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NOTICE FOR PUB CATION

Department of the Interior, T.. $. Land
O0ice at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June 8, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that william
Barney Davis, of Tucumcari, New Mex.
leo, who, ON November IS, 1904, made
Homestead Entry No. sos, (Serial No.
0il2l), for Lots 9, 3, and 1, aud SEA-
SWh, Sec. 81, Twp. II N, Range 80
f., n. NJ. +. Meridian, has fled notice
Of intention to make Final Five Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before The Register
aud Receiver, u. =. Land Office, at tn.
cumcari, New Mexico, on the 10th day
of August, 1910.
Claimant names M witnesses: Abner
Smith, Ben Robinson, +. NJ. Smith, all
of T%ucumcari, n. NJ, Sidney Williams,
of Dodson, n NJ.
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NOTICE roa PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u. =. Land
Ohicc at Tucurncari, New Mexico.
June 3, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph
Raymond Martin, of Tucumcari, n. NJ,
who, on June ~, 1908, made Homestead
Entry No. 2G073, (Serial No. OlO6i3),
for Eis SWH and SWA SWh Sec. 90,
and SEA SEA, Sec. 10, Twp. 10 NJ,
Range ~ T., n. NJ. p. Meridian, has
filed notice of intention 10 make Final
Communication Proof, to establish claim
10 the land above described, before
The Register and Receiver, Y. 8. Land
onice, at Tucumcari. y. NJ, on the l7th
day Of August, 1910.
Claimant names ms witnesses: W. \.
Dodson, O.. W. lobe, j. r. Rice, !. i.
Gira-1 all Of Tucumcari, New Mexico.
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CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior, T.. :. Land
Office, Tucumcari, y. NJ.
June 23, 1910.

Department of the Interior, T.. ;. Land
Office, T%ucumcari, s.. NJ.
June 20, 1910.
\ sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Charles Fish
~, contestant, against Homestead En-
try NO. 1886, Serial No. Os33j, made
sept. /, 1907, for SWh of See. 80, Twp.
~. Of Range BOZ, y. NJ. Principal
Meridian, 10y John j. Anderson, Con
%tcstcc, ia which il is alleged under
date Of May -, 1909, that said John
j. Anderson had wholly abandoned said
tract; that he had changed his resi-
dcncc thcrcfrom for more than six
month, last past since making said en-
try; that said tract was not settled up.
on aud cultivated by said party as re
quircd by law. That the house nad
been moved of of said homestead en-
try, aud that there were no improve
ments on said homestead entry except
eight arrcs of blowing. Now therefore.
said parties are hereby notified To ap
pear, respond, aud offer evidence touch
ing said aii"gati1n at 10 o'clock Il. N.
on \ gust ., 1910, before the Register
aud Receiver at the United States Land
Onirc in Tucumcari, -. NJ.
The said contestant having, in n prop.
~ affidavit filed June 23, 1910, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this notic
raa not be made, il is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given
by due aud proper publication.
Il - ~ X. \. Prentice. Register.
y. V. Gullegos, Receiver
Record address of entryman-
Hollis. Oklahoma.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

