The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-27
(First published in Daily Leader Feb.
1g02D
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Onice.

CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Onice.
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
2, 1899, for lots 8 and 4 and south half
of NV q, section 8, township 10 n
range w, by Mary Seick, guardian
of Nicholas Weinand, 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 abandoned said tract:
Department Of the Interior.
Affiant further alleges upon her
oatn that she is row and has been
well acquainted with the lots 3 and
and X NV a sec 8, IS n r 2 W Of
the Indian Meridian; that she was &C
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 Weinand; that she is
also acquainted with Jacques Wein.
and and Nicholas Welnand the two
adult heirs of Peter Weinand above
named.
Aniant further says that the said
ward Nicholas Weinand is the grand
son OF Peter Weinand and Jacquei
Weiuand and Nicholas Weinand sen
TO- 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.
Affiant further says, that the said
Mary Saiak, as guardian of the said
ward, Nicholas weinand, the said
ward himself, Jacques Weinand and
Nicholas Weinand, each and all as the
heirs of Peter Weinand or otherwise
have and had, wholly abandoned the
said tract of land, and said tract for
period Of more than six months prior
to the filing of the said contest aRida.
Wit I'm 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
al the heirs OF Peter Welnand, az
charged in the original affidavit anc
repeated here
Said parties are hereby notified tC
appear respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clocl
a. m, on the third day of March, 1902
before the register and receiver a
Guthrie, Ok, at the United States
land Office in Guthrie, Ok.
Jones & Herod,
Attorneys for Contestant.
The said contestant having, in
proper affidavit, filed this first day o
February, 1902, set forth facts whicl
show that after due diligence persona
service OF this notice can not be made
It is hereby ordered and directed tha
such notice be given by due and proI
e er publication
John j. Boles,
Register.
o Fred e. Mckinley
Receiver.