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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08

fNRUSTEE'S SALE.-BY YIRTUEOF ADEKN
OF trust dated 22d day OF February 1899 and
recorded In the clerks office OF the hustinpe
court, city OF Roanoke, in deed book So page oi6
In which Robert j. Hawkins convened to The nm
oeIs!gned trustee certain real estate therein set
out, IN trust 10 secure to r. II. Woodruff nav.
menu OF the sum OF 81 ,0S7 so as therein evidenced
and default having been made In the payment or
part or the said debt, and beng requested so to
40 py the holder thereof, shall, on TUESDAY
HARCH III, 1896, in front OF the courthouse In the
CITY OF Roanoke, proceed to sell at pu Bile an
70 the highest bidder, all the property conyoyed
IN said deed, to wit:
That certain lot parcel of land, situate in the
city OF Roanoke, with the impro vements thereon
beginning at point on the southside of the Nor.
iolK and Western reilrosd Is feet more or less
rom Lhc northeast corner OF what IL known "a
INC Hamorick" property lying on the north side
OF the tracks, being and fronting on the NorfoIk
and Western railroad; thence with the Norfoik
ana western railroad In an eastsrly direction ID
rect moro or lcss to the northwest corner or pron
erty sold to Emma Turner by r. H. Woodrnm.
anu running back between parallel lines so feet
more or or less to a 10 foot wide alley.
IERhS-Cash AZ to the snm OF S43715 tn
gother with tho cost Of executing this trust and
any unpaid taxes due en- said property; the sum
OF S5SLoO, payable In AZ monthly payments 81
Si2oV each, beginning to fall due on 2lnd day of
March lSS6. and continuing 10 fall due on 22d
Jay OF each month consccutlycly thereafter for
40 months, with interest on each payment from
FEBRUARY %, 1898, until paid; balance, IL any
payable In one and two years after date with In.
teIest, deferred payments to be evidenced by me-
gotiaole notes OF the purchaser and secured bv
deed OF trust ON the property sold -
2f'5Ud s. w. JAMESON Trustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08
LEaAL NOTICES

hrpUs,kSUANCE OF A DECREE on mn
ainia entefed ON tb LOT the city or Roanoke Viz
yjreinia cause OF Nolte and Scholtz agsIns a.
VIII TGGGanpRsPy TIE sa ss IN IhS'len
{ MARCH, 1896. at ii O'Clock a. M on, D tc OF
pnolic auction to the highest bidder i sale.
gtnio sixty t6D shares of the csptsi sincS vr
st1G s'nia brewing Company OF the par yane ' nc
,ows: W. Nole as fol-
No. 80 '''''.................. 80 shares
Nc iSi ''''''..''.'''............. shares
the following icasS q sSs
SALE and the residue to be payable in tSree syn OF
@ days from az a ni.t =, sixty e@ and ninety
me to be evidenced by negotiable notes pSy
ing interest at the rate Of Elk per cent nor
or a, the eeeoS By oy Pledges Of the
sso money may be paid in cash on dsv oe
Tho purchaser will be yeoniro, ,rn.d,,..,
npon the above stoch being sold to him tn sa
faith '1 nf Sh s commissioner of the aoo
ment above snred, and In tho OF tne cash pay
IasiIto 10 DO 60 the oes viii be imm,3ataI
s. D. FERGgsoN, spec,ar comn,..,,
reaured bv t Ibomnsstone, has executed bond as
22ltd 15d. SIS. BRoo fss CLARK
TRUSTEES SALS:-ON THE 1rru ME-
~ ,hs ad hCh, 1896, AT IL O'CLOCK M, In NOT
ofr sne courthouse of shc city OF Roanoke. Will
aessfIoed parcel or land, situated in said cty:
hDSSslhnfng at point on the south aide OF Mor
Mn MAJ ssieet iU teet from the southeast corner or
~ m mai ana Eighth streets, thence with Ma
snal street - degrees 10 minutes east $50 feet to-
polh 10 on Norman read. 'heacc south 81 de-
Sree e ou minutes west II feet to a point tbence
, noF.a % degrees 10 minutes west IS feet to a
poiht, thence sonth 81 deg ees SO minutes west "a
10 an N alley thence with said alley north Us
ueSrees III minutes weet 1875 feet To a noint
thence rorth n degrees so minutes east led tcc,,
,,, ns pace OF beginning. This salo is made by
eeI ot 81 III, ane aashority contained in a certain
isned. dated the 10Th day OF Soyem Der, 1881 and
corutuea IN Inc clerks office OF the hostines
page al. III oecu oooR c.,
Terms OF sALR-Cash as to the costa OF
she ee well as the cum or 81 800 with interest
sae Il, from tho 10th day OF N@vcm Der 1882 and
as 70 tno residue npon credi. of ore and two
Se t from the day OF sale, with interest from
SAD s case, said deferred payments to be secnred
w oeeo or trust upon the premises convened
@lf Ia LUCIAN H. COGKR Trnstec
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08

