The Forrest City times., 1909-03-12
Confirmation Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given thai the undersigned will present It's petition, aethe spring term,
 to confirm it's title to the following lands which were acquired by II In the following manner, tovit:
 | The east half of the northeast quarter of sec | tion 2S, township north, range east was sold | by the collector of St. Francis county, June 10
 isee, for the taxes of 1894 On the list day Of 1 sed the said lands to the state. The State of | Arkansas by its Act of the Legislature of the
 year 1892 conveyed said lands to the St. Francis Levee District. The St Francis Levee District by its deed dated September Il, isee conveyed said lands to the petitioner. The east half of the northeast quarter of section O, township north, range east, was delinquent for the ievee taIes of the year 1894. and was sold under a certain proceeding Of l the Chancery Court of St. Francis county, Levee District, vs. C. C. Baldwin" the decree | being rendered June 6, 1895. Under said decree l the same was sold to the board of directors of | the St. Francis Levee District, which sale was duly reported on the 2sth day of September, | 1895, and was duly confirmed. The said lands were subsequently, delinquent for the taxes of l leo and were sold under decree dated June | 24. 1901, styled Board of Directors of the St. | Francis Levee District vs. \. NJ. Orr" The said lands were sold 10 w. H Barnes, and the | sale vas reported to the court December 9. laJ2 and confirmed. c. B. Mallory commissioner, | by his deed dated December 10 lgU2 conveyed l said lands to W. H. Barnes, and the said w. | II, Barnes on the 9th day of May 1903, conveyed 1 said lands to the petitioner.
 The south half and the northwest quarter of section II, and southwest quarter, section A, | township north, range east, were condemn l cd for sale under a decree Of the Ii. Francis 1 Chancery Court in cause there pending in which the state of Arkansas on the relation of | Phllander Etttell was plaintiff and certain 1 lands were defendants which said decree was dated October 21, lSs2. The said lands were under said decree sold to the state and the sale | duly confirmed The state of Arkansas by its act of the legislature of is93 conveyed said | lands To the board of directors of the ~t. Fran cis Leyee District, and the board of directors 1 by it's deed dated September Ii, 1899, conveyed the same To the petitioner.
 The northwest quarter of the northwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section l6 and the north
 west quarter section :. township north, range 6 east, were delinquent for the levee taxes of | 1894 and were condemned to be sold under a l decree in the case of kendrick, collector for l the St. Francis Levee District, vs C. C Bald win, ct al, the said decree being rendered De- | cember b, 1895. The said lands were sold under said decree to the board of directors of the St. | Francis Levee District and the sale reported september 2s 1895 and confirmed. The said
 board of directors conveyed the said lands september II, 1899 to the petitioner
 | The southwest quarter of section r.. north east quarter of section ls and the northeast
 quarter of section B, all in townships north,
 range east, were sold by the collector of St | Francis county to the state on the 18th day of
 May, lbl6, for the delinquent taxes of 1873, 1874
 and 1875 and the same was certified by the
 clerk June Ii. 1878 The state by act of the | legislature ot 1893 granted said lands to the
 st. Francis Levee District. and the said dis | trct by deed dated September II, 1s99, convey | ed same 10 petitioner.
 | The northwest quarter of section IS WAS de- | llnquent for the levee taxes Of 1sS1 and in a l certain proceeding in the >t. Francis Chancery | Court, styled Board of Directors vS, |. ]. Bar 1 ron, decree was entered December l5 1897 ordering sale of the same. The said lands were sold to the board of directors of the St | Francis Leyee District and the sale reported | June l, 1898 and duly confirmed. The said | board Of directors conveyed the same 10 the | petitioner september il, 1899.
 | The east half of the southeast quarter of sec | tion 2o, and the northeast quarter of the north | west quarter of section 26, township north | range east, were delinquent for the levee | taxes Of 1895 and under certain proceeding | styled Board of Directors Of the St. Franci. | lsesee District ys. j. J. Barron" in the St | Francis Chancery Court decree was render ed December l5, lse7 ,eondemning the said lands ! for sale. The lands were sold to the board of | directors of the St. Francis Levee District and | the sale was reported June | 169e and duly confirmed. The said board of directors by it's deed conveyed the said lands 10 the petitioner Now, notice Is hereby given to all persons l who can set up any right to the lands so pur- chased in consequence of any informality or any | irregularity connected with such sales 10 show
 cause if any they have. at the said spring term | lsS, Of the said St Francis hancery Court why the sales So made should not be con | frned.
 Indiana a Arkansas Lumber & Mig. Co | By H. F. Roieson. Attorney