The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-30
Settlers Secure
Stay Of Proceedings
IN THE MARBLE CREEK LAND CASES
Some Prospects Of Settlers Getting Their Land
State Officials Go To Washington

Word has been rerelv d from }. K.
Booth who has been 10 Washington
for the past four weeks, In relatlcn to
the claims Of the Marble Creek set.
tiers whose claims we're reoentl, or.
dered cancelled, In favor of the stste
that he had secured stay of proceed
iugs 10 the matter aud had engaged
attorneys TO argue the ease.
L. is said that the recent decision
was due to the fact that the attorney
previously engaged by the settlers
had failed to appear and protect their
rights, aud the officials supposed the
settlers had given up the fight aod
we're ready to leave the land without
further protest. Nh Booth Is en-
deavoriug to interest Senator Brady
In the matter aud a number Of tele
grams have been sent from here TO
the Senator asking him TO be stir
himself insthe interests OF the settlers
Meantime the stats officials are get
ting busy 10 che matter.
Deterpined TO bring pressure on
the department OF the interior 40 that
the Marble reels andf0tber LANDS can
be pushed to patent without further
delay, If possible. Attorney General J.
II Peterson and State Land Commlss-
ioner George A. Day left Immediately
after Christmas for Washington, where
they hope TO be able to get the land
matters IN such shape that there will
be no further hitch in the program
The issue is one that has been ser
iously considered by the land hoard
at Sc, eral Of It's meetings and It Is
said an understanding has been reach
ed with reference to the making Of
the trip.
No definite movs has bren m.de in
the Marble Greek case owing to the
fact that the state, 10 it's desire to pro
tect the bona fide settlers on The land
submitted to the department a plan
by which 1t was hoped to secure from
the government lands Of equal value
to those acquired by the settlers 10
The Marble Greek tract to reimburse
the state for these lands, which It ex.
poets to release to the settlers 30 that
he school lands and fund would not
be injured. The Marble Greek lards
have played an important part In the
history of Idaho both 10 land matters
aud in politics. Originally the set
tiers we're allowed by the government
officials to file homestead entries ou
the land when the state had selected
them as school lands. Since ther
the settlers have held their entries
hut they have never been able 20 sec
IRE title. In the meantime, the in
terror department has held that the
land belonged TO the state.
When the state proposed the ex
change so the settlers could secnr
title aud The school fund would b
protected through a grant for ad
ditonal lands Of equal value It va
thought that the department woul
grant request However, 1t is un
.lerstood that there is hitch 10 III
program The negotiations have nd
progressed rs rapidly as had been ez
peoted aud It is believed by the mem
oers of the land board that a rip
Washington by the attorney ReueTl
and ths state ladd commissioners ma
start matters aud result In faorabl
/ action The state has learned frol
the past that a geat deal more can /
accomplished 10 this way than b
. correspondence Matters IN oonue'
tion with the lieu land transfer whic
was under wsg this year will also
glven pttsntion at Washington