T1RUSTEE'S SALE.-WuEREAS CED
Il tam decd OF trust was executed by Mary G.
ionuon ana L.. + London her husband to GEORGE
D. Peet trustee, bearing date the 2Tth day OF Snn
TEMPER, 1870, and recorded In the clcrk,s pr
Ia musings court for tho city OF Roanoke, Va,
ence OF certain conditions and payments speclfle
In certain bond cxecnted by The said MARY q
London OF even date with tho said deed for the
payment or ak hundred dollars (S60W to the
National Mutual Building and Loan Association.
OF New York, In accordance with their articles OF
has resigned the saio trust and the innSe ot tbe
husttpgs court at tho February term did annoint
Junlus McGehee as trustee In place and stend of
george j. Feet trustee. after legal notice as nro
Tloed by statute to all the parties in Interest. and
whercas Default has been made In the payments
ana conditions mentioned in said bond and d ed
having Decn requested so to do by the bcneflciary
the National Mutual Building and Loan assoc
atl9n, OF New York, shall by virtue OF aid deed
anu pctsuant to the terme thereof proceed To srli
at public auction to tho highest bidder ON SAT-
ukDAY, APRIL 4, 1886, AT O'CLOCK p. NJ ON
d nc e. an the property conveyed in said
and described Ne foliowe, to.wit
BEGINNING at point on the north sido Watts
hundred feet westerly from the westerly sido nf
Lewis street, fronting fifty (50) feet on Watts
street Tor Ninth avenuo) and running back OF thai
one hundred and thirty QSD feet to an sllev and
known as lot 20, section Is, as shown ON the ma n
OF tho Lewis addition Of The oity of Roanoke.
TERMS-Cash sufficient to pay all costa or cx
ccntinp this trust, including commission to tho
trustee and to pay on said arrearagesdue thereon,
amounting In The aggregate to fivc hundred and
eighty.stx dollars and ffty-cieht cents 1sssG KY
as OF March 18th, 1896, and the balance. IL any in
o t9ne, anu Two equal annual instslments, duo in
Inefeon from date, the purchaser executing ne
gotiable notes for deferred payments and secured
JUNIUS McGKHEE.
5Stds Substituted rustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08
LEGAL NOTIONS,

PY VIRTUE OF CERTAIN DEED OF
- trust dated the 9TH day OF November, 1sl5.
q. recorded In the clerks office of the hustinrs
court TOT the city Of Roanoke In decd book 10
page 9eI, from q. Marklcy to the undersigned:
aedauit having been made in the terms OF said
aeed and having been required 80 to do by the
beneficiary. ! will, in front Of the courthouse in
the city OF Roanoke AT - O'CLOCK NOON ON
THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 1896, ofrer for saje
inc following described pal Gel OF land situated in
beginning at q point on the nor theast corner Of
Fifth avenue ard Eighth street northwest. thence
IN q northerly direction with Eighth street 4S
Ieet more or lees to Norman road, thence in mn
eastcrly direction with Mormon road 163 feet
more or less to Its intersection with Fifth avenue
thence IN westerly direction with Filth avenue
loS Icet more or less to the beginning.
TERMS OF SALE-Caeh ss to The costs or
sale, as we'll as the sum OF $4,000 and as to the
residue upon credit of one ana two wears from
the day OF sale, with interest from that day. said
credit payments TO be evidenced by the notes OF
me purchaser and secured by deed OF trust upon
tho property conveyed.
7tds LUCIAN II. COOKE, Trustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08
LEGAL NOTICES.
AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY.
Valuable Mineral Springs and
Farming Lands for Sale,

