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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
2
The contest draws to a close with four board of judges named to meet Saturday December 24 at 2 p m to count votes and declare winners. Payments for the end day are to be sealed and opened before judges preserving secrecy of candidate actions.
An old style advert promotes Monitor flour as superior through an exclusive milling process. It asserts pure winter wheat, claims every ounce bakes better, and that users will feel the difference in taste and quality.
The coupon offers a 10000 vote bonus to any contestant who takes eight yearly subscriptions to The Bluefield Evening Leader. Subscriptions by mail cost 24 dollars or 32 dollars if carrier delivered, or mixed as desired. The coupon expires December 24.
The notice instructs contestants submitting subscriptions to declare the subscriber as old or new, ensuring correct classification for renewal or first-time entries in the program. The directive emphasizes clear labeling to avoid confusion or duplicate records.
In the Southern District of West Virginia a bankruptcy petition by Charles H Bell seeks discharge of debts after a January 18 adjudication. The court schedules a January hearing and a trustee sale of property in Bluefield by Geo. A Crockett, Trustee, on the public auction date to satisfy a Grimsley & Company note.
The clerk shall mail copies of the petition and this order to all known creditors at their residences. Witness Benj. F. Keller, judge, at Bluefield in the district, December 13, 1910. Terms of sale cash on day of sale. Attest Edwin M. Keatley, Clerk, Deputy Clerk Faith Gosling.
By virtue of a December 4 1905 deed Harve Baylor assigns to J S Hall trustee a lot on Tank Hill Bluefield Mercer Co West Virginia to be sold January 9 1911 at 10 am at the City Hall front door. Lot No 10 Section 800 and Lot No 9 described with boundary lines. Terms: one third cash at sale, balance in one and two years with interest, secured by note and law. J S Hall Trustee.
In the Southern District of West Virginia James Roles of Princeton Mercer County seeks a full discharge from debts under bankruptcy acts. A hearing is set for January 18 1911 at Bluefield with notice to creditors and interested parties.
Notice details that K T Spencer of Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia was declared bankrupt under federal acts and offers discharge from debts except those exempt by law. Court sets hearing January 1, 1911 before Judge Benjamin Keller in Bluefield with publication in The Evening Leader. Creditors notified to appear or respond.
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