The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-05
John ID. Glass
John D. Glass

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The following petition and resolution presented I
petition accepted and resolution upon motion adopted
To the County Board Supervisors of the County of
Bayfield, State of Wisconsin.
Your petitioner, Red Cliff Lumber Company, a Wisconsin
corporation respectfully represents and shows your
honorable body that it is the in simple of the
following described lands lying and being in Bayfield,
ty to w.t. the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter
(NW4 of SEP of Section twenty eight 28) in Township
(5 North of Range Five 60 West by purchase
and conveyance thereof from Johan Oof Nordn who was
the patentee thereof from The Unel States That said
lands duly at the United States Land Office by
tine said patentee August 7h 1901 and thereafter duly
patented July 22nd 1902 and which said said
patent duly recorded in the Office of the Register
Deeds of said county in Book AZ of Deeds page
thereof
That tax was levied taxed and assessed against said
lands the year 1884, and long prior the entry thereof
aforesaid and the issuance of final receivers receipt upon
said entry and that thereafter such proceedings had
because of the payment Of said taxes the
sold the tax sale May 2s 1895 Bayfield, County at
and for the of ST. and that thereafter deed of
said lads issued by said county and state Buo
bearing date June 9Th, $780, which recorded
office of the Register of Deeds of ssd county June 6h
1899 in Book of Tax Deeds page 40l thereof.
That tax was levied taxed and assessed against said
lands in the year 1885, long prior the entry thereof
aforesaid and the issuance of final receivers receipt upon
said entry and that thereafter such proceedings had
because of the payment of said the
and for the of 3d. and that thereafter of
said lands issued said county Paul Buo
bearing date September 25th, $780, which recorded
Office of the Register of Deeds of said county Sep
ltember 25th 1899 in Book of Tax Deeds page 463
thereof.
That the said levied taxed and assessed against
said lands for said years. and each thereof and wholly
illegal for the that said lands then subject
to taxation being at said times the property of the United
Saes and that the said tax sales Of said lands and the
said two tax deeds issued hereupon aforesaid and
ever since have been illegal and void for the
That said deeds constitute clouds upon the title of
your petitioner to said ands and that by Of their
iegality aforesaid the should be cancelled and
annulled by your honorable body
WHEREFORE your petitioner respectfully prays that
will by order direct the cancellation of the said
deeds and each of them whereupon the county clerk of said
county certificate in writing under his hand and
official seal stating the fact of such cancellations and other
Wisconsin Statutes of 1885, the being Chapter of
the Laws of Wisconsin for the year 1901
Red Cliff Lumber Company,
By F. Ii. DeGroat,
Vice President
State Of Minnesota County of st. Louis-ss
f. Fl. DeGroat being first duly oath deposes and
that he the President of the Red Cliff Lumber
Company the petitioner above named and makes this aft
davt for and in it's behalf being thereunto duly authozed
that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the
tents thereof and that the he verify believes
f. Fl. DeGroat.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of
March, A. d. 1912. VIM. P Hanson.
Notary Public st. Louis
(Notarial SeaD County, MINI. My commission
expires Feb. 25th 1917.