Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-19


United States during ''ths recent rebel
ion.r Who vss heno1ably discharged
nd has remained loyal 90 the Royern-
ueut, may enter q homestead. and the |
lime Of his service shall b deducted |
from the period Of five Year,, provided
lat the party shall reside upon and cul- |
t,yaxe his homestead at leagt one year |
after he commences improvements Ihe3
widow of q soldier, or. II she Be dead or
has married again, the minor heirs III
anv) NAV. through thDis guardian. make
a homecssad entry, and il The soldjzr
died In the osrviee, the whole teruz Of
his enlistment viii Be- credited upao the
tsrm OF required rsgdsnos. soldiers
and ssiIoey . above may NE . homo
sssad declarst0Sy ssatsuDent f0e l6o acres
Of land thruo9h IN agent, alter which
thev have nix months 70 die thsir homs-
cad. Thu latter entry must b made
Ia psrson. Thus . soldisr who desires
20 securs Q claim may do 20 BY sending
4 pover of attorney and certified copy
Of his disehaxee 70 some rsspon sisie
uarty here, Who can file for him upon
the and ssloessd. LAoda aeQoirsd I'M
der the homestead Laws are mot liable
for any debs contracted prior 70 the
Issuing Of the patent therefor.
Txsx CLAIM.
Under the timber cuItuss lava not
moro than l60 acres on any oEs section
entirely devoid OF timber can be entessd,
and no perDon can make more than ono
entry Hereunder.
The On llidoations Of applicants arc
the came A under she pre-empti0n and
homestead laws. The land Office
charges are for l6O acres or more than
50 acres, ti& wheu entry u made and ~
At 6ual proof. For 30 acres or leos, ~
at entry and - At 6nai proof. 1h0~p-
piicant must make affidavit that the
land specified in his application ID ex.
clusiveiy prairie, or other land devoid
of timber; that bis hiing and entry -
made for the cultivation OF timber for
his own exclusive use and benefit; that
the application u made in good faith
and mot for the purpose OF speculation,
or directly or indirectly for shs use or
benefit of any other persOn or persons;
that no intends 70 hold and cultivate
the land and comply with the laws, and
that he has not previously made an
entry under the timber culture act.
The party making an entry OF aquar-
ter section 10 required 10 break or piow
i've acres covered thereby during the
first year, and five acres in addition
during the second year. The five acres
broken or plowed during the frat year
he il required 10 cultivate by raising a
crop, or otherwise, during the second
wear, and TO pi snt in timber, seeds or
cuttings during the third year. Tbs
| i've acres broken or plowed during the
second year be is required TO cultivate
by raising crop. or osherwise, during
the third year, and TO plant In timber
seeds or cuttings during the fourth year
| For entries Of less than l6O acres the
amount Of land 70 he cultivated must
| DO pIo rata. Provision Ii made for OF
tension Of time in case drought or grass
hoppers destroy trees The trees hs
must cultivate and protect, and il al
the expiration Of eight years from DAFT
Of entry, or at any time within five year.
thereafter, the entrant, or, l. he bt
dead, his heirs shall prove, by two cred
ible witnesses, tho planting, cultivatins
and protecting the timber for not lea
than eight years. and that there we're a
the end Of tho eight yeaEs at least 81
living, thrifty trees ON each Of the tor
acres require 70 be planted, he, or they
will b entitled to patent. Il should
be added that in making final proof j
must b shown that mot les thar
twenty seven hundred trees we're plantet
70 each acre." Fruit trees are not con
sidsred timber in regard to cultivation
Of An entry under this act.
II Ii not necessary that the ton acre
should b In compact body.
Failure 10 comply with any Of the re-
quirements Of tho Law ct any timo afte
ono year from date of entry render
such entry liable TO o0ntsst, and upol
due proof Of such failure the entry vii
Be cancelled. No land acquired undo
this Law will in any event become liabl
10 the satisfaotion of any debt or debts
contracted prior TO the issoipQ Of tn
6nal certificate therefor.
/ A qualified applicant cannot take
homestead and presumption claim at tn
anne time, but b may TAXA either an,
tree claim ct the saIne time. A maj
may take q pre- -emptiou and tire
claim, and after proving up and obtain
ing title 10 his presumption, may thel
enter a homestead Tor he may commit
and pay for his homestead and thel
take = pre- emptiou), and thus secur
40 acres Of land.
TEE PAInsr RAPIps Rourx.-It vii
b remembered Ne Last week noticed sh
proaenoe Of an accredited agent OF tn
q. r. d N. Co. In this county. The Gen
tlsmAn, Mr.. ID. b. Nswoomb, came her
Tor the purpose Of inducing our busines
men and farmors 70 ehip their aupnlie