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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-02-02
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE FORE
CLOSURE SALE

Notice is hereby given that on account
Of default in the terms thereof, that
certain mortgage executed and delivered
der, his wife. Mortgagors, to The Farm
Mortgage Loan & Trust Company Ca
corporationl Mortgagee. dated Novem-
Der srd, 1915, and recorded in the Reg
North Dakota on November 18th, 1916,
Mortgages, on page 800 will be foreclos-
said mortgage and hereinafter described
at the front door Of the Court House in
the City of Minot, County Of Ward and
State Of North Dakota at the hour Of
March 1922 to satisfy the amount due
on said mortgage on the day of sale
which is the sum OF Of $1s124 and the
paid as interest on prior mortgage on
the hereinafter described premises, max
ing total sum due on the day Of sale
Of s1.511.4o together with statutory
The premises covered by. said mort
situated ed in Ward County, North Dakota
%h are wsse Ma1a %9 ess Five
Church, also the Right of:way Of tho
Minneapolis, st. Paul & sault Ste. Marie
a acres decided to Peder Vibeck) of
Section Thirty-five $50. in Township
Range Eighty Eight (ss) West Of the
5th Principal Meridian containing 800
acres more or less according to the
Government survey thereof.
Dated Jan. 10Th, 1922.
THE FARM MORTGAGE
LOAN & TRUST COMPANY
"a corporation) Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage. l-26-6t
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ed by Ole A. sundre: Jr single man,
dated the LIST day of December, 1919.
and filed for record in the office of the
Register of Deeds of the County of
Ward and State Of North Da a;a on
recorded in Book Is of mortgages, at
Page 81, will be foreclosed by sale
Of the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described. at the front door
Of the Court House in the City Of Minot
IN the County of Ward and State Of
o'clock P. NJ, on the 21st day Of Febru-
airy, A. d. 1922, to satisfy the amount
due upon such mortgage on the day of
sale. The premises described in such
Mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are those certain prem
and State of North Dakota and describ-
Gu ." The to'! SCI SEA of Sec 81; swa
q and NEa NEl of Sec 20, all in
TWP 1874. Range 80. CAS- author
described mortgage, the mortgag
has paid the 1920 taxes against the
above described premises in the
sum of $3.50 and the 1920 and
1921 amOrtiZed notes on a prior
mortgage in the sum of $309.10 and
sure).
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum of Five
Hundred Fifty and 20/100 ($55O.20)
Dollars, plus costs.
Dated this 18th day of January, 1929.
NJ. +. MURPHY,
Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
Grand Forks. North Dakota. 1/l2-6t
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FoRECLos.
URE SALE

