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Death on the Rail.

BRADFORD (Pa.), Aug. I9.-Anson l..
Pratt, fireman on the Campbell lumber
road, was killed to-day and John Calvin,
engineer, and an unknown--man were
fatally injured. Pratt and Calvin, IN
making up the train, left one car at the
top of steep grade, placing block of
wood under the wheel to hold it while
they pulled another car from the siding.
Two young men coming along knocked
the block from beneath the wheels and
the car started down the grade. One Of
the young men got on the car which he
had helped to start, but becoming fright
ened at the speed it gained ne jumped
and was fatally injured. The car smashed
into the engine and wrecked il. the car
also being wrecked, Calvin being fatally
injured and Pratt instantly killed.
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RATHER STIFF PRICES.
Flour and Potatoes in Great Demand
in Peru.

Flour and Potatoes in Great Demand
in Peru.
SAN FRAN CISCO, Aug. 19.-The steamer
George w. Elder, which left here last
month with cargo of L, 400 tons of wheat
for Peru, arrived this morning, fifteen
days from Callao.
Captain Lewis said that everything was
quiet at the, latter port, but there was a
great demand for wheat and produce,
their Chilean supply being cut of.
American flour was selling at the rate
of S29 sack, and potatoes brought 81, s.
and 50 sack.
The arrival of the steamer at Callao on
July 3lst with her cargo Of wheat was the
signal for much rejoicing among the in
habitants, as no wheat had arrived there
for twenty-five days.
American gold was in great demand,
twenty-nine and one-half Peruvian
dollars being paid for twenty dollar gold
pieces.
Saddles were also in demand for sale
to Balmaceda's forces.
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Northwest Explorers.

ST. JOHN N. b., Aug. 19.-A conscript
brings letters from Bryant at Northwest
River, head of Hamilton Inlet. He had
secured the best guide for Grand Falls
and ten Indians with canoes and was
starting in high spirits.
Four of the Bowdoin College party
started at the same time in the ships
jolly boat for the falls, but they had no
Indians with them. The chances for sue
cess were considered poor.
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

PARIS, Aug. l9.-Official information
mas been received to the effect that the
combined action of the Representatives of
the powers III China is succeeding in
bringing the Chinese Government to
look upon matters in proper light. The
local authorities are becoming more con-
clliatory, and it begins to look as if it
would not be necessary to make the pro-
posed naval demonstration iii which the
warships of all powers represented in
chinese waters Were to take part.
PROTEST AGAINST GERMAN INTER-
FERENCE.
LONDON, Aug. l9.-The Government of
CHINA has sent telegram to the German
government complaining of the German
Ministers joining the protesting powers,
on the grounds that no German was in
lured in the recent riots, and China is
willing to negotiate with Germany alone
III regard to indemnity to be paid Ger
mans who suffered in the Chan Tung
ALTAR IN 1880, and, further, that Germany
Is only slightly interested in the missions,
and therefore, there is no need to identity
hersef with the other powers in the
missionary question.
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A suicide Identified.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-This after
noon Miss Phelps, from the HiIlsdale
House, San Francisco, called at the Oak
land Morgue and identified the hat left
on the Newark by the young lady who
jumped Off Saturday night as her hat.
She said she had loaned it to Kittie Nal
10y that evening. She said that Kittie
had been married and had left her hus-
band. Her last residence was l04 Grove
street San Francisco
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Bic Rlnzt, at Eurelra.

EUREKA, Aug. ia fire at Bendix
sens ship yard early this morning de-
stroyed the mill used for saving ship
timber, the only mill of the kind on
Humboldt Bay. The loss will reach S25,-
600 to $50, 200, and ship-building both at
Bendixsens' and at Matthews yards will
be seriously delayed. One vessel nearly
completed and another well along in the
BepdtXsens' yard were saved through
from furnaces.
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Mother and Child Drowned.

GLENCOE (Minn.), Aug. ia case of
murder and suicide is reported from
New Auburn, eight miles south of here.
The bodies of Mrs. Dickinson and her
fourteen-year- old daughter have been
found floating in small lake. Tho
child's waist was tied to that of her
mother
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Light Grape Crop.

SAN Francisco, Aug. I9.-Viticultuya.
Commissioner George West returned to
this city to-day from trip to the wine
districts: He thinks the grape crop will
be very light this year, as compared with
previous seasons. The hot weather of
July, he said, delayed the growth of the
vines.
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Fatal Collapse of a scanold.

