Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-07-20

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Re
Iitioner, VS.. ]. F. REID, MARY c.
FLOOD EFT AIS Defendants No626,
action to condemn land.
The object of this suit is to condemn,
for the uses and purposes of the United
States of America, for National For
est Reserve and for the protection of
the watersheds of navigable streams
and Of conserving the navigability of
navigable rivers, as provided by the
Act of Congress of March l, 1911, (36
Stat. L., 961), known as the Weeks
Forestry Act, and the amendments
thereto of August 10, 1912, (37 Stat.
L., 800, and March 4, 1913, (37 Stat. |
L., $500, 6919.35 acres of land, il
Shenandoah and Warren Counties, Vir-
ginia, consisting of two tracts, as fol- |
lows: One tract, containing 617S.96
acres. known as the Millar 4 Bayley,
Samuel Cullers and Flood & Reid
Tracts and and a portion of Tract
q in Shenandoah and Warren COun-
ties; and one tract, containing 14O.39
acres, known as the Thornton RitenOur
Tract. The part of said lands in Shen-
andOah County is situated, principally,
in Johnston District. Said lands, in
the main, are upon or near to Green,
Little Crease and Massanutten or Page
Mountains, and are drained, in part
| by Passage Greek and its tributaries
Said lands are embraced within or
overlapped upon or affected by the fol-
lowing grants or patents: William
Elzey, July Is, 1897, 1900 acres; Will
liam Elzey, November 6, 1900, 9160
acres; Henry Coulers Cor Cullers),
April 80, 1871, 756 acres; John Reed,
l y
Keller, November IA, 1888, 224 acres,
8 r. & 25 p; Jacob Keller & Henry
Hickman, August %, 1885, 267 acres ;
Henry Hickman, February 2S, 1887,
200 acres Henry Hickman, November
30, 1889, 159 acres; Henry Hickman,
November 80, 1889, Al acres; William
r. Ashby, Marcus c. Richardson, Tho
mas Buck & John Buck, June 20, 1914,
1874 acres; Robert Scott, February 1,
l17S1, 40 acres; Robert Scott, March
i20 1881, 422 acres; Robert Scott, March
p, 1881, 422 acres Robert Gray, April
N %, 1853, $50 acres; James OBannon,
January Z, 1879, 80 acres: Christian
Slower, December 10, 1875, 200 acres
John Reid, May IS, 1774, 1873 acres /;
} John Conrad Tebo, June 10, 1888, ia
acres Joseph Kashwiler, June 20, 1114,
All acres; Solomon Veach, November
%, 1929, 100 acres; Daniel Ridenour,
, November D. 1884, 1927 acres. The
locations and descriptions, by metes and
bounds, of said lands, with plats and
surveys of same, and the particular
, nature of the uses and purposes for
which the condemnation of same is
sought fully appear in the petition and
: exhibits thereto, which were filed in my
office on November Is. 1916 and to
, which reference is made.
1t appearing, by affidavit, as follows
% That the following defendants
are non-residents of the State of Vir-
, ginia, to-wit: J. F.. Reid and wife,
Annie E. Reid: Mary c. Flood and
husband, Thomas A. Flood; Wesley W.
Totten; Lucy Totten; James Teets
John r. SerpeJl; Mrs. John r. Serpell ;
Robert f. Serpell; George NJ. Serpell !;
Mrs. Florence Wilson and husband,
-- Wilson; Mrs. Ora D. Bay
ard and husband, Bayard
Mrs. Conrad Becker and husband, -
- Becker; Oberline Deakins Mrs.
George F. Becker and husband, George
F. Becker; f. Allen Jones; Laura NJ.
D. Jones: Margaret Jones; George Nc
Leod (or MacLeod) Mrs Sallie NJ.
: Moore and husband, Arthur r. Moore
Mrs Elizabeth NJ. Williams and hus-
band. Gerald B. Williams John Mcleod
Tor Macleod Mrs. /. DeHaas Nc
Leod Tor Macleod widow: Mrs.
