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LAND;
FRAUDS
w Officials Went
tough Sham Ad
judications
ireMtevelationtf Continued
from tlio Official Reports
of Land Agent West-
.nothcr source of basis, ami ono
ding tho largest roturn for work,
from school sections which aro min
;1 in chnraetcr and which, upon
of of that fact in conformity with
tain prescribed rules of procedure
to tho satisfaction, of tho commis
mof of tho general land office, may bo
Bed in .tho selection of lieu lands of
iual amount.
Ichool soctious-'roported, mineral by
itcd States " deputy survoyora -ro-
ro no further proof unless disputed.
6ol sections "not" so' reported must
proven so by a process called "ad-
llcatlon," which ia similar to tho
method of perpetuating evidonce,
tico must bo given of tho time and
cd for taking testimony boforo lo
lly nppolntod ofllcers; tho witnesses;
o subjected to cross examination and
cry precaution takon to ascertain
o facts. Upon thoso tho local land
dEcers render a decision, which, with
lo evidence, is transmitted to tho
jjenernl land office, whero it is Voviewed
my the general commissioner. Al
ihough sucli a trial is held in the name
find by tho authority of tho stato; in
fact, tho stato hna had nothing further
do than to lend its authority to
ivate individuals who wcro under
taking it on their own account and
for such roturns as ' might como to
loin in tho lieu land dicker.
Tho oxponso- attonding adjudication
considerable and - tho result of it
inibwhat' uncortnin, ns tho commis
sioner lias -decided, in many cases, that
;ho allegation of mineral character
Was unproven. Wh other from this or
thor roasons the legislature has nev
wr nppr&printed any monoy for such
ork. As a preliminary to adjudica
tion tho' land department at Washing
ton ruled that an affidavit (of which
tho form was given by tho commis
sioned of tho general land office), mado
iy ono and certified by two disinter-
.ested witnesses, should be prima facie
evidence of tho minornl chnractor of
tholand, suillciont to warrant tho de
partment in ordering an adjudication.
Upon tho filing with tho department of
suck affidavits, tho stato was allowed to
mtiko selections of liou lnnd based on
tho school Sections so certified us min
eral, but tho selections woro only ton
tativo, and woro not confirmed to tho
statd until tho comploto and final' ad
judication proving tho mineral char
acter of tho land.
For some reason tho rulo wag not
etrietly adhered to, as, in many in
stances, solcctions have been mado
whoa no affidavits -can bo found in tho
department, they having been lost in
transmission or woro orronouosly re
tained in tho local land office, whero
they" wore first sent, instead of ac
companying tho lists of selections.
This course of allowing- selections be
fore proof though no doubt well in
tended, becamo a source of much con
tusion and trouble; for in very many
Instances tho after adjudication failed
to substantiate tho certified allegation
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of mineral character, and of necessity
tho selections by tho stato of lieu
lands based upon them had to bo can
celed. Additional to this, and complicating
tho difficulties immeasurably, tho- stato
authorities were in the habit of selling
tho lands' ns fast as selected on tho
strength of the aforenamed ex pnrto
affidavits, and when- tho cancellations
came tho purchasers, though holding
deeds from tho stato, were deprived
of both monoy and land. Tho extent
to which tho said affidavits woro fic
ticious or fraudulent can ''bo approxi
mately known1 from the fact that the
state's claim to over 50,000 acres of
land so purchased has been set nsldo
by tho goncral government.
It la not noccssnry to infer from
such nn outcome that tho person work
ing up thd mineral basis was 'trying
to defraud the state or individuals,
for with tho best intent and manage
ment tho inevitable tondency of the
mothod of proceduro adopted or al
lowed by tho stato board was to pro
duco just such complications as now
porplox tho stato land officers. It was
tho oxtromo of recklessness to soil
lands to which tho stato had no shad
ow of title, and for which thoro was
very slight ovidenco that tho state
could obtain title in tho manner pro
posed. Indood, thero was extraordi
nary inducement for thox mineral basis
manipulator to omit the stops neces
sary ,to establish a valid titlo to tho
land sold. Everything depended upon
tho basis. If that was not proven to
bo mineral tho salo was void as to tho
purchaser oftho liou land. Tho baso
hunter merely procured an nffidavlt
that- certain school sections, maybo
hundreds of miles away, wero mineral
in character; this was called furnish
ing basis for lieu land selections.
