The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-07-18

tration, I would travel barefoot to
every election precinct that I could
reach, and let my voice be heard ffom
every stump and platform to which I
co0ld have access until the day OF
election.
But know, and everybody else in
this State knows, that il I and 9 thou
eand more such were to leave and
never return. Iowa would roll up Q
majority for the reelection o: Grant
Of not less than 10000.
Respectfully yours, II. PRICE.
July 10th, 1872.
soldiers' and Sailors Homesteads.
The act OF June 8, 1872, to amend an
act relating to soldiers and sailors
homesteads. authorizes the Commis-
sioner Of the General Land once to
make rules and regulations to carry
the Same into effect. Under this au.
thority Commissioner Drummond has
issued circular directing that In cass
of original ciaimants immediate entry
may be made; but II the party -
elects he may hie : declaration to the
effect that be claims . specified tract Of
land a. his homestead. and that he
takes IL for actual settlement and cul.
tlvation.
At any time within eix months from
the date of said declaration, the prin-
cipal may make, In the usual manner,
homestead entry Of the tract.
Should the party present his declara-
tion through an agent. said agent must
produce duly executed power Of IT.
torney from the principal desiring to
make the entry, who will be bound by
the selection his agent may make.
Failure on the part Of q principal to
make entry OF the tract filed upon
within six mouths from the date Of
said ding, will be regarded as an
abandonment, and viii entail . for
feiture OF all right of the said princi-
pal to the benefits Of this act,
When making the homestead entry
widows must make AFFIDAVIT Of their
widowhood and right to enter; and In
case Of minor Orphan children. the
duly appointed guardian must die cor
:ified copies Of the power Of guard
ianship when making the declaration,
which must be transmitted with the
abstract Of such declaration. It II not
compulsory In any case that . party
when applying in person should first
file declsratory statement.
Settlers whose entries have been
Cancelled must make oath that they
had made an entry while In the mill
tary or naval service, or prior to such
service, giving the date Of entry. and
describing the tract Of land entered !;
that he went upon or returned to the
land within elk months from the date
Of his discharge from the service, and
that his entry was cancelled BY reason
Of his absence from the claim for more
than six months while In the United
States service. II the land covered by
the original entry IL found TO be undis-
posed Of, the entry will be reinstated
on the records, and the applicant a.
lowed to make proof that he has set
tied upon, improved, and cultivated
tho tract, which proof, II satisfactory
will entitle him to a patent. II the
tract has been disposed Of, he will be
allowed to select another homestead.
and the proof Of the settlement and
cultivation Of the first tract may be
used BY him in proving his claim in
the second entry. No entries Of this
kind will be allowed except upon In.
structions from tho ommissioner's
Ofi1ce.
Applicants for additional land viii
file their applications for the tract de.
sired, which must be contiguous TO the
original homestead. The entire tract
must not exceed one hundred and
sixty acres, except In the nature Of On
immaterisi excess caused by the frac'
tional character Of s0me subdivisioni
Of the public surveys, such ~ 10 now
allowed In similar cases. The appli
cation must be accompanied BY thu
prescribed evidence Of the military ol
naval service Of the applicant and ol
his right to the benefit Of the law
An entry Of additional land will TAX,
the current date.
When applications are filed unde
this act there will be required from
original applicants certilied copies o
certificate Of discharge, showing whci
the party enlisted aud when he wa
discharged, or II these cannot he pro
cured, then satisfactory evidence Of
these points. m
In case of widows, evidence Of mil
| itary service and affidavit Of widow
hood.
4 In case OF minor orphan children, II
addition to evidence Of military ser
vice, proof Of death or marriage Of tn
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the evidence Of two witnesses. or Gel
tificAte Of physician duly attssted
Evidence of marriage may be oertifie
copy OF marriage certificate, or OF th
record Of the same, or testimony Z
two Witnesses to the marriage cert
; mony.
The register and receiver will b .
lowed to charge one dollar each for r.
csiving aud Aling the iiliatofy decls
ton Of the parties whenever they q
ercise the privilege Of Arst iling sue
declaration, but will take care to o
wise applicants that such declaration
not necessary where they firt appl
In person n make an actual hom'
stead entry. This fee tho receiver vi
account for In the usual manner. I,
dicatiDg the same therein ~ fees 4
homestead declarations, !" which wi
be charged against the maximul
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