Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-02

years thereafter. In making final proof
the settler may appear in person at the dis
trict land Office with his witnesses, ard
there make the affidavit and proof rcquir-
ed; or he may, if by reason of bodily in
drmity or distance il il inconvenient for
him to appear ut the land Office, with his
witnesses, appear before the judge of u
court of record of the county and state, or
district and Territory in which the land 4.
situated, and.there make final proof. When
a homestead settler dies before he can prove
MP, the widow, or in case of her dehtn, the
heirs, may continue settlement and obtain
title and requisite proof ut the proper
time. In case of death Of both parents
leaving infant children. the homestead
NAV be sold for cash for benefit of the chill.
dren, and purchaser will receive title.
The sale of n homestead claim 20 an
other party before completion of title, is
not recognized. In making final proof the
settler must swear that no part of the
land has been alienated, except for church,
cemetery, or school purposes, or right of
railroads.
Homestead claims may be relinquished,
but in such case the land reyerts TO the
Government. If n settler does not wish to
remain five years on his tract, he may pay
for it, us under presumption law, in cash or
warreutS Mt any time after six months of
actual residence. Homesteaders are allow
ed six months after entry to commence
improvements and establish residence.
The law allows but one homestead priv.
lege to any one person.
Every person who served rot less than
nineteen days in the army or navy of the
United States during the recent rebellion,
who was honorably discharged and has re-
manned loyal to the Government, may enter
o homestead, and the time Of his services
'hall be deducted from the period of five
years, provided that the party shall reside
upon and cultivate his homestead Mt least
one year after he commences Improvements.
The widow of a soldier, or if she be dead
or is married again, the minor heirs (if
any may, through their guardian, make
u homestead entry, and If the soldier died
in the service, the whole term of his en-
listment will be credited upon the term of
required residence. Lands acquired under
the homestead laws are not liable for any
debt contracted prior to the issuing of the
aN.,at III cfor.
TREE CLAIMS.
Under the timber culture law not more
than 160 acres on any one section, entirely
,levoid of timber, can be entered, and no
person can make more than one entry
hereunder.
The qualifications of applicants are the
iame as under the presumption and home
stead laws. The land office charges are,
for 100 acres or more than 80, S14 when
m entry is made, and "a Mt final proof. For
80 acres or less, SO ut entry, and IA at final
,,oac TI,n o,nI,nant rnnst n,ata affidavit
that the land specified in his application is
exclusively prairie, or other land devoid of
timber. that his filing and entry is made
for the cultivation Of timber for his OWL
exclusive use and benefit that the appli-
cation is made in good faith and not fol
tho purpose of speculation, or directly Of
indirectly for the use OF any other person
or persons; that he intends to hold and
cultivate the land and comply with the
laws, and that he has not previously made
IN entry under the timber culture law.
No residence is required on n tree claim
but the claimant must break or pillow five
acres of q quarter section, and pro-rata OF
a smaller tract, during the first year after
entry. During the second year he mus
break five acres more, and cultivate to GRO,
or otherwise the five acres first broken
During the third year he must plant il
tree seeds, trees or cuttings, the first fiv,
acres, and cultivate to crop or otherwise
the second five acres, and by the end OF
the fourth year the entire tract of ten acre
must have beeen planted to timber trees
seeds or cuttings. Provision is made TO
extension of time in case drought or grass
hoppers destroy trees. These trees he mus
cultivate and protect, and il, at the expira
tion of eight years from date of entry, o
at any time within five years thereafter
the e%ntrant, or if he be dead, his heirs
shall prove by two credible witnesses tn,
planting, %cultivating and protecting tn
timber for not less than eight years, ant
that there were ut the end of eight years
at least 675 living, thrifty trees ON each OF
tho ten acres required to be planted, he, o.
they, will be entitled to a patent. 1t shoul'
be added, that in making final proof
must be shown that mot less than twenty
seven hundred trees were planted to eacl
acre"
1t is not necessary that the ten acre
should be in q compact body.
Failure to comply with any of the requir
ments of the law at any time after on
year, from date of entry, renders such en-
try liable to contest, and upon due proc
of such failure the entry will be cancelled
No land acquired under this law will i.
any event become liable to the satisfaction
of any debt or debts contracted prior t.
the issuing of the final certificate therefor
REMARKS.
A qualified applicant cannot take
homestead and presumption claim Mt tn
same time, but he may take either and
tree claim ut the same time. A man ma
take a presumption and Il tree claim, an
after proving up and obtaining title to hi
presumption, may then enter u Homestead
(if he can find one, and thus secure AZ
acres of land.
The above abstract of the laws relatin
to the settlement of the public lands ha
been submitted to the Register and Receiy
er at the Fargo Land Office, and prOnount
ed by them to be accurate.-Fmyo Rcpubl
can.
A fireman known rs Bill Hall.
Had n knot in his throat like Il ball,
He st. Jacobs oil bought,
And it very soon brought
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