nNSATURDAY. MARCH IL. 1895. AT, ,,.so
" o'clock o. m, will sell on the premjsn. a.
paoc auction, that valuable and beautiful n mn n
hdGLESTON'S. or NEW RIVER WHITE STU.
~ PHUR SPRINGS
ms property consists OF about 800 mere. ~
eo0d Farming land, several valuable miners,
springs, long and widely known for their nedie
maj Qualities. and an hotel aud cottages n %
situated In Giles county on the east hank ~ Nv,
nlVer IN the hnet picturesque portion OF thar
stream, ana within one.half milo Of Egolestnn,s
depot on the Norfolk and Western RAILROAD
IL Will be hard to fiud o more chsrmino n,o.,
ior summer resort, or q better chance TO invest
In farming lands. W Invest
cell as commissioner At Montgomery c,rcn,,
court In the chancery suits OF W ood Marsb N 10
anu orsln Adams va. VIM. r ggleston ct. ais. and
Mm. hggleston vs.. the New River Sulphnr
Springs Co. ct. als. 'p"ut
TERMS OF SALE:-One.fourth cash. balance
on credit OF ono. two and three years equal in
tainchts, Tor which bonds with good security
bearing intercst, will be required
possession given soon az the sale ia rom
hrmoa ny the court. ARCHER a PHLEGAR.
Christiansburg, Va, Feb. 4, 1888.
!. John c; Hairless, clerk OF Montgomery cir.
cut court, DO certify that A. A. Phlcpar. the
SPECIAL commissioner appointed to cell the lands
W Inuer q decree In quit OF Wood, Marsh 6 Co. and
1 1rn,. adams w. VIM. Eggleston ct ais, and VIM.
HHe e o3d vs.. The New River Sulphur Springs
20, GU ais. mas executed the bond required Sy the
FeoTraaary, 1885, JOHN q. HAIRLESS, Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
OLE UNCLE LAMPKINS.
An Example of Honesty and Industr
That Honors the COIored Race.

An Example of Honesty and Industry
That Honors the COIOrsd Race.
Promptly at o'clock this morning
there appeared at the window of State
Treasurer Anterior a bent and colored
man of small stature.
Reaching somewhere into an inside
vest pocket he took from it all it con-
tanned, a SIS b II, 81 bill and two silver
dollars, total So, and laid it on the little
glass in the window.
"Dar's nah intrus'," he said.
Hello, Uncle" said Assistant George
Seward as he picked up the money
and glanced at the clock, "You
are on time as usual, I see."
yes. sab, yes, sah," replied the aged
be-"
Sixteen years ago on the 25th of March
one block of land in the townsite of Te-
cumseh was transferred by the state ag-
ricultural college authorities to VIM.
Lampkins, an ex-slave. The price agreed
on was 500. Lampkins gave his note
for the money and the rate of interest
was fixed at eight per cent
At exactly nine o'clock on the morn
ing of March 25th, 1881. Lampkins ap-
peared at the state treasurer's Office and
paid his first So interest.
At nine o'clock on the morning of each
and every March 25th since, excepting
1t were Sunday, he has repeated 1t.
Never has he varied ten minutes, no
matter what the weather was.
He has never paid any of the prin-
cipal.
"Goin' to pay all dat hundred dollahs,
mex time, Mr.. Seward" said Uncle
Lampkins, "got little saved up fer it
an''f l dom have no bad luck Pill get it
paid suah. Had all kinds O. crops in dat
patch O. Ian. Coin to put it in cowcum-
bers dis yeah. Man done toP me he'd
buy all 1 could raise. Amt so yOung's l
used to be mighty nesh eighty, l reckon
but Pse able to wo'k yet an tiff don't
drap off unexpected like I'll be heah
suah."
The legend of Uncle Lampkins has
been handed down with each succeeding
administration in the treasurer's office
until his coming is looked for every year
even to the minute. Every man in the
office feels personal interest in the old
man. 1t is doubtful if he will
ever get the principal paid
and it is almost doubtful
if the faithful old fellow will be alive
to be at the treasurer's window with his
customary regularity and IS in 1897.
"Pve almost got notion to go around
through the building and raise the old
mans note for him." said Treasurer
Anterior when he heard of the incident,
sand I'll start it at So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
AFRAID OF EACH OTHER.
Four Kansas Officials Refuse to
Drink in COMPANY.


