Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
MoNITIoN.

H.olding Sessions In and Tor th Ho16Is ...1,
The petition Of the Tensaa Plau,.ns :
existing under the laws of fhe sse ani.ed ana
sissippi, domieiled and having jss ~. y 1'e
onice at Vfcksburg, Miss emit, esltclpA
through It's President. Glen herein
aTa resn Scsi-en 81 CEDAR Rapids, MIek.' 1s
That II is the holder and owner ~ :.
lowing described property in Tor,nsR5,' ~
North, Range 10 East, In Tenae, -6s-.p u
louisiana, to-wit: the Southwest ia ~ assls1I
South l-2 Of the South Ia OF Ser i.ers y ne
except the East liz Of the Soufhess t 80 =. rtos
East Ia and the East IL Of the Norfh, 80 ~
OF Section 10; all OF Sec. IL; The Norah sss. -
ana sns west l-z OF the Northwest IL - ~
Northeast Ia of the Northwest "a 49, tnt
Northwest Ia of the Southwest Ia ~ eo Ae
the East I-2 of Sec. is, and confaIri,s5 n. ~
aggregate Twenty-six Hundred and a. ~ L.e
eight l2o2Sl acres, according to the n.'.ll.
States Government Survey and pler = c1.'e4
and known as the "IiLENDAL Fii nI. .es.sQil
Your petitioner shows that IL aeors..S. o.
above described property BY a co., a-s.se -
scriptiou by warranty deed from ef ~ -
Dueean, yr:, OF date July 18th, 1901, Of kess
OF Conyeyances N, page e2s, and Ia. s 10y
which time been Ia continuous and ,.,., ..eS
rupted possession thereof. ~n'atei-
Your petitioner further shows that -.
stephen Duncan, Jr., its Immediate En- n,. s1a
DEODIrTE =
ms Sale, as per deed dated Nav ia ~, ,sS
recorded In Deed Book IF - page 81 49,
foreclosure Of a mortgage given NJ In lh.'-.f
Bowman and wife to said Stephen ne .e =
Jr., as per mortgage recorded in Mortsnsz
Book b. page 7o2, in Suit No. llss ~ ~
Records Of the District Court OF said r'e-, e,r
styled stephen Duncan, JF. vs.. Holm 4 ol-et
man, the consideration of said sale heins, 80
sum OF Thirty-seyen Thousand Two Hnssas ~
Dollars 1887 ,200. 00l, and which was eIpl~ 49,
Your petition shows that in me mer( JIG.
and foreclosure proceedings, and shes1ss82o
Deed Hereunder, above described fhe 80
GLENDALE" plantation, as frsf he-st'..
described, was Incorrectly set forth and =.
roneously described, as follows: "a er,.,.,-
plantation called 'GLENDALE,' con,n. ...,s
of all of Sec. IL; East Ia of Sec 10, No-f4c--ee
Ia and Northwest is and NOrtheasf ia ~
Northwest Ia and Northwest l. OF N3rthwa.,
Ia OF Sec. IA; East Ia of Sec. Is; Eaef 49,
Northwest Ia OF Sec. 10; Southweef I q ~, u
West IL of Southeast IA OF Sec. 8. soufh ~
OF Southwest Ia of Sec. az lmortoare 49,
South la OF Southeast Ia and Sonfh ia ~
Southwest Ia OF Sec. a West Ia and Wesf
Ia of Northeast Ia of Sec. 9, contalnin, 4.
all Twenty-four Hundred and Slightly l2.,1.
acres In Township ~ North, Range 10 n;s1 81
Your petitioner further shows that rs,fa
stephen Duncan, Jr., was the owner. lor {
valuable consideration paid, OF the prono-.-
first herein described, and was In af'rr;l ~
disputed and uninterrupted and noforler,
possession thereof continuously from ~ ,Is.-
of said 5herin's Deed In 1867 up 20 july isfh
1901, the date Of the acquisition Of It By y91r
petitioner, said land always known IN ia IA.
tirety as the 'GLkNDALE' plantation. n
During the ownership OF said Dcncan 4.
above described, to-wit, in October, lisa A.
then Tax collector, Il. r. Snodgrass, seizss
and advertised for sale for the taxes Tor ~
years 1867. 1858, 1871 and 1873, as the pronerfs
OF steDhen Duncan, Jr., the 'GLENDlLEo
plantation as first above described under a.
erroneous and incorrect description. a. fo|.
lows; The J, j. Bowman Tract, known a.
GLENDALE and composed OF Sec II. fho
East Ia of Sec. 10; the Northeast IA and ~
Northwest Ia and the Northeast Ia Of m
Northwest Ia OF Section IA; the NORTH
west IA Of the Northwest Ia Of section 4;
the East 1-2 OF Sec. Is; the East l-1 of M
Northwest IA of Sec. 10; the Southwest IL
and the West Ia of the Southeast Ia OK Sec.
