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ShERIEE,S SALE

ShERlFF'S SAlE.-Noticei is hereby given
- that by virtue of certain transcript writ of
er facias, issued out of and under the seal of the
circuit court for the county of Van Buren, and to
directed and delivered bearing date the fifth day
April, A. ID. 1883, wherein Joseph Cohn is plaintiff
and Johnson Parsons il defendant, 1 did, on the
sixteenth day of April, A. ID. 1888, levy upon and
seize all the right title and interest of the above
named defendant, in and TO the following described
real estate situate in the county of Van Buren, and
state of Michigan, to-wit: Lot eight (s), in block
five (5), town four (4) south of range fourteen G4)
west, Clarks addition to the village of Decatur
which said lands and premises, or much thereof
as may be sufficient to satisfy said execution and all
legal costs, shall expose for sale and sell at public
auction yendue to the highest bidder, the law
directs at 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
cult court in and for said county, Saturday, the
18th day Of August, A. ID. 1888. at the hour of
one o'clock in the afternoon of said day.
Dated June 30th, 1888. 37t7o43
JOHN q. TODD. Sheriff of Van Buren, County.
The above sale is hereby adjourned until the 18th
day of September, A. D. 1888, at the same hour and
place az stat ed in the above notice.
Dated, August 18th, 1888. 44t4o47
JOHN q. TODD, Sheriff of Van Buren, County.
The above sale is hereby still further adjourned
until the 10th day of October A. ID. 1888, at the
hour and place as stated in the above notice.
Dated, September 18th, 1888. t5o52
JOHN q. TODD, Sheriff of Van Bnren County.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

hereby
Il given that at the general election to be held in
this state on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day OF November next, the following officers to
be elected viz:
Thirteen electors of President and President
of the United States; Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of State. State Treasurer Auditor
General Commissioner of the State Land Once
Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public In
strucion; also, member of the State Board of Ed
ucation In place OF Bella jerks, whose term of Office
will expire December 3ls 1898; also, Representa-
tive in Congress for the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict of this state. to which this county belongs
also, Senator for the Tenth Senatorial District
comprising the counties of Van Buren, and Allegan ;
also, Representative in the State Legislature for
each of two Representative Districts into which the
county of Van Buren, is divided also, the following
county officers to-wit: Judge of Probate Sheriff
County Clerk, County Treasurer, Register of Deeds
Prosecuting Attorney, County Surveyor, two Circuit
Court Commissioners and two Coroners.
You are also hereby notified that at said election
the following proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of this State will be submitted to the people of
the State for their adoption or rejection, viz:
An Amendment to Section 6, of Article 6, relative
TO Circuit Courts provided for by Joint Resolution,
No. IL, Laws of 1887.
SECTION 6. The State shall be divided into judi
cal circuits in each of which the electors thereof
shall elect circuit Judge, who shall hold his office
for the term of six years, and until his successor is
elected and qualified. The legislature may provide
for the election of more than circuit Judge in
the judicial circuit in which the city of Detroit or
may be situated and in the judicial circuit in which
the county of Saginaw is or may be situated. And
the circuit judge judges of said circuits in addi
ton to the salary provided by this constitution
shall receive from their respective counties such adj
ditional salary as may from time to time be fixed
and determined by the boards of supervisors of said
counties. And the board of supervisors of each
county in the Upper Peninsula is hereby authorized
and empowered to give and pay to the circuit judges
of the judicial circuit to which such county Is at
tached such additional salary compensation
may from time TO time be fixed and determined by
such board of supervisors.
You are also hereby notified that at said election
there will be submitted to the people of the State
for their adoption rejection Revision of the laws
authorizing the business of banking, provided for
by Act 205 of the laws of 1887 In accordance with
Section q Article Is, of the Consultation of this
State.
Dated October 4th, A. D. 1883.
JOHN G.. TODD,
51t4oH Sheriff of Van Buren, County.
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MORTGAGE SALE


