Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-21
CHEAP LAND.
SENATOR FROM A NEW STATE
ur1EsxEz A LOCOMOTIVE.
ontias Life How / 0utwitted a Law
yer.

\, ontiax Life How / 0utwitted Law
!. yer.
a, fsX0u never heard how / made use
i locomotiye TO secure valuable
ooe Of property, did you" said
snaf0r from one of the new States.
Well, sG'a rather curious sort of
y orY, aud dates back about thirteen
ears. TO time when things out on the
= lunsier were comparatively primitive.
a, had invested all the money / had in
} he world IN half section of land on
a hleh the city of Souix Falls now
] alanda, only TO find subsequently that
! " title 10 the property was weak,
ssing 10 deed recorded after | had
E,ade the purchase, the person who
Jade the sale TO INC having meanwhile
led. On the strength of this deed
mls was brought against me 10 recover
nree-fourths OF the land, and IL looked
though was going TO lose it.
ssBut there was a mystery about the
esd, somehow. / could not find out
sor some Time in whose behalf II was
y hak the snit was instituted, but finally
= discovered that il was Il man named
ones. living four miles out of Mime
Z polls on q farm. Without delay
ook q train for Minneapolis and went
sea J0nes, who said that he could
ios be the man | sought, for the reason
haa he had never owned any land In
!. 5akosa. Nevertheless l made up my
mind that be was the person who actu-
lily had The title, although he was not
4 sware ~ the fact. The lawyers in
sioux Falls through whose firm the
\ Enlt against me had been Instituted,
{ wero simply trying 10 swindle with q
slow to getting hold of the land with
e aus nosIfying the holder Of the title 10
Ghn property that he had any such
ownership. That was all clear enough
20 me when learned the fact that one
y the ilrrn Of lawyers in Sioux Falls
mas Junes' uncle. SO | made up my
mind that must obtain from Jones a
I. atle.
g0t ex-Judgc Sanders Of Minneap.
ola. an old friend Of Jones's, TO gc
~ A444 f4&| ~ ~ 1RANHF AANAtA "a IaAAlAAi
10 Jones the matter In detail-the pre-.
cEsa value Of the land, the manner IN
: which came into possession Of Il, the
validity OF his own title, aud all III,
details. Even had l so desired, i
would not have done for inc 20 dis.
kuise anything, because any misrep.
reseutalion on my part would rendel
my sisle Invalid. merely urged that
on fha streDgth Of certain clrcumstanc
e. which gave me q moral right 10 tn
lamAs he ought TO give me title and -
place me In possession OF NV owt
aRmIm. His own friend, the Judge
urged Ike argument, aud Jones FIN
b ally ANfeed 10 give the title for th'
noulnal payment Of $40. The paper
= wero drawn and went on my way re
I0lcing. with my full and clear title 4
abe property, which was then wort
$4,000. UnluckiIy Jones had com
muniealcd with his uncle, the lawyc
am Sionx Falls. during this interval be
n tween our two interviews, and did n
hmvu time to get out OF Minneapoli
befofe Jones turned up al the hotel AM
demanded the decd back. This mean
ghat he had received word from hi
uncla 10 hold on to tho land ut all haz
aFls, because IL rightfully belonged q
as him. OF course would net give nj
y che deed. aud then ensned q most OK
trnorxllnary contest.
"Alshough had the deed my tit e :
~ she Property was not made until this
deed wAs recorded at Sioux Falls. Jone
might make the transaction naught b
Hlmpiy executing another deed an
r placing Il on record first. The onl
= thing for me TO do was 10 anticipat
r Any such action on his part by gettin
10 Sioux Falls myself as quickly as pos
2 aibse. So I took the first train 70
Sioax Falls, and after got on boar
7 kept a sharp lookout. The only perso
who excited any suspicion In my min
was a deformed little man whom
know 10 be lawyer, and who al
= preached me before we had got ver
r. lar on our 250-mile journey. Convcl
sasion followed during which allayo
= 1iia Suspicion that | was wide-awak
and confirmed my own notion that i
> was m agent Of the enemy. Indeed
became satisfied that he actually la
deed in.his pocket which IL was h
purpose 10 have recorded before min,
Z Several times he got Off at stations an
TYPOGRAPHICAL ahead to Sioux Falls, as
usanagcd to learn, for team of IA
horses and carriage 10 meet him
The Depot on his arrival. saw at tn
!, rate was likely 10 be beaten unless
could devise some scheme. l set m
4 wits 10 work, and an idea occurred
q, ue.
NJ eft the deformed man and went
have d little talk with the conducto
The result of which did not appe,
Q until we had got within three miles {
I 1ioux Falls. At that point the tral
= catse to full stop, and the LOGON,
tive. from which IL was detache,
wsnt on to the depot. was on the loo
motive, which tho other passengers q
aupposed had gone for water, inclu,