The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-04-28
COL. ]. A. NELSON AND
MEXICANS IN BAD MUSS
Oregon Courts Busy.

Oregon Courts Busy.
| Col. J. A. Nelson, who is we'll known
in Caldwell, is having considerable
trouble over some Mexican cattle and
Idaho and Oregon ranches. The story
is told by the Jordan Valley Express
as follows:
! Another chapter was added to the
Nelson Marconi, Condolfe cattle deal,
that has attracted so much attention Of
the courts and others, yesterday, when
seven head of cows, with their calves,
were sold at sheriff's sale to Ambrose
| Eloriaga to satisfy a judgment for
$25O.54, with costs, totalling $3l5.46.
| The judgment was rendered to satisfy
bill for feed. Fifteen head of cows.
with calves, were attached on this &C
count by Fred ]. Palmer and Frank
Swsher, only ENOUGH being sold to
satisfy the claim and costs. The re-
mainder of the bunch was attached by
c. w. Dowell on claim for board for
men working for ]. A. Nelson and feed
for their horses. In this latter case
Judgment was rendered for the plain
tiff in the justice court recently, but
/ defendant appealed the case and the
horses, which were originally attach
ed on this claim, were released, de-
PENDANT putting up a surety bond for
costs in the case. The ink on the
company, claiming Misrepresentation,
the peace of this precinct however,
declined to release the company, and
that is another phase of the case
which may have to be settled in
court.
This is but a small tangle in the
web of litigation of which this case
is a part and the reporter for The Elk
Ipress has failed to find anyone who
knows the straight of the case-if
there is any straight to it.
1t appears that one J. A. Nelson
met Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Huff and Mrs
Huff's daughter, Mrs Smith, at San
Diego and came to Oregon with them,
later marrying the daughter. He then
contracted to purchase Mrs. Huff's
ranch, in the Cow Lake district, and
then went to Lower California and
contracted for the purchase of 600
head of cattle and thirty-four head Of
horses from Amado Marconi and Mar
conf Condolfe, they to dip the cattle
and horses and deliver them at Cal
exico, on the line between Mexico
and California.
According to the story of Marconi
and Condolfe, a story which never
varies with repeated telling, Nelson
! contracted to purchase their $50 head
of cattle at a valuation of $40 per head
They to dip and deliver them, with
"a head of horses, at Calixico, on the
, border. Here they were to receive
| $500 in cash and to come on to Ore
gon with the cattle, in Nelson's EN-
; ploy, at $40 per month, each, and ex-
penses. In further payment they were
: to receive 100 acres of land valued al
$50 per acre and note for $500, to
' run for five years and secured by a
! chattle mortgage on half of the cat.
= tie. They were also to receive Sc
} head of their own cows. For % Of
their horses they were to be giver
: II blooded mares. none to weigh less
f than 1900 pounds and for the remain.
S ing IL head they were to be assisted
t in locating on government land. II
4 was represented to them that the lane
: they were to receive would be worth
|, once they had it under cultivation
n $l75 per acre.
At Calixico Nelson asked permissi or
they say, to sell 80 head of steers
Permission was granted and the steers
I were sold, also $50 head more of tn,
bunch, which were sold without per
: mission. Marconi and Condolfe sa,
they did not receive the $500 in cash
: nor have they ever received anything
at all for their cattle, of which Their
+ are now less than 200 head left, 10
:. Of them having died last winter.
5 According to the story of these mel
{ Nelson represented to them that h
5 was the owner of fine ranch here
s with big, splendidlv furnished house
g good ranch buildings and farm nipple
ments and machinery in abunrance ant
J to spare for their use in culitvatinl
9 their lands. There were said to be
= also, blooded bulls and thoroughbre'
l. stations, an $1,000 launch on Cow lax
y and $1,000 automobile, etc. In add
: ton to all these princely possession
Z our silvertongued romancer boaste
,, three fine ranches and equipment a
~ Caldwell. Asked as to climate, tn
trustful strangers were told that a.
= most everything would grow here an
! that there were not usually more tina
:. Is days of cold weather during tn
y year. 1t was very attractive pictur
n and the men from below the line fe
~ for the dream stuff and their world
y possessions are slowly but surely drift
= ing away. like the pictured glories c
!, :, the Cow lake district when they al
~ rived there in midwinter and foun
,e the ground covered with snow, tn
&c ranch gates barred against them an
&c nothing launched on the lake but
II blanket of ice.
Then there were trials and tribuls
g tons in securing feed for the hungr
in cattle. But this leads to the story {
,e the Huff, Dowell-Nelson troubles, tn
At entanglements and complications {
10 which are far beyond our reporter {
az the present time.
Marconi and Condolfe are SwiS.