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Department Of the Interior,

Department Of tile Interior,
United States Land Office
Bismarck. North Dakota, March "a. 1903.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
In this office by david Paisley. OF Washburn,
contestant, against Homestead entry No. 1855
made June 18th, 1907, for neA swA h nwl4 selA
and lots . and 8, section 6. township IN. range
so, by Johannes Laudenbelger, contestee, in
which it is alleged that the said claimant has
wholly aband9ned said tract: that he has
six months since making said entry: that said
tract is not settled upon and cultivated by said
party as required by law; and the absence of
said lima is not due to employment in the
". Army or navy in time OF war: said parties
are hereby notified to appear. respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation. at 10 o'clock
q. M. on May 18th, 1903. before James I. Nc
culloch, U. >. olmm. Dist of =. oak. and that
III iiha a o,c,oc, nearing &, Navy VIII i! ,oo, be held
Register and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Bismarck, N. ID.
The said contestant having in a proper atfida-
VT, fled April 2, 1903 set forth facts which
showthat after due diligence. pers ,nal service
OF this notice cannot be made. it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
John Satterlund, Receiver. APR II
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NOTICE OF NOR IGA3E SALE
BY ADVERTISEMENT.

+ ttlce is hereby given, that thai certain
Mc,tgagc. executed and delivered by Josephene
Xost and George HOST. her husband. mOrtga
gtiS. ~ Plinm Fl. Woodward. mOrtyages, dated
the Ian day Of December A. -. Nineteen hun
dred aad one, and filed for :ecOrd in the Office
of the Register of Deeds. OF the County OF Me
lean al.I State Of North Dakota: on the 18th
el.y of Dss:en4beE a. d. 1901. at 9:45 O'Clock a.
M in hook ~ Of Mortgages, at page +, VIII he
fnreclosea by = sale OF the premises in such
mortgage and hereinafter described, at the
front door Of the rOuft h(s,se in the town Of
W;.+llbulII III the county of Mclean AMI state
of North Dakota, at the our OF 2 O'Clock p. m..
on the 18th day Of April A. d.. Nineteen hundred
and three, to- satisfy the arnnunt due upon said
mortgage on the day OF sale.
TlIr premises described la said mortgage and
which will BE- sold to satisfy tIte same are those
certain premises Situated in the County Of Me-
Lean and State OF, North Dakota, and deS-
cribed as follows tO-wit: The North Hall VI
the NHatll East quarter INK neA and the North
Half OF the Nsrth west quarter [nA nwh! Of
section Fourteen III IN township Que hundred
fifty I150l range Seventy five 1851, contai ring
One hundred sixty lleDl acres more or less ac-
cOrding to The goV rnment survey thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage at the date
of sale the sum of Fnlr Hdndyed Seven dollars
and Seventy FIVE cents IS4O7 ISL
Dated at FeSende,f. NJ, d., this. 11lr day of
March, l9O3.'
PHnn H.. woodward,
Mortgagee.
George X. Shaw. Attorney for Mortgage.
II st FeSSenden. N. ID.
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FIRST Pub. Apr is.
CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior,

Department Of the Interior,
United States and Office. Bismarck. n. d,
February 10th. 1903.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
IN this office by Emil G. Guentller of Washburn,
y. OAK. contestant. against Homestead entry
No. 1887 made March 9Th. 1901, for mel, section
9, township HI. II range 50 W. b, James L, Mar
lin in ronIestee, in which it is alleged that tile
said claimant has wholly abandoned said tract
that he has changed his residence tilerefrom
FOR more than sin months since making said en-
Try, that said tract is not settled upon and c i
tivatrd by said party as required by law: and
ployment in U. S. army or navy in time of war.
SAID parties are hereby notified to appear. res.
pond and offer evidence touching said ;llcca-
tion ut 10 o'clock IL. N. on My 20 1873. before
; oSe \. Ward; a notary public in and for Nc
Lean Co. N. ID. and that final hearing will
ne held it ? o'clock p: m. on May 2s1l!, 1908.
states Land Office at Bismarck, N. Dak.
me said contestant having. in Il proper aflida
VT lilcl February II, 1908 set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
OF this notice cannot be made, it is hereby order.
ed and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper Publication.
John Satterlund,
Receiver.
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CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior,

