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The Old Land Fight to the Front Once More—Unexpected Proceeding.The United States land office at this place has received instructions from the honorable commissioner directing another hearing in the final pre-emption entry of Charles M. Cushman, involving the south half of the southwest quarter of section 26, township 188, range 81, adjoining Mandan. This land has been in contest since 1878 and was finally settled last spring in favor of Cushman by the honorable secretary of the interior. Now, to the surprise of Mr. Cushman comes an order for another investigation based upon an affidavit by James W. Meade made in March, 1886, and corroborated by James Brown, E. VV. Joy, John Hannah and Alex Ilolwworth. alleging that Cushman never lived on the land but resided in Bismarck. Mead also sets up that he settled upon the land in November, 1879, built a 575 home, occupied it until April, 1881, when it was washed away by the floods of that year; built another house costing 8300, which he occupied until August, 1882; he built still another costing S150, and • that he and his family occupy this la9t mentioned house; that he had cultivated and cropped nine acres.A singular feature of this case is that Mead never filed on this land or applied to file upon it: that his father was the claimant, King S. E. Mead, deceased, and ‘that this Med turned up in 1884 as an heir or King S. E. Mead and prosecuted one contest as said heir. “IIow can he initiate another ?” is Cushman’s query. It aliio develops that Mead lias left the country and is not within speaking distance. It is said he committed a pony offence. So runs the world away.I I ’HU PVT L’TI0
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Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Bismarck, North Dakota, US
Fri, Aug 12, 1887
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