The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
A KNAVE OR BIS FOOL.

OF that bundle OF Wise y things, sound
ing like senseless word vaporings from
a meaningless imbecile, were the fol-
lowing false assertions, to-wit: "The
mountain, though charges the honest
hard-worked farmers s25 and upward
for examining their deeds prior to
mortgaging the same to the school
commissioners. This is about an
hours work."
This infamous lie, is evidently in
tended to refer to our official acts as
agent for the State School commits
:sioners in examining the securities and
doing the necessary work to safely
effect loans of school funds. The as
sertion on its face shows the writer to
be as ignorant as mule or else he is
purposely and dishonesty endeavor-
ing to mislead the public. Our work
which we have done in efecting school
loans consists, 1st, of drawing a written
application for the party asking a loan
to sign. and, ascertaining the value of
land offered, which often spoils the
best part of one to three days. 3rd,
examining all the deed and mortgage
indexes through for every man who
ever owned the land. 4th, examine
every deed made by each and every
man who ever owned the land,
to any lands in the county to as
certain if such deeds interferes with
the title in question. 9Th, examine
every mortgage made in the county by
each and every man who ever owned
the land in question. 9th, examine al
judgment dockets of both circuit and
county courts, going through each of
them thoroughly for every mans name
who ever owned the land. 9TH, ex-
anime the record book of attachments.
9th, if the land was ever owned by any
person when such person died, then
examine thoroughly all the probate
records and papers of that estate to
see if the proceedings to sell the land
through administrators sale was cor
rect and valid. 9th, if the land was
ever sold at sheriff7s sale, examine
thoroughly all records, papers, re-
turns of service and proceedings in
selling the land to ascertain if a valid
judgment was had and a valid sheriff
sale of the land made. 10th, make
and prepare thorough written abb
stract of title as it appears and is
found in the above examination. 18th.
If the descriptions are apparently in
definite SO that it is impossible to tell
from simple inspection of the deeds
if it is right, then take the necessary
drafting instruments and make a plot
on paper of the land as described.
12th, if after doing all these things it is
found that the title and value of the
land is as the law requires, then GER
tify these facts in writing to the board
of school land commissioners at Salem.
I3th, if the loan is ordered to be made
then We make out the neces-
sary mortgage and note and see that
it is properly executed and placed on
record.
The doing of all these things and
the looking after each item enumera-
ted carefully, every searcher of records
knows full well has to be done in Or
der to have any assurance that it is
correct, the assertions of "Billy Pat
terson" to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing During professional career of
about ten years for the kind of work
above enumerated, we have charged
all persons alike in proportion to the
amount OF work in each case, gener-
ally from ten to thirty dollars, and in
very few cases where the examination
was long and difficult, or the title was
found bad and work done to correct
it, the charges have been as high as i
forty dollars, and SO long as we con-
tinue TO examine titles and value land
no matter whether it be for the school |
commissioners or private parties, we
shall make similar charges for services,
regardless of the idiotic lies of "Billy |
Paterson" kadz,. AS. many people
do not have an accurate idea of what
the examination of titles" mean and
as "BIlly Patterson" leader has shown
himself as dumb as an ourangoutang
on this subject, or else as dishonest as
a knave in making the false statement