The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-08

Thorval Thoreson, Nels Henrickson,
Gabriel Davidson, Edwin G. McDroy all
Of Walter P. O., N. d.
r. G. SANBoRN Register.
Bill 4-8 j. Fl. Fraser atty.
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Minot; N. D., Feb.
20 1903.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Jonas Kautf-
| man, contestant, against Homestead
entry No. 1905 made May 9th 1902, for
North West Quarter Section 80, Town
ship 1855, Range sc W., by John I. Hebner
! Contestee, in which it is alleged that
said claimant has wholly abandoned
said tract of land for more than six
months just prior to the filing of this
contest, the fact is he never did reside
| upon said tract of land, or make any
Improvements thereon, and the said
alleged absence from said land was not
due to his employment in the army.
navy or the Marine Corps of the United
States, as private soldier, officer, sea
man or Marine during the war with
Spain, or during any other war in which
the United States may be engaged
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a.
m. on April 20, 1903, before the Register
and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Minot, North Dakota
The said contestant having in a prop
er affidavit, filed March Z, 1908, set forth
facts which show that after due tilli-
gence personal service of this notice can
not be made, it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
ADrER J.. HAEsCoM, Receiver
Jas. johnson 3-11 As
No1IdE OF SALE ON ExEoUTioN.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY, OF WARD,
In DtsFR1oF CoURT
BECorD JUDtCIAL DISTRICT
J. G.. Gilmore and Joseph
81. Rnhl, copartners I'M
der the maine of Gilmore
& Ruhl, Plaintiffs.
Against
William q. Boyer,
Defendant .
Notice is hereby given that BY virtue
OF writ of execution to me directed
and delivered and now in thy hands
issued by the Clerk Of the District
Court in and for Ward County. North
Dakota, upon judgement rendered and
entered in the above entitled action in
the above named Court, in favor of the
said Plaintiffs and against said Defen-
dant William E. Boyer. I have levied
upon the following described property
located in Ward County and described
as follows to-wit: The east half of the
south west quarter and lots three and
four in section eighteen in township one
hundred sixty north of range eighty
seven west of the Fifth Principal Nerd
len containing 163 thirteen one hun
dredths acres.
And that ! shall on Saturday the 18th
day of April, A. D. 1903 at the hour of
10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day
at the front door of the Court House
in the City of Minot, county of Ward
and State of North Dakota, sell the
above described property or so much
thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy
said judgement amounting to s613.85
together with all ACQUIRING costs of sale
and interest on the same at the rate of
SEVEN per cent per annum from March
| 2; 1903; az phblis auction to the highest
bidast fir cash,
Dated M1rhh 9, 1903
A, p. SCoFIELD,
Sheriff of Ward County, N. d.
G. Aurhnd, Atty for Plaintiffs, Minot, d. N
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior; United
States Land Office, Minot, N. D., March
5, 1903.