WI having been made in the conditions of IA GER
tain mortgage made and executed the 14th day of
April. A. ID. 1886, by Benajah VI. Davis and Sarah
+. Davis of Pine Grove Van Buren, county, state of
Michigan, TO Lydia a. French of Decatur county
and state aforesaid, which mortgage was recorded
in the Office of the register of deeds for Van Buren,
county, state of Michigan, on the sixteenth day of
April, A. ID. 1886, in lber 80 of mortgages, page
5l2; and whereas, the amount claimed to be due
and unpaid at the date of this notice is the of
three hundred and sixty dollars and an attorney Is
fee of fifteen dollars provided by statute, and
suit proceedings at law having been instituted to
recover said money any part thereof;
Now, therefore, by virtue OF the power Of sale
contained in said mortgage and the statute In such
case made and provided, notice Is hereby given that
Saturday, December 10Th, 1888, AT two O'Clock in
the afternoon of said day. the SAID Lydia A. French
will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, at
the front door of the court house, in the village
of Paw Paw chat being the place where the circuit
court for Van Buren, county Is hoden) the premises
described in said mortgage or so much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the amount due on said
mortgage, with eight per cent interest and all legal
costs together with attorneys fee of fifteen dollars
provided by statute the premises being described
in said mortgage the west half GA of the south
east quarter 90 of section thirty-three 1881 In
township No. one II south, range thirteen [13l
west, containing eighty acres of land more or less,
in the township of Pine Grove, Van Buren, county,
state of Michigan.
Dated oct. 3, 1883.
LYDIA A. FRENCH, Mortgage.
CRANE x BRECK, Attorneys for Mortgage. 50t13o62
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51t4o54
MORTGAGE SALE.-Default havil

MORTGAGE SAlE.-Default having been
of mortgage bearing date the twenty-sixth day of
February, A. ID. 1881, executed by George F. Her
rington and his wife, Ruth NJ. Harrington, of Van
Buren, county, state of Michigan, to w. II. Hawkins
of the same place. and which recorded in the
office of the register of deeds of Van Buren, county
and state of Michigan, In liber twenty-five of mort
cages, on page twenty-seven, on the twenty-sixth
day of February, A. ID. 1881, and on which mortgage
there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice
the sum of nine hundred and ninety-one dollars
(S99l.00), and no suit or proceedings at law or in
equity having been instituted to recover the amount
now due or any part thereof;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue of power of sale contained in said mortgage
and in pursuance of the statute in such made
and provided, there will be sold at public auction
10 the highest bidder at the front door of the court
house in the village of Paw Paw, Van Buren, county,
Michigan THAT being the place of holding the circuit
court of Van Buren, county, on Saturday, the fifth
day of January, A. d. 1885, at twelve O'Clock at
of said day. the premises described in said mortgage
or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
the amount due on said note aud mortgage with
interest and costs said premises being described
follows, to-wit: All that certain piece of land the
north half of the southwest quarter of the south
west quarter. also the northeast quarter of the
north west quarter, all on section four in township
three south OF range fourteen west, in Van Buren,
county, state of Michigan.
Dated Oct. 10th, 1888.
5ltl3o63 w. II. HAWKINS, Mortgage.
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The Superyisors.

The probate judge reported ten indl-
gent insane persons committed To the
asylum since Jan. LIST, 1888.
The county treasurer reported the
total receipts of the county for the iis-
cal year ending Sept. Both to have been
$50, 800 SO; expenditures during year,
$50, $50 .32; estimated liabilities for en-
suing year, S36, 467 .SS; estimated re-
sources, 81, 451.70.
Willis w. Hodge was reelected rs a
member of the board of county super
intendents of the poor.
The salary of prosecuting attorney
was fixed at 81 900 per annum, a reduc-
ton of $500; the salary of the county
treasurer was fixed at like sum, an
increase of $780, the salary of the coun-
" clerk was fixed at the sum of 800,
no change.
Warren III. Goss of Bangor, was
elected county drain commissioner
The committee on footing rolls re-
ported the assessed valuation of the
county to be S13, 1913, 066.
The superintendent of poor reported
expense of poor house and farm as
81 004 49, receipts from same, $4,000;
amount of temporary relief, 1881 .92;
total net expense of maintaining county
poor, 81 ,030.1S.
The whole number of paupers at the
county house was sixty; the average
number was thirty-three and one-third
The report of the equalization COM
mittee was adopted, making the basis
of equalization Sl2, 600, 900, the same as
heretofore. The townships were valued
the same as last year, with the follow
ing exceptions: Antwerp increased
5000, Columbia decreased $4,000,
Covert decreased $1,000, Hartford in
creased $4,000, Lawrence decreased
$4,000, Paw Paw decreased $4,000,
Porter decreased $1,000, Pine Grove de-
creased S15, 900, South Haven increased
$40, 900, Waverly decreased $4,000.
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Republican Meetings.

