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nRpER OF PuBI,cATIoN.-state of

~ Michigan, the circuit court for the county Of
Van Buren,, in Chancery.
Andrew j. Reeves, complainant, VS.. Marion
Reeves, defendant.
Suit pending in the circuit court for the county Of
Van Buren,, in chancery, at the village of Paw Paw
In said county, the 10th day of July A. ID. 1897
In this cause 1t appearing from affidavit on file
that the defendant, Marion Reeves, is not resi-
dent of this state, but that she resides at Los
Angeles, in the state of California.
On motion Of A. j. Reeves, compliments sole
tor, it is ordered that the said defendant, Marion
Reeves, cause her appearance to be entered here
in, within four months from the date of this or
der and In Of her appearance that she he
answer to the compliments bill Of complaint TO bs
filed, and q copy thereof to be served on said
complsinant's solicitor within twenty days after
service on her of copy of said bill and notice OF
this order and that in default thereof said bill bt
taken confessed by the said nonresident de
PENDANT.
And IL is further ordered, that within twenty days
the said complainant notice of this order 70
be published in the TRUE NoRrHERsER, q news
paper printed, published and circulating in said
county. and that such publication be continued
therein at least in each week for six weeks In
succession, that he cause copy OF this order to
be personally served on said nonresident defend
ant at least twenty days before the time above pre-
scribed for her appearance.
11t7o11 DRAM W. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner In and for Van Buren,
County.
A. J. REEVES Solicitor for Complainant.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
PE7SsI SSREn foa sE Assss$

