Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-16
COUNTY SUPERVISORS
TRANSFER LANDS TO RAILWAY
UNDER RECENT RULING.
SETTLERS HAD SECURED ORDER
PERMITTING HoMEsTEADING
Interior Department Of Government
Reversed Decision of Land Office and
Held Tracts Were Swamp Lands and
Sustaining Contention of Railway
company-Rulins Contested.
pecial to Times Republican

| Special TO Times Republican.
Logan, March ia recent action
of the Harrison county board of SUI
pervisors in issuing a deed of convey
ance TO lots and 8. and the northeast
quarter of section 10. 7s-46, containing
12o acres. TO Blair Bridge Company and
10 the Chicago &, Northwestern Rail-
road Company. renews public interest
here in the NorthwesternQ uinlan case,
likewise in the Ballinger-P in
vestigation at Washington.
The land in the Chicago & North
WESTERN Quinlan case is situated in the
western part of Harrison county. part
" between the iunc-ure of the rail-
roads formerly known as the Fra
mont. El1horn & Missouri Valley and
Sioux City & Pacific railroads of
which W g. Allison. A W. Hubbard,
john l. Blair and others are the al
legged incorporators. receiving an al
legged gran. OF 100 sections Of land per
mile. and subsidy bonds from the gov
eminent in colossal amounts
As the records OF Harrison county.
also the records of the United States
land office at Des Moines, also the
records of the United States land of
fee al Washington, upon investigation
revealed this land to be government
land and still subject 70 homestead
entry Mr. William Quinlan fled there
on, and received his entry papers from
the United States land office, made the
necessary Improvements and moved
upon the land in question.
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The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road Company commenced proceedings
n the district court here to dispossess
Mr. Quinlan. but much to its surprise
ana chagrin, discovered the district
court was without jurisdiction.
Proceedings were then begun in the
Cni-ed States land office at Des Moines
by the company
After a careful investigation Of the
contention of both the railroad COM
pany and William Quinlan the United
states land office at Des Mones. in
the final decision. held that the land
was government land and subject to
homestead entry when Mr.. oninlan
fled thereon and that Mr.. Quinlan was
entitled 10 the land in controversy
Interior Department Reverses.
notwithstanding the lands had never
been previously recognized by the gov
eminent, or state, or county. or rail-
road company as swamp lands: and,
Notwithstanding that the govern1n emf
had previously conveyed the lands as
government lands to the railroad COM
pany ard that in lieu of other lands,
the railroad company had reconveyed
the lands back 20 the United States as
government land. and Notwithstanding
the records in Harrison county. at
Des Moines. and at Washington showed
the lands to be government land, and
subject to homestead entry. and VII
liam Quinlan was so instructed by the
different land Offices; on appeal, the
general land office, and the secretary
Of interior decided that the lands are
swamp lands and directed the same to
be certified to the state of Iowa as
such
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