I'M BEING TIMED John T. was a solider in the Civil War who lived in the Unassigned Lands. He left his land and returned at noon on April 22, 1889, to claim the land. Mark S. rode in from the western border at noon on the same day and claimed the same plot of land.

Based on the precedent set in Township of Kingfisher v. Wood and Fossett, what would you expect the verdict of this land dispute to be?
A.
John T. will keep the land as a reward for serving his country.
B.
Mark S. will keep the land because he started outside the territory.
C.
John T. will keep the land because he did not leave the territory.
D.
Neither of these men will be allowed to keep their claims.