Notice is hereby given that on ac-
count Of default in the terms thereof
lvered by Lewis c. Hansen and Ma
thilde Hansen. his wife, mortgagors to
The Farm Mortgage Loan & Trust
Company, Ga corporation) mortgage.
da ted december LIST, 1915 and recorded
in the Register Of Deeds office of Ward
1916. at 1910 o'clock a: m. in Book 100
Of Mortgages. on page 3S5, will be fore
closed by a sale Of the premises cover
ed by said mortgage and hereinafter
described at the front door Of the Court
House in the City of Minot, County OF
hour of two o'clock p. m. on the 4th
day of March 1922, to satisfy the amount
due on said mortgage on the day OF
sale which is the sum of $54887 and the
sum of $500 advanced and paid as
,to on pr9f on
gether with the further sum of $43.40
advanced and paid as taxes and interest
thereon making a total sum due on the
day of sale of $1,177.57 together with
statutory foreclosure costs.
The Premises covered by. said mort
situated in Ward County. North Dakota
and are described as follows, to-wit:
The Northwest Quarter (NW1 of
Section Thirteen Q3) in Township One
Hundred l.; SXty,o9e GSp ws North of of
9Th Principal Meridian, containing 100
acres more or less according to the
Government survey thereof
THE FARM MORTGAGE
LOAN & TRUST COMPANY,
Ga corporation) MOrtgagee.
Dated January 10th, 1922.
Ralph c. Morton, Z"
Darlington, North Dakota.
Attorney for Mortgagee. 1-26-6t
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, WHEREAS, Default has been made in
the terms and conditions of the mort
gage hereinafter described in that the
MortgagOrs have failed to pay past due
defaults the assignee of mortgage has
declared and does hereby declare the
entire mortgage Indebtedness due and
payable as authorized by this mortgage,
and by which the power of sale therein
contained has become operative, now
therefore rl- .-s Pm s,
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
livered by Anders Larson Knapstad, a
widower, Mortgagor to the First State
Bank of Sawyer, Mortgage, dated the
goth day of October, 1915, and filed for
record in the office of the Register Of
Deeds of the County Of Ward and State
of North Dakota on the 1st day of No
vember, 1915, and recorded in Book 210
by said Mortgage to Rosa Hummel
which said assignment was dated 5th
day of Nov. 1915 and was filed for rec
ord in the office of Register of Deeds
of the County of Ward and State of
North Dakota on the 18th day Of Nov,
1915 and recorded in Book las Of Mort
cages at Page 4o1, and assigned by the
dated Feb. 21st. 1921 and was filed for
record in the Office Of Register of Deeds
OF the County of Ward and State of
North Dakota on the 18th day Of Jan.
1922 and was recorded in Book 204 of
W. w. Smith to First National Bank Of
Sleepy Eye. MINI. which said assign
ment was dated Dec. 18th. 1921 and was
filed for record in the office Of Register
of Deeds Of the County Of Ward and
State Of North Dakota on the 18th day
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Of Jan. 1922 and recorded in Book 2O4
of Mortgages on Page 612) will be fore
closed by sale of the premises in such
mortgage and hereinafter described at
the front door Of the Court House in the
City of Minot and State of North Da-
kota, at the hour of 900 o'clock p. m.
on the 18th day Of March, 1922 A. p,
to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in such Mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same are those certain premises
situated in the County Of Ward and
State Of North Dakota and described as
follows:
East Half Of the Southeast quarter
NI1 SEa) of Section Seventeen 90 in
Township One Hundred Fifty-two Q52)
North of Range Eighty-two 1922 West
of the Fifth Principal Meridian, con-
tanning 80 acres, more or less, accord
ing to the Government survey thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum of S71S.74.
and in addition the costs of this pro-
ceeding.
Dated this Gath day of January 1922.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF SLEEPY EYE,
Assignee of Mortgage.
J. +. organs,
Attorney for Assignee
Of Mortgagee,
MOhall, N. d.
A. p. SCOFIELD,
1-26-6t Sheriff. Ward Co.
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE or SPECIAL HxEcurIoN

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a Judgment and decree in foreclosure.
rendered and given by the District
Court of the Fifth JUDICIAL District, in
of North Dakota, and entered and dock
eted in the office Of the Clerk Of said
day of January 1922, in an actjSn
wherein Virginia Lewis Wales is plajn-
tiff and Joseph Fleming, and the Fox
holm State Bank corporation are De-
PENDANTS. in favor of said plaintiff and
against the said defendants. for the
sum of Two thousand eight hundred
nine and 60/1O0 ($2,sO9.60) Dollars,
which judgment and decree among other
things, directed the sale by and under
said judgment of the hereinafter de-
scribed real estate to satisfy said judy
ment with interest thereon. and the
cost expenses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of such sale APP
plicable thereto will satisfy. And by
virtue Of writ to me issued out Of the
Office of the clerk of said District Court
in and for said County Of Ward and un-
der the seal Of said court directing me
to sell said real property pursuant to
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said judgment and decree, I. A. P. SEQ
field, sheriff of said county and the per-
son appointed by said court to make said
sale, will sell the hereinafter described
real estate to the highest bidder for cash
at public auction. at the front door of
the Court House in the City of Minot. in
the County of Ward and State of North
Dakota. on the 18th day of March 1922.
at o'clock p. IN. Of that day, to satisfy
said judgment with interest and costs
thereon, and the costs and expenses Of
such sale or so much thereof as the pro-
ceeds of such sale applicable thereto
will satisfy. The premises to be sold as
aforesaid pursuant to said judgment
and decree, and to said writ and to this
notice, are described in said Judgment
decree and writ as follows, to-wit:
The North half of the Northeast
quarter (NA NED. and the North
half of the Northwest quarter (Na
NW3D Of Section Eleven ID, town.
ship One Hundred fifty-seven $50
Range eighty four (84) West Of the
fifth r. NJ. Situate lying and being
in Ward County, North Dakota, con-
tanning 100 acres more or less ac-
cording to the. U. S. Government
A. p. scoFIELD, Sheriff
of Ward County, North Dakota
II. l.. Halvorson and c. A. Sherman,
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
Minot. North Dakota.
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STATE MOVES TO HELP
SEED GRAIN SITUATION,

