The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-08-07
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EREE.
j. N, milford, JeWeler, Memphis, Tenn
Notice Of Petition for Confirmation
of Title
NYOTICE Is UERERy CIvEN rIIAT TlIt


~ undersigned holding title to certain
lands III the County of st. Francis State. Of
Arkansas, under and by virtue of certain safes
heretofore made as hereinafter shown. will
present to the next September term Gsg6) OF
the st. Francis Circuit Court in Chancery, bis
petition praying for the confirmation of said
sales in so far as they involve his title TO said
lands, as follows, to-wit
The sale by the Tax Collector of st. Erancis
county, Arkansas, made June IL, 1851. for the
non-payment of taxes due for the year 1881
Az Which sale so made the NV IA OF NV -
a ee sod TO- oe acres WAS y 81 struck on
being the amount OF the taxes penalty and
| cost due thereon for said year And the
said } }. Barron having assigned his certit-
cate OF purchase Tor said tract of land TO f..
| Duncan. two years having elapsed since the
date OF said sale. and said tract OF land having
county Arkansas. did on the 18th day of June.
| $780, execute to said Il. Duncan a deed there
for Which deed is of record in the office of
county, in Record3l, page Gil.
| sale made January -. 1854. by James ".
| stewart commissioner of the ST. Francis
/ Circuit Court, in Chancery. under and by aI-
| thorlty OF decree of said court, rendered
/ October "a 1883 in cause therein pending.
! wherein the State OF Arkansas on relation
| of Philander Littell was plaintiff and certain
| lands in st. Francis county, upon which taxes
| were alleged to be overdue and unpaid and
John Crawford. auditor of the State OF Ar
| kansas, were defendants. Atwhich sale 20
made the sw II of my Ia sec 81. t4n,r5s,
40 acres was struck off. and sold to J. j, Bar
| ron Tor the pSum COZ which, sale by
| said ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to said court on
| the 10Th day of April, 1854. and was by sait
court approved and confirmed on the I'D day
| of April, 1884, and two years having elapsed
| since the date OF sale and said tract of land
! having not been redeemed, said commissioner
did on the 23d day Of October, 1856, execute 10
said ]. J.0arron deed therefor. which deed
| is of record in the office of the Clerk and Re-
| corder of 81. Francis county, Arkansas, ~
Record - page 421, and on the Eth day CT
| September 1855 said j. j. Barron and wife
executed Il deed conveying said tract of uua
| 10 F.. Duncan and Oliver Owen. which deed
is OF record in the Office OF the Clerk and Re
eorder OF st. Francis county. Arkansas, Ia
| September, 1850, the said Oliver owen execu-
teda deed conveying his undivided one-haf
/ interest in said tract of land 10 y. Duncan.
which deed is OF record in the oilice of the
Clerk and Recorder Of st. Francis county.
Arkansas, in record ~. page 80.
| A sale by the Tax Collector of ST. Francs
county, Arkansas, made June H. 1o17, for the
| non-payment OF taxes duo for the year 1850
and previous years at which sale. so made.
the NV IA of sec 81. G 4 -, e. 1870 acres wns
| struck of. and sold 10 the state OF Arkansas,
and two years having elapsed since the date
Of said sale, aud the Q = of NV IL see III a. ~
r5e hnvinp not been redeemed ,vos said a. ~
conveyed by the State 0f Arkansas 10 i.
Duncan by deed Of February 10. 1851. which
| deed is of record in the Office of the Clerk and
| Recorder OF st. Francis county, Arkansas, "a
! Record w. page $40. 80
4 sale by the Tax Collector of -. Franri3
county ARKANSAS, made August g. fsll its
the non-paymeDt OF the taxes duo for fhts
year 1868. AT winch sale, made, the tif
nc II aec ~. H. T. c. 70 acres was strite X
1 OH and sold 10 the State OF Arkansas. and tW3j
! years having elapsed since the date OF saal
sale. and said tract eft land having not been
| redeemed, Was by the State OF Arkansas soid
and conveyed to r. Duncan by decd OF 0cn.-
! her >. 1873. which deed ls Of record In the )i
flee of the Clerk and RECORDER OF 81 Frame
county, Arkansas in Record x page 90
A sale by Lowery Mallory. as Guardian 81
Walter y. Mallory, john W. Mallory and Be-.
sic M.sIail9rs. minors. made February i...
1850. under and.by authority of an order 81
the Probate Court 81 -. francis county fei4-
dered at the January term lksg o. said court.
ut which sale, so made. +. Duncan purchased
Lots and and that part OF Lon cas- OF tie
81. J.. ]. VI. x ;, k. t.. OF Block : ~ The ORTIZ f.
mel survey OF the town Of Forrest CITY Nra
ansas for q sum OF fl0l0. and said sale hayiug
Deen reported 10 SAID Court aud repuEitiY
guardian, did on March 3 1879, execute ! do. 4
conveying said land 10 f.. Duncan. Which
deed is OF record in the Office Of The Clerk
ard Recorder of st. Francis county, ArkHil
sas in Record 81. pace T.
Now all persons who can set mp any title ~
claim TO any OF the atOreenid lands sold and
conveyed. III consequence ~ any irrtsstllariys 4.
informality or iilegahtY IN any oi the aforesaid
sales, are hereby notified 10 ppcai' at he uc-<l
september term OF the 81. Flnneis EireHH
court. which cOnVencs on the ith day OF So
TENDER. 1896 and show cause. If any ihes
can. why the aforesaid sales should not 81
confirmed.
FIZER & MANN. Attorneys.
Forrest City. Ark. July 3, 1903