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Seward gateway., 1933-10-28
NEW HONIESTEADERS

The north side of Kenai lake opposite Cooper Landing, hitherto unoccupied, will have two new res- idents this winter. They are Messers. Kanak and Guy Terrell. During the fall MT. Terrell worked at clearing ground on his home stead and getting a good-sized plot plowed preparatory to crop ping next summer.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28

don't get me mad" grunt, sent her ahead of him along the trail.
 Standing nearby was 8 GOV .yearling and 8 calf. With the same ungallant tactics he forked them into the trail ahead of him and took up the rear, grunting warn ings that no lapse of discipline would be tolerated. -%s> re- c.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28
NEW INDUSTRY"

Tests have been made by 8 res ident of Lake Kenai and revealed that fine grade of white soap which will float can be made from bear grease. He fell heir to a sup ply taken from 8 bear who had dined too well on decayed salmon.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28

Doc" Brehmer, King Cove trad CT, returned from the south on the SS Starr and is continuing on to his place of business on the Alaska Peninsula. MT. Brehmer enjoyed a wonderful visit with his mother at Portland, oregon.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28
Community Church

10 a. m. Sunday school.
 II a. m. Morning service. Theme Britter Dreggs; the Economic Waste of Sin. Special music by the Choir.
 ? p. m. Evening service. Theme The Chauce of Salvation.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28

Mrs Jas. Hepburn and sister ln~ law, Miss Mary. Hepburn, arrived Friday from Moose Pass, returning home today. .
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28

The SS Depere, A. s. s. Co. freighter, completed discharging cargo yesterday morning and left port, Seattle bound.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28

For shipping 800 cases of alleged tainted salmon from Alaska to Seattle, the Alaska Year-Round CannerieS Go. was fined $50 and costs in United States district court in Seattle.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28

Glasses are progressing and in creasing in the Juneau W0men's CaleSthenic Club of which Mrs. R. J. McKanna is chairman.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28
HOSPITAL, z NOTES

J. c. Moore came from Anchor age to the Seward General Hospi tai to be under the care of Dr. A. D. Haverstock.
 q G. GeaSsamof arrived in Seward on the MS. United from Seminof sky Island to enter the hospital for an operation. on his right hand
 <
 George Torkelson was dismissed yesterday from the hospital. " < * %
 Mrs. E. Roberts from Moose Pass who was brought to the hospital with a broken ankle, is doing fine
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28

Approximately 2e,00o whales, weighing 28O,000 tons. were caught in Antarctic waters during the seet son just closed.
Seward gateway., 1933-10-28
tSnowshoe Wireless

Sourdough Bill wants to know how much a $2O gold piece is worth TOW that the, price of gold has in- creased more than 50 per cent.
 Sourdough Bills famous recipes Rice: Wash five times, boil five minutes, pour off water, pour in cold water, when U comes to boil cook 20 minutes. After eating, soak boiler five days and spend five days scraping out the glue
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
Local Lady Robbed
Here Christmas Eve

About 6 o'clock Christmas Eve, a ne
gro purse-snatcher obtained $500, a
diamond ring valued at 5000, KEYS and
many other personal memorandums from
MISS Alice Gwin, as she was walking
home. She stated that as she passed a
bridge near the athletic field she saw
negro sitting on the bannsters of the
structure. A few moments after pass
ing she heard quick steps behind her
and felt tug at her purse carried on
her arm. Turning she faced the ne
gro who took her purse from her and
fled up the street, disappearing in the
driveway on Mrs. Kate d. Tackett's
property.
She screamed for help and ran after
the fleeing negro, but was unable to
make anyone hear her cries for help
1t was rather dark at the time but she
stated she recognized the negro's face
and would know him if seen again.
She said he had on jumper and over
alls.
Officers were given description of
the purse-snatcher and Miss Gwin in
formed them of the party, local ne
gro Walter Evans, being arrested and
tried before Mayor E. T. Nelson. She
identified the party and the negro was
placed under $3.50 bond for appearance
before the grand jury. Bond was made
by the negro's mother.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
DEED OF TRUST SALE.

