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Show DEATH OF DEFENDANT I HALTS CASE IN COORT I Van Waggoner and Wliitmore Litigation Over I Land Near Sunnyside Brought to Very Sudden Close. B Since the ai tide below was put i in type, a telegram was yesterday yester-day morning received by attorneys attor-neys in the case announcing thu death of George C. Wliitmore, defendant. The trial uns stop-ped stop-ped until an administrator, executor ex-ecutor or representative is substituted sub-stituted in thu case. In the meantime two days had been consumed in the litigation. Jllllttc thorite Chrlxti lixell returned to I'rlce Inxt Momlny cwnlnir. after adjourning dlrtrlc( court here I'rldu). and rexliini d dm scMdnn Tilexdav mornlnK Tnklni? or lexlhnon) In a suit InwdtliiK dm illleKtlon or 'Viilut-ter" 'Viilut-ter" rlKhtx to tide (o public liimls or (he xliitp, nnd dire ill) affcctlm; own. i rxhlp to all dm unxotd school lands or Utah, wax dm first ease to conic mi The lltlimtlon Ix that known locatl) nx the Whllmuni case, an action Hint bus been In dm courts of (lip xlnto ror a iirj Ioiik (Inn mi Mirlous IckiiI polntx, and whlih Ix lonxldirxd mm ol dip moid fur rcaililiiK und Import-mil Import-mil hind cases In which (ho stain has, eir In en liitirestid or llkel) ever will Iw Tho title Ix A I) Van Wiikkoih r ninilnxt (ieorKo C Wliitmore Thn III-iRnllon III-iRnllon Ix inure or less IrlatiKUlar with the land board or I'tuh, (Iconic C Whllmorp, siuulter, mid Van Wne-Roner, Wne-Roner, claliuuiit ror purchusc occupj-In occupj-In if the three cornerx Tim Imtnpdliite piopirty lux ol ed In this sptcirio action ac-tion Ix flfly-xlx litres of stihool luiulx lopiiltd Juxt out or Humiyslde. The land Involved Ix not so piirtlcnliul) Viiliiulile, but It Is dm principle or law and iUedn or title Involved hi the Immipk or the suit which are or inline Important p to the slate of I'tali ami Its public xc IiihiI run ilx. '1 1 10 Ciim In llrlif. In brier dm Issue Ix us to whe'tlur or im( ii Hiuutter ma) settle upon pub-lit pub-lit school lands In I'lnli and iuiiilre dtlv lo the propert) tinder siuatur rlRhts without purihasliiK dm prop-ert) prop-ert) from the stntc Wliitmore con-tends con-tends Hint suih Is dm case, while dm state contends that a siiunttpr con-n con-n ut litfiilly nc(ulre title to school luiulx without the rrmilar process of inr-chnse inr-chnse nnd dint In Miuutler casim die stale hits the riRht to remove du xminlltr und sell Ilia property to u I. KllimMt. pun Itasrr, If the sfluntlcr BS rails e.r refopm to avail hlmsfir of the . HH riRhl to pun hasp dm Is ml In (lis JH case at Iwr Van WxKKimer Is dm ViH elnlmunt liunhastr of the land In cBH iliiestlon The slate Ix fbditlliK the EH mw ( stHblMi Itx rlRht to oimt Whit H more ax a Hpmtler and to sell tho propert) to Van W'nKRoner nx n liRltl- uiHle purchaser nt private Mile Van WiiRiioner li siihiR to esinbllsh hlx tltl- BH lo the bind nnd lor daiunRi-x Ihchuism BLH of Hellerse powimlou by Whltmorru H Whltmore. on the oilier hand, Ix flutit- HaB Iiik both die flntc nnd Van WaRRuncr In an effort to establish his siiiiatter title In tin html nnd to mold Rlilmr title or damnife to Van WnRRone r. ' pH rm or lwivi)prx. lBB Quite uu army of te-ual tnlslil Ix ! leprpsctitvel in the ciM' and Ihn suit iftsVH Will bee one ef lle most slllbborill) I hEbbI eontc-sli'd land ensete that Iiiih been ' ' BBJ tried In jeiirs. Attorney Herbert r ..' Hill) th, who fci it number or )pars " BH past wax In i haw or dm land depart- melit of the state html beinrel, hits been , BEH