The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-12-09
SALE OF SWAMP LANDS.


| Notice is hereby given TO ALI
i persons claiming the right OF pre-sslfl sctf
| to any of the swamp and cserflowed lands, in
the counties of Burnette. Polk, Sc Grsix, Pierce,
| Dunn. Eau Claire, Chippewa, Buffalo, lrem--
| peleau, La Crosse, jackson, Clarke, Mosrors
Bad AK, Richland. Grant! Draw for/assd lows.
under the provisions ofan act entitled. AN aes
TO provide Tor the protection of the sw amp and
oyerfiowed lands in this State, and grant pre-
emption rights thereon" approved April 2hd~
1855. that all of said rights to any of such lsI.ds
in said counties must be proven. and said proof
t.epasited with the Secretary of State. and the
purchase money therefor Paid in frn at the alter
Of o,,,, i,liar and twenty five cents per acre, at
least ten days prior to the time appointed for
the sale of such lands in each of said counties
respectively, as hereafter specified, IN eomph-
auce with an act entitled. :. An act to provide
for the s2le and disposal of the swamp and over
flowed lands" approved October II. 1880. and
"Au act concerning pre-emptors of swampand
oyerflowed lands Of this Stat approved
March 9Th, 1857, and that all of said lands
which shall not be SO pre-cmpted and proven
az aforesaid Will be offered at public auction
at the minimum price of one dollar aud twenty
five cents per acre. in the manner and under The
restrictions provided, for the sale of school aud
university lands, in chapter "a OF the r revised
statutes. so far as such provisions may be aIrli-
cableand not inconsistent with the issions al
the act last referred To. al the following tunes
and places. to wit:
In the county of Bu.rette. at the post Office
i'll Gordon. on Monday the 18th day OF Octo-
Der. a. d. 1851.
In the cotnty of Folk, at Hungerfurd's MIN
at the Falls of St. Cre:x, on Friday the 18th
day of October, A. ID. 1857.
Ia the CO: uty of st. C-oiS. at the Office of
Allen Daw son, in Hudson. on Monday the 9Th
dav of October A. d: 1887.
In the county of Pierce. at Fosters Hotel Ia
Prescott, on Wednesday the 21st day Of Octo-
Der, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Dunn at the office Of A. 9.
Allen at North Pepin. on Friday the 2sd day
of October, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Eau Claire, at the Office OF
Seelv d. Gleason at Eau Claire on Monday this
Goth Gav of october, a. D. 1851.
In the county of Chippewa, at the Post offioe
at Chippewa Falls, on Wednesday Che 2oth
day of October, 4. D. 1887.
In the county of Buffalo. at fhe Post Office
in Fountain City, on Monday the End day OF
November, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Trc.npefeau. at the PuSs
Office in Montcville, on Wednesday the fsh DIZZY
of November, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Lacrosse at the Post Ohio
III La Crosse. on Thursday the 5th day of No
yember, A. y. 1857.
In the county of Jackson, at the Post Office
in Black River Falls, on Saturday the lth
of November, A. p. 1851.
In the county of Clark. at the house of Hugh
Wedge, at the mouth of Wedges Greek, OH
Wednesday the l1th day Of NorembcS, A. n.
1857.
In the county Of Monroe, at the Post Office
in the village of Sparta, on Monday the 10th
day of November, A. D. 1857.
In the county Of Bad AK, at the Post Offics
in Viroqua. on Wednesday the 18th day Of
November, A. D. 1857
In the county of Richland, at the Post Office
in Richmond. on Friday the goth day of No
venber a. d. 1857.
In the county of Grant, at the Post Office IN
Muscoda, on Saturday the 2Ist day of Novem-
Der, &. D. 1857.
the county of Crawford. at the Post Office
in Prairie du Chen, os Monday the 23d day
of November, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Iowa. at the Court House
in Mineral Point, on Tuesday the 24th dav of
November, A. d, 1857.
The sale will commence at 9 o'clock A. NJ,
OF as soon thereafter as may be, ut each OF the
abovs--named places.
All persons claiming the right TO presumption
to any of the above lands, will be permitted TO
pay for said prescriptions or before the time
for that purpose specified above. IN order tr
guard the rights of contestants, no pre-empto.s
will be allowed TO enter the tract by him claim
ed, until he shall file in the Office Of the SeCrv-
tary of State. certificate of the Register of the
county in which the lands claimed are situated
certifying that there are no adverse claims to-
said tract. And in case there are adverse claim
ants the person making application 70 pay for
the land by him claimed, shall procure a certi-
fcate as above, giving all the names of adverse
claimants, and furnishing evidence at the office
of the Secretary of State that he has notified
such adverse claimants of his intention TO prove
his presumption, on day fixed in said notice,
giving one day for every thirty miles travel,
from the residence of such claimant TO Madison,
his application will be heard and determined.
D. W. JONES.
Secretary of State.
CHARLES KUEHN,
State Treasurer,
WM. X. SMITH.
Attorney General.
s Each and every paper in the above-na-
med counties will please publish the foregoing
notice once in each week until the the day OF
sale, sending (marked) copy of first publcatio.,
to the Secretary of Stale The account for such
publication viii be audited at legal rates BY
the Secretary of State on reception of the same
property verified, and payment therefor will
be Immediately made by the State Treasurer
to the party entitled 10 the same or order.
JOHN ". HUNT.
Assistant Secretary of State.