Pocahontas star herald., 1916-05-19
ConflrmaIIon Notice
sullcitors Tor plaintiff

tue hNuff OF hN' lhllhMitH N''' ihN'N ''a''''f
located In Randolph county. state of Arkan-
sls.
The south ono half southeast fractional
quarter. rIrh, Haul, NJ river, section and the
west uno.haIfN. 81. quarter section g. and the
cas-, fra'tl07al hali ~ the northeast frac.
InuuI quarter lrn bank Of river section and
tho northeast fractlonalquurter. risht bank
az rly .r. ami NDrth ~ rut-oT,ectlDu 90. all In
township ., north range west
That the said Paul sloan, claims title TO the
said lands as follows and IS the purchaser or
assignee of the purchasers and the legal req
rpscutaiIvcs 0f said purchasers and holds and
claims under and through same At certain
shorifTs sales made by the collector % taxes,
and the county clerk aud the commissioner
Of state lands. ln pursuance OF the laws of
the state OF Arkansas aud % certain sales
made by the order decree and authority of
certain courts of record Of the state uf Ark
ansas ~ said land as hereinafter SET forth
and which sales and his title q said lands
hereunder said Paul sloan, will ask 10 be
confirmed as follows
That south half southeast fractional quar-
ter right bank ~ river. section 3 township u
north range west. forfeited for the taxes Of
1850 and was sold 20 Obo Hardin al the tax
sale held on June r, 1891. and Joseph 7. Rob
lnson clerk OF Randolph county, ON June q.
Is1a, executed a clerks tax deed for said lands
60 Obc Hardin.
That the west half northwest quarter sec
ton 3, township II north range west. for
fcitod for the taxes lsd9 and $50 and was sold
% Henry sloan az the tax sale held on Nov
emher Is, 1871. and n. q. Sloan, who was the
same person ~ Henry sloan. aud wife. on
Feb. 10. 1874. conveyed said lands % Andrew
Balfour, that Andrew Balfour died iSSI. and
as the result of a partition suit wherein all ot
his heirs aud legal representatives were part
ios la the Lawrence COuntychancory court, I
NJ. Wavland, 7. q. stewart and H. r. Mat
thcws commissioners In chanccry on May 5th
iSS6. conveyed said lands 70 Obcdlah Hardin.
That the east fractional half northeast
fractional quarter left bank Of river section
(. township u, north range I west. forfeited
FOR the taxes 1883 and was sold 20 the state
81 Arkansas az the tax sale held on April u,
1884, and Joseph r. Robinson. clerk for Ran
dOlph county ON April ll. 1855. certified said
lands 20 the state OF Arkansas. and the state
of Arkansas by Paul NJ. Cobhs commissioner
OF state lands ON November I. isSs conveyed
said lands to $. r. Hungsrford Jr.. and :. r.
Nungcriord Jr and wife on Jan. =. 1891 con-
veycd said lands to Obodlah Hardin.
That Mr. fractional northeast quarter sec
10 twp. 4 north range I west forfeited for the
taxes lss2 and eighteen acres thereof was
sold TO II. Hay az the tax sale held on June
~, 1889 and that iatlcy Hay. who was the
same person as II. Hay and wife. conveyed
geld lands TO Charles q Souter, that Charles
u. soutcr and wife ON July %. ll0l, conveyed
said lands 10 IoGie T. Waldron aud J. +.
Waldron, who is the same person as Jodic +.
Waidron. on April 10, 1911, conveyed said
lands 10 VI. T.. Sloan.
That fractional northeast quarter section
10, township u north range ! west forfeited
for the taxes OF l,0O and 3s acres thereof
was sold at the tax sale held on June 81. 1sQa.
10 Ohe Hardin and Joseph Y. Robinson. clerk
of Randolph county on June q 1888. executed
his clerks tax deed for said Ianas 10 Ubr
Hardin
That Ohediah Hardin died intcsrato about
the year 1870 leaving Henrietta l.. Hardin his
widow, and William Hardin. Joe Hardin.
clay Hardin, Frank Hardin. Buretta Hardin.
Virginia Hardin and Robert II. Hardin. his
only children and sole heirs az law. That
Joe Hardin died iutostatc I'm the year lro2.
leaving a widow who Is now dead but no bod.
iIy issue. That william Hardin died mtes-
tate in the year 1913 leaving surviving him
Mary J. Hardin his widow, and Florence
Hardin CoTman. Myrtle Hardin Nance. For
est Hardin, Lulu Hardin. Clarence Hardin.
Iva May Hardin. Willie Hardin, Lille Har-
O. "a TTar.
That Clay Hardin died I'm 1905, Frank Har.
din died in 1905, and Buretta Hardin died In
1907, all intostatc, unmarried and without
bodily issue That Virginia Hardin married
one Batta, who Is now dead and died intes-
tate In the year 1900. leaving surviving her,
Mary Batta. her only child and sole heir at
law.
That division Of the lands Of Obadiah
Hardin. deceased was had whereby william
Hardin and Virginia Cox nee Hardin were
considered the sole owners Of the lands lying
in section 10 above, and Henrietta L. Hardin
Il. Y. Hardin and Mary Batta were consider
cd the5oIc owners OF the land lu section 8
and above
That Virginia Cox and husband. on oct {.
1901 conveyed all OF their interest in an Of
the above described land TO Ellsworth N.
Kelley. That William II. Hardin and wife
on Feb. 3, 1909, conveyed all Of their interest
In all OF the above described land to Ellsworth
N. Kelley. That Ellsworth N. Erwin nee EoI-
Icy and husband on April 3, 1910, conveyed
all Of their interest IN said lands except the
south half southeast fractional quarter.
right hank OF river section township Il
north range I west. to N. +. sloan, that Hen
rietto L. Hardin, r. T. Hardin. Virginia COY
and husband, end Mary L. Rata o..
1909, conveyed tho south froct,
southeast quarter right banI, Of river ,elJ.on
., township II north Il 1 west. To r. W. Nyure,