The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-29
Col. Lounsberry'S Washington Letter

and Mrs. Calvin Moores, formerly of
Devils Lake, now of Monticello, Mimi,
were also with the North Dakota peo-
pie. They were all gay and happy
but Albert Powell and Jim Mathews
led all the rest, not seeming to care
continental If crops were shorter than
usual this year.
There is a great deal Of feeling in
G. A. r. circles here concerning the de-
feat of Colonel McElroy for the posi-
tion of communicating chief of the
| Grand Army of the Republic. McElroy
is a fine fellow, with his heart and soul
working in harmony for the good of the
boys in blue, and it was believed that
to couple his election as commander
i in-chief Of the G. A. r. with that OF
editor Of The National Tribune would
have enabled him to do much for the
boys that could not otherwise be ac-
complished. OF the ESQ who went from
| Washington to Atlantic City less than
a dozen opposed the election of Nc
| Elroy. The North Dakota delegates
were in his favor and the rank and
| file from Minnesota were with him,
! though a deal had been made the year
before whereby the Minnesota vote was
| to go for Gilman. To accomplish the
election of Gilman and of course to de-
feat McElroy, Corporal Tanner was the
most potent and persistent force and
was responsible for some Of the stories
which caused McElroys withdrawal.
He told some things, which are char
! acteriZed by those who know as be-
/ inc a cn1ntoIxy l. 9,&1 %
things that he said would be awful of
they only should come out.
| When 1t was found that Corporal
Tanners stories had resulted in turn
ing from McElroy even his instructed
delegations from New York and was
having its effect among the others, Nc
Elroy very wisely withdrew, but no
friend of his ever need fear that the
investigation he seeks win result in his
injury.
The principal charge was that the
columns of The National Tribune were
being used to exploit certain coloni-
cation scheme / saw several members
of the Florida colony, who declared
that the adverse stories were in the
interest of rival concerns McElroy
does not own The Tribune and is not
responsible for it's business manage
ment. Some patent medicine adver
tisements were also used to his dis
credit In the same way that Democrats
use dragons blood to show the absurd
ity of the tariff srom their view point
At the landoffice patents are being
rushed out for North Dakota land al
fast as the elections to take surface title
reserving the. coal TO the United States
arrive. They are coming in freely
In 800 cases out of every 1000 the title
is just as good with this reservation
as 1t would have been without ii. anC
in the other case the entryman is fully
protected in his rights and a Goa
prospector would find rocky road ii
obtaining title to the coal with the
homestead party sitting on the lid.
Another strong decision has beer
made by the secretary of the interior
in commured homestead cases. It wal
held that a party who had been alb
sent on leave of absence could not re.
turn to his claim and make commutet
proof Immediately; that the leave o
absence broke the continuity OF resi-
/ ucIlC6s ana aLIST awaiting Lu6mSelV6
of leave of absence the entrymel
would have to begin all over again II
order TO commute, and put In the re
quired amount of residence, substan
TALLY unbroken up to the time of of
fering his Communication proof. Tn
leave OF absence would not affect a Nv
year proof beyond the fact that tn
time absent would have to be made vi
If actual residence fell short of fiv
years, but In commuted proofs the par
ties must stay on their claims practi
: cally all of the time for fourteen
months in order to have Communication
: pro%s accepted under present rulings
J The case is that OF Esberne K. Miller
r 80 L. D., ~. The syllabus Is as fol
+, lows. Communication proof is above
/ only upon q showing of substantial
i continuous personal presence upon tn
! | land for a period Of fourteen month
] next preceding submission of proof
) and residence priorto period OF alb
/ sence under leave OF absence granite
. the entryman cannot be added to resi-
dence subsequent TO that period I