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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-02-18

DROBATE ORDER--ss~ts OF Michigan.
L County OF Van Buren,-ss. Probate court for
said county.
At session 81 the probate court for said county.
held II the probs ose in tho village q Paw Pew. ON
Monday the 10Th day OF January, In the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
gx;
Present, orrin ". Hilton, Judge OF Probate
In the matter Of the estate OF Peter j. sp<Scher,
deceased:
On reading and niing the petition. duly verified. OF
Louisa X. Speicher, heir at law Of sad deceased,
praying for therein stated that adudnistrs
ton of SAID estate may be granted 20 George w.
Myers or some other suitable person.
Thereupon II u ordered, that Monday, tho LIST
day OF March, 1855 at ton O'Clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing OF said petition,
and AL persons interested IN said eetate, arc
required to appear at session OF said court then to
be holden at the probate Office IN the village OF Paw
Paw, in said county, and show cause, II any there
be- Why the prayer OF tho petitioner should not be
granted.
And It IL further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice TO the persons interested in said estate,
OF the tendency OF said petition and the hosrtng
thereof, by causing copy Of this ordar 70 be pub
lished in the TRUE koRTHRRsKR, Newspaper print
ell and circulating in said county, three successive
weeks atleast, previous 70 said day Of hearing.
uViol3 ORRlk ~. HILTON, Judge OF Probate.
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A DMINIsTRATOR's SALE.

n matter OF the estate OF Nathan II. Bitely,
deceased. Notice is hereby given, that by virtue OF
a license granted 20 me by the Probate Court for
the county of Van Buren,, state OF Michigan, will
sell ut public vendue to the highest bidder, at
the front of the dwelling house of said deceased on
block ve of Biely's addition TO Lawton, hiichigan
the 18th day Of March, 1885, at ten O'Clock ia the
forenoon, all the right title and interest OF the said
Nathan ii. Btely, deceased, in and to the following
described real estate to-wit: Block number FIVE,
excepting south part sold 10 j. II Hitchcock a. ap
pears by record OF deeds Tor said Van Buren, county
all in pitely's addition TO village OF Lavton, said
piece being subject TO homestead right running
about eleven years yet. The south So acres Of the
north 100 of the southwest quarter Of section
80, town south of range II west, In said county,
the same having been assigned the dover OF the
widow of said deceased. Lots !, ., 3, and WI os
and six in block OF Lawtons addition; lots 1, =
and 3 in block Of Lavton's addition; lots and 4
in block Union addition; lot : in block % of
Bitelys addition sll i'm the village OF Lawton, Van
Buren, county. state OF Michigan.
Dated Jan. 18th, 1856. r.. III. BITELY,
1lt7ol7 Administrator OF said deceased.
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DROBATE ORDER.-state Of Michigan

Il County OF van Buren,-rs.
AZ "A session OF the probate court, for the county
of Van Buren, holden at the Probate Office, in the
village OF Paw Paw, on Wednesday, the 81 day of
February, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-six: Present, Hon. Orrin n. Hilton,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of James sabins,
deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition duly verified Of
Milan Virgins, administrator of said estate, praying
for reasons therein stated that ne may he licensed
and empowered 20 sell certain of the real estate be-
longing 20 said deceased, i'm said petition par
ticulsrly described.
Thereupon IL IL ordered, that Monday, the 10th day
of March, 1886, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing OF said petition, and all
persons interested i'm said estate required TO APP
pear ut session OF said court then 10 be holden Mt
the Probate office, in the village Of Paw Paw, and
show cause, ~ any there be- why the prayer of the
petitioner shonid not be granted.
And IL 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 20 be published I'm
the TRUE NoBTHFnsER, newspaper printed and
circulating In said county Of Van Buren,, for four
successive weeks M least previous 10 said day of
hearing.
12tsois OHRIN y. HILTON.
Judge of Probate.
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The Inch and the Ounce.

