Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-21
LEGAL NOTICES.
Sale of Valuable Oil Property
by Court Commissioners.
LEGAL NOTICES.
In the Circuit Court OF Monongalia
County, West Virginia.
IN CHANCERY

Spuhty, Ntsl virginia.
IN CHANCERY.
Charles A. Weaver, David J. States,
Charles l.. Straub. Sr., trustee: Angus
tus A. Straub, Charles l.. Straub. Jr.,
john n Straub, Bertha q. Letzkus. Ed
straub. Waiter NJ. straub, Russell f.
Straub, Archibald J. Strauh and Elisa
Straub, said Frieda. Alma, Walter. Rus
sell, Archibald and Elisa Straub being
all minors, who sue by Chares L. straub.
Sr, their next friend, j. Nj, Forse.
George III. Jones. Edgar NJ. Lewis. IL. w.
Hunter, j. Nj. sullivan, Fred L. Drew.
Charles M. Root and V. T.. Clayton,
Plaintiffs.
Jerome B.. Akin, a, F. Taught, T. s.. Nc
pany. a corporation. Defendants.
By virtue of DEGREES rendered In the
above entitled cause on the 9th day or
February. 1900. and on the 18th day OF
commissioners will. on
Saturday, the goth 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 Morgantown,
West Virginia, sell at public auction, 70
the highest and best bidder. the leasehold
interests held by the said plaintiffs, and
by the said defendant, Jerome u. Akin. ~
and under the lease dated September 18TH.
1897, from A. r. Taught to Charles Powers,
such Interests being the enure wofhink
Ieasehold interests created by and exist
Ing in and to the A. +. Taught farm. UNI
der the said lease, such sale and working
interests TO include all the rights, Title
and interests Of all the parties 10 this
suit in and TO the machinery, boilers, cas-
ing, tubing, tanks, wood rigs, pipes, lools
and all fixtures used In. about or with the
two wells now on said farm. the said
lease granting TO the said Powers tundcr
whom the plaintiffs and said Jerome Is.
Akin claim under assignments all OF such
interests), all the oil and gas IN ana under
the said farm. together with tho right
to enter thereon al, all times Tor inc phr-
pose OF drilling and operating TOT OIL, gas
or water, and to erect and MAINTAIN an
buildings and structures. lay all pipes ana
make all connections necessary. I9r the
production and transportation or OIL. gas
or water taken from said farm, except.
ing and rcserving, however. TO the SAID
A. =. Taught the one-eighth part OF al
oil produced from the said leased prem
Uses, TO be delivered to the pipe line with
which the iessees connect said farm, pc
ing all that certain tract OF land IN thc
district OF Battelle. in MonongaiiA county.
In the State Of West Virginia, and bound
ed and described as follows. to-witi
on the North by lands OF Merryman
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
els and others.
acres more or less. including In suen WORK
Ing leasehold Interests AND safe 81 ihe
rights, title and interest OF all the pafues
10 this suit in and 70 the machinsIy,
boilers. casing, tubing, tanks. wood .riks,
pipes, tools, and all fixtures hsed ~,
about or with the two oil wells now on
There have been two oil wells drilled on
The said farm under said lease, one OF
which has been a paying producsr tor
about two years past, and me T - 80
about one year and a hair past ne shio
lease Ia OF record in the office OF the clerk
Of the county court OF said Aonongalaa
county, In the court house IN ~AoTgahtVrn,
in Iced boob No. 10, page 70, ana refer
eure to such lease as there TtCoIdeo ~
here made. Such working Interests WAL
be sold separately in the soutn III acfss
~ aid farm. said i'll acres being south ol
) line drrw due east and west through
said farm. with such machinery, to0ls ana
fxtures used in, about or win ths Oh
we'll on said Ill acres, from sach works
ing Interests In the remaining " acres o.
the farm, with the machinery TOOLS ana
fixtures used In. about or Win the OH
well an said ~ acres.
Terrs of sale-One-thlrd and as much
more of the purchase money as the pur-
chaser shall elect TO pay m Gasn, the is-
mainder in two equal lnste.unas 2.t.
~ sale with interest from that day. tns
purchaser TO give his promissory notes
with personal security ~atlsiae1ofy Y hns
Commissioner making the sale, bearing
interegt from said day OF sale for each o.
said installments. and payment Or ne
said notes shall be further secured by ne
title to the property SOFA oelnB felaiheo
until the same are paid 5000
GEORGE r. CALDWELL.
GEO. C.. BAKER,
Special Commissioners.
I william Z. Giasscock. Clerk OF the
c4rc,,i, Court of Monongaiia county. In
he state OF West Virginia. do certify that
bond and security has been given BY Geo.
ID. Caldwell and Geo G BAKER tne move
named Special commissioners as required
Nv law and the DEGREES OF said court.
Given under my hand as such clerk this
18th day Of February. AD w.
WM E. GLAS5cOCK.