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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
9
Charley Stroud of Prineville Crook County Oregon files state claim No. 42 under the 1902 act to purchase land in township 114 range 6, seeking timber land value and asserting agricultural use. He will prove claim before the County Clerk January 1907. witnesses listed. Adverse claimants urged to file by January 1907. Register Mrcvane T. Nolax.
United States land office publication from Oregon lists Victoria Huston of Minneville Crook County filing for purchase of timber land in section 7 7 township 15 range 16 east and will offer proof January 12 1907 at Prineville County Clerk. Witnesses include John W Collins Wade Huston and Henry Y Huston AG Kibbee of Hay Creek Oregon. Adverse claimants must file by January 7 1907.
Notice for publication under Timber Land Act of June 3 1575 records a sworn statement by Weyrtte L Wells of Parkers Oregon applicant for purchase of sections in The Dalles Oregon area claiming timber value outweighs cultural use and set January 7 1907 as final filing date with witnesses Frank E Darton Arthur P Donohue George Wells and Martin Conger.
Amelia Slorn of Butte county Silverbow Montana filed under the Timber Land Act of June 3 1878 with the U S Land Office The Dalles Oregon to purchase one eight section block in section 18 Township range and to prove timber value over agricultural use before U S Commissioner H C Ellis in Bend Oregon on January 1 1907 Witnesses include John J Ray and others from Laidlaw Oregon Diversely claimed lands must file in the office by January 1 1907.
Martin T Conger of Buen Vista Polk County Oregon dies in office. He filed sworn statement for purchase of lot 6 and adjacent land in Oregon. Witnesses Frank Dayton Donohue Arthur Lees Myrile L Wells testify timber or stone value outweighing agricultural use before January 7, 1407. Register Michael T Nolan notes land to be claimed in Laidlaw Oregon district.
Public notice from U S Land Office The Dalles Oregon dated October 1906 lists Anna Belle Booth and Henry M Stiles as filing sworn statements for timber claim to lands described sections and lots in township 12 south range 10 east with proofs to be presented January 17 1907 before the County Clerk at Prineville Oregon Adverse claimants urged to file within the period.
Notice under the Timber Land Act of June 3 1878 to locate the NW quadrant sections 18 19 township range in Crook County Oregon. Anchor E H Kennedy of Prineville filed to purchase land claimed timber valuable beyond agricultural use. Witnesses listed. objections due January 19 1907 before the County Clerk.
Guy Lafollette filed sworn statement No 4106 under the Timber Land Act of 1878 seeking land in Prineville Oregon claimed as valuable for timber rather than agriculture. He must file claims with County Clerk by January 17 1907 with witnesses KG Smith JEK Stone LE Allifigham of Prineville and EB Graham of Sisters Oregon.
Lizzie M. Coen of Laidlaw Crook County Oregon filed sworn statement No 3313 to purchase Lots 3 and 4 in section township range. The claim is for timber land valued for timber rather than agricultural use. Hearing before U S Commissioner HW Fills in Bend January 10 1907. Witnesses named Donohue Dayton Hunt and John J Coen all of Laidlaw. Adverse claimants must file before January 10 1907.
Department of the Interior contest notice outlines John G. Fisch as contestant against Simon P. Conroy for a Nov 1894 land entry near Madras Oregon. He alleges Conroy abandoned residence and has remained away for over six months not due to military service. Hearing set for December 15 1906 before Max Lueddemann at Madras and confirmation December 22 1906 before the United States Land Office in The Dalles. Publication ordered due to personal service failure.
Notice filed under the Timber Land Act of June 3 1878 by Orange F Hodges of Prineville Crook County Oregon claiming land as valuable for timber rather than agriculture. Proceedings set before the County Clerk at Winneville on January 1 1407 with witnesses including Hyde Alllivbonw Edwin Ayde Rowmith. Adverse claimants must file by January 1007.
On October 31 1906 sworn statements were filed by Walter S Fullerton Augusta Fullerton William H Bigelow Robert L Wolleson and others for purchase of timber lands in California Oregon Nevada and Washington Territory. Claims target sections and quarters in Crook Wasco and Wasco counties with witnesses named and a January 21 1967 deadline to file adverse claims at Prineville Oregon County Clerk office.
