The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-06-04

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Multnomah county jail Hall was con-,
yicted of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment in connection with the cele-
brated Butte Greek Land, Livestock Il
Lumber Co. case.
Des Moines, Iowa, June J. John jun
ken, ,colored, murderer of Clara Roeen, was
tonight found guilty and was sentenced
t. death. He will hang the last Friday
in July, 1910. To night he was taken to
Fort Madison for safe keeping.
Adjutant General Guy Logan Of Des
Moines was in the court room when the
sentence was pronounced. He stated TO-
night that there would be no need of mill
itia to guard the prisoner, as the verdict
met with popular favor
Junken confessed to killing Clara Ros-
en- February 5 with stone. He crushed
her skull. Her body was found by
searching party the next morning.
Kansas City, May 49, The jury in the
case Of james Sharp, or Adam God, J"
charged with the murder Of Policeman
Michael Mullane in religious riot here
December 8 last, this morning returned a
verdirt of guilty of murder in the second
degree and Sharp was sentenced to 26
years imprisonment.
When the verdict was read Sharp
heard ii without show of emotion.
That's all right" said he, ''it's the
win Of God" The case against Sharp's
wife viii come up within week or ten
days.
Boise, Idaho.--M. d. Polk returned
yesterday from Mountainous after at
tending the sale of Owyhee county state
lands. Raw land under the proposed
Castle creek segregation, be stated, sold
as high as $3S an acre. Good prices we're
realized on the entire acreage.
Washington, June 1.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
at the close on May 31st, 1909, the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
81 ,O3O, l29, $40, which is an increase for
the month of "a, ,245, 1856. The total re-
ceipts for the month we're $5S, 1892, $40 and
total disbursements 500, 1856, 265.
Boise, Idaho. Returns received at the
state land office yesterday from the sale
of Owyhee state lands at Mountainhome
last Saturday show that 1900 acres were
sold at prices ranging from slI to $50.
The lands bringing the, highest price
we're in the vicinity OF Grand View.
The farm units plats Of lands under a
very large part of the Payette- Boise pro-
ject were filed at the United States land
Office yesterday, and instructions given
to the register and receiver by the secre-
tary OF the interior limiting all future en-
tries Hereunder to so acres. Notices will
be issued within the next few days re-
quiring all entrymen who now hold more
than so acres TO relinquish all acreage
over and above the farm unit back to the
government. Entrymen will be allowed
one month in which to dispose Of the sur
plus lands after receiving official notifca-
lion. In case of failure to elect which
part of an entry is to be retained, the
government will then direct the cancelIa-
lion of sufficient acreage to conform to
the regulation.
Since the farm unit under the Payette-
Boise project was established year ago
i is estimated that from so to 20 per cent
IF the entrymen have relinquished lands
70 their claims should comply with the
ruling of the department when effective.
The lands embraced in the plats filed yes
terday include nearly all the acreage I'M
der the New York canal and the Deer
Flat reservoir, although there are some
lew small tracts under this part Of the
project which are not affected The plats
were for townships as follows: l north,
/ west; north, 2 west; north, west;
north, west; north, 3 west; north,
west; north, west; north, west;
north, 4 west; north, west; north,
west; north, west, and north,
East.
Each entryman whom the order affects
and who must relinquish part Of his
holdings will be given official notice