The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-01

BATTLING FOR LAND.
Case rnvslvfnG SIXTY Acres In Taco
ma 90 ne Heard To-day.

ma tO Be uf0r0 IooaNs
Tacoma. Nov. so.-speolal.--An import
ant case fuvolving title to sixty acres Of
plated lard in the south end OF Tacoma
VIII be heard ny the land once az Olympia
tomorrow The tracts involved are tho
Prescott Park ana Carroll 4 Hannah's ad-
tfyscns ~ Tacoma. The land was sold by
che Northern Pacific IN $50 20 A. T. Max
wall and C.. II. Prescott. OF Portland. and
by them psafscd az additions 20 Tacoma.
A number OF people on ma ground and
others who have purchased lots IN ths
Prescott Park addition are Interested IN
the outcome Of the casa.
The land in question was entered uron
a~ a homestead hv noIrh Hannah. tho
w-ii-lrowr ropuliss leader. IN 1887. Ills
arrlirssfen was rejected ny The Land OF.
r,<. and the case wss carried 20 The oorn.
missioner and rally 20 tAe secretary che
decisions being In every case against NJ.
Hannah The latter had hase1 his appll-
cation On the fact that. ssthourh the land
vas Included IN the gran, 20 the railroad
~srsrarv ~ had been entered uron prior
60 che act os congress conveying Il 20 the
corporation. and the entry hai not been
eanc~iied ~ sse time enc company filed
Its Trap of definite iocatscn.
rndsr the law. where an entry existed
upon land fai'sss within the boundaries
OF the eorsrs>y's grant n was excepted
from the gra-.. Nv tire Rardan decision
Of che Urn. 81 States supreme court IN 1851
" was secsasf thst wherever tho corn
rany's title 60 sana had sallef. The inne-
<eu< purchaser was entitled 20 purchase OF
ere government ~ vs. regular price Man
wen and Prescott applied 20 purchase the
Hand Immediately after The Rarfan de-
esston. but M. Hannah ami others who
had attempted - ffle scrip on shs land or
rc.~d the arpllratson. TIE case has been
csrrs~a ND 20 the commissioner. but WAS
cent down 20 have pFcaf taken % the rur-
chase ny MAXWELL and Prescott 90 the
Mana from the railroad company. Mr.
n.nnsn - ~stii fighting fer hts right 20 err
ear On she lard as a homestead ard has
.xexea eor a rehesrins 90 hls esze. ne wi
r~chanfv carry the case 20 the secretary
Of she interior Department. ana possibly
into the courts.
rhe isfe sseclxsor Of Secretary rrsrci.
,n che poyss and other cases. as outlined
IN the special dispatch from Washington
:, she fost~rnt~ifseercer - November a
ssyrcss sh~ i.ss u>oa wAsch nearly sDa set
ss~~s have ecusftea An Clarke county last
...y,.~~r se~ Nnrfharr psclfe Arssse ~ ~,sss
arsfrss rehn fssisehszssr ara nearly &ra
~rsar defendants. all residing On rallrasa
lard IN Clarke ceersv, - asstes title ara
e,~rs them from the premises IRE Land
PES within ehe grant cf ERE company On
sss -,afr ,tne - Txea-ts. As tire tire frDs.s
Y~~slsna No the Cclurnhsa river wAs never
s.sstt. the grant was Declared forfeited.
TIE Ssths~<Yueut grant fvfsg sienw tie nasir
rtre 80 sass city covered nsush % tAs Lara
~ Clark. ccssrty oenvoyea ~ IRE ssrzt
grant. Tae settlers base shetr e1s3ru. -
sAs rnisns - the ccs~ts that sse aand De-
sc~sNst m TIE original grant has eeea -.
trey forfeited are = crsn 20 entry. Tns
railroad company has taken ne ease into
che Fs~ssr.i ecart. whseh vii fsSSs ursn
ere scansness OF THE ratings 81 TIE DEPART
nr&as.