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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE 3, 1873

TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication.-U. s.
Land Office. Lewistown, Montana,
Nov. Is, 1904.
Notice Is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
OF congress Of June 3, 1873, entitled,
AN act for the sale of timber lands
In the states of California, Oregon.
Nevada, and Washington territory"
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892,
EDGAR A. HAMILTON,
OF Stanford, county of Fergus, state of
Montana, has this day filed in this Of
flee his sworn statement No. III, for
the purchase of the seA neN, sec IL,
tip Is n. r IL e, and lots / and 2, and
seA nwA, sec Z. tp IL n, IL g, Mont.
+. M, and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for
its timber or stone than for agricultur.
al purposes. and to establish his claim
TO said land before the register and
receiver of this Office at Lewistown,
Mont, on Thursday, the 9th day uf
February. 1905.
He names as witnesses:
Roland P. Hamilton, William I.
Hughes. Belle M. Hamilton, Leslie NJ.
Parkins, all Of Stanford, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before said 9th day of
February. 1905.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Nov so.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
CONTEST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n

CONTEST NoTlcE-Department of
the Interior. U. S. Land Office. Lew.
lstown. Mont, Dec. 81, 1904.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by
ERNEST ELKINS,
OF Fergus county, Mont, contestant
against homestead entry No. 2OSO
made August 9th. 1900, for the eh
ne a, sec %. and VIE nwA. sec "a
Up IL n, 16 e, by William H. Ride.
hour, contestee, in which it is alleg.
ed that the said William Fl. Ridenour
has wholly abandoned said homestead
entry and the land embraced there.
by, Tor a period of more than six
months last past; that said land has
not been cultivated or improved. ex.
cept small log cabin not fit for habi
tatlon, and that such absence from
said land was not due to his employ
hent IN the army or navy of the Unit.
ed States during any war in which
the United States was engaged.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m. on February 7th, 1905, before
the register and receiver at the Unit
ed States land Office in LewistOwn
Mont.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed December 9th,
1904, 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 and proper
publication.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Dec. %.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1879
Notice for Publication-U. S. Land
Office, Lewistown, Mont, Dec. %,

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1879
Notice for Publication-U. S. Land
Office, Lewistown, Mont, Dec. %,
1904.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pliance with the provisions of the act
Of congress of June 8, 1878, entitled
"An act for the sale of timber lands
in the states of California, Oregon
Nevada and Washington territory"
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892,
PERCY E. SMITH,
Of Lewistown, county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
office his sworn statement, No. 1l8,
for the purchase of the neA seA, sec
80, nwA swA, sec "a, tip 81 n, II e,
Mont. p. M, and will offer proof to
show that the land sought is more
valuable for it's timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to estab.
llsh his claim to said land before the
register and receiver of this office
at Lewistown, Mont. on Monday, the
9TH day of March, 1905.
He names as witnesses:
Frank S. Fuller, Frank King, Phil
lip Saunders, Edward Moody, all Of
Fullerton, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their clai SIS in this
office on or before said 9th day Of
March, 1905.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Dec. %.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT
No. 113-U. s. Land Office, Lewis

town, MOQC., november I'd, 1SU4.
Notice is hereby given that the Cen
trail Montana Mines company, a corpor-
alton. whose postoffice address is Gilt
r.dge, Fergus county. Montana. has this
day filed his application for a patent for
l247.l, linear feet of the Emerson lode,
mine or vein bearing gold and other
metals, with surface ground 6OO feet in
width situated in Warm Spring (unor-
ganized) mining district, county of Fer
gus, and state of Montana, and desig-
mated by the field notes and official plat
on file in this office as Survey No. 1902,
in tip l6 n, 20 e. of principal base line
and meridian of the state of Montana,
said survey No. 74J2, being as follows,
to-wit:
Beginning at the Sc cor No. 1. which
is identical with cor No. OF sur No.
1884, Extra lode, and from which the
corner common to sections 25 and SO on
the east boundary line of township IL
40 n. of range 10 east, bears S D' s. W
H.. Feet distant, running thence n 80 90
/, ~ feet to cor No. 2; thence As
Is W 80 feet to cor No 3: thence 1o'
49, W, S2S5 feet to cor No. 4; thence 8
= A. W l2H.7 feet to cor No. s; thence
of beginning. Magnetic variation 2J'
east, containing 1921 acres.
The location Of this mine is recorded
IN the recorders office OF Fergus coun-
y. Montana, in Book g. page - of
Lodes. The adjoining claimants are on
the east Sur No. 7o62. Extra lode. Cen
tial Montana Mines Co., applicant, on
nor and Hillside lodes. respectively. Cen
.iai Montana Mines Co.. applicant: on
.ne W Fog Horn lode. unsurveyed. claim
ant unknown.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
First publication Nov. 30.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
MINING APPLICATION NO. lis
U. S. Land Office, Lewistown, Mon.
ton L.. z IL,
tana, January 5th, 1905.