department of the Interior, u. 4. Land
Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June Z, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
ID. Fry, of House, New Mexico, who,
on March Is, 1909, made Homestead
Entry Serial No. 0l0910, for NEh,
See. 2s, Twp. s N, Range 2s Il, N. NJ.
T.. Meridian, has fled notice Of in.
%tention TO make Final Communication
Proof, to establish claim to the larri
above described, before The Register
aud Receiver, U. y. Land Office, at Tu'
cumcari, New Mexico, on the 18th day
of August, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses; Chas.
Colby, Oscar Carter, Bland Allen all
of House, N. NJ, o. llolcomb, of Char.
lotte, N. NJ.
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NOTICE ron PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. s. Land
Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June z, 1910.
Notice Is hereby given that John Is.
Moody, of Quay, New Mexico, who, on
January Is, 1906, made Homestead En-.
try No. 1894, (serial No. O4366), for
Lots z, 8, 0, and 10, Sec. 8, Twp. s N,
Range 30 e, N. M. p. Meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make Final
Five Year Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before The
Register and Receiver, U. 3. Land OF.
nee, at Tucumcari, N. M, on the 18th
day Of August, 1910.
Claimant names az witnesses: l.. ID.
Hunt, II. L. Hunnicut, J. NJ. Bonds,
A. Bernard all of Quay, New Mexico.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Serial No. 06S33. Contest No. 35i6
Department OF the Interior, y. ). Land
Office, T~ucumcari, New Mexico.
June 1, 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by r. A. Mitten.
dorf, contestant, against Homestead
Entry No. 1899, serial No. 0GS33, made
February IL, 1907, for SWA See. %,
Twp. 10 N, Range 32 +, N. NJ. Nerd.
ian, by Frank l.. Bennett, Contestee,
in which it is alleged that the said
entryman has wholly abandoned said
tract of land for more than two years
last past and next prior to the date of
filing the contest affidavit, May 2s,
1910, and for more than six months
prior to January Is, 1910; that the land
il still in its original wild state; and
that he has never established his resi-.
dence on the same said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and
offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 O'Clock a. IN. on Sept. l, 1910, be.
fore the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Tucum.
earl, New Mexico.
The said contestant having, in a prop.
er affidavit, filed June 3, 1910, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of thiG no.
tice can not be made, it is hereby or
derd and directed than such notice be
given by due and proper publication.
Record address of e~ntryman, Sidou, Ar.
kansas.
II, A. Prentice, Register.
6.IO-5t. n. v. G~allegos, Receiver.
j.. T.. Freeman, Attorney for Contestant.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, U. y. Land
Office at Tucumcari. New Mexico.
June s, 1910.
Notice IL hereby given that Lee q.
Pearson, of Tucumcari, New Mexico,
who, on November 81, 1908, made
Homestead Entry Serial No. 03037, for
SO NEH See. =. and So NWh See. 9,
Twp. 10 NJ, Range 30 f., n. VI. =.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make Final Communication Proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before The Register and Re-.
ceiver. U. s. Land Office. at Tucumcari
New Mexico, on the 18th day of July
1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: G. J..
Apple, b. s. Apple. A. r. Carpenter.
!. A. Hutch all of. Tucumcari, New
Mexico.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Serial No. O6939 Contest No. 2437
Department Of the Interior. T.. s. Land
Office, ~Tucumcari, New Mexico
June IL, 1910.
a sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Earnest g..
Hill, contestant, against Homestead En-.
try No. 1889, Serial No. O6930, made
February 81, 1907, for SWH SWh, See.
10, Twp. IL n, Range 30 T., NJ NWh
aud SWh NWn Of Sec. 9, Twp. II N,
of Range 30 T., N. NJ. Principal Nerd.
ian, by Benigno Garcia, Contesiee, in
which IL IL alleged under date of May
3, 1909, that said entryman had wholly
abandoned said tract for more than
six months last past and next prior TO
said date. That he had never estab.
lishcd residence according to law and
that the land was In it's original wild
state. Now therefore, said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and
offer evidence touching said allegation
NJ 10 o'clock n. m. on July Is, 1910,
before the Register and Receiver ut
the United States Land Office in tn.
cumcari, ". NJ.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed June IL, 1910, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this no.
tice can not be made, II is hereby or.
dered and directed that such notice be
given by due and proper publication,
Record address of entryman-Tucum.
carr. New Mexicso.
r. a. Prentice. Register.
.G.lI.jt. N. V. G~allc2os, Receiver.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, Z. :. Land
O0icc, Tucumcari, n. NJ.
June ~. 1910.
SALE or ISOLATED TRACT.
Notice is hereby given that, in pur
suancc of instructions from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office,
under authority vested in him by See
ton 2ijj, 4. :. Il. =, rs amended by
The Act ot Congress approved June -,
1906, We shall proceed to offer at public
sale on the LIST day of September,
1910, at this Office, the following de.
Scrihcd tract Of puIIic land, to wit:
SWh SWh, Sec. 10 r. On, II. 3OE,,
y. NJ. NJ. Any aud all persons claim
ing adversely the above described
lands ara notified to file their claims
10 this land IN this office on ~ before
the day above designated for the CON
mcnecmcnt of the said sale, otherwise
their rights viii bc forfeited.
H.. 4. PRENTICE, Register.
n. V. ~GALLEGOS, Receiver.
G.24.jt. Serial 0l239Z. ROC
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June Z, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Nancy
4. Wells. of Jordan, N. NJ, who, on
September II, 1908, made Homestead
Entry Serial No. Ol7O9, for VIZ SEA
and NEh SEA, Sec. "a, Twp. ii n,
Range 20 l., n. NJ. =. Meridian, has
fled notice of intention TO make Final
Communication Proof, to establish claim
TO the lana above described before The
Register and Receiver, U. s. Land OF.
flee, at T~ueumcari, New Mexico, on
the 18th day of August, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Martha
A. Cox, Fannie A. winningham, j. w.
Kelsay, w. IL. Morris all of Jordan, n.
NJ.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u. :. Land
Onice at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June I, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
Watson, of l~lassell, New Mexico, who,
on September |, 1907, made Homestead
Entry No. 1914, Serial No. 0s326),
for NEh, See. 4, Twp. 5 n, Range 2S
f.. y. NJ. =. Meridian, has filed notice
of intention TO make Final Communication
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Register
aud Receiver, U. :. Land Office, at Tu.
cumcari, New Mexico, on the 18th day
of August, 1910.
Claimant names IA witnesses: Mrs.
T.. Ogden, j. w. Hassell, T. j. Haw.
kins, Iallah Haw kins all of Hassell,
n. NJ.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