Whereas John S. Shurlds and Mrs.
jamie Shurlds on the 1st day of January,
1924, executed and delivered a deed of
trust to secure a certain Indebtedness
herein described to R. T. Walt, trustee,
and whereas l have been duly appointed
substituted trustee for the time and in
the manner provided by law and said
substitution being recorded in Book 4
of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust at page
112 and said Deed of trust being record
ed in Deed of Trust Book AZ at page 549
of the records of Holmes County Missis-
sippi.
Whereas, default has been made IN
the performance of the condition of said
deed of trust therefore I, L. D. Pepper
substituted trustee at the request of the
holder of said indie ebtedness to foreclosc
said deed of trust and make sale of the
lands conveyed Hereunder.
Therefore notice is hereby given that
l, L. D. Pepper, the undersigned substi-
tuted trustee, will on the 9Th day of Jan
uary, 1888, offer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash at the Court
House in Lexington, Mississippi, within
legal hours the following described land
situated in Holmes County, Mississippi
to-wit:
Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, ID, Is, l6, 21, %, %,
and Lot IL less IL acres off the east side
and Lot II less 13 acres off east side
all in Section 10, Township Is, Range !
East, containing sos acres, and known as
the Shackleford Place, this being sec
ond deed of trust thereon.
S. E. a Section II, NE of N. E. a
Section 13, Township Ia, Range 1 West,
and S1a of Section and u of N1s
of Section 1S and NE of N. W. "A Sec
ton II Township ID, Range l East, con-
tanning 812 acres and known as Valley
Home Plantation.
l will only convey such title as is
vested in me as substituted trustee.
Witness my signature this the 14th
day of December, 1882.
L. D. PEPPER,
32-4t. Substituted Trustee.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05

four links, South thirty six and three
fourths degrees West three chains sew
enty four links south forty two degrees
West ten chains eighty eight links,
Suoth thirty five degrees West six
chains sixty eight links to the mouth of a
branch emptying into said canal thence
up said canal the following courses and
distances; South eighty nine degrees
East three chains seventy five links
South sixty three degrees East six
chains eighty eight links, South sixty
five and three fourths degrees East
three chains sixty one links, South
fifty eight and one fourth degrees East
two chains sixty five links, South forty
seven and one half degrees East four
chains eighty links to South east corner
of North east quarter of South west
quarter of Section five township thir-
teen range three East, thence North five
chains East three chains, thirty three
links, North fifteen chains East sixteen
chains sixty seven links, North nine
chains ten links, and thence East forty
chains to the place of beginning, and
containing in all two hundred eight
acres.
The title to said property is believed
to be good, but l will convey only such
trustee as aforesaid.
A. NJ. PEPPER,
33-4t Substituted Trustee.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
DEED OF TRUST SALE.

By virtue of the authority conferred
on me as Trustee in that certain deco
of trust executed on Feb. II, 1882, by
Dan Redmond and his wife, Emma Red
mond, to secure certain Indebtedness
therein described due A. f. Swinney
said deed of trust being recorded in
Trust Book 55, at Page 49, of Records
of Trust Deeds of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, and default having been made
in the payment of Indebtedness therein
described, /, at the request of the holder
of said indebtedness, will, on Friday
January 9th, 1888, within legal hours
offer for sale and sell for cash to the
highest bidder at public outcry, at the
Court House at Lexington, Holmes
County, Mississippi, the following de-
scribed lot and parcel of land situated
in City of Lexington, Holmes County
Miss, to-wit
Begin at S. W. corner of Lot 35S in
said City of Lexington and run East
along southern boundary of said lot 1858
for So feet to stake, thence North
parallel with Western boundary line of
said Lot 1853 to the Northeast corner of
said Lot 1858, thence West to Northwest
corner of said Lot 1858, thence South to
the point of beginning, being a part of
Lot 358 and being the land conveyed by
A. f. Swinney to Dan Redmond on 3Oth
day of December, 1925
| will only convey such title as is
vested in me as Trustee.
Witness my signature this the Bird
day of January, 1888.
35-4t A. NJ. PEPPER, Trustee.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
32-4t.


stituted trustee, will on the 9th day OF
January, 1888, offer for sale and sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash
at the courthouse in Lexington, Holmes
County, Mississippi, within legal hours
of sale, so much of the lands conveyed
by said Deed of Trust as are located in
Holmes County, Mississippi, the whole
of said lands conveyed by said trust
deed being described as follows, to-wit
West half of southeast quarter and
southwest quarter of section nineteen
township seventeen, range two east;
west half of southwest quarter, section
twenty two, township seventeen, range
one east; west half of southwest quar-
ter less ten acres off north end in Car
roll County section fourteen, township
seventeen range one east.
The title to said property is believed
to be good, but | will convey only such
title as is vested in me as substituted
trustee as aforesaid.
A. NJ. PEPPER,
51-4t. Substituted Trustee.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
NOTICE OF SALE.

