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DROaATE ORDER

County 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
August, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety FIVE:
Present, Hon. Benjamin +. Heckert, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Calvin Il. Com
stock, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified Of
Cornelis J. Tarbe as administrative of the estate
of said deceased praying for reasons therein stated
that she may be authorized, empowered and licensed
to sell the real estate in said petition described.
Thereupon 1t is ordered that Monday, the 23d day
of September 1885, at ten O'Clock I'm the forenoon be
assigned for the hearing of said petition and all per-
interested In said estate required to appear
at session of said court, then to be holden at the
probate office, in the village of Paw Paw, and show
II any there be- why the prayer of the petitioner
should not be granted.
And IL Is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice to the interested in said estate of
the tendency of said petition and the hearing there
of, by causing copy of this order to be published
in the True Northerner, newspaper printed and
circulating in said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day of
hearing.
1Ot4olSl BENZ. f. HECKERT, Judge of Probate.
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DRosArE oRosa.-ssate of Michigan

county or van Buren-ss.
At a session of the Probate Court for the county
of Van Buren,, holden at the Probate Office, in the
village of Paw Paw, Tuesday, the 3rd day of
September, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-ive.
Present, Hon. Benjamin F. Heckert, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Ann II. smith.
deceased.
On reading and fling the petition, duly verified of
John N. Smith, of said deceased, praying that
certain instrument in writing, on file in this
court, purporting TO be the last will and testament
of said deceased, may be proved, allowed and adj
United to probate, and that execution thereof may
be granted to the petitioner the executor named in
said will;
Thereupon it is ordered that Monday, the 30th
day of September, 1885, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition
and all persons Interested in said estate required
to appear at session of said court then to be hold
en- 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 Ia further ordered that said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested in said estate of
the tendency of said petition aud the hearing there
of, by causing copy OF this order TO be published
in the True Northerner, n newspaper printed and
circulating in said county Of Van Buren, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day of
hearing. BENZ. f. HECKERT,
llHoI4l Judge of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE

MORTGAGE SALE Whereas, default hav
Ia ing been made in the conditions of certain
ipdenture of mortgage, bearing date the th day Of
May, A. II. 1889, executed by William b. Knight to
George Il. Brock, which said mortgage was on the
cath day of May, A ID. 1889. filed for record in the
office of the register of deeds in and for Van Buren,
county Michigan, and by said register duly recorded
in liber 80 of mortgages on page 500. And whereas
day of June, A. ID. 1889, duly assigned said mort
gage to K. A. Crane, and which said assignment
afterwards and on the oath day of December, A. ID.
1894 filed for record in the Office of the register OF
deeds In and for Van Buren, county. Michigan, and
by said register duly recorded in lber 80 of mort
cages on page 30. On which said mortgage there
10 claimed TO be due at the date of this notice. four
hundred and forty dollars and ifty-seven cents,
S440.57, and the legal costs of this proceeding and
no suit at law proceeding in equity having been
gage any part thereof Now, therefore, notice Is
hereby given that by virtue of the power Of sale i'm
said mortgage contained. and the statute In such
cases made and provided shall. on Saturday, the
5th day of October, A. D. 1885, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon the north front door of the court house
for Van Buren, county, in the village Of Paw Paw,
Van Buren, county, Michigan, chat being the place
of holding the circuit court for the county of Van
Buren, sell to the highest bidder the premises des
crtbed in said mortgage, or 40 much thereof may
be necessary to pay the amount then due thereon,
with the legal costs of this proceeding and of said
sale. The premises described in said mortgage and
to be sold all those certain pieces parcels
of land situate lying and being in the township of
Waverly, county Of Van Buren,, state of Michigan,
described the south thirty Ave of the north
seventyve of the north half of the southeast
quarter of section twenty-one, in south of
range fourteen west together with the hereditaments
and sppurtenances thereunto belonging or In any
wise appertafning.
Dated this 9Th day of July, A. d. 1895
E. A. CRANE, Mortgage by Assignment.
ROBERT b. CRANE, Atty for Mortgages. l3t13ol5
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pRoBATE oRDER.-state of Michigan


