Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-22
CONTEST NOTICE.
United States Land Office,

United States Land ONCE,
Spokane Falls, Wash, september rs, 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by franklin c. Sellars, con-
testant, against Homestead entry No l2iCs,
made November 9; 1900, for the southeast ss
by Joseph NJ. Smith,
in which 1t Is alleged that the man who so
made said homestead entry was. and his true
and lawful name then was, Joseph Presley;
that said Joseph Pressev so made said home
stead entry wrOngfully, unlnwfully and fraud.
ulenuy in the assumed, false and fictitious
name of, and as Joseph NJ. Smith. which he
was not, and which was not his true, proper
or legal name, and in so doing falsely, wrong
fully, unlawfnlly and frnudulently misrepre.
sented himself to said Joseph NJ. Smith:
that said Joseph Presley, alias Joseph NJ.
Smith, has not complied with the law and the
requirements of the United States Land Office
relative thereto in residing upon, filling, cul
t,yuting or improving said land us his home
| stead pursuant to said entry thereof; has not
lived or resided upon said land at any time or
at all except ut short. irregular and infrequent
intervals of II day, or n few days at time, be-
| tween November 9, 1900, and January l, 1902,
and has not in anywiSe titled, cultivated or
| improved said land, except that he has dug Il
small cistern thereon and constructed II small
cheap frame shack or cabin thereon, about ten
| by twelve feet in size. and that third person
| to whom he has leased said land rs herein
after stated has plowed about eighty acres
| thereof; that said Joseph Presley, alias 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 ana Wnllc so leasing ana renting the
| same has not lived or resided upon or titled,
cultivated or improved said land or any part
| thereof; that said Joseph Presley, alias Joseph
NJ. Smith, wholly abandoned said land MS his
| said homestead on or about January l, 1902,
and ever since then ana for more than six
months prior to the filing of said affidavit and
the imitation OF said contest, has been continu-
ously and altogether away and absent from
and not residing or living upon said land /;
that said Joseph Presley, alias Joseph NJ.
Smith. died, intestate, on the 18th day OF Aug
ust, 1902, and left surviving him the following
named heirs Mt law, and no others, SO far as
said franklin c. Sellars has been able 10 find
by diligent inquiry, which he has made, to-
wit: half brother, named William Bount-
ain, who resides at Whatcom, ashington; 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 sid Homestead entry.
The heirs of said Joseph Presley, alias Joseph
NJ. Smith, deceased, nIe hereby notified TO APP
pear respond ana offer evid nee touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock II. III. GU November Z.
1902, before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land O:hce in Spokane Falls,
Washington.
The said contestant having, in proper aft
davit, filed September %. 1902. set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be maze, 1t is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
WILLIAM ii, LuDDES, Register.