Whereas, on the 1st day of March
1928, Lee Moore and wife Alma Moore
executed and delivered to Barrett
Jones as trustee, a deed of trust for the
use and benefit of The Federal Land
Bank of New Orleans on the lands here
matter described, to secure an indebt-
tedness therein mentioned, which said
deed of trust is recorded in the office OF
the Chancery Clerk of Holmes County
Mississippi, in F. L. B. Book l at Page
213, and
Whereas, on the 2sth day of Novem-
ber, 1882, the undersigned A. M. Pepper
was duly appointed Substituted Trus-
tee in the place and stead of the said
Barrett Jones, with all rights and privi-
leges of the original trustee, which said
substitution of trustee was duly filed
for record on the 2nd day of December,
1882, and is recorded in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, in NJ. & D. 7. Book at Page
107, which said substitution of trustee
was fully authorized by the terms of
the deed of trust referred to above, and
made in accordance Herewith, and
Whereas, default has been made in
the performance of the conditions of the
said deed of trust and The Federal Land
Bank of New Orleans has declared the
entire debt fully due and payable, and
default continuing, and the debt re-
naming unpaid, has requested me as
substituted trustee to foreclose the deed
of trust and make sale of the lands con-
veyed Hereunder.
Therefore, notice is hereby given that
!, A. II. Pepper the undersigned sub
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
DEED OF TRUST SALE.

Whereas John S. Snurlds and Mrs. Vir-
ginia Shurlds on January l, 1924, exc
cuted and delivered a deed of trust to
secure certain Indebtedness herein de-
scribed to w. E. Jones, trustee, and
whereas l have been duly appointed sub
stituted trustee for the time and in the
manner provided by law and said deed of
trust, and said substitution being re-
corded in Book of Mortgages and Deeds
of Trust at page Ill and said deed of
trust being recorded in Deed of Trust
Book 40 at page 1874 of the records of
Holmes County, Mississippi.
Whereas default has been made in the
performance of the conditions of said
deed of trust, thereforer l, L. D. Pepper,
substituted trustee at the request of the
holder of said Indebtedness to foreclose
said deed of trust and make sale Of the
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Under authority vested in me, as Sub.
stituted Trustee, by a trust deed exc
cuted by William j. Gayden and wife
Alice H. Gayden, to Interstate Trust
Banking Company, Trustee for First
Joint Stock Land Bank of New Orleans
dated November 9Th, 1922, and recorded
in Trust Deed Record AZ, page Sc. of the
records of Holmes County, Mississippi
the undersigned having been substituted
as trustee by an instrument recorded in
Book 4, page 1870, of the records of said
Holmes County, default having been
made in the payment of portion of the
indebtedness secured by said trust deed
and First Joint Stock Land Bank of New
Orleans having declared all of it due
and requested this sale, will on Tues
day, January 31st, 1888, within legal
hours, offer for sale at public outcry
to the highest bidder for cash, at the
front door of the Court House in Lex
ington, Mississippi, the following de-
scribad real estate situated in Holmes
County, Mississippi, to-wit:
That portion of "Shotwell Plantation
described as follows:- Lot One, East
three-fourths of Lot Two, East one
fourth of Lot Six, Lots Seven, Eight,
Nine and Thirteen, all in Section Ten;
West Half of Southwest Quarter and
Southeast Quarter of Southwest Quar-
ter of Section Eleven; Lots One to Eight
inclusive of Section Fourteen; Lot One
of Section Fifteen; all in Township Six
teen North, Range One West, contain
ing I'll 80 acres, more or less; to pay
the debt secured by said trust deed and
the costs of executing this trust.
This January 3rd, 1888.
ROY CHURCH,
35-4t Substituted Trustee.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
TRUSTEES SALE

Notice is hereby given, that under ant
by virtue of the authority conferred upor
me In certain Trust Deed executed BY
j. r. Jones, of Leflore County, Missis
slppi, to me as Trustee for Connecticut
General Life Insurance Co., dated the 9Th
day of May, 1880, and recorded the 18th
day of May 1880, in book Sc page 65 et
seq, of the records in the office of the
Clerk of the Chancery Court of Holmes
County, State of Mississippi, default
having been made in the payment of
the notes and indebtedness secured by
said Trust Deed, and having been duly
requested to make sale of the real es-
tate conveyed to me in said Trust Deed
in order to pay said Indebtedness, l will
on Friday, January 13, 1888, at the prin-
cipal door of the Court House in the
Town of Lexington, in the County of
Holmes, State of Mississippi, within le-
gal hours, offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described
real estate:
The East half of North West quarter
of section 26; all of the East half of Sec
tion 26 lying North of the old public
road running from Cruger to the hill
section of Holmes County, less strip
s.75 chains wide off East side thereof
Township II, Range 1 East; containing
242.49 acres, more or less, in Holmes
County, Mississippi.
All rights to valuation or appraise-
ment of said real estate, all rights of
exemption, homestead and dover and all
rights of redemption, have been waived
and conveyed in said Trust Deed, and
the undersigned as Trustee, will sell
said real estate free of all such rights
or interests. Said sale will be made
without warranty of title. Any party to
whom said property, or any portion
thereof, may be struck off must at once
deposit in cash one-tenth of the sum bid
otherwise the bid will be disregarded
and the property at once re-offered.
P. B. BANCROFT, Trustee
DATED DEC. 20, 1882 33-4t
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
J. d. Nixon Dies
At Midnight Home

