, 1877-12-02

. / mcn. !'
; II haven't seen it yet, but the place to try
| case is in court, and not in the newspapers.
| have learned that 10 my experience as Il 1awyc
+ This YOU eau say for me, that. SO far as al
! concerned, am ready for trial any time, an
the sooner 1t comes oil the better I'll like it."
That it is all Mr.. Stanford had to say on til
subject Of his Indictment, and the reporter lei
J. JOHNSON.
:~he Mysterious Man Who Wants to Sci
Christian County Lands.
Within the last four or five weeks, the mail
! pouches which daily left this city contained
among other descriptions Of printed matter, til
following circular:
| PRIVATE CIRCULAR TO AGENTS.
| CHICAGO, Ill, 1S17.-I have the erclusiyi
control very large Of trading lands Iocat
ed IN Christian County. and State Of Missouri. These
lands am placing in the hands Of agents, to sci
| ana erchdn1e for the owner. There will be givcr
| to the agent full power Of attorney TO handis
these lands in the way Of cash sales exchanges
the very best advantage he may deem most proper To-
the interest OF the owner aud himself, anu for biz
commission on all cash safes or exchanges, he n4a,
retain one-ha!f Of whatever he receives. TheEs
eoiored mop Of ali the lsads he be itliIs, selIs,
showing the exact location. timber, praire,
sreans es e. together with printed de-
under seal, containing statements as to judgments,
taxes etc. There will also be sent warranty
deed OF deeds for the amount of land each agent
may desire to sell or exchange These deeds arc
left blank. to the name OF the second party, aud
| the consideration, but q full power at attorney,
iy to ill up the decd to any person he may sell to-
and handle the lands as he would If they belonged
| to him exclusively.
! In order to procure an agency. each applicant
must forward me satisfactory references and
deposit {as agency fee) with the express agent or
Postmaster df there is no express agent IN town.
| the amount named as follows:
No. J. II you decd for acrcs deposit S g. 50
10. :. Il you want deed for so acres, denoslt.. 4,
30 l. il you want deed tor 1so acrcs DEPOSIT. s.G
10. yon want want 9s Ieea tor ; scres detosls 10 e.
"a : i you deed for 80 acfcs. de;'ost 1906
dssa sF fs s ssIs: asS:
On the receipt by me Of the certificate showing
tnat 8 deposit has been made and an agency want
cd, with proper and satisfactory references, IeciN
then fortrard at once all The papers. subject to
your full examination. You can then take them
out or hare them returned 70 me, you being re-
quired to merely bear the expense OF the express
charges, providing you order the papers returned
to INC.
This Is one chance in thousand where an agent
canget lands to handle on terms Us liberal as
offer. without scarcely any outlay OF money on his
part.
Any man can make money very fast handling
these lands, as claim they good trading
property. J. JOHNSON, Agent,
las South Clark street, Room 60.
Accompanying the private circular is q s.pri-
vate agreement" In which the party accepting
the agency binds himself to bear all the expense
Of selling the lands or making IN exchange for
them, and to remit one-haIf OF all moucys re-
ceiycd or deed to onc-half the land OF other
property he NAV take in exchange.
THE "PRIvATE C1RCULAR'
is an exceedingly alluring bait, All the rural
la1tsl-spcculator has to do, should he want to
realize so per cent commission on SECTION of
wild land in Christian County. an, where from
couuty-scat, is to send his application and
deposit Of $50. The latter Is q sine qua non,
aud is OF much more Importance than the salts
factory references. But the shrcwd country
Oh one occasion, while visiting Virginia rare
course. He was invited to bet $50 on grav
mare, and put his moncy ia the hands Of one
Mr. Brown, who, it was stated, would hold the
stake.
*:Wholl hold ar. Browna'' replied the sagc
Of Roanoke
Mr. J. johnson, of Room 90, 145 Clark street.
demands satisfactory references from those |
VINO may prove to bc desirous OF acting as Ills |
attorney for the disposal Of lis Missouri wild !
lands; but who are the references OF Mr.. John |
son! '4
On dozen different occasions did a TR1nuyr
reporter climb the stairs OF 145 Clark street for
tne purpose OF interviewing the party bY tho
name Of johnson.
" On Tue third story Of tic number mentioned. |
u IS darks dlngv den, some ten or twelve feet |
squarc. Two desks, 4 couple Of rickcty chairs,
u rusty stove, an old map Of the United States, |
ana an oil-lanlp in state of perpetual con,bus-
ton, constitute the belongings Of the concern.
Neither sunlight or fresh air ever enters the
premises.
4 red card on the door Announces tbot s.Hcr.
man Ehf1aub, Real-Estate Dealer" does busi-
ness ~lttln The door is always closed.
me reporter gave faint tap, aud harsh
ieutonle y G voice exclaimed, "Come in.''
Ill
'. ~. johnson is not inn
" when Will be be in!''
" could not say. have not seen him for
rmo Or Three days. Do you want to sec him
called to sec about trading an undivided
interest in some Michigan pine lands for some
of bis Missouri propcrt}'' "N4'o
anu then the gentleman whom the reporter
j. 70 20 Mr. Ehrlaub scntentiously re-
marked, Come in tomorrow or next day and
ae fill probably be at home''
lne pencll-propeller called in the course of |
Wo or three days: Mr.. johnson had not re- /
arnea" la lie was Liable to be home in lay or
r.,, .Mhcre s e, Is he, and how eau / communicate
- = He is, think, in St. Louis, or somewhere
Il Il ~ Mtssonri. lie has two or three biz trades on
coro r,u 1n,. Is out o. town good deal VIII you
:. Certainly. Hicks,-Mr. Hicks, of ,lcbirann ~ 7
oo ohas. as'14SInoer; you were in a few DAYS | S
;2ai @9ous ootae aifcfigan lands. Can YOU call
sa!nf Come in Tomorrow i
r! .ne Fl reporter, with growing SUSPICION that t
,aterazation was as OF d%S fn2ut tue same
omedv Tn Of the II Fast Family,' consented. '"'
8 ne me- o!-lamp VAS burning on the morrow as t
yore when the neWs-gathcrcr again returned t
~ 80 yoans2n 93 has not yet returned; you had
WHO'S MR. LAMn7,, y
~ he fHnfesaufx Afr T,hr,.. I -
town. "noA ne l. ouI -
a Where is Alr. Lambl'
- He'll be in shortly.'' G
-, Ie4 him 2 gentleman from MICHIGAN vii, 4
III on him at 8 o'clock.,' '44e1ilsan WILL O
VI. Ehllaub said be would y
The reporter called at the anno;,+aa . Il
,t turned up. oeeA1 na'ae nao e.
! ne M qe1s day the reporter was morc succcss- a
l. He bad an interview with Wr. Lana SaeGs7s TIs+ b
M thought that Mr. Johnson was
ant nlSSoa71; Wi1h hns What did Mr. Hicks Of Miehigan
1E YOU'D IKE to trade an undivided fn,cras+ | 1;