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AG0aICAaE GALE.

MI ASoG CH1Gs uSA"ui'
wi having been made in the conditions of a GER
tain indenture of mortgage, dated the 22d day OF
October, A. d. 1888, made and executed by George
w. Powers and Martha j. Powers, his wife, of
Waverly, Van Buren, county, Michigan. to John
den Beyker, executor of last will and testament of
Palus den Bleyker, deceased, of Kalamazoo, Mich
igan, which mortgage recorded In 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 5l8 on which mort
gage there Is now due and unpaid the sum Of seven
hundred and hfty-three and 89-100 dollars, and no
suit OF 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 Ia hereby given that Oh
Thursday, the I'd day Of December, 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 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 here
after to accrue thereon and the costs and charges
Of such sale and the attorney fee provided
by law, the premises described in said NOR
tgage being as follows: The northeast oquarter
of the northwest quarter of section twenty-five (22
in township two ~ south, of range fourteen C4)
west, in Van Buren, county, state of Michigan.
Dated SeptemberS A. ID. 1897,
l6ti3o2sl JOHN DEN BLEYKER,
Executor of Mortgage.
WIN. II. MASON, Atty for Mortgage.
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MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
wi made in the conditions of certain inden-
ture Of mortgage, dated the 25th day of January,
A. ID. 1892, made and executed by Frank McCarty
and Almira McCarty, his wife, of Pine Grove Van
Buren, county, Michigan, to Francis W. Sellick of
Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, Michigan, which
mortgage recorded in the Office of the register
Of deeds of Van Buren, county, state of Michigan,
the 26th day of January, A. ID. 1892, in hber AZ
of mortgages on page 13l, on 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 or 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,
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
statute in such case made and provided there will
be sold at public auction 10 the highest bidder the
premises described In said mortgage or much
thereof as IL necessary to satisfy the amount due
thereon aforesaid, with interest hereafter TO ac-
thereon and the costs and charges of such sale
and the attorney fee provided by law, the premises
described in said mortgage being as follows The
northeast quarter Of the northwest quarter of sec
ton twenty-eight eos In town ID, south of range
thirteen 13 west containing forty 400 of land
more or less, in Van Buren, county, state of Mich
igan.
Dated June Is, 1897
22O6t13o221sl FRANCIS W. SELLICK,
VIM. Mason, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
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Circuit Court.

The September term of the circuit
court convened Monday morning, Judge
Buck presiding. The following bust
ness was transacted
The people VS. Amos Hardin, rcceiv-
ing stolen property; cause dismissed
and respondent discharged. The &C.
casion of this action was the fact that
the last legislature so amended the
statute that there was LETT no law under
which the respondent could be prose.
cuted. AS Hardin had been in jail
since November, 1896, awaiting trial, he
had, perhaps, been sufficiently punish
ed, even had he been tried and found
guilty. The property he was charged
with concealing was a revolver stolen
from Miller's hardware in Bangor, fol-
which offense the parties who commit
ted the burglary were tried, convicted
and punished.
The following persons were arraign'
ed on charge of having violated the
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local option law: Mortimer II. Strong
two cases., Chas. j Crippen, Thomas
Minter, George II. Cross two cases),
William Ii. Owen, b. ID. Hicks, M. A.
Engle, Harvey billiard. Fred Meabons,
Fred Bailey, William IL. Smith and +.
A. Osgood. Osgood pleaded guilty to
the charge, and was given fine OF $50
or 40 days in Jail. He is doing time.
Each of the others entered plea of not
guilty.
Samuel +. Poorman pleaded guilty
to malicious destruction of personal
property The respondent is young
man, a resident OF Porter and was
charged with having maliciously set
fire TO and burned several cocks OF hay
belonging to John Burns of the same
township. Poorman was sentenced to
60 days Imprisonment in the county
Jail
Cora Cooley VS.. Hiram A. Kinney;
continued.
Arson Goss VS.. F. N. Overton; strick-
en- from calendar.
Lurella G.. Foster VS.. William e.. Fos-
ter; divorce. Decree granted on the
ground of desertion and non-support;
complainant given custody OF minor
children.
Eva j Shafer VS.. Victor Shafer; di-
vorce. Decree granted; extreme cruel
".
Margaret G.. Norris VS.. James Norris;
divorce. Decree granted; desertion and
cruelty.
Edna Potter VS.. John A. Potter; di-
vorce. Decree granted; desertion and
non-support.
Ida Woodward VS.. Walter Wood
ward; divorce. Decree granted; Gus
tody of minor children awarded to COM
plainant cruelty.
William Leaver VS.. Grace Leaver; di-
vorce. Decree granted desertion.
Charles McNeal VS.. Eva McNeal; di-
vorce. Decree granted; desertion.
Court adjourned until Friday, Sept.
II, at nine O'Clock a. m.
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ORDER OF PusLIcArIoN.-state of