Holmes county friends were distress
ed to learn of the death of the late
D. Nixon, 80, who died at his home in
Midnight after an illness of several
weeks. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the residence by Rev. AL
ford of Silver City, assisted by Rev
Crudup of Belzoni. Interment was made
in Belzcni.
Mr.. Nixon was well known in this
county where he made his home fol-
many years. He was fine character
and possessed of traits that made last
ing friendships. He engaged in farm
ing activities and was among the pio-
neer delta farmers of this county.
He is survived by his wife and five
children: o. W. Nixon, Claude Nixon
Tchula; Chester and Eugene Nixon. and
one daughter, Miss Eva Nixon, all OF
Midnight
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
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LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Humphries of st.
Louis, spent holiday dates with relatives
at Lexington and Tchula Earle Hooke
Jl. who had been a guest in their home
for the past few weeks returned with
I them.
! Leon Armstrong spent a few days at
his parental home in Walden.
Misses Emma Alice and Lucille Porter
attended the breakfast dance in Belzoni
Monday morning.
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Evans and son,
Jack Evans, of Gunnison, visited Holmes
county friends and relatives during the
past week.
A. 5. Rogers, who is engaged in farm
ing near Lambert, spent several days the
nast week with his parents, Judge ]. M.
Rogers and family near Ebenezer.
Col. j. B. Streater of Black Hawk was
in Lexington Monday to attend meeting
of Confederate Veterans. He also paid
renewal visit to The Advertiser and
left nice order for needed stationery.
Colonel Streater has been in business at
Black Hawk for 66 years.
MI. and Mrs. J. L. Braddock and fam
lily of Clarksdale, were cherished guests
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan
Bailey at Acona during the holidays.
Mr.. W. d. Mcdaniel, of Greenwood,
was guest in the home of A. A. Porter
and family several days this week
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Harthcock of Thorn
ton, were visitors in our city the past
week.
E. Lumpkin left this week for Dallas,
Texas, where he is on business.
j. S. Watson and j. S. Watson Jr., made
a business trip to Jackson the past week
end.
Mrs. Ola Kitchens, accompanied by her
sister, Miss Adele Lucius, were claimed
as guests of Winona and Duck Hill rel
atives for Christmas dates.
P. X. Steele of Acona, who has been
critically i'll the past week, is recovering
following several days stay at the Com
munity hospital. He returned to his
Acona home the past week end.
Mrs. J. H. Nabors, Mr.. and Mrs. R. D.
Nabors, Wilburn Nabors and son, Marlin,
motored to Sanatorum Sunday to visit
Miss Lille Nabors.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
NOTICE OF SALE.

