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Show MORE LARD FRAUD vWDICTMENTS LIKELY ,. i . ., PORTLAND. Or.. Jan. 11. The Federal rrand Jury which adjourned over the holidays hol-idays resumed Its hearing and Investigation Investiga-tion of the land fraud conspiracy cases today. It Is expected that Important Indictment In-dictment will be returned on Thursday. - large number of witnesses have been summoned from Linn county to appear. It is said that three of the witnesses summoned have at various times located more than 60.000 acres of timber lands for a local dealer, who is said to have been the agent in these matters of a Minneapolis Minne-apolis lumberman. The testimony of the Linn county witnesses may connect certain cer-tain large lumber corporations. Eastern and Western, with the land fraud conspiracy con-spiracy In this State. |