8; the South liz of the Southwest Ia OF Sec 4.
and the West IL and the West IL OF tae NORTH
east IA OF Sec. 3, all In Township II North.
Range 1c East, and containing IN he aeRfes
gate fwenty-four Hundred and Eighty $50
acres, more or less, In the District Of Lahd1
North OF Red River" and said Tax Collector
adjudicated the property TO the stare Of
Louisiana for taxes.
The state OF Louisiana by It's Auditor. o.
B. Steele, under the provisions OF ACT 4 q
1885, on June fth, 1857, as per deed In Beck
*, page 567, decided said property 20 the
Board Of Commissioners Of the Fifth L0uia-
lana Levee District under the following ef-
r0neuos description, to-wit. 1.-The n. 7.
BOWMAN or .GLENDALE TRACT con.
posed of the following land. to-wit: ali *
Sec. II; East Ia OF Sec. 10; NoriAeasf "a,
Northwest IA and Northeast ID Of Northwe6I
Ia Of Sec- IA; East liz OF SEC. Is; Easf "a q
Northwest Ia OF Sec. 10; Southwest IA and
West Ia Of Southeast Ia OF sec. s. South IL
OF Southwest Ia Of Sec. q; West Ia OF West
Ia Of Northeast Ia OF sec. ., contalning
Iwenty-four Hundred and Eighty l2f30l acres.
all in Township II north, Range 10 East.
On July 10Th, 1889, by deed recorded n
Book 'k,' page 632, the Fifth Louisiana
Levee District transferred said properly 70
under and by virtue OF resolution Of sald
board, by the following incorrect, inc0nplete
and insufficient description; 1.-The y. J.
BOWMAN or GLENDALE TRACT con.
posed OF the following land, to-wits all q
Sec. IL; East IL of Sec. 10; NOrfheaE1 "a.
Northwest Ia and Northeast Id Of Northwest
Ia OF Sec. IL; East Ia of Sec. rs; East Ia Of
Northwest Ia OF Sec. 10; Southwest - and
West Ia OF Southeast Id OF Sec. 3; Southl-1oI
SoUthwest Ia Of sec. 4; West Ia OF West ~
ty-four Hundred and Eighty l2is0l acfe1,
more or less, all In Township II Morrill, hange
10 East.
Your petitioner further shows that said
Duncan remained In the actual undlsturtec
and undisputed and notorious possession q
the whole OF said property from March IA,
1874, to July 10th, 1889, and prior thereto from
May 9TH, 1867, and up 20 the date OF the r4a1-
fer, above described, TO your petitioner ~
July 18th, 1901 and that during the years from
1886 to July 18th, 1901. the date OF the sals
from said Duncan u petitioner, the "0I.EN@
DALE plantation, as herein f7sf and prop.
erly described, was correctly rsseseed In fuh
to said stephen Duncan, Jr., and the tags
paid thereon; and since the date OF said stle
TO petitioner, to-wit: July 18th, 1901, the said
ftaLENDALE'' plantation, as hereln1loft
correctly described, and as notorlo2.p
known, has been correctly Assessed 70 pesi-
az and 4 kuf o~ nall fhnm
Your petitioner further shows that ne
"GLENDALED plantation as nrst and cor
rectly described herein las been known, oc-
cupied and cultivated as such since the tine
prior to the year 1855 by eel defined. and
wen known and recognized, metes and
bounds, --all of which will more fully appear
by reference TO an affidavit OF II. A. Garrett,
made before Frank y. Lawrence, Comu!s-
sIoner for Louisiana In Mlsslsslpp.s On ne
18th day Of July, 1901, which Is attached hers,
to and made part hereof, and also BY Nap
and Plat Of John Johnson, Parish surveyor
OF Tensas Parish, made in 1873, and also lI
the assessment rolls of your said parish i4i
more than thirty 800 years past. ........
Your petitioner SHOWS that the conuQefh-
lions as shown in transfers above SCI foftl
were duly paid, and that your petitioner
DESTROYS OF perfecting It's title 70 sale gieI-
erty by means OF q Monitor granted aceofn'
ing to law and duly published. -.
Wherefore, the premises considered, pe.,-
toner prays that Moniti0n be Bian.c1 ~
the order OF this Court, calling on AZ person.
having cause TO show the same WITHIN t1IIlI
1907 days from the first insertion u st,e ny.
milton In the public paper why the said sales
as aforesaid should not be confirmed aho ~.
the erroneous descriptions al4
errors IN the judicial proceedings compltNse
OF, so amended as 70 conform % tls cvt,e
description OF the said ''GLENDALE.' plan-
tation herein first described, ana way ~
Irregularities or Illegaiitiess 81
any other defects whatsoever therein, snoo'p