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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-02-01
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment OF
a certain mortgage, executed by Clarlnda Bent
ley 10 Edgar ID. Darling, bearing date the 10Th
day Of November, 1870, aud recorded in the
Office Of the Register of Deeds of Van Buren
County. Michigan. in liber ! Of mortgages. on
page 295 on the S0th day OF November, 1870,
which said mortgage and note collateral there
to was on the 18th day OF November 1876, by
said Edgar d. Darling assigned 10 Christina
Knowles which said assignment wac recorded
in the Office Of the Register of Deeds OF Van
Buren, county, Michigan, on the third day OF
December, 1877, in liber Is OF mortgages. on
page 291, upon which mortgage there is claimed
to be due at the date or this notice the sum OF
five hundred seventy nine dollars and eighteen
cents, and no suit or proceedings having been
commenced to recover the same, Notice Is here
by given that on Monday the 4th day Of March,
1878, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, shall sell
at public auction, TO the highest bidder, at the
trout door OF the Van Buren, County Circuit
Court House IN the village OF Paw Paw, the
premises described IN said mortgage, to satisfy
the amount due at that date on SAID mortgage,
and legal costs, together with an attorney fee
OF thirty dollars covenanted for therein, which
premises are described in said mortgage as the
south half of lots ten and eleven IN block thirty
four In the village OF Paw Paw, according 10
the recorded plat thereof, IN Van Buren county
Michigan.
Dated December 80. 1877.
CHRISTINA b. KNOWLES,
lls5tl3 Assignee.
JoHS KNOWLES, Atty for Assignee.
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Default having been made in the payment Of
& certain indenture OF mortgage, bearing date
The oath day Of August, A. ID. 1876, executed
by Benjamin A. Sackett, OF Van Buren county,
State Of Michigan, to VIM. r. Hawkins, of the
same place, and recorded in the Office OF the
Register of Deeds OF Van Buren county, State
of Michigan, in liber IL Of mortgages on page
27s, and the amount claimed to be due on said
mortgage being five hundred and eighty three
dollars and twenty cents, (S5S3 20), including
an attorney fee OF twenty five dollars provided
FOR IN sand mortgage, and no suit or proceed
ings at law or IN equity having been instituted
20 recover the amount now due and unpaid on
r3aid mortgage, or any part thereof, Now there
fore notice is hereby given that by power Of
sale contained IN said mortgage there will be
sold at public auction, to the highest bidder on
Saturday. the second day of February, a. ID.
1878, at the from. door of the Court House, IN
the village of Paw Paw, Van Buren county State
sof Michigan, at twelve o'clock at noon OF said
stay, the premises described in said mortgage
sor so much thereof as shal be necessary to sat-
isfy the amount now due on said mortgage
with interest aud costs SAID premises being
described as follows, to-wit: The south west
quarter of the south west quarter Of section
thirty two (32) in township one % south, OF
range fifteen (15) west, in Van Buren, county,
State of Michigan.
Dated November 8th. 1877. 1le1t19
W. L. HAWKINS, Mortgagee.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment OF
"a certain indeuture OF mortgage, bearing date
.she S1st day of August A. ID. 1867, executed by
Thomas T. Crane and his wife Samantha &.
Crane. OF Van Buren, county State OF Michl-
can. TO Martin DeGraf Of the same place, and
recorded in the Office of the Register o. Deeds
and Mortgages OF Van Buren, county, state OF
Michigan, in lber T of mortgages on page No.
fl7 on the 31st dav Of August, A. y. 1867.
and the amount claimed to be due thereon at
.,be date OF this notice being four hundred aud
ssixty three dollars and eigty cents GAGS S0) IN
c,luding an attorney fee OF twenty i've dollars
provided for in SAID mortgage, and no suit OK
proceedings at lew or IN equity having been IN
sstituted 10 recover the amount now due and
tuapaid on said mortgage or any pa,t thereof,
Now therefore notice Is hereby given that by
"a power OF sale contained IN SAID NOR gae e
ithere will be sold at public auction to the high
,sst bidder. on Saturday, the second day OF Feb
.ruarv, A. ID. 1875 at the front door OF the
Court House IN the village OF Paw Paw Van
Bureu county, State Of Michigan, at twelve o.
