Dodge City times., 1890-11-28
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.

BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
US Land Office, Garden Citv, Kansas,
October ith, 1890.
Hamilton b. Bell,
Plaintiff, Special hearing No; as;
William II. Dean. Of Sec. Is, Tp. 1 sSs. a. II. siw T.
NOTICE to William II. Dean:
ordered on the following appIication 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, 1888, filed
homestead entry No. 1906 at the United States
Land Office at Garden City, Kansas, for the n. W.
quarter, Sec. Is, TIP. 26s, X. CIV; that prior to
filing 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 land on the ground of abandonment; that
afiant, Hamilton b. Bell, filed u second contest
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
Hamilton B. Bell. was on file with said second
contest; that said William II. Dean was allowed
80 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 affian:, Hamilton B. Bell having had
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,
1888, file homestead entry No. 1.0s6 for said tract
Of lard; that Afterwards. on July 18th, 1858, Viii
liam H. 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,
1884, af.iant was allowed GO day : 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,
1882 afiiant was notified of said order al Dodge
City, Kansas, and the .aid William H. Dean was
notified by his attorney, II. II. Blanding, person
ally accepting notice Of such order: that sometime
prior to the application Of William ii. Dean to
file So!dies 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-
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 affiant filed his Homestead entry thereon;
that at one time the said William II. Dean resided
in Ford County. Kansas; that his postofice ad-
dress was Dodge City, Ford County. kansasi that
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
30 days; that affant is informed and believes
that the said William H. Dean does not intend TO
prosecute his application for filing said tract of
land, that his attorneys. being duly authorized,
accepted service Of the order holding afiants en-
try for cancellation and allowing Deans entry to
go 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
iltOn b. Bell prays that the order holding his
try for car cellatnn be set aside and that a hear
ing be ordered to determine the respective rights
Of afiant 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, 1890.
at 10 o'clock a. M, to respond and furnish testi-
mony concerning SAID alleged failure.
D. y. FROST, Iesister.
MILLER Il TYts E, Attys. for II. b. Bell,