Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-22
A Matter of Interest.
To THE PUBLIC:

Realizing that many people do not
know what an abstract really is nor
appreciate the value of one, we have
determined to put out this letter OF
general information.
An abstract is complete history
of the record or title from the
government to the present time. 1t
shows every instrument of record
that in any way affects the title to
the land of which it is an abstract
and shows whether these instru-
ments have been properly drawn,
executed and acknowledged. 1t
shows all mortgages and liens on
the land and all unpaid judgments
and taxes. By means of an abstract
one can learn the exact record con-
dition of any title.
This question Of the condition of a
title is Of vast Importance to every
man who buys, sells or owns real
estate. Our experience has shown
us that careless and inaccurate con-
veyancing is responsible for large
percentage of the faulty titles.
Many poor titles while not .necessar-
lily fatal now, will become SO by the
lapse of time and if neglected, it will
become more and more difficult to
perfect them. A great many IT.
Irregularities and errors in titles could
now, perhaps, be rectifed; waiting
longer may render this impossible.
A person may think the title to his
property is all right, but upon ex-
animation may find serious defects.
Some deed may not have been placed
on record, old liens may be standing
on the property, the description OF
the land conveyed may not have
been accurately given or the docu-
ment not properly executed. You
may own piece of property and
think you know all about the con-
dition of the title. Upon investiga-
ton you may find some of these or
other objectional flaws. By rigbting
them now you not only save your
self or heirs trouble and expense in
the future but put your property in
such shape that it can be sold at
any time upon a minutes notice,
either by yourself Or those for whom
you wish to provide when YOU are
laid away.
There is too much carelessness
displayed in the transfers of real
estate. 1t is to the material advan-
tage of every one to know the real
condition of the title to his property.
No question of dollars and cents can
be of more Importance. An abstract
may save both the buyer and the
seller an expensive law suit and an
owner the expenditure of a large
sum of money to perfect his title if
attacked.
We realize that if we could get
the people in general to appreciate
these facts that we would not only
be doing them a favor, but would
also increase our business. We have
a complete record of all lands in
Grant county and a transcript of
every instrument of record pertain
ing to any parcel of land, large or
small, in said Grant county. In
fact we have, just as we advertise,
1.-The only complete set of abstract
records in Grant county" We can
make good, reliable abstracts on
short notice and at a reasonable
price. We are also prepared to do
conveyances of all kinds. By use
Of the records which we have in
our office we can guarantee good,
clean and absolutely accurate work.
If you have any papers to be drawn
it will be to your interest to remem-
Der this.
When in Lancaster call in and see
us and look over our books and sys-