Hon. j. G. Burrows and Hon. G.. w
Farr at Bangor, Thursday afternoon,
Oct 18th.
Hon. G.. w. Farr ut Bloomingdale
Wednesday evening, Oct. 18th.
Hon. j. G. Burrows and Col. b. /
Heckert at Hartford, Thursday even
ing, Oct. 18th.
Col b. +. Heckert at Covert, Wed
nesday evening, Oct 18th.
Hon. j. G.. Parkhurst and Jason
Woodman Esq, lecturer Michigan stat,
grange, at Shafer schoolhouse, Wednes
day evening, Oct. 18th.
Jason Woodman Esq. and j. |. Brecl
Esq. at Mcdonald, Monday evening
Oct. ed.
Rev. /. p. Bates and j. |. Breck Esq
at Porter Center, Tuesday evening
Oct. Odd.
Hon. Ben Butterworth of Ohio, Hon
j. G. Burrows and others at Paw Paw
Wednesday afternoon and evening
Oct. cath.
Hon. Geo. w. Farr ut Bloomingdale
Wednesday evening, Oct. 18th.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

" Michigan, Ninth Judicial Circuit, in ChanceTy.
Laura H. Hammond, complainant, Phebe A.
Lundburg, defendant.
SUIT pending in the circuit court for the county of
Van Buren,, in chancery, at Paw Paw, on the twenty
eighth day of September, A. ID. 1883.
In this cause il appearing from affidavit on hle
that the defendant Phebe A. Lundburg, is not a
resident of this state but resides at Chesteron in
the state of Indiana, on motion of John l. Breck,
compliments solicitor it is ordered that the said
defendant, Phebe Lundburg, cause her appearance
to be entered herein within four months from the
date of this order, and in of her appearance
that she cause her answer to the compliments bill
of complaint to be filed, and a copy thereof to be
served said compliments solicitor within twenty
days after service on her of copy of said bill and
notice of this order and that in default thereof,
said bill will be taken confessed by the said
resident defendant.
And il is further ordered that within twenty days,
the said complainant cause notice of this order to
be published in the TRUE NoRTHElNER, a news
paper printed published and circulating in said
county, and that such publication be continued
therein at least in each week, for six weeks in
succession, that she copy of this order to
be personally served on said nonresident defendant
at least twenty days before the time above pre-
scribed for her appearance. SAMUEL HOLMES,
Circuit Court Commissioner.
JOHN 1. BREcK, Compliments Solicitor. 5Ot7o56
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Mortgagee by Assignment.
WIN. H. MASON, Atty for Mortgage. 45tl3o57
MORTGAGE sALE.-whereas, default

tfORTGAGE SALE.--yhereas, default
WI having been made in the conditions OF a certain
mortgage made and executed on the fourteenth day
of August A. ID. 1886, by David Grymes aud Mary
Jane Grymes, his wife, of Almena, Van Buren,
county, Michigan, to Joseph Pyles of the
place, which mortgage was recorded in the office of
the register of deeds for Van Buren, county, Mich
igan, the l4th day of August, A. d. 1885, in liber
SO OF mortgages on page 3S5; And whereas said
mortgage was duly assigned to the Paw Paw Savings
Bank by oseph Pyles on the 18th day of an
| uary, A. ID. 1887: and which said assignment
recorded in the Office of said register of deeds for
said county of Van Buren,, on the 10Th day of July,
A. ID. 1883, in liber 80 of mortgages page 273 |;
And whereas, the amount claimed to be due
and unpaid, first installment of said mortgage,
at the date of this notice. Is the of one hundI
red and seventy and 3O-lO0 dollars, and an attoi-
neys fee of fifteen dollars provided by statute,
and no suit or proceedings at law having been in
stitued to recover said money any part thereof
Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale
tanned In said mortgage and the statute in such
made and provided, notice is hereby given that on
saturday, October t27th A. ID. 1888, at one
O'Clock in the afternoon, the Paw Paw Savings Bank
will sell at public auction, TO the highest bidder,
at the front door of the court house in the village
| of Paw Paw (that being the place where the
circuit court for Van Buren, county is holden)
the premises described in said mortgage, or
80 much thereof may be necessary to pay
the amount due on said mortgage, with seven
per cent interest and all legal costs, together with
an attorneys fee of fifteen dollars provided
by statute, the premises being described in said
mortgage as four and one half (4I+) acres, more
less, being situated on the west half ga of the
southeast quarter ca of section number twenty
eight (2s, town two GU south of range thirteen 3)
west in township of Almena, Van Buren, coun-
| ~, Michigan; bounded as follows: On the south
by the Paw Paw and Otsego highway, on the east by
lands owned by Walter Wise, the north by same,
on the west by lands owned by Asahel s. Downing,
Dated July 27th 1885,
Paw Paw Savings Bank Mortgage by Assignment.
CRANE X BRECK,
4ltl3o53 Attorneys for Mortgagee.
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MORTGAGE sALE.-whereas, defa,

