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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Notice of Mortgage Sale
nov. 107w

Default having been made in the condi-
tons of certain mortgage made, executed
and delivered by Peter Anderson and
Johanna Anderson, his wife. mortgagOrs,
August 18th A. D., 1896. and duly recorded
in the Office of the register of deeds in and
for the county of Day, state of South
Dakota. on September 18th, A. D.. 1905, at
$40 O'Clock y. m. In boo 81 of mortgages
following described lands situated. lying
and being in the county of Day and state
of South Dakota, to-wit: Northeast guar
ter of the northeast quarter IN. E.. u n. &.
= Of sectior ten Gos in township one han-
five t55). west of the fifth principal meri-
dian.
Witch said mortgage was on the 9Th
day of November. A, d., 1910, duly assigned
Karn to Al. Cooper by an instrument in
writing duly recorded in the Office of the
register of deeds in and for the county of
Day, state of South Dakota, the 9Th day
of November; A; d; 1910. at 500 o'clock
H. I; M In book 20 OF MORTGAGES on page
And. whereas, there Is claimed to be due
at the date of this notice the sum of six
hundred tw and $500 dollars tS62 .95l and
no action having been instituted to col
And, whereas. said default consists In
said mortgagors failing to pay the sum
secured by said mortgage when the same
be NoW adaHeE q 81 s,I;E Notice !. hereby
given hat by virtne ofthe power of sale In
said mortgage contained and of the stat.
ute in such case made n provided, said
mortgage will be foreclosed n the above
de-eIibed prsmise. Wiii 6e sold c at proa ~
the front door of the court house in the
city of Webster, count of Day, state Of
J South Dakota, on the 2<th day of Decem'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

dec 1-7w
Default has been made in a mortgage
containing a power of sale, dated the 18th
da, of September, 1904, and recorded in the
office of the register of deeds of Day
county, South Dakota, ON the 18th day OF
September, 1904, at 5 o'clock y. m, in book
y of mortgages on page io4, whereby Mary
f, Becker and John Il. Becker, mortgag.
ors. mortgaged to The Minneapolis
Threshing Machine Co., mortgagee, the
following described property:
The west one-half of lots - and IA. also
all oflots Is and 10, in blocks, in Webster,
South Dakota, according to the original
plat thereof on file and record in the Office
of the regis er of deeds of Day county
South Dakota, in Day county, South
Dakota.
That said mortgage was sold and
assigned to the First State Bank of Bris-
tnl, South Dakota, by deed of assignment,
dated the 18th day of December, y. d., 1905
and duly recorded in the office of the reg
lister o deeds of Day county, South Dakota
in book rs of mOTtga ges on page 1871, on h
18th day of November, 1910, at 10 o'cloc
a. m,
That default has been made in the con.
ditiOnS OF said ortgagA which consists
in, that said deb secured by said mort
gage is due and unpaid, and there is now
claimed t. be due on said mortgage at the
date of this nc " ice the sum of S5o1.l 10.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue
of the power of sale in said mortgage con.
tanned, said mortgage will he foreclosed
by a sale of the above described premises
at public auction, at the front door of the
court house, in the city of Webster, Dav
county, south Dakota, on the 18th day OF
Jan1 u = a. a. u lsii, at ot th e h our OF ten
sheriff of Day county, to satisfy the
amount then due ON said mortgage,
including all costs of this foreclosure and
Dated November 18th, 1910.
First State Bank of Bristol,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
LEGAL NOTICES
MORTGAGES SALE
nov i0-7w

