The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-22

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LAND ObkAc1 Dx0luO1es
1Arss casss KAlasase - Nsssss1sy ef
clssssy following ~ Lsv.
Thsse dseisions cf the dspartmsnt q The
interior we're rscsived at the land once
yesterday. the uacst important rslating %
The necessity Of clossly following The Law
81 rslsticn % publiahine notices IN news.
papers nearest the land fIsd upon.
May 10, 1Se0. Frod = Parker dled IN
aMdayit % the effect that he desired 10
purchase the south half Of the northeast
quarter of section 3, township IS north.
range east, undsr the psovisions Of the
timber and stone set The register died
In tho NOTES prepared for such occasions
and postsd the same In the local ofY3ce for
sixty days. beginning May, l8SQ This
NOTES gave January - 1881. q the time
Tor taking proof and gave the names Of
four witnesses. Parker did not publish .
copy Of this notice In newspaper, q re-
quired b. lau. October 10, 1850, Je6 d.
Sanders fled declaratory statement Of
his intention 70 prs-empt the same
land, alleging settlement, and on
April q 1880, fiied . corroborated
a6ldsvit sho wing the land % b chiefly
valuable for agricultural purposes. April
a. 1ao0 Parker flsd petition statine that
the date OF making proof had been Axsd
without HE conssnt and asked that IN
earlier date b so The rsgistsr hxsd
November 5. lso0, and posted notice q
required b. Law while Parker published =
copy n newspaper for sixty days b.
ginning May 3, loo0 The witnesses
named, hwsysr, vsre I'll different from
tAoes posted By she register eleven mouths
bsfors. The conflict betwsen Parker and
Sanders resulted in hearing bsfors the
local land of3cs register and rscsiveP
whsrsin is VS. decided .'that the evidences
showed the land to b agricultural In char.
actsr and that the hmhee land application
Of I. = Parker should b. cancelled" An
appeal VS. taken - the land commissioner.
who sustained the local ofice. holding
s'that BY long and unnecsssasy dslay in
seeking - peffect his sntfy Parker had
Iorfsited Ill right acquired By virtue Of his
original applicataou." Parksr appealed 70
the SECRETARY Of he Intsrios. Hoks Smith,
Who says In BIZ AsoisiOu: ssrarkeR bases
his rights to purchase the land In eontro-
vsrsy upon the provisfons Of the oct Of
June 3 lS7A The oct provides
thst the person desiring 20 take
advantage Of it, provisions shall ale
duplicate statement In the local land
once containing description OF the land
and stating, among other things. that IL 10
unit for cultivation and chisfy valuable
for timber or stone, that upon the ding OF
this statement the register Of the land
ton In hu once for sixty days and fur.
nish the applicant copy Of The same for
publication In 3 nswspapsr publishsd
nearest the location Of the prsmtsee Tor
sixty days. and II Ct the expiration al that
time no advsrss claims shall have been
filsd, eta. The Intention Of congress in
providing for The publication a. this Motto
vsl 70 notify pceeible eettIer. under ~
pre-em ntion Iav not 10 seftia ana - ~ I'm.
proyemsnts ON the land. which the uoat.
Inc az : notice In The local ofYloe would not
do. but sueh notice IN the neaysst nevs.
papsr 10 the land vouId - : ,eaaona ble
and sufYloiant notification "a nr.s.rve Il
the annlicant : prefsrerce ri~ht That
this preferences rieht should not h -,
tanned for An unreasonahIe ions reriod
the Law REQUIRED that proof ahonld -
msde a the end ~ .iret 49,. ard Il.
local officers vere instructsd "a cancel
all annIications vhere the ryovi.tcy. -
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