The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-18
First published in Daily Leader FEB.
1, 1902)

First published in Daily Leader Feb.
1. 1902)
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department OF tho Interior. United
States Land Office.
Guthrie, Ok, Feb. 1, 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been fled IN this office by Louisa X.
Weinand, contestant against home
stead entry No 1890, made August
2, 1899, for lots and and south half
Of NV a, section s, township 10 N
range w, by Mary Seick, guardian
on Nicholas Weinand, minor, heir OF
Peter WeinAad. deceased, for the
heirs OF said Peter weinand, contes-
tee in which it is alleged that all the
heirs Of said Peter Welnand have
wholly abandoned said tract.
Department Of the Interior.
Artiant further alleges upon her
oatn that she Is now aud has been
well acquainted with the lots 3 and 4
and Il NV 4 sec s. is r 2 " OF
the Indian Meridian; that she was ac.
quainted with Peter Weinand in his
life time and is acquainted with Mary
Seick and Mary seiclS, guardian OF
Nicholas Weinand, and with the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand; that she II
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 Welnand is the grand
son of Peter weinand. and jacques
Weinand 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
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
to the filing of the said contest aoida.
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 abandOa-
ment did not arise by reason OF ab-
sence Of any Of the said parties In the
employment OF the government IN the
military or naval service of tne Uni
ted states during tho late Spanish
war or In any war or by reason of any
service, military or naval or other.
wise for tho government.
AffIaut further says, that the said
parties did not cause the cultivation
or Improvement OF the said tract, but
tho same was wholly abandoned, by
all the heirs OF Peter Weinand, az
charged in the original affidavit and
repeated here.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear respond and otfer evidence
touching said allegation al 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.
liz is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and prop
Ter publication.
John Boles,
Register.