Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-08-22

such as are prohibited by tie terms of the
aforesaid statue exist upon the publ c do
main, and that actual legal settlement, is
prevented and obstruc!ed by such enclo-
sures and by force, threats and intimidation;
now therefore, Grover Cleveland, presi-
dent of the United States. do hereby order
and direct that any and every unlawful en-
closure, of the public lands maintained, by
any person, association or corporation be
Immediately removed; and I do hereby for
b: d any person, ASSOCIATION or corporation,
from preventing or obstructing by means
of such enclosures, or by force, threats or
intimidation by persons entitled thereto
from peaceably intering upon and estab-
fishing settlement or residence in any
part of such public land which is subject to
entry and settlement under the laws of the
United States; and command and request
each and every officer of the United States,
upon whom the duty is legally devolved, to
CO use this order to be ebeyed, and all pro-
visions of til e act of congress herein con-
tanned, to be faithfully enforced.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at the
City Of Washington this 71h day of August,
1886, and of the ind ependence of the United
States of America the one hundred and
tenth.
By the President,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
: F. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
The following is q list ofillegal Enclosure.
Ct public lands, of which the general land
Office has specific knowlege which are sf-
fected by the presidents proclamation of
yesterday:
Levisey Brothers, Pueblo county, Col
orado, 81 700 acres; John Ross, Pueblo
county, II 100; John Herspenger, Pu. b o
county, 10000 Lankort brothers, Pueblo
IA $40; E. c. Tolle, Pueblo county,
81, 29O; Jno. D. Hass, Pueblo county, 40, 900
Daniai Keen, Bent county, Colorado 81 500;
J. g. Jones, Bent county. Colorado, 1870;
Polk & Andrews, Bent county, Colorado,
500; Davis & Degroff, FL Paso, Colorado,
10 8OO Robt. Douglass, Elpaso, Colorado,
172O; Allen & Link, Park county, Colorado,
Is. 5CO B. F. Linney, Park county, Colorado,
900; Jas. Miller. Los Animas, Colorado,
2 &C., Pondexter & Orr, Bsaverhead county,
$3.50; Chas. Rsuben, Silver Bow
county, Montana, 800; Solomon Jennings,
Silver Bow county, Montana, $500; James
A. Campbell, Custer county, Montana, $780,
G. H Hutton, Albany county, Wyoming,
:, 900, VIM. Wallace, Deer Lodge, Mantana,
400; Chatfelter, Thomas & Blake, King
man and Harper counties, Kansas, 4,160;
VIM. Darphy. Lander, Eureka county, Ne
vada, III 500: Raphael & Bradley, Lander
county Nevada, /, 800; Crum and Zardier,
Lander county, Nebraska, $500, Andrew
Rensen, Eurek county ,Nebraska, 3, 100; G. F.
G, flee & Co., Sioux county, Nebraska, 5000;
Circle Bar Company Sioux county Nebsrs-
ka, $3.50; War Bennett live stock company,
Nebraska, 5,272; Dakota stock company,
Nebraska, 81 1851; Ogden & Ares, Sioux
county, Utah, 900; Tnos. Ray, Sioux coun-
", Utah, 1900; Patrick Largy, Montana.
700; Northwestern cattle, Montana, 1900;
Martin Stevens, Bent County, Colorado, g.
500; A. L. Polk, Bent county, Colorado, s.
$50; NJ. L. Hopkins, Bent county. Colorado,
,, 800; Colombia cattle company, Bent coun
". Colorado, 5000; a. g. HalIett, Bent couu-
=, Colorado, 1900; Mclean Bros, Bent
county, Colorado, 200; James Beatty, Bent
county, Colorado, 81 900; A ]. Anderson,
Bent county, Colorado, 1000; Humphrey
Best. Bent county, Colorado, 1000; G. w.
Swink, Bent county. Colorado, 5000, J. W.
Daniels & Davis, Pueblo county, Colorado,
3, 200; w. T. Burns, Las Animas county,
Colorado, 800; B. NJ. Kimberly. Arapahoe,
county. Colorado, $500, D. K. Schafer,
Arapahoe county, Colorado, 8 OCO.
Suits have been instituted, or recommend
I'd, in the following cases: Arkansas Val
ley Land and cattle company, Colorado, L.
300. 900; Prairie cattle company, 1000 900,
Hall & Ranla, $4,000; Joshua q. Anderson,
!, 900; Jones & Hess, $500; John Bowers,
zoo, 90; Brighton ranch, Nebraska, 125, 600;
Ben J. Hershey, Nebraska, sol; Ira Nichols,
Montana, 1888; Morrill, G. Keith, Colorado,
,4S4; Burke & Sons, Colorado, 452.
It is estimated that not less than ten
million acres, in addition to lands men
Toned in the above list, are illegally in
closed, of which the special agents of the de-
,artment have not had time to examine
md make specific report.