The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
! CONTEST NOTICE.

Department Of the Interior.-United
States Land Office, Duluth, rMinp..
Jnlg11th, 1903 r @s@&@2,, %s:>s
T. A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Thomas
Whaien, contestant. against homestead
entry No. 96O1, made November 81, 1894,
for WI of seq, e15 of sw1 Section %,
Township 63 north, Range 3 east, by
Charles f. Millard, con testee, in which
it is alleged that Charles F. Willard has
never resided upon said land; that no
part of same is cultivated in any manner
whatsoever; that said lard still remains
In it's state of nature; that more than
eight years have elapsed since the date
OF said entry and no final proof has been
offered; and that said alleged absence
from said land was not due to his en-
ployment IN the army, navy or marine
corps of the United States as private
soldier, officer, seaman or marine dur
ing the war with Spain, or during any
other war in which the United States
may be engaged. Said parties are here
dy notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10
o'clock a. m. on September l, 1908, before
Clark 81. Carhart, United States Com
missioner, at Grand Marais, Minnesota,
and that final hearing will be held at 10
O'Clock a. m, on September II, 1908, be-
fore the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Duluth,
Minnesota. :
81 j. NJ. SMITH, Receiver.
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the INTERIOR United
States Land Office, Duluth, Mum,
July II, 1903.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been. filed in this Office by David
Emmons, contestant, against homestead
entry No. 9572, made November Ii, 1894,
for VIZ of sw4, Section % and e% of
seq Section %, Township 63. Range
east, by VIM. M. Brown, contested, in
which 1t is alleged that VIM. M: Brown
has never resided upon, cultivated or
improved said land in any manner
whatsoever; that same is all in it's wild
state of nature; that more than eight
years have elapsed since the date of SAID
entry aud no final proof has been offered
and that said alleged absence from the
said land was not due to his empoym emit
IN the army, navy, or marine corps of
the United States as a private soldier.
officer, seaman or marine, during the
war with Spain or during any other war
IN which the United States may be- en-
gagged. Said parties are hereby notified
to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a.
m. on September 1, 1908, before Clark H.
Car hart, United States Commissioners,
at Grand Marais, Minnesota, and that
final hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on September II, 1908, before the
Register and Receiver at the United
States Land Office IN Duluth, Mime
sofa.
81 J. M. SMITH, Receiver.
| Publication. United States Land Office. Du-
luth. Mimi, March 80, 1903.
Notlce Is hereby given that in compliance
With the provisions of the act of CONGRESS OF
timber lands in, the States Of California, Ore
gon, Neyada and Washington Territory" as ex-
| tended 10 all the Public Land States by act Of
| August 4. 1892, Robert w. Moore of Detroit
Gouoty Of Becker, State of Minnesota, has this
day filed in this office his sworn statement No.
| -, for the purchase of the me- of seh and
| e!a of sw14 of Section 20, in Township IS north
Range west and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for its timber
or stone than for agricultural purposes, and tc
esta blish his claim to said land before the
Register and Receiver of this Office at Duluth
Mimi. on Wednesday, the 18th day of October
| 1908.
He names as witnesses:
| Edwin F. Harris. Lee Connell Frank Lein
and Anthony Skeoch Jr of Detroit, Ninn and
}. f. Segog Of Duluth, MINI.
| Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands requested to file the1l
| Of October, 1908.
ST. VIM. E, CULKIN, Register