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Probate Order.

State OF Michigan county OF Van Buren,: IS.
At session of the Probate Court for the
county Of Van Buren, holden ct the Probate
Office in the village OF Paw Paw, in said county.
on the twentieth day Of June, A. d. 1877, pres
ent Alfred ]. Mills Judge Of Probate, in the
matter Of the estate of Henry Fitch, deceased.
on reading and filing the petition duly venned
of Albert K Wlldey, creditor of said estate,
praying that day and time fixed for the audit
ing, hearing and allowance of claim in said
petition set forth: Thereupon II is ordered,
that Monday the 23rd day OF July A. d. 1877, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon be assigned for the
auditing, hearing and allowance OF SAID claim,
and the hairs at law of said deceased and all
persons 11terested in said estate are required TO
appear ut session of said Court then to be
holden at the Probate Office, in the village Of
Paw Paw. and show some cause, If any there
tis, why the prayer Of the petitioner should not
be granted, and the said claim should not be,
audited hearas. and allowed, and it is further
ordered that said petitioner give notice to the
persons interested in said estate OF the penden-
cy OF said petition, and the examination of said
claim, and tie hearing thereof, by causing
copy OF this order to be published IN the TRUE
NoRTHERNER newspaper printed and circulat-
ed IN said county OF Van Buren,, for success
siye weeks at least previous to said day OF hear
ing, Snli that said petitioner pay all the costs
crtsendng said hearing.
ALFRED j. MILLS, Judge OF Probate:
A true copy.) ll6ot4,
ALFRED J. MI1Ls, Judge Of Probate.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, !
COVNTY or VAN RITREN.

At session Of the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate Office, IN the VII
lage OF Paw Paw on the 7th day OF July In the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
seven. present, Alred.J. Mills, Judge of Pro-
bate, IN the matter OF the estate of William 3.
Bishop, deceased: On reading and fling the
petition, duly verified of Emily Bishop, adj
minIstratrx of said estate praying for reasons
therein set forth, that she may be empowered
and licensed to sell certain real estate. belong
ing TO SAID estate and in SAID petition descnbed
Thereupon it Is ordered, that Monday, the 18th
day OF August 1877. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petit
ton, and that the heirs at law of said deceased,
and all other persons interested III SAID estate
are required to appear at a session of said
court, then to be holden at the Probate Office.
III the village OF Paw Pay, and show cause, If
any there be, why the prayer OF the petitioner
should not be granted aud it is further ordered
that said petitioner give notice to the persons
interested in said estate, OF the pendency OF
said petition, and the hearing thereof, by caus-
ing a copy o, this order to be published In the
TRUE NoRTHERNER, newspaper printed and
circulated IN said county, four successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing.
ALFRED j. MILLS, Judge OF Probate.
"A true copy.) 1856
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment
of certain ndenture OF mortgage, bearing
date October the eighteenth A. ID. 1875 execu-
ted by VIM. Hase and 6is wife Amanda Hase,
OF Van Buren, county State OF Michigan, to
Pembrook s. Grimes, of Kalamazoo Michigan.
and recorded in the Office OF the Register Of
Deeds Of Van Buren, county State OF Michigan
in Liber No. ~ on page 457 on the eighteenth
day of October. A. ID. 1875, and the amount
CLAIMED to be due thereon at the date of this
isSts0e being three hundred AMI ninety one dol
lars and eighteen cents (S391 18, including an
attorney fee OF twenty five dollars provided for
Jtp said mortgage, and no suit or proceedings
;at law or in equity having been instituted to
recover the amount now due or any part there
of, now therefore notice is hereby given that
by a power of sale contained in said mortgage,
there will be sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder on Friday the thirty first day
of August, A. ID. 1877. at twelve O'Clock, noon,
OF said dey, at the front door OF the Circuit
Ceart House in the village OF Paw Paw, Van
Isuren county, State of Michigan, at twelve
dHclock at noon OF said day, the premises de-
seiibed in said mortgage or so much thereof as
NAV be necessary to satisfy the amount due
and unpaid on said note and mortgage, with
interest and cost, said premises being described
az follows, to wit: The south west quarter OF
fhe south west quarter OF section No. two (2)
in township one Q) south Of range No. four
teen (14) west, in Van Buren, county, state OF
Michigan. llootl3
Dated June 4th, 1877.
