The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-06
CONTEST NOTICE.

(First published in Daily Leader Feb.
Z, 19o2.)
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior United
states Land Onice.
Guthrie, Ok, Feb. /. 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Louisa X.
weinand, contestant, against home
stead entry No. 1920, made August
2, 1899 for lots 3 and 4 and south half
of NV a, section 8, township 15 N
range 2 w. by Mary seick, guardian
of Nicholas Weinand, minor, heir Of
Peter Weinand deceased, for the
heirs Of said Peter welnand, contes.
tee, in which it is alleged that, all the
heirs 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
we'll acquainted with the lots and 4
and y NV a sec s, t 10 n r 2 W Of
the Indian Merdian that she was &C
Quainted with Peter Weinand in his
life time and is acquainted with Mary
Seick and Mary Seick, guardian
Nicholas Weinand, and with the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand; that she is
also acquainted with Jacques Wein.
and and Nicholas weinand, the two
adult heirs Of Peter Weinand above
named
Affiant further says that the 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 Welnand, and
that the said ward, Nicholas, Jacques
and Nicholas weinand above named
are the only heirs at law OF Peter
Weinand, deceased.
Afflant further says that the said
Mary Seick, as guardian of the said
ward. Nicholas Weinand the said
ward himself, Jacques Weinand and
Nicholas weiuand. each end 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 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 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 u 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, az 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 personal
service Of this notice can not be made
It is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and prop
Ter publication
John j. BOles,
Register.
Fred &. Mckinley,
Receiver