BERLIN, Aug. ia dispatch from
Nordenhamm, Oldenburg, says a scaffold
collapsed to-day, killing ten men and
seriously iniuring forty others. In ad-
dition fifty workmen were precipitated
into the water, but most of them were
saved through clinging TO the planks and
poles belonging to the fallen scaffolding.
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The French Fleet at Plymouth.

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 19.-The French
fleet arrived this afternoon, and was re-
ceived by q large concourse of British
war vessels and excursion steamers, all
of which were profusely decorated. They
anchored under the meadows of Osborn
Park, the anchorage being selected by
the Queen herself, and the ar
rival being witnessed by the Queen
and Princess Beatrice from the terrace of
the Osborn House. Amid the booming OF
saluting cannons from both fleets the
yards were manned. Cheer after cheer
arose from the yachts and excursion
steamers
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oId-Time Telegraphers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The Old-Time
Telegraphers met here to-day, about 100
members being present. President
George c. Mainard delivered short ad-
dress, and the members spent the day in
friendly gossip, rcviying old-time memo
ries and recounting experiences.
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Treasury Officials In the Northwest

Treasury Officials In the Northwest.
VANCOUVER (B. C.), Aug. 19.-General
o. L. Spalding, Assistant Secretary of
the United States Treasury, and A. X.
Engle, special agent, arrived here and
leave to-day for Puget Sound. General
Spalding will ascertain the requirements
of Washington State in the way of sub
ports of entry and the Port Townsend
difficulty will also receive his attention.
He will return here on Monday and leave
for Washington Immediately afterward.
Senator Perkins of Kansas and Senator
Lind of Minnesota arrived by the same
train.
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The Strike Continues.

LIMA (O.), Aug. 19.-The Lake Erie and
Western strike continues. The men say
they never will give in. An attempt was
made to hold an accommodation train
here to-day, but it was finally allowed to
proceed. Passenger traffic continues, but
no freight cars have been moved for three
days. Indications point to bitter strug-
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Cattle ON the CheroIzee strip.

CALDWELL (has.), Aug. l9.-As re-
suit OF President Hairison's recent order
permitting the Cherokeos to hold cattle
i'll the strip, provided they can show that
the cattle belonged TO them, J. 3. Nfayes,
Chief OF the Cherokee nation, with
twenty-five leading men of the tribe,
arrived here last night and held con-
ference to-day with the cattle inen now
herding cattle on the strip. 1t was ar
ranged that all cattle now grazing there
shall be transferred to individual Chero-
llees by bills Of sale. When the time for
marketing comes the cattle will be trans
ferred back at sufficient advance to
meet the grazing charges. BY this agree
ment half million cattle on the strip
Will be kept there, and rs many brought
as the Cherokees care TO take.
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Harvesting Machine burned.

MERGED, Aug. Yesterday after
ming harvesting machine in field near
Plainsburg, the machine caught fire and
was burned, nothing being saved.
1t was with the greatest difficulty that
the team was released from the machine,
for the flames were within few feet of the
animals. Only one acre of wheat was
burned. Some sort of sulphuric prepara-
ton was used on the belts, and the fric-
ton is supposed to have started the fire.
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The Illinois storm.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. l9.-Dispatches from
many points along the path of yester-
days storm in Illinois indicate thai great
damage was done to corn and other
crops. Several people were injured and
g large number OF houses, barns and
Cutbuildings were swept away.
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James RusseIl LowelI,s VIII

BOSTON, Aug. l9.-James Russell
Lowell's will bequeaths most of his prop
erty to his daughter and her children.
Such of his books as the college desires
go to Harvard, and Charles Elliott Nor
ton is given all his manuscripts, the latter
being made his library executor.
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a DefauIter.

SILvERToN Coli, Aug. 19.-Edward
Lambert, Jr., the bookkeeper of the San
Juan Smelling and Mining Company
and Mayor of Durango, is a defaulter in
the sum of SIl0.OOO
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BREADSTUFFS.
Russian Millcrs Hurry Forward Their
EXportatiOns.


