The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-02
THE ASTRAL J0RDANS
The Peoples Candidate as a
Master Of Metaphysics.
IN THREE COUNTIES At ONCE.
How DR.. Jordan Became q Biossei
LAndholder by Fraud Il Now
Explained

Or" JORDAN, as announced In yesser-
days p0st-fnfeilsgsncer, stated Saturday
that he was strapped. had not money 20
give MS heeIers. and offered them ysier-
tine scrip with string 10 IT, Yet ..pr.
Jordan Is supposed 20 Re a wealthy man
for all that, ard ne certainly does possess
three large tracts Of land IN this state
that are worth considerable, even TN these
days Of depression 10 real estate That he
should have made enough ogt % the isnor-
art by his bread pills to cut the dash ne
does explains itself. bar how the man VINO
came 10 Seattle and pe4ddled pencils should
in 20 short time have BECOME bioate1
Isadh0ider In a matter worthy OF inquiry.
He owns ., acres of rtcn land 10 Pierre
county and - acres IN kifsap county.
How dsd he rave enough 10 purchase
fhen7 He didn't. he has not only hood
winked certain people OF Seattle INTO TIE
belief that he is = reforrner and friend Of
the tolser, bur be has hoodwinked tueie
sam and some % the poor p@opie Uncle
sam passed laws 70 aid. lie has done 70
IN this fraudulent way.
John q. Jorian's Prescription.
The records Of the local land Office show
thar one John = Jordan. who IL none oth-
81 than DR. J. Eugene Jordan. as be +
rox known nief IN the United States land
office AZ Olympia. Washington territory.
redemption aeelsrafory stas-fnent No.
s.7ss. May s. 1ssf. alleging settlement May
q az thai wear upon the northeast quarter
Of section e. township = north. range
east He made final proof February u.
1855. and received receivers cash cerfisi-
cate No. sfN. for which patent was issued
September & iSs9.
pending the interim between the cash
payfuenf and the issuance OF the patent,
the records of the local office show that
proceedings we're Initiated against the en-
Try on the ground II fraud, and u vas
alleged that Jordan was simply land
speculator and had showed 10 tnten-
lion Of complying with the presumption
Law as 20 residence and the cultiya-
zion of lands granted under the law. The
principal document in this matter reads as
follows.
Charge of Fraud.
The AFFIDAVIT Of William Donovan of
contest against presumption cash entry
No q ts5 made by John r. Jordan Febru-
ary II isSs for the northeast quarter OF
section o. township Is north. range east.
states that on October Is. iSs7. there had
been no cultivation or improvement of said
land worthy to be called such; I'm fact.
there are no evidences whatever Of culti-
walton except that brush has been cut
on the land not TO exceed six days labor.
and the only thing on the land that even
hy courtesy can be called an Improvement
r. log cabin which Is uniuhabitable.
Afiant further says that John r. Jordan
took said land for purely speculative pur-
poses. that he did not Intend and never
has made II his home. that said Jordan Is
n SPECTATOR In land and never lived SIX
month"; or even one month"; continuously
on said land: thai said Jordan's residence
thereon was fictitious and false.
AnIanf further states the record evil
dence Of the fact of said Jordan being
Spectator in public lands: he calls atten-
ton 10 the fact that the southeast quarter
OF said section 3 was entered as timber
land hy the same John r. Jordan. while
the fact IL that n IN fine agricultural land.
This affidavit was sworn 10 by Donovan
on October 26 iss7, and It's facts cofrooo-
rated by John Ward and Harry Morgan.
before Elwood Evans, OF Tacoma
No Investigation Held.
Thts ariaaylt and those OF the corroh-
Grating witnesses. was sent 90 the general
Land Office al Washington CITY. examined
and referred hack 20 the land Office al
OLYMPIA. ordering "A investigation. The
records fell 10 show that any such In
.estlgaslan wae ever held. They show
that * II. sf0ekslsEer. then acting COM
missioner. called upon john y. Jordan.
now J. Emgeue Jordan, 20 Furnish proof
Of continuous residence upon and non
ailsnafssn 81 thp land covered by the deed
a. entry OF course such proof vas Inn
possible as Jordan vas then a practis-
ing physician in the city Of Seattle, and
could not have left such practice for the
statutory period required 10 perfect his
claim put he sent on 20 Washington
CITY affidavits - prove that ne was
reai resident Of this property seine few
miles from the Oregon boundary. which
were absurd ia themselves. and II acted
upon the result rlust have been 8nfsvora-
bic TO The claimant. But the Democratic
administration had come In and repre-
m
eminent Democrat we're aaduced. The
docfor's fraudulent claims Of presumption
residence and Of Democratic principles
were allowed IN favor Of the latter.
\ Timber Claim Also.
At or about ;he time he aled his pre-
sn.usoFy asclaratory statement for the
IanA abaxs described he also alsd an an
rllcation under the timber land act or
June 3 fSsS. anon the southeast quarter
Of section Sc. t5wuship Is north. range
east ana perfected entry thereon Juiy
- 1855 cash entry S163 and received
patent therefor Nav 3. iSS5. This action
IS tho ere relied upon I've the affidavit II
Donovan. TO show That Jordan Is fraud
and "A spesuistor Ira public lands. This
tract a8ioins the pre- enipiion claim taken
no ~ torfiaa, la regard 20 that be swore
thar II ives ftae agricultural land. and in
tesart - the latter which aGioins IL. he
sNs,fe that the land was unfit for cuiti-
e.
and that even after tie removal ~ tho
timber and stone thereon q would he
worthless for the purposes 81 cultivation.
Thus II uiii be seen thar tho doctor"
may We'll rank vita the Mahatrnas and
ether humhnEs for while his physical
body Was in seattle selling pencils or
bread pills his astral body was adding
down claim" ln PIERCE county. Rut th}s
S. not all The ''dortov." IN aftidsvlts at
ali events, costia divide his astral body
Into Two separate ana distinct astral
bodies each one perS0uating John T..
Jordan. and leaetn- J EDeens Jordan "a
rantinue tbs uuaisrurhed residence In Sc
atHe The other astral hody took out a
homestead claim IN kltsRn co0uty. II
resided on the iana COR tbe statutory
time and nlra mai proof At tba lo.al
9ant office But John y. ostran.ier. tHc
register al shat flng, although a Demo
evat. was an unbelievcr iu astral bodies
lie could swear on his own personal ex-
t,erReeea thas JOAN h Iofti8u ana !, IN
xgue Jordan were one and the same man
auE thns Eh3a mAm. 20 his persona
kacW ledge. hal not been abscut from So
attls during the time John h Jer3ar
CLAIMED u have heem residing - NitsaG
ss,s4nfy - De very naturally rejected ths
claim TAea "pv" Jov3an appealed. frs
- she commissioner ~ che geaeral land
osvsss snd lafes hr appealed 80 The secrr-
taF9 ~ tae interior. having a friend a
caarf ln the person ~ AR MuidroW. Thri
are following VAS ISSUED na~Eneer =
1sSs.
The Local once Reversed.
Joan y lordan made Homestead en-
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