~ Michigan, the circuit court for the county OF
Van Buren,, in Chsncery.
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, on the Goth 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, complainant's solic-
tor IL il 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 cause her
10 the compliments bill OF complaint to be
filed and a copy thereof TO be served on said
compliments 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 be
taken as confessed by the said nonresident de-
PENDANT.
And il is further ordered, that within twenty days
the said complainant cause notice of this order to
be published in the TRUE NoRTHERSER, a 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 pie
scribed for her appearance.
1lt7o11 ORAN W. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for Van Buren,
County.
A. J. REEVES Solicitor for Complainant.
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MORTGAGE SALE,

MORTGAGE SALE. - Whereas default
wi having been made in the conditions of a
tain indenture of mortgage bearing date the 7th
day of March, A. d. 1879, made and executed by
Charles H. Teachout of Covert, Van Buren, County
Michigan, to Francis W Selck of Paw Paw, Van
Buren, County, Michigan, which mortgage
corded in the Office of the register of deeds of
Van Buren, county, state of Michigan, on the 7th
day of March, A. D., 1879, in liber Is of mortgages
on page 27l, on which mortgage there is now due
and unpaid the sum of one hundred and eighty-eght
and 7S-10O 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 is hereby
given, that on Thursday, the 10th day of September
A. D.. 1897, at 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, chat be-
ing the place of holding the circuit court in and for
of the power OF sale contained in said
mortgage and In pursuance 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 so much thereof
Is necessary to satisfy the amount due thereon as
aforesaid with interest hereafter to 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 one-hrd (33 acres of the north half of
the southeast quarter, and six and two-thirds (6a
acres on the south end of the east sixty-six and
two-thirds $685. of the northeast quarter of
seventeen ~ west, in Van Buren, county, state of
Michigan. 2205t13o32l7
Dated June %, 1897.
FRANCIS W. sELLICK,
Mortgage.
VIM. II. MASON, Atty for Mortgage.
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Probate Court Proceedings.

Following is synopsis of the pro
ceedings in Judge Johnson's court fol
the week ending Sept. IA
Estate of Eli p. Smith, deceased
final account; hearing Oct. IL.
Estate of Fred Dawson, deceased
final account; hearing Oct. II.
Estate of Alvira Hanolds, deceased
final account; hearing Oct. H.
Estate of Johanna G Van Wyner,
deceased; final account; hearing Oct. IL
Estate of William Stacey, deceased
administrator appointed.
Estate of James M. Osborne, deceas,
ed; will admitted to probate.
Estate of Ruth McCOnnahie, deceas
ed; license to sell real estate granted.
Estate of Geo. w. Thatcher, deceas
ed; license to sell real estate granted.
Estate of frankie " Robinson, minor
license issued to sell real estate.
Estate of Lyman M. Hinckley, de-
ceased; petition for appointment of ad.
ministrator; hearing Oct. IL.
Estate of Ruth G.. Packard, deceased;
petition to determine lawful heirs.
hearing Oct. 1S.
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LEGAL NOTICES..
pR0HAJE 0RDER FOR HEARING

