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Show Stephens gets Land The contrvoersy over the r 17,000 acre-tract of state land situated about 15 mile9 south-; south-; west of Delta has been settled by the State selling it to Frank ; B. Stephens, an attorney of Salt Lake, holding the assignments of the E. D. Hashimoto -Co., a I Japanese corporation and others. ) A party of Californians headed - by Mrs. Jean Bakeman was also ; negotiating with the state for this land. Stephens is the legal - agent for the parties purchasing - the land. Just who are all those ' herepresents is not known. At , the time he arranged for the : p.irchase of the land he made a promise to the Land Board that he would not deed it to the Jap-t Jap-t aneae Company. The deal involved $.'30,000. The - price paid was $,",.05 per acre for 10,1100 acres; $2.50 for C. i.r.O acres ana $7 for a 10 acre tract. Assignment of over :io appli-I appli-I cants were presented to the i Land Board by Attorney Stephens. Steph-ens. What the disposition of this land will be is not known, a:. ; there is not sufficient water in ; sight to cover it, but it will, no ' doubt be used for agricultural purposes. |