The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-18
THE KANSAS SETTLER.
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| Especial Telegram to the Chicago Times.1
WASHINGTON, October Secre,ar,
Schurz has to-day made the following i'm
portant decision in the disputed land title,
at Independence, Kansas. This case in
wolves the titles OF many thousands of set
tiers, and rs therefore of great interest:
SIR: have considered the case Of NJ. c
Streeter vs.. The Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as Pacific Railroad Company, involvin:
I los 3, and >, section =, W. 81, south rang,
%, East Independence, Kansas. on appea
IRON yonr decision OF Oct ,ber 26, 1876, ad
verse to the r?ilroad company. The town
ship plot was iile,l in the local land offic,
on June 10, 1863. This land is within tn,
ten miles limits OF the grant Of July 26
1890, 10 AID IN the construction OF said road
the right OF which Is held 10 have attached
on the date OF filing map of its de6nit,
location. January Z, 1865. The notice o
the withdrawal OF these lands for the benefi
OF sand road was received at the local Ian,
office on October p, 1869.
NJ. {. ;, eeter filed d. S. 1926 for said
land ON Jan. 20, 1870, alleging settlement
on Oct. p. 1865, and made final proof anc
offered TO pay for the same July IL, 1872
but his application was refused by the Local
officers because his settlement was made
subsequently TO the definite location OF. said
road. This decision OF the local officers
was approved by your predecessor, Com.
missioner Drummond, and subsequently, be
came final in default of an appeal. On
June Is, 1876, counsel Tor Stree-er made
n To. h,l.
ed to patent under the provisions of the
1rst section OF an act OF congress approved
April q, 1876, entitled "An act to conform
pre-emptiOn and homestead entries of pub.
lie lands" within the limits of these grants
In cases where such entries have been made
under the regulations of the land department
You decided that the defects in Mr. Streeters
claims were cured by The act referred TO-
and held it by reinstatement, and the rail.
road company has appealed from Your de.
cIslon. The section OF this act relied on to
give validity to Mr.. Streeter's entry, is in
the following language, viz: That all
pre-emption and homestead entries, or en-
tries in compliance with any law of the
United States, of public lands, made in good
faith by actual settlers, on tracts of land of
of not more than one hundred and sixty
acres each, within the limits of any land
grant, prior TO The time when the notice of
The withdrawal of the lands embraced in
sucb Grants w.s ,aca;vad a, H.. III -
Office of the d,s.rict in wh;cb snch ,ana1
are sitn,ted or af,ar ,b.;r ras,or..;", -
market Inv order of the Gerer,I anJ az -
nee, and when the pre-emptIOn and home
stead laws have been complied with, and
proper proofs have been made by the par
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