County OF Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for said
county.
At a session of the probate court for said county
held at the probate office in the village of Paw Paw
Tuesday the 7th 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 Alvira Han
Olds, deceased.
Edwin Peters, administrator of said estate,
comes into court and represents that he is pre-
pared to render his final account such admins
traitor and files the same.
Thereupon tits ordered that Monday, the 18th day
Of October next, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
be assigned for examining and allowing such &C
count, and that the heirs at law of said deceased,
and 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 allow
ed.
And 1t is further ordered, that said administrator
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 Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating in said county for three successive
weeks at least previous to said day of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
2217t4o222O Judge of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE. Default having beer

M E.
wi made in the payment of certain sum of money
secured to be paid by certain indenture of mort
gage bearing date the 27th day of February, 1895,
made, executed and delivered by Bell s. Wright
and John A. Wright to Frances r.. Smith, which
mortgage was recorded In the office of the register
of deeds for Van Buren, county, state of Michigan,
on the I'd day of March, 1895, in hber SO of mort
cages on pages 3lS and 3l9, on which mortgage
there IL claimed to be due at this time the sum of
two thousand two hundred sixteen and 83-lO0 dol
lars (S2,2l6.83l, together with the costs and ex-
penses of foreclosure and the attorney fee provided
in said mortgage, and proceeding at law or in
equity having been instituted TO recover the said
sum, or any part thereof so 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
executrx in the state of Michigan, of the will and
estate of the said Frances 4. 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
umbia, in the county of Van Buren, and state of
Michigan, and described follows, to-wit: The
northwest quarter ~ and also the west half "
of the northeast quarter W of section numbered
eight (8), in township numbered one ~ south, of
range numbered fifteen 5) west and also the south
east quarter % OF the southwest quarter "a of
section numbered FIVE (5l, in township numbered
one ~, south of range numbered fifteen (15) west,
containing two hundred and eighty acres Of land,
be the same more or less, excepting therefrom the
following described piece parcel of land, to-wt:
Commencing at point one hundred and seventy
eight 178) feet west OF corner in the highway on
the north and south eighth line of the
ter of section eight 49,, running thence south to the
Kalamazoo South Haven railroad, thence easterly
along the line of said railroad one hundred and
seven l07) feet thence north to the said highway,
thence west one 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
nd
state of Michigan, said court house being the place
for holding the circuit court for said county, on
Saturday, the 18th day of October, A. ID. 1897 at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, to pay the amount due on
said mortgage, including the Of this foreclos
ure allowed by law
Dated July 2lst, 1897.
2209tl3o21 ELLEN +. WAGNER,
Executrix of the will and estate of the said Fran
ces Z. Smith, deceased Mortgage by d. o. French,
her attorney and agent.
ID. o. FRENCH, Attorney for Executrix.
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PHepIRNaL AcGo0uNNI00sHtataH On hiehIsac'

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 nnety-seven.
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Julia A.
White, deceased.
Minnie l.. White, as administrator Of said estate,
comes into court and represents that she Is now pre-
pared TO render her final account as such admins
tratrix and files the same.
Thereupon II II ordered, that Monday, the 9th 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,
and all other persons interested in said estate, are
required 10 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, II 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 10 be published in
the True Northerner a newspaper printed and cir
culatng In said county, for three successive weeks
at least previous to said day Of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
22l54o22l5l Judge Of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE,

