Roosevelt Standard | 1925-03-11 | Page 8 | State is to Retain School Land Sections

STATE IS TO RETAIN SCHOOL LAND SECTIONS two school sections between randlett and ouray in uintah county be long to the state of utah it was dei I 1 aided recently at a hearing conducted by the register of the united states land office at vernal tho the united states plaintiff in the case declared that the land was known coil coal land at the time the states title attached in 1896 and that therefore the land was the property of the government under the coal land withdrawal order of 1910 the register ruled that the government did not bring in evidence to justify its claim and that therefore the state title held J robert robinson assistant attorney general handled the ease case tor for the state