The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-16
EVERETT LAND CASE
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nied proesss against allowing the com
museo cesn sntey o. sne hnal proof aiieg-
ms soas hewitt he0 nos eny tame prior 70
the dase g ones1ne MAJ PROOF ana pay
mens esseodened Ais bona noe ssndsuce
on sne ien0 end shas - 0i0 mos 8 any
ums osfore - onsrsd nnal proof and pay
mems ressds % the lan4 . required BY
law. he also alleged that Hewitt did not
mako the entry In good faith 70 acquire for
himself home and farm. but made the
entry Tor speculative purposes and trisd to
acquire dtie through fraud.
The report Of Special Agent II. c. Cor
don was submttted hosember Ia. lS00. In
which he Oppressed the opinion shat
ctaimsnt took the land Tor the speculative
nj q
about him vouid create" hearing was
had April = La. the local rsgistsr and
receiver rendering their joint opiuion. in
which II wss hsad that ths entry wal made
for the purpose 81 speculation, and Tecom-
mendsd the cancsilatson cf the claimants
entry. Hewitt appsaisd 70 the general
land commissioner, Who reversed the ind
ings Of the local register and rsceavsr
and approved the commutasioa proof
odersd b Hewitt. From this de-
csston overly appealed. assigning seven
error when or'sny summarized ase =
.osio0s; a osssruiine she DECISION o. the
IooaA omcsfs, noidine mat the con-
sssssns nsd NOS ausssaneo nis onafReas ana
sns. sv'osnoe q oao ssstn On mewi.ss
par sppesfos % svioenoe snss nswisss
eo.iy ~ iof spseuissvs purpose An
nold'ns tnas newt nsd compaseo Win
.ns nomeoseao is1 = % ra.,oenoe ana N
nos no'd.ne snss hewlsss entry va
n'se.a sno Hsaoulen. navine Oeen maae
~. - i"s '0w ussss pufposss sno NOS ior
non
... 1y 0m1sn, - nIs osc's.on. says;
WINDOW ssssmpung % oonsadsr tnsse
spcanc.s'cns 1T g. - nay % saso wat
s1s oonssoeane quesuons = ne 60 e1e;
mas sne oompiansns oompiieo WIN the
-. - 70 sessismsnt sau IMPROVEMENTS,
mo sns snssy sot sPscuississ puF-
Pot y.
Vn sne nrss qosstaon. unoef the record
tnefs can % no Reasonable doubt. - the
PROOF SHOWS tnas the claimant vent on
the isno :. sne ume % making ensfys ana
nsd remained snefe pfacsicaiiy al the
Hme mp 20 sne dase OF onerans ME mat
PROOF, ana tns. No maze Improvements up
20 tnas ume beyond wnas 10 usually ac-
compnsnsd oy sne homestead claimants
lot sne same ienesn o. ume. I'm the SEC
ond quesuon ! nsve nso some dii'
ueui'y ~ arriving - 2 conciusion,
HsviuB Osi0fe me sne conntcun1 oe-
o.. aons Oh the general ana local land
omces. Inc environments Of sns cas- are
sucn . pFsciuoe al ides o. , cnrsofy sx-
animation or orie1 ststement It's svi-
oens snas sne claimant William =. hsw-
ns' = sos ON o. nsnTy newt. Jr.' man
OF large fortune ana spscuiasive eeuden-
cies: eno stsnooen NOS proven amrma-
uveiy ~ - iaif 20 presume rom the record
tnss ms son. the ciaimant VA young
man Oh unssssiso naDsss. iareesy ospeooens
on MS istner iof support mp % the time ne
entered the iano; tnas ne VA. short
ums peiore the ensry was mades living In
the vicinity OF facoma. ana tnae Ms father
expressed desire % gss MIN away rom
Ms associstss. 40 snis end ne psfsnaded
MIN 20 en.ef tue iana IN controversy. II
sppsefs tu!sn sns. nen!y newHa lI,
nD I'm ". brown. oseao .ne por-
chase OF iano IN the nsienoornood VI the
pIssens so.ns,s. o. everett August Q,
idSo' tns ossensioae pusPoss being 20 -
cure : Doom sass ana pus IN mi!i q sne
mouth Oh 'ue cnonouisn uves' Inc s6ent
was insslueseo 70 iook lot nomesteao Tor
william II. Hewia Ia the neagnDofhood
OF these contempiated improvements. ana
on octooer ~ ioaiowink nseosissed the re-
nnquishmens % the isnd rom william
cheA1sf LOT $@,uo, ana .nen the present
cia".n. "aue entry No sxscuteo 70 nis
...grr IL. ProInre.ong 1oss Ior INA. amount:
Noss"osf ~ i0Ss' tho everett Lana
company wAs Incorporates Win henry
new" ~ PcssusnA IA pursuance OF the
ooleoss =. lo'.u IN 'ne articles OF moor
PofAs"a' sne company nss sancs pur'
enasso iafse tracts OF iano near the mouth
Oh shonomish river, paaueo the same ana
so'o io's' "aus sauao.e improvements,
ETC., tne result Oh which IL Everett. having