The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-10-29
THE LAND CRAZE.
'he Lakefield Citizen SAYS:


The craze for the st. Paul 4 Sioux
City railroad lands, in this vicinity, is
running high. The report has GOT
atloat that the lands now vacant out
side of tho n-mile limits are govern
ment lands, and about twenty filings
were made IN this vicinity. There is
nothing definite about those lands be-
ing open for settlement or that the FL.
ings on then. are any good, but a syn
dictate Of able lawyers from Albert Lea
have shouldered the work of fighting it
before the United States Supreme
Court. Evidently in several years
from now Jackson county will have
either more real estate owners or a
smarter set of citizens.
The Jackson Republic says:
The wave of excitement has swept
up from the east and in few days at
the most there will not be foot of
Sioux City land outside of the ''ten
| mile limit" upon which there has not
been filed AL application for entry.
This line runs through the centre Of
Kimball township. across the southern
part of ChriStiai,i:,, across the south.
east corner of Delaield and northeast
corner Of Heron Lake, nearly through
the center Of West Heron Lake, and
across the southeast part of Alba. To
all lands south Of this line the st. p. &
5. e.. and S. 9. & St. r. companies
have only certified list for /. claim
and upon the strength of this they Sc
lected the indemnity lands." Upon
this is based the fight.
These filings will temporarily injur-
the county by retarding settlement.
About twenty-five of llansen's lande
lockers were in town this week, but
they refused to buy foot of land ow-
ing t. the apparent cloud upon the IT,
tlr. 1t is Il severe blow to N C. Fred
eriksen 4 Co.. and to W. L. Hansen.
We are informed that the business OF
the latter in Martin county has already
been injured to the amount of ten
thousand dollars. They are square
dealing and e"terprising land-frms to
whom the county is under obligations
for scores Of good settlers. There will
be general regret that their business
is interrupted and injured. But on the
other hand. if the Sioux City company
has a doubtful title to the lands the
buyer ought to know it.
The Window Reporter says:
Thus far Ill decisions of the interior
department and courts have been III
favor of the company. The company
has its title from the government, and
all that individuals claim is that the
company have about 10000 acres more
indemnity lands than they are entitled
to, but where this land is situated we
are unable to learn. and even if it was
definitely located it is questionable if
the proper steps are being taken to re-
cover it. The government has passed
its title to the company the same as it
has to the farmers all over Southwest
ern Minnesota, and no one supposes
that filing can be made and an appeal
taken with any hope of obtaining the
land from our settlers. We know
nothing of the merits of the case, but
are told some attorneys are responsible
for the present proceedings, and the
farmers and others who are participant
ing in the matter do so advisedly. The
Reporter would adyise tue people not
to invest in the enterprise, for at best
the end is very far off, and very uncer-
tain, as the company will fight the
matter through all the courts, and
there will be a continual expense for
some one to meet on the other side,
with which the land is scarcely CON-
mensurate.
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