The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-06-20
HOW TO SECURE HOMES.

for windmills.
HOW TO SECURE HOMES.
The land in Harpar county is known
as Dosage Indian Lands,' and are
subject to entry only under the pre-
emption laws. The price is one dollar
and twenty-five cents per acre. The
applicant must be the head Of fami-
ly, a widow, or have arrived al the
age of twenty-one years. Settlement
must first be made on the track select
ed. Cribs may be done by personally
selecting the land and laying the foun-
dation of q house, breaking some
ground, starting a well, or making
some other visible improvements On
Usage lands the claimant must ''proye
up" aud pay for his land within one
year from date Of settlement in order
to be protected by the government
against other applicants. If he fails
to do so precedence win be given to
the claims OF any subsequent legal APP
plicant but if nobody 'jumps" The
claim, applicant may enter the same
At any time after the year expires, by |
paying five per cent. interest on the |
purchase money for the excess Of time. |
At the time of proving mp the claim
ant must show by the testimony of
two witnesses that he is legally quail
fed, the date of his settlement, con-
struction of house, amount of land
broken and cultivated, with such 9TH
er improvements as he may have made
and residence OF at least six months.
A declaration of intention to claim the
tract selected, as q presumption right,
must be filed with the Register and
Receiver within three months from
date Of settlement.
RAILROAD TICKETS.
should be purchased to Wichita. (the
nearest point accessible by rail- at
which place the United States Land
Office for this district is located.
PRINCIPAL TOWNS.
Bluff City was the first town located
aud was the county-seat under the
organization, but it never
had any existence in fact,--only on
paper.
Harper City is the next in order,
md was located about one year ago, !
n the northeast corner of the county,
,eing twelve miles from the east line
md six and one-half miles from the
forth line. Owing to its geographical
ocation, which renders it unavailable
or county-seat purposes upon the
permanent organization of The county,
{ has never attracted sufficient atten-
ion to insure its rapid progress. 1t
ontains about dozen houses, and is
by thrifty and enterpris-
ng settlement.
From Wichita well-iraveled trail {
sads in southwesterly direction to
be young and enterprising ,
TOWN or ANTHONY,
'cated in the agricultural and geo. /,
raphical center of the county. As ey- O.
lence OF the rapid growth and future c,
Of this section of country T
e would call attention to the fact is
lat the TOWNSHIP was selected on the W
h day of April, 1873, since which d,
lte twenty-five houses, one hotel, n,
ae drug store, three grocery stores, m
lie furniture and furnishing store, m
&c agricultural implement warehouse, fe
lie blacksmith shop, and one livery tn
ID sale stable have been erected, m
lille several other business and dwell of
lg houses are in course of construc- We
IN. Mr.. II. X. Spencer has engaged or
the manufacture of artificial stone. at
a durable quality and excellent in tic
ish, which can be had at his yard az to
out the same cost OF Lumber deliver DO
here. A very fine article Of build tin
: stone is now being quarried about lay
i miles east Of town, which can be Ia,