, 1869-07-23
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Bold Attempt 10 Dcfrnud c CHI
;. cago Citizen OF Sll ,oo0.
-ious Titles to Iowa Lsnds---A Con-
ace Game Of 4 High Order.
Rotten State Of Affairs In tho
NorthweEter1 Conntios OF tho
Stata o. Iowu.

Rotten State Of Affairs In tho
NorthweEteru Connuo4 OF tho
State OF Iowa.
One Of the most daring attempts It aTtndhn4
yer yeu1ascI an,whcre nas isteiJ come 70 nSnl
Tits city. The c3ts Is not only rematE0e'e 3fcm
he poldness Of the operations Of those VINO con-
oc,ed II, tut a well for the Hitherto high caAfac-
RI of come Of the parties vino Here drawn 1nIo ~
md tcnl II lne sanction Of taeir standing 1ae
acts arc Is follows: The paincs arc onJ sappses-
ted. btcar1c Of certain HcAaufeA NO" oe'ns tateo
re, at the Irll scope q! the operations OF an Of
,au,8cl band OF lAad sNtndle5k at Feeaeot lu1ess.
rcN. city.
ideu,,teyee months tlnee, we!.xnoTa Ksnts,s, tnte
tha noa of J 1aSe amount OF boot aud snoe
~, a.uei II something Like sl,,ooo. 1nasmuca
'usir ess Was Of An order thai cid no. hriny
Of loo,s and eSooe be secured TIC srr1tres
eaaef e1esansed ior more de.irasie FL s sea d
the largest a1nount of money pois.eie. ''''
The hroker took the stock, and proceeded to
ar many attractive barsllas, bu, none q, ,hem
stereu 70 su's the Madison street gentleman. un-
IL nnal!. one day lass week. the broker ran
acros6 some parties in this city who hAd Iowa
lands to sca- In the course Of = conversation
which sprans rp, the broker mentioned his mis-
sion, tna the 1owH dealeTs Immediately atgni1cd
her El.ansness 70 effect an exchange Tho bro-
ker Was tcicIEed 70 rome rca estate agents III this
city who had charge q the laad4. and who would
AfranEe matters 1nd NJ the terms with him.
The b.oker Ihen left thc 10 PARTIES and Called
nn Ills principal. tic latter Aeemed aighly pleased
at lie prospect Of converting MS boots and shoes
into rtaI cst1e in the youug md progressive
STATE Of Iowa and told The broker 10 push the
nlAiftr .'y al meanA ...
broker proceeded 10 c2n on the agents Of the Iowa
tas1,rs- In short space OF time the trade was
-vrth ufs q, ACC The broker handed fhe following
sstrnct ~ title to landa. situated IN The couu:y Of
Cherokee, and state OF Iowa:
ssa' T.. .t5s FL r. sssfs s,sS 'Tss ss
eh Vi ha Il se:i.a ~ a.a1.esa e1 IT, ~ 81 s1ii III
qns. ,hs 4 Tonn. nSah
n f IL n,ss 81: Es. e
:th. ~; Mtest M twsaty !za1; .xeatytSe ~
II :s5 % as sss
q s<e'ien scusttn 90. Ie.n.h49 Fl ainssy:sxe t9n,
f5!.a: isisf i ~ \ ~ IA; 8.
NJ Il II: s75 j. ai:s:s os a. ' '' -
:sFs; F: =. .[ its 81 HsSss.5 ii ''s' il '''A
s.is ssS. : "a f5 asEs
+; IL :ss: ! u: Il :; Es:s:s3e:
:$:s !: Il &: IL
eordrs II Clr, exec GoEn.y. Iowa a.,z...,..
:S*l VI ths ~: ~ y s.aa sns ~ assitss issn Il
:ff:!"ss is;:s:: Il gs,:a' c ~
III l. i; ss:{ :
,:f41 .s Ss'i; T. + IL i e4na nod 'o'44' june
broker apoS sS'1 &. saar
pa and handed him tho SooFe abstract Az
Everything thus far had an bones: loos the bt,leF
ipETr ftf 70 Ifpf
iraiuaes,ou vas agreed upon ard ciosed, and \
PENDING TIE nnai dcl,ery, tic susp!cons Of ne
Tcnlic1naI Oh Asdlfou street we're aroused ~ 70
81 aG ae eess aeouf 1oma N e
oHhsrs VIZ ,hs1 esr;, e bogus real esss
rcaeSca III .a5z pe.ernined q = sur of tha
matter be tclcs!sphed To The United 6:Aa.s Hegls.
trs, at Sioux Guy, and rece!sed the following tse.
- ] IS I'D e. l. 1s,s.a,e =: r., n,qss = ~
Rse St .,s 81
Il liz Y W. { e: n ;sa1 fs ssa
lmmedik;e!y apou reee,p! of th,s telez.am iae
rtAl elsate agents. AstorisEed At thus apparent
rekleness on tho par; Of nla principal, the hrokc.
% n!na- Ii. prne,pal, x.idous ,eplytae. lold tbs m
rptcr TO tAke the abstract o. tile oYcr to the par
nrs who pEntchsed 70 own the land and ~ them
II they Wiling to guarantee the cnTtctne IS VI
I tna, Instrument Without any hcAtAuo1, one OF
them hat doWn and endorsed the aos:r2ct Is fol.
