The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-14
(First published in Daily Leader Feb.
1, 1902.)
CONTEST NOTICE
department OF The Interior United
States Land Office


Department OF The interior. United
States Land Office
Guthrie. Ok. Feb j. 1902
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been nled in this Office by Louisa X.
Weiuand, contestant, against home
stead entry No. 1920 made August
2. 1899. for lots 8 and a and south half
OF NV "a, section 8, township 15 N
range w, by Mary seick guardian
of Nicholas Weinand, minor heir OF
Peter Weinand. deceased, for the
k2iys OF said Peter Weinand contes-
tee in which IL is alleged that all the
heirs OF said Peter Weinand have
wholly abandoned said tract:
Department Of the interior.
Afiant further alleges upon her
oath that she IS now and has been
well acquainted with the lots 8 and 4
and y NV u sec s. t15nr2 W OF
the Indian Meridian; jhat she was nc.
Quainted with Peter Weinand In his
life time and IS acquainted with Mary
Seick and Mary selck, guardian OF
Nicholas Weinand, and with the said
ward Nicholas Welnand; that she II
also acquainted with Jacques Vein.
and and Nicholas Wolnand. the two
adult heirs Of Peter Weinand. above
named
AFiant further says that the said
ward, Nicholas Wenand is the grand
son Of Peter weinand aud Jacques
Welnand and Nicholas Weinand 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 Welnand, each and all as the
heirs of Peter Weinand or otherwise
have and had, wholly abandoned the
said tract of land, and said tract Tor a
period Of more than six months prior
TO the filing Of the said contest affida-
! Wit in this cause, and each and all Of
the said parties have continued to
abandon tho 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.
mont did not arise by reason OF alb
Nsence Of any Of the said parties in the
employment Of the government in tho
military or naval service of the Uni
ted States during the late Spanish
war OF 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 same was wholly abandoned, by
all the heirs OF Peter Weinand. az
charged in the original affidavit and
repeated here
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear respond and ofer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m, on the third day Of March, 1909.
before the register and receiver at
Guthrie, Ok, at the United States
land office IN Guthrie. OK
Jones g. 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 personal
service OF this notice can not be made
IL is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by duo and prop
er publication
John j. Boles,
Register.
Fred &. Mckinley,
Receiver