LA IVY EAS. JAMES LEGENDRE , tJt >i Building , New Or lean Pt 'jsctic.es in the eourts of the Par• tthes of yjt. Charles, St. John, St. James, ana Ascension, l V MARRERO, JR . J ! -. ney-AuLaw Whitney Eh. Untieing New Orleans Practices in Jefenon St Charle » ana St. John Parishes. ' ? BERT J. PIPKINS A tiorney - A /- LmSW, frs Nennen Painting. New Or lean D,nr Distance Telephone t&fo] U R, A/VAR DE. Attorney yos Canal-Louisiana Big. New Orleans Practices in the parishes oj St. John i Charles and Jefferson FRED A. MIDDLETON Gretna, lut Attorney At-fat» Practices in the Parishes of St, fohtt St Charles and Jefferson, FRANK T, PYANE Civil Engineer ana Sureyor *03 Auaubon Blag,, New Or leant La Phone Mcun 40 3» I E. A. LANDRY •Itvil Engineer a .* Surveyor. GarrrMe, La FOJ Jit.NlOR SAL h On« dwelling hoii.jt in perfect condition, situated at H.thnviUe, U Apply to Dr L. Donaldson Ilahnvilie, La Prentice E. Edrington Jr LAWYER 40» Whitney Building NEW ORLEANS W. 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Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of St. Charles Louisiana Meadows Company versus No. 724 Louisiana Delta Lands Company Be it known and remetnliered: That under and by virtue of an order to seize and sell and a writ of fieri-facias of date the 6 th day of January, A. D., 1917, is sued outot the Honorable, the 28th Ju dicial District Court of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, and to me 9 directed in the above numbered and en - 1 titled cause, I have seized and will offer 1 for sale at public auction for cash, with- j out appraisement, to the last and high- j est bidder, at the Principal Front Door | of the Courthouse iu Hahnville, Parish j of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, on] Saturday, the 7tli day of ApriL .v.D : j 1917 between the hoursof 11 o'clock A M & 4 o'clock P. M., the following des cribed property: All of Section 111, except lot 4; Lots 4, 9,10 and the SEl of SEi of Sec. 112 ; , , Lots 5 , 6 , 7, 9, 10 and the SE quarter |of SE quarter of Sec. 114; All Frc. Sec. 115; All Sec. 116; . All of the above being in Township 13 South, R. 20 E East Frc. half of Frç. Sec. 1 East half of Sec. 12 East fractional half of Frc. Sec. 13 All Frc. Sec. 24 _ All of the above being in Township 14 S., R. 19E „ . NW quarter of NW quarter Sec. 3 All section 4 except tot 3 All sections 5 and 6 All section 7 except NW quarter of SW quarter & the NE quarter of SE quarter All Frc. Sec. 8 Lots 2,3,4, south half of SE quarter, and NW quarter of SE quarter of section 15 All frc. sects. 17, 20, 21 and 22 West half of NW quarter aud SW quar ter of sec. 23 , East half of N W quarter of sec. 26 All of section 27 All frc. secs. 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33 All tots or frc. seen. 43 and 46 All lots or frc. secs. 38, 39 and 40 ex cept the previously sold portions of same which are as follows: Farm lots 5 to 9 inclusive Lot No. 12 Lots 16 to 23 inclusive Lots 25 to 31 inclusive Lots 33 aud 46 North half of tot 55 Lots 57 and 58 ....... All of above said Farm tots being In Polder No. 1 Also Block B Lots 7 to 12 inclusive in Block C Lots 3 and 5 to 12 inclusive 111 Block D Lots 1, 2, 14,15 and 16 in Block E All of Blocks F, G and I Lots 1 , 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11 in Block J All of Blocks K, L aud M Farm lots 6 , 7 f 10,17 and 18 North half of farm tots 8 and 9 Lots 1 and 2 of farm tot 19 All of farm lots 20, 21, 23 and 24 All of the above being as per plan of sur v«y of Polder No. 1, and the villags of Paradis, La„ of record With the Clerk of of Court for St. Charles Parish Thare is also excepted from sections 39 and 40 