The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-24
Serial No. o2oI2
Contest No. $3.50
Notice Of Contest

Notice Of Contest
Department of the Interior, U $. Land
Office, Tucumcari. n NJ, Dec IL, 1914
To the heirs OF Henry II Frazier, de-
ceased, Of Mclean, Texas, Contestee:
You are hereby notified hat Herman l..
Deoliviera, who gives Puerto, New Mex
leo, as his post-ofhce address, did on Dec.
"a, 1914, file in this office his duly corrobo-
rated application to ontest and secure the
cancellation Of your homestead entry No.
lagos, Serial No. o2oI2, made January 10,
1905, for n. I.2 S. w III and s. ~ y.
W ~, Section 81, Township S ~, Range
50 T., y. NJ = Meridian. and as grounds
for his contest he alleges.
Tina, the said entryman departed this
life on or abou, the Ist. Dag Of October,
1910. that the heirs are all unknown except
one nephew, A. W. Haynes, and one
niece, Mrs. A W. Haynes, whose last
known address was Mclean, Texas, that
diligent inquiry has been made, OF the
neighbors 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. and that his wife died two years
after their marriage, which was many
years ago, and there we're no children
born to this union.
That on or abou, the ist day of May,
1905, the said entryman willed the said
entry in writing to a Mr.. 4. L. Gragson.
secured a leave OF absence for six months,
and left for Mclean, Texas. Later. on
the expiration OF the frs, leave, he secured
a second leave for six months more with
out returning to the said entry. and with
out any attempt as to the requirements OF
residence or cultivation. that on or about
the 18th day OF July; 1910, the said K. L.
Gragson, returned the aforesaid will to
Henry II Frazier. the aforesaid entryman,
who shortly thereafter willed the said
entry to his nephew A, W Haynes.
That the said entryman. Henry II. Fra
zier, had wholly abandoned said entry for
more than twelve months las, pas, and prior
to his death which occurred on or about
October LIST, lolo, and that the heirs OF the
said entryman have wholly abandoned the
said land since the entryman'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 past and prior TO the
entrymans death, that non of the heirs
have made any attempt at settlement or
cultivation since the death OF the entry.
man tina, 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.
un der 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,oifce to which you desire
future notices to be sent to you.
X, L DosoHoo, Register
FELIPR SANCHEZ : BAcA, Receiver
Date OF first publication Dec. y, IoI4.
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