Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-12-03
Judge Ferguson,s Prc-Emption.

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ana we belive oil VIII be convinced that
there has either been some tall swearing,
or else cer,oin nor,i.s were laboripc I'm.
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WIS are MADE ny lhdlVluua'S 'ho' ure we"
known to be men Of unimpeachable ve-
racity. To those sore heads, that have at
,omn,od ,o breaL the Iudoe's nrs.emption.
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VIC WIZ say
and Lay on .ucDu!Ue! ana ddHHeu Oe
he uho first cries hold enough y
WILLIAM G~RETNHousE, beng duIy
sworn, depoSes and says maj ne mas re-
sided IN the County OF Sarpy, n lerfl.
tory OF Nebraska, since the month oil
April, "A. ID. 1896; that he commenced 10
work for Judge Fenner Ferguson OF saiu
County and Territory aforesaid ny inc
month, on or about the hrsl oil September
A.D. 1896, u continued so TO work, TOT
Judge tehher ferguson, up 10 'le lOtl
day OF August, a. ID. 1907; that he knows
well, of his own personal knowledge the
tract OF lahu pre-emp'ed 10y me sald Judge
fenner Ferguson situated IN SarPy Couh-
~, Nebraska territory described as
follows; beng the Norlh East quarter OIL
Section number nlne, (9) IN township
nuihoe lhlrteeh' (lo) horln o, range
thirteen, (l3) east; ana thls depoheht
says that ne knows oil nus own personal
knowledge, that sald Judge fehher fer-
guson' uid, sometime IN the ihoh'h Oh
April, Al. iSo'' Duilo u coillortaoIe
and substantial house as above described
ana Immediately thereafter, to wit: III lhe
month OF April n May or the year
next above written plow from sixteen TO
seventeen acres OF land or about lhat
quantity oil land, IN amount not less man
sixteen acres, all on the tract described
above aud this deponent further says
that The land so plowed, was Immediately
to wit: IN the month OF May ana June,
A. II. 1917, planted TO corn, sowh 10 oats,
and planted 10 potatoes, cabbages, oeetS,
onions and other garden vegetables; ana
the various crops as above described were
raised on sad land; aud tins deponent
further says, that Judge Fenner fergu-
son, with his own hands, a d the help OF
this %deponent, in the months of April and
May, A. ID. 1857, complete the fencing
OF eighteen acres OF SAID land, as above
described and tins deponent further says,
that he knows of his own personal knowl-
| pnupwfhat tho SolI L nIuta EAnnnr HnrUtl-
SON., with his wife and children, did live
upon said land, as above described; thai
their household furniture and goods, were
moved on to the premises, and Thai tht
said Judge Fenner Ferguson, did reside
with his family, upon the premises a
above described, before and at The limt
he p%re-einpted said land, 10 wit: on TIM
8 ihday Of July, AID. 1857 and that he
Judge Fenner Ferguson, and his family
did live in the house above mentioned, or
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l witness for JnJaa Fennor Fergnson j,
a proving nm his right to nre.emrt said land
, and nlI The facts Sc, forth bv Judge Fen
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