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CONTEST NOTICE.
Department OF the lnterio-.
United States Land Office.

Department OF the lnteEto-.
United States Land Office.
Woodward. Okla. April .. 1905.
A sufficient AFFIDAVIT having been fled in this
onice b. John L. James. oi Cline. Okla. against
suspended homsstesd application No. ZSyS, da-
ted FEB. p. IsJs, for the SEA Sec. ., 81. Z p
ECM, by George Gordon. % Cline Okla. con
testee. in which IL is alleged that james q. Reed
made T. No. 1854 March l3. 1906. iDr the said
sRI. Sec. 9. 7. 3N. r = &c NJ. On May ., 1876.
George T. SeacJrd filed his affidavit Of contest
against said entry charging abandonment and
prosecuted the same. which entry was Cancelled
by Commissioner letter H" OF jan. "A. ise.
Cancelled on the local records Jan. 81. lsJs, and
OF Yeb. : lgJs George x. SeacOrd was Notified OF
hi 81 days pTeference-right within which 10
make entry Of said land, and during the T>flden-
ey Of Seacord's prsfcrence-right Aforesaid.
Ge0rg. Gordon on Feb. >. - fled bis formal
application supported by the necessary athda-
y.ts 10 entry said tract, which application was
numbered Z2y9 ami suspended pleading the
pTeterence-rizht Of George X. seaccTd the sue
cessful contestant: that on March 5. 1875. he
appea red before the Woodward. Oklahoma.
Land Office and fled his formal application sup
ported by the necessary afhdayiis to enter said
land. which application was numb .red zs24 and
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George X. Seacord and also the Suspended APP
plication number Z2s9 Of Georg Gordon; that he
dij on or about the 18th day OF November. 1917,
go upon the said sEl4 Sec >, T SN. > c NJ,
aud made actual settlement thereon; that he at
the time cons tructed box dwelling house upon
said tract and frrnished the same Nith ted and
bedding. stove. chair. table, dishes. clothing
and other personal effects, and be did on OF
about the 2Oth day of Nosrmber, 1891. establish
his actual residence uron said tract in said
house; that he has ~ -ided upon said land since
said date and l. residing thereon now; that he
was an actual settler and resident upon said
tract on Feb. p. 1870. at the time George Cor
don Med his application number Zsss for said
tract and that he was an actual settler thereon
prior to Feb. y 1896, and since Nov. ~. 1871
and has continued TO reside upon said tract al
all times except a few days Temporary absence
while working ont; that by virtue of his settle
ment Improvements and residence upon saic
land as aforesaid. he claims prior and superl
or right Of entry Of said tract over and abov,
any rights acquired by George Gordon bJ yirtu'
Of hi. suspended application No. 2s99, aforesaid
OF by virtue OF any other act Of settlement o
claim TO said land by the said George Gordon
and this the said contestantis ready To prove.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear re
spond and offer evidence touching said slleca
tion at 10 o'clock a. m. on Iune y, 1915. be
fore the Register and Receiver at the Unite
Stats, Land Onics in Woodward, Oklahoma.
The said contestant having, in a proper aft
day.t filed Apr. q Ig1s, set forth facts whicl
show that after due diligence personal service
. of this notice cannot be made, it j. hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given b.
due and proper publication.
l-S1 5-2i DICK r. MORGAN, Register.