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The true northerner., 1901-01-11
CHAMCERY sALE-In pursuance y,

A pursuance ana
- by virtue OF decree of the Circuit Court for
the County OF Van Buren, in Chancery in the state
of Michigan, made and dated on the 26th day of
November, A. ID. 1900, in a certain cause therein
pending, wherein Mary A. Ryan is complainant
and Agnes Elizabeth Ryan, Agnes T.. Ryan, Dan
iel W. Ryan, Cornelius Ryan, Eliza Ryan are de-
fendants
Notice is hereby given, that shall sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, the front door Of
the court house. in the village OF Paw Paw county of
Van Buren, and state of Michigan, said court house
being the place for holding the circuit court in and
for said county, on Monday, the 14th day of Janu-
ary A. d. 1901 al 10 O'Clock in the forenoon Of said
day. all of the following described lands and prem
ises viz:
The Southwest quarter Of section thirty-fuur in
township one south, range fourteen west; and the
west hity-three and ouehslf OF the west side
of the southeast quarter Of said section thirty
four, said township, being the township of Bloom
ingdale, Van Buren, county, Michigan.
Also the north fractional half of the northwest
fractional quarter of section three I'm township two
south, range fourteen west, being the township of
Wavcrly, SAID county and state.
Dated, Paw Paw, Mich, November 2sth, A. ID.
1900.
DAVID ANDERSON,
Circuit Court Commissioner IN and for Van Buren
County, Michigan
LINCOLN II. TITUS,
Solicitor for Complainant. $4,000
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ORDgR EOR HEARINo FINAL Ao-


Buren-es. Probate Court for said county.
AZ "A session OF the Probate Court for said county
held at the Probate Office. in the village OF Paw Paw
ON Saturday, the 5th day Of January, I'm the year
oi cur Lord, one thousand nine hundred and one.
Present, Hon. James IL. johnson, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of James III
McCarter, deceased.
Cynthia A. McCarter executrix of said estate
comes INTO court and represents that she is now
prepared 10 render her hnal account as such exec
utriX, and files the same.
Ihereuron IL is ordered that Monday. the 4th day
OF February next at ten o'clock in the forenoon be
assigned Tor examining and allowing such account
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and ali
other persons Interested in said estate required
10 appear at session of said Court, then TO be
holden at the Probate Office the village of Paw
Paw In said County, and show cause, If any there
be why the said account should not be allowed:
And 1t is further ordered, that said executrix
give notice TO the persons interested in said estate
OF the tendency of said account, and the hearing
thereof, by causing a copy of TINS order to be pub
lished In the True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating in said county, three successive
weeks at least previous 10 said day of hearing.
JAMES ii. JOHNSON.
SS9"t4o2393l Judge of Probate.
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AIORTGAoE SALE Default having
WI been made in the conditions OF a cer-
tain mortgage made IN the i2th day OF January, A.
ID. 1898. and duly executed ON the 18th aud 18th
days OF January, 1885, given by Aimira L. Brown as
widow and Eya Il. Green, Robert r. Brown and
Susan Beardsley three Of the heirs al law OF Ed
win Brown, deceased, late of Pine Grove, Van Bu-
ren county, Michigan, To N. M. Pugsley of Paw
Paw, county and state aforsaid, which said mort
gage was ~ corded In the ONCE 1f the register OF
deeds for Van Buren, county, Michigan, January
l4th ls93 In lber so of mortgages on page b4O and
which said mortgage assigned by James Bale
and George III. Pugsley. executors Of the last will
aud testament of said y. Pugsey, May 2Oth, 1895,
To j ennie r.. Pugsiey, which said assignment was
recorded in the Office of the register of deeds for
Van Buren county, Michigan. May 2ld, 1895, I'm liber
~ of mortgages ON pages 352 and 353 on this mort
gage there "a claimed 10 be due at the date OF this
nouce S65f.39 lsix hundred nfty-four dollars and
thirty-nine cents,) principal and interest, and no
suit at law proceeding ia equity having been in
sutHted 20 2cOver said amount, or any part thereof
Now, there fore, notice rs hereby given that, by
virtue of the power OF sale contained in said mort
gage and the statute I'm such made and provid-
ed, will sell at public auction 20 the highest bid
der al the front door OF the court house in the VIII
lage of Paw Paw, Michigan, said court house being
the place for holding the circuit in and for the
county of Van Buren. on Saturday, the 9th day of
February l90l az 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, the
property described i'm said mortgage, or so much
thereof as may be necessary 90 pay the amount due
on said mortgage, including attorney fee of S25
cOvenanted tor therein aud the legal SITS of said
sale. The premises described in said mortgage,
situated In Pine Grove township, Van Buren county,
Michigan, are as follows: The east part Of the north
west fractional quarter 90 Of section thirty three
,33 IN town one q south OF range thirteen l3 west.
said lands formerly belonging 20 said Edwin Brown
deceased, and being ninety l90l acres, be the same
more OF esq.
Dated, Paw Paw, Michigan November l2 1900
JENNIE Il. PUGSLtY,
u W. hoWLAND, Assignee o. Mortgagee-
Attorney for Assignee. s2tl3og4
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Fears SMALLPOX.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. S.-The fact
that smallpox is prevalent in a mild
form in 80 places in the state has in
spired Senator Kelly with the fear
that the disease may break out among
the legislators and cause an adjourn
ment Monday the senator called on
Secretary Baker, of the state board
of health, and suggested that the legis-
lators be officially advised to be vac
cinated.
The board has frequently during the
past three months urged all citizens of
the state who have not been vacci-
mated successfully within five years to
be vaccinated at once. A new out
break of smallpox was reported Mon
day from Onekama township, Manis-
tee county.
The true northerner., 1901-01-11
pRoaATg oanER.-state of Michigan,

