Deseret Evening News | 1905-02-24 | Page 7 | Pocatello Lands

LANnS LANiS Decision of Office toot Ida Feb 23 An Import important lint ant decision by 11 the tho of tho timo general land office nt lit Washington affecting lands lunds of oC great value near Po Io won wan rendered today as nil rated In n a I telegram to 10 Atty Att John AV W Y Jones JOlles of or timie place On Sept ept 6 last Int these lands were sere thrown open olen en to tim set act entry by 11 tine tho I having been previously a portion of tiC time the Fort Kort Kail Indian reservation A lineup In Iii trout front or of tho land office at nt for tor two weeks prior to 10 tine the th opening A number num or of ot prospective settlers verO by b Attys Atty Jones and ond Henno Jimmie nc to o settle lIon the land In Itt n a bone bona tide Side WilY way Immediately ly nt lit U t on the tue date data of tho th opening Those Thye applicants subsequently flied filed applications application to 10 enter time tho lund lands under tinder the time homestead ld law 1 a but they wore 1010 rejected by tho the local land by hy virtue of ot time tho filings mode made by h parties In tn time the lineup The Tho settlers appealed and Information by iy wire to 10 tiny day till Is IH to the effect that tho the must flutist show that their filings were wee pro pre presented nt at tho Iho land to tho time settlement alleged ns as claimed by II tho the settlor The decision Involve s a tt I largo large area of ot land heath Immediately surrounding the town of ot