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office. Bismarck. N. ID.
March 10Th. 1903.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by John lDoran. of WaShburn, n.
d. contestant. against ..omesleou entry No
1876. made Sept. l9tl, 1892. for nwia section
Y, township lls range s7. by eugene %a,,lertin,
cnntestec, in wliicl, it is alleged that tive said
claimant has wholly abandoned said TRAIT: that
he has changed his rc:idence thereI."m f. !
more than six months since making said r.irIJ
that said tract is not settled Eiph ana cult isln q
by said party as required by law; and lit~ all
sence of sal" claimant is not due t" rl,ipio!-
ment in the U. $. army or navy in time ri ~"r:
said parties are hereby notitl"Ji to
satd ALLEGATION 4 10 o'clo;k a. n.-nn May Il. 1903
before D. I. McCullOch a Us t.on'ln. ut NIs,h-
burn, N. l'ak. and that final Nearing will he
held at . O'Clock y. III: on May ~ lH3, befest.
tile Register and iteceiver at the Emitted SHARES
Land Office In Bismarck, n. Dak.
The said contestant, having in a. proper All
filed April 9, 1908 set forth facts
watch show that after due diligence personaA
service of this notice cannot be made it is here
by ordered and directed that SUCH notice fa-
given by due and proper publication
John Satterlundr
April Receiver.
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Contest Notice
Lepartmment Of the Interior.
United States Land Office, BIS

Lepartmment of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Bismarck, N. ID
February H. 1903
Sufficient contest affidavit having. been flies
in this office by James 4. McCullO:h, contest
ant, against Homestead entry NO-7566, made.
March 2sth. 1894. for neA 1T section "a, tOwD-
ship IA, range 81. by Adolf w. johnson now
deceased, cOntestee,
in which # is alleged that she heirs q
said IDOL w. JOHNSON deceased Lave totally
abandoned said tract Of land for more tina Ona
year last past; that Thea g are no iaproyements
whatever upon said land; and that the same IN
in its Wild state, and that claimant's absenec
from said land Is not nor was net caused by
claimant being engaged in the military or naval
service Of the United States in time OF ,w1a /.
said parties are hereby notified t. appear. res
pond and offer evideAce touching said allega-
ton ut 10 o'clock q. m. on May NJ 1903, before
kean county, N. DaK., and that final hea ring
will be held at 2 O'Clock p. m. " May IS. l9O3,
before the Register and. Receiver at the GDited
states Land Office In Bismarck, N. OAK.
That said contestant having, In y proper aft
davit filed February 10. la0a, set forth facts
which show that after due iAligenee, personal
service of this notice cxnlok be made II Is here
~ ordered and directed TINT such notice be
given by due and proper publication. ss
John Satterlund. x
Feb Is Receiver.
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NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Bismarck. N. Oak.

Ian Office at Bismarck, N. Oak,
March 30. 1903. 3
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
70 make final proof in support of her claim, and
thar said proof VIII be made before Z. A.. Lamb
County judge Mclean 90. n, y. at Washburn,
N. Oak. on WaSiiburn. n. Dak. OH May 18th.
1919, viz:
Marie Olson. widow of Gunder Olson deceased
for the nwk sec. 2j, twp. Ia n. range SO W,
5th p. NJ.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Alex j. Fransen, John Peterson, Oscar Sahl-
berg, Vt Goa Harbor, N. Dak. and L.. NJ. WalIin
OF Mashb,,rn. N. Dak.
A.C McGlllivray,
ApT-4 Register.
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The physician had been called III
great haste to the house OF a wealthy
citizen. He was a young doctor and
he had long built air castles of that
happy time when he slould become
the family doctor of the wealthy citi-
zen; he entered the house with a feel.
ing of great e%lation. which died away
when he discovered that he had been
CALLED in to prescribe for a pet dog.
The young doctor. however, was game,
and without showing the least annoy.
sRI1ce attended carefully to the all
HKients of the dog. But when he went
he got his revenge. BE sure"
he said in bowinrgs to the wealthy citi.
zen. that II 3any other members OF
your family becomeaill to remember
that I am always at your service"
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PUBLIC LAND SALE.
United state, Land Office.

