The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-01-14

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IL The misetilMnsoss sugrssshsn. "a
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teAilehs anil wonla suggest Ii addition
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the AdIntAnt ucn~fAis rfIire fus nun ana
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70 the soldiers AMI widows and cfphsns
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osbltaat fesa 10 attorneys. | have always
believed that every citizen ef lo~A IL
whnm I pension \ justly due, o. whose
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The report III The Register Of Tho State
Land. OtiIca shows tho operations of that
department during The past two ycara.
There hAa becn patented b. tho State O..
474.b7 acres Oh the 100000 acre grant |;
5D,iJ4.77 acres Of The 10Th section grant |;
0,03e.77 anres and 10 town lots or mort.
gage achool lands; ESQ acrra OF III
saline land grant; and i3.47S54 Acrcs of
tho agricultural college grant. There
hAvc also been patented 10 tho Htato by
the gehcfal government, and ~ tho
state to Tho several counties, 6,7i5.J3
acres or swamp lands. Tho Register hes
published full list of tho swamp land
selections - made b. tho counties. This
list having been carefully complied will
bc valuable book Of reference 10 all
the officers Of counties seeking final
adjustment Of their claims.
Lands have been certified 10 Tho yasi.
ous land grant railroad companies n
iollows, Cedar Rapids and Missouri
River Il. Il OF, b60.7i acros; Sioux City
and n. Paul Il. r., 906, 0tO.1A acres !;
Iowa Falls and Sioux City II. H., 0.47i..
o. acres; Dca Moincs Valley II. H.. 10.
0S0.o0 acres: making . total Of B63, 7l9..
00 acscs. There have been certified 10
tho State by tho United 6tatcs for tho
bcuc1t III tho railroads named tho fol-.
lowing lands: Burlington and Missouri
River II. r., 40 acres; Cedar Naplds
and Missouri Hivcr II. Il, 1851 ~ acres
Iowa Falls and Sioux City n. H., 3,405..
| ~ AcrCs; Mc0fAgos and Missouri River
Hallway, 4,9O7.74 acres; Sioux City and
ii. Paul Il. H., t0,oii.4l acres; dos
Moinca Valley II. r., 00.049O7 acres
making total Of 81, iiO.S3 acres.
In regard 10 tho lands certified f0f
| tho benefit 81 tho Dcs Moinfs Valley
Railroad, Il Ii proper thAt | should
make \ statement somewhat Ia detail.
After tho so.cailcd MtchAeId decision,
announced In December, 1850, which
nxod the limit Of thu grant uf iS40 II
tho mouth Of tho 1saccoor fork tho city
u DeS Moints), immigrants believing
tho land north Of this point open 70
pre.cmption, and being encouraged IN
this opinion W tho commissioner Of The
general land ONCE, settled and improved
thousands oi acres within Ave miles 81
tho river, between Tho city u pcs
M0lnca and Tho north limo ot tho state,
On tho 18th Of July, 1BO9, bill wAa
passed by Congress extending tho grant
Of f8l0 10 tho Minnesota lInu. The &C,
Of CongraAs provided that tho lands
| vcrc 10 la hcld and annilsd II sccr..l !.
anco With iho terms ~ thc crtsl,..,
| grant, axcept that Tho conscst n 7s.n.
rrcss vas given ID dIvcrt . no,tior ~ -
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This sct further declared. "An% - :. :. !.
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