Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-12-10


the Ernst Hotel to John Miller of AL
bany, Mo. At the time it was cor
rect according to the statement of
both parties. The "sale" was "sight 2
unseen" trade, Ernest the hotel etc.
to one Davis for deed to SO acres
Of land near Troy, Kans. Miller was
agent for Ernst and dug Davis up
and these two traders went to it at
Albany where Ernst went to meet his
victim, Davis present to engage his
meat. Ernst took what Davis said
about the fine tract of land as being
dependable to the last word and Davis
was more than satisfied with the.
glowing description of the splendid
building and beautiful furnishing
elaborately set forth by Ernst. Pres,
to, contract for exchange Of landl
for hotel, duly signed and attestedst
Miller and Davis came and DaviaI
raised many and big objections to the
property he had so quickly agreed to
accept for his fine tract Of land.
mostly cultivated; thoroughly water
ed and superbly located, all of which
Ernst has not become aware from oc. |
cular proof but felt in his very bones
to be more than true. Deeds were
passed, Ernst for the hotel to blank !
pro tempore and Davis deed to the
unseen and Uncertain soil. Davis still !
wore an appearance Of having been |
"got the best of" and Miller proposed
to ease his misgiyings by taking the
hotel etc. off his hands at fair ad- |
vance over what he had apparently |
given. Davis seized the bait left un- |
swallowed by Ernst and another
presto and Miller became ramrod, so
to speak, generally if not literally
true. Satisfaction perched all over
the hostelry for few days. Ernst
had use for a small amount of cash
and desired to pledge his fine farm
for the amount and to realize, he EN-
ployed local farm money broker to
negotiate a loan. This man wrote
to get a line on the security for de-
scriptive purposes. The county sur
veyor Of the county in Kansas in
which the deed said the farm was
located, informed the money lender
that there was no such land on the,
assessment or tax books and ventur-
ed as a reason that it was in the bot
tom of the Missouri river, a mile
from shore. Before this Illuminating
information had reached Ernst via
the agent he had employed, he and
his not too optimistic friend, Girls
Carlstead set out in the Carlsbad
! Essex in quest of the fertile farm.
Arrived at st. Joe they were direct
ed to the other side of the river and
about 20 miles distant to Troy where
{ they hunted up the county surveyor
and collector of tax. Together the
four went in the direction of the Sec
ton, township and range the deed
said the land inhabited. Arrived at
| the bank of the Missouri river on the
. Kansas side, the surveyor made some
deliberate calculations and deduced
that the tract conveyed in fee simple
with all rights, appurtenances, sand
+ bars and snags thereto belonging,
. Davis to Ernst, was under the waters
of the Big Muddy about mile dis
tant from where they stood, as indi-
v Gated by the waving top of a syca-
i more evidently about 40 feet of which
. was down in water. Remarks on the
spot are purposely omitted. Enroute
home through mud and inclement
y weather plans for another investiga-
8 ton and repair of the damaged car
e were silently thought over several
a times. o. P. Ray was employed to
= recover for Ernrst the hotel etc. be-
!. fore something else happened and q
y suit was filed to set aside the deed
e Ernst to Miller, the petition alleging
o about all and singular the reasons
It why man should not be continued
in possession of a valuable property
obtained in exchange for something
z intangible and invisible for twenty
q FIVE years and liable never to be agar
% until the time @when rivers shall
dry up" etc. Miller thought so too
after solemn consultation with Ernst
= reason appears never to have beer
Ie introduced in the trial of the case be
fore any court.
II Jim Mason jr. who was oper
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