approximately 440 acres previous ly sold to Albert Phenis, as per pivate it passed before WiUiam Renaudm, Notary Public, and recorded»in the Con veyance Records of St. Charles Parish in Book Page . .. .. All of the above being in Township 14 Sduth, Range 20 E Sduth, Range 20 E All frc. secs. 4, 5 and 6 N. fractional half of frc. sec. 9 All of the above being in Township 13 Range 20,E . And all being in tne Parish of St. Char les in the Southeastern Land District of Louisiana, West of the Mississippi River containing 14,967 acres, more or less, acreage being taken from the Govern ment Survey Except certain lands released from the said mortgage, and more particularly described as tollows: (a) By act of release passed before F. C. Marx, Notary Pubbc, January 30, 1910, the following toU in Polder No. 1 were released .. .. .. 1 to 4, 10, 11, 13,14, 15, 24, 32, 34 to 45 inclusive, 47 to 54 inclusive, south half of lot 55 and tot 56, containing 603.13 acres ... « (b) By act of release passed before F. C. Marx, Notary Public, March 22, 1912 the following described property was released Reservation 1 and 2, all of block A, lots 1 to 6 of block C, tots 1, 2 and 4 block D, lots 3 to 13 block E, all block H, lots 4 to 8 block J and 12 to 16 block J, all of blocks N, O, P and Q, all of blocks 41 to 52 inclusive, farm tots 3, 4, and 5; south half of lota 8 and 9, farm lots 11 to 16, tots 3 to 11 in farm lot 19, block or farm tot 22 . . .. All the ab>ve ben- -i townsite of Paradis Loti to 11 in DnisiO-i No. 1, 1 to 11 in Division No. 3, 1 tv, -a in Division No.4, 1 to 11 in Division No. 5, 1 to 4 in Divi sion No. 6 in District or Unit No. 2 (c) By act of release passed before Sid of ney L. Feibleman, Notare Public, Nov. 3 , 1915, the following described proper 8 was released nit No. 2 Lots 1 to 9 inclusive, and tots 11 to 15 inclusive in Division No. 2, lota 12 to 16 inclusive in Ohrimti No. 3 Unit No. 3 . Lota 15 to 19 induaive ta Division No. 1 All the above lota cotttaiaing 239.21 acres of laud, more or less Unit No. 4 ..... 1-ots 33 to 47 in Division 1, lota 1 to 22 in elusive in Division No. 10, lota 1 to 16 in Division No. 11. Loto \ to 4 inclusive in Division No. 12,1 and 2 in Division No. All the above containing 501,15 acres of land All as per plan of John Morriaon, C E. (d) By act of release passed before L. R. Graham, Notary Public, February 12, 1915, the following described property was released Serties» 21: South half of tots 1,2,3,4,5,Ç In Division No. 4, District No. 2, con tsùtini? approximately 30 acres Section iST L-to 7,8,9,10,11,12 13,14,15 16,17,18,»,» and 21. Division No. 4, Dis trick No. 2, containing . Sections 28 , 29 nnd 38: AU ai Dm«oa 5, District No. 2, being lota 1,2,3,4,5,6, 7*8,9,10,11,12,13.14,15[l6,17,18, 1? and 20, as well as any other property in said division, beipg û> «U about 180 acres No. 6 and the Coteau bei" g in all the entire divisiou No. 6 Section 3b: Lots 30 and 31, in Division No. 1, District No. 3, containing about 20 acres . ... Section 27: Lots 48 and 49 in Division No, 1 , District No. 3, containing about 20 acres . „ Sections 27 and 34: lyots 1,2,3,4,5,6.7, 8 , 9 , 10,11 and 12 Division No. 2, District So. 3, containing about 120 acres Section 27:Lots 5,6.7,8,9,10,11 & 12,Dm sion No. 3, District No. 3, containing about 80 acres < Section 27: Lotsl, 2, 3, 4, 5,6,7,8,9,10,11 al cn( j \2, Division No. 4, District No. 3, containing alxiut 120 acres Section 27: Lots 1,2,3,4,5, 6 ,7,8,9, 10, 11 and 12j Division No. 5, District No. 3, containing about 120 acres j g ec ti 0 ns 27 and 22: Lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, Div j s i on So. 6 , District No. 3, contam : j U g