Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-01-19
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court Of the United
Statcs-For tho Western District
of South Carolina, '5G0

In the District Court of the United
Statcs-Itor tho Western District
Of South Carolina. D.0
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
a certain tract of land containing
3!.l3 acres, more or less, situate in
Chattooga Township, in the County
or Oconee, In the State Of South
Carolina, known as The Mure and
Mure Tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
quire the Land Herein Described.
by Condemnation.
pursuant to an order made by his
honor Joseph r. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the 9th day of
December, A. D. 1915, notice is here
by published that application has
been made to the District Court of
the United States for the Western
District of South Carolina, in behalf
of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
Of National Forest Reserve, Of a GER
tain tract of land, owned OF supposed
to be owned by r. l. Mure, ELLA Mure
and Elizabeth P. Mure and an accu-
rate description OF said tract OF land
being as follows:
All and singular that tract of land
known as the Mure and Mure tract,
containing thirty-one and 13/1OO
t3l.l3) acres, hereinafter more fully
described, same being part of that
tract OF land situate and lying in
Chattooga Township, Oconee County,
and state OF South Carolina, on the
west SIDE Of Chauga River, heretofore
Sald TO contain one hundred and fifty
i've (l55) acres; the tract aforesaid.
nrst referred to, is circumscribed by
line beginning at corner one, which Is
corner nine Of the Miss l.. G. Kuht-
man tract, and a corner of the lands
OF S. p. Dendy, rock with witnesses,
an oak post being set in a mound OF
stones and scribed K 8; thence with
the boundary of the S. p. Dendy line,
S. 1910 IG. to corner two, on bank of
branch small maple, a post being set
IN mound OF stones; thence to cor
ner three. also a corner Of the Oconee
Timber Company lands, a thirty-inch
white oak blaZed and scribed; thence
~ 5I-1G w. with the line Of the Oco-
nee Timber Company to corner four,
rock with witnesses in place, an oak
post being set in a mound Of stones:
thence to corner five, also corner OF
the Blackwell tract, a rock with viii
nesscs, post being set in mound Of
stones; thence S. 1921 w. with the
line of the Blackwell lands, to corner
six. also corner ten Of the Miss L. G..
kuhtman tract; a corner Of the
Blackwell lands, 12-inch black gum
witnessed. by corner nine of the
kuhtman tract and corner five, of
the Mure and ;Mure tracts; thence
S. l1-10 f.. with line Of the Miss L
G. kaufman tract to the place Of be-
ginning, all bearings being turned
from the true meridian.
All persons interested in said tract
of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day Of March.
A. D. 1916, and file with the Clerk of
this Court at his Office at Greenville,
S. c., their objections, If any they
should have. to the proposed purchase
or acquisition Of said tract Of land,
by the United States.
j. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
y True Copy. Attest:
(Scal) J. B. KNIGHT, .
Clerk, U. s. D. Court.
January 5, 1916. 1-6