MORTGAGE SALE. Whereas, default
tain indenture of mortgage bearing date the 26h
of January, A. ID. 1885, made, executed and deliver
ed by Hugh b. Rorke and Nellie 4. Rorke, his wife,
George E. Brock, Of Paw Paw, Michigan, which
said mortgage was, on the 26th day of jan
uary, A. ID. 1888, filed for record in the office Of
the register of deeds in and for Van Buren,
county, Michigan, and by said register duly re-
corded in hber 80 of mortgages page 40
and which said mortgage was afterwards and on the
llth day of June, A. ID: 1888, by said George E.
Breck, duly assigned to the trustees of Mountain
Home Cemetery, corporation, located at Kalams-
zoo, Michigan, which said assignment the
18th day of June, A. d. 1888, 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 80 of mortgages on page 256 on
which said mortgage there is claimed TO be due at
the date OF this notice the sum OF mine hundred
forty dollars and sixteen cents S940l6 and the legal
costs of this proceeding, and suit ~ law pro-
ceedings in equity having been instituted to recover
the amount due on said mortgage any part thereof
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the power of sale In said mortgage con-
tanned and the statutes in such cases made and pro-
vided, we shall, Saturday, the S0th day of October
A. ID. 1897, at ten 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 where the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren, is heidi sell to the highest
bidder the premises described in said mortgage, or
so much thereof may be necessary to pay the
amount then due thereon with the legal costs of this
proceeding and Of said sale.
The premises described in said mortgage and 80
to be sold known and described all that GER
tain piece parcel Of land lying and situate in the
township of Arlington, county Of Van Buren, and
state OF Michigan, known and described as follows,
to-wit:
The northeast quarter % of the northwest
quarter "a Of section fifteen 15 town two ~ south,
of range fifteen d5 west, together with the tene-
ments Entertainments and appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in anywise sppertaining.
Dated this 9th day of July, A. ID. 1897.
THE TRUSTEES OF MOUNTAIN HOME GEM
ETERY,
Mortgage by Assignment.
+. A. & ROBERT u. CRANE,
1ltl3o2223l Attorneys for Mortgage.
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SSSEH fos 5EaA ,.sIssS

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 vii
lage Of Paw Paw, on 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 to render her final account as
such executrix, and files the same.
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 4th day
of October next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, be
assignedfor examining and allowing such account,
andthat the heirs atlsw of said all other
persons interested in said estate 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, IL 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
copy of this order to be published in the
True Northerner, a newspaper printed and cir
culatng in said county. for three successive weeks
at least previous to said day of hearing.
JAMES III. JOHNSON,
22l6t4o22l9l Judge of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE,

MORTGAGE SAlE.-Whereas, default hav
indenture of mortgage bearing date the 18th day OF
March, A. ID. 1892, made, executed and delivered by
Samuel Impson and Margaret Impson his wife
Harrison Barber and Marcia Barber, his wife, OF
Athena, Michigan, to George +. Breck; which said
mortgage WAS, on 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 80 of mortg ages
on page $40.
Which said mortgage was afterwards and on the
2lst day of March, A. ID. 1892, by said George 4
Brock duly assigned to Martha p. Cobb, and which
said assignment WAS afterwards and the LIST day
Of April A. D. 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 IL
liber AZ of mortgages on page 326.
On which said mortgage there is now claimed To
be due at the date OF this notice the sum of S5484
and the legal cost Of this proceeding, and no sui
at law or proceeding in equity having been insttu
ted to recover said amount due on said mortgage OF
any part thereof.
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the power Of sale in said mortgage and by
the statutes In such made and provided,
shall, 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
county, Michigan, In the village of Paw Paw
Michigan (that 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 Il
pay the amount due thereon and the legal costs OF
this proceeding and Of said sale.
The premises described in said mortgage ant
30 to be sold are knowa as 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 quartet
and the west half Of the east half Of the northeas
quarter of section three 90, town two 2l south, OF
range thirteen l3 west together with the tenements
hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belong
ing.
Dated this Sd day of August, A. d. 1897.
MARTHA p. COBB,
Mortgage by Assignment.
L. A. h ROBERT Il. CRANE,
l2tl3o2224l Attorneys for Mortgage.