Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-22

from said town treasurer his receipt NO.
los and 100 to evidence such payment.
to-wit: on said January 10th, $780, said
W. j.. Young & Company undertook to
and offered to pay all taxes for the year
1889 levied and assessed against the
southeast quarter of the southeast quar-
ter and said lot No. two CD of said sec
ton No. thirty-five (S5l. That L. J:
Eagle River then and there informed and
advised said w. J. Young & Company
that said two descriptions of land had
not been assessed for taxation in said
said w. J. Young & Company no taxes
were due against said lands for said
J. Young & Company any taxes against
said lands for said year 1889, although
said w. ]. Young & Company was then
and there ready and willing to pay all
1889, and attempted so to do as afore-
said That to evidence the fact that
said lands We're not assessed for taxa
ton in said year 1888. there was written
opposite the above description of land
above the signature of said L. j. Cook,
town treasurer, in said tax receipt No.
105 & log, the words mot assessed"
Fifth: That Notwithstanding the
premises, the county treasurer of said
Oneida county in May, 1890, by error and
mistake sold said lands for taxes of
said year 1889, and issued thereon tax
certificates for the sale of said year 1889,
covering said southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter and IL, lot (o No. two 81
No. forty-three (43) north of range No.
seven CD east. That thereafter, and on
September 14th. 1898, the county clerk of
the holder of the certificate covering said
lands to-wit: to one Kate Pier,
tax deed of said lands. which deed was
duly recorded in the office of the register
of deeds of said county in volume 1 of
deeds at page 279
Sixth That said tax deed is void and
{lo4 Se al he
title of petitioner to said lands.
Wherefore. Your petitioner prays that
said tax deed be cancelled by resolution
of your honorable body. and that the
amount paid for said certificates and the
legal interest and charges incident to
the issuance and recording of said deed
be refunded to the holder of said deed
upon delivery of the same for cancella-
ton.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOGGING
BY c. o. Law,
General Manager.
State of Wisconsin, Chippewa County, IS.
c. o. Law, being first duly sworn, says
that he is the general agent of petitioner
in the state of Wisconsin in relation to
looking after and paying it's taxes on
land situated therein, and is authorized
to and does make this verifcation on it's
behalf That he has read the same and
knows the contents thereof and that it is
true to his own knowledge. That his
knowledge on the subject is based on the ne
paid the taxes on the lands referred to in
said petition for said w. j. Young &
Company, and personally offered and at
tempted to pay taxes for said Company
on said two descriptions Of land. and was
informed and advised by L. J. Cook town
treasurer. that said lands had not been
assessed for taxation for said year 1889.
and said descriptions did not appear and
were not extended on the tax book Of
said town treasurer for said year 1889.
c. O. Law.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of November, A. D. 1906.
(Notarial seal) T. j. Common,
Notary Public, Wisconsin,.
MY commission expires January 18th,
1907.