Dodge City times., 1891-01-02
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.

BEFORE THE UNITED STATES LAND Of
FICE, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.
L. 3. Land Office Garden CITY. Kansas,
October ith, 1890.
Hamilton r. Bell,
Plaintiff, Special hearing No; as.
Involving title to y. W. 4
William II. Dean, OF sec. Is, Tp a6=. r. cav.
Defendant.
NOTICE to William II. Dean:
You will take notice that hearing has been
ordered on the following application OF Hamilton
H. 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, 1898, filed
homestead entry No. l.,r36 at the United States
Land Office at Garden City, Kansas, for the n. W
quarter, Sec. Is. TIP. 2Gs. X. civ; that prior to
filing On said tract Of land, the same was embrac-
e.' in the homestead entry No. 49,, made by one
Hensey Miller; that one, William II. Dean, had
contested the entry Of said lleusey Miller for said
tract Of land on the ground Of abandonment; that
afliant. Hamilton b. Bell, filed second contest
against the entry Of said Hensey Miller; that said
entry No. 4ss, Of said Hensey Miller was cancel
ed no June A. b, 1883, whici, day the homestead
application and affidavit Of this afiiant, the said
Hamilton B. Bell. WAS on file with said second
contest; that said William IL. Dean was allowed
30 days III which to file on a'd tract Of land, and
that TIE said time and more than the said 30 days
expired without the said William IL. Dean filing
or attempting to file on said trac. Of land; and
that this afiian:, Hamilton B. BsIl. having had q
second cont 81 against the entry OF said Henoey
Miller, and an application on file to enter said
tract as homestead entry, did, on July 10th,
1ssS, file homestead entry No. 1885, for said tract
Of lard; that afterwards. on July l2th, 1888, Will
liam II. Dean applied 10 file u 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 H. Dean was sustained, and on February IS,
1889, affant was allowed 60 da, in which to show
canse why his said entry should not be cancelled,
and the application Of said William II. Dean to be
allowed to 60 of record; that on February 18th,
1889, affiant was notified of said order at Dodge
City, Kansas, and the said William H. Dean was
notified by his attorney. II. II. Handing, person-
ally accepting notice Of such order: that sometime
prior to the application Of Wiliiam II. 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 ILL.,
nOis; that he has not made any improvement or
attempted 10 make any Improvements, CT in any
way laid claim to said tract Of land since the time
thst afiiani filed his Hon stead entry thereon:
that AT time the said William II. Dean resided
in Ford County, Kansas: that his poetofhce I'd.
dress was Dodge City, Ford County. Kanras; that
afiant made said entry IN good faith. and that be
used due diligence in trying to dnd the said
William II. Dean, prior to the expiration Of the
30 daye; that affiant is informed and believes
that the said William H. Dean does not intend to
prosecute his application for fling said tract of
i,nd that his attorneys. being duly authorized.
accepted service Of the order holding afiants en-
try for CANCEL ton 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 h.refore, the the raid Ham
ilton B Bell prays that the order holding his en-
try for cal 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 lard.
Said parties are hereby summoned to appear At
this Office on the twelfth day OF December, 1890.
at 10 O'Clock q. m., to reeDond and furnish testi-
b. N FROST. Register.
MILLER & TIFFE, Attys. for II. B Bell.