.PEMBROOK s. GRIMES. Mortgage.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made IN the payment of
certain indenture OF mortgage bearing date
the eighth day OF December. A. ID. 1874, exc
cuted by Rufus w. Colburn and his wife Alice
M. Colburn of Van Buren, county, State Of
Michigan to thomas Ayerill OF Northfed
Vermont, and recorded ia the Office OF the
Register OF Deeds of Van Buren, County, State
OF Michigan. in Llber No. IL OF mortgages on
page No. Ill. on the eighth day OF December,
A. ID. 1874, and the amount claimed to be due
thereon at the date of this notice being fifty
&lars including an attorney fee of twenty five
dollars provided for in said mortgage, ami no
suit at law or in equity having been instituted
TO recover the amount now due and unpaid or
any part thereof, Now therefore notice Is here
by gwen that by virtue OF a power of sale
contained in said mortgage, there will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder on Satur-
day the fourth day of August. A. ID. 1877 at
the front door of the Court House in the village
of Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, State of Michl-
gan, at twelve o'clock at noon or said day. the
premises described IN said mortgage or so
much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
the amount due on said mortgage with interest
and cost, said premises being described as fol-
lows, to-wlt: The north half OF lots No. three
l3) and four (4) IN block No. twenty three (23)
IN Bitely's addition to the village OF Lawton in
the county OF Van Buren, State or Michigan.
This sale rs subject to another payment OF two
bHudred and fifty dollars.
"Dated May Sth. 1877. 1154t13
THOMAS AVERILL, Mortgage.
w. Il. HAWKINS, Attorney for Mortgage.
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CHANCERY SALE.

In pursuance and by virtue of decree OF
the circuit court for the county OF Van Buren,,
in chancery in the State OF Michigan, made on
the 26th day Of March A. D. 1877, in certain
cause therein pending, wherein Preston f.
Hackley is complainant, and John E. Sweet,
Martha j. Sweet and James W. Edwards, are
defendants. Notice Is hereby given that
shall sell at public auction TO the highest bidder
at the front door OF the Court House IN the
village of Paw Paw, IN the said county OF Van
Buren, and State Of Michigan. on the Sd day OF
August A. ID. 1877. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of that day, all the following described
piece or parcel Of land situate, lying and
being in the said county of Van Buren, and
State of Michigan and more particularly de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: The east half-15-
Of the east half-15-of the south west quarter
-1(-of section fifteen-15-in town one-1-
south, range thlrteen-13-west, containing
forty-40-acres OF land more or less.
Dated Paw Paw. May 22d, A. ID. 1877.
1867 ALBERT JACKSON,
Circuit Court Commissioner,
Van BGren County, Michigan.
n. II. STEWART. Sol'r for Compl't.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, I
cOTTNTy OF VAN RIJREN. \

.Atasesson of the Probate Court for said
s.,onntv. held at the Probate Office, in the VII
'lage OF Paw Paw on the 3Oth day OF June IN
the wear one thousand eight hundred ld sew
knty-seven present Alfred ). Mills, Judge OF
Probate. iu the matter OF the estate OF Eleazer
d r. Baldwin deceased, on reading and fling tue
-snresentatlon OF Charlotte 7. Baldwin execu-
: trix of said estate that she IS now prepared TO
',endsr fnai account OF al moneys. goods,
.hattels ami other property which have come
into her Ina ads a. such executrix belonging TO
said estate and of proceeds aud expeoui-
tures thereof: Ihereupon 1t ls ordered that
saturday. the 2Sth Gay OF July 1871, az ten
o'cloal, IN the forenoon. be assigned Tor the
,bearinz aud allowing said account AID tlat the
heirs al law OF said deceased. and all other per-
sons interested IN said estate are required 10
annear at q session OF said Court, then 20 DE
-hoIdsn at the Probate Office, in the village oI
paw Paw and show cause. II any thero oe; why
ss,d account should not be allowed, ana II Is
further ordered, that said petitioner give no,
t,ce to the persons interested in said estate. OF
.tbe preseptation OF said account aud the
hearing thereof, by causing copy OF TINS oruer
80 he published in the True NoRTHERNEn,
newspaper printed aud circulated IN SAID coun.
