The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-21

wasnsnxson City. July ss-SpscEsl---
kseeretaxx Hnke Esuzth has rsverEea fhe
decision q siss commissioner OF the ger
erx1 land Office ART granted the appisez-
slon 81 Ro5ers W xoosen % make home
stead entry IN RE Seattle Lard district.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
nss tAa contestant
Henry AIsa1ansoe also defeats shs
sane company ia 4 contest for a tract
% lard IS si1s ssn1e district Iearser T.
Turner gains q similar contest against
me Northern Pacific railroad for = traet
IN the ssaffie lard District.
Charles ". g0Tisxs also sins from the
company IN a dlsp9ss over a homestead
entry tn the Olympia lSnd dsxEyfct- All
he eases are regsrxals Of the eonnsss-
ssoaer<s decisions. based upon the action
OF tie United States supreme court IA
the ease Of Whitney ~. Taylor. that an
saeancsied ssre-eEnpffon fling OF record.
a. she Gate wfssa the railroad company 5
grant beeguses effective. excerpts the lad
covered thereby from the operation OF
ffe grant. egea though al surh time the
statutory tie q fling has exptred II
these cases yre-cmzstion deeiarat0ry state
n4enfs had been H.sd. alleging settlement
to lands before fbs coznpaay's grant.
bit - sasA nlsngs had expired a. TIE date
% tho granting act. the commissioner
held that IL MAS not suff5eiert 20 defeat
ire right 81 the com pas1y.
The secse.Asy has reversed the commits
sfoner's decision and allowed the home
stead entry OF n ~ DsnDan, IA the
North Yakima land district. The North
ern pacIac railroad wzs the contestant.
James ~ Foinaextsr wkus similar case.
His tr.et Is in The Vancouver land district.
The Northern Pacfle railroad. however,
sins lEs contest against Alice b Chase
Tor Lands Ia the watsrviils land district
Linus II. Benner's Appeals from the de-
elsson OF the commissioner disfuisssrg his
contest against the homestead entry Of
Alexander Snsder in the waiia Walia
land district has been denied By the ssers-
tary.
Tn. commissioner, decision Il reversed
ia the case Of Edgar r. Stone VS.. the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Stone
10 allowed 10 make final proof OF his
timber culture entry 10 the North Yakima
land district.
The secretary has denied the motion
for xeslew Of the departments decision
made by fhe Northern Paclec Railroad
Company in . case involving lands In the
Seattle district. Samuel -. Langley gets
The land.
lie Also denied A motion for review OF
gAs same company for tract OF land
in the Seattle district. The land goes 10
l.. e. Gilman.
The secretary mas dect1e0 thdi son1
". Finch IS entitled 10 q tract Of land
in the Spokane land district contested
for BY the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pang.
siiico Paxaa also wins a tract OF land
in a contest with the same company. The
land was in the watervisle land district.
Robert $. Morgan is allowed 10 keep
intact his homestead entry in the North
Yakima land district contested for by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
In the same district Robert =. Morgan
defeats the company tn a contest for
homestead tract. The company. however.
wins itH ease sgains; David Treadwel1,
involyin1 lands in ths WateFy!lie land
district.
Tho secretary has reversed the commits
slonerts decision ard allowed EIzear Tram
biay and Remis ThISoao 10 complete their
applications for lands 10 The Vancouver
district contested for by the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company
The secretary has reversed the commits
ssoner's decision ard allowed William J.
Cooks homestead entry IN the Vancouver
Land iiAtrict. The Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company was the contestant.