,,ock al noon OF SAID day, the premises des-
,cribed 10 said mortgage, or so much thereof as
shall be necessary to satisfy the amount due
-on said mortgage with the interest and costs
sad premises being described as follows to-wit
Ten and one half acres OF land OH from the
south part OF the soGth west quarter OF section
number fourteen. in the township OF Paw Paw,
Van Buren county, State OF Michigan. lying on
the west side OF the center OF the Decatur and
paw Paw road, bounded on the east side by tue
nsssd November 9Th. 1877. 11sltls
MARTIN DEGRAFF, Mortgage.
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CHANCERY SALE.

In pursuance and by virtue OF decree in the
Circuit Court for the county of Van Buren, In
Chancery IN the state OF Michigan, made on
the 9th day o. August 1877 IN a cause therein
pending wherein The Phenlx Mutual Lite In
surance Company Is complainant and Septimus
W. Thorp and Elizabeth A. rhorp are defend
ants, 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. 10 said county aud state, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon on the 9Th day of March. 1873,
All the east half OF the south west quarter of
section.number twenty five (25). and the north
east quarter Of the moth west quarter o: Sec
ton number thirty six 1850, botn IN township
number three (3) south OF range number thur
teen west, containing one hundred and twenty
acres, according to government survey N the
county OF Van Buren, State OF Michigan.
Dated January 21st, 1878.
1927 JOHN KNOWLES,
Circuit Court Com'r Van BuTen county. Mich
RICHARDS d MILLS. Compi't's soils.
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HOME CoNvERsAIIoN.-Children hanger per-
petualiy for new ideas. They viii learn with
pleasure from the lips OF parents what they
deem it drudgery TO study in books and even
II they have misfortune to be deprived of many
educational advantages, they will grow up in
teliigent If they enjoy in childhood The priv
iiege OF listening daily to the conversation of
intelligent people, We sometimes zee parents
who are the life Of every company which thew
enter dull. silent, aud uninteresting at home
among their children. II they have not mental
activity and mental stores sufficient for both.
let them first use what they bave for their own
households. silent home is dull place for
young people. place from which they will
escape II they can. How much useful infor-
nation, on the other hand, Is often given in
pleasant family conversation, and what uncon-
scious, but excellent, mental training in livelv
social argument Cultivate 90 the Utmost the
graces Of conversation.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN. 60
C0INTY OF VAN RIrREN.

AT a session OF the Probate Court, for the
county OF Van Buren,. holden at the Probate
Office. in the village OF Paw Paw, on Wednes-
day, the End day Of January, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy eight,
Present, Hon. Alfred j. Mills. Judge of Pro-
bate. n the matter of the estate Of Edward
/. Parrish, minor. On reading and fling the
petition. duly verified. OF Isaac F. Parrish,
guardian OF sail minor praying for reason
therein stated that he may be licensed aud en-
powered TO sell certain OF the real estate be-
longing TO SAID minor, and in SAID petition
described Thereupon it is ordered. that Mon
day, the Attn day Of February 1878, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, be assigned for the
hearing OF said petition. and all persons inter
ested in said estate, are required to appear at a
session Of said court, then TO be holden at
the Probate Office, IN the village OF Paw Paw,
and show cause, II any there be, why the pray
er OF the petitioner should not be granted.
And II 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 causing copy OF this
order to be published in the True Northerner a
newspaper. printed and circulating IN said
county OF Van Buren, for four successive weeks
at least previous TO SAID day of hearing
1895 ALFREDJ. MILLS,
CA true copv.) Judge OF Probate.
ALFRED j. MILLS, Judge OF Probate.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN. I
COUNTY OF VAN BJ'RFN.

At session Of the Probate Court FOR the
county Of Van Buren,, holden at the PROBATE
Office IN the village of Paw Paw on Friday, the
18th day OF January, IN the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy eight, Present Hon.
