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Oklahoma man duped by stranger over Douglas county homestead claim
L Milton of Tanaqua Oklahoma traveled to Springfield to pursue a 160 acre government homestead in Douglas county only to learn the tale was a ruse by a man named George McKinistry. The visitor claimed to arrange Pepperdine’s help and left Milton with wasted travel costs and a false hope as land offices denied any such Douglas county land.
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Springfield
Tanaqua
Okla
L. Milton
Oklahoma
Douglas County
George McKinistry
Milton
McKinistry
George Fepperdine
Mr. Pepperdine
Land Office
Roy Watson
Missouri