St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-01
cor rheumatism and Govt.

Ciphered down it means Just this. that
the hastings q Dakota must certify
that 1t lost section 20 Ill a certain town
ana range. and have selected section
oO III the lndemnity belt. This rule was
not applied to the Omaha or anv other
grants. ana it will probably be reversed
But if it is not, the Hastings q ia.
kOta has still got the best of the fight
Some weeks ago decision was rem
dered III another grant in which the
secretary OF the interior enunciated this
ruling, and the Hastings IL Dakota peo-
pie took advantage of it and made their
statement OF losses and selections as
required This the secretary had not
Seen when he decided the ease, as it
was only filed at Marshall Thursday
last, twenty-four hours ahead of
the decision. 1t was received
10y the land officers there,
VINO saw that the case of the Manitoba
had been lost by the rulings previously
made. The filings made Thursday ueS-
lgnate tract for tract and meet all the
requirements of the new ruling. This
ruling was made, by the way,
Only in June Last.
The officials of the Hastings Il Da-
kOta were seen yesterday by a repre-
sentative OF the GLOBE, and talked
freely concerning the decision of Secre-
tary Noble. They feel confident that
the railing will be reversed on the
grounds stated above that the secretary
had not seen the list filed in the
general land Office, which is
identical with that placed on
record at Marshall. The fact that they
complied with the present regulations
before Secretary Noble made his de-
cision they claim will secure its re-
versal.
IF he does not reverse his decision"
said one of them. there will be fight
for every section taken. If ANYBODY
gets any of this land now he will
have to fight for it. All is we do
not want settlers to be beaten
out of S25 fees when they
must lose. There are plenty of LAWYERS
ready to make them believe that all is
right, and 1t is the duty OF The business
men VINO understand the situation to
see that the ignorant are not robbed
The decision of Secretary Noble as pub
llshed Is misleading, and will be used to
gull farmers into locating on these
lands.''
The lands in dispute are west of range
81 and lie principally i'm the counties of
Chippewa. Swift, Big Stone and Rem
Vile. Each road was granted each
alternate section for a distance of ten
miles on. each side of its line. and was
allowed to make up any losses IN an in
demnIty belt, which reached out ten
miles further, or twenty miles from the
railroad. The roads do not run exactly
parallel, and so in some places the
grants overlap more than in others.
Ihe lands involved are located nearly
mid yvax- hafaunat, 4l,.
the map. printed in this article, and are
claimed by both lines
For Indemnity Purposes,
In case the hastings d Dakota is re-
fused its new selections as fled 1hurs-
day. 1t Will carry the fight into the
United States courts. where it now has
a ease pending for $4,000 acres against
the OrthWeStern, whose land grant
overlapped its on the south. In anv
event. 1t seems as though n settlement
OF the difficulty is still some distance
of. unless the courts move faster than
the interior department has in this
case.
An amusing incident in this case is
the fact that the Manitoba is probably
out the fees paid by it i'm 1879, when
1t filed on these lands. At the goy-
- Hiti0 III iduu OlhCcS Tie OlllcerS receive
the fees, and, i'm case the claim filed is
Knocked out. there is no way for the de-
feated party to secure a refund. In
other words, the United States govern
ment is the only land dealer who fails
TO refund IN case of a poor title.
The outcome of this case will be
awaited with great deal of interest
by the citizens in the district affected,
for the simple reason that lis solution
viii place between 10000 and $4,000
acres of land in the market. make it
subject to taxation, and thus nelp to
reduce the rate of taxation and develop
the country. Bnt it does not seem TO bt.
case i'll which settlers will be JUSTIFIED