Alfred j. Mills, Judge Probate. In the matter
OF the estate OF Joseph kinney. deceased. On
reading and filing the representation, duly ver-
ihed, OF John Stllwel. administrator OF the
estate OF said deceased, that ne is now prepared
to render final account of all the moneys.
chattels, and other property that has come iu-
to his hands as such administrator belonging to
SAID estate with the receipts and expenditures
thereof, Thereupon IT is ordered that Monday.
the 25th day o. February, 1878, al ten O'Clock
in the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing OF
said account and al persons interested IN said
estate are required TO appear at a session OF
said Court then TO be holden at the Probate
Office in the village OF Paw Paw, and show
cause, il any there be, why the account afore-
said should not be allowed. And 1t is further
ordered that said petitioner give notice to the
persons interested in SAID estate OF the pendep-
cy OF said petition and the hearing thereof bv
causing copy OF this order to be published in
The True Northerner. a newspaper printed and
circulating in said county OF Van Buren for 3
successive weeks at least previous to said day
OF heanng.
1928 ALFRED 7 MILLS
"a true copy Judge OF Probate.
ALFRED j. MILLS, Judge OF PROBATE.
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POETRY IN PUBLIC ScRooLs-Nov. yithont
saying anything ia defense of teacher who
lectures q class Of giggling pupils On mock
modesty, or against q set OF girls who make in
writing public complaint of the teachers i'm
modesty II commenting on Milton. we should
like to ask what earthly business Paradise
Lost and " Comus and Gays E!egy have
IN the public schools anyway. We can con-
celve OF scholsrs il English literature studying
these masterpieces ard deducing from them
canons OF criticism, OF people Of mature intel
lect and cultivated taste reading them for
pleasure, but they are meat for strong men,
and not milk for babes. Once in a great while
precocious child may understand such works
and take delight il them; but to make our
great poems the text books O.; classes OF ordi-
nary children is TO degrade the poetry to base
use5 at some rick TO the children. such things
as reading, writing, arithmetic, grammar. and
geography ought 20 be taught in our public
schools They Will hurt nobody's modesty.
Poetry is the text book Of passion. aud those
who place 1t IN the hands of babes and suck
lings ought not TO he astonished il thev learn
something Of love aud the ideas associated with
1t, even out Of the pu-est poeiry.--New York
World
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions
tDt certain mortgage, whereby the power there
IN contained TO sell has become operative. exc
s3uted by Abram Nj Lane snd Sarah q Lane, his
wife, of the township OF Antwerp, Van Buren,
county, Michigan, to Jason Sheldon. of the
same residence, bearing date the first day OF
.Japuary one thousand eight hundred and sew
'enty one, and recorded IN the Office OF the Reg
lister OF Deeds for the county Of Van Buren,
IN said State OF Michigan. on the twentieth day
,of January. eighteen hundred and seventy one
IN liber i've OF mortgages, on page $50; which
SAID mortgage was duly assigned on the twelfth
clay Of November. one thousand eight hundred
and seventy seven, by the said Jason A sheldon
20 Lewis Burdck. and which said assignment
was, on the third day OF January, one thousand
.olght hundred and seventy eight recorded IN
'said Registers Office, IN llber Is OF mortgages.
~on page 303; Upon which mortgage there is
,claimed TO be due at the date of this notice the
ssum OF one thousand one hundred dollars. and
no salt or proceedings at law having been in
sstltuted TO recover any part thereof, Notice Is
tjherefore hereby gwen that on Saturday, the
sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy eight, at eleven o'clock IN the fore
moon, shall sell a. public auction TO the nigh
'sst bidder, at the front door OF the Van BuIen
,eountv Circuit Court House, IN the village OF
Paw Paw, the premises described III said mort
gage, or so much thereof as shall be necessary
20 satisfy the amount due on such mortgage,
with ten per cent interest and legal costs. to-
.oether with an attorney fee OF thirty dollars
covenanted for therein, that is to say, the fol-
slowing piece or parcel OF land situated in Van
Buren, county, III the State OF Michigan, viz :
Being part OF the south east quarter OF section
tshlrty two, IN town two south of range thirteen
west, and commencing sixty rods west from
the south east corner Of SAID quarter section on
che section line, and running thence north par
.allel with the east section line one hundred
and sixty rods TO cas-. ana west quarter line OF
SAID section, thence west on said quarter line
fifty rods, thence south parallel with the east
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CHANCERY SALE.

