Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George

S t . T homa s , Neva da Sept. 9 til, 1924- Kps Sadie B. George Los A n geles,C al. Dear Madam:- Now have a l l papers connected w ith the deal ready f o r d e l i v e r y to the hank,and am le a v in g f o r Las Vegas th is eavening w ith the e x p e c ta tio n -o f c lo s in g the tra n sa ctio n to-morrow and . haveing the $10,000 placed to our re s p e c tiv e accounts as per the tern s o f the agreement. I cannot th ink o f anything that can now in t e r fe r e w ith the deal goin g forw ard as planned. I c e r ta in le y s h a ll he d isapoin ted and ir r e t r ie v a b le y h r o a k ,if i t is now p ossib el and anything should tra n s p ire to prevent the d ea l. I herewith enclose f o r your signature and acknowledgment, an order to the Las Vegas Bank to deduct from a l l money re c e iv e d by you under the deal,Ten Per Cent th e re o f and to pay the same to my c r e d it account James E.Talmage fund, the same to be re c e ip te d f o r to s a id bank f o r you at any and a l l tin e s when I draw any o f said i f und. This i s , I th in k ,w ith in our understanding o f the n a tte r and I hope the same w i l l he agreeable to you. Upon sign in g and acknowledging said order please forw ard the same to said hank,so th at a l l moneys due Mr Talmage under our agreement w ith him may he d e liv e r e d to him. For i t is ray - opinion that this, deal w i l l progress to m aturity and th at the property w i l l not again r e v e r t to us. Saw Mrs Gentry in Cedar C ity,an d an sorrey to say she i s not mo-p ro v in g v e ry m uch,if at a l l . With kindest personal regard s. I remain I • I N C O R P O R A T E D TJej&ad, /Nevada/ J.R O SS CLA R K , President WALTER R.BRACKEN,ViceP resident JOHN S.PARK,C a s h i e r Sept. 13, 1924. Mrs. Sadie B.George, 8022* la s t Kensington Road, Los A n geles, Cal. Dear Madam; Enclosed herew ith we are pleased to hand you c r e d it s lip coverin g your proportion o f the f i r s t payment on the option Mr. Walker E t- A i o f the Magnasite p ro p erty . Also you w i l l fin d enclosed a signature card which p lea sign and return to us, so th at we may honor your checks. We w i l l promptly advise you as the payments are made from tdimfc to time on th is option and would g la d ly appreciate your using us as your d ep o sito ry . We are very proud o f our l i t t l e bank and am sure th at we can g iv e you the s e rv ic e as w e ll as rhe s ecu rity o f many o f the la r g e r in s titu tio n s of' th is kind. You w i l l also fin d enclosed a check book on us which you can use fo r fu tu re business. Again thanking you fo r any business you may be able to throw our way, we a re, P re s id e n t. St.Thomas, Nevada S ep t. 13th,1924 Hi’ s Sadie B.George Los Angeles,GGal. Dear Hadan I presume that by the time you get th is you w i l l have rec e iv e d a*statn en t fr o b the F ir s t S tate ha.nl:,to the e ffe c t th at the suae' o f ^IlOG.Gt has "been placed to y:u r c r e d it w ith it,a n ... w il senouyou signature c a rd ,e tc . The deal was not closed on the tenth as ex p e c te d ,fo r the reason the property w i l l not come haclr^ to us. I saw Mr Hiniaan about your mesquit^ land yesterd a y. and he fin a l ley. d is c lo s e d to me,that he and Mr Breeze bought the land from the p aid f o r the year 1919, that under the new law in N eva d a ,a ffectin g vpi property s o ld by the county f o r non paid taxes, the property - .^oulf ^ I thereupn informed him th at I knew you were v e ry p a rtic u la r ...bout paying you taxes when due,and th at I did not b e lie v e you had f a i l e d fo r th at y e a r,o r any other year for. that matter.And th a t I, b e lie v e d you could .show your tax receip t, fox*, taxes paid on that tr a c t fo r the year 1919, , He r e t ilie d . that i f th at was'-the case you could, h o ld , yopfldrid and that- they would- have to go back on th e scounty!f o r th e ir m'oneyp^hich is the ?cdso ' ‘ - . ;p: . * I f - you 1 have'- vo u r! r c c e in t ’f or that ‘year lo t ..me 'lu'iow- and I . w i l l County in 1920,f o r the reason th at you taxes on i t were not be held