Dodge City times., 1890-12-26
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS

BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND OF
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
US. Land Office, Garden CITY, Kansas,
October ith, 1890.
Hamilton 3. Bell,
Plaintiff, Special hearing No. AS.
William Ii. Dean, Of Sec. is, Up. 2ss. Il. 2aw.
Defendant
NOTICE to William II. Dean:
You will take netice that n hearing has been
ordered on the following application OF Hamilton
B. Bell, towit: Hamilton is Bell. Of lawful age.
being first duly sworn, on his oath says: That he
j. the same person who, on JGly l0th, 1879, flied
homestead entry 10. 1886 az the United States
Land O.iice al Garden City, Kansas, for the " W.
quarter, Sec. -. TIP. 26s. K. CIV; that prior TO
filing saii iract OF land, the SINE was emb.ac-
ed IN the hOuivste ID entry No. 49,. made by one
llensey Miller: that one, William ii. Dean, had
contested the entry Of said Heosey Miller for SAID
tract of land on the ground Of abandonment; that
aifiant- Hamilton b. Bell, filed second contest
against the entry of said Hensey Miller; that said
entry No. 49,, of said Hensey Miller was cancel
ed no june Al b, 1883, on which day the homestead
application and affidavit of this affiant, the said
Hamilton T. Bell, was on file with said second
contest; that said William H. Dean was allowed
30 days in which to file on said tract of land, and
that the said time and more than the said 30 days
expired without the said William II. Dean fling
or attempting TO file on said tract OF land; and
that this afiian., Hamilton b. Bell. having had
second cont 1t against the entry of said Hensey
Miller, and an application on file to enter said
tfaCt as u nOmcSttdu entry, on
1883 file homestead entry No. 1896 for said tract
Of lar d; that afterwards. on July 12th 1883, W IL
liam II. Dean applied 10 file u soldiers ID. 5 for
saiG tract Of land. which application was reject
ed by reason Of aflisEts homestead entry being
intact on the records: that said appeal Of Viii
liam II. Dean WAS sustained, and on February Is,
1882 afiiant was allowed CO da, $ in which to show
cause why his said entry should not be cancelled,
and the application Of said William ii. Dean to be
SLOWED to go OF record; that on February 18th,
1889. afianf was notified of said order at Dodge
City, Kansas, and tie said William II. Dean was
notified by his attorney, ii. X. Blanding, person
ally accepting notice Of such order: that sometime
prior to the application OF William II. Dean to
iile Soldies S. for said tract Of land, he, the
said William II. Dean, resided in Ford county
Kansas. that he has removed away from said
Ford county and is residing in the state Of llli-
n0is: that he has not made any improvement or
attempted to make any improvements, or in any
way laid claim to said tract Of land since the time
that afiiant filed his HON stead entry thereon;
that at time the said William Ii. Dean resided
in Ford County, Kansas; that his postofice ad-
dress was Dodge City, Ford County. Kansas: that
affsnt made said entry in good faith. and that he
used due diligence in trying to find the said
William II. Dean, prior 10 the expiration Of the
30 days; that afiant is informed and belIeyer
that the said William II Dean does not intend TO
prosecute his application for fling said tract Of
land, that his attorneys. being duly authorized,
accepted service Of the order holding atlantis en-
try for cancell ton and allowing Deans entry to
90 Of record; that said William II. Dean has nev-
er taken any action therein. nor in any way laid
claim to, nor improved. nor attempted to improve
said tract of land Wherefore, the the said Ham
iiton B. Bell prays that the order holding his en-
try for car cellstinn be set aside and that hear
ing be ordered 70 determine the respective rights
Of afiant and the said William II. Dean to the
Said parties are hereby summoned to appear at
this office on the twelfth day Of December, 1890.
at 10 O'Clock a. m, to respond and furnish tcsti-
mony concerning sand alleged failnre; ,
MILLER L TYrrE, Attys. for H. B. Bell.