Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-24
SHE is IN POSSESSION.
Mrs. Catherine Walker Of This City
Jumps Ohio Farm.

According to story which appears
In recent issue OF the ohio state
Journal OF Columbus. Ohio, Mrs, Cath
crime Walker, assisted By Mrs Ella
Phelps, both ~ this city. has taken
forclblo possession OF farm near that
city, to which she claims 20 be the law
ful helt The farm was owned by her
grandfather, and she is now the only
| living heir 10 the same, She did not
learn OF that fact until about four years
ago, and BY that time the farm had
been sold for taxes, She has been
fghtnig for her rights ever since, and,
becoming tired Of waiting for the courts
TO give her possession, she has forcibly
| entered upon the same and ia now Nv
| ing there IN tent. and Ia protected
by two men who guard her night aud
day The journal relates the story
| as follows;
This Is my farm, and I am going 10
| camp here said Catherine Walker to
| Charlie Bowers yesterday,
III you put up your tent III tear II
| down" said Mr. Bowers.
THAT tent ia worth si,400 ard II YOU
| tear It down II will be over my dead
| body"
well, II that's the way you feel you
| can put your tent there" said Bowers,
| pointing 10 a spot ~ ground.
mo, am going to put Il there che
| replied pointing 20 little knoll This
Is my farm, and here | am going TO
| stay
And the tent went UP and Mrs. wal
| ker stayed.
The conversation took place yester-
| day on a farm OF thirty-twO and one
| half acres, situated near Marble Clif,
| now occupied by Charles Bowers who
| holds the place as tenant OF g. W.
| Baldwin, the owner Of the tax title.
Mrs Ella Phelps has made four
trips 10 this city. each time bringing
the Walker woman with her. on one
Of these trips she says she was offered
81 900 for the title to the property, but
refused II.
She says che has been advised TO
camp on the premises and make a tinal
and supreme test for the recovery Of
the farm.
with that advice in view she yester-
day bought a tent, a cot and bedding
and a stove. and went out 10 the farm
and proceeded to erect the tent for her
The tent is located a few feet from
the house occupied by Mr.. Bowers, and
she stayed there last night. Two men
have been hired 10 guard her, one OF
whom VIII be on duty In the daytime
and the other at night.
Mrs. Phelps said that the question
Of the missing heir and the right tn
the property will now be fought TO a
flnish She told Mir, Bowers yesterday
that the agent OF the farm, Mr.. Gugle,
had told her that he (Bowers) had new
err paid any rent, except so bushels Of
oats, and that statement wns not tend
ed to concilitate Bowers to the land
lord, Mrs. Phelps says she had been
accused of fraud and everything else
IN this affair.
But III show them whether II Is
fraud or not" she said, emphatlcally.
A survey Of the ground was made
yesterday at Mrs. Phelps suggestion,
and the land lines correspond with the
lines Of the deeds and will.
Yesterday evening warrant was
sworn out before Magistrate George
Lakin Of Perry township charging
Mrs. Phelps with trespass, the hearing
to be Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Phelps was not put under arrest,
but was notified, and says she VIII be
there. As she was the instigator OF
the camping, she was held account
able.