The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1889-01-18

SSME FACTS FOX THE PHESiDENT EittT-1H
LAND BUSINESS OF WESTERN NEBaA>Kt III
MoHALiZEp BY THE ~DEMOCnATiC ApMINIs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF a DELtGATION r
URGE UPON MIR. HARRISON TIE NECESSITY
PUTTING A WESTERN MN ar THE HEAD q
THE LAED DEPARTMENT.
A party of halt Il u Zen gentlemen deeply IL
tercsied in the Development of the wesler
part OF the state started Saturday tor IuuIai
apOllS for the purpose ut securing an inter
view with the president elect. They DO nu
go to boom any particular man for a positiu.
in The cabinet. but they will urge that II wesiert
man be placed at the head of tho land depart
meat.
Mr.. l.. Morse. treasurer of Dundy county
came in yesterday with Il large package q
documents aud stat 'slical matter which vii
be brought to the attention OF Mr.. Harrison
The people of the western part of the stat
have suffered greatly on account of The con
teinrtIble policy of tho land commissioned,
said Dir. Morse to Il journal reporter. 'anl
they desire to have III" land department pu
in the hands Ut uien who have some k:Iuwiedx.
of the needs Ot the west. The vaIue o; III,
land In the southwestern part OF the state hal
been deprecated greatly by the foolish worn
of the department. For The first thine in III,
history of Dundy county we nave corn an,
hogs to ship out this ear. having been bless
ed with Il goou crop. Prices OF land ought |.
be firm. and constantly INCREASING. Inc lac
Is that we call t get Inure tiIah we could Nv,
and three Years ago wnen the country Wa,
perfectly new. ' H., because houuuS wan
to buy Il Jaw sun. iuaL IS me s,st ui HE wiIui,
matter. | have here IN ny grip copies vi lt
tiers from The department Ia regard 10 ii mum
DerU Claims upoL which patents are muhnciu
The oticIais are apparently ANXIOUS 10 iIuruss
tine settlers as much us tney can, AMI cuus.
trouble upon the slightest ttcuIicaiIIS. Pat
ents have been wILrhcid for years, becaus.
the business vi Tie uilice has been IN arrears
Fiiai proof Is made. anu then Tie land is either
sold two or three tinies, each purchaser sup
Posing thdt tue issu.i4 vi lie patent Is Ouiy ii
matter of time. You cali SET what IL paiIIc Al
Will throw the buy ero III When they nnu tina,
the land department Is uispuseu to refuse lht
patents upon almost any prcteXI. IL unselli,t
values, urives out The iUau and III, eslmeu
companIes. and tends " d.scuurage ever, Duu,
Under tie republican adult Illustration the pat
entS were issued just as suOn as the worn
could be dOue alter the final proofs wer,
made. Now siuce the Year ieo5. only 72u pat
ents have teen received at North FlaLte unu
McCUuh Ianu Offices, wuiIe unal proofs have
been nude T. The "uinuer oI IL. Ine uuiunc,
are just held III Lne head ONCE, apparently be
cause the officers want " had some GROUND
Tor refusal uf the patent. There Is y, rnaps
no luailue Ill 1t. Ii is perhaps just ignorance
anu uliiciousuess. 1he land tenure Vi tn.
south Western corner vi tue stale has hceI.
...I,I I. N, - t..f. .t -, .,... No. ,,-. -.
result OF IL ali is only Twelve CANCELLATIONS II.
Tue McLUOK district. and ih.s st We're citst
wnere no deieuse was uIaue.
We wall Il western ii.,u AT the head of The
department. Inc western pcUp.e III not VA,
ii lax administration OF Tue ,uuu laws. ii Is l.,
tncIr Interest IL nave All vi the laws properly
enforced. " hat they OBJECT To 10 tins siua nese
IN attending 10 line business, aud this cui-
teinptIoie refusal of paterts Oh The most III
Vial pretexts. InIs IS tue Reason we are guI. Z
{" indianapolis 10 STE Mr.. iinrrIsou.'
The papers carried 10y Dir. Diuisc show that
Il great Zeal ei wrUng 10 uuuc 10 the people vi
the west 10y the peculiar Lncthods uf uoira
business SAGE the ucIiUciats dave had Cunlr, !
OF the land department.. In MANY cases, pa,.
eats arc refused where correct hial proofs
were entered two and three Years ago. IL Ii
often npusslLle To ina the UripIIiai settler 40
have new proofs made. aud affairs are linus
left i'll IL sadly mIIXcu slate.
The party, cUIiolsting III treasurer Nurse vi
Dundy county. Hon. u. l.. Laws. secretary VI
state, and Messrs. DOlan vi lied " lilum, fIar-
,ey III Orleans, Mills vi Republican Llly anu
IVY OF nay rs county, st.iteu lur Iruiana oa.-
uruhy MterhUuIi.-Siate JOURNAL. Jan. IL.
OMAHA KEPUSLiCAS ,E IUrSuAS
The mesi also had Al srons deicsaIIUn here
to-day from NcDi"snu. Lulur,ue, KANSAS. Uu
nota and Wyoming. Tue prominent uieiuJris
ut The part, were the Huu. u. IL. Laws, secrc
tury Of STATE tor Neorasnu; the lion. j. ".
Ivcy, VI tia. t. tentie, NeD; Il. a. hur,ey. O.,
Orleans; Jani.s ". Uuiul., vi indIanUla, NvU:
D.. X. Hamiit,ii, oil Newton, k,.s; ueUr3e W.
Lumi,,y. vi UaAula, alu Z. u. Miner, OF Kup.u
city- They CAME ~ lay UeiUrc the president
elect matters relating ~ alleged humcsreuu
IrreYuiarIliUs WuIch tney, and the leupte rc
present ed by them, THINK he snuuId be nc
quuinted win. lucy urged Inn 10 select IL
uroad IMAM Tor the Interior department., WHO
would treat the settlers nvins Oh nuInes,rau>
with humanity, anu encourage liIem to prove
up and secure lilies 10 their holdings, Insteuu
uI impediug their .tfurts III tins dlreciIuu b,
techiIcalities. Secretary OF State Laws Say >
III II m;uy hUmeStcuders mud II almost Impus-
sIDie To secure titles: that the lauu depart
menL Is from three 10 seven years behind ia
issuing patents. AS all example he CITES tue
condition vi affairs Ia The McCUuk, Ncu.. lanu
Ufiice, "here SO claims have been suspended
aud The owners put 10 an expense vi SUI,
which they Could not afford, yett.iG witnesses
aud going Il lung distance To- prove their iueii-
tit5 AMI position. UuL VI ~ cases vi filing ui
proofs III THAT Office only Twelve have beeu
Cancelled. There Is good reason 10 believe
that the Nebraska delegates suggested the
consideration vi hon. }. NJ. Thurstum's name
us IL suitable head Tor the Interior department.