The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-08
Railroad VS.. Citizen.



Railroad VS.. Citizen.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
herewith enclose set of affi-
dayits that have been served on
Dan. e. Smith. / ask that you
publish same in order that the
people generally may know who to
watch and guard against. This is
not the first time af6davits have
been made and the atlantis denied
ever making any such afidavits.
Therefore / ask that you publish
same in order to give Messrs.
Blain, Brian and Stewart an OPP
portunity of explaining to the pub
lie why they should go voluntarily
and make affidavits in which they
are in no way interested, unlessthey
are hired to do 30 by the railroad
company. This is calculated to
annoy and put their neighbors to
expense and trouble. Now, Mr..
Editor, I say these parties were
not forced nor compelled to go be-
fore the agent and attorney in fact
for the Big Greek Lumber Com
pany and Geo. Gould ct al, and
endeavor to break down and annul
the title that their friend and
neighbor has fairly acquired to his
homestead by making satisfactory
proof to the government. Mr.. d.
E. Smith is q very poor man, and
knowing you to be a friend to the
poor, is why / intrude on your
valuable space.
Yours very truly,
JNo. P. HADNoT.
| Tar STATE or LOUISIANA,
Parish of Grant.
Before me the undersigned authority
duly commissioned and qualified, in and
for the parish of Grant, Louisiana, per
sonally came and apr cared James Blain,
aged SIS years, resident in said parish Of
Grant, who being first duly sworn, did
depose and say: That he, affiant, has re-
sided and lived on the east half of north
east quarter section IA, township 6 north,
range west, since the year 1874 up to
the present time, that he is we'll acquaint-
ed with the farm and improvements
claimed by Daniel e. Smith situated in
the northeast quarter Of section ID, town.
ship G north, range west. Afiant averf
that one II. c. Wright lived on said
northeast quarter OF section ID aforesaid
township and range in the year 1884 and
sold his claim to w. s. Morris probably
in the year 1885; that said Morris lived
ON said northeast quarter OF section .l3
until the autumn Of the year 1886, when
said Morris left this country for parts
unknown; that said Morris moved away
from said northeast quarter OF section IL
as aforesaid in about the month of Oc
tober or November, 1885. Affiant averf
that his son, after said Morris leaving
this country aforesaid, rented said Morris
claim on said northeast quarter Of SEQ
ton ID, from one w. p. Guynes who
claimed the suddenly abondoned said
claim to said northeast quarter Of section
ID; that he, afilant does not know how OF
by virtue of what right said Guynes
came into the possession of said claim ol
Morris to said northeast quarter of SEQ
ton Ii, township 6 north, range west
ANiant AYERS that his son, James A
Blain, rented said claim on said north
east quarter of section Ii, some time
during the month of December, 1886, OF
during january, 1887, and farmed thu
land on same during the year 1887; thai
during said period of twelve months
which his, atlantis, son cultivated and
J used said northeast quarter of section ID
township 6 north, range west, he resid
ed with him, sf1ant, in his house on sec
IA, township 6 north, range l west. All