MORTGAGE SAlE.-whereas, default
wi having been made in the conditions of a GER
tain mortgage made and executed on the twenty
fourth day of October, A. ID. 1882, by George Nj.
Brooks aud Huldah Brooks, his wife, of Paw Paw
Van Buren, county, Michigan, to Albert French of
Decatur, county and state aforesaid, which mort
gage was recorded in the office of the register of
deeds for Van Buren, county, Michigan, on the oath
day OF October, 1882 in liber 81 of mortgages on
page So; and Whereas the amount claimed to be due
and unpaid at the date of this notice Is the sum of
seventy-two dollars (S720O) and attorneys fee of
fifteen dollars provided by statute, and no suit
or proceedings at law having been instituted to
cover said money or any part thereof;
Now, therefore, by virtue of the power Of sale
contained i'm said mortgage and the statute In such
case made and provided notice Is hereby given that
on Saturday, December 10th, A. ID. 1888, at ten
O'Clock i'm the forenoon, the said Albert French will
sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the
front door of the court house I'm the village Of
Paw Paw THAT being the place where the circuit
court for Van Buren, county Is holden the premises
described In said mortgage or much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the amount due on said
mortgage with ten per cent interest and all legal
costs, together with attorneys fee OF fifteen dol
lars provided by statute, the premises being de-
scribed I'm said mortgage as commencing forty-six
46 rods west of the northeast of section No.
thrtyone (31 town two (2) south of range fourteen
ga west, running thence south twenty-seven (2O
rods TO the Paw Paw river, thence west eighteen s)
rods, thence north twenty-seven (27) rods TO the
section line thence east eighteen (s) rods 90 the
place of beginning, containing three CD acres of
land more or less, I'm the township of Paw Paw Van
Buren, county, Michigan.
Dated Oct. 3, 1883.
ALBERT FRENCH. Mortgage.
CRANE BRICK, Attorneys for Mortgage. 50t13O62
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Speaking of free salt, Mr.. Thomas
Gale, one of the enterprising salt men
Of Syracuse, n. \ :, says; 81 go to New
York with boat load of salt, we will
suppose; there | meet man from
Europe, and he has boat load of salt;
he comes into New York free; both of
us sell TO the same man and ut the same
price, my cargo has paid a school tax,
"A highway tax, poor tax, IA law and
order tax, township tax, Il county tax
and IA state tax; what has the British
importer paidY Why, nothing! He car
ries the money away with him TO Il
land where labor costs but half that il
does here. ! bring my money home,
pay my taxes, pay my employees living
wages and improve my locality" And
Mr.. Gale is entirely right in the matter
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N1OmTGAGE whereas, dc