Amanda NJ Grubbs and husband, (if
lliving), Grubbs; Keith Me
Leod Cor MacLeod) Willis Mcleod
Tor MacLeod) Parran Cor Parsons)
Deakins; Mrs. Cleorah Cor Clearah)
: Fauber Tor Fauver) and husband,
l-- Fauber Cor Fauver) j.
R. II. Deakins: Septimus c. Deakins
John B. Deakins; G. S. Deakins !; Mrs.
Mollie Shore and husband, --
Shore; Frank C. Pulliam; Claude Pull
liam: Mrs. Gloyina d. LETTERS and
husband. - Jeffers; Mrs.
Maude Johnson and husband, -
Johnson George w. Pulliam: Howard
Is. Pulliam; John A. Pulliam; Mrs.
Ethel Teets and husband, -
ITeets; Mrs. r. Eugenia Loughlan and
husband, Loughlan; Mrs.
Lucy Pulliam, (widow) Francis Cor
Frank l.. Evans and wife. Elizabeth
J. Evans John A. Deakins; Joseph NJ
lDeakins; Deborah G. Fauber Cor
Fauver) and husband. (if living,
- Fauber Tor Fauver) Mrs.
Dora Heath. widow Alice Heath; ;
Charles Heath; Mrs. Lula H. r. Gro
linger) Fralinger and husband, (if
living, -- Fralinger Cor Fro
linger) Mrs William R. Heath, vivid
owl William d. Cassin; Mary NJ
Cassin; Fannie NJ. Cassin; Genevieve
Cassin; Mrs. Carrie b. Shoemaker and
husband, G. I. Shoemaker; Mrs. Vir-
ginia l.. Kinkaid Tor Kincaide) and hus-
band, Z. w. Kinkaid Tor Kincaide)
Arthur H. Carroll, trustee under the
will of Charles II. Carroll deceased;
David Veach: Adam F. Lichliter; w.
| f. Henretty J. NJ. Henretty PRESIDENT
of Ohio G. c. Henretty; A. L. Hen
retty; 7. f. Henretty; ]. NJ. Henretty
| PRESIDENT of Oklahoma) /; Mrs. C. f.
Hipler and husband, C. E. Hipler; Mrs.
Lorne Squirting and husband, --
J Squirting; Mrs. ]. F. Gordon and hus-
band, Gordon; Annetta
Henretty; Jacob Beydler; John w.
Beydler; Isaac Beydler: Jacob r. Bey-
dler; Mrs. Mary Kuhenlaher and hus-
band, (if living. -z-- Kuhen-
! laher: Theodore W. Evans; Raoul
Evans; Smith E. Curd; Jesse A. Curd
Mary ]. Curd; Sarah F. Curd; Nat
i Henry Curd; Charles Allen; Alfred
Curd Allen; George Peyton Allen:
Mary Frances Allen (minor); Nat
Curd Allen (minor) Mabel Elizabeth
Allen, (minor): Jessie Peay Allen,
| (minor) Will White Cook; Ed Terry
Cook; Mrs. Ida May Hollan Tor Hol-
land) and husband, - Ho,-
Ian Tor Holland) +; Joseph NJ. Wake
man: William N. Finks; Shenandoah
Manganese Company, (of Maryland) i
3. F. Morrett Lewis Richards; III. G
, Richards; Leslie Zepp; Randolph
CHM; Harry CHM; William F. CHM.
(minor); Laura F. CHM (minor) :;
Mrs. Ella r. Brent and husband.
Brent Harriet d. Wright |
and husband, H. B. Wright; Robert c. |
Brent; Mrs. Bessie B. Slocum and hus-
band, -- SlOcum; Edwin H. |
Brent; Henry M. Brent; Mamie w.
Brent; George A. Bowen;
(2) That due and reasonable dill |
gence has been used, by and ON behalf |
of petitioner, without effect, to ascer-