by the purchaser nder such sale |g ,P '• 31 .'I homas, Nevada. S ep t. 17th,1924 Mrs Sadie B.George Los L n g eles,C a l. Lear Madam:- Herewith please fin d e e nclosed check your fa v o r in the sum o f $90. H as p a r t ia l retu rn of, money advanced by you on assessnfc t work. I t w i l l be a week or so b efo re I g et a l l accounts stra ig h ­tened up,as I am doing a l i b . l e at a time jyj[ between a tte n tio n to other work. As “soon as I have m atters straigh ten ed out,however, I w i l l retu rn b alan ce,or so much thereof as may be d u e ,if i t sh a ll be found v/e a i r have to con trib u te a l i t t l e f o r some other phase o f the work,which I do not think w i l l be the casg. Tust th is l i t t l e fu rth e r delay w i l l not inconvenience you on the part unreturned. The p a rtie s have not returned and I understand may not f o r a woo7' or two y et aixl I expect to keep a man or two on the property u n h ill they ? a striive, so that we can turn - over the property uniheumbor9 & You know i t i s when the word is out that a p rop erty has been s o ld ,th a t m ich ief makers attempt to get some claim on i t tinder „the hope o f being hot o f f , something we do not' d e sire ho have ^hnpen. I suppose you w i l l have re c e iv e d your c e r t if ic a t e o f deposit from the hank b efo re now,as we g o t.pu rs.yesterd ay. I I had to conclude my statment about the land befiore I had said a l l that I intended to ,a s 1 r e c a ll i t , being qu ite i l l at the tim e, However,from what I could get from Mr Hinman,8&a i t seems the property was s-old in 1920,by the county f o r the unpaidtakbs o f 1919, I f you have your tax re c e ip ts f o r that y e a r ,it ought to be easy to gat r id o f th e§i,for he p r a c t ic a lle y s a id , that i f you could chow them he wou2L g iv e you a. q u it claim deed and go a ft e r the county f o r th e ir money, I f you have lit the r e c e ip t, I cannot, of course • say--what- - your - chances-would be to beat them out o f i t , o r i f there would be any, that would be a m atter f o r y o u r.attorney, to advise upon. } Have not been able to fin d e out anything, about your Lloapa land to date. BwBm Cy : y T || 7 • llpH Very tr u ly yours St .Thomas, ’ -ovacla S ep t.2 6 th ,1924 h r3 ' Sadie B.George Los A n geles,C al. Lear Madam:- Yours recen t date re c e iv e d up rn ray retu rn from the h i l l s . Have gon over your rep o rt o f your tax re c e ip t,h u t not t aken i t up w ith Mr Hinrnan as y e t. Does your r e c e ip t s ta te whether or not i t i s payment in f u l l o f your taxes for th e"year in question, or is a r e c e ip t inereley f o r the h a lf o f the tax,and i f so was the remaining h a lf ever paid? If hat is the number of the r e c e ip t ? Do you have the re c e ip ts fo r the year 1918 and 1920, As I understood Mr Hinman the property was so ld fo r the 1919 taxes, Now"'the taxes le v ie d in 1919 can h a lf o f them go o v e r u n t i l l 1920,June 1920,i f 1 renumber c o r r e c tle y . I should advise again st your g e ttin g a deed from these p a r tie s , f o r i : you paid your taxes they have no claim upon it,a n d you do not want th e ir deed,hut what you do need ,in my o p in io n ,is f o r the county to c ear the records o f f the incumherance i t has placed upon your property hy i t s advertisem ent and s a le . I t seems to me,that i f the county does not do th id and Hinmann ana Breese endeavor to c le a r t i t i e hy su ite,yo u should in tereveen and prevent t i t l e being confirmed in them. Give me the above in form ation concerning the r e c e ip ts and"I w i l l take the matter Up w ith Mr Hinmann,at f i r s t opportunity,and the stub o f the r e c e ip t should show in the County records the necessary evidence f o r him to 'drop the matter and go on to the county fo r his money, ’which should r e s u lt in stra ig h te n in g up the matter fo r you,by what ever a c tio n might bp req u ired on the part o f the county. Have not yet Iiadan opportunity to fin d e out about the water o n your Moapa land or the taxes th ere o n ,b y tg w ill a t f i r s t owner tu- “ i i y . Tory tr u ly yours J ..:. ,