pmplo)ed l the laud bonrel nx him vial BH nttorne) lo ipprcseui dm bonrd nnd v BEwi dm stiito In dm case ut bur. Ho for ' ox tlwlr Inti rrtx are In common he ' BflH will also co-op. rate with dtp nttorne) rvprcse nlliiK Van WetKRourr person- nil) Itepmse ntlnif the Whllmore lg- li reslx am A II llurne former attor- ' jBpBJ nc) Rem nil or I'tuh, l. N Htruup, hEBJ former thief Juitlic or dm suprcmti i J court or Htnlr 'rtminus .Miirliuusiux uml rithers, while Thoinux I- Mitchell, 'jjEWM I'e rdliiiiml Krlcksiu ami SI T. Ilrnf- EJ fet are eiirlnif foi (lie Van ViiKotisr lBEfl Hit.rtls ' ! 'I lie properly Involved hi Ihlx attloii IH wax direivvii opt n lo sals by dm hind iHihrel nf I'tah some tn ycairx iiro, nt !BEE1 liubllr am don, but thstv wax nn bid. lBEEi der for II Utter It wux pIuocmI mi thtv lBEEi list open to prlvute sale at the offlcH) ' of the laud laiartl In thu iiiemutlmei. . It Ix lllli Re d, Whllmore MlllHtled oil ! the pleipert) and for seven yesilti, uu- lBEEi known to the ImiiiI board, occupied dm !EEE1 flft) -six acree In iiursdmi Then Van jBfl WuKRomr tame hIouk and appllnl lor EEfl punhase or this paillculai propirty BflBJ and about thlrt) suex inldltltmal of bEj the iiuarler smIIoii Tin Vniul laiurd pEfl accepted Van WiiKRoutrM offer uml BBfl sdd the propert) lo him Tlism Is BE Win re the trouble comilleueed. Villi PxVx Wiirroiii r found Whltmorii In pos M-esInu of tin propel l) und tho Huul- ? ter lefllxd to llllll over tilt) propurl). f 'H III fait, hlx lulcmtetx have liulil tho j'BEEI proper!) In adverse possessloii over EBB iBbbJ llofore die bourel could Issuu title to I ! Van WiiRKoutr. the Whllmorp Inter. ! cuts lustlliitid lujuiitllou prontdlnRS lBEEi In dm district court to proitmt Isxti- iBBBI lime or dtlo lo tho pun linnet. Tim JBBpj dlatrlil imirt Krautiid the lujuiiellou, pBj but mi uppeul to tho supremo tiourl IBBb dm liijuuidou wux illssolitel iiiid ths BbV supreme tourt held tlmt tho adverse) ftpB possession or Whltmore wax Invalid, i Bfta lit fiiMtl tu Vucatii. I H Hut Wliitmore refund lo viumtii dm jBBM luiul Then action wnx commenced ( BBpj b) the stati html Ismrd uml Van Wuk- jEBJ Koinr to mist Wliitmore It Is this ' HH Issue that Is now up Now the statu BBBl must produce evldtuio In show that SBBv i It Ucltlmutol) sold dm land to Van ''flBJ i iiRRoui r und support Ills rlRht lo ro- Bffl , nlve tldt to tho propert) In timstluu, IiKEI , If Ihlx Issue Ix settle el In favor of tho jBafl , state . the u Vim Wurkoiii r inn) pro. iBBaJ , teed with hlx t Inliu ror dnmuRiix 'BBBl , URitlnst Whltmore ror udvurw pus- BBV session xliiio tho llnm or purnhusti by aVxVA , Vim WiiRKoner IBBBI II Ix pointed out thut the ouso Ix of , flBpj 1 lliil liiiortuiiie to tho statu and rs. IH ' pet lull) to tin school funds or the B ' stntc hotuuxo ir tho courts should hold WJBfli ' dint u Hiuutter hud tho rlubt to hold aaBJ school propert) slmpl) b svidcimiint ' 'ffSfli ' proi ess. cicr) litre of unsold stihool i 'jlbS luiulx In thn state would ho open to jiBBBT dm wiualior, dm state would rscelvu HEVxH imthlnK from suih lands, and dm per- tiBBvJi pi lull) or the scheiol funds' would b) BflV obllteiruted with dlsastroux rtxailtx to h 'apBj tho schools ) VxEBu There nro man) tliousiinds of uirox ' or unsold school lauds und It Ix ox- I 'jl ' tlmnted tlmt dm) arc, und will bo In f AbH ' dm future worth millions or dollum , EBafl ' to the scluulx or Utnh Heme thu ut. ItHI ' iuos( Important o or suttllnR thu point f'rEBM ' at Issuu In tho present enso fuvornbl) atBBfl ' for tho state "iBEV |