The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-08
NOTICE or FORECLOSURE OF
MORTGAGE.

Notice is hereby given that that GER
tain mortgage, executed and delivered
by w. L. Smith and Mary H. Smith,
mortgagors, to John j. Elliott, mortg-
agee, dated January 4th, 1906, and filed
for record in the Office Of the Register
of Deeds of the County of Ward, and
State of North Dakota, on the Goth day
of January, A. D. 1906, at 4 o'clock p. m.
and recorded in Book 80 of Mortgages
at Page 1872, will be foreclosed by a
sale of the premises in such mortgage
AID hereinafter described, at the front
door of the court house in the County
of Ward, and State of North Dakota, at
the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. on the oath
day of November, A. D. 1906, to satisfy
the amount due upon such mortgage on
the day of sale. The premises described
in said mortgage and which will be sold
to satisfy same are described as follows:
The east half (Els) of Block Twenty-six
(26) of Tollys plat of Kenmare, Ward
county, North Dakota. as shown by plat
thereof duly recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds in Ward county,
North Dakota. That power of attorney
has been duly executed by John j.
Elliott, mortgage, authorizing the un-
dersigned to foreclose said mortgage,
said power being recorded in Book }. M.
of Miscellaneous Records of Ward
county, North Dakota, at Page 1l9.
There will be due upon such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum of One Thous-
and Sixty and 9O-10O Dollars, together
with costs of sale and attorneys fees.
That default exists in the condition of
said mortgage in this that three certain
promissory notes secured thereby are
past due and unpaid at date hereof.
That the said mortgage is conditioned
that in case any of said payments Sc
cured hereby become overdue the whole
of said mortgage becomes due at the
option of the MORTGAGE. The said
mortgage hereby elects to declare the
whole sum due: and payable accordingly.
Dated this 10Th day of October, A. D.
1906. John }. Elliott, Mortgage.
Arthur LeSueur Atty. for Mortgages.
10 lS-11-22 Minot. n. D.
ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior, United States
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this ONCE by George S.. Kirkpatrick, con
testant, against homestead entry No. 1890,
swA Section 8, Township ISL. Range s., by Al
bert H. Wickesberg, contestee in which it is
alleged that said claimant has wholly abandon
ed said tract of land for more than six months
just prior to the filing OF this contest; the fact
is he never did reside thereon or make any val
liable improvement thereon, that said absence
is not due to his employment in the U. S. ar
mics or navies in war or otherwise.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear,
| respond and offer evidence touching said alleg-
| alton at 10 O'Clock a. M on JAN ?. 1907, before
| the register and receiver at the United States
Land Office in Minot N D.
The said contestant having, in a proper aM-
davit, filed Oct. 10, 1906, set forth facts which
| of this notice can not be made it is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
| T. E. Fox, Receiver.
James johnson,
| Atty. for paintif. 1O-lS-ll-22