County of Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for said
county.
At session of the probate court for said
county, held at the probate office in the VIII
lage of Paw Paw, Friday the Sd day of
September In the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-seven:
Present, James II. johnson, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Milan u.
Richardson, deceased.
Dora Richardson, executrix of said estate,
comes into court and represents that she Is
now prepared 10 render her final account as
such executrix, and files the same.
Thereupon II is ordered that Monday, the 4th day
of October next. at ten O'clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for examining and allowing such account,
and that the heirs ataw of said and all other
persons interested in said estate are 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, If any there be, why
the said account should not be allowed.
And II is further ordered that said execu-
trix give notice to the persons interested
in said estate of the tendency of said account
and the hearing thereof by causing
q copy of this order to be published in the
True Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
culatng in said county, for three successive weeks
at least previous to said day of hearing.
JAMES III. JOHNSON,
22lGtio22l9l Judge OF Probate.
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CHAMCgRy oAlE.-In pursuance and ~
" virtue OF q decree OF the Circuit Court for me
county OF vaA Buren,. In Ohancery, In the state OF
Michigan, made and dated on the eighth day
of February, A. ID. 1897, in q certain cause therein
pending wherein James w. osborn, as adrninistra-
tor cum fesfameNf0 OF the estate "f Marilla
NJ. Barber, deceased, Ia complainant, and Mar
tin Kavanaugh and susanna Kavsnaugh are de-
PENDANTS.
Notice Ia hereby given, that shall sell at public
auction 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, Friday the 10th day Of September
A. ID. 1897 at ten o'clock in the forenoon, of said
all much thereof may be necessary to
raise the amount due to the said complainant, fol-
principal, interest and costs in said cause, of the
following described lands and premises, viz:
All that certain piece parcel of land situate and
being in the township of Hartford county of Van
Buren, aud state of Michigan, and described rs fol
lows viz: The northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section one tl), town three 3) south, oil
range sixteen 6 and containing forty (40
more or less.
Dated Paw Paw, Mich, July %, A. ID. 1897.
ORAN w. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for Van Buren,
County, Michigan. 22l0t7o22lt
OSBORN, MILLS K MASTER,
Solictorsfor Complainant.
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SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE. - Whereas, default
wi having been made in the conditions of GER
tain indenture of mortgage, dated the I'D day Of
October, A. ID. 1888, made and executed by George
W. Powers and Martha j. Powers, his wife, of
Waverly, Van Buren, county, Michigan. TO John
den Bleyker, executor of last will and testament of
Palus den Bleyker, deceased, OF Kalamazoo, Mich
igan, which mortgage recorded I'm the Office Of
the register of deeds of Van Buren, county, state Of
Michigan the 22d day of October, A. ID. 1888, in
liber 80 Of mortgages on page SIS. on which mort
gage there il now due and unpaid the sum of seven
hundred and ffty-three and S9-l00 dollars, and no
suit proceedings at law in equity having been
instituted TO recover the amount now due and
secured by said mortgage or any part thereof,
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, the I'd day of December, A. d. 1897. at
one o'clock in the afternoon, at the front door of
the court house, in the village of Paw Paw, Van
Buren, county and state of Michigan, that being
the place of holding the circuit court in and for the
said county of Van Buren,, by virtue of the power
of sale contained in said mortgage, and in pursu-
ance of the statute in such case made and provided,
there will be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder the premises described in said mortgage or
much thereof Is necessary to satisfy the
amount due thereon aforesaid, with interest her
after TO accrue thereon. and the costs and charges
of such sale and the attorney fee provided
by law, the premises described ia said NOR
tgage being as follows The northeast lquarter
OF the north quarter of section twenty-five (22)
il township two ~ south, of range fourteen Q4)
west, in Van Buren, county, state of Michigan.
Dated September3 A. ID. 1897,
l6tl3o2s JOHN DEN BLEYKER,
Executor of Mortgage.
VIM. II. MASON, Atty for Mortgagee.
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MORTGAGES SAlE.-Defaut having been
WI made in the conditions of a certain inden-
ture Of mortgage, dated the 25th day of January,
A. ID. 1892 made and executed by Frank NcCarty
and Amira McCarty his wife, of Pine Grove, Van
Buren, county, Michigan, to Francis W. Sellick of
Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, Michigan, which
mortgage recorded I'm the Office of the register
Of deeds of Van Buren, county, state of Michigan,
on the 26th day of January, A. ID. 1892, In lber AZ
Of mortgages on page 1871, which mortgage
there is now due and unpaid the sum of Two Hum
dred and Twenty-Five and 67-l00 Dollars, and no
suit proceedings at law in equity having been
instituted TO recover the amount now due and Sc
cured by said mortgage or any part thereof;
Therefore, notice is hereby given that on Thurs.
day, the 23d day Of September, A. ID. 1897 at one
O'Clock In the afternoon at 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 i'm and for the said county
OF Van Buren, by virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage and in pursuance of the
be sold at public auction TO the highest bidder the
premises described In said mortgage or so much
thereof as is necessary to satisfy the amount due
thereon as aforesaid with interest hereafter TO ac
crue thereon and the costs and charges Of such sale
and the attorney fee provided by law the premises
described In said mortgage being follows: The
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of sec
ton twenty-eight (2s In town ID, south of range
thirteen 13 west containing forty 400 acres of land
more or less, In Van Buren, county, state Of Mich
igan.
Dated June Is, 1897
22O6t13o221sl FRANCIS W. sELLICK,
WM. MASON, MortgaQee
Attorney for Mortgage.
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There are some close observers OF the
trend of public opinion in the presiden-
tial campaign last year who express the
opinion that MIR. Bryan would have
been SUGGEST full but for the sudden and
very considerable rise in the price OF
wheat in the month of October, without
any corresponding rise in the price OF
silver, which, instead, fell of consider
ably. But if the price relations of wheat
and silver had any object-lesson to con-
vey last autumn, the price phenomena
of the present season should teach the
lesson still more significantly. The price
of wheat went up steadily in August,
until it reached an average figure high
er than at any harvest period for num-
Der of years preceding. At the same
time, the price of silver fell day by day,
until it had reached the lowest point on
ord.-Review of Reviews for Sep
tember
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ORTCAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE. Whereas default
1N1 having been made in the conditions of a GER
tain indenture of mortgage bearing date the 7th
day of March, A. ID. 1872 made aud executed by
Charles II. Teachout of Covert, Van Buren, County
Michigan, to Francis W. Sellick of Paw Paw, Van
Buren, County, Michigan, which mortgage was re.
corded in the ONCE of the register of deeds of
Van Buren, county, state Of Michigan, on the 7th
day Of March, A. D., 1879, in ber Is of mortgages,
on page 27l, on which mortgage there is now due
and unpaid the sum of one hundred and eighty weight
and 7s-lOO dollars and no proceedings at law or in
equity having been instituted to recover the
amount now due and secured by said mortgage or
any part thereof: Now therefore, notice il hereby
given, that on Thursday the 10th day of September
A. d., 1897, at one O'Clock in the afternoon at the
front door of the court house in the village of Paw
Paw Van Buren, county, state of Michigan (that be-
ing the place of holding the circuit court in and for
the said county Of Van BUREN,, by virtue
of the power of sale contained in said
in such made and provided, there will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder the premises
described In said mortgage, much thereof as
Is necessary to satisfy the amount due thereon as
aforesaid, with interest hereafter to accrue thereon
and the costs and charges of such sale and the at
torney feeprovided by law, the premises described
in said mortgage being follows: The east thirty
three and onethird (331 acres OF the north half OF
the southeast quarter and six and two-thirds (6s
acres on the south end of the east sixty-six and
two-hrds $685. of the northeast quarter of
seventeen 40 west, In Van Buren, county, state OF
Michigan. 2295tl3o32l7
Dated June %, 1897.
FRANCIS W. sELLICK,
Mortgage.
VIM. II. MASON, Atty for Mortgage.
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DRoBATE oRDER.-st of Michigi

