The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-11-04
SALE OF SWAMP LANDS.
Nrotsce ts hereby given te NH

Notice fs hereby given te NH
In persons claiming the right of presumption
to any of the swamp and overf1cwed lands, III
the counties of Brunette, Polk, ST. Croix, Piercs,
Dunn, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Buffalo. Trem-
peleau, La Crosse, jackson, Clarke, Monroe,
Bad AK. Richland, Grant! Crawford and Iowa.
under tile provisions of an act entitled, Gan act
to provide tor the protection Of the swamp and
overfiOwed lands in this State, and grant pre-
emption rights thereon" approved April End.
1855, that all of said rights to any of such lands
in said counties must be proven. and saieEproef
deposited with the Secretary OF State arid tbs
purchase money therefor paid in full at the atcr
of one dollar 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 comrh-
ance with an act entitled /" a n act to provide
for the sale and disposal Of the swamp and over
flowed lands, approved October Il. 1856. AMI
eau act concerning pre-emptors OF swamp and
overfowcd lands OF this STATE" approved
March 5th, 1857, and that all of said lands
which shall not be so pre-empted and proven
az aforesaid, will be offered at public auctiot.
at the minum price of one dollar and twenty.
five cents per acre, in the manner and under the
restrictions provided, for the sale of school and
university lands, in chapter 81 of the evised
statutes, so far such provisions may be apple
cableand not inconsistent with the prov sions o
the act last referred to- at the following times
and places, to wit:
In the county of Brunette. at the post Offices
in Gordon on Monday the 18th day of Octo-
ber A. D. 1857.
In the county of Polk, at Hungcrfords MIN
at the Falls of ST. Croix, on Friday the 10th
day of October, A. d. 1857.
In the county of st. Croix, at the Office Of
Allen Dawson, in Hudson, on Monday the 18th
day of October, A, d: 1857.
In the county of Pierce. at Fosters Hotel in
Prescott Wednesday the 2lst day of Octo-
Der, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Dunn. at the Office of A. O
Allen at North Pepin, on Friday the 23d day
of October, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Eau Claire, at the .a1iee q
Seely e. Gleason, at Eau Claire. on Monday, the
26th day of Gctobcr, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Chippewa, at the Post Office
at Chippewa Falls, on Wednesday the 2Sth
day of October, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Buffalo. at the Post Ofiios
in Fountain City, on Monday the end day Of
November, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Trempelcau, at the Post
Office in Monteville, on Wednesday the 4a day
of November, A. ID. 1887.
In the county of Lacrosse, at the Post Offia
in La Crosse. on Thursday the 9th day Of No
vember, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Jackson, at the Post Office
in Black River Falls, on Saturday tho eth day
of November, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Clark. at the house of Hugh
Wedge at the mouth of Wedges Creek, on
Wednesday the 18th day of November, A. d.
1857.
In the county of Monroe. at the Post Office
in the village of Sparta, on M.nday the 10th
day of November, "A. d. 1857.
In the county of Bad AK, at the Post Office
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 Doth day of No
vember, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Grant, at the Post Office in
Muscoda on Saturday the 2lst day of Novom-
ber A. ID. 1857.
In the county of Craw ford, at the Post Office
in Prairie du CHEN, or Monday the 23d day
of November, "A. ID. 1857.
Tn the county Of Iowa, at the Court House
in Mineral Point, on Tuesday the 9th day Of
November, A. ID. 1857.
The sale will commence at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
or as soon thereafter as may be, at each of the
aboyenamed places.
All persons claiming the right to presumption
to any of the above lands, will be permitted to
pay for said prescriptions on or before the time
for that purpose specified above. In order to
guard the rights of contestants no pre-emptors
will be allowed TO enter the tract by him claim
ed until he shall file in the Office of the Secre-
tary of Estate 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 to pay for
the land BY him claimed, shall procure certi-
fcatc as above. giving all the names of adverse
claimants and furnishing evidence at the Office
of the Secretary of State that be has notified
such adverse claimants of his intention to prove
his pre-emrtion, on a 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 Ststn
CHARLES KUEHN,
State treasure,
VIM. R. SMITH,
Attorney General
s5sy% Each and every paper in the a',oyo-na-
med counties will please publish the foregoing
notice once in each week until the the dav at
sale. sending (marked) copy of first publication
to the Secretary of State. The account for such
publication will be audited at legal rates by
the Secretary of State on reception of the Same
properly verified, and payment therefor viii
be Immediately made by the State Treasuree
to the party entitled to the same or order.
JOHN w. HUNT,
Assistant Secretary of State.