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Peryle Woodson Final Proof, witness testimony- Robert Steele, page 1

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Form approved by the Secretary of the Interior November 14, 1914
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
HOMESTEAD ENTRY
Taken by OES.
U. S. LAND OFFICE Valentine, Nebr. No. 08975
FINAL PROOF.
TESTIMONY OF WITNESS.
QUESTION 1. What is your full name, age, and post-office address?
ANSWER. Robert Harrison Steele; 28 years; Brownlee, Nebr.
QUESTION 2. Was your name correctly given in the published notice?
ANSWER. It was given as Harrison Steele. My middle name is Harrison, and I am generally known by the name of Harrison.
QUESTION 3. How long have your known the claimant in the case and the SW¼ NE¼, S½ NW¼, S½, Section 8, Township 27N, Range 30W, 6th Prin. Meridian, the land embraced in Homestead Entry, No. 08975, made at the Valentine, Nebr., Land Office?
ANSWER. I have known the claimant about six years, and I have known the land about the same length of time.
QUESTION 4. Is entryman married? ANSWER. No.
QUESTION 5. Is said tract within the limits of an incorporated town, or used in any way for trade or business?
ANSWER. No.
QUESTION 6. When did entryman settle upon the homestead?
ANSWER. She built her house on the land in September, 1914.
QUESTION 7. At what date did entryman establish actual residence thereon?
ANSWER. During the month of September, 1914.
QUESTION 8. Have entryman and family resided continuously on the homestead since thus establishing residence thereon?
ANSWER. Yes
QUESTION 9. Have entryman and family ever been absent from the homestead since thus establishing residence thereon?
ANSWER. Yes.
QUESTION 10. If there have been any such absences, give the dates covered by such absences, stating who was absent and for what reason.
ANSWER. She has been absent about two months each summer attending normal school. This is all she was absent to my knowledge.
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