The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-09
SALE OF SWAMP LANDS.
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= persons claiming the right OF RiEs-eilll uoh
to any of the swamp and overlooked lahas' III
the counties of Bulnette, Polk, St Croix, Pierce,
| Dunn. Eau Claire, Chippewa, BufaLo, TFcm-
pe1eau, La Crosse, ;lackson, Clarke, MONROE,
! Bad AK. Richland, Grant, Crawford and Iowa,
/ under the provisions of an actentitied, "An ACT
/ to provide Tor the protectiosl. Of The swamp ana
I oyerfowed lands in this State, and grant pre-
emption rights thereon" approved april 2nd,
/ 1865, that all of said rights to any OF sach lands
! in said counties must be proven, and said proof
! deposited with the Secretary OF state, and tEc
! purchase money therefor paid in fall at the alter
of one dollar and twenty FIVE cents per acre, at
least ten days prior to the. time appointed for
7 the sale of such lands in each % said counties
respectively, as hereafter specified, ia co9ntli
,,,ce with an act entitled, An act 10 prey ide
ft,r the sale and disposal of the swamp and ever
fswed lands, approved .0ctobcrJl, 1856 and
'sAu act concerning pre-elllFtors OF swamp ana
uverfowed lands OF this State, approved
March 5th, 1857, and that all of said lands
/ which shall not be 30 pre-emptcd and proven
as aforesaid, viii be offered at public auction
at the minimum price of one dollar and twenty
five cents per acre, i'll the manner and under lie
restrictions provided, for the sale of school and
! university lands, in chapter "a Of the eyiseG
statutes, so far az such provisions may be appli-
cableand not inconsistent with the provisions ct
the act last fe1effSu 10, At TIE I0uGNIng tlfneS
and places, TO wit:
| In the county of Brunette, at the post Office
4. in Gordon, on Monday the 18th day Of 0eto-
Der. A. ID. 1857.
IN the county Of Polk, At Hungaf,rtis Mil
at thu Falls of St. Croix, on Friday the 10th
day o. October, A. D. 1857.
In tn county OF St Gfoix, at the Office Of
Allen Dan son, III Husisoss ets Monday the 18th
dav of Ccto, Der, a, ID: 1851
In the colll,l y of Pierce. at Foster'sIfotsl in
Prescott. on vs. tuesday the 2Ist@day ol 0cto-
Der, a. D. 1857.
In the county Of Dunn, at the eflicc Of A. G.,
Allen at North Pepin. on Friday ~he 23d day
of October, A. d. 1851
In the county of Eau Claire. at the office OF
Seely d Gleason, at Eau ClA ire, on Monday. the
26th day of October, A. d. lS57.
III the county of Chippewa. at the Post Office
at Chippewa Falls. on Wednesday the 2Sth
day of October. A. d. 1887.
In the county of Buffalo, at the Post Office
in Fountain City, on Monday the End day or
November, a. D. 1857.
In the county of Tremreleau, al the Post
Office in Monteville, on Wednesday tho 18th day
of November, 4. D. 1887.
In the county of Lacrosse. at the Post Ofic
in La Crosse on Thursday the 5th Gay OF No
vcmbcr, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Jackson, at the Post Office
in Black River Falls on Saturday the 18th day
Of November A. D. 1881.
In the county of Clark, at the house of Hugh
Wedge, at the mouth of Wedges Greek, or.
Wednesday the 18th day Of November, n. j.
1851
Tn the county of Monroe, at the Post Office
in the village of Sparta, on Monday the 10Th
dav of November, A. d. 1857.
in the county Of Bad AK, at the Post Office
in Viroqua, on Wednesday he-l8th day of
November, A. ID. 1857.
In the county Of Richand at the Post Office
in Richmond, on Friday the goth day Of y O.
yembcr, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Grant at the Post Office il
Muscoda, on Saturday the 2lst day of Noyon-
Der. A. D. 1851.
In the county of Crawford. at the Post Office
in Prairie du Chen, on Monday the ed dag
of November, \. D. 1851.
In the county of Iowa, at the Court house
in Mineral Point, on Tuesday the 24th day OF
November, A. D. 1857.
The sale will commence at o'clock \. NJ,
or as soon thereafter as may be- at each OF the
above--named places.
All persons claiming the right to pre-empt;ora
10 any of the above lands, will be permitted 10
pay for said prescriptions on OF before the time
for that purpose specified above In order 10
guard the rights Of contestants, no rre-empto:s
will be allowed to enter the tract by him claim
ed, until he shall lie III the once OF inc Sttrc
tary Estate certificate Of the Register Of tkG.
| 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~
ficate 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 a day fixed in said notice
giving one day for every thirty miles travel,
from the residence of such claimant To Madison.
his application viii be heard and determined.
d. W. JONES,
Secretary Of State.
CHARLES kUEHN,
State Treasurer,
VIM. r. SMITH.
Attorne' General
s| Each and every paper IN the above -l1;r-
med counties will please publish the foregoing
notice once in each week putil the the day %
sale, sending (marked) cor v of first publication
TO the Secretary ofState. The account for such
publication viii be audited at legal rates by
the Secretary of Stat on reception Of HE same
properly verified, and payment therefor viii
be Immediately ade by the State Treasurer
to the party ent' led to the saane.or order.
JOHN NJ HUNT.
Assistant Secretary of State.