Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-10 | Page 2 | State Loses Land

STATE LOSES LAND LANDS S ct 0 3 Jigli Wing Contest t for rOl or 80 Acres rc Near Nour 1111 c cS S a 0 Leigh has hM won against the tho State of ot Utah In a 11 contest our a it tract of or orland land of ot about SO 50 acres near Enterprise Utah Eta Tho decision was handed down this morning by b Register E B I D 3 R It Thompson and Receiver M SI M H of ot the tha land Tho The contest Involved the state In choi selection II I Bath Leigh and the tho state filed tiled on tho the ground July 23 1907 the tho state an alt hour bo be before fore tore noon and Leigh an ton hour past lie tho noon hour Leighs selection was at III first rejected because It conflicted with the tho tiling of r th the Ip State A hearing watt tuo UI called both sides HIdes and ut ul Cedar City Olty UIt Iron tron county tUM der nero vre taken Feb J b 10 Although notified the statte nim lIft never represented at lit any of lit the tho sessions lons during th ill taking of CIt tes tea testimony and depositions lIel Leigh J went ahead the land for rr habitation built a frame nc i upon Impel It anti unproved Improved It In a 11 number or of ways lIe He settled on the tho html hind May lay lIl 25 and bus hUll lived 1 nn It since being absent only when away awa for tor provisions In handing down Its decision hit Ih land lanti tilice explains had 1144 a n right to tomake tomake make nn an entry 11 t 1 CO GO 51 days 1118 prior prim to In the thu state and UIl as ItS his hll tiling hung came within wi i hi p this thU und anti as its he showed good gond faith in Improving ing lag tho tim land ho Ito WitS was entitled 1 to tu It timid and the tM states tiling wax was ordered I