department OF the Interior, u. ). Land
Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June s, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Mangum
II. Bryson, of Tucumcari, n. NJ, who,
on July g., 1906, made Homestead Entry
No. $500, (Serial No. 0ls6l), for SEA,
See. 81, Twp. II ~, Range 30 H., n. NJ.
T.. Meridian, has filed notice of inten.
ton to make Final Soldier FIVE year
Proof, to establish claim TO the land
above described, before the Register
aud Receiver, u. s. Land Office, ut Tu.
cumcari, New Mexico, on the 10th day
of August, 1910.
Claimant az witnesses: w. j.
ruett, John Castleberry, ST., n. II. Mil.
Ter. g. 4. Brown all of Tucumcari, y. NJ.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO

The y. 3. Land Office at Tueumcari,
New Mexico, is in receipt Of advice
from the Honorable Commissioner Of
the General Land Office stating that
he constructs the Act of February 10,
1909, 'egarding the enlarged home
stead entries to mean, that IL an en-.
tryman makes either Ave year or som.
mutation proof IN his entry after May
4, 1909, II exhausts his right, and he 10
not entitled to make an additional en-.
try under the law above mentioned.
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SITUATION WANTED by an all.
around Office man of nine years exper.
fence. Considerable experience in coal
mining office. Can handle correspond.
cnce without dictation. Am twenty.
nine years old, married auu have no bad
habits. Best references furnished on
request. Address W, T.. llcnslcy No.
III +. 9TH ST. Chattanooga, Tenn.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Serial No. Ol0853; Contest No. 1919.
Department of the Interior, U. 3. Land
Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
May II, 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been fled in this Office 10y +. IL. Ingle
of Hassell, N. M, contestant, against
Homestead Entry No. 0l0S53, Serial No.
0l0S53, made March 8, 1908, for NEM,
Section 20, Twp. Q N, Of Range % Il, N.
NJ. Principal Meridian, by Mary L,
Wells, Contestee, in which it is alleged
that said entrywoman has wholly aban.
doned said tract Of land ever since max.
ing said entry with the exception of
one visit to the land about Sept. /,
1909 at which time she remained Oh
land about one hour and applied for
and was granted q leave Of absence to
April /, 1910, which she obtained
through fraud. That she is holding said
land merely for speculation and has
placed her REIMBURSEMENT in the hands
of John +. White Of Charlotte, N. Nj,
for sale.
That she has never established n res.
idence of any kind on the land or made
any improvements of any kind or Gu
deavored in any to prepare for
or raise 4 crop either by cultivation or
planting and the land is still practical
ly in its original wild state and that
she never did plant anything on the
land.
Now therefore, said parties are here.
by notified to appear, respond and ofet
evidence touching said allegation at
10 o'clock .. m. on July 9, 1910, before
the Register and Receiver ut the United
States Land Office in Tucumcari, ". NJ.
The said contestant having in a prop
err affidavit, fled May "a, 1910, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service Of this notice
can not be made, 1t IL hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
Record address of entrywoman-Mani.
tou, Oklahoma.
r. A. Prentice, Register.
5.27.5t N. v. Gallegos, Receiver.
J. +. Freeman, Atty.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. =. Land
Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.