a ?x>ut 50 acres 1 .. Section 22: Lots 1, 2, 3 , 4,5,6 7,8,9.10,11 and 12 , Division No. 7, Distn-t No. 3, containing about 120 acres Section 22: Lotsl, 2 , 3 ,4,5, 6 ,7 and 8 , Div ision No. 8 , District No. 3, containing about 80 acres Section 22: South half of lots 1 and 2, Division No. 9, District No. 3, contain ing about 80 acres Section 22: Lots 5,6,7,8,9,10,11 and 12, Division No. 9, District No. 3, contain ing about 80 acres Sections 15 and 22: Lots 9,10,11 and 12 Division No. 10, District No. 3, contain ing about 40 acres . Section 15: Lots 9,10,11 and 12, Division No. 11, District No. 3, containing about 40 flc fps Lot 67 Coteau de France Tract, 10 acres. (e) By act passed before Louis R. Graham, Notary Public, February 12, 1915, the following described property was released All of section 111 except lot 4 Lots 4,9,10 and SE quarter of SE quar ter of section 112 Lots 5,6,7,9,10 and SE quarter of SE quartes of section 114 ^ All frc. section 115 All section |116 t _ All the above being in Township 13, S., Range 20 E , . East frc. half of fractional section 1 East half of section 12 , East frc. half of fractional section 13 All fractional section 24 AH the above being in Township 14, b., Range 19 E ... NW 1-4 of NW 1-4 Of section 3 All of section 4 except lot 3 All sections 5 and 6 ' , , All section 7 except NW 1-4 of SW 1-4 and NE 1-4 of SE 1-4 All fractional section 8 All sec. 40 and all that portion of sec. 39 lving north and west of the rignt of way of So. Pac. R. R. except a tract contain ing approximately 440 acres heretofore sold to Albert Phenis and not included in La. Farm Land Co. mortgage All the above being in Township 14 b, Range 20 E 7ft Containing in the aggregate 6487.70 acres, more or less . -The sale will be made to satisfy a cer tain judgment rendered in the above numbered and entitled cause, in favor of the Louisiana Meadows Company and against the Louisiana Delta Lands Com pany, of date, the 6 th day of January, A. d 7 1917, for the sum of One hundred and eight thousand, seven hundred and fifty-lout and 07-100Dollars($108,754.07) together with six per cent. ( 6 ) per annum interest from September 16, 1915, and five per cent. (5) attorney's fees upon principal and interest, together wnh Fif teen ami 35-100 Dollars ($15.35) costs, as well as all costs and charges incident to the writ herein issued The said property hereinabove des cribed will be sold to satisfy the said jud .rment and in accordance with the terms of a certain mortgage recognized in said judgment, the said property having been decreed by jodnunt of said Court to be sold to satisfy tin mortgags resting upon same for the said sum of Om- hundred and eight thousand, seven hundred and fifty-four and07-KJ0 Dollars ($108,754.07) ith six per cent ( 6 ) per annum inter est thereon from September 16, 1915, and five per cent. (5) attorney's fees upon principal and interest, and coats, as above set forth LEON C. VIAL, Sheriff. Parish of St. Charles. Sheriff's Office, Parish of St. Charles March 1st. 1917 is all day of February A. D., 1917, issued out of the Honorable Civil District Court of the Parish of Orleans, State of l/misiana •"'J.to me dwerted in^e a bove numbered and ent e SHERIFFS SALE THE STATE OF LOUISIANA Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans Manuel Coguenhem versus No. 115227 George Lorio et als Be it known and remembered; That under aud by virtue of an order to sei» . gnd tfll aid a writ ficri-faaas the 26th haw sriaedand will offer for sale at pnb lie auction, for cash, without appraise ment to the last and highest bidder^ at the principal front door of the Court House in Hahnville, Parish oi St. Char les