At session of the probate court for the county of
Van Buren,, holden at the probate ONCE, in the viii
lage OF Paw Paw. on Friday. the 30th day of
August, in the year one thousand eight hundred
aud ninety-fve:
Present Hon Benjamin F. Heckert Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Agnes G. MUIR
ply, deceased.
On reading and fling the petition, duly
verified, of Matthew Murphy, praying for reasons
therein stated, that administration de bonis non of
said estate may be granted to the petitioner or TO
some other suitable person;
Thereupon tits ordered that Monday, the 3Oth
day of September 1885, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing Of said petition and all
interested In said estate required to APP
pear 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 the petitioner should not be granted.
And 1t isfurther ordered that said petitioner give
notice to the persons in said estate of the
tendency of said petition and the hearing thereof
Dy causing copy of this order to be published in
the TRUE NoRr5ERNER, q newspaper printed and
circulating in said county of Van Buren, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day Of
hearing.
1it4o14l BENJ.F. HECKERT. Judge of Probate.
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DRoBATE ORDER


i County of Van Buren-ss.
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 Tuesday, the 10th day of
September, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-hve.
Present, Hon. Benjamin f. Hecksrt, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Barnsbee
Evans, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified.
of Cornelia l.. Evans Smith, widow of said deceas-
ed, praying that order may be entered determin-
ing who the legal heirs of said deceased and
titled to inherit his estate.
Thereupon IL Ia ordered that Monday, the 7th day
of October, 1895, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
be assigned tor the hearing of ssd petition, aud all
persons interested in said estate required to ap
pear at session of said Court then To be holden ut
the probate Office, in this village of Paw Paw, aud
show cause, If any there be- why the prayer of the
petitioner should not he granted
And II il further ordered, That said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested in said estate of the
tendency of said petition, and the hearing thereof
by causing copy of this order to he published in
the True Northerner newspaper printed and circu-
latng in said county of Van Buren,, for three
sivs weeks at least previous to said day of hearing
12t4o15l BENZ. F. HECKERT. Judge of Probate.
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MORTGAGE sALe.-Detault having been