ii'hb VI u hNNii'i W - isahi
Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June 7, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that James
n. Camden, Of Harris, n. NJ, who, on
September 7, 1906, made Homestead
Entry No. 1912, (serial No. 0ls54)
for So NWh and M SWh, See. 81.
Twp. g Y, Range 81 r. N. NJ. p. Nerd.
ian, has fled notice of intention To
make Final Five Year Proof, to estab.
lish claim to the land above described,
before l.. F. williams, U. s. Commits,
%sioner, at Murdoch, n. NJ, on the Goth
day Of July, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses lnmcs
Wclch. +. NJ. nc'inger, George Smith
Y. s, Epperley, all Of Ifn'rs, y NJ.
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Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June 7, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that John II.
Taylor, Of Ogle, New Mexico, VIII, on
September Is, 1905, made Homestead
Entry NO. 1871, (Serial No. 055s7),
for Nwh, See. 90, Twp. Q N, Range
2s f.. N. NJ. p. Meridian, has fled no.
tice of intention to make Final Commu.
tation Proof, TO establish claim to the
land above described. before the Reg.
lister and Receiver, y, 3, Land Office,
Mt Tucumcari, N. NJ, OF the 10th day
OF August, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses. II. +.
Buckner, T. +. Hunt, John Sweazea, D.
Rogers all Of Ogle, New Mexico.
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CONTEST NOTICE
Serial No. 04s1I. Contest No. 1860.
Department of the Interior, U. s. Land
Office, ~Tucumcari, N. NJ.

ocTtui w. ofo'f' Ooutoot No' oooV'
Department of the Interior, U. s. Land
Office, Tucumcari, N. NJ.
May 25, 1910.
a sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by j. l.. Pick.
EFT, contestant, against Homestead En-.
try No. 1907, Serial No. O4S14, made
July II, 1906, for sen SEA, Sec. 80;
SWA SEA, Sh SWA, Section 33,
Twp. 10 N, Range 80 h, N. NJ. Nerd.
ian, by Enrique Solano, Contestee, in
which 1t is alleged that the said en-.
tryman has wholly abandoned said land
and changed his residence therefrom
for more than two years since making
said entry and e prior to January
%, 1910; that such defaults had not
been cured at that date; nor had said
land been cultivated or improved in
any manner by said cntryman during
such period Of time, said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and
offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 O'Clock "a. m. on September 10,
1910, before the Register and Receiv.
or at the United States Land Office in
%Tucumcari, New Mexico.
The said contestant having, in n
proper affidavit, MED May 25, 1910, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this no.
tice can not be made, it is hereby order.
ed and directed that such notice be-
given by due and proper publication.
Record address of entryman-Tucum.
carl, New Mexico.
X. A. Prentice, Register.
6.l0.5t. n. V. Gallegos, Receiver.
j. T.. Freeman, Attorney for Contestant.
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Department of the Interior, U. s. Land
Office at ~Tucumcari, New Mexico.

