Above is the fac simile of a letter written Puter by Smith relative to the thirty-three fraudulent timber claims in Tp. 14 S., R. 2-3-4 E. Kribs is the person spoken of as "Fred." and the Nelson and Eddy mentioned in the telegram are the two United States Senators from Minnesota. The "two parties" alluded to by Kribs were Special Agents Stratford and Wilson. whose "proper arrangements" consisted in securing false affidavits from as many of the entrymen as possible.
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