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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-22
NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS.

To all persons holding lions by judgment. or
Otherwise ON tho real estate, or any part
thereof Of Margcry SQuircs
In pursuance 4 a decree Of the Circuit Court
Of Preston county, made in "A cause therein
pending. 60 subject the real estate Of tho said
hargery Squires TO tho satisfaction Of the liens
thereon You are hereby required 10 present all
claims held by you and each Of you against the
said Margery Squires, which arc liens ON her
real estate any part Of IT, for al iudication To
mo. at my Oiicc In KlngwOOd. Preston county,
West Virginia, on or before the 18th day Of May,
A. D.. 1877.
Given under my hand this goth day Of April.
A. d., 1897 j. w. NITsON Com'r
Brown a. HYDE, Att'ys. q 2207 ii 81 gO)
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-22

NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS.

To al persons holding liens bv Judgment. or
otherwise. on the real estate or any mart
thereof Ut VIM. O.. Worley
In sudncc Of a decree OF tho Circuit Cont
of Preston county. made In % cause therein
pending, To subject the real estate OF tho said
VIM q. orley 10 the satisfaction of the liens
claims held by 70 and each of YOU against the
said VIM. q. orley, which are lions on his real
estate or any part Of H. for ad iudiCatiou. to me
az my Office In KiugwOud Preston county west
Virginia, on or before the 18th day Of June. A..
D., 1851 w vs. ARSON Comtr
BRowE 4 HYDE Att'ys. a ~ Va a "a. OO1
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the Creditors OF Simon Mathews deceased
In pursuance Of q decree ~ the Circuit Court
OF the county OF Preston, made In "a cause there.
IN pending. 10 subject the real estate OF the said
Mathews To tho payne of his debts You are
required 10 present your claims against the es-
tate q the said Matthew'S for al Indication 10
Neil j. Fortncy, Commissioner, at his office Ina
the said county ON or before the Ga day of June
next.
witness, j. w watson. clerk Of said Court.
this 10th day of April. 1897.
j. w. WATSON. Clerk
p. }, CRosAN, Attorney U25g, az ~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-22

Members OF the Uniform Rank, r. Of
T., will meet in the ArmOry OF the
Castle Hall, tuesday evening, April
27th. At eight o'clock. Important bust
ness will come before the division and
ali aem Ders are requested TO be pres
emit r. v. MURDOCH, Capt
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TO the Creditors OF Patrick Higgins. deceased
IN pursuance OF n decree OF the Circuit Cont
OF the comfy ot Preston, made In u cause there.
IN pending, 10 subject the roal estate of the said
higgins To the payment of his debts, you are re-
CURED To present Your claims against the estate
OF ne sam Higgins for adjudication To Noil J
Fortnoy, Commissioner, 4 my office I'm tho said
county on or before the 10th day of June next.
witness, ). w Watson. Clerk OF said Court
this 10th day OF April, 1897
j w. WATaos Clerk.
L. d. ChoGAN Attorney. 422H 6t sf)
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-03-10
MORTGAGE SALE Default having been

MORTGAGE SALE Default having been
Iv1 made In the payment OF q certain sum of
money secured to be paid by certain iRdenture of
mortgage bearing date June nth, 1887 made, ex
ecuted and delivered by Calvin Wilcox and Rosannah
M. Wilcox, his wife, of Antwerp township in Van
Buren, County, state of Michigan, TO the undersign-
ed William j Kirby, which mortgage was recorded
in the office of the register Of deeds for Van Buren,
County, Michigan, on the 10th day of june 1887. at
IL O'Clock a. m. in liber SO of mortgages on page
419 ana on which mortgage there is claimed to be
est, the OF Eighteen Hundred Seventeen Dollars
and fifty cents, and no proceedings at law or In
equity ma wing been instituted by any person to
cover the sum secured by and remaining unpaid
on said mortgage or any part thereof;
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 made and pro-
vided the land and premises described In said mort
gage to- wit All that certain piece parcel of land
situate in the township OF Antwerp in the county of
Van Buren, aud state of Michigan and described as
follows, to-wit: The north fractional half ~ of
the north east quarter "a OF section four a. of
town three I'D south OF range thirteen west,
tanning eghty-three lS5) of land more less,
according to the United States survey thereof, will
be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder for
the village of Paw Paw. In Van Buren, County, state
of Michigan said court house being the place of
holding the circuit court of said county, the 10th
day Of March, 1897 at O'Clock in the afternoon to
pay the amount due on said mortgage and the cost
of this foreclosure allowed by law.
7otI3ooI WILLIAM j. KIRBY,
Mortgages.
A. VI. SrEARNs, Attorney for Mortgage.
Dated December 81, 1896.
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CAANCERY SALE

