Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-01
CONTEST NOTICE.
IHIlt'I olHIUh LHHu OTHVe,
Spokane Falls. Wash. September rs, 1902

tHlteu othlcS IyhHu
Spokane Falls, Wash, September IS, 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
fled in this office by Franklin G. SellasS. con
testant, against Homestead entry No. l2,iUs
Z. ". NJ. by Joseph II. Smith, contestee. in in
which It Is alleged that the man who so
made ssim HOMESTEAD ,has entry was ana MS true
that said Joseph Presley SO made said home
stead entry wrongfully, unlawfully and fraud.
name Of, and MS Joseph N. Smith, which he
was not, and which was not his true, proper
or legal name, and in so doing falsely wrong.
fully unlawfully and franiulently Inisrepre
scented himself TO De said Joseph N. Smith:
that SAID Joseph Pfes>ey,. alias Joseph NJ
Smith, has not complied with the law ami the
requirements Of the uni,ed States Land Office
relative thereto in residing upon, titliEg. rul
t.vating or improving said land as his hom!
stead pursuant t. said entry thereof; has not
lived or rcsl1c1 upon said iani ut any time Ue
at all, except ut short. irregular anu infrcQ Iieut
intervals o. II day. or II few days ut II tim., he
tween November3 .. 1900. and January !, 1892,
amt has not i'll anywisc titled. cultivated "a
improved said land, except that he has dug
small cisteTn thereon and constructed ii small
cheap flame shack or cabin thereon, about ten
by twelve feet i'll size and that n third person
to whom he has leased said land us herein.
after stated has proved about eighty acres
thereof; that said Joseph Ficsscy. alias Joseph
N. Smith, has leased and rented ali Of said
land to other and third persons continuously
since OIL or about January !. 1907. and ever
since and while 80 leasing md renting the
same has not lived or resided upon or titled,
cultivated or improved said land or any par
thei cOf; that snd Joseph Pre,scy, alias Joseph
NJ Smith, VIII lily abandoned said land M ms
said homestead on or about January !, 1872
and ever since then ana for more than six
mOnths prior to the iliny of sail affidavit ami
the imitation of said contest has been contiiii-
Ontly and altogether away and absent from
and not re,iding or living upon said land !;
Smith died. inlestate. on the 18th day OF Aug
ust 1902, and left surviving him the following
named heirs at law, and no Others, so lar as
said franklin G. Sellars has been able TO find
by diligent inquiry, which he has made. TO
wit: half brother named William Eount
ain, who resides Mt WhHtc0m, Washington; II
sister, named Pemma Lonsiiale. who resides AT
Hoquiam. Washington; and brother, named
Herbert Pressey, who resides NJ Shelton OF
Kamilche, Washington.
The purpose of such contest is to secure the
cancellation OF said homestead entry.
The heirs Of said Joseph Presscy, aims Joseph
NJ. Smith, deceased, are hereby notified 10 ap
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock II. m. Oh November T.
1902, before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Ohce in Spokane Falls
Washington.
The said contestant having, in proper aft
davit, filed September %. 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 n LUDDEN, Register.