Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-07
he made in a similar manner in any adj

he can prove up, tne WHOM, VI III .'''e
of her death, the heirs, may continue
settlement and obtain title upon requi-
site proof at the proper time. In case
of death of both parents leaving infant
children, the homestead may be sold Tor
cash for the benefit of the children, ana
the purchaser will receive title.
The sale of homestead claim to an
other party before the 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-way OF railways.
Homestead claims may be relin-
quished, but in such cases the lands re-
vert to the government. Ii a settler
does not wish to remain five years on
his tract he may commute 1t TO cash
after actual inhabitancy and cultiva-
ton of the land for period OF SIX
months or more by making payment
therefor mt the rate of S1.25 per acre.
A person who commutes homestead
entry cannot move from the tract and
settle upon other public lands in the
same state or territory as a pre-emptor.
A person committing a homestead en-
try when he has not actually resided
upon the land and improved and culti-
waited it as required by law, forfeits all
right to the land and the purchase
money paid.
Every person who served not less than
ninety days in the army or navy of the
United States during the recent rebel
lion,' who was honorably discharged,
may enter a homestead, and the time of
his service shall be deducted from the
period of five years, provided that the
party shall reside upon and cultivate
his homestead at least one year after he
commences improvements. The widow
of a soldier, or if she be dead, or married
again, the minor heirs Gf any may,
through their guardian, make a home
stead entry, and if the soldier died in the
service his whole term of enlistment will
be credited upon the terms of required
residence. Soldiers and sailors, as
above, may file homestead declarato-
ry statenement for 16O acres of land
through an agent, after which they
| have six months to file their home
stead. This latter entry must be made
in person. Thus a soldier who desires
to secure clam may do so by sending
a power of attorney and a certified
copy of his discharge to some response
bic party, who can file for him upoI
the land selected Soldiers are not en-
titled to land, nor to bounty land war
rants, for their military service in the
late war, nor can title to land be OBJ
tained for them by agents or attorneys
All representations to the contrary are
false, and soldiers and sailors are warn
ed against imposition by parties VIII,
offer to locate land for them, or to sci
their rights. Lands acquired undel
the homestead laws are not liable fo
any debt contracted prior to the issuing
Of the patent therefor.
TREE CLAIMS.
Under the timber culture laws no
more than 16O acres on any one section
entirely devoid of timber, can be en-
tered, and no person can make NOR
than one entry Hereunder.
The qualifications of applicants arc
the same as under the pre-emption ant
homestead laws. Theland Office charge
are, for an entry of more than eight,
acres, Sl4.0O, and the same fee at fna
proof; for eighty acres or less, 500
The applicant must make affidavit tha
the land specified in his application i
exclusive prairie, or other land devoi
of timber; that his filing or entry il
made in good faith and not for the pul
pose of speculation, nor directly or in
directly for the use of any other perso
or persons; that he intends to hold an
} cultivate the land and comply with tn
laws, and that he has not previousl
made an entry under the timber cultur
! law.
The party making an entry of qual
ter section is required to break or plo,
five ac res covered thereby during tn
first year, and five acres in addition dr
ring the second year. The five acre
broken or plowed during the first yea
he is required to cultivate by raising
crop or otherwise during the secon
year, and to plant in timber, seeds, {
cuttings, during the third year. Th
five acres broken or plowed during tn
second year he is required to cultivat
by raising a crop or otherwise, durin
the third year, and to plant in timbe
seeds, or cuttings, during the fourt
year. For entries of less than 100 acr,
the amount of land to be cultivate
must be pro rata. Provision is mac
for extension of time in case drought {
, or grasshoppers destroy trees. The.
!. trees hemust cultivate and protect, an
If, at the expiration of eight years fro
date OF entry, or at any time with
, five years thereafter, the entrant, or,
,, he be dead, his heirs shall prove, |
. two credible witnesses the plantin
: cultivating and protecting the timb,
: rnot less than eight years; that n,
ess than 2,700 trees were planted {
:. ;. each acre, and that at the time
making proof there are growing at lea
67o thrifty living trees to each acre.
Failure to comply with any of the r
: quirements of the law at any time aft
: one year from date of entry, rende
such entry liable to contest, and upc
due proof of such failure the ent
f. will be cancelled. No land acquir,
under this law will in any event
;, come liable to the satisfaction of Il
:, debt or debts contracted prior to Il
= issuing of the final certi ficate thereto
Only an applicant for the land und
u the timber culture or homestead lay