Timber Cases

Krekel, D. J.,

(charging jury.) The laws of the United States invite settlement on public lands for the purpose of acquiring homesteads. While doing so they seek to protect the timber, often constituting a valuable part of the land, so that the pre-omptor may obtain the full benefit intended. The law will not allow injury to the value of the land under either the pre-emption or homestead law. In the case before you the defendant first pre-empted the land, and before the expiration of the year during which he ought to have proven up his claim lie homesteaded Ills pre-emption, thus obtaining an…