" tOfN
Whereas default has been made in fhe
payment of the principal sum and inter
est on a debt secured bv that certain
mortgage, dated the 26th day of Decem,
and Martha Fromdahl, his wife, of the
county of Day, in the state OF south
Dakota, to the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Webster, ofthe county OF Day ana
state of South Dakota, which mortgage
was recorded in the office of the register OF
deeds in and for the county of Day, state
of South Dakota. on the 2ith day of Janu-
nary, A. d., 1906, at eight o'clock a. M, in
book 81 of mortgages on page ase, anu,
whereas, no action or proceedings at law
or otherwise has been instituted to recover
the debt secured by said mortgage or an
part thereof. and, whereas the whole
amount of principal and interest has
become due by reason OF said default,
which default consists in the said mort
gagors having failed to pay the notes
secured by said mortgage when the same
became DUE, or a. = AL al ana, on ~s seid mort.
gage up to the date of this notice is the
sum of five hundre forty-hve and ssiOO
dollars (@S5t5.SSl, together with ten dollars
$1,000 attorneys fees as allowed by law.
NOW THEREFORE,, Notice is hereby
given that by virtue of the power OF sale
contained i'm said mortgage and duly
recorded as aforesaid, and, in pursuance
of the statute in such case made ana pro
vided, the said mortgage Will be tore-
closed by a sale of the mortgaged prem
Uses therein described at public auction 70
the highest bidder for cash by the sherifI
of Day county South Dakota, at the front
door of the court house in the city OF wen
ster, county of Day, state of South Dakota
on the 24th day of December, A. d., 1910, at
2 o'clock i'm the afternoon of said day. The
mortgaged premises are sltuated IN the
county of Day and state of South
and are described as follows, to-wit; The
orthea u of section 81, in township ~,
of Range So, and the east OF the nortn-
east a of section u, and the southwest \
of the noTthwes "a, aud the a
of the southwest 4 of section %. in town
ship 40, of range IS.
Dated at Webster, Day county, South
Dakota, this 5th day of November, "A. ID.
1910.
David Williams,
\. I. Cooper,
Trustees of The Farmers and
Ia Bank
Mortgages
Sears & Potter,
Attorneys for Trustees
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15

l.. II. Woodwork,
Attorneyfor Executor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Barber Shops to Close at 500

Barber Shops to Close at $500
We the undersigned BARRIERS of the
City of Webster, duly give notice that
our shops will be closed every evening
at 500 o'clock except Saturday evening,
to go into effect Monday, Dec. 26, 1910.
The rule will be strictly enforced, no
use rapping on the door expecting
admittance. Signed,
C. c. Chapman,
A. M. Eastman,
E. E. Otis.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15

Chas. Mereness while out to Bjerke's
sand pit Tuesday, loading sand, found
skulls of six human beings imbedded
deep in the pit, which he brought home
with him. Mr.. Mereness said that
other bones of the skeletons were
among them, and was of the opinion it
would be a hard matter TO determine
whether they were the remains of
Indians or whites, and tnat they were
of a rather medium sized race.-Ver,
don Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
order to show Cause
dec S-3w
1911 hI.AA. N

State of South Dakota, IN
County of Day. COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Richard II.
Brokaw deceased:
On reading and filing the petition of G.
Il. Knott, executor of the estate of Rich
ard L. Brokaw, deceased, setting forth the
come into his hands, and the disposition
thereof. and how much remains undis-
posed OF the amount of debts. outstand-
ing against said deceased, so far as the
same can be asCertained, with the charges
OF administration n the taxes, assess
ments and other charges, and the mort
cages now existing against said property
the tracts of and of said deceased, which
1T Is proposed to mortgage, and PRAYING
that license be granted him to mortgage
the tracts of land so described. And 1T
appearing from said petition, that the
personal estate of said Richard r.. Brokaw
deceased, is insufficient to pay his debts,
with the costs of administration and
other charges which are an existing lien
upon said estate, and now due.
IL IL therefore ordered that all persons
interested in said estate appea before
this court on Friday; the 30th day of Dec
ember, 1910, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
of that day, at my office in the court
house i'm the city of Webster, Day county,
South Dakota, then and there To show
cause, if any there he, why license should
not he granted 10 G. b. Knott, executor, &c
mortgage said real estate of said deceased
lOT the purpose or OltntillnS lllu~ lOf the
payment of such debts, charges, taxes
assessments and liens, Md It IL further
ordered that notice be given by PUBLISH
ing this order in the Reporter n Farmer
a weekly newspaper published in the city
of Webster, in said county, tor three sue
cessive weeks before the day set for said
hearing, wheu all persons interested may
appear, file objection and contest the
same.
Dated at Webster, South Dakota. Dec
enlbeT Sth, 1910.
BY n Court,
GSEALl sherman NJ. Duggan,
Judge of County Cour'
Attest
Bert f.. Johnson.
Clerk
l.. III.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15

Der, A. ID, go, at two o'cioeH I'm the alter
noon OF SAID Aay, To pay said mortgage
DEBT aud intereS At and taxes, - any, with
ten dollars (Sl0OO "a attorneys fees me
otner disbursements lowe by law.
Dated at Webster. Day county, South
Dakota, this 9th day of November, "A. d.,
Al Cooper,
Assignee of Nortgagee.
Sears & Potter.
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15

You've heard of Ben Franklin. 1t
was he who said, 'The early morning
hath gold in it's mouth" Apply this
to your Christmas shopping. Every
day brings Christmas nearer. Every
day the stocks are getting less and less.
So do your shopping early-and in the
the morning.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Notice to Owner Before Tax Deed Shall
Issue.
10, = g..


