The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-24
First published in Daily Leader Feb
i. 1902)
CONTEST NOTICE.

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Contest NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior. United
States Land Office.
Guthrie, Ok. Feb. /. 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Louisa X
Weinand, contestant against home
stead entry No. 1890. made August
2. 1899. for lots and a and south half
Of NV q, section s, township I6 n
range W, by Mary selck, guardian
OF Nicholas Weinand, miner, heir OF
Peter Weinand, deceased, for the
| heirs Of said Peter weinand, contes-
tee in which it is alleged that. all the
lheirs of said Peter weinand have
wholly abandoned said tract:
Department Of the interior.
Affiant further alleges upon her
oatn that she is now and has been
well acquainted with the lots 8 and 4
and y NV 4 sec 8. Is r2 Of
the Indian Meridian; that she was ac-
quainted with Peter Weinand in his
life time and is acquainted with Mary
Selck and Mary Selck, guardian OF
Nicholas Weinand, and with the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand; that she Ia
tslso acquainted with Jacques Vein
and and Nicholas welnand. the two
adult heirs Of Peter welnand. above
named
Affiant further says that the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand is the grand
son OF Peter Weinand, and Jacquet
Weinand and Nicholas Welnand sen.
io- are the only children and heirs at
law of the said Peter Weinand, and
that the said ward, Nicholas, jacques
and Nicholas Weinand above named
are the only heirs at law of Peter
Weinand, deceased.
Affiant further says, that the said
Mary Seick, as guardian Of the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand. the said
ward himself, Jacques weinand and
Nicholas Weinand, each and all as the
heirs Of Peter Weinand or otherwise
have and had. wholly abandoned the
said tract of land, and said tract for a
period Of more than six months prior
to the ding of the said contest aRida.
Wit in this cause, and each and all OF
the said parties have continued 10
abaudon the said tract so as afore.
said and have not cured the said de.
fault and the same continues, and
that the said default and abandon.
ment did not arise by reason Of alb
sence of any of the said parties in the
employment of the government in the
military or naval service of the Uni
ted States during the late Spanish
war or in any war or by reason Of any
service, military OF naval or other
wise for the government
Afiant further says. that the said
parties did not cause the cultivation
or improvement of the said tract. but
the same was wholly abandoned, by
all the heirs OF Peter Weinand, as
charged in the original affidavit and
repeated here.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m, on the third day OF March, 1902
before the register and receiver al
Guthrie, Ok. at the United States
land office in Guthrie. Ok
Jones & Herod
Attorneys for Contestant.
The said contestant having. in a
proper affidavit, filed this FIRST day Of
February, 1902 set forth facts which
show that after due diligence persona
service of this notice can not be made
it is hereby ordered and directed thai
such notice be given by due ana prop
er publication.
John J.. Beles,
Register.
Fred e. Mckinley,