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The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04
l1SCOLN'S HAT TN COURT.
m Gurlcy's Heirs Trying to Recover II
PrCm.thc- Government

Prcm.thc Government.
Abraham Lincoln's hat Was,a suD-
;cct, az litigation in court at wash
;noton recently. The tall, black
beaver with wide, fat brim that the
martyrcd president used to wear IS
claimed BY the estate Of the iate
Dr. P. D. Gurley, pastor Of the ne"
Work Avenue Presbyterian chltrcn,
where President Lincoln used 60 az
tend, any also by Osborne y. Oloroyo,
the custodian Of the govefh'heilo =
museum situated in the house IN
which Lincolndied.
The Gurley estate claimed that inc
hat had been, given by Mrs: Lincoln =,
after the presidents death 10 ~
Gurley, and when he dled ms sol
n,accd It on exhibition insthe paten'
nftice. There it remaincd' for severa
Years and in time WAS lost sight OF
when: next seen by the Gurley faml
II. itl was, among the other L'hcol'
nc,ics in. the muaeum'and' restitution
Of the property was refused. !.
Various. witnesses testified
ented. to. Or. Gurlcy, and it wa
Brought out that Mrs. Lincoln pu1
chased it for her husband. On tn
other side the statute OF limitation
was cited to confirm the govcrnmet
in its possession Of the relic.
Judge Cole, before whom the ca
was tried, sustained the cover
mcnt's contention. He held I'll
when the Gurley estate discover
the hat withuut the card naFhiii51
as !; loan to the GOvtrt'neo' \
transfer Of title from jhe tAFieV
tate to the government WAS 81
eiently brought homo to the rst'
Verdict was rendered according
but motion was. made fer Il il
trial, and in the meantime An!;'l:'
Lincoln's hat remains in the cu5li
Of the marshal.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04
vllI: BODY Fol Nd.
News OF the Discovery or tic kcha'hS
%. OF Tom Jones. ..0@

The body Of Tom Jones, the rN-
sheriff Of ncavcrhcad county, who
disappeared about six months ago
was found last Tuesday near LcI9-
lcr's Springs, about 10 or - m'lcS
northwest Of Twin Bridges. Jones
was N; old-timcr III Montana and
was well known all over the state.
About Il year ago he was III ll'e ST.
loon business at Sheridan, but lett
that place to do some prospecting VI
the Rochester mining district.
short time before his disappearance
he suffered an attack Of rheumatism
and went to Zicylcrs Springs, re-
! s1r, in the mountains, on lhc 1'l9
Hole river, in The hope the waters
would affect Il cure OF the disease
He was very sick FOR several days,
and one night he got up and. sup'"s-
cd]y in dcliriltn,, wandered away.
When his absence was d'sroVcrco '','
next day Il rruillcss scArcl1 was h"o'
for him. Several parties were or
unnizcd at different times tn LOOK lh'
1hr missing man, but no trace vi mn!
rnu\d be found. On YucSdaT even
jnu Il man who was riding throl@'
tic 1lndcrbr,sh which covers the l'a
between ZicgIcr's Springs ana IN
+ BIC Hole accidentally came upon III
,Erlc,on of Il MAN. The discover
l was reported At the springs: ana pei
| sons who had been familiar WI
: Jones readily identified the remain
c bv the hat, clothing, and lew pei
d sonaE effects tll;lt were lOl'hd WI
: tne bones. The remains were lAht
: to Twin Bridges and turned over
q thc dead mans friends. II IS cV
d dent That the man died from expo
n urc while under a dc!iriun, The +
|. port of the discovery Of the rchlaI'
N was brought to Butte yesterday
e. Attorney &. NJ. Pam, who was
Twin Bridge, on Wcdncsday.--->'a
&c Iard.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04
STOLE GOLD BULLION.
sunposcd Respectable Citizen or Seattle
proves to be 4 RObhcr.


