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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-02-20
CITATION AND NOTICE HEARING PROOF
OF WILL,

State of North Dakota, County of Ward.
In County Court before Hon n. Davis.
Judge.
In the matter OF the estate of Allece e..
Brownlee, Deceased.
Nina Gerard Keith, Petitioner Citation
Nina Gerard Keith and all Hearing
persons Interested in the estate Proof of
OF Alice 6. Brownlee. Deceased Will
The State of North Dakota, to the above
named respondents and all persons int rested
in the Estate of Alice G. Brownlee, deceased:
You and each OF you are hereby notified that
Nina Gerard Keith. the petitioner herein. has
filed in this Court document in writing pur-
Alice g.. Brownlee, late of the village of
Palermo, in the county of Ward and state of
North Dakota, deceased, with her petition,
praying for the admission to probate of said
document as the last will and testament of
said deceased. and for the issuance to her of
letters Parliamentary thereon. and that the
said petition and the proofs of said purported
will and testament will be heard and duly con-
sidered by the court on Tuesday. the 7th day
noon OF that day, at the court rooms of this
court, in the county court house, in the city Of
Minot, county of Ward and State of North
Dakota; and
You and each of you are hereby cited to be
and appear before this court at said time and
place and answer said petition and show cause.
if any there be, why the PRAYER of said petition
should not be granted.
1t is ordered that service hereof be made by
publication in the Ward County Independents.
q weekly newspaper published at Minct, N. D..
N. DAVIS. Judge of the County Court.
Dated the 18th day of January, A. D. 1908.
|C.AURLAND, Attorney for Petitioner
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that certain
executed and delivered by Edwin +.
Spooner and Sarah A. Spooner, his wife. mort.
gagors. to James A. Mayer. mortgagee. dated
the first day of February 1905, and filed for rec.
the County OF Ward and State Of North Dako-
ia, on the 10Th day Of February. 1905, and rec.
orded in Book IS of Mortgage at page $50, will
be foreclosed by sale Of the premises in such
mortgage and hereinafter described, at the
froot 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 18th day of February,
A. D. 1908. to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale. The premises
described in such mortgage and which Will oe
sold ton atisfy the same are described as fol-
lows: Lots and 2. OF section %. and lotsS and
4. of section Is, in township 1854, north OF range
SO west, containing 1855 acres according to
the UeS. governments survey thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date OF sale the sum OF S633.lS and costs OF
sale.
JAMES A. MAYER, Mortgagee,
LeSueur, Bradford & Hurry,
Attorneys for MOrtgagee,
MinOt, N. Daz l-l6-2-ZO
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby. given that q certain mort
gage. executed and delivered hr Samuel Ewing,
vidoweI. mortSaecr, to N. F; Murphy, mort ,oGt
and Fled for record in the Office of the Register
Of Deeds Of tho County Of Ward and State of
North Dakota, on the 21st day of December.
1905. and recorded in Book 30 of Mortgages at
Page 513. VIII be foreclosed by sale OF the
premises in such mortgage and hereinafter
described. at the front door Of the Court House
n the County Of Ward and State of North Da-
kota, at tho hour Of o'clock p. M, on the End
day Of March A. d. 1903, to satisfy the amount
duo upon such mortgage on the day Of sale. ;,
Tbs premises described in such mortgage and
which Will DO sold to satisfy the same are des.
e!ibsd g follows, vi.: The southeast Suar .s
northeast quarter. and the northeast quarter
Of tho southeast quarter of Section twenty,
Townse ip one hundred ffty.nino north. Range
ninety west of tho 5th P. M.
Thcro viii be due on such mortgage at the
date Of sale the sum of Fifty and 10-10O (5O.10)
dollars.
80 n. F. MURPHY.
Aortgagee.
Perry 8. johnson.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Residence and P. O. Address
Grand Forks, N, Oak. 1920
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
Notice is hereby given that default
having been made in that certain
mortgage, executed and delivered by
]. F. Kaser and Anna Kaser, his wife,
mortgagors, to B. j. Kinds, mort.
gage, dated the 14th day OF August,
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 4th day of September,
1906, at 1885 o'clock a. M, and rec
orded in book "57' of mortgages, at
page 451.
