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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
8
A corrupted OCR note from the United States Land Office in Magt North Dakota warns of land action. It references the Receiver and Register, describes steps for sale or seizure, and notes parties may be notified to maintain peace and address the case under federal land laws.
Official notice from the Interior Department regarding a contest of a homestead entry. The contestant, Charles Herman, claims abandonment and seeks adjudication of the tract. The record notes due diligence on personal service and directs publication of the notice. C. Lawmons, Register, A. L. Knauf, Attorney for Contestant, in Minot.
Department of the Interior notices a contest affidavit filed by John Greweraoe regarding land entry No. S400. The entryman is alleged abandoned for over six months and not improved or cultivated as required by the Homestead Act. The notice references restrictions on employment in the army or other public service and asserts the contestant’s right to contest based on residency and hindrance to cultivation.
Officials report four offices part of a contest filed by Tames W Pheelay alleging land abandonment for over six months. The notice claims the absence not due to army navy or marine service during the war era and references a survey on the property.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt notes that new lighting processes did not reduce demand for light. Electric lighting increases gas use, oil lamp use rises, and incandescent burners offer more light per fluid. The piece also covers auctioning autos in London with huge weekly turnovers and Japan's war financing surpassing U.S. efforts, plus a turtle cargo entry in Erie and a humorous exchange on a loud dresser.
A shopper in a large department store elevator explains a barter approach to comfort the exchange system. She recalls buying something she disliked after use, returning it, and receiving three pounds of butter and a mousetrap in exchange.
Submarine forest discovered in Monterey Bay via glass boats shows tall plants like sea oranges and ribbons. A San Francisco suit concerns land once sold by Henry Meiggs to General Sherman. Various light anecdotes follow, including satire on golf, marriage, obedience, and a Missouri editor, finishing with blue coral harvesting near Benin.
A juvenile Sunday school question from Erie asks why hats are tall, amid notes on Japan's first lady Empress Haruko said to be one of Japan's most beautiful women. The page reviews varied items including wealth curses, a Berlin store using alcohol for power, town whitewashing, mint news, and a central orange rifle hit vanish.
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