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Show LAND BOARD AS A COURT, , g J Hears Arguments About ALlegW, Collusion of Bidders. f Jftj Judgo King was prosent at the mctlW ijy, of tho Stato Board of Land.cfu. S sloners yestcrdny. Tho board turnw self Into a court yesterday t dMHie legality of somo land sales, Tho fe, sot aside by the board last week at ic request of Gov. Cutler. enforf 55 The lands wcro bid In by W. B. San'j fc t of Springfield, Mo. Judge King aPf1! We as counsel to urge the board to re0kc 1 cancelmcnt of tho sales. that thero was olluslon betwn u ffc, bidders. It was said that Ibc J had agreed to keep the bids down . a certain price. Tho caso was taken nnoj , advisement by the board, Go. ( 1, was present at tho meeting. ariccu C. S. Martin, representing tho fl yt, committee of tho City Board 0 : WK ,1 tlon, was also present, lie 1 ask the board to extend the tjmo or W ffij G ment of tho J5O.O0O that the cltj . owes 1 j. Stato for tho site of the high 01,.' In action was taken on this matter n said that tho board has no POW-r i fca l & tond tho tlmo for the Payment 01 hr money. But it Is believed that the maw. can be adjusted somehow - ptj |