The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-02-05
GOVERNMENT LANDS,
Land Office Decisions aud Instructions
-Important reformation to Settlers
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-ImPortNnt Information to Settlers
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OF FINAL PROOF.
The Land Officers at Sioux City publish the
following, showing that final proof Is not obliga
tory until the expiration Of seven yeags from the
There seems to lie a wide spread impression
among I!omesteaderS, Judging from the nu,ner-
Gus inquiries received relative to it, that there
making it obligatory for homcSteatlers to make
final proof ut the expiration Of five years:
medium Of your lr,irr, by stating that there has
been no change . the law in reference to the
time of making final proof And that. while
years actu. residence his homes, cad. the law
allows him the privilege of making it at any time
within seven yearsiiom the date "f his homestead
receipt.
IN CASE OF CLAIMANTS INSANITY.
The Commissioner of the General Land Once
has decided as follows in case Of the insanity OF
homestead claimant:
Upon proper evidence Of homestead ae Claim;
entry viii not be c..nts<ted o" tie ground Il
abandonment: \ guardian in such eases should
s @ So" w WI" paens
In the name Of the insane claimant
MARRIAGE AFTER PRE- EMprloN rI11So.
The Commissioner has decided and the Secre-
tary Of the Interior has affirmed the decision,
that Il woman cannot make entry under the pre-
emption laws, II she marries after filing, as
follows
4 woman leing the head Of family having
filed for i tract Of public land and subsequently
nlarries il disqualified from entering the same
under the pre-emption laws she hot then being
the head Of 4 family.
VOLUNTARY REi1SQr1snMESr
4 voluntary REIMBURSEMENT by \ homcsteadcr
has no more effect than default at all cxanlill-
| alton.
noMEsrE w ENTRY COVERS TRACT.
T.
uca,lceetl. it isO subject tot tiler pre- enptiOn
! filing or homestead entry.
| EsERTIoS III HUSBAND.
! a married woman who has been deserted bv
her husband can make homestead entry and
upon Il full compliance with the requirements 1T
| tile homestead law secure patent for the land
! In her own name Notwithstanding her husbands
return.
| MARRIAGE AFTER HOMESTEAD FILING.
A single woman who makes an entry under ne
| homestead laws does not forfeit her rights ny
marriage, provided requirements rs to settlement
and cultivation are complied with.
CANNOT COMMUTE IN PART.
The COMMISSIONER Whites, In a case Of partial
You viii please Inform him that homestead
cannot I've connutrd IA part, hut must be. !! IT
ALL as Whole and that he will b+ allowed sixty
days IN which to pay Tor the remainder
AFF1pAvtrs nc OBTAIN noMEsTEADs
The following instructions are from the Geaer-
al Land Office
To obtain h".,,eSteads. the party must, III con:
nectio,. with III, application, make an AFFIDAVIT
aye Of twenty ul,c, or the head Of famiI> that
lie is u Citizen Of Tie United states, VI has de:
claret his intentions to become such, and that
the entry is niaeefor his exclusive use and bene
fit. and for actual settlement and cultivation
Where the applicant has made actual settle
s.t ." the ad y HSsi,SS ~ etrr out Is PRE-
good cause. from personal attendance at tue 1is
trict land office the affidavit may be ma':ebefore
the clerk Of the court for the county within which
the land is Situate's.
The Commissioner writes rs follows to the
Grand Island Land once:
Homestead declarations must IN al cases tx
fled by the SIIdirE IN person or ny his duly au
ii,rzed agent, aud they should be jeced wllei
wceivec by mail or i" any other manner Than th<
, above stated. ~. r.
. der the timber culture act 0f March 3, 1873.
= DECISION AS TO MINORS AND GUARDIAN.
; Commissioner Burtlelt writes as follows n An
sWer to 4 question as to minors and guardian>:
In reply to your letter the 18th uitio relativ.
to the rights Of minor orphan elil!ti OF deceased
homestead act Of June 8, y, have to refer y0,
to article 2 of Instructions explanatory OF Sait
act rs found on page = OF circuiar 81 August 81
> q,red to reside in person upon the land enteret
by him in behalf Of his ward but the child mus
reside; theFe" tor such @ aS i eSe Of i
land may be made Ivy the guardian Or some part!
4 author lied by aid acting for him.
SOLDIER PROOF.
:. A homestead settler under act Of Juno :. 15'?
y may make proof at such time as his period q
actual settlement and cultivation not less thai
2 one year, added to his term Of military service
u will make five years. After the party has CON
pleted the tern OF five years, as above described
the further residence upon his homestead ~ ITO
i required by law TO cntitle him t" patent. pro
d vided satisfactory proof be made within seve'
!. vea:H rom date Ut entry.
!. 1SsrrFlclEScY. or CULTIVATION:
Y T Commissioner writes to tic Land Once a
Grand Island, Nebraska: W. ~.
i III reply i have to state that your action III re
jecting said application il approved by this Ofic
y ~ the erection Of i sod house aud cultivation q
one quarter of all acre of land does not show tia
good faith In complying with the requirement
!. Of the statute Realistic III committing home
: stead entry. The papers Forwarded 'aFe lere*tt