Expectations.
BERLIN, Aug. ia Warsaw corre-
'ponGcnt telegraphs his paper here that
tho millcrs of that city are engaged in pre-
pairing rye -four and bran, with the object
OF exporting as much as possible before
prohibition is enforced. Wheat opened
firm and unchanged. The grain market
closed weak on the rumor that Russia
intends to place an export duty on wheat
Rye closed at an advance of 80 pfennigs
per LOCO kilos, and wheat closed at a
decline OF 90 ptennigs per 1000 kilos.
Herr Miguel. Minister of Finance, has
sent petition direct to the Emperor ask
ing the latter to suspend the duties on
corn for three months.
EXPORT DUTY ON WHEAT.
New YORK, Aug. 19.-Henry Clews
has received a special cable from Paris
stating that Russia would impose an ex-
port duty on wheat.
HEAVY FAILURES PROMISED.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-The ChroRicEe'S Ber-
lin correspondent says: September
promises failures of small and big farm
ers, as well as city merchants. Home
grown rye is mostly fit only for manure.
The substitution of wheat for rye in the
army will not be easy, as il was proved
in the war of 1870 that the Prussians lost
stamina from the regime of French
wheaton bread"
A NECESSARY REFORM.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. I9.-The Com
mission of the Ministry of the Interior
has drafted project for the creation of a
Ministry of Husbandry. The change is
considered necessary reform in the face
of the present crisis. 1t is stated that the
credit for the purpose of providing local
works for the relief of the poor will
amount to S20,000,0O0.
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A MANS DUPLICITY.
Strange Story Connected With the
Drowning of Carl SchOrr.
SUICIDRD TO ESCAPE PROSECUTION
FOR BIGAMY.

Governor Markham In Attendance at
the Grand Army Encampment at
San Diego-John G. Howell Held
Without BaiI to Answer Before the
Superior Court for the killing of
Colvin-Eureka Visited by a Very
Destructive Fire.
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Worlds Fair Appointments.

CHICAGO, Aug. l9.-Director-G General
Davis has nominated Chief Engineer L.
". Robinson. OF the United States Navy,
to be the Chief of the Machinery Depart
ment Of the Worlds Fair. He also an
nounced his intention to appoint John
Thorpe Of New York as Chief Of Flori-
culture in the Horticultural Department
The American Florists Convention in
Toronto, to-day, adopted resolutions
warmly indorsing ThoIpe.
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they will be here to participate. The
committee having charge of the features
in which Indians are TO participate state
that there will be over 800 aborigines here.
For novelty the programme will excel
anything ever given.
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Killed MT a Railway Crossing

UTICA (N. ", Aug. I9.-H. G. Multi
gan and John Lawton were killed and J.
L. Hickey fatally injured last night at a
crossing, their carriage having been run
into by a train.
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SERIOUSLY INJURED,
A Son of Chancellor Harrison Thrown
From a Buggy.

NAPA, Aug. 19.-Young Harrison, son
of Chancellor Harrison, received serious
injuries by being thrown from buggy
near Etna Springs. He and son of
Judge Sawyer of San Francisco were
driving toward the Springs at a late hour
at night, and, while going over a new
grade that had not been used long, par
tiai upset occurred. Mr.. Harrison, who
was sitting on the left of the seat, was
thrown with much violence on man
zanita stump, his face being badly lacer-
ated, part of his upper lip being torn
away. He may be distigured for life He
was taken to Crystal Springs. where he is
now undergoing repairs. Sawyer was
slightly hurt, and has since returned 10
the CITY.
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Departure of the Charleston.

SAN Francisco, Aug 19.-The cruiser
Charleston steamed down from the Mare
Island Navyyard and passed out to sea
bound for Yokohama at $3.50 this after
noon, without stopping at this port.
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Forest Fires In Algeria.

ORAN (Algeria), Aug. 19.-The fire
which has been devastating the Ammi-
Moussa forest has already destroyed 35-
900 acres of trees
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SITUATION IN CHINA.
Action Of Foreign Representatives
Has the Desired Effect.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE BECOMING
MORE CoNCILIAToRY.

Thfrty-fve Thousand Acres of Trees
destroyed by Fire In Algcria-Ten
Men Killed and Many Seriously
Injured by the Collapse of n ScaC-
fold-Excitement in Religious Cir
cles Over the Authenticity of tho
"Uoly Coat.o
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Chilean Cruiser Erraruriz.

