The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-03
Serial No. o2oi2
Contest No. san
Notice Of Contest

voice OF Sontest
Department Of the Interior, u S. Land
Office. Tucumcari N NJ, Nov 6, 1914
To the heirs of Henry II Frazier, de-
ceased, OF Mclean. Tens, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that Herman I.
Deoliviera, who gives Puerto, New Mex
leo. as his pos,-ofhce address, did on Nov
9, 1914. file in this office his duly corrobo-
rated application to contest and secure the
cancellation Of your homestead entry No
lagos. Serial No. o2oI2, made January 10,
1905, for n. ia $ w ~ and S. 10 n
w 10, Section 81. Township $ n, Range
80 4. N. NJ r. Meridian, and as grounds
for his contest he alleges;
Tha, the said en,ryman departed this
life on or about the Ist day Of October,
1910, that, the heirs are all unknown excep,
one nephew. A. W. Haynes, and one
niece. Mrs A W, Haynes, whose last
known address was Mclean, Texas, tina,
diligen, inquiry has been made. OF the
n%eighbors living in the immediate vicinity
OF the said entry. and no one knows OF the
heirs or their addresses, except as stated
above, that the said entryman was a Wild
over. aud that his wife died two years
after their marriage, which was many
years ago, aud there we're no children
born to this uniou.
That on or about the Ist day of May,
1905, the said entryman willed the said
entry in writing to a Mr.. L. L. Gragson,
secured a leave Of absence for six months,
and left for Mclean, Texas. Later, on
the expiration OF the first leave. he secured
a second leave for six months more with
GU, returning to the said entry, and with
GU, any attempt as to the requirements of
residence or cultivation. that on or about
the 18th day OF July 1910, che said l.. T.
Gragson, returned the aforesaid will to
who shortly thereafter willed the said
entry to his nephew A " Haynes
That the said eutryman. Henry II. Fra
zier, had wholly abandoned the said entry
tn his death which occurred on or about
October LIST, lolo. and that the heirs OF the
said entryman nave wholly abandoned the
said land since the en,ryman's death and
no residence has been established. nor no
improvements or cultivation has been
made. The land has been wholly aban-
doned since May list, loos. more than
twelve months last pas, and prior to the
.u.rY,a,Hs Hath ,la. ,ana ~ ,k, la,..
have made any a,temp, at settlement or
cultivation since the death OF the entry
man. that said abandonment still exists
and has not been cured. and the land has
not been earned to pass the same to patent
You are, therefore. further notified that
the said allegations will be taken as con-
fessed, and your said entry will be can.
celed without further right to be heard
Either before this office or on appeal, il
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 responding to these
allegations Of contest, together with due
proof that you have served a copy OF your
answer on the said contestant either in
person or by registered mail
You should state in your answer the
name of the pos,oiice to which you desire
future notices TO be sent to you.
K. =. DosoHoo, Register
FELIPE SANCHEZ y BAcA, Receiver
Date Of frs, publication Nov. IL. lola
" second 10, "
" " third 20. "