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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
3
Public notices from Sumter County dated 1917 announce sheriff sale of tied land parcels including portions of lots 125 and 126 in Sumter, orders from courts for estate distributions, and an Americus and Atlanta Railroad Company prospectus seeking authority to issue common stock and bonds for a railway construction project from Kyromville to Americus, with details on residences and estate assets and deadlines.
Georgia Sumter County notices announce guardianship for Nunn Reeves and a public sale of property belonging to W J Prather and A J Kemp. The proceedings reference a December 1917 date, an January 1918 sale, and a sheriff’s action on a mortgage in favor of Victor Electric Company.
Notice offers a 1200 acre farm near Cuthbert Randolph County Georgia described as pure gravel soil mostly grey with red patches 800 acres open land 100 acres creek pasture 200 bearing pecan trees and valuable saw timber Fifteen new residences and tenant houses large frame barns and cribs Open land 800 acres balance timber Fifty miles of rail access 1500 bushels peanuts from twenty five acres plus cotton 1500 bushels peanut price six cents per pound indicating high investment potential and urging inspection by bidders B S Baldwin Cuthbert Georgia
Georgia Sumter County will be held at the court house door in Americus for the sale of a three room house and lot on two acres more or less, located in the 27th district, east side of the public road south from Americus, about two hundred yards.
Legal notice states Willie Halley and Robert Hallie residents of Council mill creek with property levied to satisfy a City Court fi re in Amer ica in favor of J W Howard. Tenants in possession notified. Also Georgia Sumter County administrator inquiry to sell lands of John H Harvey in Mitchell County. hearing January 7, 1918. Mrs. J. H. Harvey, administratrix.
Webster County Georgia will sell at the courthouse door in Preston on the first Tuesday in January 1917 during legal hours. Foreclosed property includes a black mare mule Emma a Sterling plane No 1286 a brindle milch cow a red and black spotted sow six shoats and a two horse Hickory wagon. Property levied under a mortgage fi fa issued in favor of J P Bell temporary administrator of Geo W Bell Estate against Mrs D G Patterson. Cash terms. December 5 1917. C M Hristian Sheriff J F Souter Attorney.
Property to be sold before the courthouse in Webster County during legal hours on the first Tuesday in January 1918. Levied to satisfy Mrs. L. G. Hallman vs M. G. Little on a mortgage fi fa. items include Ida the aged mare and Tom the five year old black mule. Cash terms. December 6 1917. C. M. Christian, Sheriff.
By order of the Webster County Court of Ordinary a tract of about 73 acres in lots 204 and 205 of the 25th district will be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in January 1218 at the courthouse door. The sale, conducted by C. W. Mangham administrator of L. J. Mangham, requires cash. The tract is bounded by Nicholson lands to north and west, H W Perry and others to east, W E Jenking and Nicholson to south, and includes land formerly held as poor-farm with 17 acres seller noted as excluded.
In Webster County Georgia the appraisers for Lenora Cantrell widow of J H Cantrell filed their award for year's support. The court will rule at the January 1918 term of the Court of Ordinary unless objections prove valid. Also an administrator's sale is set in Stewart county with property description for Webster County to be sold at the courthouse door in Preston on the first Tuesday in January 1918.
Manila reports that over half of Americans in Philippine government posts have retired since July 1913, leaving just over 1,200 Americans amid a rising Filipino workforce. The pension law spurred retirements, with about 400 in the past year, while Filipinos fill many senior roles as the administration increases local training and government activity. R. T. Humber administers Camilla Daniel estate in Georgia with land parcels offered for sale.
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