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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1903
Page
3
Public Land notices filed in Roseburg Oregon and surrounding counties list sworn statements for land purchases under Timber Land Acts. Investors from Oregon Washington and California claim parcels in Sections 9 12 and adjacent ranges seeking timber value over agricultural use with witnesses named and deadlines in March June 1903.
Notice that Kate R Henderson of Moscow Idaho filed sworn statement No 4088 under the 1878 Timber Lands laws for a tract in Township 19 west Range 19 west in Oregon. She will prove the land is valuable for timber or stone and not for agriculture before the Roseburg Register and Receiver on June 16. Witnesses named include Mia Forney of Moscow Idaho and George Sindy of Montavilla Oregon.
Public land sale notice filed under the 1878 land act announces timber land to be offered for proof of value. Witnesses include Kate Henderson Moscow Idaho George Miller Montavilla Oregon G Marry Coquille City Oregon N Marry Sitka Oregon. Adverse claimants must file by June 16, 1906 before T Bridges Register.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a timber land notice filed at the land office around June 2. It references compliance with provisions of the act and related procedures.
Miss Julia McUride of Hopewell Clarke Washington filed sworn statement No. 3820 under the Timber and Stone act to claim Section 10 Township 2 South Range 8 West Oregon land. She will offer proof on the 21st day of May 1908 before the Register and Receiver at Roseburg Oregon. Witnesses listed from Olalla Camas Valley Hopewell and Gabriel McBride.
Notices filed under the Timber Land Act in Roseburg Oregon list applicants Gabriel McBride Minnie Estes and others seeking purchase of timber lands in sections and townships. They name witnesses and specify dates for proving claims before the Register and Receiver, with parties from Roseburg Olalla Camas Valley and Hopewell.
J W Krapp of Roseburg Oregon files a timber land purchase claim under the 1878 act. He seeks to prove value for mineral or stone rather than agricultural use before the Register in Roseburg on May 31 and May 29. Adverse claimants must file by those dates.
Whittam Kingeboro of Gray's River Washington has filed a timber land entry claim under the timber and lands act of August 4 1878 showing the land south of range number to be more valuable for timber than other uses. The notice appears at Roseburg and sets a Tuesday date for further action.
Readable fragments describe a local notice and potential event but lack concrete names dates places or actions. The text is sparse with missing context and several unreadable placeholders.
A notice to establish a land claim before the Roseburg Oregon office on May 19 1903 lists witnesses Elvin M Kennedy Minnie Estes Harry Greenway and Charles Crouch Camas Valley and warns of adverse claimants before May 29 1903.
Notices published in Roseburg Oregon detail timber land filings under the Timber Land Act of 1873. Names include Charlies A Peters and James F Robnett with witnesses from Moscow Idaho and Oregon. Hearings set for February 1903 and January 1906 in Roseburg.
A long notice lists several entrants under the Timber Land Act of June 3 1878 filing sworn statements for land parcels in Oregon Roseburg and surrounding areas. Names include Horace G Hortaman Charles F Horn Thomas F B Robb and Hertha C Brassler with witnesses and dates from January to March 1903.
Notices under the Timber Land Act dated June 3 1878 and August 1892 list timber land entries for California Oregon Nevada and Washington Territory. William Rowell and James F Robnett file sworn statements for parcels in Oregon with hearings in Roseburg and Rose City and notices to rivals to show claims before registrars in February and March 1902. Witnesses include Wim M Parker John F Lehnherr and Thomas Blinger among others.
Notices from Roseburg Oregon and Moscow Idaho announce sworn statements filed under the Timber Land Act for land claimed as valuable for timber or stone. Witnesses named include Thomas Blinger Frank Slinger Angevine Favor and George Gale. Public claimants are urged to file adverse claims by February 1903 and 1973 respectively.
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