The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-03
First published in Daily Leader Fob.
l. f902D
CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior. United
States Land Omice

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
?, 1889, for lots and A and south half
Of NV 4, section 8, township is N
range 2 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 Wenand have
wholly abandoned said tract.
Department Of the Interior.
Affiant further alleges upon her
oatn that she is now and has been
well acquainted with the lots 3 and
and S y NV 4 sec 3. 10 r Of
the Indian Meridian; that she was &C
quainted with Peter Weinand in his
life time and is acquainted with Mary
seicl 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 Weinand, the two
adult heirs of Peter Weinaud. 1bove
named
Affiant further says that the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand is the grand
son Of Peter weinand, and Jacques
Wcinand and Nicholas Weinand sen
ior 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 Tor a
period of more than six months prior
, to the filing Of the said contest affida
Wit in this cause and each aud all Of
= the said parties have continued to
abandon the said tract 80 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
F. employment of the government in the
3 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
i. the same was wholly abandoned, by
all the heirs of Peter Weinand, as
{ charged in the original affidavit and
D repeated here.
3 Said parties are hereby notified TO
; appear, respond and OFFER evidence
0 touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
e a. m, on the third day Of March, 1902
y before the register and receiver at
> Guthrie, Ok, at the United States
D land office in Guthrie, Ok
Jones & Herod,
j. Attorneys for Contestant.
] The said contestant having, in a
J proper affidavit, filed this first day Of
s February, 1902, set forth facts which
! show that after due diligence personal
] service of this notice can not be made
q it is hereby ordered and directed thai
I such notice be given by due and prop
y er publication.
John ]. Boles,