The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-13
LEGAL NOTICES.
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tsee section 7, of chapter III.)

STATE OF MICHIGAN, -
County of Van Buren, '
At a session OF the probate court for the county Of
Van Buren,, holden at the probate Office in the viii
lage ofPaw Paw, on Friday, the first day of April,
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and pnety-eight.
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson Judge of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the application OF the drain com
missioner OF Van Buren, county, Michigan, in said
county, for the appointment of three special com
missioners to determine the necessity for a drain
through certain lands in said county, and for the
taking of private property for the use and benefit
of the public for the purpose thereof and the Just
compensation TO be made therefor.
Whereas, on the first day of April, A. ID. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety -eight, APP
pcation in writing WAS made 10 this court by the
urain commissioner of the county of Van Buren,,
for the appointment ofthrte special commissioners
TO determine the necessity for drain through GER
tain lands in said county and described ia said APP
pcation and for the taking OF private property for
the use and benefit of the public for the purpose
thereof, and the just compensation TO be made
therefor.
And whereas, this court did on the 1st day OF
April, A. ID. thousand eight hundred and ninety.
eight, upon due examination of such application
and of all the proceedings heretofore taken in the
premises find the same to be in accordance with
the statute in such cases made and provided and
did thercupon, by order entered therein, appoint
the Sd day of May, A. d. one thousand eight hun
dred and nnety-eght at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
of that day. the time. and The office OF the judge
of probate in the village of Paw Paw In said county
as the place, when and where hearing upon such
application would be had, and did then and there
ersed by such proposed drain, or who would be
liable to assessment for benefits in the construction
thereof, and who had not released right of way, and
all damages account thereof to appear at the
time and place designated, TO be heard with respect
to such application, if they desire, and show
cause if any there should be, why said application
should not be granted.
Aud whereas, there is now on file with this court
description and survey OF such proposed drain,
from which description ard survey ii appears that
the commencement, general course and terminus OF
such drai, follows
Commencing IS ch and so south and CHI and 25
n n deg 45 m W. thence % deg Is m, " IL CHI and
II from the center of the southwest quarter, sec
ton township of Columbia. Thence from said
place of beginning. which is the east margin of Mud
lake: First, "a deg 10 M IL CHI and IL l.. thence
n deg 45 m, ch and % to east line of
= section 2, crossing on TO 8 @ u w a section 2,
Is CHI and 60 south OF center of said "A section
2, thence II deg As IN, 4 CHI and ], thence 81
deg 80 M ch POI 10 east line crossing on to II 4
a sec III of said township, CHI and 81 west of
n a post, thence 62 deg 80 ch and 80 l.,
thence Al deg 10 IN, q to east line crossing on
to the W = nell of said sec H. CHI and l = of
"a post. Thence $ al deg Is IN 10 oh and so !,
thence s 81 deg Is IN g : ch and 70 J. thence deg
IS m, e 81 to line crossing on to the W a n a
sec IL, ch ana "a west OF the center of "a
H. thence deg ID m, CHI and 81 /, thence 10
deg Bonn, W ch and 80 l, thence 8 AZ deg so m, "
ch and SO thence 80 deg W ch aud a. TO south line
crossing ON TO that point y "A sec IL, north OF
II. Il; ch and "a of center of IL, thence -
deg " ch aud 81 !, thence 55 deg IN, Oh and
60 TO W line crossing to the y a sec H.
CHI aud 7S south of center of IL, thence IS deg
m, IL oh and "a to Michigan Central r. r. right
OF way, thence 90 deg Is M 40 /, thence Is deg
Is m, W 40 |, thence So deg Is IN, II to south
boundary of NJ. @. right of way, thence on TO y
" "a sec II 80 deg Is IN, CHI and Is /, thence
6 deg, Is oh aud az l. thence 10 deg CHI and
10 !, thence 25 deg As IN, e ch and 81 to south
line crossing on TO the Il "A sec IL, said town
ship, Oh and 55l W, IA post sec IA, themes 10
deg 80 IN, e ch and "a l. thence so m, CHI 81 l,
thence south 10 deg As m, IS CHI and II to lower
end of Bessey drain, terminating 2S ch and 81
and CHI and Ga W of said n "a post sec IA.
And whereas, IL also appears that the following
described tracts of lands, owned by nonresidens of
the township of Columbia in said county aforesaid,
the execution of a release of right of way and dam
ages for which has been neglected refused, will
be crossed by said proposed drain and will be sub
ject to an assessment for its construction, towit:
The southwest quarter "a of the southwest
quarter of section number two ~ town one %
south, range fifteen west the southeast quarter OF
the southwest quarter of section number two, town
one south, range fifteen west.
Now, therefore, all such unknown or non-resit
dent persons owners of the above described land,
and each of them, are hereby cited to be and
appear before this court, at the time and place last
above set FORTH to be heard with respect TO such ap
pication, II they desire, and show cause If any
there be- why the said application for the appoint
ment of three special commissioners aforesaid
should not be granted.
AID It is further ordered that the said drain COM
missioner give notice of the tendency OF said APP
plicaion far as IL affects said lands and the per-
sous interested therein, by causing copy of this
weekly newspaper published and circulating in the
said county of Van Buren,, IN which said county all
of said lands are located, for at least two weeks
vious to said day of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON
46t2o47l Judge of Probate.