The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-30
SALE or SWAMP LANDS
ID nerehY aivcl, To nlI

Notice rs hereby given to all
persons claiming the right Of prc-dinr ton
10 any of the swamp and overiowed lands, in
the counties of Burnette, Polk. 81. Crois. Pierce.
Dunn, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Buffalo. Trcm-
peleau, La Crosse. Jackson, Clarke. Monroe,
Bad AK, Richland, Grant, Crawford and Iowa.
under the provisions If an act entitled. An act
to provide tor the protection of the sw amp an.
overfowed 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 progen. and said proof
derasitcd with the Secretary of State. and tbs
purchase money therefor paid in fan at the atrr
of one dollar and twenty -five cents Fer acre. ut
least ten days prior to the time appointed for
the sale of such lands in each of said counties
respectively, as hereafter specified. III compli~
apce with an act entitled. .. n act 10 provide
for the sale and disposal Of lie swamp and over
flowed lands approved October II. lsab. and
"Au act concerning Pre-cmPtors oil s* amp ana
oyerfiowed lands of this State. approved
March 18th, 1857. and that all Of said lai"is
which shall not be 50 pre-enrted and proven
ac aforesaid. will be- offered st public auction
at tn. minimum price of one dollar and twenty
five cents per acre. m The manner and under the
restrictions provided, for the sass of school aud
university lands, in chapter 2f OF The revised
statutes so far as such provisions may be apl IL
cableand not inconsistent With the provisions of
the act last referred TO, al the following tiIaes
and places, TO wit:
In the county of Brunette. al the rost Office
in Gordon. ON Monday the 18th day of Octo-
ber. A. d. 1857.
In the county OF Polk. at Hungertri's MiI
at the Falls of ST. Croix. on Friday the 9th
dav of October. a. D. 1857.
In the county of ST. Croix. at the office of
4 Hen Dawson. in Hudson. on Monday the lha
day of October. A, Il: 1857.
In the county Of Pierce. at Fosters Hotel in
Prescott, on Wednesday the 2lst day of Oeto-
h:r. \. D. 1857
Tn the co;,,.t, Of Dsnn. al the office of A. G.
Allen at North Pepin. on Friday the 23d day
of October, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Fan Claire, at the Office OF
Seely II Gleason, al Eau Claire. on Monday. tina
Doth dav of October. 4. D. 1857.
In the county Of Chippewa, at the Post Office
at Chippewa Falls. on Wednesday the 2eh
tlay Of October, a. d. 1857.
In the county of Buffalo, at the Post Office
in Fountain City, on Monday the End day Of
November, a. D. 1857.
In the county of Trempelear. ct the Post
Office in MontevilIe, On W dnesday the 4th day
of November, \. H. 1857.
In the county of Lacrosse. at the Post Offc
IN Ia Crosse on Thursday the 9th day Of ID
ycmber, A. D. 1857.
In the county Of Jackson. at the Post Office
in Black River Falls, on Saturday the 1th day
of November, y. y. 1851.
In the county of Clark. at the house of Hugh
Wedge, at the mouth of Wedges Creek, on
Wednesday the nth day of November, x. d.
1857.
In the county of Monroe, at The rost Office
in the village of Sparta, on Monday the 18th
day of November, \. d. 1857.
In the county of Bad Az, at the Post Cfiice
in Virouua on Wednesday the 18th day of
November. 4. ID. 1885,.
In the county of Richlan.l, at the Post Gf4ies
in Richmond, on Friday the 20tiA day of Mo-
yembar, A. n. 1857.
In the covnty of Grant. at the Post Office in
Muscoda. on Saturday The 2lst day Of Sovene-
Der. A. ID. 1851
In the county Of CraN ford. a, the Post OfFica
in Prairie du Chen, on Monday the 23d day
Of November, A. D. 1857.
III the county Of Iowa, at the Court Eoua,
in Mineral Point, on Tuesday the oath day of
November, A. d. 1871.
The sale Will commence at oelock A. NJ.
or as soon thereafter as may be, at each OF the
above named places.
All persons claiming the right to prc-einFtiea
10 any of the abovc lands, will be permitted 10
pay for said prc-cln,t ions or before the tiIue
for that purpose specified above. in order ln
guard the rights Of contestants, no Tre-empto,s
will be allor ed 10 enter the tract by him claim
ed. until he shall file in The office of the Secrc-
tarY Of State, 4 certificate of the Register of the
co;;lit -. Heb th2 lands claimed are situatt
certfy ing HAT Tbs re are no adverse clairs -
said tract And in case there are adverse clair :
ants, the person making application 70 Pay f9-
the land BIZ him claimed, shall prtcure = cc't
fcate as above. giving all the names 81 adverse
claimants, and furnishing evidence at the Office
of the Secretary Of State that he has notified
such adverse claimants Of his intention 10 prove
his prc-cmption, on n day fixed in said notice.
giving one day for every thirty miles travel,
from the residence of such claimant to Maiison.
his application win be heard and determined
D. W. JONES.
Secretary of Stale.
CHARLES kUEHN,
State Treasurer,
WM. r. SMITH,
Attorney General
sE Each and crcry PAPER in ihc ahovc-na-
med counties VIII please publish the foregoing
notice once in each week until the the day of
sale. sending (marked) copy of first publication
to the Secretary of State The account for such
publication will be audited at legal rates BIZ
the Secretary of State reception of the Same
properly verified. and payment therefor viii
be Immediately made by the State Treasures
to the party entitled to the same or order.
JOHN ". HUNT.
Assistant Secretary of State