Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
Sale Of Valuable Oil Property
by Court Commissioners,
LEGAL NOTICES
the Circuit Court OF Monongalia
County. West Virginia.

In the Circuit Court Of Monongalia
County. West Virginia.
IN cHANCERY.
Charles A.. Weaver, David ]. States.
Charles L. Straub, Sr., trustee; Angus
tus A Straub. Charles L. Strauh, Jr:,
John n. Straub. Bertha G.. Letzkus, Ed
ma K. Straub, and Frieda A. Straub, Alma
sstraub' Walter ~ straub, Russell ,,l :,
straub, said Frieda, Alma, Walter. Rus
sell. Archibald and Elisa straub being
al minors, who sue by Chares l. Straub,
George H. Jones. Edgar NJ. Lewis. II. W.
Charles NJ. Root and v. 7. Clayton.
Jerome B. Akin, A p. Taught. T.. S. Nc
Cay, and the Eureka Pipe Line Com
pany, a corporation. Defendants.
By virtue of DEGREES rendered In the
above entitled cause on the 9th day OF
EEebbrnary' l lss, and on the 18th day Of
commissioner will. on
Saturday, the Both Day of March,
A. D.. 1901,
commencing at ten O'Clock a. M, at the
front door of the court house of Monon-
gala county. in the city of Morgantown,
the highest and best bidder, the ieasehold
interests held by the said plaintiffs, and
by the said defendant Jerome 9. Akin, by
such interests being the .sntire working
leasehold interests created by and exist
ing in and to the A. F. HaLgnt farm UNI
der the said lease, such sale and working
interests to include all the rights, title
and interests of all the parties to this
suit in and to the machinery. boilers. cas-
ing, tubing, tanks, wood rigs, pipes, tools
and all fixtures used in. about or with the
two wells now on said farm, the said
lease granting to the said Powers (under
whom the plaintiffs and said jerome B.,
Akin claim under assignments all of such
interestsl, all the oil and gas in and under
the said farm, together with the right
to enter thereon at all times for the pur-
pose of drilling and operating Cor oil. gas
or water, and to erect and maintain ali
buildings and STRUCTURES, lay all pipes and
make all connections necessary for the
production and transportation of oil, gas
or water taken from said farm, except
ing and reserving, however, to the said
A. p. Taught the one-eightn part of all
oil produced from the said leased prem
Uses, to be delivered 10 the pipe line with
which the lessees connect said farm, be-
ing all that certain tract of land in the
district of Battelle, in Monongaiia county
in the State of West Virginia, and bound
ed and described as follows, to-wit.
On the North by lands of Merryman
Price and others;
On the East by lands of A. P. Johnson;
On the South by lands of a. +. Johnson;
On the West by lands of Benson Nick
Containing one hundred and sixty-one
acres more or less, including in such work
ing leasehold interests and sale all the
rights, title and interest of all the parties
to this suit in and to the machinery,
boilers, casing, tubing, tanks, wood rigs,
pipes, tools, and all fixtures used in.
about or with the two oil Wells now on
said farm.
There have been two oil wells drilled on
the said farm under Salu lease, one OF
which has been a paying producer for
about two years past, and the other for
about one year n a half past, The said
lease is of record in the office of the clerk
of the county court OF said Moronsalia
county, in the court house in Morgantown,
in deed book No, 46, page 2S5, and refer
ence to such lease as there recorded is
here made. Such working interests will
be sold SEPARATELY in the south Ill acres
of said farm, said Ill acres being south OF
a line draTn due east west through
said farm, with such machinery, TOOLS and
fixtures used in, about or with the oil
well on said Ill acres, from such work.
ing interests in the remaining 80 acres of
the farm, with the machinery. tools and
fixtures used in. about or with the oil
well on said so acres.
Terms of Sale-One-third and as much
more of the purchase money as the pur-S
mainder in two equal fnstailments, pay
able at one and two years from the date
of sale, with interest from that day, the
purchaser to give his promissory notes
with personal security satisfactory to the
commissioners making the sale. bearing
interest from said day of sale for each of
said installments, and payment of the
said notes shall be further secured by the
title to the property sold being retained
until the same are paid.
GEORGE s.. CALDWELL,
GEO. c. BAKER,
Special Commissioners.
I. William E. Glasscock, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Monongalia county, in
the State of West Virginia, do certify that
bono and security has been given by Geo.
s. Caldwell and Geo. C. Baker, the above
named Special commissioners as required
by law and the DEGREES of said court.
Given under my hand as such clerk this
18th day of February, A. ID. 1901.
VIM. e. GLASSCOCK.
mh6oawt Clerk.