AS the Jews had mystical rever-
ence for seven. and the ancient Welsh
and Colts for three and the Greeks a
perfect philosophy constructed out OF
the harmonies of all numbers. so the
Romans fell back upon scale of or
more properly scale with base of
six. Accordingly, as they divided the
pound into twelve unscise so they also
divided the foot, which was the stand
ard of linear measure, into twelve sec
tions, and they called these uniciB too.
But how did they get the inch origin
ally?-for that, and not the inch, Is
the unit. There seems TO be no pre-
else information. They would divide
any unit into twelfths, and prevail
lug notion was at one time that the
linear unicie was really the original,
and was then transferred as a name TO
weight. This though plausible, is
hardly the case. Sometimes, especial
ly in old-fashioned books, written at q
timo when philology was not what it
is now, it was the fashion TO derive the
unici@ from the same word in the
Greek. because after the revival of
letters in Europe the admiration of the
Greek became so great that whenever
similar words were found in il and
some other language it was always
said that other language borrowed
them from the Greek. This is very
far from being always SO: and in the
present instance the very reverse APP
pears TO have occurred. The ounce is
literally the twelfth; and thus we sec
AT once the sense of speaking OF an
ounce OF land and an inch OF milk,
just as OF an inch of mans will or an
inch OF interest for money on loan.
1t was always the twelfth of Il unit
twelfth of an hour; twelfth of jugerum,
that half acre which the two oxen
plowed in day; twelfth of 4 seXtarius,
or equivalent TO our pint; twelfth of
the entire hereditas; twelfth of the
principal lent OF hire when it was
money as usury-i. e., over eight per
cent. 1t is accordingly as much mis-
take 10 say the primary meaning of
word is a linear, which is 10 say that
il comes straight from the Greek into
the Latin. and thence on to US. The
riddle is plain enough when We get TO
the true origin of the word-a twelfth.
Once, indeed, il used 10 be said that
the true origin was that the word
meant thumb breadth, because its
equivalent pollex in linear measure
was often used in its place. But this
is not the case.
Some of the old Latins themselves,
moreover. thought it meant literally
the unit; but even this will not hold
beside the proper Specification of
twelfth. The pound weight was really
never divided by inches or ounces. 1t
was divided by twelfths, by halls. by
thirds, by fourths and by sixths. Aud
here, again, we see what a convenient
base system of twclfths is for divis-
ion compared with a system of tenths,
which could only DO divided evenly in
two ways-by two and five. For seven
ounces they used the literal seven
twelfths; for eight ounces they said
two parts, 10 c., two-thirds; for nine,
wanting fourth. which with MS reads
like a roundabout way of expressing
three-quarters; for ten, wanting a
sixth; for eleven, wanting twelfth. -
London Standard.
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breath smells on your return makes
mo believe that you drink in something
good deal stronger than music II
isn't rhapsody that fills you up; it's
beer. "-fhilodeIpht0 Call.
Bostwick and family. attracted by
the advertisement, mo mosquitoes,
no malaria" eto, have left the sea-
shore and taken quarters in farm
house in the hill country. After
hideous night they appear next morn
ing with visible marks of conflict Be-
fore Il. can enter a protest the pa
tron" puts in, II was jos sayin' TO my
wife q lot of muskeeters has followed
them folks from the coast; next thing
they'll be a-blamin' Nv 'em on u.s.
HGrper's Bdzdr.
Wife Ito husband)-A boy at the
door Just left this note. It's addressed
TO YOU and marked present" Hus-
BAND Present. l don't know who
could be sending me present Did
the boy briug anything elsep Wife
(excitedly) Perhaps the present
is in the note. Maybe it's check.
Husband Opening the note)-No such
luck as that (Reading.) III I'M.
please pay boy amount due" This
amt no present. Tell tho boy Pm
out-Barper'S Bazdr.
Grocer Ito new boy)-You must toll
people that we are very busy, james,
whether we are or not. They like TO
buy of firm that they think does n
large trade. New boy-All right, sir.
Grocer Ga little later) old Mrs.
Benson want anything, james, New
boy-Yes, sir; sho wanted a couple o.
mackerel an ten pounds o brown
sugar, an told her we was so busy
we didn't know which way to turn, an
80 she said she was in hurry, an
she'd get EN- round the corner. -Har-
per's Bdgdr
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HOREfsAtsE ~ kE.--Defau nit having been
wi made in the conditions Of mortgage, made
by Francis T.. O'Iourk and Michael O'Rourk, OF De-
caur, Van Buren, county, state Of Michigan, 20 Rob-
ert Nesbitt of Hamilton, Van Buren, county, Mich
gan, which mortgage Was recorded in the Office Of
the register of deeds OF said Van Buren, county on
the 18th day OF June A. De- 1879, at O'Clock y. H.,
in liber ~ Of mortgages, on page 55S. On the I'D
day Of July, 1881, said mortgage assigned b.
said Robert Nesbitt 90 William +. O'Iourk, which
assignment was recorded in the Office OF the register
of deeds of Van Buren, county, Michigan In liber "a
of mortgages, on page 1851, and again assigned, on
the 2lst day OF March, 1883, by said william r.
O'Rourk 20 benjamin IL. Moore, and the assignment
thereof recorded in said registers Office in ber 80 OF
mortgages, on page 1913. The amount claimed TO be
due upon said mortgage at the date of this notice is
the sum of two thousand, three hundred and two and
sixtysix oue-hundreths dollars 32,30266). No pro-
ceedings at law or I'm equity having been instituted
for the recovery OF said sum of money, any part
thereof notice IL hereby given that by virtue of the
power of sale contained in said mortgage, and in
pursuance of the statute in such made and pro-
vided and to satisfy the amount claimed TO be due
upon said mortgage together with interest thereon,
and all legal costs of foreclosure, and attorney
fee Of thirty-hye dollars provided 10y law, SHALL
Friday, the 10th day of April, 1885, at one O'Clock
y. IN, at the front door OF the court house, In the
village of Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, Michigan,
sell, 20 public auction vendue to the highest bid
der, the premises, or so much thereof shall be
necessary to satisfy the above claims, which prens
es are described in said mortgage az follows: The
east half of the northeast quarter of section number
eighteen except ten acres in a square form out Of
the southeast corner thereof; also the northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter, and the north
west quarter Of the northeast quarter Of said section
eighteen; also the north half of the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter OF said section eighteen
all in town four a., south of range fourteen Q4)
west, in the county of Van Buren, and state of Mich
igan. BENJAMIN Il. MOORE, Assignee.
Dated Jan. IL, 1886. 9t13o21
+. 4. MORGAN, Attorney.
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NdbRTGAGEsALE.-