Which said mortgage was duly as
signed by said B. J. Kinds to Garry
e. Chambers by written assignment
dated the 18th day of September,
1906, and recorded on the 18th day Of
September, 1906, at 3:05 o'clock p. m.,
in book So of mortgages at page l91
and no action or proceedings having
been instituted at law to recover the
debt then remaining secured by such
mortgage, or any part thereof, that
by virtue of the power Of sale therein
contained the said mortgage will be
foreclosed by sale of the premises
in such mortgage and hereinafter de-
scribed, at the front door Of the Court
House in the County of Ward and
State of North Dakota, at the hour
of o'clock p. M, on the fourteenth
day of March, 1908, to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on
the day Of sale. The premises de-
scribed in such mortgage, and which
will be sold to satisfy the same, are
described as follows:
The Northeast Quarter of Section
Thirty-one, Township One Hundred
and Sixty-two, Range Eighty-nine
one ID sec. 81, twp. 1852, rye. s9)
Ward County, N. OAK, and that said
premises will be sold subject to any
incumbrance that appears of record
against said premises prior to the
18th day Of September, A. D., 1906,
that there will be due on such mort
gage at the date of sale, the sum of
Five Hundred and Seventy-Nine and
17-10O dollars and cost of foreclosure.
Dated January %, 1908.
GARRY e. CHAMBERS
Assignee of Mortgage.
JAMES JOHNSON, Attorney,
1876 Main st., Minot, N. D.
1-30.3-12
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Public Sale.

I will sell at my residence, four
miles north and one-half east of Sur.
rey on Feb. 25, 1908, sale to commence
at 10 o'clock a. m. the following prop,
erty to-wit: five head Of horses con.
sisting of one span Of mules coming
10 this spring are good and hard to
beat, weight 2470. One team of roam
horses coming six and seven this
spring are good ones weight 1850, 1
grey mare in foal 10 years old, weight
1900, / good young COW, dozens of
B. P. Rocks chickens.
Farm Machinery good wagon, !
buggy, Mccormick binder feet,
Hodges Queen mower, 1 Columbia
Drill 20 dies, 1 Dies harrow, 1 Oliver
Gang II inch, 1 Best Ever sulkey, Ia
section steel harrow, 1 pair sleds Z it.,
l corn drill, cultivator, 1 set black
smith tools, set hay ladders, forks
and shovels, 2 sets heavy work har.
ness, l. set double buggy harness,
set leather fly nets, 1 set single buggy
harness, 100 bales straw
Household goods consisting of 1
good range, 1 heating stove, l organ,
1 sofa, bed room suit, / table, 1
washstand, chairs, carpets, crockery,
and many other articles too numer-
Gus to mention. Free lunch at noon.
Terms-All sums under $40 cash, all
over SO 10 per cent off for cash or
note with II per cent of interest. No
property to be removed till terms of
sale are complied with F. H. Brad
ley, auctioneer, Earl R. Gordon, owner.
D. M. Shorb, c. E. Funderburg, clerks.
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ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Minot, N. D.
Feb. /, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Theo-
dore Ellingson, contestant, against
homestead entry No. 41427 made
May 6, 1906, for SW IA, sec
ton 2, township 154, range 81,
by Thomas T. Mackey, contestee,
in which it is alleged that said claim
ant has wholly abandoned said tract
of land for more than six months
prior to the filing of this contest: that
fact is he never did reside on said
land and never made any valuable i'm
provements thereon. Said absence
not due to military or naval service
during war or otherwise said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said al
legation at 10 o'clock a. m. on April
10, 1908 before the Register and Re
ceiver at the United States Land
Office III Minot, N. D.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed Jan. 81, 1908, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this no
tice can not be made, it is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be
given by due and proper publication.
Robert German, Receiver.
James Johnson, Attorney for Con-
testant, Minot, N. D.
2-13-3-17
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY
ADVERTISEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that that
certain mortgage, executed and de-
livered by Charles B. Wellman and
Anna Wellman, his wife, mortgagors,
to Susie Campbell mortgage, dated
the 22nd day of November, A. D.,
Nineteen Hundred and Six (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 oath day of November, A. D.
1906, at 1855 p. m. and recorded IN
book 80 of mortgages, at page 5S9,
will be foreclosed by sale of the
premises in such mortgage and here
matter described, at the front door
of the court house in the City of
Minot, in the County Of Ward, and
State of North Dakota, at the hour Of
ten o'clock a. NJ, on the fourteenth
(14) day of March, 1908, to satisfy
the amount due upon said mortgage
on the day of sale.
