The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-18
Jan IS, Feb 4. II, Is. 25. MARI

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
SALE
WHEREAS, DEFAULT HAS BEEN MADE
w in the conditions of that certain linden
ture OF mortgage made executed and delivered
wife, mortgagors to w H. l.. Smith, mortgage,
which said mortgage bears date the 10th day
of January A. d: 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. d.
1885, 10 o'clock and 30 minutes in the forenoon
as, the said mortgage was given, to secure the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars v$50OO.0O),
principal and interest thereon according to the
conditions of eleven certain promissory notes.
one thereof being the principal note and the
others coupon interest notes therein mentioned
and described, bearing even date and executed
and delivered Herewith, said mortgage convey,
ing and mortgaging the following described
premises to-wit
The northerly third of Lot three, Block four
teen in the Town now City of Mapkato, &C
cording to the plats thereof known a. the
Folsom and Bruner plats of said town. on file
and of record in the office of the Register OF
Deeds of said County, said premises having a
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 soul beast
quarter of section six. town 10Srange &c of lands
in said county, lying easterly OF road
formerly known the Mendoza and Big
Sioux road, being 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 southeasterly of the line of
the Winona and St. Peter railroad, and
Whereas, said w. III. l.. Smith is dead and by
last will and testament the said w. H. l.. Smith
bequeathed and devised all his property, real
and named said Esther w. Smith as exc
cutrix of the said last will and testament, and
whereas, letters testamentary were issued to
said Esther W. Smith On the 9th day of January
A. DISCO, by the probate court ofSuffolk county
in the Commonwealth of massachusetts, certi-
fed copies of which said last will and test ment
and said letters testamentary were filed for
record in the Register of Deeds Office of said
Blue Earth County on the oath day of May, A.
D. 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. Smith as executrix of the will of
W. Fl. L. Smith, deceased, to Winthrop T.
Phelps by written assignment dated the 9th
day of October, A. D. 1897, which said assign
ment was duly recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds # said Blue Earth County, on
the2lst day of October, A. D. 1897 in Book 40 of
Mortgages on page %, and, whereas, said
Winthrop L. Phelps, assignee of the Mortgage,
released from the above mortgage by written
release made, executed and delivered by him to
said mOrtgagorS on the 18th day of October, A.
D.l897 land recorded in the saidRegister ofDeeds
Office on the 21st day of October, A. d. 1897 in
Book 40 of Mortgages page rs. that portion of
of said property so mortgaged, described as
follows; tO-wit:
The northerly third of Lot three Block four
ing to the plats thereof known as the Folsom
and Bruner plats of said town on file and of
record in the Office of the Register of Deeds of
said County, said premises having frontage of
twenty-five feet on Front street of said city,
and,
Whereas, there is now DIE and claimed to be
due, on said mortgage at the date of this
notice. the sum of two thousand nine hundred
forty fve dollars, and eighty-six cents S2 945 66)
being S2,5OO0O principal and $445S6 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 become operative:
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 a sale of
said mortgaged premises, excepting that por-
ton which has been released from said mort
gage as 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. d. 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
Seventy-hve Dollars Attorneys fees and the
foreclosure disbursements.
Dated January 21st. 1898.
WINTHROP Z. PHELPS.
Assignee of Mortgagee
FLETCHER & TAYLOR,
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage
Mankato, Mimi