| Show WANTS THE EARTH II A Man Who is Anxious to Homestead I Home-stead the Temple Block i INQUIRIES OF THE RECORDER The Mysterious Individual Says the Plat o Ground Is as Liable to Homestead Entry a It EverWas jgThe man who steals sets a bad example that is liable to be followed by others This is especially true i the theft be a successful one when the act is raised to he dignity of embezzlement brilliant financiering or a shortage The government has been very successful success-ful in its raids upon the property held by the Mormon church in this city I is no wonder that such success should be followed by attempts by private parties to appropriate to their own usea little of the wealth that the government is gorging itself with The land jumping cases on Capitol hill a couple of years ago are well remembered as also was the attempt made by that bril iant young stenographer Alma Wino to appropriate for his own use and benefit the ten acres of ground known at that time as the Tenth Ward square and on which the Territorial Exposition buildings Iso I are now situated This last attempt was so effectually sat down upon that it was thought there would be an end of such matters Probably that was the end of it probably notAt At any event there is very good reason to believe that there is in this city an enterprising en-terprising fellow whose name a wondering world has yet to learn who has conceived the btilliant idea of jumping the temple block or to be more concise the tenacre square upon which are situated the Assembly Assem-bly hal Tabernacle and Temple A few days ago this mysterious individual individ-ual called at the county court house and made very minute inquiries as to the exact status of tie claim of the church on the block in question His inquiries were very searching and it would appear that he left very well satisfied with whatever infoiMiatiou was given him bis reply to the deputy recorder beins Well that is good enough the bock is just as much subject sub-ject to homestead entry now as ever i WliSUp Up to 1 late hour last evening or rather an early hour this morning the regulation reg-ulation homestead cabin with not less than one window and one door had not made its appearance Alone A-lone individual was seen near the south gates just before 10 oclock however by a HERALD representative So far as could be gleaned from a brief conversation with him he was waiting for the precession of eec tric lights to pass by when ho intended to start for home There was a badly bruised and battered doll lying on sidewalk and a paper of toothpicks in close proximity This vas the nearest approach to a jumper and his cabin that has yet been seen The gates were tightly locked and all remained re-mained quiet at 1 However the government having set avery a-very bad example one need not be surprised sur-prised i the rays of the early morning sun within a short time fall upon the regulation regula-tion homesteaders cabin planted right in the heart of the beautiful lawn |
