The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-09

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Ser. No. O19S20 Cont. No. GIGS
NOTICE OF CONTEST
Department of the Interior. us. Land
Office, Tucumcari, N. NJ, July
21st, 1917
To the Heirs Of James M. Hayes, de-
ceased, of Endee, N. NJ, Gains
vile, Texas, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that Will
lam N. Elkins, who gives Endee, Quay
county, New Mexico, as his postofice
address, did on July 21st, 1917, file
in this Office his duly corroborated ap-
plication to contest and secure the
cancellation of your Homestead En-
try Ser. No. 019S20, made July 2Sth,
1916, for NWh Sec. s, Twp On, ring
36E., N. NJ. p. Meridian, and as
grounds for his contest he alleges that
entryman is dead, as afiiant is inform
ed and believes, that diligent inquiry
has been made, but affiant has been
unable to learn the names and ad-
dresses of the heirs of the said entry
man, if any there be. That the said
entryman filed on the said land for
the use and benefit of Thomas G.
Walker and not for his own use and
benefit; that entryman has wholly fail
ed to establish his residence on the
said entry, but has removed to a for
eign state and the land is not now i'm
proved, but is in it's natural wild state
except as hereinafter set forth. That
entryman's absence from the land is
nor was it due to his employment in
military service rendered in connec-
ton with operations in Mexico, or
along the borders thereof, or in mob
~ilization camps elsewhere in the mill
tary or naval organization of the Uni
ted States or the National Guard Of
any Of the several states, all Of which
allegations are made upon informa-
ton and belief. The basis upon which
| found the allegation that the land
is being held for the use and benefit
of Thomas G. Walker, who owns the
NEA Sec. 5 TIP. On, r. 36E., is that
the land was first filed upon by one
Quarles, who broke about five acres
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then relinquished and it was filed up
on by Charles P. Ross. Ross planted
the piece Of land broken by Quarles
and built a house Sx10 on the land. He
was then contested by Annie +. Walk
er, wife Of Thomas G. Walker, and his
entry cancelled by her contest No.
5573. Annie +. Walker refused to
exercise her preference right but pro-
cured Johnnie Gilmore Lynch to make
entry of the land No. 018S4A, made
August 25th, 1915. Annie K. Walker
then filed a contest against Lynch,
contest No. $685., and obtained the
cancellation of the entry. She then
refused to exercise her preference
right, but procured James M. Hayes,
the present entryman, to enter the
land. That none of the land has been
planted or cultivated since it was
planted by Ross. That about a year
ago Thomas G. Walker moved the
house which was built on the land,
over to his, Walkers, place. That ]
am informed entryman is dead. The
heirs have wholly failed to place a
house on the land, to cultivate the
same or keep up the improvements,
which defaults still exist at this date,
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
as confessed, and your said entry will
be cancelled without further right to
be heard, either before this Office or
on appeal, if you fail t. 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 ale
cations of contest, together with due
proof that you have served a copy
of your answer on the said contest
ant either in perso.. or by registered
mail.
You should state in your answer
the name of the postofice to which you
desire future notices to be sent to you.
r. P. Donohoo, Register.
Felipe Sanchez y Baca, Receiver.
lst pub. July &c, 1917
End pub. August 2, 1917
3rd pub. Aug. 8, 1917
lAth p,,h Aunpvt 1c 1917