CHANCERY SALe.-In pursuance and by
- virtue of a decree of the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren, in chancery, in the state
of Michigan, made and dated on the 9th day of Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1897, in certain cause therein pend
ing wherein Margaret S, Smith is complainant, and
Isaac II. Hayward, Josephine q. Hayward and Mag
gle Mcguire defendants.
Notice Is hereby given that shall sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder at the front door of
the court house, in the village of Paw Paw, county
of Van Buren,, state of Michigan, said court house
being the place for holding the circuit court for said
county, on Friday, the 10th day of April A. D. 1897,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, all, much thereof
may be necessary to raise the amount due to the
complainant and to the defendant, Maggie Mcguire,
for principal, interest and costs in this cause, of
the following described parcel of land to-wit:
Those certain lands situate and being in the town
of Lawrence, in the county Of Van Buren, and state
OF Michigan, known and described the south forty
(4ol of the east fifty $50 acres of the south
west quarter of section twelve 12, in town three ~
SOUTH of range fifteen (l5 west, together with the
tenements and Entertainments thereunto belonging
Dated, Paw Paw, Mich, March I'd 1897.
DRAM W. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for Van Buren,
County, Michigan. ts9t7!b
y. A. RoBT. Is. CRANE, Complainant's Solicitors.
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Probate Court Proceedings.

Following is synopsis of the pro.
coedings in Judge Johnson'S court for
the week ending March 9:
Estate of Simon Y. j. Bradt, de.
ceased final account allowed; admins
traitor discharged
Estate of William X Goodrode,
deceased; petition for appointment OF
administrator; hearing March 20.
Estate of Benjamin A Murdoch,
-deceased; petition To determine lawful
heirs; hearing March 20
Estate of NJ + Whalen. deceased;
final account; hearing March 80
Estate of G. p. Mcneil, deceased;
petition for probate OF will; hearing
April
Estate of William Randall. deceased;
order entered for widows allowance.
Estate of Maud Fuller. minor; guar
dian appointed
Matter If Amos Bennett, INDECENT
insane, order admitting tn asylum
Matter OF Cyrus l. Hollistpr, INDECENT
insane; order admitting 10 sylum
Matter of Mary Gordo !. iudigent
insane; order admitting To asN lam
Estate of Isaac Stern, deceased; final
account allowed.
Estate of Alfred 5 Packard, insane;
guardian appointed.
Estate at Amos II Palmer, deceased
order for widows statutory allowance.
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osSES fes s !! A,.s.sS

County OF Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for said
county.
At session of the probate court for the county OF
Van Buren,, holden al the probate office In the VIII
lage OF Paw Paw, on Tuesday, the I'D day OF
February, in the year one thousand eight hundred
aud ninety-seven:
Present, Hon. James II. johnson, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Elias Baker,
deceased
Harriet Bush, executrix of said estate. comes
into court and represents that she il now pre-
pared TO render her final account as such execu-
trix and files the same.
Thereupon IL IL ordered, That Monday, the 22d
day of March next, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for examining and allowing such
account and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all persons interested in said estate required
TO appear at q session Of said court, then to be
holden at the probate office, in the village of
Paw Paw, and show cause, IL any there be- why
the said account should not be allowed
And IL II further ordered, that said executrix
give notice to the persons interested In said estate
OF the tendency OF said account, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy Of this order to be pub
lished in the TRUE NoRTHERrER, newspaper
printed and circulating In said county of Van Buren,
for three successive weeks at least previous to
said day Of bearing.
sst4ooil JAMES II. JOHNSON Judge Of Probate
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LEGAL NOTICES.
DRoeATE ORDER state of Michigan

