Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-04

cum Pany. II tnbs company should have fui-
filled the obligations under which they OBJ
tanned the grant. This was never done. In
1877 the legislature adopted special law
whereby an extension of time was granted
the said company to complete the road. on
the express conditions that all real set
tiers rights should be respected first and
foremost. Knute Nelson was at that time
senatorand succeeded in secretly smuggling
into this law clause whereby it could only
apply to the Brainerd branch of the road,
while about all the settlers were located
along the so-called st. Vincent extension.
For this piece of work in the
state legislative assembly Knute Nelson
was made a present from the railroad
company of two sections 1880 acres) of
land in the vicinity of Alexandria. But
though the settlers along the named ex-
tension were barred from the protection
of the law, the company did not by any
means so consider it. Consequently the law
would be very good for the settlers to rob
them of their homestead, while the mighty
railroad company paid no more attention
to the law than if it never existed A
curious state of affairs and funny law it
is, that is good for one party
but not for another, and yet
still more remarkable lawgiver is he, who
showed his sense of right opposite his
constituents by stealing the poor settlers
only home and giving it to the railroad
company who's salaried attorney he was.
The Legislature appointed also a commits
sion TO examine into the respective rights
OF the company and the settlers. The
commission consisted of the governor, at
torney general and clerk of the state SUI
preme court. In 1879 they undertook
tour OF inspection, and received in Sank
Center, Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Glyndon
ana Crookston the settlers explanations
and afhdavlts. Accompanying this COM
mission was the salaried attorney and
representative of the railroad company,
our Industrious countryman, knute
Nelson. He acted not only as
the attorney and representative of
.tne railroad company, but personated
where the settler was a Scandinavian. as
interpreter for both the settler and COM
mission, and he so represented, advocated
and interpreted that the poor settler got
nothing, while the railroad company got
his home. We append here list of names
of betrayed settlers who can thank Knute
Nelson for the taking away of their home,
on which they had spent so many days of
hard and industrious labor. A few of the
here mentioned settlers were promised ia
vorable consideration for their claims. but
IN every instance they were ali fooled in
the end. The following settlers were all
promised favorable consideration, bat were
all deceived:
IN SAUK CENTER.
Edwin A. Chadwick, David B. Eckel,
Jno. s. Rand, JnO. NJ Bond,
William Percy, Isaac Parks.
James A. Morrison, Alfred Doolttle.
G. w. Stewart, Jno. Hoiey,
Oscar Iorr, Frederick Kurell,
John w. Brown, James Grey,
Jno. B. Bailey.
IN ALEXANDRIA,
Charles Il. Adtt, Elizabeth B. Allyn,
Edgar Rease. Gardner Clifford.
William G. Sherdon, Sym w. Barrows,
Henry z. Sharp, Jesse Borrick,
robert Coates, James Ostberg,
Andrew OlseOn, Harkon Anderson
George Murron, Johan Damlke.
0. johnson Stocklan, .Ino August Nelson.
ALVIN Il. Hazen, Charles Hazen,
Charles Jones, Johan Bitten.
Herman Blhuke,
IN FERGUS FALLS
Christ M. Littlethon, James Barnes,
Y. Fogelberg, Swan Olson,
William Dow, Ole Thoreson,
Andrew GilbertsOn, Wilhelm Grenwald.
Chs. W. Bigerall, Lars Olson,
Ellen s. HerfraasOn, Ole Oleson Eyuuen,
Ole Ellingson, James McNulty,
Even Evenson. Alex. Thompson,
Gunder Olson, Samuel P Smith,
Daniel Moore, Nils Strobeck,
VIM. Wilkinson, August Moling,
=. A. Braaten, Bjore Sjoire,
Jno. D. Hooker Thrord Jovison,
JnO. o. Nokkelby, Ole F. Loseth.
Hans Nelson.
IN GLYNDON.