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AT session of the probate court for the county OF
Van Buren, holden at the probate Office in the viii
lsge OF Paw Paw, on Monday, the 18th day OF
August, In the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-seven
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter ofthe estate of Geo. w. Thatcher r,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified
OF Elizabeth Thatcher Administrative of said estate
praying for reasons therein stated that she may be
authorized, empowered and licensed TO sell the real
estate In said petition described.
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 18th day
of September 1897, at ten O'Clock i'm the forenoon,
be assigned for the hearing of said petition and ali
persons interested i'm said estate required 10 ap-
pear at session of said court, then to be holden
the probate office, in the village of Paw Paw, and
show cause, If any there be, why the prayer Of the
petitioner should not be granted.
And IL 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 be pub
ltshed In the True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating in said county of Van Buren,, for
threesuccessive weeks at least previous to said day
Of hearing.
22l3t4o22l6l JAMES III. JOHNSON,
Judge Of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE

MI Ok oAOG BALE. - eiault mas oeeh
wi made in the payment OF sum of money Sc
cured TO be paid by an indenture of mortgage made
and executed by Charles A. Mullinix of Decatur,
Michigan, TO Elias Pardeo Of Dowagac. Michigan,
and dated June second, 1892, and recorded In the
Office of the register of deeds of the county of Van
Buren,, on the fourth day of June, A. ID. 1892, in
hber AZ of mortgages on page 272 by which default
the power of sale in said mortgage contained has
become operative and no suit proceeding at law
I'm equity has been instituted 10 the debt
secured by said mortgage any part thereof, which
at this ate amounts to one thousand nine hundred
eighty dollars and lightweight cents. The money
secured TO be paid by this mortgage was given for
the purchase money of the land mortgaged herein.
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, October
7th, 1897 at II O'clock noon, at the front door of
the court house in the village of Paw Paw, in the
county of Van Buren, and state of Michigan, l shall
sell at public auction to the highest bidder the
premises described in said mortgage much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the amount
due thereon With costs and expenses allowed by law,
which said premises are described az follows: All
that certain piece parcel of land situate in the
township of Keeler, in the county of Van Buren, and
State of Michigan, and described follows: The
southwest quarter of section eleven in township
four south of range sixteen west, and containing
one hundred and sixty ll6e acres more or less.
Dated July9, 1897
2208tl3o2220 ELIAS PARDEE, Mortgagee,
+. J.ATwELL, Attorney for Mortgage.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Nj OK 6RC6 SALE - whereas, ueiault nav
vi ing been made in the conditions OF a certain
indenture of mortgage bearing date the 18th day OF
March, A. ID. 1892 made, executed and delivered by
Samuel Impson and Margaret lmpson. his wife,
Harrison Barber and Marcia Barber, his wife, OF
Amena, Michigan, TO George +. Breck; which said
mortgage was, the 2lst day of March, A. ID. 1892
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 ber IS of mortgages
on page $40.
Which said mortgage was afterwards and on the
2lst day of March, A. ID. 1892, by said George l..
Breck duly assigned to Martha p. Cobb, and which
said assign ent afterwards and on the 1st day
of April A. ID. 1892. 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 AZ of mortgages on page 326.
On which said mortgage there is now claimed 10
be due at the date of this notice the of S5ts42
and the legal cost of this proceeding, and no suit
at law or proceeding in equity having been institu
ted to recover said amount due on said mortgage OF
any part thereof.
virtue of the power Of sale in said mortgage and by
the statutes in such cases made and provided,
SHALL on Saturday, the thirteenth day of November
A. ID. 1897, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the
north front door Of the court house for Van Bur en-
county, Michigan, in the village of Paw Paw
Michigan, chat being the place for holding the cir
cult court for said county Of Van Buren,, sell to the
highest bidder the premises described in said mort
gage or so much thereof az may be necessary To
pay the amount due thereon and the legal costs OF
this proceeding and Of said sale.
The premises described in said mortgage and
so to be sold are known those certain
pieces parcels Of land situate and being in the
township of Almena, in the county of Van Buren,,
and state of Michigan, as follows:
The northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
and the west half Of the east half of the northeast
quarter of section three (3, town two ~ south, OF
range thirteen 3 west, together with the tenements
heredtsments and sppurtenances thereunto belong
ing.
Dated, this Sd day of August, A. ID. 1897.
MARTHA p. COBB.
Mortgage by Assignment.
Z. A. 4 Robert b. CRANE,
l2tl3o2224 Attorneys for Mortgage.
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/ FINAL ACCOUNT State of Michigan,

