Dodge City times., 1890-11-21
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
US Land Office, Garden Citv, Kansas,
October eth, 1890.


L. s. Land Office, Garden Citv, Kansas,
October Ifh, 1890.
Hamilton B. Bell,
Plaintiff, Special hearing No; as.
vs.. Involving title to n. w. a
William II. Dean, OF Sec Is, Up s6-. II. saw.
Defendant
NOTICE to William Ii. Dean:
You will take notice that n hearing has been
ordered on the following application OF Hamilton
Ii. Bell, tOwit: Hamilton Is. Bell Of lawful age,
being first duly sworn, on his oath says: That he
II the same person who, ON July 10th, 1883, fled
homestead entry No. 1896 at the United States
Land Office at Garden City, Kansas, for the n. w.
quarter, Sec II. TIP. DIS, L. 2fw; that prior to
filing on said tract OF land, the embrae-
cd in the homestead entry No. 49,, made by one
1icnsey Miller; that one, William II. Dean, had
contested the entry Of said lIensey Miller for said
tract Of land on the ground Of abandonment; that
afiiant, Hamilton L. Bell, fled second contest
against the entry Of said Hcnscy Miller; that raid
entry No. 49,, of said iiensey Miller cancel
ctl no June Ith 1SSS, on which day the homestead
application and AFFIDAVIT, Of this ailiant. the said
Hamilton L. Bell. was file with said second
contest; that said William II. Dean allowed
80 days in which TO file on said tract of land, and
that the said time and NOR 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 afiian:, Hamilton b. Bell. having had
second contest against the entry Of said Hensey
Miller, and an application file to enter said
tract as a homestead entry, did, On July 10Th,
1SsS file homestead entry No. 1905 for said tract
Of lard; that afterwards. on July 1ath, 1883 Viii
liam II. Dean applied To file soldiers ID. y. for
said tract Of land, which application was reject
ed by reason Of afiants homestead entry being
intact On the records: that said appeal Of VIII
liam H. Dean was sustained, and on February Is,
1889, afliant was allowed 60 day in which to show
cause why his said entry should not be cancelled,
and the application Of said William n. Dean To be
allowed TO 90 Of record: that on February 18th,
1889, afliabt notified OF said order at Dodge
City, Kansas, and the said William II. Dean
notified by his attorney, ii. Il. Banding, perron-
ally accepting notice Of such order: that sometime
prior to the application OF William II. Dean to
file Soidies ID :. for said tract of land, he, the
said William H. Dean, resided in Ford county
Kansas. that he has removed away from raid
Ford comfy and il residing in the state Of ILL.,
nols; that he has not inadc any improvement or
attempted to make any Improvements, in any
way laid claim to said tract of land since the time
that afiiant fled his Homestead entry thereon;
that at one time the said William II. Dean rcsided
in Ford County, Kansas: that his postofiice ad-
dress was Dodge City, Ford County. Kansas; that
afaEt 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
10 days: that aiiiant IL informed and believes
that the said William II. Dean does not intend to
prosecute his application for filing said tract Of
lind that his attorneys. being duly authorized.
accepted service Of the order holding atlantis en-
try for cancellation and allowing Deans entry to
90 Of record: that said William II. Dean has new
er taken any acton therein. nor in any way laid
claim To, nor improved. no: attempted to improve
said tract OF land Wherefore, the the said Ham
iiton B BELL prays that the order holding his en-
try for cal cellatinn be set aside and thai n hear
ing be ordered to determine the respective rights
OF afYiant and the said William II. Dean to the
said tract Of land.
Said parties are hereby summoned to appear at
this Office ON the twelfth day Of December, 1880.
at 10 o'clock a. H., to respond and furnish testi-
mony concerning SAID alleged failure.
D. NJ FROST, Register.
MILLER & TYFFE, Attys. for II. y. Bell