! County of Van Bur.n-ss.
At a session Of the probate court for the County
of Van Buren, holden az the probate Office, in the
village of Paw Paw, on Tuesday, the Sth day of
January, in the year one thousand nine hundred
and one.
Present. Hon. James II. johnson, Judge
Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Edward
WOOdhOuse, deceased.
On reading and hiing the petition, duly verified,
of Kate WoOdhOuse, widow and one OF the heirs at
law Of said deceased, praying for reasons therein
stated, that admiuistration of said estate may be
granted to J. q Miliman.
ThereupOn IL is ordered, that Monday, the 1lth
day of February 1901, at ten O'Clock IN the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition.
and all persons in said estate required
to appear at session of said court, then to be
holden at the probate office, in the village of
Paw Paw, and show cause If any there be- why
the prayer of the petitioner should not he granted
And II is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the pei dsacy of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order TO be pub
lisned in the TRUE NogTHERNER, newspaper
printed and circulating i'm said county of Van Buren,
for three successive weeks at least previous TO
said day of hearing. [0Ot4o93
JAMES III. JOHNSON, Judge of Probate
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EinS CHGIiN - s1a.l ns E = 3 aieiilN... HiNS


County OF Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for said
county.
At session of the probate court for said county,
held at the probate office, in the village of Paw
Paw, on Saturday, the 22d day of December, i'm the
year Of our Lord one thousand nine hundred.
Present. Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate Of william A.
BiIl, deceased
Eliza Hill, exeeutrlx of said estate, comes into
court and represents that she now prepared TO
render her hnal account such executrix, and
files the same.
Thereupon 10 is ordered, that Monday the 2Sth day
of January next, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon,
be assigned for examining and allowing such ac-
count and that the heirs at law of said deceased,
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required 10 appear at session Of said court then
to be holden at the probate Office i'm the village of
Paw Paw In said county, and show cause, II any
there be, why the said account should not be allowed
And 1t IL further ordered, that said executrix
give notice to the persons interested In said estate
OF the pendency of said account and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order TO be
published in the True Northerner, a newspaper
printed and circulating i'm said county three sue
cessive weeks at least previous to said day of
hearing.
JAMES III. JOHNSON,
Sot4ovll Judge of Probate.
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MORTGAGE gALE-whereas defa