:: lows:
IL = :ssss
sasdr Is me- &c eaeaa.e1aas hss sssa HIssrd On IL
sa"s t. Fl - y % l.aa % ''''' ''>u
4 Thia inssfusneas Tas inea taken Win thus guar.
Who also endorael ihr ao,'rset,. Taa t.oker =
n turned with inta culy accomplished ard a1tc!
( told TO invite The Iowa genreuaas and ha agent.
sbtd % n, ~ prs iuercE VIE T.
I Tnls r:aa also caec.sat. TIE lo.a gentleman wa'
: tlcnan .sened the coureraatlon Uy asking II tbe
: tisie g ,hs :and "Em III on she sauars." H.
, be wrong. Tnis WAS li.t!o TOO much Tor hutuAr
naturr, Md the Iowa gentleman waa n1tonlshes
ut hearing himself denounced III q hwipder In The
most untuesaured terms, who never owned \ loo
Of lana. s!ncr n Iowa. o. snyWhere else. Ihe
3ona a. aecssa saS 1hs na
must lie I EssaIe some where lie was answered
:, by having .hc telegram from sou1 Cny thrust in
Ls iscc. &, Ons Elasee 81 Iha contents, and he til
The tau;e operation was continued with the
Des, 81 fplr3a- They talked o. smoothly and
knnNinEly. They wanted 70 eee thc TRANSACTION
anca a. IT, aent. a 81 .ne Madison T. sestIs
( man.. They would tAke The deeds Of That land Il
New yo.. .na selI i !os si9 sn acEs The, iakse
,hcE opinion. =" everything Was on the square"
-Oh, noat certainly" was the reply, ".Soihtnf
l.
One OF the Individuals was shoEu the telegram
lie Icad il--dtopped his c5ct-scratcned hts hcat
AND, Eue1y. turning around tu ills partner, said
"Su usc. THIS gentleman Is posted"
eruee. ea.rasae that IL, scslly Believed IN To
honrttJ o: tac ttallsacion. As n.uch Of this wa:
hc!,esrd cs possible under the circumstances.
Thus. 70 1ar Is this caRe Is conccfnsd, matter.
at Ir.s4 Mt ktand. There Is 10 doubt but thai NJ
par.ee really guilty should lie punished. Ghtcagc
htcouIf'c infested with these ~indlers, tha
II Ii hatdl! sate to tuJ foot Of iacd outade o.
. / The ctI,
. i MnIi-rs n Northwestern Iowa are peculiarly IA
vo,aile TO these swlndlns opere'ions,,. Aw1e1
!, i-v wi! low touch lands IN Cherokee County
lows 4 Recorder Of that county If At presen
1em. tempt t - toe 1i,ose TIC eou:fs hsse sso $500
c sv1Ed!lnS ia1d case Mp from BuenA Eista counts
0ter 1es aIion N ,a ntse gad h1saet nses
merchant t,ocRh, three sections Of land IN ca,
aa a nGt epe ,as !na.
oi cur hp:net. sa .esn sEd Rsvs dec
-~ie,of selole discovering the utter worthless
r tie epecn.ators aud sEindietB hasc succeeded Il
u elest!nS nea!iy I'll The county otisers which &C
I Win The 7qc.tnt case there viii he more dcvel
=: o'n'e''' In , ,lN11sTer,..orxKs4s +. asxn
:: The above haa been " type Peg sone metz Two dtJs, An
sse n s sssf
Anotntr real estate agent, who c!alns to rerre
sent = Rochester, New York, party IN the sale Q
H. there ltnda, hss been stamping vartouz Opera
=, 1oDx II wss reported 10 r.A eststc circles tass
Il 1Alc Lest eveE1rG LafE1n WAS about to be closes
6: between o1e ii these Iowa land agents an
one pt our c!t,Lens, wherein the latter was to be
p come The possea1oT OF lsrge amount OF ihl HIu
I nous real estate. It was s.id 70 be 4 "damon'
= cut diamond afxir, which would certainly bcaa
to the settlement, Of the whole fraudulent matte
:. 10 the proper judicial ulbunnl&
The aee ents hSre Ito represent the parties Il
whusc nnyrcs the title 10 these lands nppea
~ --@.=.. That everything ts nil right, and tha
" there niuet be some mtstake about tne telegIzt
which wns rent on here by tic United ekaies Reg
!, ter At S0u1 CITY; that tho lille to the property
IL stenr IA the MONDAY sun
nj The whole pdaiF hA1 created 20 much excite
kac.t lhAl many parties cwninx lands in Cnerokc
q County and that whole pa,1 Of lows, md VII
n he never hnd any further proof Of their owner
shp ihnn The abstracts OF tltics with tho cettnca
' u tio1s usually furnlaned CT suCh occasions, IT
II sending axeuts CIT into tt1t country to aecerai
low they stAnd,
Il Al EXTRAORDINARY pPERATlDH.
II
r. The vepdrr. at Modcrn karNrry.