MORTGAGE AI.E.-Defsult having been
wi made in the condition of payment Of a certain
mortgage made and executed by Chinega Alexis
and Margaret Alexis his wife, of Bangor, Van
Buren, county, state OF Michigan, TO Coy w.
Hendryx of Dowagiac, Cass county, Michigan,
bearing date the 18th day of September, A. ID. 1885,
and recorded in the Office Of the register of deeds for
the county of Van Buren, in the state of Michigan,
on the 2sth day OF September, A. ID. 1885, i'm liber
"3i of mortgages, on page $50, and said mortgage
having been duly assigned by said Coy w.
Hendryx to Emanuel Phillpson and Jacob Hirsch
on the twenty-sixth day of September, 4. ID. 1885,
which assignment recorded in the Office OF said
register OF deeds,o the 2sh day Of September, 1885,
in liber35 of mortgages page -, bywhich defaut
the power of sale contained in said mortgage, has
become operative, and upon which said mortgage
there IL claimed 10 be due at the date OF this notice.
the sum of one hundred and two dollars and
ninety cents for principal and interest," and no sut
or proceedings at law i'm equity, having been in
stituted to recover the amount now remaining SCI
cured by said mortgage or any part thereof:
Now therefore: Notice is hereby given. that on
Saturday the 24th day of April, A. ID. 1885, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon OF said day, az the front
door of the court house in the village of Paw Paw,
county of Van Buren, and state OF Michigan, that
being the place for holding the circuit court for said
county of Van Buren,, by virtue Of the power Of sale
contained i'm said mortgage, and in pursuance of the
statute in such case made and provided, we win sell
at public auction TO the highest bidder the premises
described In said mortgage, or 80 much thereof az
may be necessary to satisfy the amount due upon
said mortgage together with the costs and charges
OF sale and interest, together with an attorney fee
of fifteen dollars s150o pursuant to the statute In
such made and provided, towit All that certain
piece or parcel of land situate In the township Of
Bangor, I'm the county of Van Buren, and state OF
Michigan, and described ofollows, tc-wk: Pity
five of land OF the west side of the southwest
quarter OF section thrtyone, excepting ten OF
of the south side Of said above described land, here
tofore sold 10 ono Topash; said above mortgagei
premises containing forty-hve acres.
Dated this 23d lay Of January, A. D., 1886.
EMANUEL PHIIIIpSON,
JACOB HIRSCH,
Assisnecs Of Mortgage.
.. y. HTLToS, itt'y for Assignecs. llcisoa2l
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ORnER OF rURLICATION--sta.e Of

