Show efficiency or LAND COU COIL SPRY PRAISED BY washington D C caphil april 2 0 the efficiency with which former governor spry of utah Is directing the affairs of the general land office of which he Is commissioner Is attested by a statement issued today by secretary of interior work the state ment follows for the first time in the history of the interior department patents upon lands are being delivered to td homesteaders within thirty days ot of the date to which they are entitled to full possession of their property two years ago the general land office was in arrears in the delivery ot of land patents to the number ot of 45 and a year ago 20 homesteaders ste aders who had fulfilled all the regulations ions lons on public land entries were waiting tor for their patents giving them titles this reduction was accomplished by the concerted action ot of the force ot of the general land office which facilitated cilita ted the issuance of land patents A test of hundreds of cases where settlers on public lands have been entitled to patents upon their lands dur ing the month of march showed that they were actually placed in the hands of the homesteaders within not less than forty days and tn most in stances within a space of thirty day days salt lake tribune harry adams and joo riley two transients were lodged in the city daya jail yesterday for drunkenness about 9 0 clock last night they broke out of jail by forcing the lock their trail was picked up by sheriff gott goft and marshal cottam and they wera were picked up soon after near squires place east of the city where they were hiding they were then put in the steel cage A charge of forging a check which was entered in pay ment to the 0 X bakery will likely be lodged against one of them three convicts have been taken back to the state prison by gu guard pd alien allen and deputy state road engineer stewart they are C E price an anda oda M wise charged with escaping from the road camp at duncan and another for assault and battery on the powder man at the camp bp jas mcarthur came iti in from the state road camp near pintura yesterday and intends returning tomorrow the bishop reports work progressing nicely on the new now road every boy and girl who helps to clean up will become a 6 cleans faulton wh 5 adb 04 1 U 17 floraff ak |