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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1903
Page
3
Multiple sworn statements filed for timber land purchases in Roseburg Oregon with witnesses from Roseburg Moscow Idaho and Oregon towns. Notices invite adverse claimants to file before March 1901 June 1908 and other dates with witness lists.
Fragmentary note references Timber Land Act and a June 2 1576 Congress provision. Mentions Oregon and Renita with illegible phrases and scattered terms about land and enactment. No clear events or outcomes can be determined from the readable text.
In compliance with the Timber Lands Act of June 3 1878 as extended, Miss Julia McBride of Hopewell Washington has filed sworn statement No. 3% for the purchase of land in Section 10 Township 2% south Range 8 west. She will prove the land is valuable for timber rather than agriculture and will present witnesses B R Brisban Mrs S C Brimban Olalla Oregon J R Kirkendall Camas Valley Queen Gabriel McBride Hopewell Oregon before the Register in Roseburg Oregon on May 21 1903. Claimants must file claims by that date. J T Bridges Register
Notice lists Gabriel McBride of Hopewell Washington dying and filing sworn statement for the purchase of land described in Section 10 Township 2S Range 8W. It states he will offer proof to show the land is for timber rather than agricultural use and to establish his claim before the Register and Receiver in Roseburg Oregon on May 21, 1903. Names Brisban and McBride family, together with local residents, to file claims.
A sworn statement No. 311 was filed in Roseburg Douglas County Oregon under the 1878 Timber Land Act urging purchase of the sw 1 nw 1 and ne sw 1 sections. The claimant seeks land valued for timber over agriculture and will present witnesses Elvir M Kennedy Albert Crouch Harry Greenway and Charles Crouch in Camas Valley on May 19 before the Register and Receiver.
Land Office notices indicate a Timber Lands act filing in Oregon. Claimants and witnesses named include Frank Orcutt and Charles Thom, with Roseburg listed as the office location. Applicants must file by the stated date to prove agricultural value and ownership.
William Kingsboro of Wahkiakum Washington filed sworn statement No. 7% for timber land claim in Gray's River area Oregon November 21 until Tuesday the ih day of tonse. Witnesses Albert Crevek Harry Charles Grewch Camas Valley Oregon and Gray's River Washington. Claimants adverse to the land are invited to present claims before the office.
The notice lists Elvin W Kennedy Roseburg Minnie Estee Harry Greenway and Charles Cruduhi Camas Valley Oregon as claimants to adjacent lands. All persons asserting adverse claims are asked to file their claims in this office on or before the 18th day of a specified month.
Charles A. Peters of Moncow Idaho filed a sworn statement under the Timber Lands Act of June 3 1878 seeking Lots 1 and 2 in section 22 township 5 south range 11 west before the Roseburg Oregon register. He will prove timber value at a hearing February 2 1903 with witnesses Angevine Favor George Gale Warner Carithers Henrietta Carithers all of Moncow.
Notices list sworn statements under Timber Land Act June 3 1878 for lands in Roseburg Oregon and surrounding areas. Statements cover Lots and Sections in Coos and Washington Territories with witnesses named including Blinger Robnett Manning and Ford. Proceedings set before February 1903 and 1938 deadlines noted.
A lengthy list of timber land filings and proof dates in Roseburg Oregon, with multiple applicants from Oregon Washington and Idaho. Notices include sworn statements by Harlan J Miller Horace Gatesman Charles F Horn and others with witnesses named and preliminary dates in February 1903 and 1908 for land in sections and townships under the Timber Land Act.
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