The Glenwood post., 1911-12-09
BLAIR RULES IN FAVOR
OF SETTLERS ON RIVERSIDE
IRRIGATION PROJECT

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Grand Junction, Dec. 5.-The hun
dreds of Denver and eastern Colorado
people who were defrauded by the
pomises of the Riverside Land and Ir
rigation company, the officials of which
were recently convicted in federal court
at Montrose, will not lose their land
which they have taken up in Mesa,
Delta and Montrose counties las a re.
suit of the decision just handed down
by Register B. P. Blair of the Mont
rose land office
More than score of contests mad
land taken up on the western slope, the
principal grounds for which were thai
these lands had been fraudulently en-
tered, and that no effort had been made
to comply with the requirements of the
desert entry act, which requires that
work be commenced without delay to
get water upon the arid land.
The various entrymen contended that
they were entitled to the land, having
complied with the conditions of the fed
eral statutes by contracting with the
Riverside company to supply water for
their land and paying for their priv
ilege.
B. P. Blair, register of the land of
fee, in his decision, says:
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statements touching the fraudulent
character of the Riverside Land and Ir,
rigation company, from which the des-
ert entrymen had purchased water
right, but the fact that the claimant
actually paid, in good faith the sum Of
81 per acre per year for a water right
is not denied. The Riverside company
may have been, and in fact has; since
the date of this hearing, been proven
to be a fraudulent concern by action of
the federal court at Montrose during
the month of September, 1911, but
there is nothing in this testimony to
show that the acts of this claimant
were in any way tinged with fraud
and it is shown that he actually made
the expenditure for water right in
the sum of 81 per acre for this land
as required by law
The finding of the register will prob
ably not be appealed, and the valida
tion of the desert entries made by the
victims of the Riverside company will
probably result in an attempt to ac
tually construct water system to ir
rigate the lands involved.
Bishop and Mrs. Brewster and family
deturned yesterday morning from Colo
past several weeks.
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Rev. l.. f. Kennedy, former well
known resident of Grand Valley, Rife,
Glenwood and Aspen, but now living In
Indianapolis where he is practieing law,
visited Glenwood friends this week
while returning from Oregon and Wash
ington where for the past three months
he has been holding revival services.
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G. B. Robertson of the firm of Weiger
& Robertson, Denver architects, spent
a few days in Glenwood this week, sub
mitting plans for new court house
for Garfield county, something that all
must admit is very badly needed The
re in hil
matter
I. M. Robinson, formerly of Carbon
dale and Glenwood, spent several days
in Glenwood this week. For the past
few years Mr.. Robinson has farmcd
the old Roderick ranch just across the
bridge from New Castle. He is som
what undecided as to what he will do
next year and may go to Denver, but
he is contemplating seriously the pur-
chase of a ranch in Garfield county
and casting his lot permanently in this
splendid section.
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Last Tuesday Judge Shumate SEN
fenced j. B. Mccormick, the insurance
artist recently convicted of obtaining
money under false pretenses, to from
one to ten years in the state reforma
tory. Mccormick tried to justify his
conduct, but said also that he believed
Mr. Sievers, his victim, told the truth
in his testimony. Norman w. Pauley,
convicted of statutory offense, was
sentenced by the court to from three
to three and one-half years in the state
reformatory.
NETS $500 PER ACRE
Palisade Coln Dec 5-Phil Roller