The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-31
LANDlOWNERSHIP
MYSTERY SOLVED
OWNER ARRIVES TO LOOK AT
TER 5O0-ACRE FAIRY
LAKE TRACT
WILL COLLECT BACK RENT
BATHING FACILITIES ENJOYED
FOR YEARS WILL NOT BE
DISTURBED


Bond of Massachusetts drove into
Sank Centre as representative OF
the Whitefeld Estate, that tract OF
500 acres of land adjacent to Fairy
Lake and embracing what is common
ly known as the picnic and bathing
grounds used for SO years by the
people of Sank Centre and COM
munity.
This property is in the name OF
Lillian K. Whitefeld, the second wife
of the late Edwin Whitefeld who
came to Sank Centre in 1857 and made
elaborate plans for the establishing
of a town on Fairy Lake. Mrs.
Whitefeld is still living being over
90 years old. Mr.. Bond married a
granddaughter of Lillian <. White
field.
Mr.. Bonds appearance in Sank
Centre cleared up mystery OF long
standing. For years people living IN
Sank Centre and vicinity had tried to
communicate with Lillian K, Ramsey
the title owner of this land, according
to the records in the Register OF
Deeds office in Todd county. How
ever, it seems that Lillian K. Ramsey
was not the real owner of the prop
erty as Lillian K. Whitefield had an
unrecorded deed to her from Lillian
K. Ramsey. According to Mr.. Bond
in 1897 Mrs. Whitefeld was sick and
fearing that she might die transferred
this property to htr daughter, record
ed the transfer, and taking deed
back which she did not record. This
latter deed has now been recorded
together with deed from Lillian X.
Whitefield to Thomas D. Bond.
The only address Sank Centre peo-
ple had, Of Lillian K. Ramsey was
general delivery, Boston, and all let
tiers sent addressed in this manner
were returned uncalled for. One gen.
tleman anxious to get in touch with
the owner of the property had the
Todd County County Treasurer mail
her letter in the same mail with the
tax receipts. The letter from the
county treasurer was taken out OF
the postoffice at Boston, but the other
one was returned.
Mr.. Bond was questioned regard
ing this matter and said the only ex-
PLANTATION he could offer was that
Mrs. Whitefeld only called at the
postoffice for mail when she expected
tax receipts returned and perhaps
the letter mailed at the same ting
promptly as the other letter.
did not reach it's Estimation as
Edwin Whitefeld the original own
er of the land was the father Of w.
J. Whitefeld of Sank Centre. He
was an artist of considerable note
and the beauty of Fairy Lake and
surrounding country taking his eye
he homesteaded and acquired large
tract of land, about 5D0 acres, as
stated above.
Mr.. Bond had with, him an old map
of Sank Lake which Mr.. Whitefeld
made in 1857.
This shows what is now Diamonds
Bay as pond with creek connect
ing it with Sank Lake. He also had
a couple of paintings, one of Fairy
Lake, and the other of the Indian
mound on Kandota's fiat near Fairy
Lake.
While here Mr.. Bond interviewed a
number of people who have been pas
turing this land for many years and
arranged in a majority of cases for
the payment of back rent for a six
year period.
Mr.. Bond has appointed a local
man to look after his interests here
and the Herald is glad to inform the
public that for the present at least
the south shore of Fairy Lake will be
open to the public for bathing pur-
poses as it has been for the past so
years. The local representative has
stated to the Herald that he may make
some restrictions as to bathing cos
tunes and that he will probably APP
point an official Inspector. The agent
of Mr.. Bond has been trying to make
arrangements with the editor of the
Herald to take over this inspection
job but he has declined as there are
a number of men with keener eye
sight are better fitted for the po-
siticn. It is just possible that the
matter may be definitely settled by
selling the position to the highest
bidder.