Nebraska advertiser., 1867-03-14
A New "Land once" Business.

The following, furnished US for publi-
cation, Is a true copy of an Affidavit
made by George Meier 10 prove his
right to and obtain the tract of land de-
scrlbed. 1t is the duty of every friend
Of this Land District 70 see that actual
settlers are protected in their rights, and
TO expose any and censure all infring.
ment Of them. We advertise the new
Land Office business" gratuitousIy for
the benefit Of the set!er-nOt the operator !
Read the following, Meier's, affidavit;
STATE OF NEBRAsKA.)
County Of Nsmdha, IS
On this 9th day Of March, A. D., 1867,
before the Undersigned, County Clerk of
SAID County in said State. personally
came George Meier, who being by me
first duly sworn, deposeth aud SAITH as
follows, VIZ:
l am the head Of a family, consisting
of a wife and six children. and | am a
citizen of the United States, | have never
borne arms against the Government of
the United STATES, or given aid or com
fort TO Its enemies.
Sometime during the Winter Just passed
Il think in December or january |
came 10 the Land Office at Brownville,
Nebraska, for the purpose Of entering as
a Homestead the n. w. quarter Of Sec
ton Is, township No. 5, north Of Range
No. IL, East, IN the District of Lands
subject to sale at the Land Office at
Brownville, Nebraska. When ! reached
Brownville l found that there was some
difficulty about who was entitled to act
as Register Of the Land Office. Messrs.
Dorsey and Bedford both claiming TO be
Register. / found, however. that Mr..
Dorsey was 10 possession OF the plaIs
and that the business of the office was
suspended on account of the dispute about
the Registership. Mr.. Dorsey having
possession Of the plais and records of the
Once, | went 10 Tim and told him that /
wished TO enter said tract, above describ-
I'd. as a Homestead. Mr.. Dorsey in
formed me that be could moi act so as to
enter said trac; owing to the difficulty
aforesaid but that he would note my
application on the plat In pencil mark,
and that when the Office was opened for
business again he thought that whoever
might De Register would respect my APP
plication, it being the first application
made for the land. and eng made al the
place where the plats were and had been.
ME-. Dorsey accordingly made the note
IN pencil mark on lhe said tract.
then returned home, and have been
working on said land ever since, when
ever the weather was so as / could work.
The improvements l have made on said
tract consist in hauling upon said tract
The timbers for a dwelling house, aud
hewing sills, and laying the foundation
for a dwelling house. l also hauled upon
said land some posts and rails for fencing.
Ia addition TO this, Ihave cut and hauled
logs 10 a saw mill TO be sawed into lum.
Der 10 be used ID building said house and
have also contracted 10 have ten acres of
said land broke in the coming Spring.
Hearing that the Land Office was
agaio doing business, / started in 10
BrownviIle on yesterday, March Sih, and
this naorning. March 9Th, 1867, / reach.
ed the Land Office and applied Ihereat
10 be allowed 10 enter SAID tract under
The provisions Of the Hoasstead Act Of
May 10Th. l562.
When ! went into the Land Office,
Mr.. Bedford. the Register, was there
and another man named r. F. Barrel,
Who stays in The Land Office and sells
Land Warrants and Agricultural Col.
lege Scrip. I asked to look at the plat
OF The aforesaid land and Mr.. Bedford,
the Register, was about TO show INC the