St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
HAWKEYEs WITHOUT HOMES
Wholesale Eviction at the In
stance OF the Des Moines River
Land Company.

stance OF the Des MOines River
Land Company.
Special to the GLOBE.
FORT DODGE, TO-. Nov. 90 United
States Marshal Forsee, of Des Moines,
and his force of deputies are busy serv-
Ing writs and making evictions. Up to
to-day about twenty-five writS had been
issued, but things are now assuming
more wholesale aspect. Two United
States marshalS with double forces are
at work. Richard Smell. agent for the
burroughs land, has announced
his intention of cleaning out settlers on
all OF his territory, and these lands are
spread all over the county, and if he
carries his resolution into effect hum
dreds of settlers will ind themselves
homeless. Fifteen wfits aimed at occu-
pants OF tnese lands were being served
by Marshal Holbrook to-day, and it is
understood that 100 more will be placed
In the hands of the United States author
tiles tomorrow. Marshal Foraee to-day
evicted Jacob Dinman and James Kel-
ley, and the former was trile-cranky,
but his household possessions were
house locked up without any seri-
Gus trouble. The United States
authorities who have the matter
in hand have as yet met with very little
resistance while serving the WritS; but
1t is hardly probable that the entire
number will be got through without
serious trouble. The settlers are so
strong in their convictions of right that
they are hardly prepared to surrender
the work of lifetime without
struggle. They are beginning to under
stand, however, that the United States
is back Of the matter, and however the
right may be the company has might on
its side. Some of the farmers who
stand high in the councils of the set
tiers union are beginning to weaken.
and some time ago President Boynton,
of Homer, bought his title of the River
Land company, and to-day a couple
more of the eyicted farmers came to
Fort Dodge and settled matters salts
factorily. Those who will be unable to
do this will be in pitiable circumstances,
with the winter coming on and no place
to cover their heads. The sympathy of
the community is with the settlers and
there is imminent danger of armed re-
siStance.
SETTLERS OFFER RESISTANCE.
Special 10 the Globe.
Fort DODGE, Nov. 20.-The United
States marshal force came in from Day
ton to-day where five evictionS were
made. They will make three evIctions
tomorrow. Settlers who were inter-
viewed to-day say that they give up all
hopes and are buying their farms.
Richard Smell, who owns several thou
sand acres of river lands, says he will
have all the settlers on his lands eyicted
and enjoined. Over dozen settlers
have bought the claims against them
during the past two weeks. Marshal
HolbrcOk and posse went to Homer to-
day and evicted three overland settlers
at one OF the places They commenced
to blow horns and the farmers came into
the place and showed fight, but they
were driven away by the guns of the
posse. There was no shooting done.
The. marshal went to two other places
where they seized a number of horses
and cattle and brought them to town
for costs. The victims were all on
Burroughs and SnelFs land. A num-
ber of other evictions will be made to-
morrow. Boynton was one of the most
pugnacious, and the officers were COM
PEELED to take him off the land by force.
Later in the day the marshal's forces
made two more evictionS, those of Jacob
DInman and James Kelley, and to-mor-
row they go to Hamilton county to make
four evictions, and will return to Fort
Dodge to commence in the latter part of
the week on 100 new cases..