Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-03-28
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paper ctr;rossrsy with Geo. ".
Lyr- 4. ;as reason thar his articles
are : ssrssS a. sxlss ara misleading
statements
NJ. lysn Was States Attorney Of
Ss,,--.s..t CTS cau-sy 81 the tine Of the
&s u tn eoer.y an! He Knew
s:so... .i's ~ 2rsi ne terms thereof
ARD as w-S TIE ssa. adviser ot the
ss9a-d MS not comm sSSsone- and
Esd ;so ysscs II It's transaction.
According u tbs commissioners
-ecossis d the Er,irl.ssrss county court.
tsoCSs. shs sax Il the county lands
was ra1e ~ the county commissions
s.s q ne Hackney. Boyrton Land
Company under s!a.e os November
3, .ati. witch IS e IS also evidenced
sy sns .fsr county treasurer.
o.::sscia c..plicass receipt No. S7o on
rle. c: waich the following is a true
copy
So No. So
County Treasurer : Q-Sce,
E'TTons County. y. D.
Linton. y. D.. Novenios. s. 1901.
Received q Hackney -Boynson Land
Company.
Eighsy-nine Hundred and Twenty
one Dollars.
Fer taii paymen. for lands and
1901 taxes thereon described by at.
tachs6 81. comprising about $40
acres. title having been acquired By
Eaamons County under Chapter 81
avs u ls9.. sale pursuant TO reso-
luton q county commissioners. No
yesrbe. {. 1901.
Signed j. G. Pitts.
County Treasurer.
Under me law at that time-Code
l>Sts. Section 1854, the 1901 tax be-
came oae November lst: hence, the
1866, 1901 tax on the county lands
sold ate. November lst 10 the Hack
ney- Boynton Land Company were
included in the S. 92l. which was
the total consideration of the sale.
Inc said s-s36f6 were entered in the
county cash books and distributed
into tie various funds. the same as
a.. other taxes.
Because Ct having been County Au-
diior al tie time the sale took place.
and acting as clerk for the board,
! an wiling to meet the present
beard OF county commissioners at
any time. should they so desire. and
give them whatever aid | can to ar.
rive al the exact and true amount
Due on the county lands November
s. 1871, the date of said sale. will
only add here that Mr.. Lynn 5 figures
are incorrect and altogether too
nigh. on the basis of the then tax
law calculation.
Mr. Lynn's statements relative to
the sale Of the of Section l3.
Township l32. Range a, by the
Hackney-Boynton Land Company to
H. j. Herolz, my brother, are abso-
lutely false. He says that my
brothers application for the pur-
chase of this tract Of land was sent
in the same envelope to the Hack
ney Boynton Land Company that the
county deed, was, under date Of
November q, 1901. AS matter Of
fact H. J. Herolz's application for
the purchase Of this land was not
submitted to the Hackney Boynton
Land Company until the following
month. namely December. 1901, and
the deal was closed the latter part
of December, entirely independent
Of my dealing, as county official.
with this company
will further state that did not
at that time nor at any time there
after have any financial interest
whatever in the said quarter section
of land. My brother bought and
paid for the same in. full. also re-
celved all the rents and profits there
from after the date Of purchase.
When he left Emmons County in
1908 for the Pacific coast country,
he decided to me as nominal grantee,
all of his lands amounting to .899. sc
acres and which included the S. w.
I. of l3-l32-17, for the purpose Of
convenience only, so that speedy
transfers could be made of the same
in case of any sales during his alb
sence. During the year 1863 all the
lands were sold and decided by me to
the purchasers, and my brother. H.
j. Herolz. received the full proceeds
of the sale Of the S. w. I. Of 1892
q. as heidi of all of the remainder
If his lands which held as nominal
grantee.
Now what are Mr.. Lynn's motives
in his articles? Is it politics or is j,
because Mr.. Lynn is now and has
been for years, in court. fighting fol
the title Of these lands, the same
lands which were sold by Emmons
County, Nov s, 1901. The county
records will show that the tax-pay.
ers Of this county have already paid
several court stenographer's bills OF
no small amounts. while such steno.
grapher was taking the testimony
in these land cases. Is it possible
that Lynn is expecting more aid
from the tax payers of this county
in his fight for the title Of these
lands which the county sold in gooc
| faith. and while he was States At.
| torney.
| Since MIR. Lynn in his article.
casts reflections upon the officia
acts Of the members Of the county
board, county auditor and county
treasurer of the year 1901. ] hereby
request and urge in consideration Of
justice to the then county official!
and the taxpayers Of the county q,
| this time, that the present board Of
county commissioners summons AL
ex. Macdonald, VIM. Baxter anC