The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-01-28
Jan %, Feb 4, IL, Is, 25 MARI
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES

| WHEREAS, DEFAULT HAS BEEN MADE
| w in the conditions of that certain inden-
| ture of mortgage made, executed and delivered
| by John A. Willard and Anna Nj. Willard his
wife, mortgagors to w h. l.. Smith, mortgage,
which said mortgage bears date the 10th day
| of January A. ID. 1882, and was duly filed for
record in the office of the Register of Deeds
| in and for Blue Earth County in the state of
Minnesota, on the 14th day of January, A. ID.
1SS2,at 10 o'clock ana 20 minutes in he forenoon
in Book IL of Mortgages on page $50 and where
as the said mortgage was gwen to secure the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars ,$5,00000),
principal and interest thereon, according to the
conditions of eleven certain promissory notes,
one thereof being the principal note and the
Others coupon IN crest notes therein m ntioned
and described, bearing even date and executed
and delivered Herewith, said mortgage convey
ing and murtgaglng the following d scribed
premises to-wlt:
The nor herly third of Lot three, Block four
teen in the Town now City of Mapkato, ac-
cording to the plats thereof known as the
Folsom and Bruner plats of said town. ON file
and f record in the office of the Register of
Deeds of said County, SAID premises having
frontage of twenty-five feet on Front street in
said city.
Also that part of the south half of the north
east quarter and the north half Of sOuIh beast
quarter of section slx,town 1OS,range 26,of lands
in sad county, lying easlerly OF road
| formerly known a. the Mendoza and Big
Sioux road, beng the present travelled wagon
| road between the cities of Mankato and St.
| Peter, excepting the part thereof included in
the plated lots of said Mankato and excepting
| the parcel thereof southeaslerly of the line of
| the " mona and ST. Peter railroad, and =
Whereas, said ". III. l. Smith is dead and by
| last will and testament the said ". d. H. Smith
| bequeathed and devised all his property, real
and per onal, to his wife, Esther W. Smith,
and named said Esther w. Smith as exc
| cutrix of the said last will and testament, and
whereas, letters testamentary were issued to
SAID rsther w. Smith on the 9th day of January
| A. D.1SJ0, by the probate cour ofSufolk county,
| in the Commonwealth of Nj ssachusetts, certl-
| fed copies OF which sal last Will and test ment
and said letters tie tamentaIy W re filed for
| in ha nf =
| Blue Earth County on the 24th day "f May, A.
| ID. 1890 and were duly recorded in Book of the
Probate Records on pages 262, 263 and 264 and
| Whereas said mortgage and the notes and in
debtedness secured thereby were assigned by
said Esther w. SmIt as execu rix OF the will OF
| w. III. l.. Smith, deceased, to Winthrop L.
| Phelps by written assignment dated thu 9th
Of October, A. ID. 1891, which said assign
ment was duly recorded IN the office of the
| Register of Deeds said Blue Earth County ON
| the2lst Jay of October A. 1897 10 Book 40 of
| Mortgages on page 2o and, whereas, said
| Winthrop L. Phelps, assignee of the Mortgage,
| released from the above mortgage by a wriCten
release made, executed and deliveIe by him to
SAID mortgagors on the 18th day of October, A.
ID. 1897 ,and recorded in the saidRegister ofDeeds
office ON the 2lst day of October, A. ID. 1897, in
Book 40 of Mortgages page 26. that portion Of
of said property 50 mortgaged, described as
follows; to-wit:
The northerly third of Lot three Block four
Teen in he town NOW city, of Mankato, acc rd-
lug to the plats thereof known the Folsom
and Bruner plats of said town ON tile and of
said County, said premises having frontage OF
twenty-five feet on Front street of said city,
and,
Whereas, there is now one and claimed to be
due, on said mortgage at the date OF this
| notice, the sum of two thousand nine hundred
forty-tive dollars, and elgh ysix cents s2945 S6)
being $2500.00 principal and S445Sl interest upon
said mortgage Indebtedness and no proceed
ings at law or otherwise having been commenc-
ed or instituted to recover the same or any
part thereof and the power of sale In said mort
gage contained has b come operatlve:
Now, Therefore, Notice Is Hereby Given, That
! by virtue of said power of sale and pursuant
| to the statute in such case made and provided,
the said mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of
said mort gagged premises, excepting that por-
tion which has BEEN released from said mort
gage a herein stated, at public auction which
sale will be- made by the Sheriff of said Blue
Earth County, at the Easterly front door of
the Court House in the City of Mankato, Blue
Earth County, State of Minnesota, on Monday,
the 18th day of March, A. ID 1898, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day, to satisfy
the sum then due on said mortgage including
taxes paid and INSURANCE, if any then paid, and
Seven y-five Dollars Attorneys fees, anu the
foreclosure disbursements.
Dated January2ls.. 1898.
WINTHROP I. PHELPS.
Assignee of Mortgage.
FLETCHEK & TAYLOR,
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage
Mankato, MINI. ]