Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-05
CONTEST NOTICE.



Spokane Falls. Wash, september -, 1902.
sufficient contest affidavit having lIacn
flei in this office by Franklin G.. SellnTs, con-
testant. against Homestead cutry 40 l2HS.
mnhc November ., l:UO for the suuthrn>t
quarter C.D Of See s. Twp ~, North, H.;nsV 80,
by Joseph NJ. Smith,
in v hich IT j. alleged that the man who so
nHtle saiu hhnestead entry was. ANA his true
md lawful nam" khen was, 'sep1 Plesscy;
that said Joseph r,Pssey 81 made SAIL nome
stead entry wrongfulIy, ,unawfully and frnud'
uienty in the assumed false and Hptltiuus
name of, and MS Joseph NJ. Smith, which he
was not, nnd which WAS not his true, proper
OF legal name, and in so doing falsely, wrong
fully. .unluwiully and frnulu!ently misrepre-
sented himself to he said Joseph NJ. Smith:
that SAID Joseph lressey, a.ias Joseph NJ.
Smith has not complied with the law and the
relative Thereto in residing upon, tilliEg, cul-
t,ralng or improving saidlund MS his home
stead pursuant to said entry thereof; has not
lived or resided upon said iand ut any time or
at all, except at short. irregular and inlrequent
intervals of Il day, or II few days ut II lime, be-
tween November o, 1900, and January |, 1902,
ana has not in anywise Tiled, cultivated or
improved said htnd except that he has dug IL
small ristern there and constructed small.
cheap frame shack or cabin thereon, about ten
by twelve feet in size. and that Il third person
to whom he has leased said land us herein
after stated has pIowed about eighty ceres
thereof; that said Joseph Presley, alias jose nh
NJ. Smith, has leased aud rented all Of said
land to other and third persons continuously
since on or about January l, 1902, and ever
same has not lived or resided upon or Tiled,
cultivated or improved said land or any part
thereof; that said Joseph Pressey, alias Joseph
NJ Smith, wholly abandoned said land as his
said homestead on about JanuAry |, 1902,
and ever since then ana for more than six
months prior to the filing of said affidavit and
the initiation of said contest, has been continu-
ously and altogether away and absent from
and not residing or living upon said land;
that said Joseph Presley, alias Joseph NJ,
Smith. died. iniestate, on the 18th day OF Aug
ust, 1902, and left serviying him the following
named heirs at law. and no others, SO far as
said Franklin C.. Sellals has been able to find
by diligent inquiry, which he has made, to-
wit: A half brother, named William Fount-
ain, who resides ut Whatcom, Washington; Il
sister, named Pemma Lonsdale. who resides at
Hoquiam. Washington; and II brother, named
Herbert Pressey, who resides at Shelton or
Kamilche, Washington.
cancellation of said homestead entry.
The heirs of said Joseph Pressey, alias Joseph
NJ. Smith deceased, are hereby notified to APP
pear, respond and offer evidenea touching said
allegation ut 10 O'Clock u. m. on November 7,
1902, before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Spokane Falls,
Washington.
The said contestant having, in proper aft
davit, filed September Is. 1902. set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be made, il is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
WILLIAM H. LUDDEN, Register.