The under the direction of the has taken
enby the different
will
haved
without
OF possible moment"
them
following points:
FirSt-TIow small grain?
portion this
help
furnishing same?
Thirds position bond for seed and
tempating doing so?
rh-Do ederala for purpose
public would
dversfcaon
chickens
materially
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Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the payment Of that
certain note and mortgage. executed by
Maud Darland and f. l.. Darland in
favor Of and delivered to J. F. Booth
of Sawyer, N. d. on the LIST day OF
Nov 1915, and said mortgage was duly
recorded in the office of the register of
deeds in and for Ward County on the
9th day Of Nov. 1916 in Book 254 OF
mortgages at page 281 will be foreclosed
by sale of the premises in such mort
gage and hereinafter described by the
sheriff Of Ward County at the front
door of the court house In the city OF
Minot in the County of Ward and State
OF North Dakota on the 23rd Of Feb.
"A. d. 1922 at Q O'Clock in the afternoon
of that day as the power Of sale in that
mortgage. That no action at law or
otherwise has been had to collect the
same. The premises described In said
mortgage and which will be sold to sat
isfy the amount now due on said note
and mortgage are Lot 2 Block VAL
slage Of Sawyer. Ward County, North
Dakota, as per recorded plat thereof in
the Office Of the Register Of Deeds, Ward
County. North Dakota, that there Will
be due on said note and mortgage on
the day. Of sale. the sum Of $1,1o5.11 ana
Dated Jan. 18th, 1922.
A. p. SCOFIELD, Sheriff,
In and for Ward Co. N. D
James johnson, "A
Attorney for Mortgages. l-lS-st
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NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
Crowded out of last weeks issue,

Noio"uSu ouI VI ldoC Week iSSue.)
The following officials We're elected
for the Vestalian Literary Society at a
meeting held Thursday. January l2,1922:
r, President, Mabie Heidenberg; Vice
Della Olson; Treasurer, Verna Daniels;
Critic, Gwenn .Jeardeau; Asst Critic, Ida
NJ. Gebhardt.
Among the visitors at the Normal the
past week We're Deputy County Super
intendent Steffick and c. A. Armstrong.
Secretary Of the North Dakota Sunday
School Association. Mr.. Armstrong was
here arranging for the annual young
the direction Of Prof. Everett Davis
Mayor Smart Of the City Commission
The Girls Athletic Association. pop
ularly known as the Mecca for Pep"
entertained the high school girls and the
noon from 2 to 5. The basket i q ball bel
game between the high school and Nor
program. the game ending decisively in
favor of the high school Miss Ethel
Crocker of the Y. w. c. A. acted as
referee.
The Advanced Senior Class then put
Oh clever stunt. and the remainder of
the afternoon was passed in dancing.
Frappe and waters We're served.
Director of Physical Education. and the
officers of the association for the cap
able and energetic manner in which the
affairs or the association nre being car
ried out.
The jGnior Glass of the Normal School
gave their annual entertainment in
honor of the Senior Glasses on Satur-
day evening from to 10: The guests
were received in the Christian Associ-
atoms rooms which were handsomely
decorated in the Normal Colors, red and
green. Miss Julia McDonough. the class
adviser, assisted the class officials, Miss
Martha Christensen, Miss Helen Clarke
and Miss Genevieve Bohan in the re-
ceiving line.
After half hour spent in social con-
versation, the guests, descended to the
gymnasium where Il formal program was
presented. Mr.. John Howard of the
City Schools delighted with two groups
of violin numbers and Miss McDon-
ough's Extension Class in Drama, We're
responsible for. a most entertaining
farce = Howelrs 1.-THE Mousetrap''.
Misses Truax. buchanan. Waldron. Bo-
han, Stehm. Barke and Mrs. Webster
assisted by Mr.. Carl 3. Davis. of Minot
Normal school affiliations.
The 9rogram was heartily received by
the audience which repeatedly voiced
It's Appreciation. During the evening
light refreshments were served.
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UNITED FRONT FOR BETTER
PRICES ON FARM PRODUCTS.

