The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-11-04

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He Lsls Large Nnmber u saddsr bul
Wiser Vietims.
There remains no doubt that Wood
and his pal. the slippery timber land
swindleFs, have left the country fol
pasturers green and newer fields. They
also left q number OF victims behind
who are ~ short 10 their cash and have
about 500 worth OF experience. IL d
safe TO cay that nine out Of ten OF thesf
victims do not take their home news
papers. as they came 70 the land ofIics
and died their timber claims after the
county papers had exposed the fraud.
But the loss Of e2S Il not the least Of
tile troubles that may come Is a result
OF the transaction between Wood aud
his victims. Some Of them filed with
out even seeing the land and many Of
them had verbal agreement with
Wood TO pay for the purchase price
from the government and sell TO him II
aeIean prolitof from 800 TO $500 when
they could deed the land 70 him. This
Is the bait that caught the suckers, and
10 filiug without seeing the land, or max
ing this agreement. each one who did 90
committed perjury before the local land
officer who took the ding. And wher
they did this they placed themselves In
position where they could do nothing
but keep still and see Wood walk away.
Each one sw0re 10 an afiidavit at the
time OF filing. Of which the following ID
copy:
TIMBER AND STONE LANDS SWORN
STATEMENT.
LAND OFFICE AT CEUR DtALENE, IDA.
(Daledl Oct. 10. 1879.
l, John Doe, OF Gown or city, CeuI
d Alene, county of k0Otenai, state l0l
myself OF the provisions of the act oil
Congress OF June 3. 1873, entitled "AH
act for the sale OF tiElbeTiands in the
states Of California. Oregon. Nevada
aud Ia Washington Territory" as eK
OF August 4, 1892, TOR the purchase OF
TIC Bo1tuNN1b - W orLAtou ~ VV8u
ship IL, Of range 3. IN the district oil
lands subject to sale 1T C@nr d Alene
do sOlemnly swear that am q native
Tor nataralixed) citizen Tor have deelaIed
my intention 70 become a citixen) oil
the United states, OF the age OF ~, and
/ by occupation q timber sucker; that
have personally examined said land
and from my personal knowledge STATE
Z Il NAR 10.
and valuable chiefly for It's timber; thai
il is uninhabited; that it contains nc
mining or other improvements nor, rs
verify believe, any valuable deposite 0i
gold, silver, cinnabar, copper, or coal
that | have made no other application
under said acts: that do not apply %
purchase the Land above described on
speculation, bat 10 good faith 70 appr0-
pirate Il 70 my own exclusive use and
benefit, and that have not directly OF
Indirectly, made any agreement or con
tract. or In any way or manner. with
any person or persons whomsoever, BY
which the title I may acquire from the
government OF the United States may
Inure ia whole or in part to The benefit
OF anyone except myself, and that my
p6stofIice address Is Cmur d'Alene
Idaho. JoHH DOE
I hereby certify that the foregoing
affidavit was read 20 aiIiant In my pres.
ence before he signed his name thereto:
that said aIiAnt is TO me personally
known (or has been satisfactorily iden-
tilted before me by and that
verify believe him 10 be the person he
represents himself 70 be: and that this
affidavit was subscribed and sworn TO
before me this 10th day Of Oct, 1899.
RICHARD Roe, Registrar.
NoTE-Every person swearing false
~ TO the foregoing affidavit Is guilty OF
perjury, and will be punished as pro-
Vided by Law for such OfTense. In ad-
dition thereto, the money ChAt may be
paid for the land 10 forfeited, and all
conveyances OF the land or Of any right.
title, or claim thereto. are absolutely
null and void as against the United
States.