The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-03-05
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department OF the Interior, u S. Land 0fio,
Woodward Okla. teb. 20, 1905.
sufficient contest affidavit having been iilt d
N this office by Thomas Y Moore of Speer
more Oklahoma contestant against homu.
,tcad entry No. s29S, made June p, 1901. ioI
ots and and S1s Nwl sec. /, Twp. N,R2I,
.. G. NJ, by Elender G. Edwards OF Custlr
Oklahoma, contestoe In which it is alleged that
..lsnderC Edwards died during the month OF
october, 1913, leaving rs her known heirs, l.. Ia.
.brlll, OF komney West Virginia; J. H. Brill o.
,.aharp, Illinois J Bril- OF Smlthheld, Illinois;
lrs. Martha Lanham, Of Monroe City, Missouri.
nd Emma q. Saylor, OF Gordon, Nebraska, anu
Gilbert Nj. Brill of Navisa, New Mexico, ali mol.
rosdcnts OF the state Of Oklahoma, in which
tate the land involved Is located; that al o.
said heirs have wholly abandoned said tract a
al times since October 1903 and prior to Jun
i, 1905, and at ali times sincs june "a, 1906, eA.
cept Gilbert NJ. Brill who pretended to cu,tiyat,
a small acreage and declared that he was doinL
50 independent OF any OF the other heirs ant
solely for himself In order to hold same To-
speculative Purposes Tor himself aud not for H.
,se aud benefit o any OF the other heirs hereil.
named or any unknown heir, If there be any, OF
h- said Elender G. Edwards, deceased that Ia,
'ald Gilbert NJ. Brill also wholly abandoned sai1
,tacl aud did on the 2sth day OF February, 1871,
ell for valuable consideration ana enter int
written contract with this afldnt and did o.
aid date sell ana dispose OF said land 10 thlS
.iiianl Tor the sum OF SsOO.OO including som,
lowing wheat and that this afiant did on sal,
-sJb day o. February 1871, pay the SAID Gilberl
Il. brlli $1,000 cash ana execute las note ioi
Le OalauCe OF S,JiUJ ana did az that time tai,
,ossession OF said tract without any objection
rum any ol the heirs oc ct.ier person or De,
sJns that the n,tie cultivation done upon Ia.
said tract by the said Gilbert NJ. Brill, wes a
..eos prs1ouse and not IN good iaith and was
only done 10 hold said land for speculative pur.
,oses until he could make sale OF same :, thai at
no timo since the death OF said entrywoman.
lRs said tract been improved aud cultivated b,
any of the deceased entrywoman heirs, as re-.
luired by law, said defaults having not Eeen
cured, ana that the said alleged absence from
he said hand was not due TO their employment
IN the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the
United States, AS private soldier, officer. sea-
.nan or marine, dudng the war with spain ar
during any other war In which the Unitea
satss may be snssso-, and asking 10 DO allow.
ed 70 prove said allegations.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear. re.
2ond aud offer evidence touching said allega.
tons "a, ~ ocloeA a. M. on Apni -. 1875, bo-
fore the Register aud Receiver st'the United
states Land Office in Woodward, Okla.
Tho said contestant hay.nS, in proper al
adavit nled Feb, 20, lS,s, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
0i this notice cannot bo made, II Is hereby or.
dered and directed TINT such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
50 S--26 DICK T, MORGAN Register,