y
Notice is hereby given that William
nj. MCLEAN, whose postoftice address l.:
Lewistown. Montana. has this day flied
an anal, application 2 ,, for patent on behalf OF
J. Bach and Minnie S. Wright. his CO.
owners. under the mining laws of the
United States for 14Sl6 linear it. of the
Rawley fraction, and 1872 linear it. OF
the Passaic fraction No lode mining
claims being 62 it, in a southerly and
s ana lns N northe aa;, no direction
~ it. in noraheriy d iHsais me ana
ured along the course of the veins from
the respective points of discovery, stu
ated in North Moccasin mining district
county Of Fergus state of Montana and
designated on the official plat and IN tn.
reld notes on file IN this office as MIN
elal Surveys No. 1344 and 7345, respective
~, in secs 20, 80, 81 and 81, tip Is n. of I
Is e, Montana meridian. and particularly
described as follows: Sur. No 73l4. be-
ginning at cor. No. /. from which the a
IS e, bears s $40 81 e 216GS it., theme. II
81 OS. W 1913 TT. to cor No. =; thence n
2so H. e l4il.2 TT. to cor No 8: thence $
76. So 924 fl. to cor No. a; thence 5l'
ls, 2079 it. to cor No. 5; thence 5 1872
y, w 3i74 TT. to cor No. 6; thence n 59o
r. lS w l "a # + to % cor cor No 4 thence So
O5' W 100 TT. to the place of beginning,
containing an area of 1906 acres.
Sur. No. 75i5: Beginning at cor No. 1,
from which the a sec cor on n bdy. of
2l66.S it.; thence 80 O5' w 400 feet to
cor No. :; thence s Az 81 w lO4S it, to
cor NO 3; thence n SO 0S' w 1876 it. to
cor No. A; thence 4So 27' w 1a6 it. to cor
NO. .; thence n $40 27' 14il.2 IT, to cor
NO. g. thence s 51' 0s' 1913 it. to the
place or beginning, containing AN area
OF l.4o acres; making the total area
CANNED "a. As acres. with magnetic varia-
tion on all courses given of 1872 3O' e.
me amended notices of location of this
claim are of record in book I of Lodes,
at pages 239 and 240, respectively, in the
once OF the recorder of Fergus county
Montana; The adjoining claims are, on
the of Sur. No. 1874. 1900 lode, on the
surs. Nos. al2i. l125 and $3.50. On the W
OF Sur. No 73i5, the 1900 No lode. and
on the Surs. Nos. $3.50 and $3.50
Any person claiming adversely any por-
ton of the said mining premises are re-
CURED to file their adverse claim with
lnce. register and receiver Of the L. S. land
once 3t i-eWlstown. Montana. during the
Sixty days period of publication hereof
or they viii be forever barred by the
provisions of the statute
EDWARD BRASSEY Register
First publication Jan. 4.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1879

