The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26

washington. Nov 34-specsaL-Decfs
tons have been rendered by the secretary
Of tire Interior tn fourteen controversies
affecting public lands To the state OF
Eashsnrten All bat ose Of these were
motions by the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company praying for review Of former
decisions In favor % the individuals OF
posed 10 TIE company They were decided
In favor Of the Individual claimants.
Only one Of these cases urged hy the
Northern Pacific II reviewed tina; Of Pat
rick J Doyle va. the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. In considering the
others Secretary FyAacss states merely
thar the cases are alike IN al material
points and are rejected for the same rea-
son a. IN the Doyle case Doyle made
entry for the south half % she soufheas;
quarter Of section e. township north.
range ] east Vancouver district. his en-
try being rejected BY the land Office fer
conflict with the company's selection
Three years after the rejection OF the en-
try the office reversed this decision and
allowed the Doyle claim. on the ground
that. although within the primary grant
to the company. the road from Portland
eastward was never constructed. and the
grant was therefore nullihed- The morton
for review rests upon the contention that
the land falls without the forfeited Inn
tts. which contention IL dismissed by the
secretary. lie holds that the terminus OF
the road In al Portland. not al Nancou-
yer. and that this Land twenty-five
miles north and eight miles cas-, OF Port
land il within the limits of the primary
grant 10 the railroad company. and u
therefore forfeited
The other cases construed ~ presenting
the same issues are:
George chrssienkon--East half Of the
northeast quarter OF section u. township
3 north. range ! east.
the northeast quarter and the north half
Of TIE southeast quarter. and the north
cas-. quarter OF the southwest quarter OF
section -. township north. range east
Olaf e. Aagard-Sortheas half Of sec
tion 3. township north. range east.
Frederick Elbach-Southeast quarter of
the aortheast quarter and the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of seq
ton g, township ) north. range l east.
Acriinus Aagard-West half OF the
southwest quarter and west half OF the
northwest quarter OF section u. township
George Rieh-North half Of the north
west quarter of section .. township 3
north. range ! east.
Henry G. Rrown-Nor,h half of the
northwest quarter of section q. township
north. range ] east
fsadore d. Poyfaire-Southeast quarter
east.
Charles q. smifh--Northeast quarter OF
the northwest quarter and the north half
Of the northeast quarter. and the south
west quarter of the northeast quarter OF
section IL. township north. range east
Thomas Wilson-East half OF the north
west quarter and the northeast quarter Of
the southwest quarter OF section q. town.
ship north. range ! east.
Jane K. Ailier-I.ot 7. section IL. town
ship north, range ] east
Theodore Steiner-Southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter OF section IL. town
ship 10 north. range II east
Protest against the issuance OF patent
to the 40 acres In sections Is and 26.
township 80 north. range east. Olympia
district known as Michael Conneif $
donation claim" was flied by John A.
Stone In October last. This Land was adj
judged the property OF the heirs OF MI
chaei Conneli August 1. 1856, when the
whole matter was discussed and decided.
After the protest had been filed. Charles
r. whlttlesey fled q motion for review.
Secretary Francis disposes OF both by
deciding that neither motion warrants q
review Of The facts In the caae.
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