The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-10-28
The Silver Blades Expose Of Their
Smooth and Oily Fake
Blocks their Little
Game.
SEEKING GREENER FIELDS
Fooled by the Publication of their Methods
They have Skipped-The White
Pine Belt Supposed to be
the Next Field

II. f.. Kincart and his pal, Wood,
who have been working fake timber
locating scheme in Rathdrum and vi
entity for the past tvs weeks, have
sought greener fields and pastures
new. The expose of their little
scheme by The SILVER BLADE, has
made further labor in this particular
field useless, and they skipped, Wood,
the principal sneak and originator of
the skin game, taking his departure
on Thursday afternoon. 1t is not
known whether the scOundrels sue
ceeded In securing any money in this
! neighborhood, but it is believed not,
the exposure of the skin game by
The SILVER BLADE coming ia time
to head off the payment CT the $25
1t is also known that Kincart was
obliged to borrow money with which
to leave town. However, there has
been an unusual number Of timber To-
cations filed under the timber and
stone act within the past week.
| Whether they are the result of the
wiles of these individuals or not
cannot be determined until the time
arrives for making proof upon the
same.
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Wood have been closely watched Ny
the sheriff and our local officers. 1t
ground them to see this palpable
fraud worked under their very nose;
but, other than wheedling the guilt
bic into voluntarily paying them $25,
they violate no law until the $500 has
been paid over with which to pay for
the land. Thus the officers were un-
able to do an, thing.
The Spokesman Review of Thurs
day contains the following, which
throws more light On the matter:
especial agent ID. j. Chadwick of
the interior department of the United
States warns the public against TIM
Der land scheme which two men are
said to be exploiting in this section.
Mr.. Chadwick, who is here in connec-
ton with the clay land case, involv-
ing title to valuable lands in the
southeastern part of the city, said yes
terday:
.Early IN August last one, Wood,
reached Kalispell, Mont, and joining
his general information with G. l..
Browns local knowledge of timber
lands in the Kalispell land district,
they commenced timber land loca-
ting scheme. Wood passed as a rep
resentative Of eastern and Pacific
coast capitalists who, having large
means at their command, wished rs
investments to secure large tracts of
timber lands in the western states,
each applicant to be furnished the
$500 necessary to pay the government
price of 81. so per acre. Some mort
gage company probably was given out
as parties to furnish the money tl
make the payments for applicants,
and when proof was made and the
land Office receivers certificate of pur.
chase was issued to claimants aud APP.
pllcants for 100 acres, 500 would be
paid to entrymen or entryWoman fol
a deed to the land.
But in order to become entitled to
an immediate profitable cash sale OF
the land claims, it was necessary fol
each applicant for timber claim tC
become a member of combine, and
to pay to Wood & Brown $25. Some
25 persons at Kalispell became mem
bers of this combine, it seeming an
easy way of making IA few hundred
dollars.
Women Lost their Money.
The woman barber at kalispell and
other women took wagon trip of &c
miles over rough roads to inspect the
lands, paying their own expenses and
then. when the description as to sub
division of section was given them,
paid to Wood and Brown $25.
Saturday, October 81, remained
at the local land office at Kalispell ell
cants had Advertised to make proof
there. but they failed to put in APP.
pearauce and Wood and Brown also
failed to put in appearance at Kalis-
pell.
! Il am now informed Wood and
Brown have been in Spokane and the
Occur d'Alene land districts, working
their timber land scheme with sue