AfORTGAEE SALE.-whereas, default
wi having been made in the conditions OF a GER
tain mortgage made aud executed ON the ninth day
of November, A. ID. 1895, by Arson Holt OF Ottawa
county, state OF Michigan, 10 John w. Neley OF Van
Buren, county, state of Michigan, which mortgage
was recorded in the office of the register of deeds
for Van Buren, county, Michigan, ON the 18th day
of November, A. d. 1885, In liber "a OF mortgages,
on page Gas; and whereas, said mortgage was duly
assigned to Dolley Connor by the said Ohm W. Neey
on the 22d day of December, A. ID. 1885, and which
said assignment was recorded I'm the office of said
register OF deeds for said county of Van Buren, on
the 22d day OF December A. ID. 1882 Ia liber 30 OF
mortgages, on page IS; aud whereas, the amount
claimed 10 be due and unpaid first two INSTALL
ments OF said mortgage the date of this notice, il
the sum of two hundred aud forty-one and s9-lOO
dollars, aud attorneys fee OF twenty dollars
az provided by statute, and no suit or proceedings
at law having been instituted TO recover said money
or any part thereof;
Now, therefore, by virtue of the power OF sale
contained In sad mortgage and the statute In SUCH
made and provided, notice Is hereby given that
Saturday, the oath day of November, A. ID. 1858,
at ten o'clock In the forenoon the said Dolley Conner
will sell at public auction, 70 the highest bidder,
at the front door of the court mouse, in the village
of Paw Paw chat being the place where the cir
cult court for Van Buren, county II holden), the
premises described in said mortgage or so much
thereof may be necessary TO pay the amount due
! IN said mortgage, with per cent interest and
all legal costs, together with attorneys zee OF
/ twenty dollars provided by statute, the
prem ses being described in said mortgage the
half the west half of the southwest quarter
range thirteen (l3) west in the township of Pine
Grove, Van Buren, county, Michigan.
Dated August 9th, 1883.
DOLLEY CONNOR,
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ORDER FOR HEARING CLAIMS.

" bIdIt OF f.
Notice is hereby given that by order Of the Pro-
bate Court for the county of Van Buren, made the
2Sth day of September, A. ID. 1883, six months from
that date allowed for creditors to present their
claims against the estate of Henry Cross, late
of said county deceased, and that all creditors
of said deceased required to present their claims
TO said probate court at the probate Office in the
village of Paw Paw, for examination and allowance,
on or before the first day of April next, and that
such claims will be heard before said court Mon
day, the 18th day of December, and on Monday, the
irs day of April next, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon of each Of those days.
Dated, Paw Paw, September 2sth, A. ID. 1883.
5lt5o55 ORRIN n. HILTON. Judge of Probate.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
STATE OF MICHIGAN The oircui

CTATE OF MICHIGAN The Circuit
- Court for the County of Van Buren,.
Myron w. Clark, George w. Baker and William
ID. Thompson VS.. Frank Potts.
Notice is hereby given that the 22d day OF Sep
TENDER, A. ID. 1888, writ of attachment was duly
issued out of the circuit court for the county OF Van
Buren, at the suit of Myron w. Clark, George w
Baker and william ID. Thompson, doing business
under the firm name and style of Clark, Baker a
Co., plaintiffs, against the lands, tenements, goods
aud chattels moneys aud effects of Frank Potts, the
defendant above named, for the sum of two hundred
and six dollars, which said writ was returnabe on
the second day of October, A. ID. 1888.
Dated this 18th day Of October, 1888.
HILTON X CHANDLER,
52t7o5s Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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A Crawford, says: II have had the worst
form of Eczema two years, and found no re-
lief from some of our best physicians who
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The relief received was like charm and
am well. think Papillon one of the bles-
sings of the age" Try Papillon extract of
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bottles 81, at Bartram 81 Millington's drug
store.
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Renews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay Co.,
Iowa, tells the following remarkable story,
the truth of which is vouched for by the res
idents of the town: Il am 73 years old,
have been troubled with kidney complaint
and lameness for many years; could not dress
myself without help. Now l am free from
all pain and soreness, and am able to do all
my own homework. / owe my thanks to
Electric Bitters for having renewed my youth,
and removed completely all disease and pain.
Try bottle, SOC and 81, at Bartram d Mil
lington's drug store.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

The following is list of the letters
remaining uncalled for i'm the Paw Paw
postofiice for the week ending October
10Th: Mrs III. G. Abbott, Lauren l..
Hemon, Mrs. VIM. Howard, Miss Rosa
johnson, j. III. Nelson, Ann Rawson,
b. +. Smith, Frank futile, Jas. III. Van
Nranken
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CCHOOl LAND SALE,

~ Land ONCE, Lansing, September Goth, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the following described
primary school land, situate in Van Buren, county,
forfeited for non-payment of interest, will be offered
for sale at public auction, at this office, the sth
day of November, A. ID. 1888, at 10 o'clock a. m,
unless previously redeemed according to law.
1749t5ol753 ROSCOE ID. DIX, Commissioner.
NO. OF GER DESCRIPTION SEC TOWN RANGE
TIFICATE TON
4434 neil of W "A 10 Is 13w