LONDON, Aug. l9.-The Chilean cruiser
Erraguriz has sailed from st. Vincent for
Montevideo. 1t is believed she has Sc
cured a crew.
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No YeIlow Fever.

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 19.-The report
that yellow fever has broken outin Quay
mas, Sonora, is officially denied.
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OCEAN Recor,d Apain Reoten,

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The Teutonia
arrived in five days, sixteen hours and
thirty-one minutes. This beats all the
records one hour and thirty-fiv min
uteS.
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lGovernor NIarkham at san Dicgo.

ST 1HN'A W ''A n III tIN ''t'IK AJIO'-U-
SAN DIEGO, Aug. l9.-Governor Mark
ham and staff arrived this evening, anG
will attend the wind-up Of the Grand
Army Encampment at Coronado Beach
tomorrow,
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An HISTORICAL MONUMENT.
Centennial Anniversary of the
Battle of Bennington.
THE MEMORIAL DEDICATED WITH
IMPOSING CEREMONIES.

AN Immense Crowd in Attendance
Eloquent Grafton by Edward j.
Phelps-President Harrison Greeted
With Shouts of Applause-TheC City
GaiIy Decorated-Triumph Living
Arch-Patrfotic Songs by One Hun
dred Ladies'.
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Terrihle Stcrm.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.-The United
States Consul at Martinique cabled the
State Department to-day that hurricane
last night, August 18th, destroyed every
sail in port. The houses were all dam
aged and many lives lost
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Admission Dav at Marysville.

MARYsvILLE, Aug. 19.-The General
Committee for the celebration of Admis-
sion Day received kilograms to-day from
a number of Native Sons Parlors in the
northern part of the State, saying that
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Sale OF Blooded Horses.

Iowa CITY 1a.), Aug. l9.-The great
sale of blooded horses of a trotting
Of the estate of Charles A. Vogt
to-day netted about $4,000. The
principal horses sold, the purchasers
and prices were: Idolf, to Albert
Nogt of Topic, Mexico, s. 800; Collena. to
9. Lang of Buffalo, \. Y, 81 eco; Nellie
B., to a. Vogt, 500; Cora Jackson, to
VIM. Nogt OF Iowa City, 800; Wavelet, to
Louise Vogt OF iowa City. 800; Idolette,
to Minnie Fogt Of Iowa City, $3.50; Itasca,
to sc. A." S525; Waveland Chief, to G..
Lang, $3.50. Idolf, who has a record of
300, was the center of attraction
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POLITICAL WORLD.
Pennsylvania Republicans Meet in
State Convention.
HEARTY ENDORSEMENT OF BLAINE'S
COURSE

Hit on New Plan to De-
feat the Order of the Government
That Their Stock Must be Removed
From the Cherokee Strip-Director-
General Davis Makes Known Two
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fee the State upon the altar of CONNER
cial cupidity. The Alliance appreciates
the importance of settling the States
debt, providing it can be done without
increasing the rate of taxation.
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Gold in Indian TERRITORY.

GUTHRIE Il. IT,, Aug. LIT is stated
that gold and silver has been found in
paying quantities in the Kiowa and
Comanche country. Some prospectors
have asked permission of the Interior
Department 10 negotiate with the Indians
for the privilege Of working these mines.
Permission WAS refused.
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A Chess-Player Dead.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-Lewis, Pauken, the
distinguished chess player, Is dead
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Western Assoctated Press,

DETROIT, Aug. l9.-At the regular an
nual meeting Of the Western Associated
Press to-day Hon. William Penn Nixon
of the Chicago Inter Ocean was elected
President, and the following gentle
men members Of the Board OF Di-
rectors: e. Ii. Perdu of the Cleve-
land Leader, Victor Lawson OF tho
Chicago NeacS, y. J. Barr Of the Pitts
burg Post, w. a. Collier of the Memphis
Appedl, Frederick Driscoll of the St.
Paul Pioneer Press, c. w. Knapp of the
st. Louis Republican and NJ. ii. De-
Young of the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Postal Matters.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ia new post
Office has been established at Pagan, Am
ador County, Cal, with Maggie Pagan
Postmistress; also at Orange Vale, Sacra-
mento County, with Walter II. Edwards
as Postmaster; also at Copper Basin,
Havapai County, Arizona, with Charles
O'Mally as Postmaster
John NJ. Roberts has been commits
stoned Postmaster at Potter Valley. Cal.
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Two Women Hang themselves.
BUFFALO, Aug. 19.-In Erie County
Jail to-day two insane women hanged
themselves with bed-clothing.
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PEOPLES PARTY.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19-At the Grand Pa
cific Hotel to- night We're taken the first
practical steps toward the establishment
in Chicago of the Peoples party. The
conference was secret one, held be-
cause of the presence in the city of w.
+. Rightmire, Secretary of the National
Citizens Industrial Alliance, as well as
OF the National Board of Organization of
that body. Preparatory work has been
going on here three months, and the
leaders say that secret clubs have been
formed in nearly all of the wards, while
nearly 10000 names have been pledged TO
support the principles and candidates of
the third party. The work of organiza-
ton will continue TO be pushed.
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LIVINGsTON INDoRsEp,

