Dodge City times., 1890-11-14
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
L. = Land ofiicc, Garden Citv, Kansas,
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BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND OF
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
L. 3 Land Office, Garden Citv, Kansas,
October ith, 1880.
Hamilton D. Bell,
Plaintiff, special hearing No: iij.
w. Involving title TO y. W. =
William II. Dean, OF Sec Is, TIP. ac-. L. siw
Defendant.
NOTICE to William H. Dean:
You will take notice that a hearing has been
ordered on the folOwin. application OF Hamilton
b. Bell. to-wit: Hamilton H Bell, Of lawful age.
being first duly sworn on his oath says: That he
il the same person who. on July 10Th, 1858, fled
home sic al entry No. i.t55 a; the tinted STATES
Land Glice at Garden City, Kansas. for the n. W.
quarter. Sec. u, Tp. 2'is, X 2tw. that prior To
film. on said tract Of land, the same was embrac-
cd In the homestead entry No. 49,, made by one
Hensey Miller: that one. William II. Dean, had
contested the entry of said llcDsey ,iller for said
trac: OF land on the ground of abandonment; that
afiiant, Hamilton u. Bell. tiled eecohd contest
against the elify o. said Iiensey Miller; that ead
entry No. i3s, Of said llensey Miller was cancel.
ed no JaEc ish, 1Sso, on which day the homestead
application and affidavit Of this afiiant. the said
Hamilton Il. Bell. WAS on file with said second
contest; that said William II. Dean was allowed
20 days In which to file said tract Of land. and
that tue said time and more than the said ID days
expired without the said William II. Dean hing
or attempting TO file On said tract OF land and
that this .ilisnt, Hamilton u. Bell. having had
second contest against the entry Of said Henscy
Miller, and an application on file TO enter said
tract homestead entry, did. on July iUth,
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Of lard: that afterwards. ON july l2th. ISIS. VIII
liam II. Dean applied 10 file soldiers ID. 5 Tor
said tract Of l1nd. " nich application was reject
cd by reason Of atiiaLtS homestead entry being
intact Oh the records: that s;iid appeal of Wiz
Liam ii. Dean WAS sustained, and On tebrr1rs 10.
1859, afliani allowed 90 day in which 10 show
cause why bis said entity should not be cancelled,
aud the application VI said William H. Dean to pc
allowed to 20 Of record. that OH February l3tn,
1859, afisnt was botfed Of said ORDER AT Dodge
City, Kansas, ard the -aid William H. Dean Was
notified by his attorney. II. X. Blanding, pereon-
ally accepting notice Of such order: that romefinle
prior to the application Of William II. Dean TO
die SOldies d S. for said tract q land, he. tne
said William II. Dean, resided in Ford county
Kansas. that he has removed away from ra,d
Ford county and IL residing in the state OF LII.
nois; that he has not made any improvement OF
attempted TO make any Improvements, or IN any
way laid claim to said tract Of land since the Tune
that At one time the said William II. Dean resided
In Ford County, Kansas; that his postoffice ad-
dress was Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, tnat
afiant made said entry in good faith. and tnat ne
used due diligence in trying TO nnd the saio
William II. Dean, prior to the expiration OF tne
20 days; that affiant Is informed and beteves
that the said William II. Dean does not fntend 70
prosecute HE application for iny on ssla h s.sSs q
accepted service Of the order holding amants en-
try for cancellation and allowing Deans entfy 10
60 Of record; that said William H. Dean mas nev,
er taken any action therein, nor in any way Ialo
claim to- ror improved. nor attempted to improve
said tract Of land. wherefore, the the said Ham
ilton b. Bell prays that the order holding ms en-
try for car cellstinn be set aside and tEas neH
ing be ordered to determine the respective rtsnts
| Of af6ant and the said William H. Dean 10 tne
Gaid parties are hereby summoned to appear at
At 10 O'Clock q m. to respond and furnIsh testi-
mony concerning ea'd a'lsgeS f111RSs HRr R.c,,,e,
Mn1za = Tnvx, Attys. for II. B. Bell.