The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-08-01

shall have been completed shall be subject 70 settle
exceeding one dollar and twenty Ave cents scrs.
to be paid to the Company. The Attorney for Dudy-
been rendered, made strenuous effort 10 show that
the tract in question had not been sold bv the ComHe
sed ses
il shall be made to .ppe.r TN. me y nsa nSo o
HI OF H. hs.
cred an unqualified decision that the rsroed lands
may be and NJ . a I'M .
advanced If any in his effort to get the land Inc
lands were all sold by the Company before ne snrse
vain to show the contrary and according to the way
IN which the Secretary puts u every wouid'be pre-
The decision rendered some time ago by the secre-
tary Interior Mr.. Delano, relative 70 hemeste.s
fresh is the memory ofmany-especially OF those who
rushed upon railroad land and made settlement under
t Of the 70
the lands their title IS rather doubtful Not one cent
pany nor does any part Of the the sales 90
TO the Company but TO the Trustees OF the mortgage
sire to get your money for assisting you Will tell you
that the mortgage is not sale, but you are now in
NATIVE OF lawyers who are eminent in their profession
The lands We're granted TO aid in building the roau
lands could be sold in farm tracts in such time IS to
render material aid in building the road. therefore
this was the only disposition which the Company
could make in order TO accomplish within the time re-
CURED the object for which the Government gave tns
telegraph line Of which could have the use for post
a. is and other % CseId =, cs or
ordinary SPECTATORS all Of the lands. within time
IN which the Government has not been able TO give
away half the lands along the line this road
under the Homestead and Timber Culture Acts. When
the Government made the Pacific Railroad grants. It
valued Its Intervening sections 1t two dollars and
half per acre, and did not deny the Railway Com
panic. the rightro mortgsge-dlspose ofther lands at
as Of s
gagged for more than one dollar and Q quarter per
tho
their paying their money and sell IL for less than its
vase. or for less than the amount paid for 1t, or for
The three years elapsed in ISIS aud yet the Govern
ognizing fact that lands have been disposed or
Patents for about 80 00 have bee issued the
Company within the last three years
The Land Department will continu to make sales
as heretofore. 8. J. GILMORE,
Land Comm issioRer.
Hon. Lew J. Best.
The above named gentleman visited |
this section of the country yesterday, |
for the first time since 1870, and ex-
pressed himself as highly surprised at
tho rapid advancement the country has
made since that time, and more 50 ct
the Metropolis which, IS it were, had
sprung from the bosom of mother earth.
At present he is awaiting his commission
as Receiver Of the Land Office at Kirwin,
a position to which he has been appoint
cd, and which will be flied by him with
credit to himself and constituents.
Since our acquaintance with Mr.. b., We
have found him to be gentleman and
in every way person to hold the con-
fidence Of the people. A man who
would not stoop to do such dastardly
acts as did the late Receiver-"honest
doctor(O" Hodge is one who will
work to the interests Of our county and
its citizens, and who will attend to the
duties Of the Office without regard to
race or color. Our representatives, at
Washington greatly favored our people
in the removal Of tho egotisticsl "snob"
who made his own rulings daring the
past four years without regard to the
opinions Of the General Land Commits.
sioner, and placing in bis stead, . man
whose interests are identified with those
Of the homosteaders Of this land historic.
Phillips County Herald.