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Show LAND GRANT DECISION Cattle Company Wins in Celebrated Arizona Case. WASHINGTON, Jan 2. -The Supreme court of the I'nlted States today affirmed af-firmed the decision of the Supreme court of Arizona In the case of H. C. Hcrrlck and others versus the BoQUlllag ljind and Cattle company, the decision being In fa s or Of the latter This i-.in' Involved a controxersy ox-er the Hoqulllas land grant In COChlaV county, Arizona, embracing 17. tK acres. 'Ihe action was brought by about thirty settlers, who clnlm twenty years occupancy occu-pancy before the cattle company look possession. They nsk for the restoration of the lands, $10,000 damages and $10,000 a I year rental since 1901 The cnttle company com-pany puri Inisi d the property fiom V R. Ibarst. and he from the claimants under a grant made in IgJS. |