the national light
Nonar-
o
appointed
Chairman Ledrebach of
called
offered further cooperation.
Of
in
himself
federal capital connection with the question he
has this
course
Of
in
me o
problems attention of
will
establishment
rates
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE PORE
CLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, Default has been made in
the terms ana OF the mort th
mortgagor has failed to pay past due
principal and interest. interest on a.
Pueh the has e
clared and does hereby declare the en-
tire mortgage indebtedness due and
and by Witch the poweS Of ' sale therein
contained has become operative. now
therefore,
tain mortgage executed and delivered
TO- to NJ s a, Murphy
and filed for record in. the office Of the
Register Of Deeds of the County of
and State Of North Dakota aD on the
corded in Book Is Of mortgages at page
1886, will be foreclosed by sale Of the
premises in. such mortgage and herein
the County Of Ward and State Of North
Dakota, at the hour Of Zoo o'clock z.
1922, to satisfy the amount due upon
such mortgage on the day Of sale The
seb | be- sdd such s sasfy exc
in the County Of Ward and State Of
North Pakota and rs as
SO and the E5 sWa ana lots 5 and
! of Sec. 80. TWP. 15s, Range 81.
CAS- authorized TO 90 py the terms q
the above described mortgage. NJ: F.
the above described premises in the sum
of $127.76 and the 1921 amortized note
on prior mortgage in the sum Of
$36S.55 and has included both In this
foreclosure.) +,
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date Of sale the sum Of Twelve
Hundred Eighteen and 1900 (@121s.15>
Dollars plus costs.
Dated this 9th day of December, 1921.
NJ. F. MURPHY,
Mortgages.
J. L. Louden, -sIs..,F 4s
Attorney for Mortgage,
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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NOTICE AND CITATION, HEARING
OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND DIS
TRIBUT1ON OF ESTATE

-
county IN @ COMFY WsET COURT,
Before Hon: VIM. Murray, Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of Ole M.
christopher, Deceased.
Louise NJ Christopher, Petitioner,}
Frederick Christopher, Olga Hynd-)
man, Clara Tolfson, Memmis Bak-)
err, Claude Hector. Carl Hector and)
Henry Hector. Respondents. }
The State Of North Dakota to the
above named Respondents:
You, the said Respondents are here
by notified that the final account Of the
Administration of the Estate Of Ole M.
christopher. late of the City of Minot.
North Dakota, deceased, has been rem
dered to this Court, therein showing that
the estate of said deceased is ready for
fna settlement ~, and distribution, ana
the residue Of said estate to be dis
tributed, to the persons thereunto en-
titled, her administration closed and she
of March K. D. 1922, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of that day, at the Court
Rooms of this Court. in the Court
House in the City Of Mnot Of
been duly appointed by this Court for
the settlement thereof, at which time
and place any person Interested in said
estate may appear and file his exceptions
in. writing. to said account and petition
and contest the same.
And you, the above named Respan-
and required then and there to be and
appear before this Court and show
cause. If any you have, why said ac-
count shall not be allowed, the residue of
said estate distributed, the admin
stration Of said estate closed and said
Administrators discharged.
Dated the 10th day Of Jan. A. D..
1922.
BY the Court:
49, WILLIAM MURRAY,
Judge of the County Court.
James Johnson,
Attorney for the Estate. 1-26-4t
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FoREcLos-
uRE SALE

Notice is hereby given that on &C
count Of default in the terms thereof,
that certain mortgage executed and de-
livered by +. a. Schroeder and Martha
Farm Mortgage Loan & Trust Company,
Ca corporation) mortgagee, dated Nov
ember Bird, 1916 and recorded in the
Register of Deeds office of Ward Coun-
ty, North Dakota, on the 18th day Of
November, 1916 at $50 O'Clock p. m, in
Book 1910 of Mortgages, on page 391,
will be foreclosed by sale of the prem
matter described. at the front door of
the Court House in the City Of Minot,
County of Ward, State of North Da-
kota at the hour of two o'clock y. m. on
the 18th day of March 1922 to satisfy
the amount due on said mortgage on the
day Of sale which is the sum OF $1,000
and the further sum of $314.4O advanced
and paid as Interest on prior mort,
gage on the hereinafter described prem
Uses making a total sum due on the day
OF sale of $4,000 together with statu-
tory foreclosure costs.
The premises covered by said mort
gage and to be sold as aforesaid are
situated in Ward County, North Dakota
and are described as follows, to-Wit:
The East Half CGD of the Northeast
Quarter (NED Uess three and one-half
(3A) acres decided to Trinity Lutheran
church, of Section Thirty Four (34), in
Township One Hundred Sixty-one 161)
North of Range lightweight (s8), West
Of the 5th Principal Meridian containing
ing to the government survey thereof.
Dated January 18th, 1922.
THE FARM MORTGAGE -
LOAN & TRUST Co,
a corporation, Mortgagee.
Ralph G. Morton.
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Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of Judgment and decree in foreclosure,
Court of the Fifth Judicial District, in
and for the County of Ward and State
of North Dakota, and entered and dock
in and for said County on the 21st day
Of January 1922, in an action wherein
Marry Ellen Blockinger is Plaintiff. and
Defendants, in favor of said plaintiff
for The sum "' of SON One e Thousand
Seven Hundred Twenty Seven 65/10o
decree among other things directed the
sale by and under said judgment of
the hereinafter described real estate
and the snst men
of such sale or so much thereof as the
proceeds Of such sale applicable thereto
win satisfy And by virtue Of writ
Clerk of said District Court in and for
said County of Ward under the seal
of said court. directing me to sell said
and decree. I. A. p. scofield, sheriff of
said county and the person appointed by
said Court to make said sale. will sell
the hereinafter described real estate to
auction. at the front door of the Court
House in the City Of Minot. in the Coun-
ty of Ward and the State of North Da-
kota. on the 18th day of March, 1922, at
> y. M of that day to satisfy said judg-
mcnt with interest and costs thereon.
and the costs and expenses Of such sala
or so much thereof as the proceeds of
such sale applicable thereto will satisfy
The premises to be sold as aforesaid
pursuant to said Judgment and decree.
and to said writ and to this notice, are
described in said udgment decree and
writ as follows. to-wit.
The Southeast quarter of the
Northwest quarter (SEa NWD and
the East half Of the Southwest
quarter lIa SWAY Of Section
Thirty-three (33l in Township One
Hundred fifty~seven (15D. of
Range Eighty-four (s4, West Of
the Fifth Principal Meridian, -situ-
ate lying and being in Ward Coun-
ty. North Dakota. containing 12O
acres more or less according to the
United States Government survey
thereof.
A. p. SCOFIELD, Sheriff
of Ward County, North Dakota
HalvOr l.. Halvorson and c.. A.. Sherman
Attorneys for the Plaintiff,
Mnot. North Dakota.
2-2-3-9
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Would ''Tap" DR.. Stones Bank Ac-
count for 100000

