Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-10-17 | Page 10 | Patents to Railroad Lands

I PATENTS TO RAILROAD LANDS Test Case no to Validity in Certain Cases Is Argued Washington Oct Argument wag begun in lju United States Supremo court today In the caec of Nelson vs the Northern Pacific Rnllroa d company com-pany lion 7 llnmllton Lewis appearing appear-ing for Nelson and McHsre C W Bunn and J B Kerr for I the railroad company compa-ny The case Is a lent ono and IH I intended In-tended to determine the point hcther patents granted to vthe railroad company com-pany arts valid In cases in which the eompanyB map of definite location was llled subsequent to settlement the land having previously been withdrawn from settlement In accordance with an order from the Interior department Mr Lewis says about 110000000 < acres of land will be affected by tho decision In thecae the-cae