The St. Johns herald., 1920-02-05
NOTICE OF CONTEST.
Department of the Interior, United States Land Office.

Phoenix, Arizona, Jan. 28, 1920. To Albert E. Webb of Phoenix, Arizo- na, Contestee:
 You are hereby notified that Dudley J. Hamblin who gives Edgar, Arizona, as his post-office address, did on Novem- Der 4, 1919, file in this office his duly cOrroborated application to contest and secure the cancellation of your home stead Entry No. O43O54, Serial No. O43O54 made Sept. 23, 1919 for a tract within Sec. 15, Twp N, R. 3O-E., G. & s. R. M. described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, sandstone marked HI, whence the northwest corner of said Sec 15, bears N. 31 50 chains; thence s. A deg. E. "A chs; thence N. 63 deg. 3O' E. 10 chs; thence N. 45 deg. E. 20 chs. i; thence s. GA deg. E. chs; thence s. 58 deg. w. IT chs; thence s. 52 deg. w. 20 chs; thence s. 29 deg. E. 28 chs, ]; thence w. 8 chs, thence N. 19 deg. w. IA chs; thence N. 36 deg. W. IT. chs. i; thence N. A deg. w. 10 chs; thence N. 21 deg. w. 1O.63 chains; thence N. $50 chs. to Cor. No. the place of beginning. There is excepted therefrom strip 33 feet wide described as follows: Begin ming at point N. 52 deg. E. so links from Cor No. ' of the tract, extending thence 163 feet on each side of a line running N. Il deg w. 6 chs. thence N. 57 deg. w. 2.34 chs. to the place where the end of the strip closes on the bound ary of the tract, the net area being AS. 79 acres. List 3-1979.
 Sec. 15, Twp. 6 N, R. 30 E.; Two tracts of land aggregating 15.98 acres, within Sec. Is, Twp. 6 N, R. 30 E., c. & S. R. M., described as follows: Tract 1. beginning at Cor. No. l. identical with Cor. No. 1 of HES No. 239, ex- tending then N. 51 deg. w. 5.7O chs. thence N. g deg. 3O' E. 1O.1O chs. thence s. 45 deg. 3O' E. ' chs; thence s. deg, 52' w. 9.79 chs. to the place of begin ming, the net area being 5.91 acres.
 Tract No. 2. Beginning at Cor. No 6 of HE'S. No. 239, extending thence 80 deg. N. II chs; thence s. 7.20 chs; thence N. 76 deg. 45' w. 9.22 chs. ]; thence s. 50 deg. w. 5.22 chs; thence W. 3.15 chs. thence N. 22 deg. 3O' w. 724 chs; thence N. 88 deg. 54' E. 8.14 chs. to the place of beginning, except strip of land 50 links wide within the exterior boundary described as follows: Beginning at point on the boundary of Tract No. 2, from which Cor. No. 6 H. E. s. 239 bears s. 80 deg. w. 25 links; extending thence 25 links on each side of line running s. 32' E. 4. B chs. to place where end of the strip closes with South boundary of tract. 15.88 acres, and as grounds for his contesthe alleges that 1 claim a preference right to the land in question for the reason that 1 was actually residing in good faith on entry; that 1 have placed valuable inn provements on said land, and now have a large portion of same under cultiva- ton; that I further claim preference right to enter said land by virtue of contest instituted against the entry of Robert M. Martin, Phoenix 022O2O, which embraced the above described land; that said entryman is not, and has not been since the inception of said en- try, in the Army, Navy or other branch of the service connected with the pros ecutiOn of the late war.
 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 Le heard, 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 be- low, your answer, under oath, specific ally 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 post office to which you desire future notices to be sent to you.
 J. L. IRWIN, Register.
 SCOTT WHITE, Receiver. | Date of first publication Feb. 5, 1920
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