The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-13

VOLUME xxx. NO. 81

VULUME AAXlX. No. 81
run by the government surveyor
along these lots and the present
water line of Lake Onamia there is
considerable tract of low land Of
Irregular contour. and width, esti-
mated to contain about 1874 acres, and
from the southerly meander line Of
lot extending southeasterly, is a
sort of low ridge or tongue, near
the south end of which the defend
ant has constructed dwelling house
and barn and has made other i'm
provements in the way of digging
we'll and clearing of part of such
land. At different parts of this
tongue are found some stumps of
trees that were cut there. South of
the meander line near tile southwest
erly corner of this lot is also another
tongue of higher land on which there
are now standing a number of hard
wood trees.
I. The defendant first entered on
this land between the present water
line and the meander line about
year ago, and at that time was told by
Plaintiff Anderson, both orally and
in writing: that he, Anderson,
owned and claimed this land, and for
him to keep off. but defendant has
disregarded and ignored such warn
ings and notice; that the defendant
claims no present title in this land
but states that it is his intention to
enter the land as his homestead
under the homestead laws of the
United States. that he made an ap-
plication to the government land
office at Duluth, that his application
was rejected, and that he has ap-
pealed to the secretary of the inter-
ior.>
9. That said Lake Onamia while
shallow and grassy along the shore,
is use to some extent by the public
for boating, fishing and hunting,
and lies just north of the village of
Onamia on the railway of the 500
line, and that during the years when
the lake was used for logging small
steamboat was operated thereon to
assist in such logging operations.
10. That the defendant since TAX
ing possession of said land between
the water line and the meander line
has occupied the same and has cut
the hay on about fifty acres thereof
during the past season, and has also
cleared some of the underbrush on
about twenty acres thereof.
IL. Save as hereinbefore found,
the allegations of the pleadings are
not proven.
AS Conclusions of law.
| l. That the plaintiff now is and
ever since the 18th day of November,
1902, has been the owner in fee and
entitled to the immediate possession
of said government lots two, three
and four in section thirty, township
forty-two north of range twenty six
west of the 4th principal meridian in
said Mile Laos county, Minnesota,
and by virtue of such ownership has
become and now is the owner of all
of the land which has been UNI
covered by the recession of the
waters of Lake Onamia and which
lies between the meander lines of
said lake along said lots above de-
scribed and the actual water front
and shoreline thereof
2. That the defendant is in pos
session of said added or reelected land
and wrongfully withholds the same
from the plaintiff to his damage in
the sum OF ten dollars.
! 3. That plaintiff is entitled to
Judgment in his favor, that he is the
owner of said premises and for the
Immediate possession thereof and his
damages as aforesaid, with costs.
Let Judgment be entered accord
ingly.
Proceedings on the part of plaintiff
are hereby stayed for the period of
forty days from the date hereof.
Dated st. Cloud, Minnesota, May
5th, 1915.
By the Court,
John A. Roeser,
District Judge.