State of Louisiana, on Saturday the 7th. of April 1917 between the hows of H o'clock A. M., and 4 o'clock P, M. the following described property to-wit: A certain ract of land or sugar planta tion, situat-d, lving and being ln the Parish of St. Charles m this State, on the right bunk of the Mississippi River, at a distance of twenty-three miles above the City «f New Orleans known at the Star Plantation, and measuring nineteen and one liaîf arpents front on said river by eightv nrpeats in depth, and contain ing about fifteen hundred and sixty ar pents nil more or less, bounded on the lower line by plantation of Mrs. E. Trox 1 er at assigns and od the upper line by the planutioo of Widow C. A. Lono or assigns, together with the buildings and improve nents thereon and all appurte uances thereunto belonging, and those tracts or sections of swamp land known as the * Powell lands" in the rear of the above d-scribed plantation and described ag kd tow's via:- Lots Noa. Six & Seven; weak half of soukb east quarter, and north half of south west quarter ofsec ttoa oue hundred and four,and the south of half of north west northeast cotaining four hundred and twenty-five and 59-100 acres, the north half of north west quarter of section No. One hundred and five and all of section No. one taun- . dere and seven, in Township No. Thir teen, south range twenty east, in the , southeastern land district of Louisiana, ( containing three hundred and thirty- | four and 58-100 acres; the north fraction I al half of section 104 and north east quar 1> 1 ________ Also 30 mules, 5 heads cattle, 8 cane ' carts, 1 horse, 2 engines, a feed grinder ter of sec. oue hundred and five in Township No. Thirteen south range twenty east in the southeastern land District of Louisiaua, west of the Miss issippi River containing four hundred & thirty-two and 12-100 acres and 1 lot agricultural implements From the above described lands there is excluded that portion of land donated by F. Bougere to Mgr. Odin for Church purposes per Set passed on July 19th 1866 before O De Armas late Notary the City of New Orleans described as; , two arpents front on the river bv a depth of five arpents between parallel lines j with the buildings and improvements j thereon To pay and satisfy the writ issued in this cause, say the sum of Fifteen thous and dollars with seven per cent per an num interest thereon from February 1, 1910 until paid with 5 per cent attorneys fees and all costs t Leon C. Vial, Sheriff, Parish of St. Charles. Sheriff's Offiice, Parish of St. Charles, March 1 1917 STATE OF LOUISIANA 28th. Judicial District Court Parish of St. Charles No. 730 Banker's Mortgage Loan Company Vs Louisiana Delta Lands Company Bv virtue of a writ of Seizure and sale is sued by the Hon. 28th. Judicial District Court of the State of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of St, Charles, in the a bove entitled and numbered case to me directed, bearing date of February 17th. 1917, I shall proceed to sell at Public Auction to the last and highest bidder without appraisement at the front door of the Court House on Saturday April 14th. 1917, at 11 o'clock A. M., the following descrided property to-wit: All of Block 1A; all of Reservation No 1 ; except that portion bounded by the public road on the North; Hale St. on ihe West; Fonda St. on the South and Wistier St. on the East All of reservation No. 2; except that portion boufided by the public road on the North; Wisner St. on the West; Fon da St. on the South and Lafaille St. on the East; and the further exception of a eertain plat of ground measuring sixty feet by seveifty-five feet (60x75) and the West or Northwest corner of