The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-16
SALE OF SWAMP LANDS.

y persons claiming the right of prescription
to any Of the swamp and oyolfiowed lands, In
the counties of Burnette, Polk, ST. Crox, Pierce,
Dunn, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Buffalo. Trena-
peleau. La Crosse. jackson, CLARKE, Monroe,
Bad Ak, Richand Grant, Ofawford spd Iowa,
under the provisions IF an act entitled, "An aet
to provide TOR the protection of the swamp sns
oyeYfiowed lands in this State, and grant pre-
emption rights thereon" approved April End,
1885, that all of said rights 20 any of aach lands
in said counties must be proven, and said proof
deposited with tho Secretary of State. and tho
purchase money therefor paid in full st the atex
of one dollar and twenty-five cents per sore 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 coTrpii-
auce with an act entitled. I" An act TO provide
for the saIl AID disposal of the swamp and over
flowed lands" approved October II. 1856, and
"Au act concerning pre-empiors OF swainpan
overfowed lands Of this State, approved
March 5th, 1857, aud that all of said lands
which shall not be SO pre-eInpted and proven
az aforesaid, will be offered at public auction.
at the minium 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 "a Of the revised
statutes, SO far as such provisions may be apPii
cableand not inconsistent with the provisions OF
the act last referred to, at the following times
and places, to wit:
In the county of Brunette, at the post ofins
in Gordon, on Monday the 18th DAY OF OctH~
Der, A. d. 1857.
In the county Of Polk, at Hungerfords Mill
| 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 If
Allen Dawson, in Hudson, on Monday the 10Th
day of October, A, d: 1857
| In the county of Pierce. at Foster Hotel in
| Prescott, on "Wednesday the 2lst day of Octo-
| Der, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Dunn. at the Office of a. G.
! Allen at North Pepin. on Friday the 23d day
| of October, A. D. 1857,
| In the county of Eau Claire, at the office OF
| Seely d Gleason, at Eau Claire, on Monday. the
| 26th day of October, A. d. 1857.
| In the county of Chippewa, at the Post Office
at Chippewa Falls, on Wednesday the 2StA
| day of October, A. d. 1857.
In the county of Buffalo, at the Post Office
| in Fountain City, on Monday the 2nd day Of
November, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Trempeleau, at the Post
! Office in Monteville, on Wednesday the 4th day
! of November, A. ID. 1857.
| In the county of Lacrosse, at the Post Offia
! in La Crosse on Thursday the 5th day of Ne
vember. A. D. 1857.
In the county of Jackson at the Post Office
! in Black River Falls, on Saturday the,7th day
I 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. p
| 1857.
! In the county of Monroe, at the Post Office
| in the village of Sparta, on Monday tbs 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. 1851
| T.. ~. # ef tha PnctO
in Richmond, on Friday the Goth day of NJ
vember, A. D. 1887.
In the county of Grant, at the Post Office In
| Muscoda, on Saturday the Dist day of Noven-
Der, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Crawford, at the Post Office
in Prairie du Chen, on Monday the 23d day
of November, A, D. 1887.
In the county of Iowa, at the Court House
in Mineral Point, on Tuesday the Gath day OF
November, A. D. 1857.
The sale will commence at 3 o'clock A. n.
or as soon thereafter as may be, at each OF the
above named places.
All persons claiming the right to pre-emptos
to any of the above lands viii 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 pIe-empto's
will be allowed to enter the tract by him CLAIM
ed. until he shall file in the Office of the Secre-
tarv 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 to pay for
the land by him claimed, shall procure & celti-
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 pre-emption, 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,
VIM. r. SMITH,
Attorney General.
t%- Each and every paper in the above ma
| med counties will please publish the foregoing
! notice once in each week until the the day OF
sale, sending (marlled) 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 will
be Immediately made by the State Treasurer
to the party entitled to the same Or order,
JOHN w. HUNT,
! Assistant Secretary of State.