Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-13
Sale Of Valuable Oil Property
by Court Commissioners.
In the Circuit Court of Monongalia
County, West Virginia.
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IN the Circuit Court OF MOnOn&dlld
County, West Virginia.
lin CHANCERY.
Charles Asg Weaves, David J. States,
Charles H. Straub,c Sr, trustee; Angus
tus A. Straub, Charles L.. Straub, Jr.,
John y. Straub, Bertha g. Letzkus, Ed
ma K. Straub, and Frieda A Straub, Alma
Straub, Walter M. Straub, Russell /.
Straub. Archibald ]. Straub and Elisa
Straub, said Frieda, Alma, Walter, Rus
sell, Archibald and Elisa Straub being
all minors, who sue by Chares 1. straub,
George II. Jones, Edgar NJ. Lewis, H. w.
Hunter, I'M Sullivan. Fred L: Drew
Charles. NJ. Root and V. L. Clayton,
Plaintiffs,
Jerome B. Akin, A. P. Taught. 7. 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
February. 1900, and on the 18th day of
commissioners 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 Monen-
gala county, in the city of Morgantown,
West Virginia, sell at public auction, TO
the highest and best bidder, the ieasehold
interests held by the said plaintiffs, and
by the said defendant, jerome B. Akin. by
and under the lease dated September 18th;
1887, from A. p. Taught to Charles Powers.
such interests being inc .enure working
leasehold interests created by and exist
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 3.
Akin claim under assignments all OF SUCH
interests), 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 tor oil, gas
or water, and to erect and maintain all
buildings and structures, lay all pipes and
make all connections necessary Tor 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-eighth part OF all
oil produced from the SAID leased prem
ises, to be delivered TO the pipe line with
which the lessees connect said farm, be-
ing all thai certain tract of land in the
district of Batteile, in Monongalia 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. z. Johnson;
On the West by lands of Benson Nick
els and others,
Containing one hundred and sixty-one
acres more or less, including in such work
ing leasehoid 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 saia lease, one of
which has been a paying producer for
about one year and a half past The said
lease is of record in the office OF the clerk
of the county court of said Aonongalia
county, in the court house in Aorgantown,
in deed book No. IS, page IS, 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 III acres being south of
a line drawn due east and west through
said farm, with such machinery, tools and
fixtures used in, about or with the oil
well on said III 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 80 acres.
Terms of Sale-One-third and as much
more of the purchase money as the pur-
chaser shall elect TO pay in cash; the re-
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 iRstallmenrs, and payment OF the
SAID nOASS Sldll DE Tit StI4kc4 BS LllE
title TO the roperty sold being retained
until the same are paid.
GEORGE B. CALDWELL,
GEO. c. BAKER,
Special Commissioners
I, william E. Glasscock. Clerk OF the
CIRCUIT Court. of Manongalia county. in
the State of West Virginia. do certify that
bond and security has been given b. Geo. |
b. Caldwell and Geo. c. Baker. the above |
named Special Commissioners, as required
BIZ law and the DEGREES of said court.
Given Under my hand as such clerk this
18th day of February. A. d. lS81.
WA r GLASSCOCK
CO.