, 1922-11-29
NOTICE OF CONTEST
Department Of the Interior. United
States Land Office,

Department of the Interior. United
States Land Office,
Lander, Wyoming,
November %, 1922.
To any and ali heirs of George H.
Slater, deceased; Frances Young,
Seattle, Washington; Emily e. Brit
ton, Frenchtown, N. j.; Ella e. Nc
Connell, New York City, N. vs.
Cora e. Bodine, Flamington, N. J.;l
Margaret M. Druley. Attica, In
diana; Ida M. Leedy, Brownsville,
Fla. Lester Rittenhouse. New York
City, N. Y; Jeanette Probasco,
Clinton, N. j.; William T. Boron,
Administrator, Cody, Wyoming, and
Paul R. Greever, Cody, Wyoming,
attorney for the Estate Of George
H. Slater. deceased, Contestees.
You are hereby notified that Lor-
raine Martin who gives Cody, Wyom-
ing as her postoffice address, did on
November 21st, 1922, file in this Of
fee her duly c~orroborated application
to contest and secure the cancellation
of your homestead entry, Serial No.
0s756 made July 2, 1920, for the
sWA NwA, VIZ SwA. Sec. 4; Sh
NEN. SEA, Eh SWA, Lot IL. Sec.
s, NEA NWA, Nh NEA. Sec- 81
NWA NwA. Section 8, Township 81
North, Range 104 West, 9Th Principal
Meridian, and as grounds for her con-
test she alleges that "entryman died
interstate on May 31st, 1921, leaving
as nonresident heirs, Frances Young,
Seattle, Wash; Emily e. Britton,
F~renchtown, N. j.; Ella E McCon-
nell, New York City, N. Y; Cora B..
Bodine, Harrington, N. j.; Margaret
M. Druley, Attica, Indiana; Ida M.
Leedy,, Brownsville. Fla; Lester Rit-
tenhouse, New York City, N. vs.
Jeanette Probasco, Clinton. N. j.;
William T. Boron, Cody. Wyom-
ing, Administrator, and Paul r.
Greever, Cody Wyoming. Attorney
for the Heirs, all Of said heirs being
over 81 years old, and that there are
no other heirs and no minor heirs.
'That the entryman did not reside
on the land; cultivate it, or use 1t for
grazing live stock during his lifetime.
That the entryman was not married,
and the heirs of the deceased entry
man did not cultivate the land or use
it for grazing live stock after the en-
tryman's death; that the entryman
and the heirs wholly abandoned said
land from and after the date Of the
entry, and that the failure of the en-
tryman or his heirs, to meet the re-
quirements of the homestead laws as
above charged was not due to their
employment in the military or naval
forces Of the United States"
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 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 contest
ant either in person or by registered
mail.
You should state in your answer
the name Of the postoffice to which
you desire future notices to be sent
to you.
(Signed)
IRVING w. WRIGHT.
Register.
H. H. sCHwooB.
Receiver.
VIM. l.. Simpson,
Attorney for Contestant.
Date of First publication Nov. 20. 1922.
Date of Second publication Dec. 6, 21s2
Date Of bird publication Dec.13, 1922.
Date Of Fourth publication Dec. 20, 1922