The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-10
ueirst published in Daily Leader FEB.
l. 1909
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 fled In this office by Louisa X.
Weinand. contestant, against home
stead entry No. 1920. made August
3 1899 for lots and and south half
of NV a. section s, township 10 N
range w, by Mary selck, guardian
of Nicholas Weiuand, minor, heir OF
Peter weinand deceased, for the
heirs Of said Peter weinand, contes-
tee in which it is alleged that all the
heirs Of said Peter weInand have
wholly abandoped said tract:
Department Of the Interior.
Affiant further alleges upon her
oatn that she is now and has been
well acquainted with the lots 3 and 4
and n NV 4 sec 5. t15nr2 W OF
the Indian Meridian; that she was ae.
Quainted with Peter weinand in his
Hfe time and Is acquainted with Mary
seick and Mary seick, guardian OF
Nicholas Weinand. and with the said
ward, Nicholas woinand. that she IS
also acquainted with Jacques Vein
and and Nicholas weinand, the two
adult heirs Of Peter weinand, above
named.
Affiant further says that tho said
ward, Nicholas Weinand Is the grand
son Of Peter weinand, and Jacques
Weinand and Nicholas weinand SEN
io- are the only children and heirs at
law of the said Peter weinand, and
that the said ward. Nicolas, Jacquer
and Nicholas welnand 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 aud
Nicholas Weinand, each and all as the
heirs of Peter Weinand or otherwise
have and had, wholly abandoned the
said tract o. land, and said tract for a
period OF more than six months prior
to the filing of the said contest adlda-
Wit in this cause. and each and all OF
the said parties have continued to
abandon the said tract, go 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 ia 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 or naval or other
wise for the government.
Affiant further says. that the said
parties did not cause the cultivation
or improvement Of the said tract, but
the samo 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 at
Guthrie, Ok, at the United States
land office ia Guthrie. Ok.
Jones & Herod,
Attorneys for Contestant.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, hicd this first day OF
February, 1902 set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal
service OF this notice can not be made,
IL is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and prop
icr publication
John j. soles.
Register.
Fred E. Mckinley,