~. 3 successive weeks previous to SAID day OF
hearing. . - r,.o,,.ta
"a true copy iiOA''
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W, S. George, of the Lansing Re.
publican, an experienced journalist and
former Massachusetts, man, takes ex-
ceptioH to a remark of the Lowell Vox
Populi that an impression prevails in
Tie Eastern States that the average
Western journalist arrive at the facts
respecting injuries from ice water
through other sources than experience
The Republican says:
Many impressions prevail in the
Eastern States with as Rimsy basis
as the above. Western journalists are
obliged to be sober in order to produce
such newspapers as Western people will
buy. The Western press is generally
equal to the Eastern, and in some places
ahead of it. The daily papers of Bos-
ton, Philadelphia aud Baltimore are so
strikingly inferior to those of Chicago,
that Western men wonder how those
Eastern journals can live at all. Even
the Detroit papers, with their slender
patronage, are every way up to those OF
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and considera-
bly, above those of Boston. Come out
West aud get acquainted with us, broth
er Vox, and you will not class Western
journalists among sots. Shake off some
of your old impressions and look at
things as they now are in this wide
awake interprising region. We once
had an argument with a man of your
stamp, who wondered at our " living in
God forsaken State like Michigan"
He was hashed by the inquiry How
far is old Massachusetts, from being a
God forsaken State, in the nectssarics
of life, when she cannot feed her popu-
lation one week in year from the en-
tire produce of her soil and Of her fish
cries, nor warm them one day in winter
from all the fuel she can supply, nor
clotbe them with the poorest of gar
ments from all the wool aud linen she
can raise? Nor can she show as many
convenient, well filed school
houses to her population as that God
forsaken State of Michigan"
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WHOLE NO 1I64

The wonderful skill and agility of
the lumbermen who run logs and RATS
down the rivers of Michigan has long
been viewed with surprise. At Mani.
stee Jul y 4th there was log.rolIing con-
test, which is thus described by the
Times d Standard:
The contestants were each provided
with smooth pine log about sixteen
inches in diameter, and q pole with
spoke and hook at one end. They also
wore log drivers boots, with spokes about
one-half inch long set in the bottom.
The contest took place in the Manistee
River where there is a current of about
three miles an hour, and long before the
hour the banks were lined by thousands
OF spectators anxious 10 witness the per
formance.
At given signal they appeared on
the bank coatless and with sash around
the waist, and each stepped upon hs
log and with his pole showed off into the
current They whirled the logs around,
stood on one foot, sat down, kneeIed
down, laid down, rolled over on the log,
drank lying on their backs, and 10 short
did more than most people can do on
solid floor.
Finally Que jumped up on to the other
and deliberately sent his log whirlpg to
the other side Of the river with his pike
pole, and now commenced the strife in
earnest To roll the other off the log,
oue would set the log whirling like the
shaft of a mill wheel until the water
was covered with foam from the whirl,
when Of sudden he would stamp hs
spikes into the log aud stop il so that
it would appear as solid as the eternal
rocks; it would not even tremble Then
he would start rolling in the other di-
rection until the waters would be whirl-
ed into foam again, and both men would
be running at the top Of their speed to
keep on top Of the log, when IN would
90 the spikes and the log would be stop
ped as if held in vice. This was re.
peated again, but to no purpose, each
watched the other, foot and foot came
down together. No soldier ever kept
step better, aud each held his place on
the log until they had been swept down
the river o,er half a mile past the bridge
when one threw his pike.pole away and
the other followed suit, and now neither
had even balancing pole, and the con
test grew sharper than ever. The log
was whirled enc way, stopped suddenly,
then whirled the other and at times the
direction of the roll would be changed
SO suddenly that it was difficult for the
eye to follow its course, and SO evenly
matched were the men (they were the
Wheeler hrothers) that We doubt if
either would have proved the victor,
but the log hoated under the boom of a
vessel aud while whirling struck, and
one went in while the other caught in
the rigging of the vessel and saved him.
self.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN.
