The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-07
STATE OF MICHIGAN

The Circuit court Tor the county OF
Ionia, in Chancery.
Hall Orchards Ins, plaintiff, VS..
Ward p. Stearns and the unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees and the as
signs of the Ward p. Stearns, defend
ents
At session of said court held at
the court house in the city of Ionia
in said county on the 18th day OF
July, A. d. 1921.
Present. Hon. Frank ID. NJ. Davis,
Circuit Judge.
In this cause it appearing to the
satisfaction of the court now here
that Ward P. Stearns at one time
was the owner of the lands and prem
ises here in after described and it
cannot be ascertained whether the
said Ward p Stearns be living or
dead and that he or his unknown
heirs, devisees and legatees and as
signs are necessary and proper par
ties to the above entitled cause and
the said plaintiff having field it's bill
of complaint, properly sworn to,
showing that it has been unable to
ascertain whether the said Ward p.
S earns be living or dead or what his
address is, if living, or whether he
has assigned his interests in said
premises either. by will or convey
ance.
On motion Il Fred L. Warner.
Atty for said plaintiff, it is ordered
that the appearance of the sal Ward
p. Stearns and of his unknown heirs,
dev.sees, legatees and assigns be en-
terei in this cause within three
months from the date of tn S order.
And that in case Of their appearance
or the appearance of any of them
they cause and answeG to the bill Of
complaint in his cause be filed and
a cory thereof served on the plain
tif's attorney within ff'cen days
after service on them. or such of
them shall have appeared of a copy
of the bill of complaint and in de-
fault thereof the said bill of COM
plant be taken as confessed by them
respective.
And it is further ordered that
within twenty days the plaintiff
cause copy of this order to be
published in the Belding Banner
News, newspaper printed, publish
ed and circulating in the said county
of Ionia. And that such publication
be continued therein once in each
weeks issue for at least six success
sive weeks. Or that it cause copy
cf this order to be served on the said
Ward p. Stearns or each of his un-
known heirs, devisees, legatees and
assigns at least twenty days before
the time above prescribed, for their
appearance.
The premises herein and in the bill
of complaint mentioned are described
as follows: The Northeast quarter
IN. E. 1-4) Of the Northeast quar-
ter IN. E. 1-4) of Section TWENTY-FIVE
(22) Town eight North g NJ of
Range eight West g W. Of Ionia
county, Michigan.
Frank D. M. Davis,
Court Judge.
Fred L. Warner, Atty for Plaintiff;
Business address, Belding, Mich.
Attest: A True Copy,
w. H. Dilley,
Aug. "a Clerk, Circuit Court.
Mortgage Sale
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the conditions of a mortgage
made by Wellington Gardner special
guardian of Arvilla Maude Gardner,
a minor to ]. Clyde Watt and Ray A.
Colwell, dated March 80, 1918 for the
sum of three hundred twenty-one
dollars (s321.00) which mortgage
was recorded in the office of the Reg
lister Of Deeds in the county of Ionia
and state of Michigan, on the 9Th day
of April, 1918 in Liber 1O7 of Mort
Cages. on page 378, and,
WHEREAS, the amount claimed
to be due on said mortgage on the
date hereof is the sum of three hun
dred t-.enty-seven dollars and ninety
seven oents. ($327.97) and the fur
ther sum Of $500 as an Attorney
fee stipulated in said mortgage, and
that no suit or proceeding at law
having been instituted to recover
said moneys secured by said mort
gage or any part thereof;
I NOW THEREFORE, BY virtue of
the power of sale contained in said
mortgage and in pursuance of the
statute in such case and provided,
the said mortgage premises herein
after described, will be foreclosed by
a sale of the premises at Public auc-
tion or Vendue to the highest bidder
at the South front door of the court
house in the city of Ionia, in the
county Of Ionia aforesaid, that be-
ing the place of holding the Circuit
court for the county Of Ionia afore-
said, on
SATURDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF
OCTOBER, A. ID. 1921 at one o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, which
said premises are described in said
mortgage as follows:
"Lot number six of Broas 3rd Ad-
tition to the village, now city of Bel
ding. county of Ionia and state of
Michigan
The above described premises will
be sold subject to a mortgage given
March 18. 1918 for five hundred dol
lars ($500l by the above mortgagor
TO w. F. Sandell.
Dated at Ionia, Michigan, July
18TH, A. ID. 1921.
j. c. Watt and r. A. Colwell.
Mortgages.
WATT & COLWELL, Attorneys for
Mortgages.