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Show GOVERNMENT WINS LAND FRAUD CASE WASHINGTON. Feb. 28 The supreme su-preme court Monday affirmed the decision de-cision of tho circuit court of appeals for the ninth circuit imposing upon Wlllard N. Jones a Judgement for $18.-20i $18.-20i and ot:-. In favor of (ho government govern-ment in a case, brought to recover 'he value of lantl entered as homestead upon the former Sileti: Indian reservation reserva-tion In Oregon: patent to which it was found, had been obtained by fraud. The government contended that Jones entered Into contracts with tho Civil war . veterans who were located lo-cated upon the land, with the purpogn of procuring the lands for his own benefit |