United States Land Office,
Notice is hereby given, that III pur suance OF
instructions frOm-tlie Commissioner Of the Cen
eral Land Office. as contained IN letter &C. 0
him by section 2455 US, revised statutes, as
amended blythe Act. of Congress approved Feb
ruary 26, 1885 we will proceed to offer at public
sale at 10 O'Clock a. IN. on the Goth day Of May,
1903. at this office, the following tract OF land,
to wit SEA NEE SWA seq section 10, town
ship 147 n. range 81 W.. 5th p. IN.
Any aud al persons claimingly adversely the
above described land or any part thereof are adj
vised to file their claims In this office on or be-
fore the day above designated for the com.
mencement OF said sale otherwise their rights
will be forfeited.
A,C. McGilnyray. Register.
Apr Is John Satterlund, Receiver.
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EnoIish statesman.Athlete.

!. Robert Laurie Morant. NJ. p, who
lis credited with having drafted the
education bill now before parliament.
is q man of splendid athletic frame.
6 feet 4 inches tall, a born fighter
andgsofs iron will. In speaking Of M.
Morant a London writer says thatsMr'
GiadDtone said when he looked at the
buriy form of Dwight l.. Moody. the
Aherican .srevivalist: Mr.. Moody.
viSh IshAd your shoulders" To which
IT, preacher retorted: Mr.. Glad
me, i wishsI, had your head" The
L4tdon writer adds: when I saw
MsGs1dorant / envied both his shout
d k(iSkand his head"
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Contest Notice
Department Of the interior.
United States Land Oltict. Bismarck.

Department of the interior,
United States Land Office. Bismarck, N. D.,
april 10. 1908.
\ sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by Darwin NJ. Darl ng, contestant.
against Homestead cltry No. 1882, made
July ed; 1902 for east half southwest quar-
ter, southwest quarter, OF southwest quarter,
and lot 3, section %. township lis. range 81, by
Willitm \. M"Cord contestee, in which it is al
legged That william \. McCord has not at any
time for the past six months lived upon said
land that there has not been ut any time, to
his knowledge, Il house on said land and tlat
the claimant has Wholly abandoned same; that
the absence is not due to employment In the
army or nt%. Of the Z. S. in time OF war, said
parties are hereby notified 10 appear, respond
AID offer evidence touching said allegation at
10 O'Clock Il. N Oh June |, 1908. before the Reg
ister and RecetYefaat the United States Land
Office in Bismarr~. ~. ID.
In" said contestant having. In a proper af-
iiGavit. filed February y 1903. set forth facts
wilirIi show HAT after due diligence personal
service OF this notice can not be made 1t Is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication. t"
John Sattcrlund,
Abr Is Receiver.
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NOTICE OF LEASE OF SCHOOL AND

NOTICE OF LEASE OF SCHOOL AND
Institution Landslide school and Institution
COUNTY count! Of Nc lean "aaaa and i state Of 5 e North D al Sns
will be offered for lease at public auction to
the highest bidder at the Court House in the
town Of Washbuln, Mclean County, North
Dakota. commencing at 10 O'Clock It. N. on
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9Th, 1908.
No bid will be entertained for less titan one
per cent of the appraised value of aay tract per
year and no quarter section will be leased for
less than 400 per year. All lands will be offer
ed for lease for a term of five years. The en-
tire amount of the first years. rental together
with the required fee Of S.. 90 for each i've year
lease issued must be paid at the time of leasing
and no more than one half section will be in
Guided IN. any one lease. All deferred pay
ments of rentals must be paid on or before the
9Th day of january Of each year.
The Board Of University and School Lands
dated at Bismarck this Glib day Of April A. u.
1909.
d. j. LANDAU.
commissioner of. University and School
Lands.
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What His Wife Looks Like.

His letter might have been written
in a9ltttle better style, but certainly
the husband could not have given a
morealucid description of the missing
woman. The epistles was received by
the city marshal at Joplin, and was
datedassat Weir City, kas. 1t read
thus: High Sheriff: Look for my
wife. She left here third OF August.
! Her. sao collar ! =, Z ~. = gln !sst c; ;Rs collar high Ugh
waist trimmed in black, black lawn
skirt with read flowers In 1t. Little
ear ringsaNdt thss star in senter, big eyes,
big mouth her mind is not right the
doctor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mark in
rutt OF gsbfgereward for informa.
ton andgffSSa1 aandsh let me know at
once. "-@SETouis Star.
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Contest Notice.
artmcn Of the Interior,