~
At session of the Probate Court for the county
of Van Buren,, holden ut the Probate once, In the
village of Paw Paw. Monday, the lst day Of
March, In the year one thousand eight hundred
aud ninety-seven.
Present. Hon. James IL. Johnson. Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Hannah
Clark. incompetent person.
On reading and nling the petition, duly verified,
Of Charles Goodwin, guardian of said Incompetent
person. praying for reasons therein stated that he
may be authorized, empowered and licensed To sell
the real estate In said petition described.
Thereupop IL II ordered, that Monday, the 29th
day Of March, 1897, at ten O'Clock i'm the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and all persons interested in said estate required
to appear session of said court then TO be hold
en- at the Probate ofce In the village Of Paw Paw,
and show cause, IL any there be- why the prayer OF
the petitioner should not be granted.
And II In further ordered that said petitioner give
notice the persons interested In said estate OF the
tendency of said petition and the hearing thereof
by causing copy of this order to be published in
the True Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
culating I'm said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous 20 said day OF
hearing. JAMES II. JOHNSON,
S9t4og2 Judge of Probate.
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xaooTGAGE SALE.

n
vi having been made In the conditions of GER
tain indepture of mortgage bearing date the LIST day
of December, A. ID. 1890, executed by James Marley
Babcock of Paw Paw, Michigan, to estate of p. y.
Grimes, Paw Paw, Michigan, and which mortgage
recorded in the office of the register Of deeds of
Van Buren, County, Michigan, in bber forty-three
T43l of mortgages page five hundred aud forty
5Jtl on the lst day of December, A. ID. 1890, and
on which mortgage there is claimed to be due and
unpaid at the date of this notice the of three
hundred and tnirty-seven dollars, also attorney
fee of fifteen dollars provided for in said mortgage
and suit proceeding at law or in equity hav
ing been instituted to recover the amount now due
and unpaid or any part thereof: Now, therefore,
notice IL hereby given that by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said mortgage and in pursuance of
the statute in such made and provided,
there will be sold at public auction TO the highest
bidder at the front door of the court house In the
village of Paw Paw Van Buren, County, Michigan,
that being the place for holding the circuit court for
said county, Saturday tie oath day of April A. D.
1897 at one o'clock p. of said day. the premises
described in said mortgage much may be
necessary TO satisfy the amount due and un-
paid on said note and mortgage with interest and
costs, said premises being described follows to-
witt Lots one two ri, three ri Ave s. and six
6l, block hfy-eight 1851 Of the.vilage % Paw Paw
Mich, according to the recorded plat thereof now
file at the Office Of the register of deeds of Van
Buren, County, Michigan.
Dated January 10th, 1897.
Sit13o96 f. p. GRIMES,
Administrator OF estate of p. s. Grimes, deceased.
VIM. II. MASON, Atty for Mortgage.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE. - Whereas default
tain indenture of mortgage bearing date the 18th
day of November, A. ID. 1889, executed and deliver
ed by George f.. Gilman and Lucy A. Gilman the
latter for herself and the wife of George K. Gil
man, of Paw Paw, Van Buren, County, Michigan, to
George L. Breck of Paw Paw, Van Buren, County,
Michigan. which said mortgage was on the 18th day
of November, A ID. 1889, filed for record in tins
Office of the register of deeds in and for Van Buren,
County, Michigan, and 10y said register duly
corded in liber al of mortgages, on page 66; and
Whereas, said George K. Breck afterwards
and the 10th day of March, A. ID. 1891,
assigned and delivered said mortgage to Orisn-
do +. Clark, which said assignment was after
wards and the Goth day of December, A.
ID. 1884, duly recorded in the office of tue register of
deeds in and for Van Buren, County, Michigan, In
volume So OF mortgages, on page $780, on which said
mortgage there IL claimed to be due at the date of
this notice, the of S109l40 and the legal costs
of this proceeding, and no suit ut law or proceeding
at equity having been instituted to recover the
amount due on said mortgage or any part thereof.
Now, therefore, notice Is hereby given that by
