The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-26
Ser. No. 019S20 Cont. No. GIGS
NOTICE OF CONTEST

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NOTICE OF CONTEST
Department Of the Interior. US. Land
Office, Tucumcari. n. NJ, July
2lst, 1917
To the Heirs Of James NJ. 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 p~ostoffice
address, did on July 2lst, 1917, file
in this Office his duly corroborated APP
plication to contest and secure the
cancellation of your Homestead En-
try Ser. No. 019S20, made July 2Sth,
1915, for NWA Sec. 5, Twp On, ring
36E., N. M. 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 INT 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 its 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 hat the land
is being held for the use and benefit
Of Thomas G. Walker, who owns the
NEh Sec. 5 TIP. On, r. 3GE., is that
the land was first filed upon by one
Quarles, who broke about five acres
in the NE corner of the quarter. He
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 Sxl0 OF 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 f. Walker refused to
exercise her preference right but pro.
cured Johnnie Gilmore Lynch to make
entry of the land No. 0lSS44, made
August 25th, 1915. Annie l.. Walker
then filed a contest against Lynch
contest No. 1865, and obtained the
cancellation of the entry. She ther
refused to exercise her preference,
right, but procured James NJ. Hayes
the present entryman, to enter thu
land. That none Of the land has beer
planted or cultivated since it wa!
planted by Ross. That about a yea
ago Thomas G.. Walker moved thu
house which was built on the land
over to his, Walkers, place. That
am informed entryman is dead. TIL
heirs have wholly failed to place
house on the land, to cultivate tn,
same or keep up the improvements
which defaults still exist at this date
You are, therefore, further notifies
:. that the said allegations will be take
as confessed. and your said entry vii
be cancelled without further right Z
be heard, either before this Office o
on appeal, If you fail to file in thi
, , Office within twenty days after tn
y FOURTH publication OF this notice, a
shown below, your answer, under oath
: specifically responding to these allie
cations Of contest, together with du
+. proof that you have served a cop
J of your answer on the said contest
ant either in person or by registere
: mail.
You should state in your answe
} the name of the postofice to which 20
desire future notices to be sent to 20,
r r. p. Donohoo, Register.
Felipe Sanchez y Baca, Receiver
LIST pub. July 20, 1917
n End pub. August 2, 1917
e Bird pub. Aug. 0, 1917
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