Issue.
dec SOW
To Charles Olson, Oliver Olson, and Earle
CarlSOn:
You are hereby notified, that on the
ninth day of November "A. d., 1905, FOL
lowing described piece or parcel of real
estate, taxed in the name OF Charles
Olson, and situated in the county of Day,
state of South Dakota, as follows: south
one-half of the northwest one-quarter and
lots three and four in section one ~,
township one hundred twenty-four Q2i),
range tiftv-nine $50, containing about lO
acres, was sold for taxes due and delin-
quent for the year 1907, at tax sale by the
treasurer of said county to Tracy Brothers
who are now the lawful holder of the GER
tifCate of purchase. That said taxes then
due and delinquent TO S2S 80,
with rs cents interest, pSiaity ana costs
accrued, making total mount necessary
to redeem S29.l4, and in addition thereto
the cost of service of this notice, together
with such interest as may accrue after
this date, that the same must be paid,
and that the right of redemption will
expire and a deed for said land be made
within sixty days from the completed ser
vice of this notice.
X. W. Harris,
Attorney for Tracy Brothers,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-15
Nj

SUMMONS
nov 2+6w
State of South Dakota,
County of Day.
In Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit
J. T. Goodwin and ]. J.
Cowan,
Plaintiffs.
Ozro A. Thum, Henry
Thum, Annie Putt. Henry
Putt and Minnie Putt,
heirs of George w. Thum SUMMONS.
deceased, and all per
sons unknown who have
or claim TO have any eS-
tate or interest in or lien
or ncumbranCe upon the
premises described in the
complaint in this action
Defendants.
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned and re
auired TO answer the complaint of the
plain fl ,S which clerk was of tb f,ed court m tine in
Webster, Day County, south Dakota, on
the 10th day of Nov. 19lO, and which prays
for a Judgment quieting the title to ana
determining all of the adverse claims
against the premises described in the
complaint, situated in said county, to-wit:
The Southwest Quarter of Section Iwen-
ty Is. w. u of Sec. 20) in township One
Hundred twenty Q20) North of Range
Fifty.nine 1897 West of the fifth principal
Meridian, and to serve a copy of you
answer to said complaint ON the under
signed at their office in Webster, Day
County, South Dakota, within thirty days
after the completed service of this sum,
mons upon YOU, exclusive of the day OF
such service; and if you fail to answer
| said complaint within that time the plain.
tiff will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Seals d Potter,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs,
Webster, 5. ID.
Dated Nov. 10th, 1910.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18
County News
ALBERTHA

Lewis A. Johnston of BlggerF
is visiting at this place
J.H. Fowler and L. F, johnston
attended quarterly meeting at May
nard Saturday.
Arthur Foster and wife, Peter F.
Green and wife and Miss Lizzie
Foster of Peach Orchard have beer
visiting at this place two or three
days.
Tobe Chastaln was at this place
lass week.
Elmer Luter of Peru was at this
place one day last week on business
Claud Mock of Ingram attended
Sunday school here Sunday
Several from this place attended
the public sale at Thad Foor'
Thursday. Mr.. Poor Will lea'e Il
a few days for Marked Tree t'
make his future home.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18
SKAGGS ITEMS

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank Songer is very sick.
Earle Bowers is on the sick list
this week
Mr.. Bratton is having a tussle
with the chills.
Miss Loretter Holland visited in
the James settlement Sunday.
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs,
Sam Lee Wednesday and lett fine
baby girl. All parties doing we'll
Luke Bowers and wife were the
guest of G. Bowers and family Sun
day.
Mrs. J. J. johnson received {
serious injury Tuesday by sticking
nail in her foot.
James johnson is putting a new
wire fence around his farm whicl
adds greatly to the appearance o
his farm.
We understand there will be al
entertainment at the Carter schoo
house in the near future.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. p
Pickson, fine baby boy.
There will be singing at th,
Skaggs school house the 4th Sunda,
Everybody invited to come anc
bring your books.
Joe Brown and wife of Dea
Shiloh, have rented land and moved
down the first of the week. w,
are glad to welcome Mr.. Brown il
our midst.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18
= VALLEY CHAPEL