u
VI made in the conditions of certain mortgage,
made by Alvah Leet and Lydia NJ Leet, his wife, TO
Cynthia Tyrrell. now Cynthia Doughty, dated De-
cember oath, A. ID. 1892 and recorded in the Office
of the register of deeds for Van Buren, county aud
state of Michigan on the 18th day of December, A.D
1892, in liber 80 of mortgages, on page $40. And,
whereas, by the terms and provisions OF said mort
gage IL Is agreed that should any default be made il
the payment of the interest to become due thereon,
or any part thereof, on the date whereon the same
IL made payable, and the same should remain due,
unpaid aud in arrears for the space of sixty days,
then and from thenceforth, after the lapse of said
sixty days, the morgayee. her heirs assigns, at
her their option might declare the whole of the
principal sum of the said mortgage due and pay
able Immediately. And whereas. thirty-fve dollars
of the interest became due and payable on said
mortgage by the terms thereof on the oath day of
December, A. ID. 1884, which said sum IL still due,
unpaid and in arrears, aud more than sixty days
have elapsed since the same became due, payable
and and in arrears;
Now, therefore, Cynthia Doughty the owner of
said mortgage, has elected and has and does hereby
declare the whole amount of said mortgage, both
principal and interest, to be now due and payable
There Is now due on said mortgage at the date of
this notice the sum of two hundred ninetyfour dol
lars and sixtytwo cents, S29462), and attorneys
fee of fifteen dollars $500 provided for In said
mortgage. and no suit or proceedings at law or in
equity having been instituted to recover the moneys
secured by said mortgage or any part thereof;
Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale
contained in said mortgage and the statute in such
made and provided notice ia hereby given that
on Saturday. the twelfth day of October, A. D. 1885,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, shall
sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the
north front door of the court house in the village of
Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, state of Michigan, that
being the place where the circuit court for said Van
Buren, county is hoden,) the premises described in
said mortgage, much thereof may be neces-
sary TO pay the amount due said mortgage. with
interest at per cent per annnm and all legal
COSTS together with attorneys fee of fifteen dol
lars covenanted for therein, the premises being des
cribed in said mortgage all that certain piece
parcel of land situate In the township of Arlington,
In the county Of Van Buren, and state of MICHIGAN,
and known and described as follows to-wit: The
south half (Is) of the south half "a OF the north
west quarter " of section eleven I'll in township
two ~ south, range fifteen (l5) west, containing
forty (40 acres, according to the-Unied States
vey thereof be the same more less.
Dated this 18th day of July, A. ID. 1895.
CYNTHIA DOUGHTY, Mortgagee.
TITUS MCNEIL, Att'ys for Mortgage. 4t13o16
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turned with an extremely large roll Of
papers, labeled 1.-THE Charleston Riot
Case, 4" which he carefully united and
cousin to read. Subsequently, and as if
to continue the joke, he sent him down
to confer with the secretary of war. He
soon returned from the latter's Office
with the report that the head of the war
department could not be found, and it
was we'll enough that he did not meet
that abrupt and oftentimes demonstra-
tive official. In the course of time, how
ever, the latter happened in at the execu
tive mansion, and there. i'm the presence
of Dennis, the president sought to re-
open the now noted Charleston case.
Adopting Mr.. Hanks version. the secre-
tary, with his characteristic plainness
of speech, referring to the prisoners, de-
clared that every id one Of them
should be hung" Even the humane and
kindly inquiry of the president, "If
these men should return home and be-
come good citizens, who would be
hurt?' failed TO convince the distin-
guished secretary that the public good
could be promoted by so doing. The
president not feeling willing to override
the judgment of his war secretary in
this instance, further consideration Of
the case ceased, and his cousin returned
to his home in Illinois with his mission
unaccomplished.
Dennis Opinion Of Stanton.
Dennis retained a rather unfavorable
impression of Mr.. Stanton, whom he
described as ''frisky little Yankee
with a short coattail " 81 asked Abe, -
he said to me once, why he didn't kick
him out. / told him he was too fresh
altogether. p" Lincoln's answer was, eff
/ did, Dennis, it would be difficult to
find another man to fill his place" The
presidents cousin sat in the office dur
ing the endless interviews that take
place between the head of the nation
and the latter's loyal subjects. He saw
modesty and obscurity mingling with
the arrogance of pride and distinction.
One day an attractive and handsomely
dressed woman called TO procure the re-
lease from prison of a relative in whom
she professed the deepest interest. She
was a good talker, and her winning
ways seemed to be making deep i'm
preston on the president. After listen
ing to her story he wrote few lines on
a card. inclosing it in an envelope and
directing her to take it to the secretary
of war Before sealing it he showed IL
to Dennis. 1t read, This woman, dear
Stanton, is a little smarter than she
looks to be-" She had, womanlike, evil
IDENTIFY overstated her case
Before night another woman called,
more humble in appearance, more plain
" clad. It was the old story-father
and son both in the army. the former
/ in prison. Could not the latter be dis
charged from the army and sent home
to help his mother' A few strokes Of
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OspER OF eysLIoAIIoM,-st..so q

