The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-12
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CONTEST NOTICE
Department Of the Interior. United
States Land Office
Guthrie, Ok, Feb J.. 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Louisa X.
weinand, contestant against home
stead entry No 1920. made August
2. 1899, for lots and 4 and south half
of NV "A, section s, township 10 N
range w. by Mary seick, guardian
of Nicholas Weinand, miner heir OF
Peter Weinand, deceased, for the
heirs Of said Peter weinand. contes-
tee. in which it is alleged that all ne
heirs of said Peter weinand have
wholly abandoned said tract:
Department Of the Interior.
Affiant further alleges upon her
oatn that she ia now and has been
well acquainted with the lots aud
and 1a NV z sec s. Is r2 W Of
the Indian Meridian; that she was ac-
quainted with Peter weinand in hia
life time and is acquainted with Mary
Seick 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 Welnand. the two
adult heirs OF Peter weinand above
named
Affant further says that the said
ward, Nicholas Woinand is the grand
son of Peter Weinand and Jacques
Weinapd and Nicholas weinand sen
ior 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 Selck 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 Tor n
period Of more than six months prior
to 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, 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 inc 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.
Aniant further says, that the said
parties did not cause the cultivation
or improvement of the said tract. but
tho same was wholly abandoned, by
Iall the heirs OF Peter Wenand, as
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 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, fled this first day Of
February, 1902. set forth facts which
] show that after due diligence personal
, service of this notice can not be made,
J Iit is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given By due ana prop
Ter publication,
John J. Roles,
z Register
Fred E. Mckinley,
Receiver