Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-09-12
HOMESTEADS.
New Regulations in Regard to Prov
Ing Up" on Homesteads-Twen
One esearciingaudP Pointed Questions
to be Proposed to Homesteadera,

New Regulations in Regard to Prov
Ing Up" on esteads-Twenty
One eSearciiinGandP Pointed Questions
to be Proposed to Homesteaders.
1t is OF course well known to all who
have been familiar with the instructions
and rulings Of the general land office, that
multitudes of persons who have ever taken
homesteads have not strictly complied with
the law in regard to establishing "a resi-
dcnce' thereon. Heretofore. homestead
ers have, of course, solemnly sworn that
they have resided on their hOmcsteads as
provided by law, but, as matter Of fact.
such residences have been technical. rath-
cr than bona tide. 1t seems, however, the
general land Office commissioner has de-
cidcd to put a stop to this loose way of do
ing business, as new blanks have been is
sued to the various Offices, prescribing a
new sort of emphatic and specific questions
both for the homcstcader himself and for
his witnesses. For the information of the
public, and especially for the information
of homcsteaders who have not yet "provcd
up, we publish below the questions which,
under the new regulations, the homestead
ers must answer, and the questions for his
witnesses are equally searching and point
ed
:, QUESTIONS FOR HOMEsTEADERs.
p"'S. |. What is yOurnamc? CBe care
lul 10 Ehf il in full, correctly spelled in
order that II NAY here be written exactly
as yon wish 1t %.i.tcn in the patent which
Qucs 2. What is yol,.
Qucs. g. Are you the hc51ii ofo family,
or Il single person; and, if the lad of Il
family, of whom does your family coosist? /?
Qucs. A. Are YOU native-born citizen
of the United States? If not, have you
declared yourintcntion to become citizen,
and have you obtained certificate Of nat
urall2atiOn?
Que3. 3. Are there any indications Of
coal, or minerals of any kind on the lands
embraced in your homestead entry above
described? (lf so, state what they are
and whether the springs or mineral depos-
its are valuable.
Qucs. 6. Is the land more valuable for
agricultural purposes:
Qucs. I. What is your post Office adj
dress?
Qucs. s. Have you ever made home
stead entry except for this land, No. q?
II you nave give as nearly Us you can
land, and state whether the entry still
subslStS; or, II II mas 9ecn cancelled state
the cause of its canccllation.)
QucS. y. Have you sold the land OF
conveyed to any one your right and inter
est in the same? And if SO. to whom and
for what purpose!
QucS. 10. Does any one except your,
self claim the land under the homestead
Qucs. IL. When did You first make
settlement on said landH
Ques. II. When did You first establish
residence upon me i9hd' .,-.......
QueS' To- At tl5e uate you havg Eyer ~,
a." u.i,s .i,u ""'V , o,,r ba "," Innd J;I no
sou. tLvn'i unnoa "pUn ,iog W '"'''' ''''' WV
t my. o. s"Ii0'' =, ~ - ,.hat t;,,o b,,., 20,
: ~ HIIo5' -, ,l,o In,Jy
Gno' u - W. ,,o,r~, J,rco rncr tI,.
g 191es, a., -; m"I ~" ".Su o,.;od "p,n ,pd ~;
'''t'" NroS oo't1T iG ~ vnn I,J fanliIy Gmr;nc
! said period of residence n the LONE,
stead, did your family r~-iGc thereon!
Qucs. II. What ''mproyt nents have
You made or do you possess on the land
: Describe thcm.l
= Qucs. Il. When WAS your house built
Qucs. 10. What is the total value o
Il said improvements?
Qucs 90. For What purpose have yol
used the land?
Qucs. 2, How tnch o ' hav'
Won brOkpn and rul I tod Dn.i rops