The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-26
CONTEST NOTICE.
department of the Interior, U. s. Land onsca
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y '"O 'lNVilOTt u y. Land Cf1cp
woodward, Okla. FEB, 20. lg1s
suincleht contest affidavit having been filed
IN this Office by Thomas Y. Moore Of sne.r-
i"ore' oklahoma contestant against home.
enuy NO. oE'e, made June n, 1871 Tor
~" ana ana s1i NWl4 see l. Twp. N,R27
Il. u M', 10y Elender G. Edwards of Cust ,r
oAia,'oiia' contestee, In which it is alleged that
ni'nuorO " hoNards died during the month OF
He', i"S' leaving as her known heirs. l.. H.
ii' VI noniheS' West Virginia; j. III. BrDl, OF
n"narp lhlhois; j Bril-, oi Snitnheld, Limos;
MIS- Martha Lanhdm. of Mon zoe CITY. Misaour
ana Emma c. saylor, of uordon. Nebraska. and
hilbert NJ. Bril- Of Nayisd. New Mexico ali po.
resiueh's Oh the state OF Oklahoma, in which
state the lana involved is luca,,d; thnt NJ, of
sa'd helss have wholly abanUon d said tr.c, M
ali zines siuce OctJuer lyOi, ami prlor ,n Inn.
S' l'Vo' ana az al. l.ues since Juno u, 1896. ex
eept uilued NJ. Bill, who pretended TO cutiyat,
small acreage ana declared tnaJ ne was doing
30 lndependen, o, any OF he o.ner h,.irs and
'oiei' 'oI hlilheh III order to hold same tor
Speculative Iurp,ses iur nius III and nor for the
uS' alu oeh"ht o. any ul tine other heirs herein
r"'ieu of ans unNnown ncir, II there be ANY. Of
'"e s"ld Eleliuer 1. EuWards, deceased tnat the
said Giloer. NJ briu also wnoll, abandoned said
Hac. ana did on the 2s,h day OF February, 1871.
sen lor vuluao,e consideration ana enter into
written contract "isn tnis Ufiant ana did ON
sdiu uaIe SCH "hi dispose OF SAID lana TO this
"'''"h' iur 'he sum q. SoJJ.n Includiug some
sio"ihs "h-do anu tiat ,uS aiuant ana Oh said
-oth daS o. fcordary, lyJi pay Ue saId Gilbert
a. brili e5JO.Oj cosn ana execute his note or
the balance -, SJUO.UU ana Gid at tua. time take
possessloh ol sa'd Fact witduuG any objection
Irom any o, tnc mems Or otler person or per.
sons; that ,he lI,tio cultivation dols upon tine
sara tract ~ tno saiu GiiOert NJ Brill was "A
mere preoenSo anI not IN good latl aud was
only done 10 noIu saId land for specula dive our.
poses until lie cuuid make safe ol same; .tuas at
no TIM since sts de-Vu OF SAID untr, woman,
has Sald ,ract Deon im,IrOyea and cLltivaV,,u b,
any OF the deceased entrywOman's : neirs an re-.
quired by law, SAID dclaalt having NOT ueeu
cured, ana tnat Cue said alleged aJsyn,e ron,
the saId land was not due 10 tneIr einl lo,ul,ut
in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps ot tie
Uni.ed soa,es, as prNa,e soldier, olicer. SEA
man or naIins, uu.iug oAe wa MIui ss..u ur
dnring any otter war In wnIcn rne unlted
States may lie engaged, and asking to be allow.
ed to prove said allegations.
Said PARTIES are HEREBY notified TO appear re-
spOnd and offer evidence touching said allega.
tions at 10 O'Clock a. IN. on April Is. 1905, be.
fore the Register and Receiver al the United
States Land Office IN Woodward. Okla.
The said contestant having, in II proper al
ldavit filed FeO., 20, 1898, set forth acts watch
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice cannot be madu, il = hereby OF.
Gered and directed that such Eus;ce be given
by due and proper publication.
3-5 3-26 DICK T. MORGAN Register.