St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-19


ton to write to the Register, under date OF
January 31st 1892, reciting the information
l had received from my son, and calling his
attention to the promises he had made Mt.
McHench and myself, to notify US should
the extension lands at any time become
subject to filings and applications, and that
we would contest the right of the railway
company, or any person to scrip these lands
or place applications or filings upon them,
but that if the company was entitled TO
these lands by virtue of their grant we had
nothing more to say; if not, we desired to
make filings and applications at once, and
requested him to notify me of the condition
in which matters stood. After a delay OF
about three weeks ! received from the
Register the following answer which give
verbatim.
"UN1rED STATES LAND OFFICE,
NORTHAMPTON, Mimi,
February 90, 1882
William H. Teller, Elgin, MINI.
DEAR SIR:-Yours of January 81, 1882 Is re-
ceived and contents noted. In regard TO the land
on sections 49, 1872, 81, have TO state that 1t
stands in the same shape that it did when you
was here in 1878. My personal opinion is that
the railroad company will eventually obtain title
on the land on section 10, but can not give this
as official instruction.
If they obtain it, it will be by virtue of the
grant. l know of no way by which they can
come in and enter by the location OF scrip as you
have been informed.
If your sons are residing on the land, and the
same should become government, they VIII nave
the first opportunity to enter.
We could not receive any applications II pre-
scented. Respectfully yours,
Mons GRINAGER, Register"
About this time my son, David w. Feller,
as previously stated, had also written to the
register concerning the information he had
given me, asking leave to make application
in case applications and filings were then
allowed. received in answer from the regis
ter the letter he had written, with the follow
ing endorsement on the back thereof, in
the handwriting of the register
1.-THE lands not subject to entry No filings or
applications can be received.
Mons GRINAGER, Register.
From May Z, 1881, up to this time, bear
in mind, that according to the published
statement of the register and receiver before
mentioned, and to use the very language of
these much abused officials, they were under
constructions to receive all applications for
these lands, and forward them to him Che
commissioner of the general land oflice), for
decision" The duty of this oticerswas there
plais," cry these worthless in their published
statement.
'All applications mast be received and
transmitted to the General Land Office"
official than even Land Office Register or
Receiver can pretend to be. How was this
order obeyed? In wilful disregard of his
word of honor as a man, Mr.. Mons Grinager
the Register neglects to notify certain occu-
pants and settlers of the Commissioners in
structions of May z, 1881, and they conse-
ouently fail to apply or file. Thirty applica-
tons on these extension lands, one OF them
being that of Jerome 2. Greene for the N. E.
Il of the land occupied by my son David w.
Teller, and upon which great improvements
had been made, are lying in the Land Office
at Worthington. They are sent to the Com
missioner of the Land Office at Washington
once, but afterward returned. They are "
ing in the Worthington Office after their re-
turn, from Oct. 2, 1881, to April "a, 1882,
period of over siG months as the statement of
the Register and Receiver shows. After all
the correspondence had relative to the mat
ter and all the information received from
Washington, with a full knowledge of the
fact of the settlements and improvements
made, these officials not only fail to notify
any occupant or settler thereof, but receive
these thirty applications of certain persons
whose friendly relations with these officials
I propose to show, and above all not con-
tent with violating his promise alone, Mr.
Mons Grinager the Register adds to the in
fanny of the whole proceeding by writing
both to myself and to my son wicked
and malicious lie, for the express purpose
of depriving US and all other occupants and
settlers, of an opportunity to fortify them
selves in the protection of their lawful rights.
I make these assertions calmly and dis
passionately, and for their confirmation
have only to call your attention to the pub
lished statement of the Register and Receiver,
and ask you to compare it with the letter of
the former to me of Feb. 20, 1882 and his
endorsement on the letter returned to my
son. These letters were written by Mr.
Mons Grinager at time when the thirty
applicatioms referred to were lying in the
Worthin gton office.
They were written by him in his official ca
pacity of Register of that office, and purported
to contain official information, and were
signed by him as such Register.
Compare them with the facts as set forth
in the published statement He writes:
'In regard to the lands, &C., it stands III
the same shape as when you were here in
1875" This is false, as no applications or
filings had been made at the time alluded
to.
''The lands are not subject to entry"
This is false, as the General Land office had
instructed the local office to receive all appli-
cations, and according to the Register and
Receivers'own showing the duty of the local
office "was then plain al applications mast
be received and transmitted to the general
land office.' ''We could not receive any APP
plications if presented" explains the Regis
ter in his letter to me, while to my son he
says, s'no filings or applications can be receiv-
ed' These statements are both false for
the reasons already given; while he had re-
ceiyed and had in his hands 80 applications
when he uttered this lie. And then in order
doubtless, to throw us off our guard, and al
lay all suspicion of his duplicity and double
dealing, he says, eff your sons are residing
on the lands and the same should become
government they will no doubt have the first
opportunity to enter.''
In the face of these facts, the Register
and Receiver have the audacity to make the
statement in their published letter that 'sin
no case were we made aware that other par
ties claimed the land;'' while in his personal