The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-08-30
CONTEST NOTICE.


Department Of the Interior,
United states Land Office, Mooiward 81
A sufficient contest n fidnvit having been filed
in This Office by ID Sternberh u Pf0nio, W,
luhouia, contcs ant against HE. No. - ihHVe
Angus 2tbli. 1913, for tho SWA, sec, J, Tp.l' N
r. p. Z. G. NJ, 10y Charlie u. Hizon. Boise,
Oklahoma cnntostee, 10 which II J. alleged thpi
said Charlie Hixon has wholly nbaudOned Sald
tract for a period of more thar six months lhst
past AMI next prior to the filing Of this Affidavit.
That ae has wholly failed TO cultivate said tract
In any manner FOR more than six months, last
past ana next prior hereto, and that s9ld de-
faults have not been cured. That the prior Con-
test Of Murray Esmond No. i7Jt, INVOLVING the
tract above Described Is not IN good faith bat
purely speculative in this to VII: That the
waiver OF the said Esmond's Preference IRigiit
or withdraw wal Of his contest or authority 70
withdraw said cause has been placed IN the
hands of tie duly authorized agent with the re-
linquishniant TO said tract for the sole purpose
Of sale Of the same for the purpose. ui gain,
Wherefore contestant prays that the Preference
Right lie denied said Esmond and a Preference
Right beawardsd 20 this contestant on the can
collation. Of the said entry. That the alleged alb
sence of the said entrymHn Charlie III. nixon
from the said land was not due 20 his employ
meDt In the Army, Navy, or Marine Corls OF the
United statos in time uf war IN any capacity,
AFFIDAVIT further alleges that sfncc the ming ol
the original affidavit Of contest heron to vii, on
February 9Th. 1906. u relinquishinont OF the de-
foulant Charlie II. Hixon To- the entry aboye DC,
scrlbcd was filed in the above nuined Lan1
OHice and that on the same day one Enos H.
Dcskins made and filed his formal application
10 entcr suiu tract winch Application was Sus'
pended pending tho Preference Right pf con
%testant Murray Esmond February 2Gth 1905,
Murray Esmond was duly notified 10y Registered
Mail OF his Preference Right TO onter said tract
May 18th, 1906, no action having been takpn un,
| der such notice the contest Of Murray Edmond
1 vs.. Charlie H.. Hixon was closed. That ON the
18th day OF February, 1906, George II. Tummin'
made and hlad his formal application to make
entry for the tract above described which was
suspended and numbered l9l, That Tor th,
| rcasons herein above set forth the contestant j
| j. SternberR claims a Preference Right 10. MAKE
\ entry upon and for the said tract and this the
contestant j. j. Sternberg is ready to
| prove at such time and place as may be named
and he further asks that he be allowed TO prove
such allegations and that he he awarded q
Preference Right to make entry upon and
for said tract.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear
! RESPOND nnd offer evidence touching said AZ
lcgHtions at 10 O'Clock n. m, on September u
1906 before the REGISTER and Receiver OF the
United States land Office in Woodward, Okla
The snid contestant having, in u proper ali
davit 0lod Aug. sth, 1906, ret forth facts which
show that after due diligence, personal service
OF this notice cannot be made, il Is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given b;
due and proper publication.
S-i6 g6. DICK 4. MORGAN, Register.