of Van Buren-In Chancery
Ada " Bradley, Complainant, W.. Judson ID. Brad
ley, Defendant. Ninth judicial Circuit
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for the County
of Van Buren-In Chancery-at Paw Paw, on the
4th day of September, 1898.
In this cause 1t appearing from an affidavit on
nile, that the DEFENDANT Judson ID. Bradley, il a req
dent of the State of Michigan and that process for
his appearance has been duly issued and that the
same cannot be served upon him In this state by
reason of his concealment within this state and of
his continued absence from his last place of resi-
dence. On motion Of Titus and Mcneil, complain
ants solicitors IL Ia ordered that the said defendant
Judson ID. Bradley, cause his appearance to be en-
tered herein within three months from the date of
this order, and In case Of his appearance that he
cause his answer TO the complainants bin of com
plant to be filed and copy thereof 10 be served on
said compainants solicitors within twenty days az
ter service on him of copy of said oil and notice
of this ORDER and that in default thereof said bin be
taken ss confessed by said defendant.
And ft IL further ordered, that within twenty
days the said complainant cause q notice of this
order to be published In the True Northerner
newspaper printed, published and circulating in
said county, and that such publication be continued
therein once Ina each week, for ak weeks In success
sion, or that she cause copy Of this order to DO
personally served said defendant at least twenty
days before the time above prescribed for his ap-
pearance.
Dated, this 4th day of September, A. d. 1895.
o. w. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner In and for said County.
TITUS 4 MoNRrL. 1It7oI7
Complainant's Solicitors.
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pRoBATE ORDER state of Michigan

Il County OF Van Buren-ss.
At q session of the probate court for said
county, holden at the probate Office in the village of
Paw Paw, on Thursday, the 10Th day of August
In the year Of Lord ore thousand eight
hundred and ninety-hve:
Present, Hon. Benjamin f. Heckert, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Louisa M.
Holmes, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
of Lyman K.Holmes praying for reasons therein stat
ed that administration of said estate may be granted
to the petitioner or to some other suitable person
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 23d day
of September, 1895, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing of said petition, and all
persons interested In said estate required to APP
pear at session of said court then to be holden at
the probate ONCE, In the village of Paw Paw, and
show cause, IL any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.
And IL is further ordered, That said petitioner
give notice TO the persons interested In said estate
Of the tendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy Of this order to be pub
lished In the True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating in said county of Van Buren,, for
three weeks 1T least previous to said day
of hearing.
i0t4ol3l BENZ. II. HECKERr. Judge OF Probate
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MORTGAGE Sal -whsrsss default
vi having been made in the conditions of Ger
tain indenture of mortgage bearing date the 23rd day
OF June, A. ID. 1882, made by Charles Bishop Of
Bloon,ingdals, Van Buren, county, Michigan. TO
Martha den Bleyker OF kalamazoo, Michigan, and
recorded In the ONCE of the register Of deeds for the
coxnty OF yaa Buren, In the state Of Michigan. on
the 23rd day of June, A. ID. 1882, In liber - Of
mortgages on page SOS, whereby the power Of sale
contained therein has become operative, and ON
which there s claimed TO be due AZ the date Of this
notice the sum of three hundred and sixty-threo
and SLIGO dollars, and no snit or proceedings n
law or in equity having been instituted TO recover
the amount nov due and secured by said mortgage
or any part thereof, therefore, Notice IL hereby
given that, saturday, the 2lst day Of September
A. ID. 1898. ut one o'clock In the afternoon, ct the
front door of the court house In the village Of
Paw Paw. Van Buren, county, state of Michigan,
that being the place of holding the circuit court In
said county of Van Buren, by virtue of the power
OF sale contained In said mortgage and In pursu-
snce of the statute In such made and provided
there will be sold 1t public auction, to the highest
bidder the premises described In said mortgage,
so much thereof necessary 10 satisfy the amount
due thereon as aforesaid, with interest and COSTS
charges and expenses Of such SALE and the attorney
fee provided by law, the premises described In said
mortgage being ~ follows, viz: The northwest
quarter OF the southeast quarter of section one ID,
town one ~ south of range fourteen a. west, In
Van Buren, county, state of Michigan.
Dated June %. 1895.
MARTHA DEN BLEYKER, Mortgages.
Wx. II. MASON, Atty for Mortgage. lltl3ol3
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ChAkCERY SALE

