The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-27
COMMISSIONERS. NOTICES.

" LeMayne. Jesse r. Irwin. Alvin
Irwin. Harris Hoyt. Maria E. Hoyt,
c. F. Thomas. Sumner T. Durham.
William c. Jones, John T. Willis.
Nathaniel r. Benson and the Little
Kanawhn Lumber Company. cor
porahon, defendants.-In chancery.
And,
The State Of West Virginia. plaintiff.
vs., Henry c. King. VIM. L. Royal.
Page A. Royal, Mary A. McMuraan.
Helen NJ. Cook, John G. Cook. heirs
OF George K. Taylor. the Atlantic
Pacific Railway Gunnel Company. a
corporation Joseph simpifns. Jes-
Sc R. Irwin, Alvin Irwin. Harris
Hoy, Maria E. Hoyt, G. F. Thomas.
Sumner Il. Durham. william G.
Jones. John T. willis and Nathaniel
R. Benson. defendants.-rn Chan
Gerry.
Consolidated, In the Circuit Court OF
Marion county, West Virginia.
The plaintiff and each and all the
above named defendants, and all un.
known owners and claimants of any
part or parcel of the lands mentioned
In plaintiffs bill In the above entitled
causes, consolidated. will take notice.
that by virtue of decree of the Cir
cult Court of Marion county, West VIZ
ginia, entered in said causes on the
31st day of October, 1906, that on the
25th day Of March, 1907, at my office
in the Courthouse in the city of Fair.
mont, Marion county, West Virginia,
will commence the discharge Of my
duties under the decree of reference
In the above entitled causes, copy
of which decree is published with this
notice, and is in the words and fig
ires following, to-wit:
"The above entitled causes came on
again this day to be heard and 1t ap.
pearing to the court that said suits
were Instituted for the purpose of sell
ing. two tracts of land granted to the
same George K. Taylor and that Hen.
ry c. King had filed petition and an
swer in both cases claiming both
tracts have the same chain of title,
and that some of the other defendants
named in the bills are common to both
suits, and that It will be convenient
for all parties to have said causes con.
solidated, 1t is therefore ordered and
decreed that the said causes be con.
solidated and heard together.
"And 1t appearing to the Court that
the decree of reference heretofore en-
tered in said causes prior to the re.
moval of the same to this court, and
that decree of reference is proper, ii
is further ordered and decred that
said causes be and they are hereby
referred to Harry Shaw, one of the
chancery commissioners of this court
with instructions to inquire, ascertain
and report:
Il. In whose name the grants o.
$4,000 acres and $4,000 arces pat
ented to George K. Taylor were for
feited, and for what cause.
"2. What, portions, parts or par
cells of said $4,000 grant in Mlngc
county, West Virginia, and what por
tions of said $4,000 acre grant Ii
Mingo, Logan and Wyoming count.
are forfeited and to which the title
still remains in the State Of West yir
ginia.
80. Who has the right to redeem
said parcels or any of them, or who
is entitled to the excess proceeds
thereof after deductng taxes, inter
est and costs, in event of sale o.
said lands.
], az. The taxes and interest legal.
charsable upon each of such portions
4 80. Any other matter deemed b,
said commissioner to be pertinent
or that he may be required in writ
ing by any party to report
], And 1t is further ordered that salt
commissioner, before proceeding t,
execute the requirements of this de
cree, shall give the notice required b,
Section s, Chapter los of the Code o
| West Virginia and mail copies of tn,
said printed notice to said persons a
the counsel for the plaintiff or tn,
defendant and petitioner King ma,
: request in writing.
"Ahd 1t is further ordered that an,
person who may claim any part O
said lands or any interest therein mn.
. file an answer or petition before sal,
: commissioner and take deposition be
fore said commissioner, or before an,
. other person authorized to take depc
sitions. upon due and legal notice L
the party appeared in interest, an
may file the same before said commits
| sioner."
AT which time and place. you, an,
each of you. can attend and protec
: and defend any interest you may hav,
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