ATLANTA (Ga.), Aug. 10 The pre-
dictod fight on livingston failed to ma
terialize at to-day's session of the State
Alliance. \ resolution indorsing him
passed with only one dissenting vote.
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VIRGINIA ALLIANCE.

RICHMOND (Va.), Aug. 19.-Newspaper
reporters were not allowed near the hall
while the Farmers Alliance was in ses-
sion to-day. The Chairman of the Press
Committee gave out the information that
a resolution was adopted that the Alli-
ance deems it to be both patriotic and
judicious to pay out taxes III money and
not in coupons, and earnestly beseech
taxpayers in the larger cities not to sacri-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-02-25
DRoBATE ORpER.-state of Michigan.

u OOunty Oh an Durenl-ts.
At session Of the probate court for the county Of
Van Buren,, holden at the probate Office in the viii
lage of Paw Paw, Wednesday the 11th day of Feb
ruary, In the year one thousand eight hundred aud
ninety-one:
Present, Hon. Benjamin +. Heckert, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Mary j. Treat,
deceased.
Ruth A. Allen, Administrative of said estate, comes
into court and represents that she IL now prepared
TO render her final account such administrator,
and files the same.
Thereupon 1t IL ordered that Monday. the 16thday
OF March, next at ten o'clock i'm the forenoon, be
signed for examining and allowing such account, and
that the heirs at law of said all other
sons interested in said estate required 10 appear
at 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 prayer of the petit
toner should not be allowed.
And is further ordered that said administrative give
notice 10 the persons interested In said estate Of the
tendency of said petition, and the hearing thereof
by causing copy Of this order to be published in
The True Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
culating i'm said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous TO said day OF
hearing.
74t4o77l BENZ. +. HECKERT, Judge of Probate.
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fHHIEItf OF
WM. VI. MASON, Atty for Assignee. [73tl3os5

Al ORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been made
wi in the conditions of a certain mortgage, exc
cuted by Edgar Hults, of Paw Paw, Van Buren,
county, Michigan, to Albert Il. Wildey, OF the same
place, on the 2lst day of February, 1877 and re-
corded on the day in the office of the register
of deeds for Van Buren, county, Michigan, in liber
16 of Mortgages at page DOB, and which mort
gage there Is claimed TO be due at the date of this
notice the sum of four hundred and ffty-two dol
lars and eightysix cents S452.S6l, and no suit or
proceedings at law i'm equity having been insti-
tuted TO recover the amount DUE any part there
of, now therefore, notice IL hereby given that by
virtue of the power of sale in said mortgage con-
tained and In pursuance of the statute in such
made and provided, will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, at the front door of the court
house i'm the village of Paw Paw, county and state
aforesaid said court house being the place for
holding the circuit court in aud for said county,
Thursday the l4th day of May, 1891 lat o'clock p.
M, the premises described in said mortgage, so
much thereof as shall be necessary TO satisfy the
amount due thereon with interest and all legal costs,
said premises being described follows to-wit |:
commencing at point three 81 feet west of the
northeast corner of village lot number twelve [l2,
I'm block number hfty-two 1921, in the village OF Paw
Paw, and running thence south parallel with the east
line of said lot to the south line thereof thence
along the south line of said lot thirtyhree 1881 feet,
thence north and parallel with said east line of said
lot to the north line of said lot thence east to the
place of beginning, In Van Buren, county, Michigan.
Dated Feb. 18th, 1891. 1S74tl3oS6
ALBERT r. wILDEY, Mortgage.