The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-08
First published in Daily Leader Feb.
j. 1902)
CONTEST NOTICE


i, 1902)
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior. United
states Land Office
Guthrie Ok Feb. /. 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Louisa k.
Weinand, contestant. against home
stead entry No. 1890. made August
2, 1899. tor lots and and south half
OF NV q, section 8. township 10 N
range w, by Mary seick. 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 weinand have
wholly abandoned said tract
Department Of the interior.
Aniant further alleges Upon her
.oatn that she is now and has been
well acquainted with the lots 9 and 4
and y NV 4 sec S. t15nr2 OF
the Indian Meridian; that she was ae-
quainted with Peter Welnand in his
life time and Is acquainted with Mary
Seick and Mary Selck, guardian Of
Nicholas Weinand, and with the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand; that she is
also acquainted with Jacques Vein
and and Nicholas Welnand the two
adult heirs Of Peter weinand above
named.
AGant further says that the said
ward, Nicholas Weinand Is the grand
son Of Peter Weinand, and jacques
Neinand aud Nicholas Welnand 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 Selck, as guardian OF the said
ward, Nicholas weinand the said
ward himself Jacques Weinand and
Nicholas Welnand, 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
period of more than six months prior
to the nling of the said contest affida
I vit in this cause, and each and all OF
the said parties have continued to
abandon the said tract go 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
employment Of the government in the
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
the same wos wholly abandoned, by
all the heirs Of Peter weinand, as
Ailhi beN III Aht VI lhlllhl hAlAhNAA anu
repeated here.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 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 10 Guthrie, Ok.
Jones & Herod,
Attorneys for Contestant.
The said contestant having. in
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,
It is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due ana prop
er publication.
John J. Boles,
Register
Fred e. Mckinley,