virtue of the po OF sale in said mortgage con-
tanned, and the statutes in such made and pro-
yided, shall. Saturday, the 20th day Of March,
A. ID. 1897 at 10 o clock In the forenoon, at the
north front door of the court house in the village OF
Paw Paw, Van Buren, County, Michigan, that being
the place for holding the circuit court for said Van
Buren, County sell TO the highest bidder the premises
described in said mortgage, or 30 much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the amount due thereon,
with the legal costs of this proceeding and of said
sale. The premises described In said mortgage and
be sold all the right, title and interest of
said George +. Gilman aud Lucy A. Gilman, the
latter both fee well dover, In and to the follow
ing described lands and premises situate, lying aud
being in the township of waverly, county of Van
Buren, and state of Michigan, known and further de-
scribed follows, to-wit
The northeast quarter of section 26, and the
north sixty of the west half of the northwest
quarter of section o. all in town south range IA
west, together with the hereditaments and appur-
tenances thereunto belonging o herwise apper
tanning.
Dated this 10Th day of December, A. d. 1896.
79tl 1921 ORLANDO Il. CLARK,
Mortgage by Assignment.
4. A. AND ROBERT b. CRANE,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGES SALE Whereas. default hav-
wi ing been made In the conditions OF certain
indenture of mortgage bearing date the 2sth day Of
September, A. d. 1895, executed and delivered by
John A. Graham, an unmarried man of Decatur,
Michigan, to Orlando Il. Clark; which said mort.
gage on the 4th day October, A. D., 1895, filed
for record In the oice of the register of deeds in
and for Van Buren, county, Michigan, and by said
register duly recorded In liber 40 Of mortgages on
page 80, and whereas by the terms
and provisions of said mortgage It is agreed that,
should any default be made I'm the payment of the
interest to become due thereon any part thereof
any date whereon the same is made payable, and
should the same remain due, unpaid and in arrear
for the space of thirty 1901 days then after the said
thirty 1907 days have elapsed, the principal sum
thereof at the option OF the second party his heirs
or assigns, should become and be due and payable
immediately aud whereas $3.50 OF the interest &C
crued and become due thereon and was payable by
the terms of said mortgage the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER. A. D., 1896 which said sum of interest or
any part thereof has not yet been paid, but the
same and the whole thereof is due, payable and in
arrear and more than thirty t30 days have elapsed
since the same became due, payable and In arrear
therefore the said Orlando Il. Clark, the owner aud
holder Of said mortgage has and does declare the
whole of the principal sum secured thereby, with
the accrued interest to be due and payable imme-
diatey.
The whole sum claimed 10 be due and payable on
said mortgage at the date of this notice is S35733
and the cost of this proceeding to be added thereto,
and no suit at law or proceeding in charcery has
been instituted to recover the amount dIe on said
mortgage shy part thereof Now, notice is here
by given, that by virtue of the power OF sale said
mortgage contained, and the statute in such cases
made and provided, shall, Saturday, the 9Th
day of May, A. d., sg7, at ten o'clock I'm the fore
noon at the north front door Of the house for
the county of Van Buren,, Michigan. in the village
Of Paw Paw, Chat being the place for holding the
circuit court for Van Buren, county,) sell to the
highest bidder the premises described I'm the said
mortgage, or so much thereof az may be necessary
TO pay the amount then due said mortgage and
the legal costs Of this proceeding and of said sale
The property and premises so 10 be sold are known
that certain piece parcel of land situate and
being In the town Of Decatur, Van Buren, county,
Michigan, known and described as the south east
quarter Of the northeast quarter of section four (4
In town four ~ south of range fourteen 14 west,
together with the tenements, heredtsne and APP
purtenances thereunto belonging, or In any wise
sppertaining. s6tl3o9s
Dated, this 9Th day of February. A. D., 1897.
ORLANDO II. CLARK, Mortgsses.
Il. A. 4 RoBERr u. CRASE, Attorneys for Mortgages
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, pMINIsTRAToR's SLED the