NI oETGAEE SALE-whereas default hav-
Ifl ing been MADE IL the conditions OF certain
indenture of mortgage bearing date the 10th day OF
December a. II. 1895, mace, executed and deliver
cd by Alice NJ Johnson OF Geneva township, Van
Buren county, Michigan, 10 Orlando +. Clark of
Comstock township, Kalamazoo county, Michigan,
which said mortgage WAS afterwards and ON the 18Th
day of December A. d. 1875, filed for record in the
office of the register of deeds i'm and for Van
Buren county, Michigan, and by said register
duly recorded IN liber 60 of mortgages on pages
aud 8 ; on which said mortgage there is claimed to
be due at the date of this notice the OF
seven hundred and eighty-seVen and l4-lOO dollars
ls7s7 Ia aud no suit at law or proceeding I'm equity
having been instituted to the amount due on
said mortgage, or any part thereof.
Now, there ore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of the power of sale in said mortgage con-
tanned, aud the statutes in such made and
provided, shall, on Saturday, the 30th day of
March, A. ID. 1901, at nine O'Clock in the forenoon
at the north front door of the court house, i'm the
village of Paw Paw, Van Buren county, Michigan
that being the place for holding the circuit court
tor said Van Bureu county, sell TO the highest bid
der the premises described in said mortgage, or so
much thereof may he necessary to pay the
amount then que thereon with the legal costs of
this proceeding and OF said sale, The premises 80
described in said mortgage aud 10 be sold are
known and described all that certain piece or par
eel of land situate and being in the township of
Geneva, in the county of Van Buren, and state OF
Michigan and described as follows tO-wit:
Commencing at the center of bridge over the ra-
vine or river near the Oakley dam the west half
tsl OF the southwest quarter "a of section twenty
eight (2S town one ID south OF range sixteen (l6)
west, and running thence east parallel with the
north section line about fty-nine rods 10 the east
line of said west half of the southwest quarter of
section twenty-eight (2s); thence south parallel
with the west line of said section, hundred and
twenty-one rods to the south line of said section
twenty-eight t2s); thence west along said south
section line TO the center of Black river sixty rods
aud eleven links; thence northerly along the center
of saidriver IL flows 10 the place OF beginning
together with the tenements, hereditaments and APP
purtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise ap-
pertaining.
Dated this 3lst day of December, A. ID. 1900.
23s9ti3o24U1l ORLANDO L.. CLARK,
Mortgagee.
business address Chase Dik.. Kalamazoo Mich.
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pRosATE oROER.-state of Michigan

IL COuntl OF van Bufen-ss.
At a session of the Probate Court for the countv
OF Van Buren. holden at the probate Office I'm the
village OF Paw Paw, on Saturday, the 18TH day of
December, in the year one thousand nine hundred
Present, Hon. james II. johnson, Judge of pro-
bate.
In the matter Of the estate Of I. Albert Smith
and Paul II. Smith, minors.
On reading aud Ming the petition, duly verified.
OF Emma k Smith, guardian of said minors pray :
ing for reasons therein stated that she may be an
thorizej, empowered and licensed 20 sell the real
estate I'm said petition described.
Thereupot tits ordered, that Monday. the r4,h
day of January, l9Ol at ten O'Clock I'm the
be assigned for the hearing of said petition.
and all persons interested in said estate are reauird
to appear at session of said court then 20 be hold
en- az the Probate Office In the village Of Paw Paw
and show cause, IL any there be- why the PRAYER of
the petitioner should not be granted.
And Is further ordered that said petitioner give
notice TO the persons interested i'm said estate of the
pendency OF said petition and the hearing thereof,
Dy causing copy OF this order to be published In
the True Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
culating In said county of Van buren, for three
successive weeks at least previous 20 said day OF
neaTlng. JAMES II. JOHNSON,
1So"soz'~ Judge OF Probate.
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ORDER FOR HEARING CLAIMS.

~ state OF Michigan, County OF Van Buren-ss.
Notice Is hereby given that by an order OF the
Probate Court for the county of Van Buren, made
the 1th day Of January. A. ID. 1uUl six months
from that date allowed for creditors 20 present
their claims againstthe estate Of stephen cEntee,
late OF said county, deceased and that all creditors
OF said deceased are required 10 present their claims
10 said Probate Court, at the probate Office, in the
village OF Paw Paw, for examination and allowance,
on on before the Sth day OF July. A. h. 1901, and
that such claims viii be heard before said Court on
Monday, the slh day of April, A. ID. 1901, and on
Monday, tne Sth day Of July. 4. D. 1897, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon Of each OF those days.
Dated JanuQrv e, A. ID. 1901.
00t5o94 JAMES II. JOHNSON. JUdgeOf Probate.
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HANCEEY SALE-Ip

, l. En- pursuance anu
- b! virtue OF decree of the circuit court tor
the county OF Van Buren, in chancery in the state
of Michigan, made and dated ON the 18th day OF
November, A. -. 1900. in "A certain cause therein
pending, wherein The Citizens state Bank Of South
Haven, corporation under the laws of Michigan, is
complainant and Libbie Seeley and Benton ID.
Seeity are defendants
Notice is hereby given, that shall sell az public
auctlon TO the highest bidder, at The front Of
the court bouse, IN the village Of law Paw, county
OF Van Burtn and state OF Michigan, lsad court
house being the place for holding the circuit court
in and for said county,) Monday, the 2ls day of
January, a. y. 1900, az ten o'clock in the fore
noon OF said day, ell, much thereof a. may be
necessary to raise thr amount due 90 the said COM
plainaut for principal, interest and costs in said
cause, OF the following described lands and premi-
ses, viz:
All OF lots seven and eight, block hve, original
village OF South Haven.
Dated Paw Paw, Mich, December eth. A. ID. 1900.
DAVID ANDERSON,
Circuit Court Commissioner la and for Van Buren
County, Michigan.
COOK * COOK,
Solicitors for Complainant. s5tio92.
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ORpEa FOR HEARING CLAIMS.