Seattle, wash, Oct. 2s--Thc Pa
citic northwest was startled last Au-
GUST bv the news that treasurer
George McAllty, of the Cariboo
mine, Boundary district, y. e., hao
hccn held up by a lone highWayman
ard robbed of $ll 900 in gold bullion.
Not less a sensation will be sprung
tomorrow morning when the l,osI-
Inteliuenccr announces that MAI
thew Roderick, a supposed respect
able citizen Of Seattle, IS accused ol
the crime, and was killed ycsoeioas
or the day before near the Car'p'p
mine hv the foreman. ltoocflcN Was
WORKING in the mine but was III
at. the time Of the holdup Soon
(,ftcr thc robbery he returned to Sc
Intt)c and since then has been sl1;ld-
owed bv II detective. y week ago
last night Rodcrick left thc Guy, oa-
tcnsiblv on business. pelec1lVeS
be}icycd he had gone back AFTER INC
, bullion he could carry away, as 1hcf' 1h
: were three bars, two big ana o''e
g small. The small one contained
+ sl 600, and it was believed that 10
/ derrick took that one out ana llle o'l
< other two. Nothing more wa
l. heard Of the case until today when
\ TELEGRAM announced the killing @
lc Rodcrck.
Vi Detectives have two a!1idavits frol
4 mon who live in the Cariboo minln
d country, alleging that ltoderIck 1r'c
* to yet them to 90 with him TO u
is holdup. Eodcrick leaves a W''c al
~ two children in Seattle, and the Wl
n first heard Of his death tonight VINO
n officers went to her house armed VII
ut 4 search warrant. In a small sH
Ic. 5000 in gold was found, in ado' IL
,or Ia papers showing that RodcrIcN II;
lie spcut several hundred dollars SIN
lst returning to Seattle. When j
nd derrick left the mine, uSU altcr l
. Il holdup. he WAS so poor ll'au we .
ird ncrs made up Il subscription OF
it, TO help him out.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04
Anaconda Copper.

ST.. Paul, Oct. 27-'Ihree carloads
offe}eoululytic copper from Anacol,ua
have been received at the Dollar BUY
rolling mills at Houghton, M'ch:'
and will be drawn into wire. Inns IS
the first time Montana copper has
come directly into competition Win
lhke copper On the home GROUNDS o. o.
tile latter, and it is not viewed VIII
pleasure by the local mining men
The wire and sheet mills. arc Doll
crowded with orders and are running
over time at present.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04
She Shot.

Miss Moore, who taught at the
.cadrmv when it was in existence
here several years age, and went 70
New Mexico. where she took charge
Of a training school, is the heroine OF
a startling adventure. one nlght
reccnt,y she was awakened by the
noise oi crashing glass, aud saw a
burglar about to leave her room by 4
window. She commanded nm 10
halt, and as lie did not, she drew a
revolver from underneath her pillow
and killed him. the shot entering MS
! back k.-CNro'iclo
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04
NEWS or THE WEEK.

