Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-03

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velopment Co., corporation Organized ana
existing under the laws of the Staae of Nj
sissippi, domiciled and having lis PRINCIPAL
through its President, Glen NJ. Averili
resident citizen of Cedar Rapids, Mich. Win
due respect, represents;
That Il Is the holder and owner of the fol-
lowing described property in TOWNSHIP -
North, Range 10 East, in Tensas Parfsh
Louisiana, to-wit: the Southwest Ia and the
West liz of the Southeast Ia OF Sec 8: the
South 1-2 Of the South 1-20f Sec. 4; all of Sec
3 except the East Ia of the Southeast "a. fhe
East Ia and the East Ia Of the Northwest Ia
and the West Ia Of the Northwest Ia and tie
Northeast Ia OF the Northwest Ia ana the
Northwest IA of the Southwest Ia OF Sec M.
the East IL Of Sec. IS, and containing in the
aggregate Twenty six Hundred and twenty
eight t261sl acres, according TO the United
States Government Survey and Plat thereof
and known as the GLENDALE plantation.
Your petitioner showr that it acquired the
above described property by a correct de-
scripti0u by a warranty deed from stenhen
Duncan, Jr., of date July 18th, 1901, of Book
which time been In continuous and uninfer-
rupted possession thereof.
Your petitioner further shows that said
stephen Duncan, Jr., its immediate prede-
cessor in title acquired said properly at sher-
ms Sale. as per deed dated may 7th, 1857.
recorded in Deed Book IF - page ST.. under
Bowman ana wife to said Stephen ny D 50ac 3
Jr., as per mortgage recorded In Mortgage
Book ''B,' page 70z, in Suit No. 11Ss OF the
] Records Of the District Court OF said parish.
styled stephen Duncan, Jr. VS.. john j. How,
| man, the consideration of said sale being thu
sum of Thirty-seven Thousand Two Hundred
] Dollars 1857 ,x00. 00l and which was duly paid.
4 Your petition SHOWS that in the mortgage
I and foreclosure proceedings, and Sheriff.
Deed hereunder, above described, the said
.'GLENDALE'' plantation, as first herein
| described, was Incorrectly set forth and err
roneously described, as follows: "a cotton
plantation called 'GLENDALE,' composed
Of all of Sec. II; East Ia Of Sec. 16; Northeast
\ Northwest Ia and Northwest ia OF Northwest
| Ia of Sec. IA East Ia OF Sec. Is; East Ia OF
Il Northwest Ia of Sec. 10; Southwest Ia aud
/ West Ia of Southeast Ia of Sec. 3; South ~
Il of Southwest Ia of Sec. a. mortgage shows
South Ia of Southeast Ia and South ia Of
Southwest Ia Of Sec. a; West Ia and West
Ia of Northeast Ia OF Sec. ., containing In
all Twenty-four Hundred and Eighty (1f8oI
acres In Township II North, Range 10 East y
Il Your petitioner further shows that said
valuable consideration paid of the prop 1S
first herein described, and was In actual I'M
disputed and uninterrupted and notorious
possession thereof continuously from the date
of said SheriD's Deed In 1857 up 70 July lath.
1901, the date Of the acquisition OF ii by your
/ petitioner, said land always known In Its en-
tirety as the GLENDALE plantation
II During the ownership of said Duncan a.
4 above described, to-wit, In October, 1878 the
| then Tax Collector, X, p. Snodgrass, seized
and advertised for sale for the taxes Cor the
i OF stephen duncan, Jr., the GLEN DALRs
| plantation as first above described under an
erroneous and incorrect description, as fol-
lows: THE j. j. Bowman Tract, known as
sGLENDALR,' and composed of Sec. IL; the
East Ia Of Sec. 10; the Northeast Ia aad the
| Northwest Ia and the Northeast IA OF the
west ia Of the Sorthwsst IL 81 Section 'i d:
the East IL of Sec. Is; the East liz OF the
Northwest IA OF Sec. 10; the Southwest Ia
and the West il OF the Southeast Ia of Sea-
u 10 of has fsrafh a
and the West Ia and the West Ia OF the North
east Ia of Sec. 3, all In Township II North.