~ state OF mlchigan, county OF an Buren-ss.-
Notice is hereby given, nat by order of the pro-
bate court for thecounty OF Van Buren, made the
18th day of December, A. ID. 1900, SIX months from
that date allowed for creditors 20 present their
claims against the estate of Myron HOskins
late of said county, deceased, and that all cred
itors of said deceased are required to present
their claims to said probate court, at the probate
Office, IL the village Of Paw Paw, for examination
and allowance, on or before the 18th day of june
A. d. 1901, and that such claims will be heard
before said court, on Monday, the 18th day OF
March, a. ID. 1901, and on Monday, the 18th day
OF June, A.. ID. 1901, at ten O'Clock IN the fore
noon of each Of those days.
Dated, December l3.h, 4. d. 1000. S7t5o9
JAMES H. JOHNSON, Judge OF Probate.
The true northerner., 1901-01-11
Michiuan Pensioners.

Washington, Jan. S.-Michigan pen
sions were granted Monday as fol-
lows: Original-Robert II. Brown De.
troit, $12. Restoration and Increase
Morris O'Connell, dead, Carleton, $12.
Widows-Sarah O'Connell, Carleton,
So; Lucy +. Wolf, Constantine, $S;
Lucy Gurnee, Corunna. SS; Valina l..
Summers, Berrien Springs, So.
The true northerner., 1901-01-11
Arrested on Suspicion.

Bay City, Mich, Jan. S.-Henry Gun.
der, aged 80 years, and Thomas Ed.
wards, aged 10. were arrested here
Monday on suspicion of being con
termed in the safe-blowing at Vassar
Friday. They were there at the time
and were arrested and releas ed, but
were rearrested on request of Vassar
authorities. Gunder is a sailor and
lives in West Bay City. The men deny
any knowledge of the crime.
The true northerner., 1901-01-11

~ State of Michigan, Countyof AN Buren.-ss
Notice IL hereby given, that by order OF the pro-
bate court for the county of Van Buren, made
ON the 2sth day of December, A. D. 1870, ak months
from that date were allowed for creditors TO pre-
sent their claims against the estate of Wilson \.
Wilder, late of said county deceased. and that all
creditors of said deceased are required TO present
their claims TO said probate court. al the probate
Office in the village of Paw Paw, for examination
and allowance, on or before the Let day OF July,
A.. ID. 1901, aud that such claims will be heard
before said court. Monday, the LIST day OF
April, A.. ID. 1901, and on Monday, the 1st day OF
July. A.. ID. 1901, et ten O'Clock in the fore
noon OF each OF those days.
Dated, December 2Sth, A. ID. 1900. 23s9t5og3
JAMES II. JOHNSON.
Judge OF Probate.
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Killed in Illinois.

Niles, Mich, Jan. S.-Ralph Power,
a well-known young man of this place,
was killed by freight train on the IL
linois Central at Kempton, ILL.,, Monday
afternoon. T.. II. Power father of the
deceased. is in the plumbing business
here and is widely known. The re
mains will be brought here for burial.
The true northerner., 1901-01-11
Saved His Grandson.

Flint, Mich, Jan. S.-Wm. II. Hud-
son, an Argentine farmer, who was
shot accidentally on Saturday while
taking a loaded gun from his little
grandson, died in a few hours. He
was in his eightieth year, and was
highly respected.
The true northerner., 1901-01-11
had A CLOSE CALL
A Grand Rapids Physician Had a
Narrow Escape From Death.
OVERCOME IN A BATH ROOM
Only Revived After Hours of Hard
Work-Wrisht. the ?aro!ed Lumber
man, is Feeling Well-Other Mich.
igan Matters of Interest.


Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. S.-A year
ago Prof. Asa LaFlamboy was found
dead in a bath tub full of hot water,
with the gas heater going full force
the floor beside the tub.
The tragedy was recalled Monday
by the experience of DR.. z. L. Gardl-
ner, who occupies the same Offices. He
lighted the gas heater to take a bath,
and a few minutes later when he went
into the bathroom he was overcome
by carbon dioxide, and not until after
several hours Of hard work by physi-
clans did he regain consciousness.
1t is believed the LaFlamboy broth
ers must have been overcome by gas
and were not discovered in time.
The true northerner., 1901-01-11
ORDER FOR HEARING CLAIMS

T.. A. RoBERT Il. CRANE, Attys. for Mortgagee,
business address, Chase Blk, Kalamazoo, Mich.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-27
THE TALK OF The TRADES.

Nearly all contractors oi Terre
Haute have signed the new scale of
the carpenters.
In 1885 there were $3.50 textile fac
tories in the United Kingdom. To-day
there are nearly 5000.
Builders strike more often than any
other workmen. Next come colliers,
and then cotton and wool spinners.
The Building Trades council of Nev
York has established a: defense fund
for the protection of it's members en-
gagged in strikes and lockouts.
The American Federation of Musi-
clans at its recent convention in Dem
yer sustained the ruling of it's presi-
dent that local unions have no right to
bar women from membership.
About 80 jewelry workers met at
Richmond hall, Toronto, Ont, and de-
cided to take out charter under the
International Jewelry Workers Union
of America. One of thetobjects of the
association when formed will be to
obtain in all factories a nine-hour
working day.
Arrangements are nearing compile
tion for the amalgamation of four
national textile workers unions.
which will be known as the United
Textile Workers of America. It is
hoped to build up the new organiza-
ton until it induces 3GO, 900 workers.
north and south.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-27
SOME soc1ABLE SPIDERS.
south American Species That Colon-
ise and Live Together In
tranquility.

II it had been that poor, dear, tim
id little Miss Muffet, and an Epeira
Socialis or an Uloboress Republicen-
us had come along and sat down be-
side her-well, you know how fright
ened she always was at spiders. With
M. Eugene Simon and M. Henry Cou-
pin, however, it is different, says Ma
ture. They have been studying spi-
ders all their lives. When they were
in Venzuela and Paraguay not long
ago and came across Mr.. =, Socialis
and Mr.. U. Republicans, they
stopped and cultivated their acquaint-
ances and learned many interesting
things about them. Spiders have the
reputation OF being unsociable, not
only toward human beings, but to-
ward each other. The members Of
the =. socialis family live in Para
quay and dwell together in commu-
mites, each containing 100 or more.
together they build nest which 10
larger than an ordinary hat, from
which large number of strong
white threads extend to distance Of
50 or 60 feet. In Venezuela an
other socialis (frst name Anelosi-
mus Is SO fond of society that he
IS one of hundreds and sometimes
thousands of spiders which make to-
gether very large and beautiful
web which serves as their home and
III which they flock together when
ever It is necessary to attack prey
winch Is larger and more combative
than few of them can take care OF.
Ihe other Venezuelan spider, Ulobo-
ress Republicans, lives in web
wnlch IS veritable work of art.
"hle 1t is built by all the insects,
each separate portion of it serves as
q home for one spider. These spiders
might give us some useful points
about cooperative housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-27
1rrieation tn Sonth

Since the Louisiana and Texas
farmers learned to raise rice by irri-
cation they have invested $4,000. 900
in 1900 miles of canals, capable of
flooding 100000 acres, and spent ST.
100000 in building 80 modern rice
mills. Under the new system the
rice lands pay net profit of SIS an
acre.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-27
onnImOdatinr.

beggar-Can you assist poor man
with wife and four children?
1ent-(very much married)-
y; you can have mine.-Pick-Me-U
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-27

let your eye US uOASICACu "4tA tCdA0
of pity for the sufferer. In that way
you will have fulfilled the injunction
of the text: "Be ye angry and sin
not"
There is another evil the abhor-
renee of which you arc called to,
and it ia on the increase-the gam
bling practice. Recent developments
show that much Of this devastation
is being wrought in ladies' parlors.
It is an evil which sometimes is as
polite and gracious as it is harmful.
Indeed, there never were so many
people trying to get money without
earning it. But it is . haggard
transgression that comes down to us
from the past blighting all its way.
I have seen in the archives Of the
nation in this national capital large
book in which one of the early pres
idents Of the United States kept an
account in his own handwriting Of
gains and losses st playing cards
On one page the gains and on the
other the losses, and there are many
pages. In other days many OF ma
tiona1 reputation went from the halls
Of congress and the senate chamber
to spend the night in notorious gam
bling saloons. One Of the ablest men