The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-01
tFirst published in Daily Leader Feb
CONTEST NOTICE

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CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior Unlteo
States Land Office
Guthrie Ok. Feb. /. 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been dled in this Office by Louisa X
Weinand, contestant. against home
stead entry No. 1890, made August
?. 1899. for lots 8 and and south half
of NV a. section 8, township 10 N
range w. by Mary selck, 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.
Afiant further alleges upon her
oa'n that she is now and has been
wei acquainted with the lots 8 and
and s Y NV u sec 5, Is r 2 OF
the Indian Meridian; that she was ac-
Quainted with Peter welnand 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 IL
also acquainted with Jacques Vein
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 o. Peter weinand, and Jacquel
Veinand and Nicholas weinand sen
TO-. 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
Welnand, deceased.
Affiant further says, that the said
Mary Seick. as guardian of the said
waru, Nicholas weinand, the said
ward himself, jacques weinand and
Nicholas Weinand, each and ali os the
heirs OF Peter Weinand Cf otherwise
have and had, wholly abandoned the
said tract of lard, and said tract for a
period of more than SIX mouths prior
To the filing OF the said contest aFida
Wit in this cause, and each and all OF
the said parties have continued 20
abandon the said tract, 80 as afore.
said and have not cured the said de
fault and the same continues, aud
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 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
al Nut uNllS VI INNeI WGluduuJ dn
charged in the original affidavit and
repeated here.
Said parties a;e 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, at 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.