Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-01
TIMBER CASES
At WASHINGTON
Oregon and Eastern BuiIdino 2
New Branch Line to Con-
meet With C.tP.
CHAMBERS AMONG HORSES.
Governor OF Utah Visits Roi.,
Expresses Much Praise for the
Gem State.

n OlSE. Ida, May SO.--Within tho
next few days the secretary of the
interior viii hear the land cases
in which, originally. suits were
brought by the state against persons
settling on land in the ST Joe river.
country, to which the state claimed a
prior right.
The commissioner of the general
land office decided the cases in favor
OF the state ana the opposition appeal
ed TO the department Of the interior.
The state viii be represent by Asst.
Atty.-Gon Snow. who left for Wash
ington yesterday
There is involved in the cases tim
Der lands valued at $2j0,0O0. which Is
a very important item to the state.
The decision reached by the depart
ment I'm these cases will i'm all pruba-
biijy determine the action iIt ru-
ture on similar cases. One of tho
principal contestants of the states
rights is the Northa~p Pacific Rail
road company, which mas filed on 49,
900 acres of timber land claimed by
the state, and II the decision in the
pending cases Is favorable 10 the
state other suits of a similar nature
viii be brought against the railroad
company.
70 make up the school grant of
lands, Application was made IN 1901
~ .loN' hunt 10. sulsgs "a certalit
INNER l''nus III ehe n il.1.il,i part pl
piled with; but the selection of tho
lands, consisting of about 15,GO0
acres, valued at S750.000, was not
made until 1906. In the meantime,
uti're me survey was mace, put after
we s,ate mao uPPiltu lVr saine' WIiloH
w ST. elai'''S ~ i.s Pilpt ~, Is
tne No oI FaCiilS company hleu
vi. lV,VoV acies Oh thls .lhloeF lanu'
phu -I- perslh s' one oI Wnom Is tha
now notorious 1HSk Simpkins, took
,,s .',,'' ou IL AN Nieh tt,e STATE
ostina y" tIdNy ~ s9lectipiis inc land
pilice ~ eoeur a Alehe CITY refused
~ So i",'t tuelh' tneteuppn the state
r ,,.tI,t =" Sui, asainss tIle ra1iroAd com
ti ~ ~. the iV'VoV acres or
tad ,u1u9 ~ "nlch II CANNED It
~, d p.lUr right As stated, the de-
rIs.oh OF the case before the commits
s p, G,.s Oh tne general iand office was
~ i@NoI oi me state, ana now the APP
, p,J, o. we 1eparlineni OF the in
'eIInr IS on the part of the defense.
less be watched with great interest
la, cases ia ''''l'-
OREGON & EASTERN RAILROAD
- ca,,.,
office /, ~ ~, i@celver OF the land
Isossc a,,1 i,rn,, oIegon' Is visiting
ar . -. "a us ~ WIN MN the news
strnotnd 1'i' - Mhich Is being con
RaiIvav oo ~ .,ie oregon " Eastern
n1"tine N yV'p ,I, across oregon. CON
tween Reno ana Winnepep No,
the ROAD w. a1, aas3 tnat 10 miles Of
tween )ntario anJ Ioils ucted be
vCys far thn 80 t %,lv nS'9 and maj sur
bee, mode ana az, ,o"u uaNr
Ste.f'.s land 80 I'eu ~ Tue United
section Of r,{l,.a1 ~ ui ~ lul'
most narmann,,t -, ~ nollSluereu thr
vest" Mr. COVE, o',,S,i ti,, IN ne
heaviest Of eteoi ret IN ''tIeu' me
ties and Other n,a+nrtais ~ peS OF
employed. The neonie az t1a nu,,,i
county are elated over the prospects
with the outside world o,,d an
fed that the Harrt,,,an t,,. -
which arc behind tba r,,io,, ~,
earnest and viii comnieIe "a are ="
provement in the shortest convcria an,
time" '''o'''
TO INSPECT EUIDEMTC.
DIR q T. Noble ...,., ,......,,,...,...
lori Nosfor,I,, S,. m . sta'g NeteIlnarl@n'
tisafe Tho e1idor,i, -" - y ans 10 NV
horses n,bo ,,a,,,, snle a'nohb .h9
yl.,ndcrs nrjs.od pr 'e1otlea nun INN
ai,imaIs tbs,n -, nleuy OF lNe
n he al ~ " an ul1Iu'lllg extent
wlll order ,ba,,, liz lousy 1nected ne
her NJ bo.sns ~. N,ai' Viz, Gu,to a nun
limo n on h,, "a, m'''eu 'heFe soh''
"7' ~ ms "iie''
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED
Al this ,..i,i-
ri-,,t,s liz Wtltlis great parade or
ne 49, ~ 'A'e"I' ~ ilarchlnS through
ee's Oh ho!se IN pubic demon
y. %" hohofed dead. The
s],i','' - ne"u,'u pN me military hand
i,.,i va ny the cavalry from Bolt
i','S' "ll lhey folloWed by the Old
a"itIg,S ald Guy oilicials. The line. OF
t bcatn. %i,i ieao 10 me Colunlnl'
Si'ru = Whefe program WIN be rem
NAM ~,
~, '''''N'
me bolse. and lnterurban Railroad
tonlptily mas Just announced that 10
ilas pans lald for the building OF ~
iHhe surrounded by beautiful part
I"uI hllleS down the valley, west OF
l'"lse, near where their power house IS
now belhg constructed.
~. appropriation Of S2jO,000 has been
!nAIr Tor me purpose and construction
WorE Nli begin within 30 days. Ia
r lNfAhalk VI lllt Undertaking, Manager