Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-16
Legal Notice

DcltHQdlL5 anu DsLtAudALS
Whose Names and Resi-
denees are Unknown
No. 1873
United States Of America
vs..
$3.50 Acres of Land Situated in Polk
County, Tennessee, Ocoee Timber
Company, a Corporation,
ct al.
In this cause, it appearing from the
petition, which is sworn 70, that the
following defendants are non-resl-
dents of the State eff Tennessee:
Al Bankers Trust Company of
New York, and F. n. B. Close, and
Benz. Strong, Jr., Trustees, all of
New York City, New York,
AZ George Peabody Wetmore,
4S James Sehorn, Jr..
A Georgia Hargis and husband,
W. G. Hargis, Jr.,
A 1-2 Martha Phillips and hus-
band, Horace Phillips,
40 Henry A. Vale,
as LaRoy Edwards,
And that the names and residences
of the following defendants and class
es of defendants are unknown and
cannot be ascertained by diligent in
quiry:
AZ Unknown heirs at law of Benja-
min Isbell, deceased,
AZ Unknown heirs at law of Dennis
R. Isbell, deceased,
40 Unknown heirs at law of Dan
lei McJunkin, deceased,
81 Unknown heirs at law of John
B. MGJunkin, deceased,
So Unknown heirs at law of Burgls
Witt, deceased,
81 Unknown heirs at law of Thorn
ton c. Goddard, deceased,
60 Unknown heirs at law of Ro-
sine NJ Parmentier, deceased,
GA Unknown heirs at law of W.
NJ. Sehorn, deceased,
81 UnknowA heirs at law of Emma
Park Pate, deceased,
so Week McJunkin,
50 W. A. Witt,
So Newton Witt,
81 Horace Witt,
55 James N. Witt,
So Garner RyMer,
SO Ike Rymer, e
80 William Pate,
IS Lee Galloway, 4
O6 Carrie =. Galloway
50 Tennessee Timber Company, a
corporation created and existing un-
der the laws of the State Of Maine,
And any and ali other persons,
firms, associations or corporations
who may have any right, title, inter
est, claim or demand in or to the fol-
lowing described lands:
Situated IN Polk County, State OF
Tennessee, containing 1920 acres,
more or less, and being what is
known as the Ocoee Timber Company
lands, composed of four tracts, and
are more particularly described by
metes and bounds upon maps and
plats filed as Exhibit A to the origin
al petition filed in the above styled
cause September 9th, 1920.
And it further appearing that the
ordinary process and notice required
by law cannot be served upon non-res-
ident parties and classes of parties
whose names and residences are I'M
known who are made defendants IN
said suit;
And it further appearing that said
petition is filed by the United States
of America for the condemnation OF
the above described lands, which are
more particularly described by metes
and bounds in said petition, and that,
in said petition it is alleged SAID de-
fendants and classes of defendants
have or may have some interest IN
said lands or in some part or parts
thereof;
1t is therefore ordered that the de-
PENDANTS named and the classes of de-
PENDANTS above described and named
appear before the District Court of
the United States for the Southern
Division of the Eastern District of
Tennessee, at the Federal Court room
in Chattanooga, on the second Mon
day in November, 1920, that being
the 8th day of November, and make
defense to said petition, or otherwise
the said petition will be taken for con-
fessed, and the cause proceeded with
ex parte as to them.
And notice is hereby given to the
above named, styled and described de-
PENDANTS, and each of them, of the fill
ing of said petition in said Court, and
the said petition will on Monday, No
vember 9Th, 1920 be presented to the
said District Court at Chattanooga,
Tennessee, and petitioner will then
and there apply for a writ of inquiry
for the assessment of damages, and
for the appointment of a jury of in
quest to condemn, lay off and set
apart by metes and bounds said lands
under the the petition, and to inquire
and assess the damages for the con-
demnation and taking thereof by the
petitioner; and for all other matters
and proceedings necessary and proper
for obtaining title to, and possession
of said lands according to law;
And all of the above named and
styled defendants are notified, COM
manded and warned to appear before
said District Court at said time and
place, and to answer said petition and
said application, or otherwise make
defense to the same.
1t is further ordered that this no
tice be published in the Polk County
News, newspaper published at /
Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, once +,
a week for four consecutive weeks.
This the 9th day of September,
1920. .