Here l come again. l am a
monthly scribe. Hope the Old
Jackson pencil pusher will not get
uneasy any more.
If the l4th of February was
ground hog day, he must have seen
his shadow.
School is pro crossing nicely.
Sunday school is on boom.
Several from Water Valley have
been attending our Sunday school
and prayer meeting. We welcome
them in our midst.
Joe Prevett has been giving us
music lessons on singing, and we all
appreciate it. We have just receiv.
ed our new song books, and every
body come and help sing.
Remember that. Bro. Startling
breaches at this place Saturday
night before the third Sunday in
this month, and Bro. j. c. Carter
will preach the following Sunday
at eleven.
If you want to enjoy yourself
and see good time, go TO literary
society at Valley Chapel every Fri.
day night.
Be sure and try to do the right
thing today, for it Is worth two OF
tomorrow.
With best wishes to the Stal
Herald.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18
McILROY SCHOOL HOUSE

With the exception of a case
or two, health is good in this Sec
ton.
We failed TO have amy Sunday
school at this place last Sunday.
Little Milettie LadYman is on
the sick list this week.
N. j. Horseman is doing some
repair work on his barn this week.
Mrs. Dora Anspach who has
been visiting friends and relatives
at this place, returned to her home
at Reyno last Sunday.
School is progressing nicely witll
D. s. Bennett, teacher.
William Riley, who has been
the barber at Ravenden Springs
for some time, spent Saturday and
Sunday with home folks.
d. S. Bennett made a business
trip to Pocahontas the last of the
week.
Since SO many of the youngsters
caught so much "fresh cold" the G
parties are about to cease.
II l am allowed to express our
opinion in regards to some or one OF
our correspondents comments on our
schools and pedagogy, we would
be forced to say that in our opinion
and from what we know by obser
vation, ETC., some allow their egotis-
tical emotions to carry them to the
extremes and of course such things
| become monotonous to our intelli-
gent readers, and we would be pleas
ed to sight" them to Wilcox where
/ he SAYS: "Do not look for flowers
as you 90 through life,a and then
when you find them, It's wise aal
kind to be somewhat blind, And
look for the virtues that lie behind
them"
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18

Saturday night. They reported q
splendid time and plenty to eat
Ephert Cude will farm with J.
E Pettyjohn this year
B. Dunn says he is tired of batch
ing The girls had better look out
Mrs. Walter Lemmons is enjoy
ing a visit from her mot her, Mrs
Bates of Mammoth Spring
jeff Hufstedler has been making
regular trips up the river. There
must be something wrong
Miss jamie Dunn, who has been
visiting at Maynard for some time
returned Sunday.
H.. M. Crockett candid ate for
representative was in our midst one
day last week shaking hands with
friends.
Will Fielden and Cecil Hufsted.
Ter were down from the Bay first of
the week.
Mildred Perrin of Foster is in
this settlement.
g. w. Campbell who lives north
west of here, had horse stolen
Saturday night.
Birdell is without blacksmith
again. e'c-
Mrs. Claudio Pratt, who has been
at Walnut Ridge for severel weeks
returned first of the week.
Misses Nina Powell and Nola
Wells attended the singing school
at Old Jackson last week.
w. W. Baldridge recently
bought pair of mules from A. J.
Lemmons for $3.50.
Tom Horseman and family have
moved in our neighborhood and
will make crop with Uncle Newt
Perrin.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18
WATER VALLEY

Frank Mcllroy and Green Hum
phreys went to Imboden SUNDAY.
Misses Vada Martin and Kitty
Campbell visited May MoIlroy Sun
day.
Locke and Keiffer Campbell
attended preaching at New Home
Sunday.
Several of the youngsters from
this place went to Valley Chapel
Saturday night.
Mamie Layl went to Rave nden
Springs Tuesday.
Rufe Blansett went to Pocabontas
Monday. 7'"'
Dock Penegrass came over Mon.
and rented land from Mrs. Dupuy.
John. M. Smith is having him a
new store house made.
Fred Riley visited at Frank Mo.
Ilroy's Sunday evening.
Bro. Startling will preach at this
place next Sunday. Everybody is
invited.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18
GUM STUMP