The premises described in said
mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same, are those certain
premises situated in the County of
Ward, State of North Dakota, and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
The east half (E1-2) of the north
west quarter (NW 1-4) and lots num-
Der one Q) and two (2) of section
numbered thirty (3O) in township
numbered one hundred fifty-eight
(158) north of range numbered
eighty-one (S1) west Of the fifth prin-
cipal meridian, according to the gov
eminent survey thereof.
There will be on such mortgage at
the date of sale the sum of four hun
dred ffty-two (452) and 45-100 dol
lars, exclusive of attorneys fees and
costs Of foreclosure.
SUSIE CAMPBELL,
Mortgage.
J. E. BISHOP,
Attorney for Mortgage, Forman,
N. D.
1905.
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Public Sale.

l will sell at public sale at my place
4 miles north, one-half mile east Of
Surrey on the northeast quarter OF
section 31-I56S1 on Wednesday, Feb.
2G, 1908, the following described prop
erty, sale to commence at 10 o'clock
sharp. Free lunch at noon. Six
head of horses, Barney and Ring
are brown weight $500 ago coming s
to sound, work anywhere, Mig and
Frank, a black and bay weight $500
age about 10 years, good single and
double drivers. Jim and Pat match
bays, weight 1900 good double drivers
and saddle horses s years old, two
good COWS, one with calf by side, ono
fat bull, one SOW will farrow the mid.
die Of May, eight fine shoats, four
wagons, one as good as new, one iron
truck wagon nearly new, one good two
seated spring wagon, one top buggy,
one best ever gang plow good as new,
one lever drag, two bob sleds one
good as new, one Champion SIT. now
er in fine shape, one hay rack, one
disc, one Eclipse hay bailer in first
class shape, rs bus. flax seed, macar-
oni wheat, oats, a lot of bailed straw,
levers and singletree, two chain and
cable rope, one grind stone, chicken
coop and chickens, scoop shovel and
forks. Household goods, one upright
folding bed, two wooden beds and
spring, two iron beds and springs, one
dresser with glass, one sideboard with
glass, wash stands, one extension
table, one range and pipe Universal
make good as new, one retort oak
heater, one oil stove. Potatoes by
the bushel, $50 pounds meat should
ers and ham and side, 100 pounds lard,
iron pots, pans, kettles, etc., Queens
ware, wash machine and wringer, tubs
and buckets. D. S. Petry, owner, T.
II. Bradley, auctioneer, D. NJ Shorb,
G. e. Funderburg, Clerks.
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Public Sale.

| will sell at public sale at my
place two miles north one and one
half miles east Of Surrey on northeast
quarter section eight, township 155,
range 81, four head work horses one
bay mare 10 years old weight 1850
pounds, one gray gelding weight 1850
pounds age S years, one black gelding
weight 1875 pounds age 10 years, one
bay gelding blind weight 1850, pounds
age 10 years, three head COWS, one
COW part jersey, fouryears old will be
fresh in April, one heifer two years
COW, work harness for four horses,
one set double driving harness, one
single set driving harness, one Mandt
wagon with box size 31-2, one Lake
City wagon with box size II, one
two horse carriage new, one open bug
gy, one eight foot Deering binder, one
Mccormick mower 5 it, one McCOr-
mick hay rake 10 it., one New I. D..
gang pillow IA in, one steel frame
harrow ) sections, one 14-16 disc har-
row, one bundle rack, one doWic drill
one 1-horse cultivator, one 14-in.
breaking plow, four ton prairie hay,
four ton oats hay, one feed cooker,
one grind stone, one set farm black
smith tools, two lift. chains, twenty
six rod hog fence, one SIT, watering
trough, one pair horse blankets, pick
crobar, scoop, and gravel shovel, one
heater, one cook stove, one gasoline
stove, one gasoline lamp, one cream
separator, one Oxford sewing machine,
one spring folding bed with mattress,
two bedsteads, one set springs with
mattress, forty-fye yards carpet, forty
five yards carpet rags sewed, one pair
quilting frames, one bureau, three
rocking chairs, one set kitchen chairs,
two tables, one cupboard, one diam
ond washer, one wash tub, one clothes
ringer, one key churn, glass fruit jars,
jars, pans, dishes, cooking utensils.
