The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-19
CONTEST NOTICE.


department or the Interior, u. $. Land Onice
woodward, Okla.. Neb 2g lyos
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
IN this Office by Thomas Y Moore OF Spe r.
more, Oklahoma contestant against home.
stead entry No. s29s, made June 2l 1901 for
lo's and ! and So NWh sec. I. Twp. n. R2I,
H. u NJ, by Elender e. Edwards OF Gust r.
okiahoma' contestee In which 1t is alleged that
hlenuerC. Edwards died during the month OF
oetooer' lyS, leaving as her known heirs L. H.
bfiii' oi homney, West Virginia; J. "A. BrDl OF
Laharp' Illinois j Bril- of Snitnheld, Illinois;
MS. Martha Lanham, of Monroe City, Missouri.
ana Emma {. SaylUr, OF Gordon, Nebraska, and
Sllbert Nj. Brill Oi Navisa. New Mexico ali nop
residents OF the state of Oklahoma, IN which
state the land involved Il located: that all of
said htits have wholly abandoned sa!l tract at
all times since OctoOer 1907 and prior 10 June
~, lVo ana at ali u.ues sine June n, 1876 ex.
cep' uiioet NJ. Brni, Who pretended TO cultivate
u small acreage and dec,are,i tnat he was doing
80 indeiendcns OF any OF the o1her heirs and
solely ior himssn In order to hold sane for
speculative purposes for Himself and not for the
use aha beheht o. any ol tLe other hslrs herein
hamtu or any unknoWn neir, il there be any, OF
'he said hlelider 1. isuwaTds, deceased that the
s"lu ulber' u. brill also wnoly u. andoned said
trace and did on the 2sth day of FEBRUARY lg,f
seh Tor "a valuable consideration and cutter into
written contract Wish tnis ailant ana did ON
SAID date sell ana dispose OF said land to this
anahl Tor the sum OF SUJ.UO incluuing some
growing wheat ana that this aifsnt uid Oh said
Zoth day OF February, lDJ7, pay the said GilDert
M' brili sSJO.OD cash and ex5cu.e ms note lor
the balance OF SJJU.OU ana uid at t.ao time take
possession oil SAID udct without any objection
from any Oh the heirs o. Utner person or per
sons that the little cultivation dolc upon the
said tract by the Said Giliero NJ. Brill, was I,
hiere pretonse ana not in good ia,tn aud was |
only done to hold said Iand for specu dive lur.
poses until he could make sale o. saline; { ae AT
no time since the death of said entrywoman |
mas SAID tract been Improved and cultivated by |
any Of the deceased enJrywomun's hei. IS, as re. |
quired by law, said deia ats having not been |
cured, and that the said alleged abs ,nce from
the said land WAS not due to their enployment |
IN the Army, Navy or Marine Cops of the |
oni1ed S6ates, as private soldier, oucer, sea- |
man or "a arinc, ou.ing the war with S,ain or |
du.ing amy otner war In which the Uniteo |
5 Satss may be eng .ged and asking to bo allow. |
ed to prove said allegations.
Said parties HEREBY notified to appear, re- |
spond and offer evidence touching said allega. |
tions at 10 o'clock II. m. on April ~, 1905 be. |
fore the Register and Receiver at the United |
States Land Office in Woodward. Okla
The said contestant having, in d proper af |
ddavit ied FEB, 26 1905, set forth facts which |
show that after due diligence personal service
Of this notice cannot be made, it is hereby OF.
iered and directed that such notice be given
BY due and proper publication.
S-5 3-26 DICK I. MORGAN Register