The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-02
KANSAS LETTER.
Letter 10 q wheeling Man from
His Brother In Western Kansas
"A Number OF Questions An.
swered, I'm which Many Per.
Sons nre Interested.
Cottonwood FALLS, KANsAs, |
- - AnrIl 81. 1873.

fIf1t FEEt4E FftfH Z
i. Six months residence constitutes
citizenship.
9. How much can one man enter ~ a
homestead :? Answer. 100 acres land in
addition thereto 100 acres under the tim.
ber culture act land q person who has
served id the army three months or over
may have his time Of service deducted
| from the time Of residence required, but
not more than four years can be 80 de.
dncted." The conditions are that he set.
tie upon and continue TO live upon and
cultivate Il for the term Of Eve years and
the payment Of $l4 land Office fees at the
time cl entry and 81 additional when
final proofs made. When application
for final papers, or patent, Is made II
must he shown that be built house (no
dimensions described), moved into II
within six months Of date of entry; that
he resided on the land for five years sue.
ceediug bis first entry, and that be cult.
waited some portion ol II, and that no por-
tion OF the land has been alienated. This,
| think, fully answers questions 8 and 4,
respecting additional 100 acres under
timber culture act, not contemplated 10
your letter evidently. This act gives lGO
acres In addition TO the general home
stead law, and the proof at time Of final
entry must show that l-l6 was broken
within one year from date of frat entry,
1.l6.within two years and within three
years, and that 1.16 was planted in trees
within two years, l-lG within three years
and l within four years; that the trees
have Been planted In compact form not
more than l2 feet apart each way and
kept in a good state OF cultivation up to
the date OF final entry, and homestead
settler who at the end Of three years from
the date Of frat entry can prove that be
has so far complied with theoproyisions
Of theihomestead law, aud that be has 10
a healthygrowiug condition l-l6 Of his
tract (of course the 100 acres under tim
Der culture act) IN timber, may consum-
mate his entry without further residence.
No taxes are levied until the home.
steader has procured his patent, which he
NAV do at the end OF five years, and has
nearly seven years in which TO procure
paten, reck oned from date Of original en-
try, and the homesiesders in my county
are No, slow to claim immunity from tax.
alton forthe full period allowed In which
| 10 make final proof. The assesSed value
of the land determines the amount OF tax
imposed whenever II becomes the subject
Of taxation. The taxes in my county are
much lover than In any other in the
State. - tI -. - -
No ehtfy is permitted for minor
children, and the requisite qualification Ell,
ther Under homestead or pre- emptiou law
| is that The, applicant, either man or wo-
man, be the head Of family, or widow
or oi the age Of q years. The same rule
obtains in case OF an adult female as in
that OF adult males, and their rights are
Identical. The cost OF entering / have
already given above. To the last ques'
iion, to-wit: "Are there any good tracts
already entered ip which there Is . bar.
gain, &c. p am not now advised, but will
make ID al early special matter OF inves'
tigation and inquiry and write you fnlly,
and will also call on the agent Of the rail
road company tomorrow and ascertain
prices, terms, &C., and then report.
Our exemption laws are more liberal
than any State in the Union, .aSwlu be
seen BY the following: 100 acres Of farm.
ing land, occupied by or as q resldence oi
lthe family or Of the owner, together with
all the improvements thereon, is exempt.
ed from forced sale under any process ol
Law, exceP! for taxes or for the, payment
Of obligations contracted for thepurchase
Of the premises, OF, for the erection ofim'
provemenis thereon. =.
You will observe that q man may have
a million dollars invested in a homestead
Tor any other smaller sun) and cannot be
reached by final writ. (Rob would call il
feri tdciqs Our statute regarding the
exemption Of personally Is more liberal
than any other State. The following will
be almost the language ofthe statute:
.-aAny. one being the -head.oi--a. family
shall have exempt from seizure and sale
upon any attachment, execution OR pro
cess issued from any court, the following
articles Of personal property: ~
~ The family. bible, school books and
iamiiy library
~. Family pictures ana smusicai IN
strumen,s used BY the iamlly. s,,..
". A seat or pew,in any ctu!cn, or
place Of public worship, and a lot in any
buIial. .gEonnd.y9ls.i st ltyl,AS
rA Aliithe wearing apparel OF t6t
debtor and hia iamily; al eeds, peds.eaas
and bedding used BY the debtor ana, ms
family; one cooking stove anu .appenaage,t
and all olher cooking utensils, aua ~. y,
other stoves and appendages necessary ioi
the use OF the debtor and his iamiiy; on,
sewing machine, all spinning Tneen ano
LOOMS. and all other household inrnlture
not herein enumerated not exceeding IN
value $500, v.s
%. Two cows, ten hogs, one y9ke o 9
oxeniand one horse or mule, or in'leu 3
one yoke OF oxen and one horse or mule
q span lot horses and mules ~ sheeP ane
the;E WOOL IRON the same, either In the raw
material or Manufactured into yarn OF
cloth. ul u
q. The necessary iood ior thehnPPot
oi stock mentioned Tor one year, etIhe'
provided or growing, or both, as Tue aeos
or may choose also, one wagon, cart o.
dray, two plows, one drag, anu othei
farming utensils, including harness ane