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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1893

Page

8

Tax Auction Notice in Washington County Chancery Court

The state and county sue to enforce taxes for 1890 on lands in Washington County Tennessee. Defendants including McDonough Piper Porter Quinby Allen Beam Yarris Blevins Collins Campbell Campbell Jones Harnest Jones Runkle Summers Litman Shipway Salts Lancey Morris and Weiler are not to be found in the county. The bill seeks tax liens on described lands in the 7th Civil District.

J. J. McDonough H. P. Piper Andy Porter Quinby Nancy Allen Beam & Yarris L. B. Blevins G. Collins Charlie Campbell G. P. Campbell Jones J. H. Harnest Bettie H. Jones O. O. Runkle Washington Allen Nancy Cole Bruce Team Harris Road Broadway Ith Avenue Molesworth Stuart St Alley Watanga Crandall Elm Stuart Stuart Collins O ' Alley Grover Walnut Do Campbell Campbell Pairview Alley Hill Charley Wilson Carr Kirkpatrick House Do Jones Bettie H Jobe Isaac 'T Luak L HP Rf Eo Leonard Slagle Slage and McCoury Spring St Do Little Mrs HK Main Do McDonough JJ Crown 4Th Avenue Do Piper Cht Brown 1St Ave 2Nd Ave Do Pierce Stanton Unaka William Briggs Lawson Sexton Wolf Weiler M Morris Unake

Notice to J J McDonough and others on tax lien foreclosure

The order directs J J McDonough and all non resident and unknown owners of the described real estate and any interest holders to appear by the first Monday in November before the clerk and master in Johnson City to show cause why the property should not be condemned and sold on a credit of six months to two years to satisfy the 1890 state and county taxes and protect their interests. If they fail to appear the bill may be confessed and the cause set for ex parte hearing. Published for four weeks in The Comet Johnson City October 5 1893.

J. J. McDonough Johnson City Comet

Prehistoric Remains Unearthed in Wisconsin Farm Mounds

John F. Mills of Sommit, Wisconsin, uncovered eleven kneeling skeletons in a deep grave on his farm five miles from town. The high skulls broke on exposure, no tools or ornaments were found, but the bones are considered scientifically valuable as evidence of a former race.

Oconomowec Wis John F. Mills Sommit Mills

Autumn Number of Delineator Promises Practical Fashion Guides

The October Delineator Autumn Number presents attractive styles for the season and broad practical information for women. It includes two special pattern articles: one on Fitting Out the Family for Autumn and Winter and another on Empire Gowns, alongside the usual monthly content.

Children at the Fair and State Buildings Highlighted

The World’s Fair series concludes with a paper on Children at the Fair and a description of State Buildings. A Dumb-Bell Drill is provided, the Lawn Tennis piece follows last month’s Game, and the Dancing chapter presents the final Figures for the German. Subscription options and address included.

Burrenicx Pupilsning Co East Fourteenth Street New York

Jackson's Fortitude and Surgery by Dr McGuire

Dr Hunter McGuire of Richmond served as medical director to Stonewall Jackson. He recalls Jackson’s remarkable endurance after early wounds at Manassas and the arm injury at Chancellorsville, with Jackson continuing command despite pain. The article cites the 1893 Globe-Democrat piece.

Hunter McGuire Richmond Stonewall Jackson Chancelloraville Guinea Station McGuire Jackson Virginia Manassas Louis Globe-Democrat

Queen and Crescent Route to Texas Arkansas and Indian Territory

Tickets go on sale for a October 10 1893 run via New Orleans or Shreveport with routes to Texas Arkansas and Indian Territory. Tickets valid 20 days for return and stopovers allowed by Texas lines on the outward passage. For details contact Louisville Cincinnati agents O H Woopwext D P A Louisville Ky and Cincinnati G P A Rixtarson.

Louisville Cincinnati Texas Lines Gall O. H. Woopwext Saaw T.P. A Rixtarson

Low Round Trip Fare to Lexington For Kentucky Breeders Event

East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railway offers one fare round trip to Lexington Kentucky for the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association meeting. Tickets on sale October 6 to 14 with return by October 16 1898. Apply to agents or write to A Bonscotter D PA or B W Wenn GP and TA Knoxville TN.

East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Kexington Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeder’s Association A. Bonscotter D. PA B. W. Wenn G.P T. A Knoxville Tenn

Advertising card offers books by mail and mortgage notice

A dated advertisement promotes mailing 12 cents for ten books including titles by Bulwer and Bertha M. Wells and lists a mortgage for 89 million dollars on the Southern Pacific railroad. The text mixes a book sale scam with a large blanket mortgage notice. The ad mentions Wiconsin Central Lines and asks readers to respond by mail.

Wiconsim Mall Litaon pacAs Bulwerscien Nathaniel Man Host Brown Thos Doky Thorne Bertha ME Ules Emile Zole Obeyond Ezia M Chay Iqa Ty Bertha M. Panarrre Southern Pacific Railroad

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