June 6, 1851. June 9, 1851. E. G. Sleight........ W'rranty June 3, 1886. Dec. 10, 1886. W'rranty June 5, 1886. Oct. 12, 1886. NOTE.-The descriptions of the Anamosa Penitentiary grounds were obtained from an abstract and diagram, and no attempt made to ascertain names of grantors, etc. State Normal School at Cedar Falls has the grounds formerly used for Soldiers' Orphans' Home. REALTY ACQUIRED BY THE STATE FOR PUBLIC USES AND PURPOSES-CONTINUED. INSTITTTION. DESCRIPTION. Section. Z Town. Acres. GRANTOR. Formerly State Capitol. Designated on official plat of PUBLIC GROUNDS IN DES MOINES. Joseph B. Stewart... Warra'tv March 5, 1858 March 6, 1858 Joseph B. Stewart... Capitol Building Association....... State Arsenal Lots 7 and 8, block 33, original town of Ft. Des Moines, now included within the corporate limits of the city of Des Moines. The consideration, $3,500, paid by the city of Des Moines............... State Heating House Lot 3, block 4, H. Lyon's add. to the town of De Moine. Lot 4, block 4, H. Lyon's addition to the city of Des Moines F. M. Hubbell and Frances E. Hubbell, his wife..... Warra'ty June 25, 1886 July 6, 1866 Ed Wright, widower.. Warra'ty April 5, 1878 April 6, 1878 John M. Day and Jen nie E. Day, his wife. Warra'ty June 17, 1880 June 19, 1880 The s hf of se qr of section 6, township 88, range 9 w, deeded to the State by Gershom H. Hill, for the Hospital for the Insane at Independence, was originally located, as it appears, by Silas Sawyer, July 2, 1853, with two military bounty land warrants. It further appears that these locations had been canceled about August 28, 1860, by the Department at Washington, because, as was alleged, the warrants with which the location was made had been issued upon false and fraudulent papers. This cancellation was unknown to the grantees of Sawyer or those claiming title under him, as there was nothing upon the county record. er's records relative thereto. On March 2, 1887, one Thomas J. Felling was permitted by the local government land office in Des Moines to enter said tract as a homestead. When Gershom H. Hill received notice of the cancellation of Sawyer's entry (which was not until after the date of Felling's entry), he applied to make cash substitution in name of Silas Sawyer, but his application was denied by the Register and Receiver of the local office in Des Moines, because of the entry by Felling as aforesaid, etc. Mr. Hill appealed to the Com. missioner of the General Land Office at Washington, who reversed the holding of the local office and directed the Register and Receiver to allow Gershom H. Hill to make cash substitution in name of Silas Sawyer for said land, and to notify Felling that his homestead entry is illegal, and that the same is held for cancellation, giving him the usual time for appeal. Thomas J. Felling has appealed from the Commissioner's decision to the Secretary of the Interior. |