Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND OF
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.


FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
L. S. Land Office, Garden CITY, Kansas,
October ith, 1890.
Hamilton B. Bell,
Plaintiff, Special hearing No. AS,
vs.. Involving title to n. W. a
William II. Dean, of Sec. l5 TIP. a6s. R. slw
NOTICE to William II. Dean:
You will take notice that hearing has been
ordered on the following application Of Hamilton
B. Bell, tO-wit: Hamilton R Bell, Of lawful age.
being drst duly sworn. on his oath says: That he
is the same person who. on July 10th, 1883, filed
homestead entry No. 1896 at the United States
Land Office at Garden City, Kansas, for the n. W.
quarter, Sec. 15. TIP. 26s, X. 2iw; that prior to
fling on said tract of land, the same was embrac
ed in the homestead entry No. 497, made by one
Hensey Miller; that one, William II. Dean, had
contested the entry Of said Hensey Miller for said
tract Of lapd on the ground Of abandonment; that
afiant, Hamilton D. Bell, filed u second contest
against the entry Of said Hensey Miller; that said
ed no June 4rh, 1858, on which day the homestead
application and affidavit of this affant, the said
Hamilton b. Bell. was on file with said second
contest; that said William II. Dean was allowed
30 days in which to file on SAID tract Of land, and
that the said time and more than the said 80 days
expired without the said William II. Dean filing
or attempting to file on said tract Of land; and
that this affiant, Hamilton b. Bell having had a
second contest against the entry Of said Hensey
Miller, and an application on file to enter said
tract as homestead entry, did, on July 10Th.
lSSS. homestead entry NO. TOT SAID tract
Of lard; that afterwards. on July l2th, 1855, Viii
liam ii. Dean applied 10 file u soldiers ID. S for
said tract Of land, which application was reject
ed by reason Of af1auts homestead entry being
intact On the records: that said appeal Of VIII
liam H. Dean WAS sustained, and on February l5,
1889, afiant was allowed 20 da, in which to show
cause why his said entry should not be cancelled,
and the application OF said William ii. Dean to be
allowed to go Of record; that on February 18th,
1889, afiant was notified OF said order at Dodge
City, Kansas, and the said William II. Dean was
rotIied by his attorney. II. X. Blanding, person
ally accepting notice OF su:h order: that sometime
prior to the application Of William II. Dean to
file S0ldies d 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 ILL., |
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 filed his Homestead entry thereon; !; |
that at one time the said William II. Dean resided
in Ford County, Kansas; that his postofllce ad- |
dress was Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; that |
afiant made said entry in good faith, and that he
William II. Dean. prior to the expiration of the
30 daye; that afiant Is informed and believes
that the said William H. Dean does not intend TO
prosecute his application for fling said tract Of
accepted service Of the order holding afiants en-
try for cancellation and allowing Deans entry to
90 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
said tract Of land. Wherefore, the the said Ham.
lton B. Bell prays that the order holding his en-
try for car celiatinn be set aside and that hear
ing be ordered to determine the respective rights
Of afiant and the said William H. Dean to the
said tract Of land.
Said parties arc hereby summoned to appear at
his office on the twelfth day Of December, 1890.
nony concerning SAID alleged failure.
D. NJ FROST, Register.
MILLER TYTrE, Attys. for II. B. Bell.