Department Of the Interior.
United STATES Land Office. Bismarck, ~. ID.
April IL, 1893.
4 sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this o.ti'e by ingvi1ld Erickson, contestant,
AGAINST Timber Culture entry no. 3lS5, male
February II. l3H5. fur swtI section l., township
IL II. ritl@e Il y, 9Th >. III. by Maxine Bellemare
eoHtestre. in which il is alleged that said MaA
inc Beilrn;arc fai!e to oretI ind plant to tree
any o! said land and failed in every partlcula
tnrolnpiy with the Timber Culture laws aEt
that more than thirteen years have elapsed
since the date o: the Tim her Culture Entry
said parties are hereby mott fed To appear, res
pond and offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 "'rluci d.. NJ. on May %, 1903, before the
Register n'ld Receiver al the lfni!el States
Land Ollie" IN HiSllarcl. North DakOtE
The said contestant having. in a proper afIidu-
VT ile'i i'thriIarl %. 1908. set forth facts whi.ll
SLOW tilll after ule diligence personal service
Of thia lotire cannot ne made. it is hereby or.
d&2td aud dire"ted that such notice be given
by Cue ~ d proper publication.
John Sattarlund,
anr IS Receiver.
.,Iu. r. Cuchrtne. Atty for Contestant.
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Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior

department. OF the Interior
United States Land Office Bismarck N. u
March 3Oth, 1903,
sufficient contest affidavit having been
IN this office by Homer Z. Spohn. OF MrHenry
\ OAK: 'ontestaEt, against homestead entry
No 1855 made Sept. 2stll, 1902. for sen sws
S asa lots sex !; : I and r :; section : 6, township III ::
which it is alleged that the said claimant has
Wholly abandoned said tract, that he has
changed his residence thereform for more than
s six a'S % tbs s since making said entry. That said
party as required BY law; AID the absence of
said claimant is not due to employment in the
Us. Army or navy in time OF war. said parties
s are hereby , e notified to appear, respond and offer
eViaence sollcling said alteration, at 10 O'Clock
: u; 8; Comm n'13 =: pist. Of n. Dak., and tina. final
june al: 1903 before the Register and Receiver
At the United States Liant Office in Bismarck.
N. Dak. " "
I'll. Thai a ssid coDts;ssamt having in a proper afi-
which show that after due diligence personal
servlce olthls notice can not be mace tits here
oy ordered and directed that such notice be
given BY due and proper pnblicatpn,,
ti r.. John Satterlund,
app fa i, Receiver.
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NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.

Land Office at Bismarck N. OAK. April 2, 1903
Notice Is hereby given that the following
make fnalproofin support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before E. A. Lamb
County Judge, Mclean Co. N. D., at Washburn
on May Is, 1908, viz:
PARK j. CASEY,
fol- the NV seA and lots 8. 4 and 5, section; II,
township 14S. range 80.
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF said land. viz:
Nels Nelson, +. f. Klaft and John Melin. Of
Casey: n. Dak., and William Reuter-, Of Darling.
n. Dak.
A.. C. Mc&illivray,
Apr IL Register.
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Notice of Final Proof.

Land Office at Bismarck ". d.. March % 1908
Notice Is hereby given that the foll wing
make final proof in support of mis- claim. and
that said proof will be made before Il. A. Laml
county Judge and eX-otlicio Clerk of Court ii
WlshburI, on May ., 1903. viz:
Jon Il. JOnSSun,
for the e% of lfWA and VIZ of Leia see. II. twp
l47, range SO.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous reSidense upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
levi Miller. Sr. Levi miller Jr. aIri Oscar
SOlli,erg. of Coal Harbur. y, ID. and G., NJ. Best
of Waslburn, n. ID.
A. c. Mct;ilNivray.
Mares Register.
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GOT HER MODEL COMPANION.
Thoughtful Person Does His Best for
Advertiser.

