The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-04-09
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, U. 5. Land ONCE
Woodward, Okla. Feb. %, 1905

Department OF the Interior, U. :. Land ONCE
Woodward, Okla. Feb, % 1905
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by Thomas Y Moore Of Speer-
more, Oklahoma contestant against home
stead entry No. s2gs, made June "A, 1901. for
lots 8 and and So NwA sec. 1, Twp. 1 N,R27
T.. c. NJ, by Elender c. Edwards OF Custsr
Oklahoma, contestee in which it is alleged that
Elender c. Edwards died during the month OF
October, 1903, leaving rs her known heirs, l.. II.
Brill, OF Romney, West Virginia; J. II. Brill, of
Laharp, Illinois j Brill OF Snithfcld, Illinois;
Mrs. Martha Lanhan, Of Monroe City, Missouri
and Emma G. Saylor, OF Gordon. Nebraska, and
Gilbert NJ. Brill Of Navisa. New Mexico, ali non
residents Of the state OF Oklahoma, in which
state the land involved Is located; that al OF
said heirs have wholly abandoned said tract at
all times since October 1908, and prior to June
q, 1896, and at ali times since June II, 1906,
cept Gilbert NJ. Brill, who pretended to cultivate
small acreage and declared that he was doing
so independent OF any Of the other heirs and
solely for himself In order to hold same for
speculative purposes for himself and not for the
use and benefit oi any OF the other heirs herein
named or any unknown heir, il there be- any, OF
the said kiender &. Edwards, deceased tnat tde
said Gilbert NJ. Brill also wnolly abandoned said
sell for a valuable consideration and enter into
a written contract wth this ufiant and did ON
said date sell ami dispose OF said land to this
afiianl for the of SSOO0 including some
growing wheat and that this ailiant did on said
2Sth day OF February, 1907, pay the SAID Gilbert
NJ. Brill $1,000 cash and execute his note lor
the balance of $1,000 and did at that time take
possession OF said ract without any objection
fratn uny M tna hai rgp n n
sons that the little cultivation done upon the
said tract 10y the said GilUerC NJ. Brill, was
mere pretense ami not in good laltd and was
only done to hold said land for specuia ,ive pur-
poses until he could make sale OF same; tnat ut
no time since the deaGn ot sdlu cn,ry OMAN
has said tract Ueen improved and cultivated by
any of the deceased entrywoman' heirs,
quired by law, said defaults having not been
cured, ana tnaC GIe saIu alleged absence from
the said land was not due 20 tneir employment
in the Army Navy or Marine Corps of the
United States, as private soldier, officer, sea
man or Marine, during tne war wiCn SPAN or
during any other war In which the United
States may be engaged, and asking to be allow.
ed to prove said allega lions.
Said parties are hereuy notified to appear, re.
spond and offer evidence touching said allega-
tions at 10 o'clock a. IN. on April 2s, 1875, be.
fore the Register and Receiver at tine United
States Land Office in Woodward, Okla
The said contestant having, in a proper at
hdavt filed Feb, 20, 1915, set forth faces which
show that after due diligence personal service
OF this notice cannot be made, it is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
3-5 3-8 DICK r. MORGAN Register.