Resersation No. 2; where said reservation is intersec ted by Lafaille St. and the pnblic high way between said reservation No. 2 and the M. L. & T. R. R. Co. right of way it being the purpose of this descnptton to except from this mortgager only the North half of the Office Building and the adjacent ground above described, which is sixtv feet front 0 » Lafaille St. and seventy-five feet deep on the public high way; There is further txceptod that cer tain Block in Reservation Ne. 2 of the Village or Townsite of Paradis, bounded on the West bv an extentibn of Sou«» St. on the South by Fonda St. on the North by the right of way of the M.L.fk T.R.R. Co. and on the Bast by Robert St. exten ded, as shown by plat or map of the vil lage or Town of Paradis on file in the ce of the Clerk of Court in the Parish of St. Charles All of Block 2A; all of Block A; lots 2 to 6 incl., Block C; tots 2 & 1; Block D;tote 3 4,5, & 8, 12 and 13, Block E; Lota 3 to 11 inclusive Block 4A; all of Blocks 22A, H, 41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51 and 52 Lots 4 to 8 incl., and lots 12, Block J;'all Blocks Lots 4 to 8 incl., and lots 12, Block J;'all of Block N, all of Block 3A; Farm Blocks 3 4 5 and South half of Farm Blocks 8 & 9; all of Farm Blocks 10 to 16 inclusive All of the above being as per map of' the first addition to the City of Paradis. St Charle. Parish, La., property of the' Louisiana Delta Lands Co. by John A. 1 Kruse Engineering Co., of date of De cember 7th. 1911, on file in the office of the Ckrk of Court of St. Charles Parish. La., being the platted Townsite at the first addition fo the Town of Psradjs. lying between the Crawford Canal on the west and Bayou Crocodile on the East, and the M.L.& T.R.R. on the North & the Baker St., Canal on the South To nay and satisfy the writ issue in this case, say the sum of Eighteen hun dred and twenty & 88-100 dollai a ($1820. _ _ ___________ _ . wether with 10 per cent as attorney's on said sum ana on the principal sum of Twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000.00) and all costs of Court, and on terms of credit corresponding with the maturity of the nn matured principal of the debt recognised in said judgment and the accruing interest thereon Leon C. Vial Sheriff, Parish of St. Charles Sheriff's Office, Parish of St. Charles, La March 7th. 1917 STATE W LOUISIANA 28th. Judicial District Conrt Parish of St. Charles No. 736 Banker's Mortgage Imam Company Vs Funk Farms Corporation Bj virtue of a writ of seixure aud sale is sned bv the Hon. 28th. Judicial District Court of the State of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of St. Charles, in the a bove entitled and numbered care to me directed bearing the date of February 28th 1917, I shall proceed to sell U piJ^ Me auction to the last and highest bidder without appraisement at j the front door of the Court House on Saturday April 14th 1917 at U o'clock A. M., the following described property 1 7lW property included ndtMn Sec- t tfon 34, TowushH» L. W the east by the Grand Bayou Canal, on i longation of the line of this canal in southerly direction to Black Prince Bay ou, the northern boundary of the said ex . cepted tract runs at right angles to said lateral canal and at such a distance from , Black Prince Bayou that the tract except ( ed herein and described shall contain | 300 acres more or iess ... I Also except lots 58 and 59 of Division 1> District 3, and the Si of lots numbers 1 to 12 inclusive of Div. 2, District 3 which tots are fhown on plans of sub-di vision of the property of the La. Delta Lands Co by John Ä. Kruse Engineer ing Co Those certain'tracts of land in Town ' ship 14, South Range 20 East and more particularly described and delimited on a sub-division of tlie property of the Louis iana Delta lands Co. by John A. Kruse Engineering Co., of record in the Clerk's Office of the Parish of St. Charles, as Lots 13 to 19 inclusive, Div. 2, District 3, Lots 13 to 20 " "3 " 3. , Lots 13,14,15 and 16 and the S l-2of lots y )g and 19 in Div. 4 , Dtst. 4 ; j j Lots 13 to 16 both tncl in IJiV 5* & in Div Dist 3 a d of lots 13, ta, 15 and 16 in Div. 6, Dist 3. and N# of lots 17. 