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TIMBER LAND ACT June 3. 1875


Office. Musselshell. Mont, June Is,
1906.
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.
CHARLES D. PRATHER,
of Musselshell. county of Yellowstone,
state of Montana, has this day filed in
this office his sworn statement No.
1877. for the purchase Of the swA
swA, sec %. tip 13 n. 80 e, Mont.
P. NJ, and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for agri
cultural purposes, and to establish his
claim to said land before Fred w
Handel. United States Commissioner
at Musselshell, Mont, on Thursday
the 18th day Of September, 1906.
He names as " Tesses
Arthur |. Wilkinson. Sarge w
Weede, George A Smith, Benjamin
Collier, all of Mhsselshell. Mont.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the above described lands are
requested 10 file their claims in this
office on or before said 18th day of
September, 1906.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication July 6.
CONTEST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
the Interior. United States Land OF.
fee, Lewistown, Mont, July 90, 1906
inin
ing been filed in this office by
JOHN JELINEK,
contestant, against homestead entry
No. 1905, made October 10, 1903, for
the neA swH, SEA nwA. VIZ neA
sec %, tip IS n. + II e, Mont. p. NJ.
by John G. Long, contestee, in which
it is alleged that John C. Long, claim
ant, has never established residence
upon said land and has wholly aban
doned said land for over six months;
that there is no improvements thereon
and that said land is in its natural
wild condition.
Said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. M on Thursday, September 6. 1906
before the register and receiver at the
United States land office in Lewis
town, Mont.
The said contestant having. in a
proper affidavit, filed July 90 1906
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service of this
notice can not be made, 1t is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica
ton.
c. e. McKOIN, Register.
First publication July 81.
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 8, 1873
Notice for publication-U. S. Land
Office, I.ewistown. Mont, August 16
1906.
Notice is hereby given that in com
pliance with the provisions OF the ac'
of congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
IAN act for the sale of timber lands In
the states of California, Oregon. Ne
vada, and Washington territory" al
extended to all the public land states
by act of august 4, 1892,
EDWIN l.. GEMBERLING,
a Lewistown, county of Fergus, state
of Montana, has this day filed in this
office his sworn statement No. 2O9 fol
the purchase of the nR neH, neH
nWA, sec Z, sea sea, sec D, Up Ian
81 e, and will offer proof TO show
that the land sought is more valuable
for it's timber or stone than ior agri
cultural purposes, and to establish his
claim to said land before the registe
and receiver of this office at Lewis
town, Montana, on Wednesday, thu
18th day of October, 1906.
He names as witnesses:
Walker r. Hopes, William G
Gooch, of Edgewater Alphonso Jack
man, of Lewistown. William e. Bras
sey, of Grassrange Montana.
Any and all persons claiming adver
sely the above described lands are re
quested to file their claims in THU
office on or before said 18th day O
October, 1906.
c. f. McKOIN, Register.
First publication August II, 1906.
TIMBER LAND ACT, June ., 1875