The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-18
HAUPT JUMPED THE LAND
The Professional Land Jumper,
Mantle & Warren's Manager,
Is the Man.
He Makes a Statement and Claims
He Bought the
Property.
Deed ON Record-What Col Broadwater
Says-Mr. Cannon Reiterates His
Former Remarks.

The land jumping on the west side, done
by Mantle Warren's real estate manager,
was the talk of the town yesterday. The
jumping really started last Friday, but 80
quietly was it conducted that few people
we're aware Of it until Sunday night.
Recent developments show that it has
been contemplated for some time. The
owners Of the ground, Messrs. 8. T. Hauser,
@. A. Broadwater, y. A. g. Flowerree and
G. w. Cannon had very little to say about
the matter.
"Oh. let them make little noise, il they
want to-" said Col. Broadwater. "They
never will get away with it; they can't do
it. This ground was taken up under SOL
diers' additional script, some ten years ago.
The provision then was that soldiers re-
ceiving this scrip could sell it with power
of attorney attached to locate the land.
There has been a recent decision, reversing
this. but it is not retroactive; it applied to
scrip then existing and to govern future
cases, but did not effect cases before the de-
cision was made. We have United States
patents to the land as we'll. There is moth
ing in it,
E. L. Haupt thinks differently, however.
He assumes degree of bravalo and talks
about filling people with buckshot and uses
pet names in referring to the men who dis
agree with him and who insist on holding
their property. Haupt says he has not been
out of Helena since last Wednesday. When
he read ! HE INDEPENDENT yesterday MORN
ing and found out that Mr.. Cannon had de-
stroyed his hurriedly constructed fence, he
got some men together, repaired to the
scene and caused the fence material to be
thrown on the ground again. This jump
ing business is not new to Mantle u War
Ten's representative, however. He and 9TH
ers from the Butte real estate office jumped
Eldorado bar some time ago and now have
their case before the United States supreme
court, so Mr.. Haupt says. He is very exul-
tant over his latest effort in this line and
seems to pride himself on the fact that he
will be the means of preventing any sales of
ground and its improvement while
his contest is pending. He proposes to
stay with 1t, and thinks it is worth fighting
for. As for himself Mr.. Haupt is not fnan-
cially situated to engage in long contro-
versy, but he seems anxious to take the
He is undoubtedly we'll supported in Butte.
II came to Helena last "Wednesday" said
Mr., Haupt Yesterday, with All. Patterson,
and looked over the ground. Thursday
went out with surveyor to locate the
ground. II was raining hard and we
1O0nQ IL OlLuCulG 10 uuU LuO SthAcS.
Mr.. Haupt has everything he did jotted
down in q diary and made his statement
from these notes.
1--WE made the survey and on Friday l
had gang of men digging post holes. On
Saturday bought lumber and barbed wire
and at one p. IN: the material was on the
ground ] took fourteen men out on the
Rroadwater electric line and they started in
and worked until $50. Saturday the job
was half done and on Sunday We resumed
work. / worked with the rest of them. We
had the job nearly done Sunday evening
and intended to finish it on Monday. but
when I went out there found all onr work
destroyed. None of the work was done at
night. Hugh Kirkendall, Frank Lang and
+. H. @. Kleinschmidt saw rs at work.
II learned that Sunday night special
car was sent out with gang of men headed
by ''Bloodyknife'' to tear the fence down.
They cut the posts and broke the boards.
Mr.. Cannon was not out there during the
day time. guess he was afraid somebody
would run him off, and guess they would,
and deny that we worked at night time.
Mr.. Cannon knew about it Saturday after
noon. He and Col. Broadwater were seen
talking the matter over. never gave Mr..
PENDENT, but he asked me my name.
In my interview with him /
told him had deed to that certain prop
erty. He told me he was not interested in
the ground and that ] should zee Mr..
Hauser. Before could find Mr.. Hauser he
had told Hervey Barbour to give me 5000
for the deed, as Mr.. Cannon saw Hauser be-
fore did. ! explained the matter to Mr..
Hauaer and he promised he would look into
it. but that was the last heard from him.
This all took place three weeks ago. The
deed was recorded in this county last week. /"
the reporter that Mr.. Mantle is not inter-
eeted In this case whatever. II am willing
to 20 before notary public and make an
afidayit to that effect. ! am Mantle d
Warren's general manager of their real
estate business"
Glow did You become connected with the
II found out through w. H. Patterson,
of Butte, the ice man. that during Septem
her. 1880, a soldier named A. G. Lingard
of Springfield, No.. sold his homestead
scrip calling for eighty acres Of land to
power Of attorney With it. Crane in tur,
sold it to Massena Billiard. of Helena. VIII
placed the scrip on piece Of ground de
ecribed a. the south half of the northwea
quarter of section twenty-four. township
ton north, range four west: This was on
year MI. .Bullard sold out to s. T. Hausel
Chadwick and Chumasero. The patent wa
iasued to LinRard in 1885, and it is now O.
record. went east and found MIR. Lin
gard and received deed from him to tn
land for valuable consideration.
sWe want to be square in this matter"
s.Who do you mean by we2"
.Mr. Patterson. myself and anothe
party"
.'All Butte men?
EYES,"
1--WE are willing to bring the case to tt
supreme court and test it. We are cont
dent that all decisions on the subject are
our favor. The records show that. And
deny that We are here for blackmaiL "
want the property. We have tho deed +,
il.
Another important point is this: Lii
gard never lived ON the property. He new,
cav il, and when he sold his scrip he so
that which he did not have; the law T
0uiree the soldier to be an actual settle
the same a. anybody who makes . hom
steady entry. The law says the scrip
mot transferable until deed from the 60
eminent 10 secured.
Il also want to deny that I proposed
accept 5000 from Mr.. Cannon and DIR,
the business. would not settle on th
basis. hold two thirds interest md n
Patterson holds one-third.
'.Was not $500 enough moneyT'
ssNo. air :"