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for argument. Did you notice, tho,
how docile Mr.. Lind was here tonight9
(Hoots and cheers.)
Saws Lind Bought Land.

(Hoots and cheers.
Says Lind Bought Land.
ttGovernor Lind quoted statute
that it is wrong for an official to be
interested in the transfer of lands from
the state to himself. / find that June
soo at Kaaa6sl s1nnt s y 5 s
Lind at SIS an acre, the lowest ap::
praisement. Going down the list Of
tracts sold at this same sale, find just
sixteen forties picked up at this sale
June 5, 1900, Governor Lind again
purchased another lot Of sixteen forties
Mr.. Dunn, Mr.. Lind complains because
Mr. Dunn's clerks had simply done
what he himself did as governor.
!, Duluth & Iron Range Case.
"In 1876 the legislature agreed to
give the Duluth s. Iron Range some
6O4, 900 acres of land for building tho
road. Some POI, 900 acres were decided
before Mr.. Dunn became auditor in
1895: March 20, 1895, the land com
selection of 1871 acres. Mr.. Dunn
found $4,000 acres of this selection
were state school lands, and Mr.. Dunn
wrote refused across the list.
"In 1897 an act was passed creating
commission Of the governor, state
auditor and attorney general to inves-
appropriating $4,000 for this investigss
ton. Remember, Mr.. Lind was chan
man of this commission.
| lin 1908 the legislature passed an
act that in untitled land grants all re-
naming selections must be made within
two years or the grants remaining be
Lochren decreed the Duluth road 9
grant of 1875 valid and the road en-
titled to 606,720 acres-even when the
road had already received some POP, 900
acres. The decree mentioned some 49,
900 acres as owned by the road in fee
simple, without further action. And in
this list were the state lands, some
$4,000 acres, which Mr.. Dunn diseov-
cred there. Governor Lind said, under
the amended decree the selection Of the
final lands of the grant would not be
made incur lifetime and said this was
because of the agreement made by
IN the daere eauSH 49, was
said the company could make the Sc
lection Of lands, as we'll as have un-
limited time for SO doing. This de-
cree was filed Jan. 8, 1900.
L" March 20, 1900, Governor Lfud
wrote to Mr.. Dunn as follows:
Lind to Dunn.
Dear Sir: In view Of the fact that II
has been finally determined not to continue
l the futile litigation relating to the swamp
, land grant to the Duluth & Iron Range
It seems to me that the more speedily
4 that company's swamp land grant can be
3 adjusted and filed the better for the state
and all possibly concerned. AS I have
repeatedly stated to you, I deem it i'm
I portant that all old swamp land grant
t Should be settled and disposed Of at tn,
earliest possible date, that we may know
what lands are left to be definitely caret
and settled for.
. "Governor Lind, who was chairman
q of the commission, never knew wha
T. was in that decree until the work O.
the commission was all over. His let
= ION July 10, 1900, Auditor Dun,
- wrote to Governor Lind as follows:
j.. His Excellency, Hon. John Lind, Gov
ernor: In reply to your request of Jul
10 10, 1900, for information as to the statu
e Of certain unadjusted grants Of swan
G lands made by the state Of Minnesota t
l. railroad companies, desire to set befor
1t you the following facts: (And here al
a given details with regard to the swan
j. land question. He was the man who We
n handling the whole litigation for tt
10 state Of Minnesota and Bob Dunn we
IS simply his errand boy by these letters
" I respectfully submit this statement I
- your eXce1lenOy Tor the purpose or ODtalI
y ing from you, both in your official &C
- pacity as governor, and in your priva1
- capacity as liar, your views thereto. Ar
I respectfully request that you consu
"a with the attorney general on the que:
lions herein involved and confer with n
in at the earliest moment your official d,
ties will permit.
"Does this look as if Bob Dunn wei
reckless2
+. Says Deed Carried Too Much.
1T "Now let s see what happened.
ID showed you POI, 900 acres Of land hs
g. been decided; 606,720 acres was VIII;
e. the company was entitled to by Juds
n, Lochren's ruling.
I'd "They had received before POI
a. 1882. By the decree they receive
st 89,O7S.S1 additional. Certificate signt
ye by John Lind recorded in the auditor
h. office transfers to the Duluth & Ire
xt Range 4O4 ,557 .46 acres, in all 697 ,431. /
v. when, as matter Of fact, they we