The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-11
Jan %, Feb 4, IL, Is, 25, Mara

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
SALE. sseue
| WHEREAS, DEFAULT HAS BEEN MADE
w in the conditions of that certain linden.
ture of mortgage made, executed and delivered
by John A. Willard and Anna M. Willard, his
wife mortgagors to W. H. l.. Smith, mortgagee
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 18th day of January, A. d.
1882 lat 10 o'clock and 30 minutes in the forenoon
in Book IL of Mortgages on page $50; and where
| as the said mortgage was given to secure the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars $1,000 00)
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
The northerly third of Lot three, Block four
teen in the Town now City of Mapkato, ac-
cording to the plats thereof known 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 southeast
quarter of section six, town 10Srange 26,of lands
formerly known as the Mendoza and Big
Sioux road, beng the present Travelled wagon
road between the cities of Mankato and St.
PoCor, excepting the part UnGreOI mCluuGu 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. H. L; Smith is dead and by
last will and testament the said W. III. l.. Smith
bequeathed and devised all his property, real
and per, onal to his wife, Esther W. Smith,
and named said Esther W. Smith 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 ofSutfolk county,
4I,IN IAN
fed copies of which SAID last will and testament
and said letters testamentary were filed for
record in the Register of Deeds office of said
Blue Earth County on the 24th day of May, A.
ID. $780, and were duly recorded in Book of the
Probate Records on pages 1852, 1853 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. H. L. Smith, deceased, to Winthrop T.
Phelps by written assignment dated the 9th
day of October, A. D. 1897, which said assign
Register of Deeds f said Blue Earth County, on
the2st day of October, A. D. 1897 in Book 40 of
Mortgages on a, page p, 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.
1887 land recorded in the saidRegister ofDeeds
Office on the 21st day of October, A. ID. 1897 in
Book 40 of Mortgages page 26, that portion of
of said property so mortgaged, described as
The northerly third of Lot three Block four
Teen in the town NOW city, of Mankato, accord
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 Due and claimed to be
DUE on said mortgage at the date of this
notice, the sum of two thousand nine hundred
forty-five dollars, and eighty-sx cents S29 S6)
being 81 10000 principal and $445.S6 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 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-five Dollars Attorneys fees, and the
foreclosure disbursements.
Dated January 21st. 1898.
WINTHROP T. PHELPS.
Assignee of Mortgage.
FLETCHER & TAYLOR,
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage
Mankato, MINI.