A Bristol contemporary furnishes a
good story which reached it from Can.
ada. 1t hangs on an advertisement
which appeaged in an English paper:
"A lady inEdelicate health wishes to
meet a useful companion. She must
be domesticated, musical, an early
User, amiable, CT good appearance and
have experience in nursing. A total
aEstainef%E preferred. Comfortable
home. No salaly.'
A few.sdays afterwards the advcr.
tiser RECEIVED by express a basket la
beled This side up-with care-per.
ishable." On opening it she found a
tabby cat, with a letter on its tail.
it read 3;tnus:
"Madame-In response to your ad-
vertisemant, am happy to furnish you
with a very useful cmpanion, which
you will find exactly suited to your
requirements. Sac is domesticated, a
good vocalist, an early riser, possesses
an amiable disposition. and is consid.
ered handsome. She hassgreat exper-
sence as nurse, having brought up a
large family. / need scarcely add that
she is a total aostainer. A salary is
no object to her yHs will serve you
faithfully in return FOR a comfortable
home.'-LondonlE Npress.
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NOTICE OF FINAL o

Land ONCE ut Bismarck n. Dak. April 4th 1908
: Notice is hereby given that the f0ilowtng-
named settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before E. A.. Lamb,
County Judge, Mclean Co, N. Dak. at Wash
burn, N. Dak,o on May 16, 1898. viz,
{ Chas. +. BtllOws, 3tl 81 =
for the nwA nwA & neh neA and lots 4 and 9
section 12. township l47. n. range so. -
He names abe following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land. VIZ. 33.i fiEs,fst a
Swan Hanson, Alex Casper. Herman Han.
son and Peter Miller, ALI Of Turtle Lake, N.l,ak
..{. s1. A.C. McGillivEay, I'm
April Register.
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NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.

! and Office at Bismarck N. OAK, April ed 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the followingS
named settler ha, filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof In support of his claim. and
that salt! proof will be made before 4. A. Lamb,
County Judge, Mclean Co. N. Dak, at Wash
burn, on June Sth. viz:
Albert N. Muzzy,
for the -e's swAw wiz sen section 10 township
l43. range 81.
He l:ames the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
j.. r. Mann. y. W. solenberger, T. M. Vega
man and John Wagner. all Of Hancock, n. d.
A. G.. McGillivray.
April Register.
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CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior.
InifpI StufnS nn,J (Nt1i,n p;.,,,l. "

United States Land Office, Bismarck. y. ID.
March 3lSt 1903.
a sufficient contest affidavit having been file,
IN this Office by Charles Bell. of WashbIrn, \
Oak, contestant against homestead entry No
loo55 made Jan. I'D 1901. for scl4 section 10
township his n. range 50 w by,'arl U. Anderson
contestee, in which 1t is alleged that the said
claimant has wholly. abandoned said tract
tha, ne mas changed his residence. therefrom
Try; That said tract is not settled upon and cni.
the absence Of said party is not due to employ.
ment IN the w. army or navy in time of war;
pond and offer evidence touching said allega
non at 10 0 clock a: m. on May I'D. 1873, beIo,e
}. ]. McCuilooh a U. $. Com n. DIST. of y. Dak.
and that final hearing will be held att o:clo K
p. IN. on June list, 1903. bef.,re the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land Office In
Bismarck, n. OAK.
That said contestant having, i'm a proper afida;
Wit. filed April 10th 1903. set forth fact.
which show that after due diligence personal
service OF this rannot be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be given
by due and prope. publication.
John SatterIllnd,
Receiver.
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1 mistake Of a AeqisIator.

ANEpleasant story comes from Aus
trans about ! parliamentary candi-
date whose hearing was not quite so
Good as could be wished. At n OF
Iii political meetings he was asked
hig views on the liquor question. The
wculd-be.. legislator, thinking the
words were land question" replied
5a, xisterially THAT 10 q; question e Z
z sachaI have given asgreata deaisof at-
n 6fion: there Is no one who by actual
eSDerience knows more about it than
I 10. Ny opinion 10 this. that snosaalf
Tangement will \ Unsatisfactory
3dses not include free selection aH1
$fSFrsd payment, ri a@
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NOTICE or FINAL PkOOF

Land at Bismarck, N. Dak.
March 81, 1919.
named rettler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof iH support of fits claim and
that said proof will be made before. f. A, Lamb,
county Judge at Washburn, on May 2na. 1908,
viz: Ole L. E,kelson.
for the south west quarter. sec. IL. twp. 146,
II. range 80.
hts continuOnsr residence upon and cultivation
Of said land. VIZ:
Joseph Mann and Aug. E, johnson Of Wash.
a andh fa ~: Dak s, S,5o f resgf Har6 OF W = NJ
A.C. NcGillivral.i '''5=A.
Apr Register. =