The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-05
SALE OF SWAMP LANDS.
Notice is hereby given to all

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~ persons claiming the right of pFe-efnItlon
10 any Of the swamp and oyerfowed lands in
the counties Of Burnette, Polk St Croix, Pierce.
Dunn, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Buffalo. Irern-
peleau, La Crosse, JacEson, Clarke' Monroe,
Bad Az, hichland, Grant, Crawford and Iowa.
under the provisions Of act entitled, IAN act
to provide tor the protection Of the swamp ans
o; ertiowc cd lands III this State, and grant PIE.
emf ton rights thereon" approved April 2nci.
1855 that al Of seid rights % any Of such lancs
in said COUNTIES must be proven, enc said l'Iocl
deposited with the Secretary Of state, ard tLs
purchase lonef therefor paid il fell at the rata
IF one dollar and twenty five cents Ter acre, al
least ten daYs prior 10 the time appointed for
the sale Of such lands in each Of said courties
respectiyelv, as hertsftcg specified, iii eompli.
ance With an act entitled, IAN set 20 pros ice
for the sale and disposal Of the sv amp and over
flowed lands approved Oetceer l, 1856, and
eau act concerning Pre-elnrtoss Of swamp ala
oyerfowed lands Of this State" approved
iIarch 5th, 1857, ard that al Of said lants
which shall not be 50 pre-eTnpted and proven
as aforesaid, will be offered ST Putlic asctionr
at the minium price Of one dollar end twenty
five cents per acre, in the manner and under t
restrictions provided fer the sale Of school ai't
university lands, in charter 81 of the re7-ise
statates. SO far rs sucb prov isicns may be apph-
cable and net Inconsistent with tie proysions> L
the act last referred 10, At the following tifiSs
and places, to Wit:
In the comfy Of Brunette, ct the post ofi'a
IN Gordon, on Monday tie 18th das III Octt.
Der, A. D. 1857.
In the county OF Folk, st H ngerf.r6 s MI
at the Falls Of St. Croix, OF. Friday tne le i
day OF October, A. D. 1851.
In the county of St. Croix, IT the office of
Allen Dawson, in Hudson, on Monday ,i4e 5th
day OF October, A. D: 1857.
IN the county OF Pierce. at Fosters Totcl n
Prescott, ca Wednesday TIE 2lst Gay Of cct.-
ber A. d. 1857.
In the county Of Dunn, at tie offre Of 4. c..
Alien at n orth Pepin on Erilay tbs 23d day
OF October. X. D. 1887.
II the county Of Eap Claire, a. tie office #
Seclv d Gleason at Eau Claire, on Monday, tt.e
26th day Of October. A. D. 1857.
IN tie county of Chippewa, at ii. Fost Cffics
at Chippewa Falls on Wednesday the 26th
daT of October. A. D. 1857.
IN the county Of Buffalo, at the Post Office
in Fountain City, on Monday the End day If
November, 4. D. 1857.
in tie coanty Of Trerpeiaa9, at he Pest
Office IN Aonteville, on Wednesday The 9TH day
of November, 4. D. 1857.
In the couuty Of Lacrosse. at the Post Ofies
IN La Crosse. Oh Thursday the 5th day Of ho-
Yenber, \. 2. 1887.
In the county Of jackson, at the Post Cfios
in Black River Fails, on Saturday the 9TH day
OF November, a. .. 1857.
In the coal.ty of Clark at the house CT HIGH
Wedge, at the mouth Of Wedges Greek, en-
Wednesday the 18th day Of November, =. p
1857.
Il. the county Of Monroe, at the Post OfEoe
in the village Of Sparta, on Monday the 10th
day of November A. D. 1857.
III the county of Bad Ak, at the Post Cfiice
in Viroqua, on Wednesday the 18th day Of
November, A. D. 1857.
In the county of Richland, at the Post OGice
in Richmond, on Friday the 2Gth day Of = =
remhcr, A. D. 1857.
In the county Of Grant, at the Pest Office in
Mcscoda on Saturday the 2lstday Of NoTen-
ber a. D. 1857.
In the county of Cras ford, at the Post Ofice
in Prairie Gu Chien. on Monday the 23d day
of November, A. .. 1857
In the county of Iowa, at the Court House
in Mineral Point, on Tuesday The gath day of
November, 4. D. 1857.
The sale will commence at O'clock A. NJ,
or as soon thereafter as may be, 81 each Of the
above--named places.
All persons claiming The right 10 pre-errt!on
to am Of the above lands, will be permitted to
pay for said pre-cmptions on or before the tine
for that purpose specified above. In order 10
gua.d the rights OF contestants, no pTe-emptols
" III Gc 10 enter me lfGCl HIN
ed. until he shall file in the Office Of the SecrC
tary of State certificate of the Register Of tlle
county in which the lands claimed are s;trafcd,
certifying that there are no adverse claims 70
said tract And in case there are adverse claim
ants. the person making application to pay fr
the land by him claimed, shall procure 9 ce,ti-
fcate as above, giving all the mares of adverse
claimants, and furnishing evidence at the ofItce
Of the Secretary of State that he has notified
such adverse claimants of his intention 10 prove
his presumption, on a day fixed IN said notice,
giving one day fog every thirty miles travel,
from tie 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,
Attorney General
eY Each and every paper in the above-na-
med counties will please publish the foregoing
notice once in each week until the the Gay Of
sale. sending (marked) copy offrst publication
to the Secretary of State. The account for such
publication viii 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 Treasurer
to the party entitled to the same or order.
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