DR.. Stone, well known physician and
surgeon from Balfour, is defendant
in an action for $30,000.0O brot by
the guardians Of girl who allege
that the doctor while removing the
girls tonsils, cut off her uvula, a pro-
lection from the lower portion of the
mouth. The plaintiff alleges that the
operation was performed eight, years
ago, but DR.. Stone denies ever hav-
ing performed such an operation on
the girl. McGee & Goss will appear
for the defense when the. case comes
to trial at Towner next week.
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NOTICE is hereby given that duly
verified petition has been filed herein
on the 9Th day of January. 1922, by a
majority of the owners of the property
on the line of that part of Bower Street,
Minot. y. D.. hereinafter described.
which petition is consented to in writ
ing by all the owners of property adj
joining the plat or tract hereinafter de-
scribed, praying for reasons given in
said petition. that that part Of Bower
Street in Minot. North Dakota, describ-
ed more particularly as follows, to-wit:
All of said Bower Street be vacated:
You are further notified that said
petition will be heard and considered
Of Minot, North Dakota on the GOTH
day of February. 1922, at 4 o'clock p. M.
of said day, in the city hall in the city
of Minot. County of Ward. State of
North Dakota. at which time and place
any one interested may appear and be
heard.
Dated Minot. N. D., this 9th day Of
January. 1922.
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MORE MONEY NEEDED
FOR RURAL CREDITS.

of
evident
authorized by
to a
counties and several loans is
iraion be millions remaining for oahng
situation
of June
created
candidates and the measures
forgot
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE ro1HC1o.
SURE SALE

WHEREAS, Default has been made
in the terms and conditions Of the
mortgage hereinafter described, in that
due principal and interest interest on
a prior mortgage and the 1920 taxes
and upon such defaults the MORTGAGE
has declared and does hereby declare
the entire mortgage indebtedness due
and payable as authorized by this mort
gage, and by which the. power of sale
therein contained has become operat-
tive. now therefore, s5
NOTICE Is hereby given that the
certain mortgage executed and deliver
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POUND MASTERS NOTICE

Take Notice. that on Jan. TO- 1922, l
Impounded the following described
animals, one gray geldng, about 3
Years old. weight about 1850 pounds and
one bay mare star in forehead and right
hind leg white about 10 inches UP from
the hoof and shod in front, about IL
years, weight about 1900 pounds. And
unless said animals are taken away and
fees paid within 80 days of this notice
shall on the 10Th day of Feb. 1922 at
my place in Greedy Twp. at o'clock in
the afternoon expose for sale and sell
to the highest bidder for cash the above
described animals.
z Dated Jan. 20, 1929. "
J. A. JOHNSON,
Pound Master
1-26-3t ..r. Benedict, N. d.