In pursuance and by virtue of decree N the
Circuit Court for the County Of Van Buren,, in
Chancery, 10 the state OF Michigan, made on
the 9th day OF August, 1877, IN cause therein
pending, wherein Irenor w. Park is complain
act and John Starbuck and Sarah Starbuck are
defendants, Notice is hereby given that l shall
sell az public auction, TO the highest bidder at
the front door of the court house, in the village
Of Paw Paw, IN said county and State. at three
O'Clock in the afternoon on the eleventh day of
February, 1878, the following described real
estate to-wt: All those certain pieces or par
cells OF land situated lying aud being IN the
county of Van Buren,, State OF Michigan, known
and described as follows, viz The south half
OF the south east quarter and the north west
quarter of the south east quarter OF section
number thirty two, and also the south halt of
the south west quarter OF section number thir-
ty three, all in town one south OF range fifteen
west, containing two hundred acres OF land,
more or less
Dated December 18th. 1877.
1187t7 JOHN KNOWLES,
Circuit Court Com'r Van Buren Co., Mich.
MrLv1r LIE MCGEE, Complt'sISol'r.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN. -.
COINTY oF VAN RUpTN

A. session OF the Probate Court for the
county OF Van Bdren, holden at the Probate
Office IN the village OF Paw Paw, on Friday. the
18th day OF January, in the year one thousand
eight hundred ana seventy elght. Present. Hon.
Alfred j. Mile, Judge of Probate In the mat
ter OF the estate Of Charity Batcock, deceased
On reading and fling the petition. duly verified
Of Jonn w Ball, creditor o; said deceased.
praying, for reasons therein stated that admin.
istration OF the estate OF said deceased NAV be
granted to some suitable person. Thereupon il
Is ordered that Monday, the 25th day of Febru-
airy, 1873, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. be az.
signed Tor the hearing OF said petition. and all
persons interested in said estate are required
TO appear az session OF said Court then TO be
holden at the Probate Office in the village OF
Paw Paw, and show cause, II any there be. why
the prayer OF the petitioner should not be
granted. And II ~ 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 causing copy of
this order to be published in The True North
erner, newspaper printed and circulating in
said county Of Van Buren for three successive
weeks al least previous to said day OF hearing.
1928 AIFRED II MILLS
IA true copy) Judge OF Probate.
ALFRED J. MnIs, Judge OF Probate,
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made IN the conditions
OF certain mortgage, made by Leonard o.
Pierce and Melissa j. Pierce TO Hiram Oakes.
dated January 9th, 1876 and recorded in the
Office of the Register OF Deeds for the county
OF Van Buren, and State OF Michigan on the 7th
day of January, A ID 1876, in liber IA OF mort
cages on page 73, on which mortgage there is
claimed 10 be due at the date OF this notice the
sum of nine hundred and thirty nine dollars
and sixty five cents, aud an attorneys fee of
twenty dollars provided for in said mortgage,
and no suit or proceedings at law having been
instituted to recover the moneys secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof, Now, there
fore, by virtue OF the power OF sale contained
in said mortgage. and the statute III such case
made and provided, notice is hereby given that
on Saturday, the twentieth day of April, 1878,
al one o'clock in the afternoon, shall sell
at public auction TO the highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House In the village OF
Paw Paw, in said county, said Court House be-
ing the place where the Circuit Court for Van
Buren county Is holden, the premises described
in SAID mortgage or go much thereof as may be
necessary TO pay the amount due on said mort
gage With ten per cent interest and all legal
costs. together with an attorneys fee OF twenty
dollars covenanted tor therein, the premises
being described IN sand mortgage as that certain
lot piece and parcel OF land situated in Hart
ford, in the county Of Van Buren aud State OF
Michigan. and known and described as follows:
The north east quarter OF the north west quar-
ter OF section twenty two. in township three
south OF range sixteen west, containing forty
acres more or less.
Dated January oath, 1873.
HIRAM OAKES,
1928 Mortgagee.
CHANDLER RICHARDS, Atty for Mortgage
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions
'ot certain mortgage, (whereby the power
Nherein contained to sell has become opera
H1ye,) executed by Elmira Wilsey to Roswell W
brown, bearing date the fifth day Of September
eighteen hundred and seventy four, and re
corded in the Office OF the Register OF Deeds
for the county OF Van Buren, in SAID State OF
Michigan on the fifth day of September, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy four. at one O'Clock
p. m. IN hber of mortgages, on page 800,
which said mortgage (and note collateral there
to) was, on the 2Sth day Of October, A. ID.
