The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-02
OLD SOLDIERS BEWARE.
Timely Advice sent Out BY the Ringfsher
& A 4. Posi-.

The following circular has been sent the
editor Of the EAGLE by Kingfisber Post
No. ., g. A R.. with a request that it be
published for the information and guild
ance of old soldiers who desire locating in
the Indian Territory The circular says:
DEAR CoMRADE-I am directed by this
post TO send YOU a statement embodylng
the following proceedings, and to respect
fully ask your prompt and active co-opera-
ton in warning our comrads Throughout
the country against the frauds that are
being practiced upon them with respect TO
the public lands, especially IN Oklahoma
At a regular meeting of hlnghsher POST
G.. A r., held on the evening OF the l4th
day of November, A d. 1891. on motion, a
committee of five members of the post, to
wit: Comrades J. V. Admire, George t.
Hubbard, J. p Cummins. W. FL. WIsner
and p G. Hughes was appointed Tor the
rurnose of investigating and making due
report thereon, of the charges OF fraud and
misrepresentation made against persons
in the territory and elsewhere who are en-
gagged in soliciting and securing powers OF
attorney from comrades for the alleged
nurnose of filing soldiers declaratory
statements upon public lands OF this ter
ritory when the same are opened to settle
ment.
AT A special meeting of said post held on
the evening OF Nov q, 1891, for tbs pur-
pose of receiving the report OF this com
mittee and acting upon the same the saiu
committee made the following report:
kINGFIsHER. o. T.. Nov. q. 1881.
Post Commander. Kfngfsher Post No. 2 g. A r.
Your committee appointed 20 investl.
gate questions in relation 10 the ming OIL
soldiers declaratory statements upon the
nuhlic lands by powers OF attorney re-
sDectfully make the following report:
/ We find that men engaged IN the busl-
moss of soliciting powers OF attorney lor
this purpose are making fraudulent ana
misleading representations TO our GULL
rades.
Q Scores of comrades have already been
induced TO come into this territory 10y
these fraudulent and misleading repre-
sensations. expecting to Immediately 20
upon claims TO find that the Ianas 10
which il has been represented their Claims
are located are not yet subject TO Se0Ile
ment, and many of them are now mere III
q destitute condition
3 These self styled agents who are en-
gagged in this business, in many instances,
are neither financially nor morally reliable
and they do not hesitate TO make fraud
uIent and misleading representations III
order to secure money from our colnraues
throughout the country.
4 When these agents represent tha'
they have surveyed these lands, (Cheyennt
and AraDahoe and other reservations thai
they have lists of the lands subject Il
entry. that they can locate n soldier upon
bottom and tim bered land, and guarantee
his right to the same and other representa-
tions of similar import, they are not telilns
the truth, and they cannot do for tn'
! soldiers what they claim they will be abl'
! to do
! 5. Prior settlement upon public land i
superior to a soldiers filling or home
stead entry, and hundreds of soldler
| filings by agents will be made upon land
| either already occupied by settlers, O
which are worthless The receipt of tn
receiver of a land Office for a soldiers hllnI
| is no guaranty that the land Is not alread.
occupied by bona fide settler, or that IL i
| of aly value, and under the contract mad
with their agents, they are entitled u
their fee of so or more upon the mer
| production of such receipt
6. In short, it is the opinion of your com
mittee that a large majority of onr com
raGes who make filings upon publlc land
| by agents, will be disappointed and de
| frauded.
| :. For these and many other reasons, W.
| recommend that the commander OF I'M
post issue circular letter, and send TIL
same to the national and department
commanders and ask them to promug
! the substance of this report to every CRANE
| army post in the Union, ana warn gu
comrades not to place their interests ant
money in the hands of the irresponsible
agents herein referred to.