COUNTY OF VAN BUREN.

At a SESSION Of the Probate Court for said coun-
ty, held at the Probate Office. in the village Of
Paw Paw, on Saturday, the 14th day OF July,
IN the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy seven, Present Alfred j. Mills, Judge
Of Probate. In the matter OF the estate OF
Henry w. Rhodes, an adjudged lunatic.
On reading and fling the resignation of a.
G.. Webb, guardian Of SAID Henry w. Rhodes,
and request for hearing and allowing his final
account. Thereupon it is ordered that Monday
the 18th day OF August next, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon be assigned for examining and
allowing said account, and considering such re-
signation and that all persons interested IN
said estate are required to appear at a session of
said court, then to be holden, at the Pro-
bate Office, In the village OF Paw Paw, aud show
cause, IL anv there be, why said resignation
should not be accepted and said account allow
ed. And 1t is further ordered that said guardi-
an give notice to the persons interested in said
estate, of the pendency OF said resignation and
OF the hearing, examining and allowing sad
account, by causing a copy of this order to be
published in the True Northerner, a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county, three
successive weeks previous TO said day OF hear.
ing. And it is further ordered that copy Of
tins order be personally served upon said Hen
ry w. Rhodes on or before said 18th day Of
August next 1l6iti
A true copy. ALFRED ]. MILLS.
Judge OF Probate.
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DRAIN COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE.

NOTICE Is hereby given, that the undersigned
Drain Commissioner for the county OF Van Bu-
ren, state OF Michigan, will on the 4th day Of
August, A. D., 1877, at two o'clock in the after
noon Of said day, at the house OF j. T.. Carr in
the township OF Almena, in said county, meet
parties to contract for the excavation and con-
struction OF dltch, or drain, through the fol-
lowing lands, To WIT The north west quarter
OF the north west quarter OF section nineteen,
and the north west quarter OF the north east
quarter of section nineteen, commencing at the
Plumb. Paw Paw and Allegan Road Ditch. on
the north west quarter Of the north west quar-
ter OF section nineteen. owned by :. Il. Erisbie,
from thence running north on tue line between
$. Il. FrisbIe and j. +. Carr, then angling
through the north west quarter OF the north
east quarter of section nineteen to the Butter
field road between sections eighteen aud nine
teen. And all such parts and subdivisions Of
SAID dram as are not then contracted to be con-
structed by the owner of the land 10 which ut
is assigned, his or her agent or attorney, will
then be let at public auction to the lowest res-
possible bidder.
The unersigned also gives notice, that on the
1st day OF August, A. D 1877, at two O'Clock,
i'm the afternoon OF SAID day. at the house of
j. l.. Carr, in said township, he will exhibit
maps OF the proposed dram, and description OF
the several parcels OF land by hlm deemed to
be benefited thereby, and the amount and des-
cription, by division and subdivision, of the
proposed dram. by him apportioned to the
owner OF each description OF land to construct
and to each township, and will then and there
hear reasons, ii any offered. why such appor-
tionment should be reviewed and corrected.
The Highway Commissioner may appear and
act in behalf OF the township. 1l64t3
n. NJ. PUGSLEY, Dram Commissioner.
Dated at Paw Paw. tins Goth of July 1877.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made IN the conditions
of certain mortgage, whereby the power
therein contained to sell has become operative,
executed by Orrit Lane and Samuel Lane, Of
the township of BloomIngdale, III Van Buren,
county, Michigan, to Jason A. Sheldon, OF Paw
Paw, same county and state, and bearing date
tie twenty ninth day OF May, one thousand
eight hundred aud seventy three, and recorded
in the Office OF the Register OF Deeds, for the
county OF Van Bdren, Michigan, on tue twenty
ninth dav OF May. one Thousand eight hundred
and seventy three, IN Liber ci.ht, OF Mortgag-
es. on page three hundred aud ninety four, and
upon which mortgage there is claimed to be due
and unpaid az the date OF this notice, tho sum
of two hundred and twenty two dollars and
eighty iour cents ana no suit or proceedings at
law or eduity having been instituted to recover
the same or auy part thereof; Notice is there
fore hereby given that on saturday, the tliir-
teenth day ot October next, at the hour Of ten
O'Clock in the forenoon l shall sell at public
auction at the front door OF the Van Buren,
county Circuit Court House. in the village OF
Paw Paw, to the highest bidder, the premises
described in said mortgage, or so much thereof
as shall DO necessary to satisfy the amount due
thereon together with the interest and legal
costs. and also an attorneyifee OF thirty dollars
coyenanted for therein; that is to say, the fol-
lowing piece or parcel of land, situated in the
county OF Van Buren,, Michigan, viz: Lots
numbered niue, eleven, twelve. and the south
half of lot number ten, IN the village OF Bloom.
