The Parker post., 1912-09-14
NOTICE OF CONTEST.
Department of the Interior.

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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office.
Los Angels, CAL, Aug. Is, 1912.
To Nellie Holmes, Mrs. Grace Holmes
Stovall and Leota Holmes, heirs
of John C. Holmes, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that Gro
YER G.. Rains, who gives 1921 +.
49th ST., Los Angeles, CAL, as his
post-office address, did OH July "a
1912, file i'm this office his duly cor
roborted application to contest AMI
secure the cancellation of your home
stead, ENTRY No 1871, Serial No
O2783, made March %, 1908,
for NEA Section 80, Township S..
Range % E., San Benardino Meri-
diam, and as grounds for his CONTEXT
he alleges that said John c. Holme
died ON or about October 1905
and was single mann at the time Of
his death; that the only heir of said
Holmes at the time OF his death was
his father, Louis d. Holmes of Oma-
ha, Nebraska; that since the death
OF said John c. Holmes, said Louis
Il. Holmes has also died, leaving
heirs; that the names of the heirs of
said John G. Holmes and Louis D.
Holmes are the following: Nellie
Holmes, daughter of Louis ID. Holmes
and sister of John c. Holmes, resid
ing at 4948 Indiana ave. Chicago,
Ills.; Mrs. Grace Holmes Stovall.
SISTER of John c. Holiness residing at
Benson, Nebraska; Leota Holmes,
daughter OF Louis d. Holmes and sis
ter of John c. Holmes, residing at
2l22 Larimore Ave, Omaha, Neb-
raska; that said land has been who'll
ly abandoned by the heirs of said
John c.. Holmes for at least three
years Last past, and with the eXcep-
ton of a small patch of ground onsaid
land cleared and narrowed nearly
four years ago, the land is unim-
of nature; that there is no house or
any habitatiOn ON said land
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be TIA
ken by this office as having been
confessed by you, and your said en-.
try will be cancelled thereunder With
out your further right ITO be heard
therein, either before this office or
ON appeal, if you fail to file in this
office within twenty days after the
FOURTH publication of this notice,
as shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically meeting and re-
spending to these allegations of CON
test, or if you fail within that time
to file in this office due proof that
you have served a copy of your ans-.
wer on the said contestant either icl
person or by registered mail If this
service is made by the delivery of a
copy OF your answer to the contest.
amt in person, proof of such seryis
must be either the said contestant S:
written acknowledgment of his ne
ceipt of the copy showing the date
Of its receipt, or the affidavit of the
person by whom the delivery was
made stating when and where the
copy was delivered; if made by reg
iStered mail, proof of such service
must consist of the affidavit of thc
person by whom the copy Was mail.
ed stating when and the post Off
to which lit was mailed and this af-
fidavit must be accompanied by the
postmasters receipt for the letter.
You should state i'm your answer
the name of the post office to which
you desire future notices to be sent
to you
FRANK BUREN,,
Register
o. r. w. ROBINSON,
Receiver,
Date of first publication August
"a, 1912.
Date of second publication August
81, 1912.
Date of third publication Septem~
ben Z, 1912.
Date of fourth publication Seprem~
ber IA, 1912.