Upon such a flimsy foundation as
this tho governor, as land selector for
tho state, and totally ignorant of tho
facts, aignod tho list, which was trans
mitted to tho local lnnd office, where
It was formally accepted without in
quiry, of course, as it was no part of
land business to disprovo tho nfildavits,
and from thero it was sent to "Wash
ington. When tho local land officers
accoptcd tho list, then tho lieu land
purchaser paid tho. money, according
to his contract with tho baso huntor,
who took his pay in full, nnd tho ro
mniuder was turned over to tho state,
Tho stato officers executed a deed if
tho purchaser paid in full, or a cer
tificate of salo in case of deferred pay
ment. Tho baso hunter, though paid
In full, wna under no bonda or legal
obligations whatovcr to go on and ad
judicate upon tho; basia ho had fur
nished, but, without tho adjudication
to tho satisfaction of tho commission
er of tho gonoral land office, tho so
called basis was no better foundation
for a liou land sale than if it had been
locnted in tho moon. Granting that
ho should go forward in tho success
ive stops, of adjudication, viz.: obtain
an ordor from tho local land officers of
tho district In which tho alleged miner
al basis is locatdd, appointing a time
nnd place nnd a roforco before whom
tho testimony should bo takon, publish
tho notice of such appointment, furnish
tho witnesses nnd tho attornoy to
question them, tnkb down tho testi
mony in writiug, forward it to tho lo
cal land officers, obtain from them a
verdict, favorablo if possible, and aft
erwarfla a judgment by tho commis
sioner of tho general land office; if ho
goos through all' this with an earnest,
honest purposo to earn tho monoy ho
hna received and to vindicate tho good
nnma of tho state, tho chances are two
to ono that it would fall in somo im
portant particular, and as a conse
quence tho purchasor would loso his
land and bo obliged' to call upon the
stato to refund the money. This Is
about tho kind of success attending
Many homos are mere lonely aboiss
because no children are there. Barrenness ex
ists in almoit every case btdauM female diseases
mo organs ot wommbovu.
or. isaraui reuiusvca ma
b.J m FiMurtmcr rinwn TAlnl.
of barreaaess by making the femalo
such A. method of doing busldfcs Wo eh
thero id nn honest effort- on tho part
of tho mineral baso hunter to consum
mate tho undertaking, but as ho is not
under bonds or logal contract to per
form such service, and as ho Is uni
formly paid in advance, thero Is noth
ing very strange or irrational In the
assumption that several thousand
acres of thoso selected in this way
woro never intended to bo adjudicated,
and that school sections woro assumed
to bo mineral with fraudulent intont.
When economically managed, adju
dication docs not cost as much as the
basis sold for, and thcroforc it would
bo a paying business to procure nffidor
vits of mineral character, realize upon
0f basis and go through a sham ad
judication.
Of tho more than 00,000 acres of
mineral basis upon whicli lieu lauds
huvo been sold only about 20,000 have
boon confirmed to tho stato, tho re
maining thousands having been can
celled by tho gonoral govornmenh
It is not to bo expected that any
business can be carried ou without nu
occasional error, and tho land busi
ness, from its complexities, is especial
ly subjoct to inaccuracies and mistakes,
tt is, in fact, a spoclalty requirlug
careful and long-continued training,
both of tho perceptive faculties nnd
thoso of tho understanding, as well as
strictly methodical habits. But mak
ing all allowances for human imperfec
tions aud tho intricacies of land ofllco
business, should wo rationnlly expect
to find in tho land offico basis uscjl
twico or moro times to tho amount of
more than 7000 acres! Such, however,
is the case, and it means that citizens
of tho stato havo boon dofrauded to
thtt oxtout. Tho commissioner of tho
goneral lnnd office gavo a rough esti
mate that 70,000 acros of lieu land
selected by tha state will bo canceled
for tho reasons alroady given, which
may be recapitulated ns follows, to
wit: Lieu selections in conflict with
persons holding undor United Stntcs
laws, nnd in conflict with stato lands
proviously taken; second, selections in
liou of falso mineral basis, 38,000
acros; third, solcctions on basis calcu
lated In unsurvcyed townships, 0000
acres; fourth selections on duplicnto
basis alroady given, 7000 acres. Tho
decision as to sovcrnl thousand ncros
of selections Is still pending at Wash
ington on account of imperfections in
tho proof adduced as to tho mineral
character of tho basis.