inpdale, according to the recorded plat thereof.
DATED, Paw Paw, June 20, 1871 116itl3
JASON A. SHELDON, Mortgagee.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made ia the payment Of
a certain indenture of mortgage bearing date
the eighth day of December, A. ID. 1874, exc
cuted by Rufus w. Colburn and his wife Alice
NJ. Colburn OF Van Buren, County State Of
Michigan. TO Thomas Averill of Northtield,
Vermont, and recorded in. the Office Of the
Register OF Deeds OF Van Buren, County, State
of Michigan, in Liber No. IL of mortgages. on
page No. 112, on the eighth day OF December,
A. D. 1874 and the amount claimed to be due
thereon at the date OF this notice beng one
hundred and seventy dollars including an
attorney fee of twenty five dollars provided for
in SAID mortgage, and no suit or proceeding at
law or IN equity having been instituted to re-
cover the amount now due and unpaid, Now
therefore notice is hereby given that by virtue
of power Of sale contained in said mortgage,
there will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder on Saturday the fourth day of
August. A. ID. 1877 at the front door of the
Court House 10 tho village 81 Paw Paw, van van
Buren County, State OF MichgaH, d. '"Ss''
o'clock at noon OF eald day, the premises de-
scribed IN said mortgage or so much thereof as
may be necessary TO satisfy the amount due on
said mortgage with interest and cost, said
premises being described ss follows, to-wit
The south half OF the west half of the south
east quarter, also the north west quarter OF the
south east quarter, also twelve acres off from
the west side Of the east balf of the south east
quarter, all on section twenty three (23), con-
tanning In all ninety two acres of land, in town.
ship two (2) south of range fourteen 14) west,
iu the county OF Van Buren,. State OF Michigan
this sale is subject to another payment OF
S1450.00.
Dated Nav sth, 1877. 1154t13
THOMAS AVERILL, Mortgage.
w. II. HAWKINS Attorney for Mortgage.
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~1MANCERY SALE.

IN persuance and by virtue OF decree
in the Circuit Court for the county OF Van Bu-
rem, IN Chancery, in the State OF Michigan,
made on the 22d day of May 1877, in certain
cause therein pending, wherein Trenor w.
Park is complainant and James Myhan, Ann Ny
han, James Myhan Jr. and George II. Myhan
are defendants. Notice is hereby given that
shall sell at public auction. to the highest bid
der, ut the front door OF the Court House in
the village OF Paw Paw. in said county, ut three
o'clock III the afternoon, on the 4th day of Sep
tember. 1877, the following described real
estate, to wit Those certain pieces or parcels
OF land lying and being in the township OF Ge-
neva, IN the county OF Van Buren,, and state of
Michigan known and described as follows to
wit ; the north thirty four (34) acres of the
west half OF the south west quarter OF section
twenty eight (2S) also, the east half of the
south east quarter OF section twenty nine COY;
also, the south east quarter of the north east
quarter, and the east half OF the south west
quarter Of said section twenty nine (29). all in
town one (1) south. of range sixteen Q6) west;
also, lots numbered eleven (11), twelve Q2),
thirteen Q3) and fourteen (14). In block thirty
five (35) in Hannahs' addition to the village of
Souh Haven, in the said county OF Van Buren,.
Dated Paw Paw, July IS, 1877 1l64t7
JOHN KNOWLES,
Circuit Court Commissioner.
JOHN {. SHARP. Complainant's Solicitor.