M. T. Houston has very sick
baby.
Baxter buffers baby is GONZALES
cent.
A small child of Mrs. Albert
Tatum was buried at the Duty
grave yard last Wednesday.
Jno. Franklin and family Of
Fulton, KY, have moved into our
midst. Welcome Mr.. franklin.
Born to Elijah Duty and wife
last Friday fine baby boy.
Don't fail to come out and hear
Bro. Bridges preach next Sunday
at the Union Baptist church.
John Gibson is spending a week
in Oklahoma looking out location.
Our school Is getting aloug nice
" under the supervision of b. f
Sisson. He has Is days more OF
school and it is to be hoped that
the directors will see fit to extend
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18

Frank Brooks, our genial road
overseer, attended the good road
convention at Little Rock last
week. He has made us an excel
lent road overseer and we hope to
retain him In the same position.
Jas. d. league of Timely, Mo /,
came in last week to work with his
brother A. j league this summer.
Rev, Chas. Lee of Williford
preached here Saturday night and
Sunday.
Perry Kincade, AL Rushing and
Ford Barkman rode the I.O.0.F.
goat at Imboden last Monday night,
Walter Williams, who has been
visiting his parents for the last
month returned to Mississippi
to resumehis position as an electri.
clan
Bro. Million visited our school
last Friday and made an excellent
talk to the pupils.
r. V. Gass of Imboden visited
E. B. Ham Sunday evening.
Mr.. Polk, the insurance man,
was out Monday to insure the
school building.
G w Kiger has been appointed
director to fill the vacancy of F. &.
Starr. He is very enthusiastic
school man and will do everything
possible for the upbullding of our
school.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18
RIGGERS NEWS

There is considerable sickness In
and around Biggers.
Willis Bigger, who has been
seriously ill with pneumonia for
soYpe time, is much better
. The farmers have been taking
advantage of the pretty weather
~. have been having and are plow'
ing and otherwise getting ready tor
a sev,orop. sr
B.F. Bigger is having a large
sew ground cleared and ten0eu'
We feel sad to chronicle the
death of Uncle George Lee
which occurred last Wednesday
D;vbt. He was buried at the BroOket'
graveyard the following day
The heading factory is dong q
busting business now
A nice dinner was had at the
home Of John Totty Monday IN
honor of Mrs. Totty's brother VINO
was married the day before
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18
ELEvENPOINT BEND

The farmers of this community
are all very busy making new fence
and breaking out land, ..etc.
Bro. Gatlin filled his regular ap-
pointment at Concord last Sun
day.
Singing at Concord was well at.
tended last Saturday night.
j. II. jackson, F. M. Clarke and
Thomas Frazier we're among those
who had business in Pocahontas
Saturday.
John F. West and Earle Stubble-
field moved Mr.. Moscup's pea
thresher in last Saturday.
John Stubblefeld is confined to
his bed with a severe attack of
lagrippe.
The wedding bells rang once more
in this vacinity last week announc-
Ing the wedding of Gus Vandergriff
and Miss Stacy. We hope that
the sun of fortune may ever shine
upon them.
Mrs. ]. H.. Jackson is on the
sick list at this writing.
Miss Ora P yland of holland is
visiting Miss Elsie West
Prof. Cleveland Forrester's school
will close with an entertai nment
Saturday night, Feb.9e. A fine pro,
gramme is being prepared, and
everybody is invited.
There is an effort being put forth
to organize an l. 0. o. F. lodge at
this place this spring. We hope
it will be successful.
Curtis Caveuor and Sidney
Tinker, who are attending school
at PocahoDtas visited home folks
Saturday night and Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-02-18

the time couple of months longer
Ed Haines and Miss Fannie Rags
dell were married at the home OF
VIM. M. Snow last week, Squire
! j. II. Story officiating. This makes
his 46th couple, We congratulate
Squire and all.
We are sorry to learn that little
Tommie French is very i'll with
pneumonia at the home of Geo.
Friar at Beaver station. DR.. T. z.
johnson, has the case in charge.
Will Raglin was appointed depu,
ty sheriff for Wiley township,
J. W. Burr and Harry Boshears
were arraigned in Squire Story's
court last Saturday on the charge
of aggravated assault. A jury was
called and found a verdict of simple
assault and assessed a fine of IS and
cost to each. Billie jackson of
Pocahontas and Billie Smith OF
Walnut Ridge were the "wind-
spitters" of the day.