1876. by said Roswell W. Brown and Emily E.
Brown assigned to Henry Stern, which said as
'dignment was duly recorded in the Office OF the
Register of Deeds for Van Buren, county, State
OF Michigan on the first day OF November. A.
ID. 1876, at o'clock p m. IN hber is Of mort
cages on page 60, upon which mortgage there
ss claimed to be due, at the date OF this notice.
the sum Of two hundred and eighty-tive and 7-l00
dollars, ($2S5 07), and no suit or proceedings
sat law having been instituted to recover the
same or any part thereof. Notice is therefore
hereby gwen that on Monday, the 18th day Of
April, A. ID. 1878, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon, shall sell at public auction, to the high
sest bidder, sale 10 take place at the front door
of the Van Buren, County Circuit Court House,
IN the village of Paw Paw, the premises des-
oribed in said mortgage, or 90 much thereof as
shall be necessary to satisfy the amount due on
such mortgage, and ten per cent. interest and
aegal costs, together with an attorney fee OF
rwenty dollars covenanted for therein, that is
to say The following piece or parcel OF land
situate in the town of Antwerp, county of Van
Buren and state Of Michigan, known and des
scrlbed as follows. to-wlt The north east one
fonrth 90 Of the south east one fourth "a OF
section No. twenty eight (2S) Of township No.
Three (S) south, OF range No, thirteen Q3)
west.
Dated Paw Paw, January 14th 1878.
HENRY STERN,
E19lt13 Assignee.
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FOR ORAPPEARANCE,

STATE OF MICHIGAN-NInthJ Judicial Cir
cult-In Chaneery.
Suit pending IN the Circuit Court for the
County of Van Buren,, in Chancery, at Paw
Paw, Michigan, on the 5th day of December
A. ID. 1877. Before John Knowles, one Of the
Circuit Court Commissioners in and for said
County.
Elizabeth Jackson)
Alexis Jackson.
1t satisfactorily appearing to me that the last
known place of residence OF the above named
defendant, Alexis Jackson, was In the State of
Michigan, and that his present place OF resi-
dence cannot be ascertained, on motion Of On
w. Rowland, Esq. Solicitor for said complaint
ant it is ordered that the said defendant, Alexis
Jackson, cause his appearance IN this cause TO
be entered within three months from the date
of this order, and that IN case OF his appear
ance. he cause his answer to the complainant's
bill 10 be filed, and copy thereof 70 be served
on the complainant's Solicitor within twenty
DAYS after service OF copy OF said bill and no
tice OF tins Order ana in default thereof that
the SAID bill be taken as confessed by the said
defendant, Alexis Jackson. And it is further
ordered that within twenty days the said COM
plainant cause a notice of this Order to be pub
lished in The True Northerner, a newspaper
published and circulated in said county, and
that said publication be continued in said paper
at least once in each week for six successive
weeks or that she cause copy OF this Order
10 be personally served on the said defendant
at Ieast twenty days before the time prescribed
for his appearance. "
1857 Circuit Conrt Commits sioner.
o. W. ROWLAND. Complts Solicitor.
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A DMINIsTRATOR's SALE.

In the matter of the estate Of Flora A. Inger-
soil, deceased Notice Is hereby given that un-
der and by virtue OF license and authority grant
ed to Benajah w. Odell, administrator Of said
estate, by the Probate Court of Van Buren,
county. state OF Michigan, on the Both day OF
July. a. ID. 1877, ! shall sell. as administrator
OF said estate de bonis non. at public auction,
to the highest bidder at the premises in the
township OF Bloomingdale, Van Buren, county,
State Of Michigan, on the first day of March,
A. D. 1878, al one o'clock IN the afternoon,
(subject to all membranes by mortgage or
otherwise all the interest OF said deceased in
and 10 the following described real estate,
known and described as follows, to-wit: Ihe
north west fractional quarter OF the north west
fractional quarter of section one o. in town
ship one % south OF range fourteen (l4) west
containing forty eight aud $500 acres OF land
IN the county o: Van Buren ard State OF Mich
igan.
Dated December 18th 1877.
11S7t7 ASAHET 3. MORGAN
Administrator de bonis Don Of the estate Of
Flora A. Ipgersoll. deceased