Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-29
CONTEST NOTICE,
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United States L'nd OGine,

Hlltu states u M t.l"e,
Spokane Falls. Wash, september ., 1902
sufficient contest affidavit having lccn
Ii rl il This uilice by Franklin e. ScIl#rl, CON
testnn.. against Homestead entry 40 LIES,
rlarter e. oi Sec TWP -. Nnrth, ErnFc ~,
hy Joseph NJ. smith,
in which it j. alleged that the han VINO 80
made saiu Homestead cntry was. ANA his lue
and lawful name thea WAS, '>epA PrcsScy;
that said Joseph Ptesscy 81 nude said home
stead entry wrongful: :, unlLwlHiiy nHd fiau.i.
uiently in III. assumed, false AMI fictitious
name OF, ard as joseph NJ. smith, winch he
was not, aliu which HaS not his true, Proper
or legal name, and ii 50 dnn- falsely, wrong
fully, unlAWiully and frnu.u!vntll mi.repre
scented himself to DC said joseph NJ. Smith /;
that SAID Joseph Presley, alias Joseph NJ
Smith, has not compiled with the law AMI the
requirements OF the United States Land Office
relative thelcto in residing upon, tiliiGg. rul-
t.vating Or improving said land as his homg-
stead pursuant to said entry thereof. has not
lived or resided upon said ian at any time or
at all, except at short, Irregular and !ufrcquent
intervals of day, or "A few dHvs ut II tirIc, be-
tween November ., 1900, and January /, 1892,
and has not in anywise ti!cd, cultivated or
improved said land, except that he has dug
small riStern thereon and constructed a small,
cheap fame shack or cabin thereon about ten
by twelve feet i'll size. and that II third person
to whom he has leased said land AS herein
nfter stated has p!owed about eighty acres
thereof; that said Joseph Presley. HAS Joseph
NJ. Smith, has leased and rented all Of said
land to other and third persons continuously
since Oh or about January !, 1902, and ever
since and while so leasing and renting the
same has not lived or resided upon or titled
cultivated or improved said land or any part
thereof; that said Joseph Presscy, alias Joseph
NJ. Smith, IDLY abandoned said land as his
said homestead on or about January /, 1902
and ever since then ana for more than six
mouths prior to the filing of said aiiidavit and
the imitation OF said contest, has been continu-
ously and altogether way and absent rom
and not residing or living upon said land;
that said Joseph pressey, alias Joseph NJ
Smith. died in estate, on the 18th day OF Aug
ust 1902, and left surviving him the following
named heirs at law, and no others, so far us
said Franklin G. Sellars has been able to find
by diligent inquiry, which he has made to-
wit: MALT brother, named William Eount-
ain, who resides at Nhatcom, Washington; II
sister named pemma Lonsdale. who resides at
Hoquiam, Washington; and brother, named
Herbert Presley who resides at Shelton or
knmilche, Washington.
The purpose of such contest is to secure the
cancellation OF said homestead entry.
The heirs of said Joseph Pressey, ains Joseph
NJ. Smith deceased, are hereby notified to APP
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock n IN. on November Z.
1902, before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Spokane Falls,
Washington.
The said contestant having, in Il proper aft
dnvit, filed September -. 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 aud proper publication.
WILLIAM ii, LUDDEN, Register.