C,oorrc Green. wclterWcight cham
nion of California. has received a let
ter from the National Sporting cluD
Of London containing an o1ler OF tooo
for a match with Dick Burge, the
English boxer. Burgc was 70 lla'e
met Tom Tracey, but when the lat
ter was defeated by Green the ar
ranucmcnts were cancelled. Ii Grcch
accepts he will meet Burgc ncSt
March and Will fight for an adu-
cd side bet Of $500. The cluD
would allow $50 for expenses, put
Green asks twice that amount.
: club in Birmingham, Eng. also offers
} Green rGoO to fight Rurgc. In each
, ease the contest will be 20 rounds.
4 jurv in London has granted nom
jua] damaycs against the chairman o.
q corporation meeting who refused 10
nu1, = motion offered by one Of the
' members. The damages would nave
hccu substantial if a commercial loss
- could have been proved inc case -
q to DC appealed.
ae Secretary Of the Navy Herbert,
'd before leaving for Alabama selcctco
O. the names for the new DaltleSlllpS
ne and u1lnboats now under conStfuc-
rs ,jon The three battlcsiips VIII DC
a kuovu as the Alabama, Illinois ana
OF Wisconsin. The gunboats VIII pear
the names or Annapolis, Marietta,
IN Nrwpor1. princctou, Nicksburg ana
ne Wheeling.
Io ca An official dispatch from Manila
~ ~ saws a conspiracy has been dlscovereo
-, ,l.,frr
~ Spanish colony Of the Phllllplhe -
t' ;,I lands Eight soldiers nave alrcaoS
,ra 'Ia been killed in an attempt TO suppress
;'n ,' the uprising. Reintorccnlcnls. .
'". ', troops havc been sent from Slahllla
nee The price Of bread in London ma
l;o- cone up half Il penny a loaf ana .'i
the increase is actually DcIh4 ~
mi in the poorer districts OF LONDON
$S:} where the families in consequence
have been compelled to reduce lhcl
supplies.
Gov. Stone, Of Missouri. has oifcro
;,. Il reward Of 5000 for the arrest an
sentence to the pcnitcntiarv Of eac
person who robbed the Chicago
OK Alton train at Blue Cut, Mo-, la
who Saturday night, and $500 each f
ago. each one sent cnccd to be hanged.
~ .>;,1 Herman I.cviSon, Of san Franclsc
'''o, ',a%, and Il pioneer jcwclcrand mllIionaIl
wy, nII i, dead. He was the head OF u
''ta California ItWclrv company al
'''lu sometime AGO was divorced from !
,ar, wife. lie has Lived cXtraNaganllv
=, French restaurants, where ms G
q ucuditlrcs are said to have rcach
:. :. ,,.> $3O. 600 a year. His estate is report
,4;',n, ";',> to be worth $4,000 900.
a re- Louis j. }lanchctt and Chaunt
Big c. Foster, Of Chicago, were cNpcl
alters from the business college at WI
ease they were students. They are
DAYS, Youth, who threw eggs at Hrya1l i;
ppos were released by the police at 'rya
iWav. rr,u,r,1, Neither Of the Studc
d the were present when prlnclpal "
made Powers formally announced III
e or expulsion to 80 students OF
,k fer institution. The announcement
# him received in silence.
eNc',- Western Nebraska is covered v
l"''! u 10 inches Of SNOW. In some sect
~ '''' " Of the state Il high wind accompa
" ~ M the SNOW and trains are badly
- " ]nVrU
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04
Arizona Ready.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.-1h" people
Of Arizona are in favor Of statehood,
saws Governor Benjamin Franklin III
his annual report to Secretary Fran
els. The report is the most volllml-
nous and profuScly illustrated re-
ccivcl at the department for years.
1t shows That the total mining out
put Of the territory for the year was
sl3.97S. 2t;'. OF this amount gold
aggregated 5000, coo. exclusive OF
about 5000. 600 taken by tho pros
pcctorS and placer miners. The total
product Of gold, silver and copper III
Arizona for the 20 years ended June
last aggregated Sl27 JOG, ,O6l. TIE
cattle shipments from tue territory
from Jan. |. 1894, to June so, 1876,
reached 50J,3oJ head. The terri
1urjal board returns show the value
of taxable property has gained a hali
million dollars during the year ana
conservative men claim the actual
valuation to be $50, 600, 900.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04
ELECTION NIGHT IN NEW YORK.
,r,,c ,;ood \aturcd Crowds That Gathc
l,r n

The Good Naturcd Crowds That Gather
to Hear tho Returns.
Hv 10 o'clock Madison Square and |
upper Broadway are throl'gcd ana
noisy. 4 search light on the taper
inc tower Of the Madison Square
garden swings its beam nort'l ana
south. cast and west, with the vary
inc reports, according to an "aStr-
,jscd code Of signalling. Now ana
then the light is thrown down, aud
reveals the stirring thousand ol men
and women that stand in the plaza
all gazing with uptulncd faces upon
INC bulletins displayed at Fifth ave
nue. and Tvcnty-third street.
The cars plow lanes through INC
shadowy masses, with urgently claim
orous gongs, but tic horse cars arc
simply swallowed up, the people
dodying from under the noses OF lhc
horses as they wade slowly along.
only to close in behind the car. Nll
jnarticulatc murmur Of satisfaction
: or djscontcnt, and noise OF shui!lIn3
: feet, follow each new bulletin, swell
inc loud and louder as later ana more
, fccrtaln messages tllS ot'N"~' "l'O'' 0''
huge plata:d. , .,
: The crowd is Il good naturcd ono
! and patroniZcs libcrallv the extra
: bows, the pcddlcrS Of toy brooIns ah'
[1juy rcnthcred roo,tcrS to be pilhco
: on coats, or buys peanuts, candy l'l'
y cheap cigars from itincrant vendors
l. Yo hundreds in it the contest ma
u may be a matter Of serious persona
u inheritance, but though there !
q plenty of badinagc one hears l'ltl
- acrd discussion and WITNESSES II
= rowdvism. AS soon as II become
II apDarcnt which side has won: arriy
p those strange companies OF you'll
Il who seem preserved from year
Us wear for this single appearance
DC They are fasltiouahlE atlircd an
IN look like college students, but al
not. and whence they come al
whittier they go between times IS !;
unsolvcd mystery. flowing /
lp horns in impious disharn"nE: WA
H. inc Drooms over their shoulders, SEI
le, bolic Of the clean sweep, training i
-, njut! ii leader in single file or by t"
III they dive into the MASSES ol L
lE pcoplr. wind in and out, and foH'
~ about, singing some campaign sol
rs Tor shouting in chorus parl'5
~ slogan.
I'd il i, stark midnight before t
III hul]c,jrS cease and the people bee
~ to pack the street cars ni C''
ma ho,nDw;;yd afoot through the moo
o7- ljt avenues and croS>WaTS. FL
''o' ,iou day in New York, by ernest
l 'l1- In4cr5oll in the November cent"
I'M
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04

