The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-17
(FIrst published in Daily Leader FEB.
19O2.)
CONTEST NOTICE.

(First published in Daily Leader Feb.
4 19O2)
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior. United
States Land Office.
Guthrie. Ok. Feb. /. 1902
sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Louisa X.
Weinand, contestant, against home
stead entry No. 1920, made August
?, 1899, for lots 3 and 4 and south half
of NV q. section 5. township 10 N
range 2 w, by Mary selck, guardian
OF Nicholas Weinand, minor, heir o.
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.
Aniant further alleges upon her
oatn that she is now and has been
we'll acquainted with the lots 3 and 4
and S y NV = sec s. i5nr2 " Of
the Indian Meridian that she was ac
Quainted with Peter Welnand in hin
life time and Is acquainted with Mary
SeicS and Mary Seick, guardian OF
Nicholas Weinand, and with the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand; that she Is
also acquainted with Jacques Vein.
and and Nicholas welnaud, the two
adult heirs Of Peter Welnand, above
named.
Aftiant further says that the said
ward, Nicholas weinand is the grand
son Of Peter weinand and Jacques
Weinaud and Nicholas welnand sen.
io- arc 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 Seick, 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 a
period of more than six months prior
10 the filing of the said contest affids-
Wit in this cause, and each and all OF
the said parties have continued to
abandon the said tract, 50 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,
Afflant 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 Of Peter welnand, az
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 al
Guthrie, Ok, at the United States
land Office in Guthrie. Ok
Jones g. Herod,
Attorneys for Contestant.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed this first day o
February 1902, set forth facts which
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 prop
er publication
John j. Boles.
Register.