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Yale, Saint Clair County, Michigan
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Commissioner Lamoreux demands Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad return 21,000 acres in Michigan's Emmett and Charlevoix counties, erroneously granted, as they were reserved for Indian purposes per Secretary Smith's ruling.
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Washington special: Commissioner of the General Land Office Lamoreux rendered a decision in which he made a demand upon the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Co. for the reconveyance of about 21,000 acres of land situated in Emmett and Charlevoix counties, in Michigan, held to have been erroneously certified to the company under its grant. This demand is made in accordance with the recent ruling of Secretary Smith, holding that the lands were excepted from the grant by reason of being reserved for Indian purposes at the time the road obtained its right.
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Emmett And Charlevoix Counties, Michigan
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demand for reconveyance of about 21,000 acres of land erroneously certified to the company
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Commissioner of the General Land Office Lamoreux rendered a decision demanding the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Co. reconvey about 21,000 acres of land in Emmett and Charlevoix counties, Michigan, held to have been erroneously certified under its grant. This is in accordance with Secretary Smith's ruling that the lands were excepted from the grant due to being reserved for Indian purposes at the time the road obtained its right.