\ band of sheep belonging to
Erank BnwcS, Of Chinook, nave peeli
fuuud to be infected with scaO. lHes
arc now being cared for bya deputy
of the state vctinarlan.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04

John l.. Sullivan, cX-pu2't'51'c
champion, has Il cancer III 'lao w. W
vclopcd on his right hand' anu pnS
sicians say that unless he takes great
care he will lose his arm.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-11-04

The REPUBLICAN, for best job work
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Homestead Entries.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La, !
February IA, 1896. :

Land Office at Natchltoches, La,
February IA, 1885, !
NIotice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court, at Benton, La,
on March 9th, 1896, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 37O5-John Boler-for the north half of
southwest quarter and northwest quarter of
southeast quarter and southeast quarter of
northwest quarter of section II, township2 81
North, range - West. He names the follow
ing witnesses to prove HE continuous residence
upon and cultivation Of SAID land, VIZ Jake
McGlesson, Lawson Patton, George Washing
ton and Jack Green, of Rocky Mount, La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 4256-Reuben
Warner Young-for the southwest quarter of
southwest quarter of section II, township q
North, range I2 West Louisiana Meridian
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence Upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz: l.. J. Burks, j. B. Wilmington,
J. F. Adair and J. L. Keith, of Ivan, La.
ANY person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or knows OF any sub
stantial reason, under the law and regulations
of the Interior Department, why such proof
should not be allowed, will be given an oppor
tunity at the above mentioned time and place
to cross-examine the witnesses of said claim
ant, and to offer evidence i'll rebuttal of that
submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
February 20, 1896. march &c
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In obedience to Section 3, Act No. 1871, Cen
I eral Assembly of 1894, we hereby give no.
tice and proclaim that a general election will
he held at the various precincts, as now estab-
lished by law in the Parish of Bossier, on
Tuesday, the 2lst day of April, 1896, for the
election of State, District, Parochial and
Ward officers, at which time shall be voted
for one Governor, Observation-Disclosures Aud
itor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Attorney
General, Superintendent of Public Education.
two Senators for the 2lst Senatorial District
one Judge and District Attorney for the 2nd
judicial District, one member of the House of
Representatives, one Sheriff, Clerk. Coroner,
one member of the Police Jury for Wards |, 8
4, s and 6, and tive from Ward 2, one Justice
Peace and one Constable for each Justice
Precinct.
Also, at said election the qualified electors
shall vote for or against the approval of the
Proposed Amendments to the State Constitu-
ton adopted by the General Assembly of 1894
and duly promulgated in the official journal
OF the parish.
Said election will be held at the voting
places now established, and under the general
election law of the State Of Louisiana.
G. A. WATSON,
J. w. JETER,
WI. JOHNSTON,
Parish Supervisors of Election.
March 10, 1896.
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Double Daily Trains With Pullman
Sleeping Cars.
Homestead Entry No. 496I.

Land Office at Natchitoches, La (
February IS, 1896. :
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his in.
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
Clerk of the District Court, at Benton. La, on
April 10, 1896, viz: Homestead Entry No.
496l-John Jefferson-for the north half of
southwest quarter and northwest quarter of
section 4, and northeast quarter of northeast
quarter of section 5, township 20 North, range
IL West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz: r. w. Hanks, of Benton,
La. Dave Stephens, Lloyd Payne and Frank
Jennings, OF Midway, La.
ANY person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or knows of any
substantial reason, under ehe law and the reg
ulations of the Interior Department, why such
proof should not be allowed will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cross-examine the witnesses of said
claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of
that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
February 81, 1896. april 9
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Land Office at Natchitoches, La.