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication-U, s,
Land Office, Lewistown, Mont. No.
vember rs, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pllance with the provisions of the
act of congress of June 3, 1873. EMIT.
led IAN act for the sale of TINT er
lands in the states of California, Ore
gon, Nevada and Washington terri
Tory as extended to all the public
land states by act of August 4, 1892,
ARCHIE V. ROGERS,
OF Rogers, county of Fergus, state of
Montana, has this day filed in this
Office his sworn statement, No. 116,
for the purchase of the seN seA, sec
II. tip 13 n, 10 e, Mont. P. NJ, and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's timber
or stone than for agricultural purpos.
es, and to establish his claim to said
land before the register and receiy.
er of this office at Lewistown, Mont.
on Tuesday, the 7th day of February,
1905.
He names as witnesses:
Jacob H. Sanford, Martin l.. Ours.
tine. of Rogers; James M. Weldon,
Harvey N. Rogers, of Lewistown, Mon.
tana.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the above described lands are
requested to Ale their claims in this
Office on or before said 9TH day of
February, 1905.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Nov. 30.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Usolat-
60 Iract)-U. s. Land Office. Pub
nc Land Sale Lewistown, Mont, jan
uary 3. 1905.
Notice is hereby given. that In pur'
suance OF instructions from the Com
Dlssioner Of the General Land Onice.
under authority vested in him by Sec
ZION I466. U. S. Revised Statutes. al
amended by the act of congress ap-
proved February 26. 1895. we will pro
coed to offer at public sale at o'clock
p: m. on Thursday, the 9th day Of
FEBRUARY. 1905, at this offio7, the fol-
loving tract of land, to-wit:
me eh SEA. sec 4, tip l6 n, IL e,
Mont. p. M.
ANY and all persons claiming ad
Verseiy the above described lands are
advised to file their claims in this Of
nee on or before the day above desig-
mated for the commencement of said
SAFE. otherwise their rights will he
forfeited.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Jan. 4.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
Order to Show Cause.

LII Lle D1SJr1Ct Court or the Tenth Ju.
dicial District of the State of Mon.
tana, in and for the County of Fer
gus.
In the matter of the estate of James
+. Corcoran, an incompetent person.
| Upon reading and filing the petition
OF George J. Wiedeman. praying that
he, as guardian of the estate of James
+. Corcoran, an incompetent person,
be authorized, empowered and direct
ed to convey and transfer to j. e.
Lane, all the interest of the said in
competent person in and to those GER
tain quartz lode mining claims, which
are described as follows, to-wit:
Those certain quartz lode mining
claims situated in Warm Spring I'M
organized, mining district, Fergus
county, Montana. located on the thir-
| tieth day of May, 1904, in the names
OF B. F. Williams. C. B. Noble and
j. +. Corcoran, declaratory statements
| OF which said claims were recorded IN
the office of the county recorder of
said county on the eleventh day of
June, 1904, as follows. to-wit: New
York No. % volume 8. page 80; New
York No. 3, volume 8, page 100; Cor
coran No. l. volume 8, page 101; Cor
coran No. 10, volume 8, page 1902; Cor
| coran No. II, volume 9, page 1903; Cor
coran No. II, volume 8, page lO4; Cor
coran No. 10, volume 8, page 1O5; and
Corcoran No. 10, volume 8, page 1OG;
| records of said Fergus county, Mon
tana. Also the Noble No. 1 and the
Nosle No. 2, quartz lode mining
claims situated in the same mining
district, county and state, located on
the twentieth day of June, 1904, in
the name of the same persons, and
recorded in the same office on the
sixth day of July, 1904, in volume g.,
at pages 1877 and 1913, respectively,
records of said county; said volume
being volume 8 of lode locations in
each and every instance wherein re-
ferred to herein.
1t is ordered that the next of kin
OF the said incompetent person and
all persons interested in the said es-
tate appear before the above entitled
court on Thursday. the 10Th day of
January, 1905, at the hour of 10 o'clock
a. m. of said day, at the chambers of
the judge thereof, at the court house
IN Lewistown, in Fergus county, Mon
tana. then and there to show cause,
II any they can, why the interest of
the said incompetent person should
not be conveyed and transferred to
the said J. f. Lane, upon his assum-
ing all Indebtedness against the said
interest and all obligauons thereof,
as is more fully set forth in the said
petition, reference to which is here
by made for further particulars.
1t is further ordered that a copy of
this order be published in the Fergus
County Argus, newspaper printed
in said Fergus county, Montana, at
least once week for three success
i've weeks.
Dated December 2S, 1904.
E. X. CHEADLE, District Judge.
Huntoon, Worden & Smith, attorneys
for petitioner.
First publication Dec. %.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication, u. S. Land
On1ce, LewistOwn, Mont. Nov. 10