18, 19 and ao Div. 8. Dist 3. Lots 17, 18, 19 and ao of Div. 9. Dist 3 And all that part of lots >3. of Division 9. Dist 3. that is We«t& above lots 17. 18. 19 and ao ol Div 9, District 3 To pay and satisf ih; writ issued in ths case, say ihc sum of Twen ty-seven thousand dollar ($J7, eoo.oo) with 6 per cent per annum inte-es from June a8th 19,6, until pa»d. together with 5 per cent up on the aggregate of said principal ard interestas attorneys k fcrsa»d all costs Leon C, Vial Sheiff, Parish of St Chat les Sheriff's Office, Pari-h of St. Char les, La. March 71h 1917 Hogs! Hogs! Dnroc Jerseys Registered & Bred Also Doroc Jerseys Graded L. Godchaux Co. Ltd. Diamond Plantation, belicis, P. O. La, NOTICE Hunting, trapping and trespass ug are hereby prohibited on th e property of Estate Mrs! A. Gassen Layous Gassen, Agent 1 LUNG DISEASE I « After four ia our family had dl#d ( of consumption 1 was taken wit- • u frightful cough and lung trouble. ; but my life was saved aud I gained 87 ponnds through using DR. KING'S NEW i discovery; on is at j 1 t NOTICE Public notice il Hereby given »bat nui ting, trespassing-»nd mos* picking is piohibited un the loi-, owing properly The property ol Louisiana Delta L. n Is Company or on property of W D Moot« Louisiana D-îlta Lai ds Co, W, D. Moor« \ he fi est of inc good one*. \U the experiments of 'he 0 «w r-nt ir»* mpertfr and the athl«t»e •n«i at 7t> University owe i.t '-mf 1 entert are the suvngest .fid healthiest. (Juaker-Srotch Gatt stands at the head ut the list ofeermd :c<>ds !» is not ooly the bist fond, but it's Ae cheapest food 0:1 earth. ?acked in tin* it wiK Wep sweet and tr«h auywbas* uwishwtaljf. •'•a or r 'iMJti i.virkx .iii-i iin.yi*riit»t>w I-, Sfii.l Ihoilot, Fketrhe* or ytic.i l H.c.on r raSK SEAROH 'I I /. t'n.rxe HXiMtheH. PATm.i ! eUii-t) fOBTUHB *jm I ml, Our til* Jro» I» : BUILD •,ot tj-u ho*. r ® eB * I ■MO JW-ojuwr' ■*«*»■ WrltBtOltoÿ« J, SWIFT Ä CO. PATH -IV LAWVERS, (303 St. 'ft\ hinptor*. 0. C-, NOTICE Public Notice is I » ttthy jfl that hunting, trespassing ffhd JnoSi picking is prohibited on the fôllow ing property The property of Nick Laspi'd better known as Fred Ludiagk-f, on Magnolia Ridge \V. L. Laque NOTICE HUNTING and TRAPPING is strictly prohibited on the lands o this Company, Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of (he aw Louisiana Meadows Company NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that tie.-pa s i g, hunting, fishing, trapping and moss picking is strict lv pn-lirbiud on property U| Estate 7 .J . sei.ci ander penalty of the law R. J . ejelkrs NuTICE . Notice is hereby green that Hun'ing ami Trespassing is posé lively p'ohii»teii nn.1er penalty of the law 0:1 1 lie properties of Mf.Jc M rr. }>n Lafaille. NOTICE Trespassing, hunting and trap pii g aie b. lelrf prohibited on al| piopcrties owned and tenter! by Win. Lussan NOTICE Trespassing, hunting ami wood cm Ungarn my premises is strictly prohibited. Any violations will be pbiiisiicd according to law Mrs W, H. Tinney NOTICE Hunting, fishing, trapping and trespassing are strictly prohibited on the properties of tne gsUite H. L. Yuur-ga. H.L.Yunu|$ «4 Yf AMf* m snjnrtr »<*n