IS bushel potatoes, S dozen B. P. Rock
chickens, few ton Ignite coal, one
double barrel shot gun and other
things too numerous to mention.
Terms of sale as follows: all sums of
$1,000 and under cash over $1,000 10
per cent off fro cash or note with II
per cent off for cash or ,note with u
o'clock a. m. Feb. 81, 1908. Free
lunch.
F. H. Bradley, Auctioneer, D. M.
Shorb, G. E. Funderburg, Clerks. S.
L. Ream, Owner.
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NOTICE. FOR BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received for the erection
of a new school building in Norway
school district No. + Plans and sp's-
cifications to be found at the office
of the clerk. Size Of the building to
be 22x3O with 10 foot posts. Bids
to be received up until 4 o'clock p.
M, of Saturday, Feb. -. 1908. Board
reserves the right to reject any or
all Bids.
GEO. ]. NICHOLS, Clerk.
Minot. N. D., r. F. D. No. 4. Phone
No. 343 D.
1-302-27. i Ia
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ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior. United States lane
office, Minot, N. D.. Jany. 6, 1908.

Department of the Interior. United States land
office, Minot, N. D.. Jany. 6, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by Hans NJ. Hanson, con-
testant against homestead entry No. ,3a91,
made Sep. 18th, 1905, for neA Section 80, Town
ship 1853, range IS. by John Q. McNew, con
testee, in which it is alleged that said claim.
ant has wholly abandoned said tract of land
for more than six months last past: the fact is
he never did reside on said land and never
made any valuable improvements thereon.
Absence not due to military or naval service
during war or otherwise.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence. touching said al
legation at 10 clock a. M. Mch 16. 1905, before
the Register and Receiver at the United States
Land Once in Minot, N. D.
The said contestant having in "a proper at
fdavit, filed Jany. TO- 1908. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice can not be made, 1t IS hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
Robert German Receiver.
James johnson,
Atty. for Contestant,
Minot, N. d. 1-2S2-2I
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NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR CASH.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Commissioners of Ward
County, North Dakota, will receive
bids up to 2 o'clock p. m. March 3,
1908, for a steel safe for the county
treasurer, according to plans and spe-
cifcations now on file in the Office of
the county surveyor. Each bid to be
accompanied by a certified check
amounting to 10 per cent of price of
bid. The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Given under my hand and seal this
list day of February, 1908.
]. W. FABRICK, Co. Auditor.
2-6-2-2O.
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ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE.

esVO SONOSot NOllCes
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office. Minot, N. D.
Jan. II, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Martha
Meyer. contestant, against Homestead
Entry No. 1852. made March 81.
1902, for Sc IA, section 10, township
los. range 90, BY William A. Van
daveer contestee, In which it is al
legged that the said William A. Van.
daveer has wholly abandoned the
said land and changed his place of
residence therefrom; that there are
no improvements on the said land
whatsoever but that it remains in it's
natural wild state; that he has been
absent from the said land continuous
ly for q period Of more than six
months Immediately proceeding the
date of the said contest affidavit.
Absence not due to naval or military
service in time of war, said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said al
legation at 10 o'clock a. m. on March
IA, 1908. before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land
Office in Minot, N. D.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, fled January goth,
1908, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of
this notice can not be made, it il
hereby ordered and directed that such
notice be given by due and proper
publication.
Robert German, Receiver.
c. B. Bach, Minot, N. D., Attorney
for Contestant.
1-23-2.27.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FoREcLos-
URE SALE,

Notice is hereby given that that
certain mortgage executed and de.
livered by John l.. Morris, a single
man, mortgagor, to S. G. Jones, mort.