Public land statements filed under the Timber Land Act of June 3 1875 and subsequent acts. Names include Fay Bailey William Sneizer Berna B Taylor J E B Allingham Koert G Smith Eva Dowk and Warner Abram of Prineville Oregon and others in Oregon. notices indicate sworn statements for parcels in townships 126 124 range 0 and related sections with deadlines and names of applicants.
Charles A Bedell of Oregon files sworn statement No 3255 under the 1878 act as extended to public lands seeking quarter section 10 township 5 range 1 west inuring to timber value. County Clerk in Prineville Oregon to witness January 22 1907 with L E Allingham Harry Abram of Prineville and Joseph B Claypool Walter Fullerton of Sisters as witnesses. Public sale before January 22 1907 per land office notice.
Katy M. Merrill of Prineville Crook County Oregon files sworn statement No 8805 to prove a claim to land described as lots in a township in the Oregon land district. The notice requires all persons asserting a prior claim to file with the County Clerk at Prineville Oregon on or before January 16 1937.
Timber Land Act notice from the United Water Land Office Oregon Callow announces timber land entries in WAI Torn Oregon Nevada and Washington Territory. Sworn statements 9197 and others by Branton Wilt and Graham seek verification of land as valuable for timber with hearings at Prineville and Frineville Oregon, January 1907. adverse claimants to file by January 23, 1907.
John W. Colitos of Prineville Crook County Oregon files sworn statement No 810 under the 1878 Timber Land Act to purchase the swamp land in section 83 township and range. He seeks to show the land is more valuable for agricultural purposes and to establish his claim before the County Clerk with witnesses Wade Trueton Lafollette Crockett and O Kelly. Adverse claimants must file within January 1 1900 per notice.
Notice under the Timber Land Act of June 1 1878 is published by U S Land Office The Dalles Oregon. The document lists sworn statement number S107 for purchase of lands and requires claims to be filed before the county clerk in Prineville Oregon on January 19 1907. Residents Homer M Street Melissa Street Katy M Merril and others from Sisters Prineville and surrounding areas are named with notice to file objections.
Land offer notice filed in the county clerk's office at Minneville Oregon for the sale of timber lands in California Oregon Nevada and Washington extended to all public land states. Hearings and proof required by January 7 1907 with witnesses Solin Wo Chal ne Wayne Ehpiston Henry Y Lnatou and others listed. Adversely affected parties must file claims by January 1 1907 with the register.
Public land sale notice under the Timber Land Act of June 4 1478 for a parcel in Oregon. Claims and adverse interest must be filed by January 2 107 with witnesses Wade Hinstey John W Cotting and H L Kibble listed. County Clerk in Prineville Oregon to attend final proceedings.
Land Office at The Dalles Oregon October 2 Notice is given in compliance with the Timber Land Act of June 3 1878 that Margaret A Riklin has filed to purchase the described land in Crook County Oregon with offer proof that the land is more valuable for timber than agriculture before the County Clerk at Prineville on January 2 19 07. Witnesses named H M Hrect Stivers Aleters and A C Strange all of Prineville Oregon and all persons claiming adversely must file their objections on or before January 1 07. Micnant T Soran.
A garbled notice outlines a Timber Land Act claim from June and September dates, naming Viorenet L. Percy of Prineville Oregon as claimant. It mentions federal act extensions and a sworn statement filed for land in Meineville Oregon with a deadline in January for proof and heirs to present claims.
Notice from The Deilos Oregon Land Office extends to August 4 to file for a preemption patent under the General Land Law for public lands in Walla Walla County Washington Territory. Names listed include Robert Smith WET Jamett May 1 Croup and others. Claimants must present proof of agricultural use before January 1907 at The Dalles Gregan receiver.
A land auction notice records a Timber Land Act sale in Crook County Oregon with details of land parcels around Prineville and Lower Bridge. It lists claimants such as Charley Menell and Sadie E. Vinnell and calls for filings before the county clerk by January and March dates in 1874.
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