Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-26
No $40
By the President Of the United States.

In PURSUANCE OF LAW. I, FRANKLIN
FIERCE, President Of the United OF
Am -rlca. do here by dec are and make known that
pubic saes will be held al the under meDii ned
Land on es in the STATE OF Iowa, a. the psriods
hereinafter designated, TO wit:
At the Land Office at ObeE, comm ancing on
Monday, the fourth day Of May merit, for the disposal
OF The pubic and situated within the following
ramed townships, viz:
South Of the hose line o,d vest Of the ffh principal
nleridiGn.
Townships ninety nine and one hundred, of range
Townships ninety eight, ninety nine, and one
Town ships ninety eight, Ninety nine, aud one
hundred, Of range toetre.
Townships ninety nine and one hundred of range
thirteen.
townships ninety nine and one hundred, of range
forrfecr.
Townships ninety nine add one hundred, of range
fifteen.
Township one hundred, Of range serenteen.
Township one hundred, OF range trenty.
Townships ninety eight aud one hundred, of range
frenty thee.
Townships ninety four, ninety fv', ninety SIX,
ninety s,ver, ninety eight, ninety nine, ana OH.
hundred, # la Ige tTeTty. four.
At the Land Office at FoRT DoDGE, commencing
on Monday, the fourth day Of Nay neat, for the dis
DO. al Of public land situated within the follow
ing named townships, VIZ:
Norh of the base ine and ,red Of the ffth principal
meridian.
Townships ninetyfJur, ninety FIVE, ninety six.
nine. y-st ven, Hiresy eight, ninety nine, and
bundled of range tTenfvhre
Townships nlneIy-tOur, ninety Ave, ninety six,
ninety sew o, ninety gut, ninety nine, and OF
hund. ed, Of a ,ge tUents-sir.
Townships ninety fOur, nineiynine, and one hun
dTrd, Of range tnenty screen
Township one hundred, Of range tTentpeight.
Township one hundred, Of range ttrerity nine.
At the Land Office at SIOUX CITY, commencing
po al If he public lands situated within the follow.
ing ain I'd iO~nsh ps, viz:
South Of the base line and ,rsa Of the fifth primo pal
nnerid,dn.
T.wnship ninety four, ofIauge thirty four.
townships ninety four and nineiy-fv', of range
thirty FIRE.
Township nine;y-fv,, Of range thirty-sir.
Townships nine,y six and ninety seven, Of range
hirt yeigh
Town hips nine,y-sn AID ninery.ssver, Of range
thirty nine.
Township n;nety-ssvep. OF range forty
Townships nineiy.sin aud Ninety s,ver, Of range
forty one
Township nineiysix, Of range forty three.
Township nineiy-sIA, Of range toTfy-fotr.
Tow nshp niuety-siA. of Iange forty fire.
Townships ninety hve and nlruy-six, Of range
forty ir
Townships ninety five and ninety-siA, of range
forty sereH.
Fractional townships ninety four, ninety five aud
ninety six Of iauge forty eight
Lands apprUpria ed by law for the Of Rch0Ols
mIli AIRY and other purposes, together with those
''sw amp and overf1wed lands made there by unfit
for cultivation" if any, granted to the State by the
entitled IAN at To able The State OF ArKans
ana other ates To recla IN the swamp lands with.
| in the limits" approved september 2Stn, 1850,
will be exc,u led from the saes.
The Offering of the alb I'VE lands Wi. be CT IN
menced on the days ap Oiuted. and will pioceed IN
the or or in wtica they are advertise, until the
whole 81 all av. zen offsret I'd the sales thus
close but sa'es sfal b. kept open longer tt an
two weeks and pri, ate entity oil any of the lands
will be- admitted udtil ter the eypi alton OF Two
weeks.
Gwen under my and al the city Of Washington,
this fifteenth day Of Dec' mbsr, Anso Dvnini one
thousand eli, ht hundred and fifty six
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
THOMAS A HENDRICks,
Commissioner Of the Genera land Once
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Ev ny person entitled the right OF pre- mption
to any VI the lands within the townships and parts
OF townships alb I'VE enumerated Is required to es-
tab'ish the ame the ais .ion OF The register
receiver at the proper iand Office, and make pay
ment therefor soon practicable otter 'eens thus
notice, ard before tn day appointed for Il" a. M
memo, m mt of tie pit bic ae at ih- la ds mbrao
iig the Z claimed oIh-rwise IN IN IN WI be
70 fitcd. THOMAS A. HENrRlCkS,
Commissioner OF the General Laad oic,.
dacQ Ia vl 2~S