Dodge City times., 1890-10-24

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BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
L. : Land Office, Garden CITY, Kansas,
October 4th, 1880.
Hamilton B. Bell,
Plaintiff, Special hearing No. as.
vs. Involving title to y. W. 4
William II. Dean, Of Sec. Is, TIP. 26s. X. 2sw.
Defendant.
NOTICE To William II. Dean:
You will take roticc that hearing has been
ordered on the following application OF Hamilton
g. Bell, to-wit: Hamilton H. Bell, OF lawful age.
bein: first duly sworn, on his oath says: That he
is the same person who, on July 10th. 1883, A:ed
home stead entry No. 1905 at the United states
Land Office al Garden City, Kansas, for the n. w.
quarter, See Is, TIP. e6s, X. 2iw; that prior to
filing on said tract OF land, the same wac enbrac-
cd in the homestead entry No. ss7, made by one
Hensey Miller; that one, William u; Dean, had
contestcd the entry Of said Ien.ey Miller for said
tract Of land on the ground of abandonment; that
affiant. Hamilton Il. Bell, fled second contest
against the entry OF said Hensey Miller; that eaid
entry No Is7. OF said Hensey Miller was cancel
ed no June a b, 1888, which day the homestead
application and affidavit Of this afiant, the said
Hamilton B. Bell. was on file with said second
contest: that said William H. Dean was allowed
30 days in which to file said tract Of land, and
that the said time AID more than the said 20 days
expired without the said William II. Dean fling
that tLi- aflian;, Hamilton b. Bell having had q
second cont, IL against the entry OF said Hensey
Miller, and an application on file TO enter said
tract az homestead entry, did, on July !vn:
1883 fe homestead entry No 1906. for said tract
of lard; that afterwards. on July l2th, 1o6. VIII
liam ii. Dean applied TO file n soldiers ID. 3 for
said tract Of land, which application was reject
ed BY reason Of atlantis homestead entry being
intact ON the records: that said appeal OF Will
liam ii. Dean was sustained and on February l5.
1889, affiant allowed 60 day in which 10 enow
cause why his said entry should not pc caneeiIeo,
and the application Of said William II. Dean to bc
allowed TO go Of record, that on February lotn.
1853, sffant wes notified Of said order 81 Dodge
City. Kansas, and the said William u. Deen We
notified by his attorney, II. r. Blanding, person-
ally accepting notice Of such order: that fometame
prior to the application of William h Dean TO
fle Soldies d s. for said tract Of land, ne, the
said William II. Dean, resided in FORD county
Kansas, that he has removed away from eaio
Ford county and Is residing in the state OF iii.
nois; that he has not made any improvement OF
attempted TO make any improvements, CT IN any
way laid claim said tract Of land since the ume
that aiiiant fled his HON. stead entry thereon;
that at one time the said William II. Dean resided
in Ford County, Kansas; that his Postomce "a
dress was Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; tnss
afnant made said entry in good faith, ano tnsL y
used due diligence in trying to nnd tne az
William II. Dean. prior to the expiration os tne
20 days; that afiant is informed and nenevee
that the said William II. Dean does not inteno 70
prosecute his application for fling ON esd tsacs
land that his attorneys. being duly s1tnof11eos
accepted service Of the order holding ah1anss en-
try for cancellation and lowing Deans enssy 20
20 Of record. that said William u. Dean mas nev.
er taken any action therein nor IN any way hso
claim to, nor improved. nor attempted to impfoSe
said tract OF land. Wherefore, the the eaid Ham
ilton b. Bell prays that the order holding hie en-
try for ear celatinn be set aside and fcae 49,
ing be ordered To determine the respective n9n0
Of affiant and the said william H. Dean 10 ne
said tract Of land
said parties are hereby summoned to appeer g
this ONCE on the twelfth day Of December. ~
At 10 o'clock q m, to resDond and furnisn seSu-
mony concerning eald alleged failure
] NuLEE s. TYrrE, Atty.. for b. B. Bell.