readable story is told on four of the
state officers by today's Kansas City
paper as follows: Lieutenant Governor
James a. Troutman, Treasurer Otis l.
Anterior, Auditor George Z. Cole and
Secretary of State w. G. Edwards, mem
bers of the state board of assessors, went
to Pittsburg to assess some property of
the Kansas City, Pittsburg s. Gulf rail
road few days ago. Colonel E. L.
Martin, president of the road, was at
Pittsburg in his private car, aud extend
ed an invitation to the assessors to eat
with him during their sOjourn in the
city. a Kansas man always avails him
self of good thing, and Colonel Mar
tins hospitality was promptly accepted.
just before dinner was announced Col.
Martin ordered some liquid refreshments
but the Kansans did not imbibe, The
colonePs face showed surprise. but he
said nothing. At supper time he again
pressed the beverage button, but his
guests behaved as they did at the noon
hour. This was too much for the colo
mel, and he inquired the cause of the
backwardness.
Everybody was silent for a moment,
and then Mr.. Anterior spoke.
1.-THE fact is, colonel" he said. 1--WE are
afraid of one another. Try US one at a
time and we'll stay with you as long as
the liquor holds out"
Col Martin saw the point and trans.
acted business accordingly from that
time on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
Has Changed Its Base to Rear of
Home Base.
Telegraphs the National League
Clubs From Dixie.
HUGGING RADIATORS.
The Giants Have Had Seven
Days Practice.
Chicago Presents Blue Noses
Every Morning.

ST. LOUIS, March 25.-The fad of the
big ball league of a southern trip being
the thing for early practice is vanishing.
In fact it is case of cold storage. The
players are hugging the hotel steam rad
iators. The Dallas mercury dropped way
down below the Gulf of Mexico yester-
day and the Browns are reported to be
subsisting on polar bear steak and fricca-
seed ice foes.
The south pole, observes telegram,
has changed its base. The message adds
that it is just back of the home base.
The New Yorks have spent but seven
Jacksonville, Fla. The Pittsburgs and
CIevelands have met with a horri-
BILE breed of weather at Hot Springs
The meteorological state of affairs has
been a fearful one, both the ball toss
ers and clouds contributing. The
weather at Hot Springs, in fact, has been
more changeable than Patsey Tebeau's
batting. The Brooklyn Jugger-nits, in
vaded South Carolina with the laudable
idea of playing ball at about the velocity
of a trolley car. They have thus far
been only able to achieve the momentum
of mule car in snowstorm, owing to
wave from Greenland's icy mountains.
Cincinnati, too. has not escaped and
Chicago is said to present solid phalanx
of blue noses at the breakfast table each
morning.
Thus it will be seen that the southern
trip is not what it is cracked up to be.
and the Western league will do we'll to
allow the bigger clubs to tamper with
the south in the prankish month of
March
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
COSTLY PHONES.
Wichita Grants a Five Year
Telephone Franchise.
PAYS S12 More a Year Than To-
peka Does.
HAS NO COMPETITION.
Receiver Named for L. n. Craw-
ford's Wichita Opera House.
other Kansas News of General
Interest.
HAS NO COMPETITION.

