The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-07
A Land OFFICE RAIDED.
But a Cool-headed Receiver
held the fort, and melted
out justice unflinch-
ingly.
Disappointed Land 'Grabbers.

Dulhlu 1IIbuIlS' ITO i'iS 'ANA |
short of it Is that Emil Hartmann got |
thsre.
He never viSitet his chaste couch |
for oyer twenty four hours. but he |
and II. D. Mallett and their clerk !
John GouSki. just roasted around the
Fargus<on block until the land Office
was open,
They had the scrip and they had
the money too.
Sam Brown broke into the build
ing at an early hour and did some
he only Matched ont about one egg
Of the sitting and tins may also be
found to be added.
Joe Chandler, Attorney Draper
Tom PreSsneIl and a multitude of
lesser lights were also on hand, with
cash, scrip. homestead entries, in
pOrted cigars, chaff and u large con-
signment of gan.
But they are all IN the soup.
Precisely at 9 O'Clock the Office
doors were opened. In shot Emil
Hartman, and from his inside pocket
came $40, 900 worth Of scrip, and in
tones of thunder, slightly impreg-
mated with German accent, he de-
mapded its location upon the famous
Eaton j. Merritt iron hand claim in
township SO, range II. The crowd
| in the hall tried to follow him. but
Mallet and Gouski got wedged in the
door, and the stream Of swearing.
! sweating, shouting humanity, armed
also with money and scrip, struggled
valnly for admission.
Attorney Draper is slim. He is
also sharp, nearly as sharp as the
proverbial needle, and seeing Il
chance ,slipt between Gouski's widely
distended legs, bobbed mp to the
| counter. and threw down load OF
scrip, ANA smiled seraphically at Re
ceiver MLginnis III manner that
should have melted the heart of d
wheelharrOw.
Alas? That cherubimic smile wae
wasted.
Receiver Maginnis took up Hart
mann's scrIlE examined it and hand
ing to Col. Culvill remarked that that
was the first application. Tom Press
nell heaved a big bundle of scrip over
the counter and SHE'D thousand
dollar bill after it and demanded that
the right of entry, all entries being
Simultaneous, he bid for at auction
4 Mr.. Wheeler instantly hid $4,000
Jim Boggs raised him $1,000 and Joe
Chandler saw both and went $4,000
better. And then the byStanders
in the rear raised Il loud song with I
chorus of pity the poor man
All this time Receiver Maginni!
stood like ''patience on mUnument
smiling at grief" and awaited unit
the tumult had somewhat subsidized
Then he raised his hand and told the
palpitating throng that the officer:
would consult the authorities an(
give their decision later. This aetet
like oil upon the troubled waters
grins were exchanged; Dave Adams
nudged Dutal man in the ribs s.
hard that he had to grunt, and white
vi Iged peace once more broOdel owe
tl.e classic shades of Uncle sam S EN-
porium Of farms and mines.
Later on Mr.. Maginnis announcet
that Mr.. ltdrtmann's scrip, bein
the fast presented, would have tn
preference,
Hartmann and Mallett cried" Keno
and the rest OF the crowd said.
TIE CAUSE OF ALL THIS.
The above feebly described excite
, ment was due to land office decisio
affecting the location. of some Siou
half scrip upon lands known t
. be very rich in iron, situated in town
5 ship 81, range II west. The histor
:. of the case is briefly as follows: l
the spring of 1883 Ed Byrnes, an eX
plorer in the employ of the Minnesot
: Iron company, located this deposit
/ Quitting the company's employ, h
q sold out to Eaton & Merritt. The
,, scripped the land. Afterwards Tho
J. Hyde and Angus Macdonald entere
a homestead upon the land and COZ
n tested the scrip entry. The scri
J entry is knocked out by seoretar
y Villas upon the grounds that the hal
u breed did not locate 1t in person
: Consequently Hyde and MACEDONIA
e are also knocked out, as they wer
Y contesting fictitious entry. Hun
ress & Brown filed soldiers additions
> scrip on the lands in dispute and ais
: upon some adjacent lands covered b
n Tom Hyde's entry. Their title I
9 this land seems to be 0. K, but til
n fun
f HAS ONLY COMMENCED
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