The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-13
WICHITA LUCKY ENOUGH.


in Chicago charged with selling phantom
land in Texas. 1t will also be recalled that
j. Strickland who for some time lived al
Kingman was thought TO be connected II
the same business and was unsuccessful
in effort to reach the Kansas National
bank in a deal. When he lived in King
man he spent much of his time here rust
ling around trading, dumping some Of the
imaginary land on some parties here. He
went to Denver last fall and he is heard
from in the Republican Of that city il
Wednesdays issue as follows; and the de
scription Of the property given may give
some parties holding deeds gained through
the Texas land sharpers q pointer:
AI0nr in the fall of 1883 a man ap
peared in Denver by the name of ". w
Charles. He hailed from Wichita, Kan
sas, and came partially on his own &C
count, but principally as the agent Of j. d
Strickland Strickland is the attorney-in
fact for s. H. Bennett and Rosa Bennett
and his principal business Is to sign deeds
for Preside county. Texas lands. A large
list of these lands, it Is now stated, have
been found to be worthless. 1t Is also al
legged further, that a large steal mas been
committed, and number OF Denver par
ties have been the victims. Some OF the
land is supposed to be good, upon state
ments made by County CLERK William
LemperU of Preside county. Whether OF
not Charles is party TO the deals remain:
for the future to divulge.
The scheme of the BENEFITS by their at
tornev-in-fact, J. J. Strickland, OF KING
man county, Kansas, as 1t now appears
seems simply to be to give deeds to lanC
that does not exist or sell the same land u
various and sundry parties.
The postmaster at Morrison purchased
land in that section of Texas, which hal
originally been traded for by Charles. L
J. Schlink 81 Co. did a considerable trading
with Charles and found that the title Il
one piece of land-a section and half
was good. The balance had not been In
vestigated. 1t may be good and 1t ma.
not. 1t is supposed that titles to certain
tracts of lands are good and deeds given L
others are on the same principle as tn
Section 81 deal of a few years ago II
Texas, instead of townships containing
certain number of sections the land !
plated into "blocks," and these sub-divid
ed into sections The numbers OF block
run up into the hundreds, and therefore
anyone who is not acquainted with thes
numbers is liable TO buy IN block U
which there is no existence.
A copy of the original abstract is givel
with each sale. 1t runs as follows:
Patent-The state of Texas to the TeXa
& St. Louis railway, granting to tina
corporation odd numbered sections IN con
sideration that it build a certain railway
Sheriff's Deed-C. l.. Nevil, sheriff o
Preside county, Texas, to II. NJ. Whit
aker and Charles T. Bonner, given on &C
count of a judgment against the raliwa
| company.
Warranty Deed-H. NJ Whisaker an
Charles L. Bonner to ;. II. Bennett.
Power of Attorneys. II. Bennett an
Rosa Bennett to J. j. Strickland.
The certificates on most Of the abrtract
is as follows:
l hereby certify the foregoing to be
correct abstract of the cOnYeyances affect
ing the title to the lands described therein
(Signed) W. ,. LEMPERf'
Clerk of the Court.
| Preside county, Texas, April 2, 1889.
| I hereby certify the foregoing TO be
| correct copy of the original abstract
w. +. STANLEY, per K.
| Wichita, Kansas, September ~, 1889.
! If the abstract is good it is a queer ce1
/ tificate. There is no official seal TO sho'
/ the authority for *" or ". +. Stanle
making the certificate, and no seal
( credited to the clerk of Preside count!
! 1t is, at least, a loose way OF getting up
abstract.
TEXAS OPINION.
The following list as that of lands thu
! do not exist was recently published IN tt
/ New Era of Marie, Texas, as having bee
/ given out under the authority OF Cler
! William Lempert. As Charles Is known
/ have done quite an extensive business !
/ these lands while in Denver, 1t may |
profitable for some holding deeds to rea
/ the list:
Northwest quarter, section l, block .
/ northwest quarter. section ), block ~
west half section q, block 426; west ha
section 10, block 1876; north half section :
/ block POI; north half section 10, block -
north half section g. block 292; sections
3.5.7.9,11. -. IL. Il, 10, u, block 425; Sc
/ ton %. block 426; section %, block 2n2; Sc
ton 80, block 424; section II, block Z9l; Sc
ton %, block pa; section b, block 423; Sc
ton 9, block 49,: section >, block 80; SCI
! ton 10. block 430; sections . and %, bloc
2S6: section %, block 429: section 30, bloc
PSI: sections l, II. Is -, block 30; sectIC
/ /, block PA: section 49, block 2S2: sectlo
( -. block 2S3: section II, block 4&3; sout
/ half section y, block go; northeast qua
ter section. section %, block II; south ha
section /, block 423: north half section
/ block 219: south half section %, block r
/ southwest quarter section Is, block .,eU.
This list Is taken from deeds IN the r
corder's Office of Preside county, receive
up to Nav Is. Others have since arrive
/ for record, and still others are In the CIT
never having been sent for record.
The list above reaches nearly S3OO, "
and it will probably never be known no
much more is involved.