The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
HORESMdlVERNNENTLAND.
CRANE LOSES HOMESTEAD


About so residents Of Harrison,
ind that their homes are built OF
government land. a. q result Of rnl
ing by the general land Office al
Washington, IN the case Of John l..
Dlrks against A. A. Crane. The
homes aud business property inyol.
ved arc worth. Il il said, about
sl0O. 900.
The Coear d'Alene land Office has
received noties q the reversal by the
general land ptflas Of two dsoisions
rendered By the FeaiataF and receiver
about year AGO. One o. the cases
was that Of John l. Dirks versus
Addison A. Crane, eontaatlng Cranes
homestead entry adjoining the HaFri.
son townsite On the north and west.
The other wns the case 81 Katena
saia, widow, versus Addison A. Crane,
Involving A07 acres Of land claimed
By both homestead claimants.
Tho commissioner IN his order 10
the coenF d'Alens Office. ordered
cFane's homstaad entry 10 be cancel.
led IN the DlRks case, and Ia the salM
case BE- gives the 40 acres Of land 10
MEp. Saia.
Tho deelainn 10 the DiFks case u
q anusnnl Interest from the fact that
shout 80 umalllngn have been erected
By purchasers and leasees on the land
Crane claimed a. bis homestead. The
houses on this pieec % land arc sup
posed 10 BE- tho best Ia the town u
Harrison. Some Of tho honaa ON the
land which The government has recall
led aFs worth from $4,000 20 $4,000.
Mr.. Craze has been charging
Wharfage for the right 20 land water
craft on tho Lake In front Of tha
touualto.
Crane represented TO the citizens
Of Harrison that hla property turned
aud reached IN front Of tbs town
whsre tho boata landed. II vas not
discovered that uhaEfaee. In this case
could nos b. charged tili Cyrus
Harry, of Spokane, vent To ths
toWn to look into tbs csse Of Mra.
sain.
Mr.. and MFs. salA lived Ia Austria,
their native Land. SIR. sala had
beard . great deal Of America. but
did not have money 70 move bis
family herr. lie came 20 America
aud located In Wisconsin. he then
worked bard aud nropEhi bic family
10 Amcrica 70 vile aud father
took graf interest In their dansh
ter aud desired that che 10 given q
good education.
BY hard work and denying them.
selvea ihoy we're able 10 navo about
$1,000 and moved TO Harrison about
1890. Ne Saia worked In The
Cocur d'tisne minea aud lot his
daughter enter The schools Of Iisrsi.
son, where she graduated about SOC.
she spoke aud wrote three languages
iiuently Sir. Sala waa not content.
ed and LETT for Buffalo Hump In
quest % money to send her 10 college.
lie never returned. nor has he been
heard Of sinco. Il IL tbe opinion Of
friends that he wae numbered. a. be
was lovable man and had no family
troubles for which be could leave
and not return.
In spite Of all the drawbacks. Mrs.
sala worked bard trying to make a
home for her family. She bad no
water on her place aud had 20 carry
II great distance. She raised
strawberries and sold them, and she
earned enough money 10 build a
small but comfortable home by carry. 4
ing the, lumber on her back.
Up 10 two years ago the govern.
ment did not open mp the property 20
settlement owing 10 difficulties in the
surveys. AZ that time Mrs. Sala went
TO Ole on her land, TO which her hus.
band bad purchased squalter's right
from Dir. Crane, and 10 was then die.
covered that the land was claimed
BY Crane.
Mr., Happy was retained to 70.
present Mra. Sala. lie sage ~ was
called on by a father Of the church,
who explained the case TO me, aud l
decided to do what / could for Mrs.
sala. understood that che had no
money, but her land wac about In
the hands Of Crane. | went to the
receiver and register and argued tho
case, but, owing TO Cranes influence
In that country, we we're beaten
everywhere. then appealed the
case TO the general land commissioner
and received the reply. am heartily
glad that the decision Of the Occur a..
Aleno office was reversed.
Chicago has reduced the divorce
record 70 twenty four mlnntea Cat.