County OF Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for said
county.
At session of the probate court for said county,
held at the probate office, in the village of Paw
Paw, on Tuesday, the 3lst day of August, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-seven.
Present, Hon. James H. Johnson, Judge of
Probate.
Ia the matter of the estate of Julia A.
White, deceased.
Minnie l.. White ADMINISTRATIVE of said estate,
comes into court and represents that she pre-
pared to render her finsl account such adminis-
tratrix and files the same.
Thereupon it Is ordered that Monday, the 27th day
of September, next, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon,
be assigned for examining and allowing such ac-
count and that the heirs at law of said deceased,
aud all other persons interested in said estate, are
required TO appear 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, IL any
there be, why the said account should not be allowed.
And il is further ordered that said administatrix
give notice TO the persons interested in said estate Of
the tendency of said account and the hearing there
Of by causing copy of this order to be published in
the True Northener, newspaper printed and cir
cuatug in said county, for three successive weeks
at least previous to said day of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
22l5t4o22lSl Judge of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE. default having beer

wi made in the payment of certain sum of money
secured to be paid by certain indenture of mort
gage bearing date the 9th day of February, 1895,
made, executed and delivered by Bell 8. Wright
and John A. Wright to Frances T.. Smith, which
mortgage recorded in the office of the register
OF deeds for Van Buren, county, state of Michigan,
on the ID day of March, 1885, in liber SO of mort
cages on pages 3l8 and 319, which mortgage
there is claimed TO be due at this time the sum of
two thousand two hundred sixteen and 49, 100 dol
lars (S22l6.33), together with the costs and ex-
penses of foreclosure and the attorney fee provided
in said mortgage, and no proceeding at law or in
equity having been instituted to recover the said
sum, or any part thereof remaining unpaid upon
and secured by said mortgage and the said Frances
T.. Smith, having deceased and the undersigned,
Ellen T.. Wagner, having been duly appointed sole
executrix in the state of Michigan, of the will and
estate of the said Frances T.. Smith, deceased, by
the probate court for the county Of Kalamazoo,
state OF Michigan:
Notice is therefore hereby given, that by virtue of
the power of sale in said mortgage contained. and
in pursuance of the statute in such case made and
provided, the land and premises described in said
mortgage, to-wit, all those certain pieces parcels
of land situate and being in the township OF Col
umba, in the county of Van Buren, and state of
Michigan, and described follows to-wit: The
northwest quarter " and also the west half az
of the northeast quarter "a of section numbered
eight (8) in township numbered one ~ south, of
range numbered fifteen u.s. west, and also the south
east quarter % of the southwest quarter "a of
section numbered five (5), in township numbered
one ~, south of range numbered fifteen (15) west,
containing two hundred and eighty acres of land,
be the same more less, excepting therefrom the
followiI described piece parcel of land, to-wit:
Commencing at point one hundred and seventy
eight l7s) feet west of I'm the highway on
the north and south eighth line of the northeast quar-
ter of section eight 49, running thence south to the
Kalamazoo 4 South Haven railroad, thence easterly
| along the line of said railroad one hundred and
seven l07l feet thence north TO the said highway,
thence west hundred and seven (107) feet, TO
the place of beginning will be sold at public vendue
to the highest bidder for cash. at 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 10th day of October A. D. 1897, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon. to pay the amount due on
said mortgage, including the costs of this foreclos-
| ure allowed by law
Dated July 2lst, 1897.
| 2209ti3o2l ELLEN Y. WAGNER,
Executrix of the will and estate of the said Fran
ces T.. Smith deceased Mortgage, by d. o. French,
| her attorney and agent.
ID. o. FRENCH, Attorney for Executrix.
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MORTGAGE SALE,

M
wi made in the payment OF sum OF money Sc
cured TO be paid by certain indenture of mortgage
made and executed by John NJ. Dodge and Calista.
his wife, of wsverly, Michigan, to Benjamin
Heckert of Paw Paw Michigan, bearing date June
2s 1892 and recorded in the Office of the register OF
deeds of the county OF Van Buren, In said state
on the same day, in liber 80 of mortgages page
1885, by which default the power of sale in said mort
gage contained has become operative, and no suit
or proceeding at law in equity having been nsti-
tuted TO the debt secured by said mortgage
or any part thereof, which at this date amounts to
the sum of seven hundred and fortyhve dollars and
thirty-seven cents.
Notice is therefore hereby given that on Saturday
the thirteenth day of November, 1891 at one O'Clock
I'm the afternoon, at the front door of the court
house i'm the village of Paw Paw In said county and
state, will sell at public auction TO the highest
bidder, the premises desert bed in said mortgage or
much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the
amount then due thereon with the costs and expen-
ses Of suchl sale allowed by law, which said
premises described az follows
The north half of the west half of the southwest
quarter of section FIVE (5 town two a. south, of
range fourteen (iD west, In the county Of Van
Buren, and state of Michigan, excepting therefrom
eighteen of of the north side thereof hereto
fore released from said mortgage.
Dated August II, 1897.
l3tlso25l BENJAMIN f. HEcKERT,
Mortgagee.
o. W ROWLAND, Attorney for Mortgage.