~ Michigan, Ninth Judicial cireuit-In Chsncery.
Harriet n. Manchester complnt. w. Edwin A. Man
chester DIT. Suit pending In the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren,, In chancery, at Paw Paw, on
the 18th day OF January, A D., 1886. In this cause
IL appearing from AFFIDAVIT on hle, that the defend
ant, win A. Manchester, IL not resident Of this
state, Ut II resident Of Independence in the state
Of Ohio.
On motion of o. ". Hilton, complainsnts Solicit
tor IL n ordered that the appearance OF said nom
resident defendant Edwin A. Manchester be entered
herein within months from the date OF this Order,
and In OF his appearance he cause his answer "
bill OF Complaint tn be died. and copy thereof
TO be served the Complainant's Solicitor within
ifteen days after service ON him of copy OF said
Bill aud notice Of this Order and IN default thereof
said Bill Will be taken confessed by said nonres-
ldent Defendant. And II IA further ordered that
sithin twenty days the Complainant cause a notice
of this Order TO be published In the TRuE NonrH-
ERsEz, newspaper printed, published and circn-
atng In said County, and that said publication be
continued therein once In each week for SIX weeks
in succession, or that he Il copy OF this Order
10 be personally served said nonresident Defend
ant at least twenty days before the time above pre-
scribed for his appearance.
SAMUEL HOLMES,
Circuit Court Com'r., Van Buren, County, Michigan.
o. n. HILTON, Oomplainants Solicitor. atTOl0
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nRORATE ORDER

Il County OF van Bureu,-sE:
At session of the Probate Court for said county.
held at the Probate Office, in the village Of Paw
Paw, Thursday. the 1lth day of February, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty
six.
Present, Hon. Orrin \. Hiltcn. Judge of Probate,
In the matter Of the estate of Parker McCarty,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
OF Parker W. SIcCarty aud Frank McCarty, praying
for reasons therein stated that administration OF
said estate may DE granted to David O. Everest OF
Pine Grove, Mich.
Thereupon, il IL ordered, that Monday, the 18th
day OF March, 1886, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing of said petition and all
persons interested in said estate, are required
to appear nj a 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 petitioners should not be granted.
And IL is further ordered, that said petitioners 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 cir
culatlng in said county of Van Buren, for three
cessive weeks 81 least previous 10 said day of hear
ing. ORR1N ". HILTON,
l3t4o16 Judge of Probate.
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DRoBATE oRDER.-stats of Michigan, Count,
il Of Van RureD-ss

DROBATE ORDER.-Stats OF Michigan, County
i Of Van Buren-ss.
AT session of the Probate Court for the county
OF Van Buren,, holden at the Probate Office in the
village of Paw Paw, on Tuesday, the 9th day of
February, In the year one Thousand eight hundred
and eightysr: Present, Hon. Orrn N. Hilton, Judge
In the matter OF the estate OF Mary T.. Weston
OF Probate.
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, OF
Mark T.. Stoughton, heir at law of said deceased,
pra yng for therein stated that administers
ton Of said estate may be granted to Henry whelp-
ley or some other suitable person.
Thereupon Il il ordered that Monday, the sth day
of March, 1886, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing Of said petition and all per-
sons interested in said estate required to appear
at session of said court, then 10 be holden at n
probate Office, i'm the village Of Paw Paw, and show
cause II any there be- why the prayer of the petit
toner should not be granted.
And IL 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 TRUF NoRTHERSER, n newspaper, printed and
circulating in said county of Van Buren, for three
successive weeks at least previous TO said day OF
hearing. ORRIN n. HILTON,
1otlol5 Judge of Probate.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.