Mr. W. T. Rndir, said to bo tho first
person who ventured into tho Hold of
speculation, and tho ono who hns dono
moro thnn all others to prove tho min
eral charnctor of otherwise worthless
school sections of Eastern Oregon, is
at present busily engaged in adjudi
cating thorn, with somo prospect of re
ducing tho aggrogato of undetermined
or fnlso basia boforo givon. And though
tho experiment of buying liou land
upon unprovon mineral basis has boon
rather a losing invostraont to mnny of
our citizens, tho stato will bo tho
galnor, perhaps moro than 30,000
acres of land aa a consequonco of such
unsolicited ventures. But aftor tho
mending .of proofs thoro will still ro
main somo 20,000 to - 30,000 acres of
cancoled lands for which tho stato has
givon doeds or certificates of salo, and
thereby laid Itself under obligations to
assist in extricating tho purchasers
from tho cmbarrassmonts arising from
defective titlo. It ia oasy to say that
purchasers of lieu land wero roqnlrod
by lnw to find their own basia by thorn-
solves or attorneys, thd stato is not to
blamo, nnd should not bo held respon
sible, but while this may bo tho logal
vldw of tho case it affords no practi
cal solution of tho problems growing
out of tho very Imperfect legislation
of tho past. If tho legislature adopts
an imprncticablo requirement or ono
that must Inovltnbly lead to troublo,
by leaving tho duties of officers so
vaguo as to practically abolish their
responsibility, certainly it Is not prop
er to Insist on a Btrict construction of
such legislntlvo enactment to tho in
jury of well meaning porsons who havo
been misled by tho action of non-action
of blundering or corrupt officials.
Citizens nro inclined to trust tho
state, and they look upon a parchmont
bearing its great seal with confidence,
ns nn earnest nnd reliable pledge, nnd
not tho voidablo trick of an officer for
whoso delinquencies tho stato takes no
care and feels no responsibility. So in
tho caso of theso canceled lieu lands;
tho people holding tho state's obli
gations therefor havo been petitioning
Governor Lord to como to their rescue
and set up their purchases upon valid
basis, nnd thus mnko good tho stato 's
contract. Now it so happens that tho
Daly law stands in tho way of com
pliance with their petitions, nnd the
governor yery properly rofors them to
tho next legislature for redress.
It will bo recollected that tho can
celed landa aro immediately subject
to appropriation undor United Statos
lawn, and In some instances where such
lands havo been improved by the pur
chaser, or evidenco has been furnished
showing want of proper conduct ou
tho part of 'the clerk of tho state board,
by which purfihasera wero misdirected
or' -whero' greatsmjnd frrcpjwbjsnjury
rrriT-iHHn-imi iiiiiiii") i i iiimm u,
The Guardian of Our Body
SCIENCE UP-TO-DATE.
The foremost biologist of our day ia
M. MetschuikofF who 1ms shown the
world of science that there are leucocytes
in our blood that net as scavengers or
policemen, .These policemen which arc
called phagocytes look out for the nox
ious or poisonous elements iu our blood.
It is of the highest importance to the
long life of the human being that these
policemen guard us from the attack of
germs from the outside who enter our
bodies like burglars to take our lives.
