Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-29
H. Il. .CLARKE's BONANZA.
Secures Options for Song Only 4
Sell for m Fortune


Sell for Fortune.
PApILiIoN, Neb, March 2S.-To the Edito
of THE BEE: The subject regarding the 10
cation of Fort Omaha has been one of grea
interest to our people. We had specia
interest in its location from the fact tha
several bids were put in by parties who had
land adjoining this city, at very low figure
The bid of John Schaab, who owns fin,,
piece of land on the west OF Papillion, Il
considered by competent judges to have beer
the most desirable location for the fort, and
from the fact that the bid was put In at S1
per acre, ought to have been selected. WI
feel satisfied, nevertheless, with the actiol
of the commission as it now stands, and trus
that another opportunity will be given u
present bids for the location, and in case thai
is refused we hope that the fort will remaiui
at its present location.
The report as sent in to the seer etary Of.
war recommended the purchase of an adj
ditional 900 acres Of land adjoining the trac,
as selected.
In ord er to show the gigantic monopolIt
which Henry I. Clarke had upon the sit(
selected and its surroundings, it will b(
necessary to give few facts from thu
records of Sarpy county, Nebraska.
A short time after the bids were sent In,
Henry Il. Clarke and son John T., were
busy at work securing options Of sale on thu
land adjoining, and in the immediate vlcinitj
of the fort site aftorward selected. On Sep
tember 1, 1885, and before the decision was(
given locating the fort Henry I. Clarke and
son John Il. filed IN the county clerks offci
in Sarpy county, options for the sale Of thl
following named farms: Henry M. Eby 81
acres; John Stuben 400 acres; +. M, PhillIEl
200 acres; Adam Kas 200 acres; Henry ZuH
cher $50 acres, and Fl. Hennngson 100 acrusl
the last at slS per acre. The last conttac
includes three horses and sixty four cows
A copy of the above contracts can be fountI
in deed records L and U in Sarpy county
Nebraska. . Z, tNH
The following are some of the records
showing at what rates the options were SO
cured: r"
H. M. Eby to John T. Clarke, s. W Il SEQ.
26-14-13; s. H Of n. e. n 3414-13 and s. u Of
n. W. sec. 85-14-l3, Sarpy county, book y
p. 466, date August 81, 1888, filed SeptembeI
l, 1888; consideration, 81.
John Stuben TO John IT. Clarke, ssc "a ant
35 in township Ia and range ID, Sec 35918
Sarpy county; book Il, p. 462; consideration
81; date August Z, 1858; fled September
f. M. Phillips to Henry T. Clarke secs. o.
and 86-14.13; sec. and S.18-18; in sll abou
200 acres; BOOK T, p. 465; consideration, o.
date August 20, 1888; filed September 1, 1883
west Of farm and south Of land belonging n M Z
Zurcher, in Sarpy county; book Z, page 484
consideration 81; date August sO, 1888, filed
September l, 1883.
Henry Zurcher to j. T. Clarke, power I'd
act as agent to sell land in section 34 and 35
14-13, and sections and 8-13-13, containing
$50 acres; book u, page 1S9.
H. Hanningson to J. II. Clarke, n. Il Of n
w. 4 of section 7-13-4, s. w. u of n. w. Il sec
tion 2 1874, containing 100 acres. at s1s pei
acre, "a head of cows, head Of mules,
head Of horses. wagons harness, tools, hal
now In use at dairy, Sarpy county; also lott
1 and 2, block Ill, lot o, block liz, Bellevue
s2,35O; book N, page 224 date January I'd
1889, filed February l5, 1889.
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