Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-22
low in WASHINCTON
Heirs Interested in Des Moines
River Land Will be Paid.
WILL BE DONE EARLY NEXT MONTH
Commissioners of the General Land
Office Talks of the Probability of
Observation-Disclosures Appointed
and Iowa Pensions Granted.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The heirs
interested in the Des Moines river
land claims will be pleased to know
that some of the payments due will be
made early in the coming month. The
claims allowed by Judge Stevens will
soon be disposed of by the interior de-
partment The commissioner of the
general land office today said: Il
have forwarded Judge Stevens pa
pers to the secretary of the interior
and requested prompt action on these
cases. / have no doubt that the Sec
rotary will attend to the matter as
soon as he can find the time"
Papers All Filed.
Going to the interior de-
the papers were all filed
with the assistant secretary, who said:
1T will be ten days or perhaps two
weeks, before I can finally dispose OF
these cases. There is great deal OF
other important business on my desk
ahead of the Stevens findings. 1t
would be unfair to others having i'm
portant business before this depart
ment if I should make any class of
cases special. Consequently. | must
take them all up in regular order.
You may be sure and assure your
readers, that no unnecessarily delay
shall prevent the safe carriage OF JUS
tice in these matters. You see how
overworked am with these big cases
before me, and the people will be pa
tient if they only knew that l am do
ing my best to handle all of this work
before me-"
The secretary then told about some
of the pending cases, but not for pub
lication But the people interested
can be very sure that they will not be
obliged to wait much longer; and all
of the delays have been caused by 9TH
Ell matters of vast Importance which
have come before the department in
advance of these Des Moines river
claim cases.
Mason to Be Chairman.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, is to be
chairman of the senate committee on
postoffices and postroads after the
fourth day of next March. This is one
of the most important committees OF
the senate. "Billy" Mason is an Iowa
boy who went to Chicago from Fair.
field some years ago and forced peo-
pie to recognize his abilities. He likes
to be called BILLY" instead of "Senat.
Or" because ne does not want to grow
away from the people.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Hos
kings, Woodbury. county, ]. A. Smith
vice P. c. Eberly, resigned; James
Plymouth county, c. w. Harrison
f. A. Forche, resigned.
w. Mcdaniel has been commission
ed postmaster at Emery.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-Daniel P. Bullock, Cush
ing, Sc; Cicero A. Stoughton, Perry
IS. Restoration and increase-Anns
L. Silvey, (dead) Belknap, S72. Re
newal- James M. Carroll, Clear Lake
$12. Increase-Hyram V. Davis, AL
den, So; George w. Hadley, Vinton
SIS. Original widows, etc.-Maris
dergarl, Seymour, SIP; James Silvey
Belknap, $12; Margianna Smith, Os
kaloosa, S12; Sarah l.. Lofland, Oska
loosa, IS; Mary ]. Osborn, Clinton, SIS
Washington, Jan. 19.-Postmaster
appointed in Iowa-Medford, Warner
county, Lee Braucht, vice J. l.. Kemp
resigned; Melvin, Osceola county, c
M. McDougall, vice Joseph Hoffman
removed.
A postoffice has been established a
Ware, Pocohontas county, with Leon
ard H. Leas as postmaster.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-Wm. H. H. West. Dewitt
IS; Joseph M. Rothrock, Cedar Raj
ids, Sc; George Van Houten, Leno,
, 90. Additional-Elias Spray, Altar
tic, IS; Stephen A. Saum, Des Moines
So. Renewal-Wallace Shipton, PEI
, ny, IS. Original widows-Mariur
Jennings, Mason City, IS; Rossill
Conner, Marble Rock, IS; Diana
Crosby, Hamilton, IS.