Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21


There were ladies there, one so old that
she had 70 be assisted over from The
depot The ladies represented some OF
the old-time settlers on Marsh creek
near McCammon Ever since the fall of
1877 they have virtually owned the
property that has been fenced In and
duly improved at stated intervals. On
tuesday they found many who were
eager to deprive them Of the land. Some
of the men who filed in Marsh V/ley
never were on the ground and conse,
quently had no legal right 10 take up
the property. Old Mrs Marley, who is
" years " age. declared that none OF
them were legally entitled 20 the prop
arty. Her friends ayerred that the
'sooners' went out into the sage brush
ne night before and when the appoint
ed tine came popped mp and rode for
BacNoot picking up the relays at fire..
quent intervals, This they claim Is
the secret OF the wonderful riding that
went on record on the day OF the open
ing of the strip on the Fort Hall reser-
yaton. one and all Of the &c settlers
on the coyerted strip say that the on
~ man that made the ride from the
valley was William Iillman, and then
The men who beat him In ON the spec
lal train from McCammon did not go
on the ground they fled upon that day.
The matter will be Strengthened ont
within few days and If All that Is
alleged by the settlers Is found TO be
substantiated the Marsh Valley colony
viii remain unbroken
BITTER AGAINST SOONERS.
The men who have been temporarily
ousted are exceedingly bitter against
the "sooners,' although they do not as
sumo an attitude calculated 10
precipltate any serious trouble.
They are content to let the
investigation proceed and are conf
dent of the ultimate outcome None at
Blackfoot on Tuesday and Wednesday
was backward In saying harsh words
regarding that Salt Lake outfit" which
Is said 10 have equipped men with
horses In order TO take up the lands.
Those residents of southeastern Idaho
who have been acquainted with the
original settlers for years and are con-
versant with the things that led up
to the settlement Of that rich part Of
the rservatiOn, say that they would
seorn to do trick Of the kind; they de-
clare that those people who have held
the land for SO many years are entitled
to IL, especially IN the face of the fact
that they have fenced and otherwise
improved the property.
ONLY ONE OUT OF SIX.
Indications are that there was plenty
OF land FOR all-of q kind However.
everyone wanted the best that could
De obtained, with the natural result
that when man walked up to the
counter IN the land office and presented |
ms locatlon papers 20 Register Lorenzo |
X. Thomas he generally was Informed |
that there had been others, several In |
lart. who had made the same b,oues |
before him. In this way II came about
mat towards the last possibly one out !!
Of six was able TO file on land.
CREDIT is DUE.
The manner in which the AFFAIR 81, /
Ine blacktoot end OF the proposition !
was handled reflected great credit an
all who had hand In IL. The clerks |
In the land office were competent and |
occasloned no unnecessary delav one |
man was admitted at a time and as |
soon as he had transacted his business |
he passed the barrier and left the build |
80 ~ ~ 'Noi NiNlAhAfs lut IldlItI
of controlling the crowd and settling |
disputes as TO position was in the |
hands OF the special government agent, |
Col II. V. A. Ferguson. No one enyied !
him his position. and II can be said !
that he earned every cent that Mas |
coming to him ten times over. His |
deputies also established a record lor |
fairness in the enforcement Of the |
rules that had been laid down
AN ANXIOUS MOMENT.
As character study a few hours |
spent in the land office at Rlackfo q on |
Tuesday and Wednesday were decided. |
" productive of edifying results. There |
was fascination attached to The |
watching Of the faces of the applicants |
IA they filed in and awaited breathess-
y the verdict on their location. step |
light over and pay your filing fees
was always productive of a broad
smile. No matter how stoical that face
vas a minute before the smile would
break through. on the other lY~1
when II had been demonstrated l'yond
my doubt that the land in question had
been already filed upon there was
lifferent story. We'll thought /
would just try on the Off chance said
me typical homesteader with the un-
'asy smile Of the man who had made n