CHAkCGaY 8AlE.-In pursuance and by
~ virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for the
county OF Van Buren,. In Chancery, in the state of
Michigan, made and dated the twenty FIRST day
of January, A. ID. 1898, in ertain cause therein
pending wherein Mitchell J. Smiley Ia complainant
and William Bennett, Phenia Bennett, william A.
Palmer and Sarah +. Palmer are defendants
Notice Ia hereby given that shall sell ct public
auction to the highest bidder at the front door OF
the court house, IN the village Of Paw Paw, county
of Van Buren, and state of Michigan, said court
house being the place for holding the circuit court
for said county. on Saturday, the 2fst day OF Sep
TENDER, A. ID. 1895, at O'Clock in the afternoon
all, much thereof - may be necessary to raise
the amount due to the complainant, for principal
interest and costs in this cause, of the following
described parcel of land, to-wit: Lot number TWO ~
of block six 6) Of billiards second addition to the
village of Hartford county of Van Buren, and state
of Michigan according to the recorded plat thereof
Dated Paw Paw, August 5th, A. d. 1895.
ORAN w. ROWLAND,
County, Michigan. [7t7o13
SMILEY. SMITH STEVENS, Complts Sol'rs.
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SKETCHES OF LINCOlil.
Dennis Hanks Visit to the
White House.
BENT ON A STRANGE MISSION.

Rscoiiections OF John r.. speed-Lincoin's
Lack Of Ansctation and vioes-How He
Made Two People Happy = Piucking
Thisties and Planting FIowers-
From 1.-The Life OF Lincoln" by William 81.
Herndon and Jesse W. Weik. Copyright. 1894,
by Jesse W. weik. Copyright. 1892, by d. APP
pleton & Col
In 1868 Mr.. Lincoln was informed
one morning that among the visitors in
the anteroom of the White House was a
man who claimed to be his relative. He
walked out and was surprised to find
his boyhood friend and cousin, Dennis
Hanks. The latter had come to see. his
distinguished relative ON rather
strange mission. A number of persons
living in Coles county, in Illinois, Of
Tended at the presence and conduct of a
few soldiers who were at home from the
war on furlough at the town of Charles
ton, had brought about riot, in which
encounter several of the latter had been
killed. Several of the civilian partici-
pants who had acted as leaders in the
strife had been arrested and sent to Fort
McHenry or some other place of con-
finement equally far from their homes.
The leading lawyers and politicians Of
central Illinois were appealed to. but
they and all others who had tried their
hand had been signally unsuccessful in
their efforts to secure the release Of the
prisoners. Meanwhile some one of
sentimental turn had conceived the idea
of sending garrulous old Dennis Hanks
to Washington. fondly believing that
his relationship to the president might
in this last extremity be of some avail.
The novelty of the project secured its
adoption by the prisoners friends. and
Dennis, arrayed in a suit of new clothes,
set out for the national capital have
heard him describe this visit very mi
nutely. How his appearance in Wash
ington and his mission struck Mr.. Lin
coin can only be imagined.
The president, after listening to him
and learning the purpose of his visit,
retired to an adjoining room and re-
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Il
will sign it. 1t was done, and the gen.
eral left the room. Turning to the WON
en-, he said. Now, ladies, you can go.
The younger OF the two ran forward and
was in the act of kneeling in thankful
ness. Get up, he said. Don't kneel to
me, but thank God and CO.
I'VE were now alone / said to him,
Lincoln, with my knowledge Of your
nervous sensibility, it is wonder that
such scenes as this don't kill you. He
thought for a moment and then an
swered in languid voice: Yes, you are
to a certain degree right. ought not to
undergo what so often do l am very
unwell now. My feet and hands of late
seem to be always cold, and l ought
perhaps to be in bed. but things of the
sort you have just seen don't hurt me,
for. to tell you the truth, that scene is
the only thing today that has made me
forget my condition or given me any
pleasure. / have, in that order, made
two people happy and alleviated the dis
tress of many poor soul whom 1 never
expect to see. That old lady, he con-
tinued. was no counterfeit. The moth
or spoke out in all the features of her
face. IL is more than one can often say
that in doing right one has made two
people happy in one day. Speed, die
when / may. want Il said of mo by
those who know me best that always
plucked thistle and planted flower
when 1 thought flower would grow.
What fitting sentiment What q glo-
rious recollection