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Show A BIG LAND SUIT. That Involves Some Kleven Thousand Acres iu Weber County. Tip Ogden Standard says: A suit lias been begun in the first district court which pr. nlises to be of the greatest interest as it invoi cs about 11,001) acres of land west and ii o'jifstiin ;.,!. ii. mi" owmd or chsimed by probably a hundred people, many of whom havo erected homes on it. The com-plalnt com-plalnt is filed by the Central Pacific Railway company tgainst Moroni Skeen. From this lengthy document the following is gleaned: On December It), 1SS5, Moroni Skeen, so the complaint alleges, signed a contract with the company for Hie purchase of a certain amount of laud. This is fully described but as none of the secondary parties to the transection have been made parties to the suit, and therefore have not been notified of the claim sgalnst the property which lias for years been tilled by them, a partial description descrip-tion is given as follows: Parte of sections 1, 3, 5, 7 and all of sec. Hons 0, 11, 15 and 17, iu township 0 north of range;! west; part of sections 1.1, 21, '25, '! and 2'.'. and all of sections Xi and iiti in township 7 north of range 3 west; pert of section) I, 13 and S3 In township (1 north of range 4 west. This contract covers .V17.87 acres. On this property the plaintiffs plain-tiffs allege that, by the terms of the contract, con-tract, there is yet due them from Mr. Skeen $'.1477; that on demand payment was refused in March, 1'.M, and subsequently evacuation of tho promises was refused. They ask for the recovery of the property and also for 1500 damaires for rents, etc., since tho demand. de-mand. In addition to this the plaintiffs allege there is another contract, a copy of both accompanying ac-companying the complaint, under Which Mr. Skeen had bought part of section:.'!! aud all of section 3' in township p, north of range 'J west, lots 1 to8 Inclusive iu section 6 of township ts, north of range 3 west; part of sections 15, '23 and 31 and all of section '21, township 7, north of range 2 west, covering an area of 252,43. acreas. This is dated Oct. 25, l-ssti. ( On this they state that there is now due and unpaid $2,782 and that in October 18M formal demand tor payment was refuged as well as subsequent demand for possession. (n this tin y alsoask for 500 rental, etc. Those who understand the situation thoroughly regard it as serious and if the 1 1,000 acres should revert to the railway company com-pany many Would lose all they here. SM |