''MoE1 LANO. ACT JUNE 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication, u. S. Land
1904. ' A>o'' w
Notice us hereby given that in
compliance with the provisions of the
act OF congress of June 5, 1873. en-.
titled An act for the sale of timber
lands In the states of California. Ore.
gon, Nevada. and Washington terri.
tory" as extended to all the public
land states by act of August 4, 1892.
WILLIAM OBERHANSLEY.
OF Judith, county of Fergus. state of
Montana. has this day filed in this
onice his sworn statement No. ia,
Tor the purchase of the neZ swK,
M sen, sec Fl, nwA swA, sec 20,
tp ~ n, Is e, Mont. P. M, and will
offer proof to show that the land sought
Is more valuable for its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes,
and to establish his claim to said land
before the register and receiver Of
this Office at Lewistown, Mont, on
Monday, the 9Th day of February,
1905.
fle names as witnesses:
Gilman R. Norris, Carl Dwight,
Ernest Seely. Of Judith, David Iilger,
OF Lewistown, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 9Th day of
February, 1905.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Nov. Is.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
NOTICE FOR PURLlcAr,oN-De

NOTICE FOR PUBLicATloN,-De.
partment of the Interior, Land OF.
nee, Lewistown. Mont, Dec. 10, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing 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 the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Mont, on
Friday, January 90, 1905, viz:
ROBERT SCOTT,
who made H. E. No. 1878, for the s1h
SEA. sec Is, n11 neA, sec %, tp Is n,
r 18 e, Mont. P. M.
He names the following witnesses
TO prove his continuous residence up.
ON and cultivation of said land, viz:
Clarence Parker. James Awbery,
Reaka Scott, WILDER N. Wareham, all
of Kendall, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Dec. 81.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT
No. 114-U. S. Land Office, Lewis

town, Mont, November %, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that the Gen.
trail Montana Mines company, an Arr
IONA corporation, whose postoffice ad-
dress is Gilt Edge, Fergus county, Mon
tana, has this day filed his application
for a patent for 1474.6 linear feet Of the
Josephine lode, mine or vein bearing
gold and other metals, with surface
ground 600 feet in width, situated in the
Warm Spring (unorganized) mining dis
trict county of Fergus and state of Mon
tana, and designated by the field notes
and official plat on file Ill this office az
Survey Number 1908 in township 16
north, range 20 east, of principal base
line and Meridian Of the state of Nom
tana, said Survey No. 7403, being as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner No.
/, which is cor No. 3 of Sur No. 7O74,
Hilda c Lode from which the corner
common to secs % and So. on the east
boundary of tip Is n, 10 e, bears y
So Al W. 4226.6 feet distant, runnin~
thence " Z e 600 feet to cor No 2;
thence s 50 81 W 1474.6 feet to cor No.
3; thence n 10 z W 434 feet to cor No.
4; thence n 90 1f' e. 1851 feet to cor No.
and place of beginning. Magnetic var
alton M0 east, containing seventeen and
45100 acres. NA
The location of this mine is recorded
IN the recorders office of Fergus conn
~, Montana, in Book NJ of Lodes. The
adjoining claimants are the TIilda Z,
lode. sur No. 7074 Chicago M ontana Gold
Mining Co.. applicant on the west.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Nov. 40
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Puhlicafion-Donar IF ant

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Observation-Disclosures
of the Interior. U. 8. Land Office,
Lewistown, Mont. Dec. 20. 1904.
Notice Is hereby given that
BELLE M. HAMILTON,
assignee of Aloysius l.. He'll, of STAN
ford. Fergus county. Mont, has filed
notice Of intention to make proof on
her desert land claim No. 1868, for lot
4. seA swA. sec 81, tp 16 n. IL e,
lots 2 and 3. sec 6, tp Is n. IL e.
Mont. P. M, before the register and
receiver at Lewistown, Mont. ON
Thursday, the 9th day Of February.
1905.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
William I. Hughes. Edgar A. Hamil-
ton. Leslie M. Parkins. John Newman.
all Of Stanford. Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Dec. 20.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1879.
Notice for Publication.-U. 8.
Land Office. Lewistown, Montana.

