The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-07-20

Estate of West Virginia.
| At a Circuit Court held in and
for the county of Harrison. at the
court house thereof, on the 30th day
of June. 1906, the following order
was entered:
i State Of West Virginia,
vs.. In Chancery.
James u. Morris ct al.
/ This cause came on this day TO be
heard upon the process duly served
upon the Defendants James NJ. Nor
ris. Willie Hickman, ". R. Exline,
]. F. Estlake, Roy Alexander, Adj
olson II. Timberlake, Chaney Jett,
Annie 5. Kearns, Milton Underwood
and Rock Camp Oil Company: up
on the bill regularly filed at rules,
tie decree nisi thereon, and taken
for confessed and set for hearing at
rules by the plaintiff Is 70 the de-
fendant Rock Camp Oil Company !;
upon the separate answer Of Milton
Underwood heretofore filed at rules.
herein, and general replication there
to; upon the demurrer TO the bill
Nv the defendants. Morris, Hicknan
Exline and Estlake and their mo
ton 10 dismiss the bill as to them.
which demurrer and motion being
argued nv counsel and considered by
the court are overruled and upon
the joint and several answer of
James NJ. Morris. Willie Hickman,
". r. Exline and J. F. Estlake now
here fled, and general replication
thereto; upon the petition of the
City of Clarksburg in tile nature of
an answer now here filed, and gem
eral replication thereto; upon the
joint and separate answer of Roy
Alexander and Addison R. Timber.
lake 10 the PETITION of the City of
Clarksburg new here fled, and gen
eral replication thereto; upon the
petition of Clancy Jett herein fled,
and general replication theretos
upon the petition of Annie $
Kearns now here fled, and general
replication thereto; and was argued
by counsel.
Upon consideration of ali which
it is adiudged. ordered and decreed
that this cause DC and the same is
hereby referred to L. c. Grille, one
of the master commissioners in
chaneerv of this court 10 ascertain
and report:
1st. The tracts of land, or inter
ests therein, and estates in said
tracts of land liable to sale for the
benefit of the School Fund, if any.
End. When and by whom said
tracts of land were forfeited to the
State of West Virginia. and who
might of right redeem the same
Srd. The amount of taxes and IN
terest thereon due the State of
West Virginia from each Of said
tracts of land, or .nteel->s therein,
if any.
4th- And any other matter DEEM
ed pertinent by the Commissioner.
or requested by any party IN inter
est.
But before proceeding 10 ascertain
and report on said tracts of land
the commissioner shall give notice
to all the parties to said SUI and
to all unknown owners and CAIN
ants of the said lands or any part
thereof mentioned in said 5ill OF
the time and place at which he viii
proceed to ascertain and report ssyd
tracts of land by publication there
Of for at least four successive weeks
in somc newspaper published IN this
county. and BY posting sail notice
for at least four weeks at the front
door of the court house Of Harrison
county.
And what the said commissioner
shall do under this decree he shall
report at some future term of this
court. until which time this cause IS
continued.
4 copy
Attest: i
n W WILLIAMS. Clerk.