gagee, dated the 21st day of October,
1905, and filed for record in the office
of the Register of Deeds of the County
of Ward and State Of North Dakota,
on the Gath day of October, 1905, and
recorded. in book 80 of Mortgages at
page 274 and assigned by said mort
gagee S. C. Jones to the undersigned,
w. J. Morgridge, which said assign
ment was duly recorded in the office
of said Register of Deeds in Book
So of Mortgages at Page sos, will be
foreclosed by sale Of the premises
in such mortgage and hereinafter
described at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Minot in
the County Of Ward and State OF
North Dakota at the hour OF nine
o'clock in the forenoon on the 9th
day of March, 1908, to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on
the day Of sale. The premises de-
scribed in such mortgage. and which
will be sold to satisfy the same are
described as follows, to-Wit: Those
certain premises situated in the
County Of Ward and State of North
Dakota and known and described as
the Southeast Quarter (SE 1-4) OF
Section Thirteen (13) in Township
One Hundred sixty:two (162) IN
range Eighty-five (s5) West together
with all the Entertainments and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging or
in any wise appertaining. 1t having
been stipulated in said mortgage that
if default should be made in the pay
ment of money thereby secured or
interest or any part thereof at the
time and in the manner therein spe-
Gifted for the payment thereof then
the said mortgage or his assigns
might declare the whole principal
sum cue and payable and default hay
ing been made in the payment of a
portion of the note which fell due on
November LIST, 1906, and the whole
Of the $4,000 note which fell due
on November /, 1907, the undersigned
has elected to declare the whole
amount secured by said mortgage due
and there will therefore be due on
such mortgage at the date of sale the
sum of $743.9O, besides the costs and
expenses of sale and the attorneys
fees allowed by law.
Dated January 21st, 1908.
w. J. MORGRIDGE,
Assignee of Mortgage.
BURKE & MIDDAUGH,
Attorneys for Assignee,
Devils Lake, N. D.
1905
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
Notice is hereby given that a de-
fault exist in that certain mortgage,
executed and delivered by Bernice L.
Pulver and Oscar H. Pulver, her
husband, mortgagor, to Garry E.
Chambers, MORTGAGE, dated the 23rd
day Of Oct. 1906, and fled for record
in the Office of the Register of Deeds
Of the County of Ward and State of
North Dakota, on the Gath day OF
October, 1906, at $3.50 o'clock p. M,
and recorded in book 10 of mort
cages, at page 224 and no action or
proceedings having been Instituted at
law to recover the debt then remain
ing secured by such mortgage, or any
part thereof, that by virtue OF the
power of sale therein contained the
said mortgage will be foreclosed by a
sale Of the premises in such mort
gage and 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 .. M, on the fourteenth day OF
March, 1908, to satisfy the amount
due upon such mortgage on the day
Of sale. The premises described in
such mortgage, and which will be sold
to satisfy the same, are described as
follows:
All Of the North half Of Section
Fifteen the same being the Northeast
Quarter and the Northwest Quarter
Of Section Fifteen in Township One
Hundred Sixty range Eighty-seven
one IA and NV IA sec. Is. twp. 16o,
rye. s7) Ward County. N. Oak, that
said premises will be sold subject to
any incumbrance Of records prior to
October "a, 1906 There will be due
on such mortgage at the date Of sale,
the sum Of Twenty-three Hundred and
thirty-two and 67-100 dollars and cost
of foreclosure.
Dated January %, 1906.
GARRY e. CHAMBERS.
Mortgage.
JAMES JOHNSON,
Attorney for Mortgage,
No. 1856 Main st., Minot, N. D.
22O-3-26
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Col. Little Was Here.

Col. G.. b. Little of Bismarck arrived
in Minot Tuesday and has been busy
looking after his campaign. The com
ing Senator finds everything very
bright for himself, and is making
friends wherever he goes. He deft
Wednesday morning for Kenmare and
will visit Williston before his return
to Bismarck.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that certain
c. Norton, unmarried Mortgagor to Mouse
River Valley Bank, CORPORATION. MORTGAGE,
dated December 9Th A. d. 1905 and filed for rec
ord in the Office Ct the Register Of Deeds il and
ia on the 18th day of December A. D. 1905 and
recorded in Book 80 of Mortgages at page 500.
will be foreclosed by sale of the promises in
such mortgage and hereinafter described at
the front door Of the Court House IN the City
kota at the hour of o'clock ?. N. on the 9th
amount duo upon such mortgage on the day of
sale.
The premises described in such mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the same are
Southeast quarter Section Twenty-Five,
Township One hundred sixty three, North Of
Range Eighty i've West in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota.
There will be duo on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of Sixty and 25-10O Dollars
and Costs.
Mortgagee.
Weeks & Murphy,
Mortgages Attorneys,
Bottineau. North Dakota. 916-2-20