The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1882-12-02

town or city of Eureka Springs
whaleYer, and that said tracts are
Incorporated Government lands
and subject to disposal as such.
That upon the sw of NV Ii and
ne OF ne and 81 of ne Is there were
no municipal improvements prior
to Oct. 9th 1879, the date OF the
filing of Premption Declaratory
Statement No, IS by David @. Bays,
nor when he submitted proof there.
on, June Bird, 1880, for the purpose
of perieeting his title to the same,
attor giving notice by publication
as required by law, and upon the
day fixed for submitting said proof
neither the town of Eureka Springs
or any one in her behalf appeared
either to assert any claim whatever
to said land, or to offer any obiee-
lions to the proof submitted upon
the presumption.
That upon the Sc OF NV and nj of
sw section 10, there were no munie-
pal improvement prior to August
10Th, 1879, the date of Homestead
Entry No. 1881 by Joseph Il.
Northcutt.
That upon the SO of NV II EN-.
braeed in the same entry there ap-
pears to have been little store op.
Grated by one Thornton, a bath
house in course of construction aud
a few cheap temporary cabins, but
no municipal improvements; that
Mr.. Northeutt gave notice to make
proof on his said homestead as the
law requires for the purpose of com.
muting the same to Cash Eatry, and
on the 10Th day of April, 1880, he
appeared at this office ana submitted
proof thereon, but the said town OF
Eureka Springs or any one in its
behalf did not appear to question
the right Of Mr.. Northeutt to said
lands, or assert any claim whatever
to the same.
! That upon the sw of NV nj of NV
and NV of ne section Is there were
no municipal improvements prior to
August 18th, 1879, the date of home
stead entry No. 1885 by Robert J.
Alexander, and no improvements Of
any kind upon the sw of NV, NV Of
NV and NV of ne and one or two
cabins and a few campers only upon
the ne Of NV prior to that date that
Mr.. Alexander gave notice as the
law requires to submit proof upon
his said homestead for the purpose
of committing the same to Cash En-.
try, and on the 18th OF March, 1880,
the day fixed for that purpose he
appeared at this office in accordance
with the notice and submitted proof
thereon; but the said town Of En-
reka Springs, or any one in its be-
halt did not appear to question the
right of Mr.. Alexander to said land
or assert any claim whatever to the
same.
We are therefore of the opinion
that all of the Cash Entries above
described as being in section Is and
81 Section 10, township 20n, Range
26w are valid. and should be passed
for patenting; the same having
been made upon offered, unappro-
priated Government lands and no
prior, valid, adverse claims appear
ing Of reeordat the time of making
| the same.
We are also of the opinion that as
between the Town or City of Eure
ka Springs and the Homestead En-.
tries Of Joseph X. Northcutt No.
1884, and Robert J. Alexander No.
1885 and Pre- emption DocIaratory
Statement No. 65 by David G. Bays
above described, the said City has
wholly failed TO establish her claim
of priority of right to said lands,
and that if the proof submitted by
said claimants upon their respective
claims -which has heretofore been
transmitted-be found satisfactory
the issuance of the final papers
should be authorized.
JOHN MURPHY, Register.
A. g. PHILLIPS, Receiver.