Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30
FREE GIFT OF
TIMBER LANDS
State of Idaho Donates $I,OOO,OOO
to Private Individuals


lslatlve homestead commission last
evening illed lts report with the state
land board recommending the rolin-
auiahment Of 70e0 acres Of land On |
Marble creek ranges. ID shoshone |
county. % settlers solely. The land
Is valued a. from sB0o.00 70 e7s0.-
000. For nine years IL has been a
bone Of contention between the set
tiers and the state. tho states right
being finally afIirmed when the con-
test was appealed 10 the secretary OF
the interior two years ago.
Alleging that = great injustice had
been done, the settlers carried the h.
sue into politics. which resulted IN
the passing Of resolution BY the
legislature. Il vas enacted aa q
measure for the relief Of bona ade
homesteaders and II was this eanti-
ment that governed members Of the
commission IN passing upon the
claims.
The commission mas aetnatod APP
parentIy by q desire 20 compensate
settlers for actual time Of residence.
and expenditure Of money upon Land
a. shown BY the evsdencs. Therein
applications were allowed as request
ed, the land being FeliBQuiahsd In
full. the others graded "a three eiass-
es, A, b aud G.. receiving i20, so
and 40 acres. respectively. where iso
had been applied for. pTop0Ftionately
shares where the claim extended 70
smaller tract All other applica-
lions were rejected.
Eighty-slx settlers receive q favor
able report and i6 claims are reject
ed. FIfty-seven settlers involved IN
the original contest never filed
claims with the state land board.
ReMnquiahment Of lands applied
for On full IL recommended as fol-
lows: John Beaton. George BFann.
Thomas coddlngtOn. Ellen n. Eng
strom. Lulu showalter. C. A. Dewey.
William FreL Ada l.. Tolea. Kip Cal
kIns. Mllea w. N. walsh. Aaron Ny
strom. Louis Whiting and nm r. Nor.
ton.
Claims with reference 10 which re-
iiBquishment is recommended IN part.
the settler TO be allowed HIS choice
from the land covered BY his appIi-
cation. are a. follows: Eighty acres.
William @. Moore. Frank o. Moore.
George w. Moore, y. D. Brennan and
George C. Moorbeck.
Louis NenBen geta $50 acres. Gale
Miles so. Alfred Marshall 100. Mike
Laily 40. Cyrus o. zeinn i20. Lewis
n. Squire SO. John Burke 50. Theo.
phIle Deiisle so. Clarence n. stod.
dard so. Charles II. Thompson so.
E Y. Steele so. Elmer Hswea fa0.
Daniel Hewes 30. C. H. Llals SO. c.
o. Portfers 100. s. o. China 50. Ar.
thur J. Flint 50. Henry Grmth so,
Nellie Kildea 30. J. r. Mcguire 20,
s. A. Thorpe 80. Dorothy wethered
90. Aida weshered 40. Clara p
wetheTed 90. MIke Short 20. An.
drew Bloom so.
Arnold Hooper gets 30 acres. ]. w
calkins 40. Jennie Paulson 80. VIII
liam c. Robinson 20. gelia Perkins
30. William Heimsr so. Il. D. Can,
neid so. Alfred Johnson 50. J. p. Ei
venO 50. Pearl Weld Jones %, c. A
Miller so, Frank Rubedew 20, Mrs
Kate Spencer 40. Hengietta A. Per
kins SO. Laura FriaF BOUton SO. Ia
) Mayferron Booth i3O. J. n. MeDon
: aid so. William clark I2e. Ansoal.
! seapaEEi f20.
, olAf Ed8n So. David B. Thomas ae
/ W. ". Thomas 80. Carrie z. gAearel
, 50. James n. Russell 80. Mari A
! Russell 40. William Ralstoa So. III
, liam Pardee ice. charIes 3. slraEhen
, 50. Albert DensmoFe 50. Carries ?
} Hub 20. Lyhn LandquIsi 30. Johl
! Stephenson $50. }. =. wnlIans Sc
Pred e. Donaldson 50. Erie Kohl
borg so. Edward KiFseh SO. z. Swan
borg 40. Albert AhdeFpon 50. u. II
= E-sis 90. John W. Foley 80. ne NJ
} rick 80. J. r. ostor 80.
e Applications we're rejected - fol
, lows. George W. Kayn. c. r. Leua
. ehel. RALPH Plummsr. August
{ weihn. James r. Hall. FrankIi
{ TheriAnlt. william G. Henderson
9 JerTy Aloorn. Tom Miles. Anna ]
!. Balthis Watson. C. a. nm. Jossp
= Russell. Matt Conway. .. W. win
sap. Leon DsmnFs ana Jamss Brown