The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-16
LAND is
BEING BOUGHT
BY 0kLAH0MANS
New Country Accomplishments
and Those Who Get Farms.
HAS POLITICAL ASPECT
Notable Decision Made by the
FL Reno Land Office.

guire, receiver Of the Lawton land Office.
while in Norman told the Transcript that
the Lawton Office was fling many lelin-
quishments at present. the high-water
mark being reached one day last week
when upwards Of thirty were made. As
soon as a REIMBURSEMENT was made the
land IS fled upon by some new man. and
the new man is almost always a resident
Of Old Oklahoma or the Strip. Mr.. Ma
guire THINKS the majority CT those who
are now fling come from the Strip, Car
field or Kay county men predominatng.
At least four or FIVE are from the ncrth.
l. e, one Texas man TO four or five from
Kansas or Nebraska. This leads aim TO
the conclusion that the new counties viii
be found to be reliably Republican when
election day rolls round; or at least, that
the Republicans viii have a good fighting
chance.
Apparently the land Offices are to have
their hands fun of contests over relin-
quishments. The most talked Of decision
to date. is that rendered by the EI Reno
land office in the case of William II. Box,
versus C. S. Campbell. The opinion is
this:
The records of this Office show that Geo.
s. Campbell made homestead entry No.
202 at this office on the eth day of August,
1901, for the southwest quarter Of section
%. township z, north, range u, X. I.
NJ; that on the 18th day Of August, 1901,
William II. Box filed his affidavit of con-
test in this office, which was forwarded
TO the department for action thereon:
that on the 29th day Of August. 1901, by
direction of the department, a hearing
was ordered in said contest. should the
plaintiff, within ten days from notice of
said letter, file a proper corrobating aff1-
davit for alias notices, which was granted,
Of September, 1901, the plaintiff fled the
affidavit of H. o. Peck. corroborating
the charge made in said affidavit of con-
test; and pursuant to said letter of Aug
ust %. 1901, a hearing was ordered by this
Office and set for January s, 1902 On
December u, 1901, contestant filed afl-
davit for alias notices, which was granted
alias notices issued on December Il. 1901.
and the case set for February g. 1902.
On February 8, 1902, proof of service was
filed, showing that the contestant was
served personally at Charlton postomce,
Putnam county, Missouri, on the 10Th of
November, 1901
On February 3, 1902. the case coming on
to be heard. the contestant appeared in
person and by his attorney. w. r. Brown
lee. the defendant appeared in person and
by his attorney w. R. Wheeler. ana the
case proceeded to trial; the testimony
was concluded on February s. 1902, and
the case was closed.
The allegation in the contest fled herein
is as follows:
The affidavit further swears that prior
to making homestead entry No. POP for
the southwest quarter of section %. town
ship u, range y. west he, Campbell. en-
tered into a written contract and received
payment on said contract whereby he
agreed in writing TO relinquish his hcme-
stead entry for said land, for. and in con-
sideration Of the sum of s.. 600 TO be raid
to him in fun when he could reIinouish
the same and have it accepted at the
United States land Office at FL Reno. Ok
lahoma. Afiant further says that said
homestead entry No 2O2 made as acore-
said, was made for speculative purposes
and not in good faith TO comply with the
requirements OF the homestead laws Of
the United States. That said contract
herein referred to is in writing and in the
hands Of a third party, 10 be held until
such time as the said Campbell should
comply with the contract and receive the
money thereon That affiant was not a
party TO said contract in any manner.
shape or form. but has seen said contract
and knows that the same was made from
his own personal knowledge. and files
herewith a copy of said contract as cor
roboration of this affidavit of contest.
marked Exhibit a" and made a part
OF this affidavit"
The testimony IN this case shows that
the contestant herein, William II. Box.
approached the defendant. George s.
Campbell. with proposition to locate
him 4 good clsim-that Campbell accom-
panied him down into the country and
looked at the land. After returning to Fl
Reno and before Campbell fled some
thing was said about disposing Of his
land. Mr.. Box took sfr. Campbell to the
place Of business O. Martin & Co. dealers
in new and second hand furniture, in the
city Of FL Reno, and introduced him to
and Mrs. Martin. whereby Campbell
the contract Of sale between Campbell
adn Mrs. Martin. whereby Campbell
agreed TO reiinquish 70 Mrs. Martin for
the sum of sea-. Mrs. Martin to pay the
locating fee.
The testimony shows Mr. Campbell 10
be a POOR man. ana apparently unable ~
that time 10 pay tire locating fee CT Sos.
After this contract YVES Slrned and before
Campbell filed. he consulted N attorney.
who went with him 10 Mrs. Martins and
examined the contract, and as they both
swear. ropudiated the contract AM re-
turned the s. paid O. the contract.
After ar. Campbell tiled. he took his
family ard settled upon his claim and
has been ever since that date and is now.
q resident upon tho land.
August 10 three DAYS after this cor
tract was executed. this contestant fled
his affidavit Of coDtest
The testimony shows that Mrs. Carrie
NarIi nwas ard s. at the present tine.
q married wonslu. living with her hus-
band. and Is. therefore. a person not cual-
ifcd 70 make homestead entry Shs tes-
ti6ss thar AZ that time she had no means
or resources CT her owu. whatever ard
that al OF TIE property her husband had
was one-halT interest n the snail Sec
on3-h11d store in e Reno. ana vas ut-
forty unable 70 pay the amount ~ this
tract. E.1aa she Further testilas thaz she
has a7Ver seeL Vhis land a-d lEcE
nothiEg - us vtlue exrzrt IS rlfre-
se1tsl % her
From al the lsstizIai,- ve 4ra ~ tte
1pinion -har Ehere w1s o5llrsieu between
ire parties - se1r1ll ar Caup1tl U
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