Dodge City times., 1890-12-05
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
U. s. Land Office Garden CITY, Kansas,
October 4th, 1880.

BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
U. s. Land Office, Garden Citv, Kansas,
October 4th, 1880.
Hamilton B. Bell,
Plaintiff, Special hearing No; AS,
William II. Dean, Of Sec. Is, Tp. a6s, r. a4w.
Defendant
NOTICE to William H. Dean:
You will take notice that hearing has been
ordered on the following application OF Hamilton
b. Bell, to-wit: Hamilton Is. Bell, Of lawful age,
being first duly sworn, on his oath says: That he
is the same person who, on July 10th, 1883, filed
homestead entry No. 11tr36 at the United States
Land Office at Garden City, Kansas, for the n. W.
quarter, Sec. Is. TIP. 26s, X. 24w; that prior to
filing on said tract Of land, the same was embrac-
ed in the homestead entry No; 491, made by one
Hensey Miller; that one, William H. Dean, had
contested the entry of said Hensey Miller for said
tract Of land on the ground of abandonment; that
afiant Hamilton b. Bell, filed second contest
against the entry Of said Hensey Miller; that said
entry No. 497, Of said Hensey Miller was cancel
ed no June 4th, 1888, on which day the homestead
application and affidavit of this affiant, the said
Contest: Contest that h; said 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 filing
or attempting to file on said tract Of land; and
that this afiant, Hamilton b. Bell having had a
second contest against the entry Of said Hensey
Miller, and an application on file TO enter said
1883 file homestead entry No. 1906. for said tract
Of lagd; that afterwards, on July 12th, 1888, Will
liam II. Dean applied TO file Soldiers ID. s. 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 Viii
liam II. Dean was sustained, and on February Is,
1883, aniant was allowed 60 days in which to show
cause why his said entry should not be cancelled,
and the application Of said William H. Dean to be
allowed to 60 Of record; that on February 18th,
1889. anaant was notified Of said order at Dodge
City, Kansas, and the said William II. Dean was
notified BY his attorney, II. r. Blanding, person
ally accepting notice Of such order: that sometime
prior to the application Of William II. Dean to
file Soldies D s. for said tract Of land, he, the
Kansas, that he has removed away from said
Ford county and is residing in the etate Of Illi-
nois; that he has not made any improvement or
attempted to make any improvements, CT in any
way laid claim to said tract Of land since the time
that afiant fled his Homestead entry thereon;
that at one time the said William H. Dean resided
in Ford County, Kansas; that his postOfice ad-
afiant made said entry in good faith, and that he
used due diligence in trying to find the said
William II. Dean, prior to the expiration Of the
he said william pesn does not intend to
prosecute his application for fling on said tract Of
land, that his attorneys. being duly authorized,
accepted service Of the order holding atlantis en-
try for cancellation and allowing Deans entry to
60 Of record; that said William II. Dean has new
er taken any action therein, nor in any way laid
claim to, nor improved. nor attempted to improve
ilton B. Bell prays that the order holding his en-
try for eaLcellatinn be set aside and that hear
ing be ordered to determine the respective rights
Of afnant and the said William H. Dean to the
Said parties are hereby summoned to appear at
this ONCE on the twelfth day Of December, 1890.
1t 10 o'clock .. m, to respond and furnish testi
mony concerning said alleged f1ilgrs Hpnsr poc;.,,
N1IIxn & THE, Attye for H. B. Bell.