Range 10 East, and containing in the aggre-
gate Twenty-f0ur Hundred and Eighty i1f80l
4 acres, more or less, in the District Of Lands
/ North OF Red River;'' and said Tax Collector
adjudicated the property TO the State Of
The State OF Louisiana by its Auditor. o.
B. Steele, under the provisions OF Act a Of
1885, ON June 4th, 1859, as per deed in Book
-K,n page SCI, decided said property to the
Board Of Commissioners OF the Fifth Louis
lana Levee District under the following err
roneuos description TO- VT; The ~. !,
posed OF the following land. to-wit; all Of
Sec. IL; East l-2of Sec. 10; Northeast IA.
Northwest IA and Northeast IA Of Northwest
IA Of Sec. u; East Ia Of Sec. Is; East Ia Of
II Northwest Ia of Sec. 20; Southwest la and
II West IL Of Southeast la of Sec. 3; South la
II OF Southwest Ia of Sec. 4; West Ia OF West
la Of Northeast Ia Of Sec. Q, containing
all in Township II north, Range 10 East,
On July 10th. 1859, BY deed recorded IN
Book k page $50, the Fifth Louisiana
stephen Duncan, Jr.s by quit claim deed
under and by virtue OF a resolution Of said
board, BY the following incorrect. Incomplete
BOWMAN or GLENDALE TRACT COM
posed Of the following land, to-wit. all OF
sec. IL; East Ia Of Sec. 10; Northeast Ia,
Northwest Ia and Northeast Ia OF Northwest
IA OF Sec IA; East Ia OF Sec. Is; East IL OF
II Northwest Ia of Sec. 10; Southwest Ia AID
West Ia OF Southeast Ia OF Sec. 5; South Ia Of
II of Northwest IA OF Sec. ., containing Twen-
L ty-four Hundred and Eighty (2<s0j acres,
more or less, all in Township Il North. Rage
II 10 East.
Your petitioner further Shove that said
Duncan remained In the actual pndisturhed
and undlsputed and notorious possession of
the whole OF said property from March 7ths
May It'll, 1857, and up TO the date of the trana-
fer, above described TO your petitioner on
July 18th, 1901 and that during the yeers from
1885 to July 18th, 1901. the date OF the sale
from said Duncan to petitioner, the GLEN
DALE plantation, as herein first and prope
eriy described was correctly rssessed "a ful
paid thereon; and since the date OF said sale
TO petitioner, t0-wit: July 18th, 1901, tue said
GLENDALE" plantations as hereinaboye
known, has been correctly assessed 70 pesi-
TONER and the taxes paid thereon.
Your petitioner further shows that the
''0LENOALh'' PLANTATION a. ufet Auu cor
rectly described herein has been known, 90.
cupied and cultivated as such since the time
prior TO the year 1866 by well deuned. and
wen known and recognized, metes and
bounds, -ali OF which will more fully appear
by reference TO an afidavit Of n. A. Garrett,
made before Frank s. Lawrence, Commla-
si0ner for Louisiana In Mississippi on the
18th day OF July, 1901, which Is attached here
20 and made q part hereof, and also BY NAP
and Plat Of John johnson, Parish surveyor,
OF Tsnsas Parish, made in 1875 and also Dy
the assessment rolls OF your said parish tor
more than thirty lS0l years past.
Your petitioner shows that the con1Qefa-
lions as shown In transfers above set foftl
were duly paid and that your petitioner a
DESTROYS Of nerfectlng its title to said prop
/ erty by means OF Mention granted accord
ing TO Law and duly published
Wherefore, the premises considered, peu-
toner prays that q Monition be granted On
the order Of this Court, calling ON AZ persons
having cause to show the same within tnittl
/ 1901 days from the irst insertion OF sa,d no.
] milton In the public paper way the sal1 s.ies
a. aforesaid should not be confirmed ana NJ
: mOiOgated7 the erroneous descriptions AAA
errors In the Judicial proceedings complained
Of, 50 amended rs 70 conform 70 the c0rrce'
description Of the aaid ''0LENDALE,' piau-
tation herein first described, and why enl
informalifies, irregularities or iliegallfiesi q
n any other defects whatsoever therein, shosia
not be cured.
Petitioner rrays for all necessary orders
YOUNG 4 YOUNG