Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-01
LEGAL NOTICES..
Sale Of Valuable Oil Property
BY Court Commissioners.
In the Circuit Court of Monongalia
County, West Virginia.
IN CHANCERY.

IN AHANCEk1.
Charles A Weaver, David ]. States,
tus A. Straub. Charles L. Straub, Jr.,
John n. Straub, Bertha G. Letzkus, Ed
ma X. Strauh, and Frieda Straub, Alma
s strauS. NNt elhsiabr a. J. ss siraae H snd Ells as
Straub, said Frieda, Alma, Walter, Rus
sell, Archibald and Elisa Straub being
all minors, who sue by Chares L. Strauo.
George H. Jones. Edgar NJ. Lewis. H w.
Hunter, ]. NJ. Sullivan, Fred L.. Drew,
Charles NJ. Root and " T.. Clayton,
flaintiiHs' against
Jerome B. Akin, A. P. Taught. T. S. Nc
Cay, and the Eureka Pipe Lin Com
pany. a corporation, D~efendants. !, ,ns
above entitled cause on the 9TH day OF
February, 1850, and on the 18th day or
February. 1901, the undersigned special
commissioners will. on
Saturday, the 30th Day of March,
A. ID. 1901,
commencing at ten o'clock a. M, at the
front door of the court house OF Monon-
gala county. in the city of M~organtown,
West Virginia, sell at public auction, 70
the highest and best bidder, the leasehold
interest held by the saiG plaintiffs, n py
the said defendant, jerome b. Akin, py
and under the lease dated September 10Th,
1887, from A. T. Taught TO Charles powers,
such interests being the Snlire working
leasehold interests created by and exist
ing in and TO the A. +. Taught farm un-
der the said lease. such sale and WORKING
interests to include all the rights, ute
and interests of all the parties TO TINS
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
interests), all the oil and gas in and under
thA ~ %ap~, fApAThAV- IA me y
to enter thereon at all times for the pur-
pose of drilling and operating cor OIL, SaS
or water. ana to erect and MAINTAIN All
buildings and structures, lay all pipes ana
make all connections necessary Tor the
production and transportation or OH, gas
or water taken from said farm, except,
ing and reserving, however, 10 the salu
A. p. Taught the one-eighth part or all
oil produced from the said leased prem
ises, to be delivered TO the pipe line with
which the lesSees connect SAID farm, pc
ing all that certain tract of land IN the
district of Battelle, 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. T. 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 leasehold interests and SAFE All Ihe
rights. title and interest of all the partes
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 salo lease, one OF
which has been a paying producer for
about two years past, ana the o1ner 10.
about one year and a half past. Inc sald
lease is of record in the office OF the elerk
of the county court of said Monongalla
county, in the court house in Mofgdntowh,
in deed book No, 46, page 2So, and refer
here made. Such working interests Will
be sold separately in the south II ACRES
OF said farm. said Ill acres being south OF
a line drawn due east ana west throusu
said farm, with such machinery, tools ana
fixtures used in, about or with the OIL
well on said Ill acres, from such work
ing interests1n the remaining o. ACRES -
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 mucn
more of the purchase money as the pur-
chaser shall elect to pay in cash; the re-
mainder in two equal instruments, 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 Tor each OF
said installments, n paymen or the
said notes shall be further secured by tue
title to the property sold being retained
until the same are paid. d.
GEORGE b. CALDWELL,
GEO. c. BAKER,
Special Commissioners.
I. William E. Glasscock, Clerk OF the
Circuit Court of Monongalla county,, IN
the State Of West Virginia, do certify that
bono and security has been given by Geo.
B. Caldwell and Geo. c. Baker, the above
named Special Commissioners, as required
nv law and the decree of said court.
Given under my hand as such clerk this
18th day of February, A. d. 1901.
VIM. Z. GLASSCOCK,
rob1oaw+ Clerk.