N ~ cFN = - z INC
y matter of the estate of Benjamin A. Murdoch.
deceased. Notice il hereby given, that 10y virtue of
license granted to me by the probate court for the
county of Van Buren,, state of Michigan, will sell
at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the north
front door OF the court house, In the village of Paw
Paw, on the first day of April, 1897, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon of that day. all the right, title and
interest of the said Benjamin A. Murdoch In and To
the following described real estate to wt:Lots 10
and III and 80 feet off the north end OF lots and II
all In block six, original village of Paw Paw, sub
Ject to ground rent leases of John Enge aud John
Robb. Also lots No. 10 and IL, block ~, original
village of Paw Paw; also lot No. Q, block a. origin
al village of Paw Paw; also lots Z, 10 and IL, block
80, original village of Paw Paw; also lots and g.
block 3S, original village Of Paw Paw also lots
4 and 5, block so, original village of Paw Paw
also the east half of the northeast quarter, section
~, town 3 south, range 13 west except a strip of
land rods wide, from the west side Of said land ;
also commencing at southeast corner OF section B.
said township, thence north 40 rods, west 80 rods,
south 40 rods east 80 rods to place Of beginning ;
also the north part OF the west half of the
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter
section II, said township, bounded north by
the quarter line. and east by the land of
Robert Morrison, and being ~ rods east and west,
by IL rods north and south; also east half, south
east quarter section 49, town south, range1 II west
also all that part OF the northeast quarter section
10 town south, range IA west, lying south of the
east branch of the Paw Paw river. and east OF the
highway known as the Lawton road, reserving the
right of howage of the Paw Paw Mills property I;
also commencing al the northwest corner 81 the
west half of the southwest quarter OF section IL,
town SOUTH range IA west, thence south the sec
ton line chains aud 90 links TO a stake, thence
east parallel with the east and west quarter line
through said section to the west line of block one,
Paw Paw village, thence running north along the
west line of said block one, to stake standing 66
feet south OF said east and west quarter line, thence
lis feet TO stake, thence north 66 feet 10 the
said east and west quarter line thence wst to place
of beginning, village OF Paw Paw; also west half,
northeast quarter of southeast quarter of section
Is, town south, range IA west.
S6t7o92 DAVID ANDERSON,
Administrator of the estate of said deceased.
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~ State of Michigan, Countyof an BureD.-ss.
Notice is hereby given, that by an order of the
on tn 10th day of February, A. d. 1897 ak months
from that date were allowed for creditors to pre-
sent their claims against the estate of George
Lesver, late of said county, deceased. and that all
creditors of said deceased required to present
tn cir claims to said probate court at the probate
Office in the village of Paw Paw, for examination
and allowance, or before the 18th day OF August
next, and that such claims will be heard before
said court, on Monday, the nth day of May, and
on Monday, the 18th day Of August next, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon OF each of those days.
Dated February 10, A. d. 1897. S7t5o9i
JAMES III. JOHNSON.
Judge of Probate.
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Marriage LlcenReR.

Edward Fuller, 49, Elsie Stombaugh,
20; both of Decatur.
l.. w. Manviie, 81, Ohio; Phehe A
Stevens, az, Bioomingdaie.
George j. Andrews. 90, Porter; Kit.
tie Nj. Bennett. 30, Paw Paw
George w. Brown, 90. Almena, EN-
ma A Austin, %, Bloomingdale.
Ed l.. Gray, 32, Detroit; Dora Kirken-
dali, 30. South Haven.
Melvin Mitchell. 81, Sumnerville;
Jessie Patton, 20, Breedsvile.
John Lyle, n, Emma Marshall, 46,
both of Paw Paw.