfully. 1092t6
Dated, Febru Try 23d, 1876.
3al JNO. J. SHERMAN,
.a.io Circuit Court Commissioner.