Whereas, on the 1st day of July, 1922,
Maurice Lucen Rodgers and wife, Lenle
Rodgers, executed and delivered to Bar
rett Jones as trustee, deed of trust
for the use and benefit of The Federal
Land Bank of New Orleans on the lands
hereinafter described, to secure an in
debtedness therein mentioned, which
said deed of trust is recorded in the Of
flee of the Chancery Clerk of Holmes
County, Mississippi, in F. L. B. Book l
at Page 141, and
Whereas, on the 10th day of December
1882, the undersigned A. M Pepper was
duly appointed Substituted Trustee in
the place and stead of the said Bar
rett Jones, with all rights and privileges
of the original trustee, which said sub
stituuion of trustee was duly filed for
record on the 10th day of December,
1882, and is recorded in the office of
the Chancery Clerk of Holmes County,
Mississippi, in M. & D. 7. Book at
Page 116, which said substitution of
trustee was fully authorized by the terms
of the deed of trust referred to above,
and made in accordance Herewith, and
WHEREAS, default has been made in
the performance of the conditions of the
said deed of trust and The Federal Land
Bank of New Orleans has declared the
entire debt fully due and payable, and
default continuing, and the debt remain
ing unpaid, has requested me as sub
stituted trustee to foreclose the deed of
trust and make sale of the lands con-
veyed hereunder.
Therefore, notice is hereby given that
/, A. NJ. Pepper, the undersigned substi-
tuted trustee, will on the 18th day of
January, 1888, offer for sale and sell
to the highest and best bidder for cash
at the court house in Lexington, Mis-
sissippi, within legal hours of sale, the
following described lands, situated in
Holmes County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Commence at the north east corner
of the South half of the south west
quarter of the north west quarter of
section four, township thirteen range
three East and run North twenty eight
chains to public road, thence along said
road the following courses and distances:
South eighty five degrees West six
chains eighty eight links, North eighty
nine and one half degrees West four
. teen chains thirty four links, North
eighty six and three fourths degrees
West sixteen chains eighty four links,
. North eighty eight and one fourth de-
grees, West seven chains forty six links
to bridge over canal, thence down
middle of said canal the following
courses and distances; South twenty
/ eight degrees West five chains forty
links, South twenty nine degrees West,
twelve chains fourteen links South forty
and one half degrees West seven chains
forty links, South thirty and one half
degrees West thirteen chains twenty
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
U. c. V. Meeting Held
Here Last Monday

A meeting of the U. C. V. was held in
Lexington Monday morning, JAN 2, 1888.
The camp was called to order by the
commander. Camp opened session with
prayer by the chaplain. Our camp re-
grets to hear of the illness of our adiu-
tant We extend to him our regrets, our
sympathies and our prayers. Adjourned
with prayer by the chaplain. Those
present were II. C. Shoemaker, B. S.
Beall, j. B. Streater, J. B. Cunningham.
Baxter Wilson,
BAXTER WILnoi1,
Adjutant Pro TEN.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Under authority vested in me, as Sub
stituted Trustee, by trust deed exc
cuted by Benjamin f. Townes to Inter-
state Trust & Banking Company, Trus-
tee tor First Joint Stock Land Bank of
New Orleans, dated November 9Th, 1922
and recorded in Trust Deed Record AZ
page SO, of the records of Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, the undersigned having
been substituted as trustee by an in
strument recorded in Book A, page 121
of the records of said Holmes County
default having been made in the pay,
ment of portion of the indebtedness
secured by said trust deed and First
Joint Stock Land Bank of New Orleans
having declared all of it due and re-
ques.ed this sale, l will on Tuesday
January 31st, 1888, within legal hours
offer for sale at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash, at the front
door of the Court House in Lexington
Mississippi, the following described real
estate situated in Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, to-wit:
That portion of "Shotwell Plantation
described as follows:- Lots Thirteen and
Fourteen of Section Three; Southwest
QudItcI anu oouIHWeSl QuoIeeI VI NooNSh
east Quarter of Section Four; Lots One
to Six inclusive of Section Nine; Wes'
one-fourth of Lot Two, all of Lots Three
Four and Five, and West three -fourths
of Lot Six, all in Section Ten; all il
Township Sixteen North, Range One
West, containing 1928 acres, more OF
less; to pay the debt secured by said
trust deed and the costs of executing
this trust.
This January 3rd, 1888.
ROY CHURCH,
35-4t Substituted Trustee.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05

land conveyed hereunder.
Therefore notice is hereby given that
I, L. d. Pepper, the undersigned substi-
tuted trustee, will on the 9Th day of
January, 1888, offer for sale and sell to
the highest bidder for cash at the Court
House in Lexington, Miss, within legal
hours the following described land sit
uated in Holmes County, Mississippi, to-
wit:
Lots 5, 6, 7, s, 13, IA, Is, 16, 81, %, %,
and Lot ~ less ~ acres off the east side
and Lot II less 13 acres off the east side
all in Section 10, Township Is, Range l
East containing sos acres and known as
the Shackleford Place
| will only convey such title 81 is
vested in me as substituted trustee.
Witness my signature this the 18th day
of December, 1882.
l.. D. PEPPER,
32-4t Substituted Trustee.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-01-05
NOTICE TO SUPPLY MERCHANT.

BY virtue Of the authority directed
to me by the Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes County, Mississippi, the clerk
is instructed to advertise for bids to he
submitted at the February, 1888, meet
ing, the Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids: For supplies
for the poonAouse for month of Feb,
warrant to be issued imm sdiately upon
the certificate Of the superintendent
that supplies specified and bid for
having been furnished.
GORDON ASHLEY. Clerk Of Board.