CHERIEF'S SALE.-Notce il hereby given
- that by virtue of certain writ of fert fdciGS,
issued out OF and under the seal of the circuit
court for the county of Van Buren,, and TO me
directed and delivered, bearing date the 22d day OF
January, A. ID. 1886, wherein Cornelius A. Perry,
Perkins y. Cook, John ". Tower and Henry H..
Eckert, copartneTs doing business under the firm
name and style of Perry, Cook * Tower, are plain
tiffs and Frederick ~. Chadwick and Theodore A.
Chadwick are defendants, did, on the 22d day OF
January, A. u. 1886, levy upon ana seize all the
right, title and interest of the said Frederick ~.
Chadwick, one OF the above named defendants, in
and TO the following described real estate, situate
in the county OF Van Buren, and state of Michigan,
to-wlt.
Lots three l3) and four O. and west half 90 OF
lot two CD IN Block "I'' of the village OF De-
cat;r, according 20 the recorded plat OF said village
of Decatur, county and state last aforesaid which
said lands and premises, or so much thereof as
may be sufficient TO satisfy said execution and all
legal costs, 1 shall expose tor sale, and sell at
public auction vendue, to the highest bidder, az
the law directs the front door OF the court house in
the village OF Paw Paw in said county of Van Buren,,
said court house being the place of holding the cir
cliit SQUIRT in and for said county, Saturday the
Sd day OF April, A. d., 1886. at the hour OF one
O'Clock in the afternoon OF said day.
Dated February 18th, \. D., 1886.
i3t7o1g JOHN q. TODD sheriff.
BY Aaron NanAulen, Under Sheriff.
II ANr A HprCE plaintin'a
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ORDER FOR HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT
OStAte OF Michigan, County Of Van Buren,, -

OstAte OF Michigan, County Of Van Buren,, So.
Probate court for said county.
AZ session OF the Probate court for said comfy,
held "a the probste ONCE. In the village Of Paw Paw,
Tuesday the 9th day OF February IN the year Of
Ior, one thousand eight hundred and eighty six !:
Present, Orrin N. Hilton, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF William Rider, de-
ceased, Charles Duncoinbe, administrator VI said
estate, into court and represents that he N
now prepared 10 render final account a. such sd
minirtrator, ard fier the same.
Thereupon II II ordered, that Monday, the sth day
OF March next, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon be
assigned for examining and allowing such account,
and that the heirs at law Of said decea sed and all
other persons interested Ia said estate. required
20 appear at session of said court then TO be hold
en- az the probate Office in the village OF Paw Paw,
In said county, and show cause, II any there be,
why the said account should not be- allowed. Aud
II IL further ordered. that said administrator give
notice 10 the persons interested IN said estate Of the
pcndency OF said account, and the hearing thereof,
by causing copy of this order TO be published In
the TRrx koRrHKneuB a newspaper printed and
circulating in said county, three successive weeks
at least, previous 10 said day OF hearing.
l2t+oi5 ORRIN y. HILTON, Judge of Probate.
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ATrACHMENT NOTICE.-state

n Michigan The Circuit Court for the County of
Van Buren-Lewis Waldorf W George ID. Boyce.
In Attachment-Notice il hereby given that on
the 18th day of December A. ID. 1855, writ OF at-
tachment duly issued out of the Circuit Court
for the County of Van Buren,, at the suit OF Lewis
Waldorf, the above named plaintiff, against the
lands, tenements, goods and chattels moneys and
effects OF George u. Boyce, the defendant above
named, for the sum of Ave hundred dollars, which
said writ returnable on the 10Th day OF Decen-
Der A. d. 1895. Dated this Attn day OF January A. D.
1SSG. LESTER A. TABOR,
Tt7ol3 Plaintf's Attorney
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~ fGISE.-t M EIt h --oIAlt o. AICu-
"a igan: The Circuit Court for the County Of Van
Buren-Sandford Harris, plaintiff, vs. George ID.
Boyce, deftndant-Tn Attachment
Notice il hereby given that on the 18th day OF De-
cember, A. ID. 1885, writ OF attachment vas Snly
issued out OF and under the seal Of the Circuit Court
for the County Of Van buren, the suit of Sanford
Harris, the above named plaintiff, and against the
Ian Il and tenements, goods and chattels, moneys
and effects of George D. Boyce, the defendant above
named, for the sum of one hundred aud sixty doa
which said writ returnabo the 18th day Of an
nary A. ID. 1886. Dated this 18th day OF January
A. ID. 1856. st7o;4 GEORGE w. LAWTON,
Plaintiff Attorney.