Various offending elements such as micro-organisms
are picked out of the blood
and tissues by these policemen nnd de
stroyed. Therefore our live9 are pro
tected by these blood-cell-policemen the
phagocytes, nnd we enjoy immunity
from disease so long as our blood con
tains plenty of phagocytes and red blood
corpuscles. We can prolong life by
keeping our blood in good condition
our circulation anil liver active. In the
above sketch the border shows types of
red corpuscles which arc degenerated,
broken down blood cells in healthy
red blood the cells are rouud but when
we get pale, thin and weak the round
cells soou become irregularly shaped
or like a dumb-bell. The policemen in
our blood are represented by the dark
irregular shaped cells within the circle
ohawlug healthy blood cells.
,xThe more study and time Is given to
tie subject the more we find that the
Vlod is the center of life" says Dr.
K. V. Pierce, the noted specialist of Buf
fco, "the health nnd comfort of the
r tragc person depends entirely on this
tl tad supply for the heart must have
would ho inflicted by delay, tho gov
ernor lias yielded to tho scorning ne
cessities of tho enso and provided
basis out of tho Cascade. reserve. Tho
rcmnimlor can wnit until tho propor de
partment of govcrnmont takca them
in hiiud.
Whufl nnd weather destroy soft skin
on faco nnd hnnds Roso and Cucumbor
Cream Jelly fCurosa Cream) presorves
it.
iiiiniiiiiniiiHinmH'
I STATE I
SOCIAL I
NEWSJ
,. hum 1 1 ,,.Hh-M-M4-4hH"M-
Blodgett.
J. A. Wood wont to Corvallls Tues
day. Miss Mary Blodgett went to Toledo
Thursday.
S. R. Wood returned from Corvallls
Inst week.
Mr. Pratt and wifo, of Corvallls, vis
ited at Mr. Evans' last weolc.
Roy Norton wont to Corvallls Mon
day. W.'D. Mixtcr wont to Toledo Snt
urday and roturnod Thursday.
Mr. Potorson, of Colorado, camo
Wednesday to visit Mr. Pratt and
family.
Miss Laura Sknggs returned to her
homo at tho Summit Inst wcok.
Somo frionds from Indiana nro visit
ing at Mr. Cadwnllador's.
Mr. Shaw and family, from Kansas,
havo moved on tho Whito farm, roceitt
ly vacated by Charles Button and
family.
Tho presiding elder, from Philomath,
preached at tho school houso last Wed
nesday, night. Thoro was a goot at
tendance. 0
Tho Diamond Ouro,
Tho latest nowa from Taris is that
they have discovered a diamond euro
for consumption. If you fear con
sumption or pneumonia, it will, how
over, bo beat for you to take that
great remedy mentlonod by W. T. Mo
Gee of Vanlcer, Tenn. "I had a cough
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I took. Dr. King's Now Discovery for
Consumption, Cougha and Colds, which
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"Mrs. Baker hns broad literary oul
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ajdtviortho, ighwtyjjy'Bojto
ltle&pJr . ' kN '
vyAa-iMa?.ftMfr
pure blood or it will not pump and keep
the body supplied regularly like the
beautiful automatic engine it is. The
nerves must be fed on pure blood or we
suffer the pain of neuralgia, which is the
cry of the starved nerves for food. Head'
aches, cold in the head, catarrh and
many other things arc due to stagnation
of the blood." Many of our common ills
could be prevented nnd cured if the
people only knew themselves and their
bodily make-up. Study some good med
ical book, it need not be technical a
good one is the "Common Sense Medical
Adviser)' by R. V. Pierce, M. D. This
book is a complete treatise on Physiology.
Anatomy, Hygiene and Medicine and
gives simple receipts for the aire of or
dinary ills and is within the reach of
everyone for this one thousand page
illustrated book will be sent, by address
ing Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., for
a i one-cent stamps in paper binding, or
cloth-bound for 31 stamps.
now to put Tames in order.
