Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-15
CONTEST NOTICE.



Spokane Falls, Wash, september %, 1902
sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by Franklin c. S2llHrs, con.
testant, against Homestead entry No. l2,iOs,
quarter co of Sec s. Twp. 20, North, Range 80,
by Joseph NJ. Smith,
in which it is alleged that the man who so
made saiu homestead entry was, ana his true
and lawful name then was, Joseph Presley;
that said Joseph Prcssev SO made said home
stead entry wrungfully, unlawfullf and fraud.
ulently in the assumed, false and fictitious
name of, and as Joseph NJ. Smith. which he
was not, and which was not his true, proper
or legal name, and in so doing falsely, wrong
fully, unlnwfully and frHudulently misrcprC-
sented himself to be said Joseph NJ. Smith;
that said Joseph Presley, alias Joseph VI.
Smith, has not complied with the law and the
requirements OF the United States Land Office
relative thereto in residing upon, filling, cul-
t,vating or improving said land rs his home
stead pursuant to said entry thereof; has not
lived or resided upon said land at any time or
at all, except at short. irregular and infreq
intervals of II day. or n few days ut II time, be
tween Novcmbcr9 ., 1900, aud January !, 1902,
and has not in anywise titled, cultivated or
improved said land, except that he has dug
small cislcrn thereon ANA constructed II small,
cheap frame shack or cabin thereon, about ten
by twelve feet in size, and that II third person
tn whom he has leased said land as herein
after stated has plowed about eighty acres
thereof; that said Joseph Presley, alias joseph
NJ Smith, has leased and rented ull OF said
land to other ami third persons continuously
since eli or about january |, 1907, and ever
since and while so leasing ANA renting the
same has not lived or resided upon or titled
cultivated or improved said land or any part
thereof; that said Joseph lrCsSGy. alias Joseph
NJ. Smith, VIII )lly abandoned said land us his
said homestead on or about January |, 1892,
and ever since then ana for more than six
months prior to the filing OF said affidavit and
the imitation OF said contest has been continu-
ouSly and altogether Nay and absent from
and not residing or living upon said Land; ;
that said Joseph Presley, alias Joseph NJ,
Smith die l. inIpstatc, on the 18th day OF Aug
ust. 1892, and left surviving him the following
named heirs at law. and no others, so far as
said Franklin {. Sellars has been able to find
by diIigent inquiry, which he has made, to-
wit: half brother, named William fount-
ain, who resides at WhHtcum, Washington; II
sister, named Pemma LOnEdale who resides al
Iloquiam Washington; and II brother, named
Herbert prasSoy, who resides ut Shelton or
KHmilche, Washington.
The purpose of such contest is TO secure the
canceliR don OF said homestead entry.
The heirs OF said Joseph Prcssey, alias Joseph
VI. Smith, deceased, are hereby notified to APP
| pear respond and offer cvid nee touching said
! al legation ut 10 o'clock IL. N. on November I,
| lGOt, before the Register and Receiver MT the
! United States Land Oflice III Spokane Falls
| Washington.
| The said contestant having, in n proper ufli
dnvit, filed September p. 1902 set forth facts
which show tilat after due diligence personal
| service Of his notice can not be MADE. it i,
| hereby ordered and directed TINT such notice
WILLIAM IL, LrpnEN, Register.