Dodge City times., 1891-01-09
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND OF
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
L. S. Land Office, Garden CITY, Kansas,
October 1th 1S.D

FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
L. S. Land Office, Garden CITY, Kansas,
October ith, 1850.
Hamilton .. Bell,
vs.. Involving title to y. W. u
William II. Dean, Of Sec. Is, TIP. 2tis, Il. CIV
Defendant.
NOTICE TO William ii. Dean:
lou will take notice that hearing has been
ordered the following application Of Hamilton
t. Bell. to-wit: Hamilton is. Bell oi lawful age.
being first duly sworn- on his oath says; That he
j. the same person who. on July l0th, 1sS>. filed
homestead entry No. 1895 ~ the niied States
Land Office at Garden City, Kansas. for the y. W
quarter. sec -. TIP. ;.6S. l.. CIV; thai prior TO
fling said tract OF land the same was embrac-
Ell in the homestead entry No 49,, made by one
Hensey Miller: that one, William II. Dean, had
contested the entry Of said iensey Miller for said
tract of land on the ground OF abandonment. that
afliant. Hamilton Il. Bell, fled second contest
against the entry Of said Hensey Miller; that said
entry No. 49,, of said llensey Miller was cancel
cd no June .Ih, 1855, on which day the homestead
application and affidavit Of this afiant, the said
Hamilton Il. Bell. was on file with said second
contest: that said William ii. Dean was allowed
80 days in which to file on -ad tract of land, and
that the said time and more than the said 20 davs
expired without the said William II. Dean filing
or attempting TO file ON said tract of land; and
that this affian;, Hamilton Is. Bell. having had u
second cont IT against the entry of said Hensey
Miller, and an application on file TO enter said
tract as homestead entry, did, on July 10Th,
lSSS, file homestead entry No. 1856. for said tract
liam II. Dean applied 10 file soldiers ID. $ for
said tract of land, which application reject
ed by reason Of atlantis homestead entry heng
intact on the records: that said appeal Of Viii
liam H. Dean was sustained, and on February Is,
1889, afiiant allowed 60 da, in which TO show
cause why his said entry should not be cancelled
and the applications 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
notified by his attorney. H. r. Blanding, person
ally accepting notice Of such orders that sometime
prior to the application Of William H. Dean to
file Soldies ID 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 Hi
nois: that he has not made any improvement or
way laid claim to said tract Of land since the time
that afiiant filed his HON, stead entry thereon: ::
that at one time the said William II. Dean resided
in Ford County, Kansas; that his postofficc ad-
dress was Dodge City, Ford County. Kansas: that
afiant made said entry in good faith. and that he
used due diligeHce in trying TO find the said
William II. Dean, prior to the expiration OF the
20 days: that affant il 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 afiiants en-
try for cancellation and allowing Deans entry TO
90 OF record: that said William IL Dean has new
er taken any action therein, nor in any way laid
claim to. Ior improved. nor attempted 10 improve
said tract Of land. Wherefore, the the said Ham
ilton b. Bell prays that the order holding his en-
try for car celatinn be set aside and that hear
ing be ordered to determine the respective rights
of afiiant and the said William II. Dean to the
said tract of land.
said parties sre hereby summoned TO appear at
this Office on the twelfth day Of December, 1880.
ut 10 o'clock q. m, 10 resDOnd and furnish testi-
'''' D. NJ FROST, Regieter.
MILLER i TrFrE. Attys. for II. B. Bell.