"A new broom sweeps clean" and In
order to put our own house iu order we
must get rid of all the poisons in the
blood with a new broom such as an al
terative extract made from roots and
herbs without the use of alcohol. Al
cohol ouly shrivels up the red -blood
corpuscle and therefore it is unwite to
try and brace up one's strength with
cocktails or alcoholic tonics and com
pounds. Some thirty -eight years ngo
Dr. Pierce who was in the active prac
tice of medicine and surgery found that
an alterative extract could be made of
certain herbs without the use of alcohol,
that was a specific for making rich red
blood for eradicating the poisons from
the blood. In some way the policemen
in the blood are increased in number
NEW
Y.M.C.A.
BUILDING
Corvallls to Have a Beautiful
New Home for Its
- Association
A movement whioh haa nrontod a
vast amount of enthunltisui in CorvalliH
ia tho proposed construction of a stu
dent building for tho Young Men's
Christian association.
Tho idea was first brought boforo tho
public a year ago by an custom frioml.
This worker proiuisud $12000, provid
ing $8000 could be raised by tho local
workers. .
On Friday ovoning, January l!l, tho
mombors of tho Y. M. 0. A. gavo a
13ostou baked boun bnnquot in tho ar
mory, at which tlino tho canvass was
launched,
For several roasons tho nttondiuico
at this moating wuh not uk largo as
could bo dosirod, but thoso prusant
caught tho spirit of tho ovoning nnd
many liberal donations woro ruuulvod.
Following nro tho angulation mom
bors who aro loading this movement,
and doing ntirnost work for tho- cause:
II. J. McCoy, of San Frniioimto; Los
tor MoLain, Jr., of New York, II. O.
Hill, of Chicago, nnd JI. W. Stono, of
Portland, Oro. Tho latter noted aa
toastmuHtor. Thoso ruspoudiug in a
clover inunnar wore: Colonel Darby,
R, C. Shopard, oditor of tho Collogo
Baromotor, J'rof, LiiIcq, Dr. Withy,
comb and Muoaraj Hjjl, ' McCoy nnd
Moduli).
Immodlutoly aftor tho mippor Hub.
scrlptions woro taken.. At this timo 01
pludgos woro mado to tho amount of
$S2djl.
. Two yours aro givon in which to
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pay tho subscriptions; during this
length of timo two agreed to pay $250,
into $125, flvo $100, threo $7G, aovou
teen $(10 and thirty-flvo $25.
A largo number of young nlon of
tho collogo did not attend tho ban
quet, but doHtred to aid In tho good
oaiiflo. To uccommndato those, plodgos
wero takon at tho drill hour ou tho
morning of January IS, when tho sub
scription was incroasod to $-1300.
Slnco thon $350 moro has boon prom
ised. 11 in anticipated that quito a hnml
somo sum will bo realized from tlio
faculty of tho collogo, as woll aa busi
ness mon of Corvallls, aud frlouda
throughout tho fltnto.
It la estimated tho building will
cost about $15,000 whan oomploto.
Tho structure will bo mado of stono
and proHont a substantial nnd artistic
uppuariuico.
Aiming tho numoroua uses lta rooms
will bo assigned to aro tho roudlng
rooms, trophy room, nthlotlo nnd col
logo papor ofllco, and mcotliig halls for
tho four flociotica of tho collogo.
Construction will commence next
Hiimnigr. A dosirablo location will bq
Holectud near 'tho other collogo build
lugs.
Tills vnlubalo now addltlou will cor
taluly bo ono of 'tho most attractive
of tho collogo group,
o
Bont nor Doublo.
. "I kuow no ono for four weeks when
I was sick with typhoid nnd kidney
troublo," writes Mrs. Annlo Huntor,
of Pittsburg, Pn., "and when I ?ot
hotter, although I lmd ono of tho boat
doctors I could got, I wna bont doublo
and had to rest my hands on my
knees whon I walkod. From this tor
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trlo Bittors, which rostorod my
hoalth and strongtli, and now I can
walk as straight aa ovor. They aro
simply wondorful." Guaranteed to
euro stomach, livor and kldnoy disor
dor. At J, C. Porry'o ..drug atoro.
I'rico, 50c.
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