WICHITA, March 25.-The Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company, John H.
Mulvane of Topeka, president, has got
its franchise and the fight is ended for
the present, and the city of Wichita
withdraws its suits now in court and pays
the costs in the case.
The telephone company agrees on
its side to reduce the price of phones
from $42 year on business and $50
on residence to S36 for business and $50
for residence phones, but refused to &C
cept the new franchile it 1t limited
prices as above stated. Just exactly
why the telephone company refused
TO accept the conditions in their char
ter, but was willing to make side con-
tract does not appear, unless 1t was
principle on its part not to recognize the
right of the city to regulate prices which
it may charge for the use of its phones.
It can be seen that if the telephone
company accepted franchise limiting
its prices to $50 and $50, that there
would be no escape from it, while there
may be some question about this side
contract. There are great many legal
points that may be raised in regard to
the contract with the mayor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
CHICAGO MAkKEr LETTER

Furnished by Topeka Grain and Stock Ex-
change. 526 Kansas Avenue.
Wheat-There was better feeling in
the market today and although there
was not much encouragement from early
cables, still there seemed to be plenty of
bull enthusiasm and several attempts
were made to smash prices which were
unsuccessful. There seemed to be a
power behind the throne that absorbed
all offerings. Bradstreet's re-
port was very bullish and
showed heavy decrease in the worlds
visible supply, and Prime was out with
bullish circular showing bad crop
damage reports from Ohio, Kentucky,
and Tennessee, with the crop having
very poor start generally. Conditions
are changing rapidly and it begins to
look as if we had seen bottom of the
decline this spring.
Corn and oats quiet and without
special feature. Receipts very light.
Provisions were lower early, but part
of the decline was recovered later.
We believe pork is gilt-edged pur-
chase on any further break.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
THE FIRE AT GYPSUM.
Six Buildings Destroyed With a Loss o
$4,000.

$4,000.
SAL1NA, March 25.-Six af the best
buildings in Gypsum are in ashes as a
result of the big fire yesterday.
The fire originated in the upper rooms
of two-story building owned and occu-
pied by P. H. Albertson as a store and
residence. About 10 o'clock Mrs. Albert
son Zig hted a gasoline stove and left the
room for a few minutes. Returning she
found the stove and surroundings q mass
of flames. The fire quickly spread to
other portions of the building and thence
to adjoining buildings.
Between the Albertson building and
the corner to the south was a two story
building owned by Thos. Stockton and
occupied by G. Nj Heck with the post
Office and a grocery store. Adjoining
this was one story structure occupied
by J. P. Lane with a barber shop. Next
TO the corner stood the Odd Fellows'
building occupied by a small jewelry
store. The upper story was hall where
numerous lodges held their meetings.
All of these buildings were entirely con-
sumed. North of the Albertson building
two small buildings were consumed.
All of the goods in the burned build
ings were saved with the exception of
Mr.. Albertson's household floods. The
loss therefore is largely confined to the
buildings, and is estimated at $4,000 to
$4,000. The amount of insurance is
not known at this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
TWO CRooKs CAPTURED.
The Third Swan the Icy River and Es
caPed-Had Looted a Chapman store.

SSThe Third Swan the Icy River and Es-
caPed-HRd Looted a Chapman Store.
ABILENE, March 25-Two of the three
burglars who robbed the store of Carroll
d MAsch at Chapman Friday night have
been captured and are now in the county
Jail at this place.
Both OF the robbers are young men.
One of them, who gives the name of
Robert Smullen, claims New Jersey as
his home and gives his age az 10 years.
The other gives his name as Ed. John
son and his age at 90 years. Both men,
wien captured, had on part of the stolen
apparel.
The two burglars captured were found
in the river bend in the woods south of
Kansas Falls. There were three in the
party, They were asleep when the Off
GERS came upon them and at the COM
mand hands up," they all obeyed and
the officers searched them One of the
men made break for liberty afterward.
the officers firing four shots after him.
The fleeing burglar was barefooted
and bareheaded. He ran directly to the
river, ran out on the sand bar and into
the river and swan out on the other side.
He was never captured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
Departures from Topeka.

The following persons have left To.
polka within the past twenty-four hours:
Via Santa Eel. A. Bigger, Hutchin-
son; Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Mcleod and C.
E. Hawley, Chicago; H. A. Bishop, Great
Bend; q I. Helmns, Leavenworth; C. M.
Sheldon, Burlingame; c. w. Smith, AL
buquerque; j. r. Gentry, Sedalia Via
Rock Island-A. J Hit and F. j. Schau-
bert Chicago; Don Sebastian, Wichita;
F. w Segur. Kansas City; w. P. Armel,
Holton; r. A. Hicks, Manhattan; John
A. Davis, junction City; II. Nelson, New
York; H. H. Fowler, Manhattan; W. F.
Moore, Cripple Creek.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
wHEELocK.s PREDICTION.
Is Sure That Finish Fight Between Fitz
and COrbett viii BE Pulled Off this Year.