Land Office at NatchitOches, La,
February 20, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
Clerk of tee District Court, at Benton, La, on
April 6, 1896, viz: Homestead Entry No. 5000
Samuel Raines-for the north half of north
half, or lots 9, TO- II and ~ OF section g, town
ship 90 North, range IL West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: L. G. Biggs, G. w. Durdln.
Nelson Godson and jeff Carter, OF Bellevue
2. O., La.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed, will be given
an opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross examine the witnesses of
said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal
of that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
February 81, 1896. april2
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How dangerous to defer those mo-
mentous reformations which con-
science is solemnly preaching to the
heart! If they are neglected, the
difficulty and indisposition are in
creasing every month. The mind is
receding, degree after degree, from
the warm and hopeful zone; till, at
last, it will enter the arctic circle,
and become fixed in relentless and
eternal ice !-Rev. John Foster.
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Sherif'S SNLes

R. C. Drew, Tutor, No. 1907: ~
Derry Mcconnell. Bossier Parish La.
Dy virtue eff writ of seizure and sale issued
ID in above named suit and to me directed, I
have seized and will proceed to sell, at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, within the legal hours Of sale, on
Saturday, April IL :, 1896 the following describ-
ed property, towit:
The south half OF northeast quarter Of sec
ton twelve Q2), township twenty COY, of
range twelve i12l, Bossier Parish, La, with
buildings and improvements thereon.
The above described property seized as the
property of defendant, Derry Mcconnell.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benefit OF
appraisement, to pay and satisfy the sum of
$4S5 IS, with 8 per cent per annum interest
thereon from April %, 1891, and all costs of
suit, including per cent on said sum and in
terest as attorneys fees, and according to law.
A. r. THOMPSON, Sheriff
Benton La March j. 1896.
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Homestead Entry No. 5000,
Land Office at Natchitoches, La.

Land once at NatclltOcneS, La,
February %, 1896 :
Notice is hereby given that the following
N named settler has filed notice of her in
tention to make final proof in support of her
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court, at Benton, La,
on April 10, 1896, viz Homestead Entry No
56O9-Narcissa c. Wharton, heir of Andrew J.
Matlock, deceased-for the south half of north
east quarter, section "a, township p North,
range IA West.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Wesley TURNKEY and j. NJ.
Russell Collinsburg P. o., La; A. R. Thomp-
son and James H. Cabeen, Benton ?. o., La.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed, will be given
an opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross-examine the witnesses OF
said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal
of that submitted by claimant
EDWD PHILLIPS, Register.
February q, 1896. apr9
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And when it is all over, and our
feet will run no more, and our hands
are helpless, and We have scarcely
strength to murmur a last prayer,
then we shall see that, instead of
of needing a larger field, we have
left untitled many corners of our
single acre, and that none of it is fit
for our Masters eye were it not for
the softening shadow Of the CROSS
Edward Garrett.
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Homestead Entry No. 66o7.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
February Ia. 1896,

Land Uthce at NatchltOcneS, La,
February Ia, 1896. !
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make communication proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Clerk of District Court, at Benton,
La, on March q, 1896, viz: Homestead En-
try No. 5697-Jabe w. Savage-for the south
east quarter of northeast quarter, east half of
southeast quarter and northwest quarter of
southeast quarter of section IA, township 10,
North. range II West Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: A, J. Harris, j. A. Franks,
w. A. Border and I. D. Carpenter, of Allen
town P. o., La.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed will be
given an opportunity at the above mentioned
time and place to cross examine the witnesses
of said claimant and to offer evidence in re-
buttal of that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
February 90, 1896. mar 26
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SheriT'S Sale.

Thomas Lyles } Nos. 1928 and $40.
vs. In Justice y. +. Glea-
DIV virtue of writ of fieri facias issued in
ID the above named suit, and to me directed
from Justice j. P. Gleason's Court, in ward ),
Bossier parish, La, ! have seized and will
proceed to sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, at Midway, La, within the
legal hours of sale, on Saturday, April 18th,
The southwest quarter of section 90, town
ship q, range II, with all improvements. The
timber on said land has been sold.
The above described property seized as the
property of defendant, Mitchell Jennings.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the benefit
of appraisement.
J. l.. KEITH, Deputy Sheriff.