Office at rucumcari, New Mexico.
June 7, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that John
Pitts, of Ragland, N. M, who, on April
Is, 1907, made Homestead Entry No.
1910, (serial No. O76lO), for swh,
Sec. "a, Twp. Z N, Range 80 e, N. NJ.
L. Meridian, has filed notice of inten.
tion to make Final Five Year Soldier 3
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before The Register
and Receiver, U. s. Land Office, at Tu.
cumcari, N. NJ, on the 18th day Of
August, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: vii.
liam j. Gragg, Hugh NJ. Warren, l.. Il.
Prater, II. b. Prater all of Ragland, n.
NJ.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico.
June 7, 1910.
Notice il hereby given that Mary
Maxwell, of Quay, New Mexico, who,
on June 90, 1907, made Homestead En-
try No. 1876, (Serial No. 07990), for
Lots |, 2, 3, 1, and 8, See. 2, Twp. s ~,
Range 80 f., N. NJ. +. Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make Final
Communication Proof, to establish claim
10 the land above described, before The
Register and Receiver, U. 3. Land Of
fee, at Tucumcari, New Mexico, on the
10th day of August, 1910.
Claimant as witnesses; W.. A.
Stewart, l.. ID. Hunt, 7. J, Jennings,
j. 4. Maxwell all of Quay, N. NJ.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Contest No. 1921. Serial No. OG626.
Department Of the Interior, 4. =. Land
Office, Tucumcari, n. NJ.
June Z, 1910
4 sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Brown l..
Entry No. 1882, made January H.,
1907, for So NEh, 81 NWh, See.
!, Twp. o n, Range 30 f, N. NJ. Merid.
ian, by Timotea Roybal, oontestee, in
which it is alleged that the said entry
man has wholly abandoned said tract
Of land for more than six months last
past and next prior to date of the con.
test affidavit, January 2S, 1910, said
parties are hereby notified 10 appear. re-.
spond aud offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 o'clock "A. M. ON Sep.
tember g, 1910, before the Register aud
Receiver at the United States Land OF.
flee in Tucumcari, N. NJ.
The said contestant having in a props
or affidavit filed June 6, 1910, set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service of this notice
ran not be made, il IN hereby ordered
ind directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
r. a. Prentice, Register.
6.l0.5t. n. V. Gallcgos, Receiver.
J. +. Freeman, Attorney for Contestant.
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LoST:-Watch fob with Elk Emblem
containing Elk Head, one tooth and five
diamonds. Reward if left at News of.
nee. 6.l4-4t
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NOTICE

All parties knowing themselves in.
debted to me will please call and set
tie at once aud oblige. | have obliga
tions to meet and need the money, You
will please see me at your eearliest con
v%eDience.
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The Belmore Lumber Company has
lust unloaded a ear Of sewer thing,
When in need of it give us II chance
To make you prices. 0'6'tf
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The deputyship at indianapolis pays
about $4,000 to $1,000 a year in fees.
There is some talk of cutting this up
into two or three deputyships, on the
theory that even then il Will afford
good jobs fo- the lucky ones.
The salary of the state oil inspector
is $4,000 a year. but it carries with it
the means of building up a very effec-
tive political machine by the one in
control of it. The inspector also has
the appointment of a clerk.
Governor Marshall has been besieged
by applicants for the deputyships at
the various places, and when he decid-
ed to appoint Fry as state oil inspector
he packed up all of these APPLICATIONS
and letters and has sent them to Fry
for him to wrestle with.
Fry has been in the employee of the
Pennsylvania railroad company for the
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had never been arrested before and
District Attorney Miller said his repu-
tation has been good. lie and a com
panion. Frank Pietszak. advertised in
Polish papers a prize scheme, and Poles
throughout the county sent various
sums OF money to the firm" as ex-
press charges on s140 typewriters. The
typewriters were introduced in court
and the Judge laughed when District
Attorney Miller said they might be
worth 40 cents. Pietszak. according
to Haraseck, is IN South Chicago under
suspended sentence from the mayor of
Gary for attempting to defraud coun-
trymen with his scheme.