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873,
Notice for Publication.-U. s.
Land Office. Lewistown, Montana,
Nov. 10, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pliance with the provisions of the act
OF congress of June 3, 1873, entitled
An act for the sale of timber lands
IN the states of California, Oregon.
Nevada. and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892,
HYRUM E. SEELY,
OF Judith, county of Fergus, state of
Montana, has this day filed in this
Office his sworn statement No. lis.
for the purchase of the nell swN,
ek nwA, sec %, seN swN, sec is,
tp ~ n, 16 e, Mont. P. M, and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's tim
Der or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before the register and
receiver of this office at Lewistown,
Mont, on Monday, the 9Th day of
February. 1905.
He names as witnesses:
William Oberhansley, Gilman R.
Norris, Carl Dwight, of Judith; David
Hilger. of Lewistown, Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 9Th day of
February, 1905.
EDWARD BRASSEY. Register.
First publication Nov. 16.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
CONTEST NOTicE--Departmen of
the Interior. U. s. Land Office. at
LeWiSOWn, Mont, Dec. 13. 1904.

| the interior. U. S. Land Office, a
! Lewisown, Mont. Dec. 13, 1904.
| A sufficient contest affidavit hav
ing been filed in this Office by
FREDERICK T. COLVER,
contestant, against homestead entr.
NO. 1904, made February IA, 1903, fo'
the neA sell, sk neA, seA nwla
sec 10, tip 16 n, r Is e, Mont. p. NJ, by
William Lambert, contestee, in which
1t is alleged that the said William
Lambert has wholly abandoned said
land for more than six months last
past, and claimant has removed from
the state of Montana, and his whore
abouts is unknown and claimant mas
at no time resided upon said tract
and has wholly abandoned the same.
Said parties are hereby notified to
| appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on Monday, February 6, 1905.
before the register and receiver at
the United States land office in Lew
istown, Mont
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed Dec. 10, 1904.
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 and proper publica-
ton.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
FIRST publication Dec. Ia.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
NOTICE FOR PueLlcAT,oN.-De.

NOTICE FOR PU6LlcATlON,-De.
partment of the Interior. Land OF.
flee. Lewistown, Mont, December "a,
1904.
Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing 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 the regis.
ter and receiver at Lewistown, Mont,
on Monday, February 6, 1905. viz:
EDWARD w. MOODY,
who made H. E. No. 1891. for the
SEA neA. nh seA, swA seh, sec
10. tip Il n, r 16 e, Mont. P. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up.
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Edward Evers. of Everson: Louis
D. Wilkerson. of Kendall: Peter Lu.
cier, Loren F. Border. of Fullerton,
Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY. REGISTER.
First publication Dec. 20.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-01-11
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF

DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
Notice for Publication.-Depart
of the Interior. U. S. Land Office,
LewistOwn, Mont, Dec. %, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that
ANNA H. WELLS,
of Flatwillow, Fergus county, Mont,
has filed notice OF intention to make
proof on her desert land claim No.
1853, for the sk neA, nh seA, seA
seA, sec 80, tp21n,r 10 e, and lot 2, swH
neA, nwA seA, sec 4, tp 20 n, r 10
e, Mont P. M. (unsurveyedD, before
the register and receiver at Lewis
town, Mont, on Monday, the 30th day
OF January. 1905.
She names tie following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
Walker J. Wells, of Flatwillow;
George Clibon. Jacob Berg, Albert Fos
ter, of Christina, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication Dec. 20.