Is Sure That Finish Fight Between Fitz
and COrbett Will BE Pulled Off this Year.
DALLAS, Tex, March 24.-W. K.
Wheelock, secretary and special repre-
sentative of Dan A. Stuart, has returned
to Dallas after mysterious absence of
more than two weeks He declines to
state where he has been, but there is fair
circumstantial evidence that he has been
to the City of Mexico, Monterey and
Brownsville. He said:
"My absence has been connected with
confidential work for Mr.. Stuart, and l
must decline to state where l have been.
1 can say, however, that Mr.. Stuart can
now bring off finish pugilistic encounters
for worlds championships or any other
class without official interference.
when Mr.. Stuart, few days ago in
New York offered to post as a forfeit
$4,000 as guarantee against official in
reference for a finish fight between
Cor bstt and Fitzsimmons, he knew the
result of my mission.
81 feel sure that match for finish
fight between COrbett and Fitzsimmons
will soon be arranged by Mr.. Stuart. to
be pulled OF before the end of the pres
emit year."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25

KANSAS CRY, March 25.-CATTLE-
Receipts $500; shipments 2,700. Market
Best grades 5@10c lower; others
weak, sc lower. Texas steers $2.7O
G360; Texas cows $2.15@29O; beef
steers $3.0O@415; native COWS S1.O0
@3.60; stockers and feeders, $2.50@3. 80.
bulls $2.50@3.20.
Representative sales-Texas steers Al
head, averaging 1850 pounds, $500; Tex
cows, II head, 9S2 pounds. 81 so; beef
steers 43 head, 1910 pounds, $415; ma
tive cows, IA head, 1880 pounds, 50 80;
stockers and feeders II head, 1465
pounds. $3.50; bulls head, 1146
pounds, So. 30.
Hoas-Receipts 1O,5O0; shipments 900.
Market cents lower. Bulk OF sales
3.50@3. 65; heavies $3.4563. go; pack
ers $a55@3.70; mixed So 45a3.65; lights
So 100000; workers $35503.6O; pigs
So 3O@36O.
SHEEP = Receipts 500; shipments.
300. Market steady. Lambs, $1,000
400.
WHEAT-Lower; No. hard. 81; No
8. 44@52; No. 2 red, 72@73; No.
spring, 6015@61; No. 3, 57@59.
CORN-Scarce, unchanged No 2 mix
ed 20; No. 2 white 23A.
OATs-Unchanged No. 2 m.sed, 10
@161<; No white 1879.
RYE-No. 2. 1894.
HAY-Very firm Timothy $950@
II 50; prairie $5.50@L50.
BUTTER Steady; creamery 17Q1vc;
dairy 12@16c.
Eees-Firm, SIC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
BAUER's GIGANTIC SCHEMES.
Mortgages Fall Leaf Farms, Representa-
Them His Own

Mortgages Fall Leaf Farms, Representing
Them His Own
LEAvENwoRTH, March 25.-New dis
coveries have come to light in the Bauer
mortgage forgeries around Fall Leaf.
Four farms belonging to James Lasch,
Chas. Zenic, Godfrey KEITH, and one or
two other men we're mortgaged by A. ].
Bauer for the aggregate sum of $500
to Leavenworth county bankers For
the past two years Bauer and his wife
have been living in the city of Leaven-
worth, and when he needed q few hun
dred dollars he would mortgage some
mans farm for the money he wanted.
He represented himself as the man who
owned the farm, while it is possible his
wife was the farm lady, and then third
party made the Identification, thus COM
pleting the clear title to the land mort
gagged. Some of the mortgages have
been executed for a two year and the
semi-annual interest paid to date.
A money lender going to SEQ the land
exposed Bauer's 'swindling scheme.
Bauer has pleaded guilty. A few years
ago he ran q saloon near the Eudora
bridge. but the citizeus conhscated his
stock and ran him from the place.