The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1878-03-02

was open II 1 Wlsneu 10 ulake plooI VI
the abandonment. l deposited s25 to
defray expenses of publishing notice,
&C., and on the Goth day of November,
appeared with witness and made the re-
quired proof according to law.
Upon my second return to the land
Office concluding to proceed in legal
way to obtain the abandoned homestead,
I examined the plots in the land Office
and found there was an adjoining quar-
ter section upon 80 acres Of which an
application. under the presumption laws,
had been filed but abandoned. Upon
this quarter section fled Timber Cul.
ture right. Mr.. Mcclure claimed in his
communication that Norwegian and
myself each in turn deprived him of 80
acres of this land. If he had the first
claim upon the land why did he not
file? He had a second opportunity to
have filed before I did. He claims he
was waiting until he could file on the
abandoned homestead, which he says he
could not do until the previous home
stead application had been cancelled.
Why did he not pay over his money
and institute proceedings to have the
fling cancelled? He says he was advised
to wait. Surely he would not have us
infer that the land officers gave him the
advice. He is free to use names; why
does he not give US the name of his
counsel who has really been the person
who has caused all the misfortune? Per.
haps Mr.. Mcclure is not too old to learn
that procrastinatlon is the thief Of time,
and he would probably put SINE Of the
advice he so gratuitously tavors others
with to good use by filing on the claim
he pretends to be holding near the AL
mota while as yet he is residing in Lew
iston, otherwise be may expect to soon
find himself turned out Of doors a second
time, and the Editor of the Palnuse
Gazetta will prepare for Chapter II, of
the lamentations.
Mr.. Mcclure claims we have taken.
advantage of a technically to deprive
him of his home, but does not tell us
what the technicality is, it cannot be one
OF law for he has not availed himself of
atty of the privileges Of the law, his
mime is not found in the land Office in
lewiston in connection with any of the
laws he mentions. 1t seems strange
that all the men mentioned could file on
his land, and he could not, the facts
would seem to corroborate the report that
bis son should have said father cannot
bold the place for he has used his land
fights" Perhaps be was trying to
make little speculation out of govern
nent land, or may be the Indians were
10 blame for all the mischief. Mr..
Mcclure fed to Lewiston for protection
md it would seem in iudiscriminate
haste from the items he mentions leav-
ng in the house, he does not seem to be
20 brave as his neighbors, as he has re-
NAMED in Lewiston ever since while the
'eighbors had returned to their homes.
When l visited the valley I found Mr..
McClure's house minus the door and
loor, the parlor stove turned upside
Town in the road, the hogs were using
he house for bed chamber, and the
on was stopping at one of the neighbors.
t must be admitted that viewing the
picture through Mr.. McC'ures glasses
t portrays human depravity in very
lark colors, but where the human de.
'ravity comes in the readers of THE
TELLER may judge from the truth of
he following quotations: "There was
10 one there when I went upon the
lain, nor was there any evidence that
ny one had been upon it before me-"
Mr.. Mcclure has been acquainted in
he community for years. told that he
7as living on the old Hardin ranch,
here were some 700 rails on the place