, 1869-07-28
IOWA LAND sWlRplEs.
Further Developments Of Fraud-.St1tY ThoH4
sand Besrs Acres Purthnsed hya
Chicago Hail.
A Banker Anvosts $4,000 in Wild.
Caf AandR-EKcftcnenk In tho
Country MT I4AfEe.

1Ha Ta1srfzh late article upon tho Iowa land
sWindle hAs caused greater nuste. in real eat,,e
ctrcIe1 not only in this city, but elsewhe.r, than
tncJ have experienced for & long time Larsc
numltrs Of people hare got to comparing potea
and the Consequences IL that the Developments Of
the land.anandrng ope1atlona In Northwestern
Iowa hasc begun 10 nIsune elcphanttne rzppor.
tionA
One old gentleman. reading IN the southern part
ol ths city IN reading over the abstract OF title
publlahct With the former article In this paner
WaA forclbly struck with the similarity Of the num-
bers OF sone OF the sections mentioned there with
others Of those IN the same locality which for
long time be ilad imag.net 70 be t1ls oHn 1osses-
EonA An investigation folio r ed. which eniet, II,
hia being shown that the ,Arxcr part Of cONn
acres Of nnd which be and hA son hal lately bur
tLasea HUN AeentH ~ rates varJlng from 10 cents
70 u IN acre. WAS bogus purchase, from which
money Invested.
Iu nru,her lnssuce, on Wednesday OF list week.
banker on Dearborn Rtreet was Instructed 10
mate certain purchases Of lewa lauds The
Enueer was shoHn ons OF the aba.racta Of title.
Mh!ch s,e Rsperailr exhibited % these occasions,
ana, WITHOUT at5 heAt1nry. raId ovef hl4 counter
ID INC neiEhlorhootl Of tiuOJ1 for certain tracts
which rcEc therein described; and only hni lis
publication Of 1he swIudo 10 ia.t weuk 4 Tatnt,sr'
1he!e srn 9cnfea Of other Just auch oAsos in this
fly, and n sach day sdua 70 thc ust If pcopIa WHO
complete m1hncr. As tho case ut prcaept 1t8u:js
even fhpsc whu hkyc uuQncsttoped titleg 10 I0wa
!ahda 90 not scetn 10 feel satls1cd unt they have
nAua "A&nnr21cc 0oultT surr,' auC hx1I ttclr H.
ilrg 10 Lie landa legally tnsrAtIgatsti.
1hcec swirdling nGtefat!ons hAyp not hcen cnu.
nhtH 10 IhicsgO. There II cgrF1 roatou 10 believe
fbAt duplicates Of there nt,sfracts hare lyoI uuT
i'een used IN the principal NcAtrFu Citlrs tul ~
lat cast ~ New iDfk. There ID no e1ttmati1u ehu
nun brf Of times that these l1nrth schtcrt fuws
lAbtls may haTs iEr1 Aeld A frsntd nf Tho t1t,f.
tFr VI people ttst hAfr hceB awlnalnd out of ttrs
tnoitJ " the ltAbalpfa AlfeAdy tArtfcs ju ia
ffoit NI,lhC1n Michigan ANd MItnuukoc nrr
willing Un hrfn 10 AnA out what tuflher DIT aJDu.
furfeb hare ts'fiI HlRin.
NJ nrrrsts hasr ~ trt hc%n ATTEMPTED, tecsuso
Ut lhe t8retliAR difficulty kh~Fr NU1lIu ho III
proving u rnAe VI fraud. Al \ matter ul Law. nj
patty san IL, charged cr1ninsy IN 1lIr&n tratssg.
tlfIhA Nhrfe II app ara ho has auFuF Nt title 10
watrsnf. Ihn ebsffRctA w1rk Rrs uaHi tIert III
lhr FFrlanlall HKrilkA Gf Tho pretended 6wteFs Di
tue lApaa arn perfectly legitimate gu their facea
aul EllhtescE rflna1lIJ tIetr Ia III lilo 1yuAIUehs
~ taarF tat hhItss4 nNlH lilo tnHIty utlleGts uf
Identities III iowa Hhrfe tIcAg ialida ars sAI. to 10
Nh Ut.irt1.
u tniDvsos tho I'roper lowa auihuflslcs 10 10 *
a!Ict this hiastrF. II, III II h Charged. vi t,
county utntErs IN The nhTthMrattffi CbDLGa Uf
tai EAta sfe e1fctt1 in ibe Interests Of HprcuIa-
3Fs, slid Ia further Just 1rh asthiIca ~ tfIls tho
~tohrr they ars fetn0ynl nf Indicted Inc tatEGY
Will II l} fur tho Hitherto fair reputation OF that
ynniu attl KfonitE H.ate
An tho tasr NUN ats,1s, tho market, III This city
ht irBtt, fHr lan1s IN SUlthwrslsrn iurA, ts ~.
tTt dInRlt huli and fiat. There arc nU trAiiaIcrs
tHY 1nRtip whatever.