The Dickinson press., 1884-10-30

vide that citizens OF the Omitted
States, Or persons who have declared
their intention to become such. who
are heads of families. OF over the age
of twanty-one years. can obtain land
us follows:
UNDER II HOMESTEAD ACT.
a citizen OF one who has declared
his intention to become such. can
homestead 100 acres 10y filing his APP
plication and affidavit ut the local
land office, and within six months
thereafter commencing settlement
and Improvement. and continuing the
same five years. The only cost is the
United States land office fees. which
are sis for l6O acres.
n soldier having served in the an
my on navy during the war of the re-
Acllion for over ninetN days. can OBJ
tail, l6p acres of amy "f the pt}iir
lands ly filing himself OF by IN at
torney) Il he~claratury statement. AMI.
within six months thereafter filing
his affidavit and application. com
mencing settlement and cultivation.
and continue the anne five Wears. less
the time he served i'm the army OF
navy--such time in no case to exceed
four years. His widow cam take adj
vantage of the above.
BY PRESCRIPTIONS.
The %pre-emption law gives 10 amy
citizen of III" United States. and To
those who have declared their imtem-
ton to become such. 1917 res OF Land
within the limits of lanil granted to
amy railroad company. at @2.5U per
acre. " outside of railroad limits. at
:l.25 per acre. on condition of actual
cultivation and residence thereon.
Within ninety days after commenting
settlement Il derlaratory statement
must be filed and :, fee of - rliN
Hntt within thirty-three months fin Il.
proof must hr mad" Of artual resi-
denct and cultivation of the tract.
UNDER THE TIMBER CULTURE ACT.
Citizens of the United States. on
those who have declared their imtcl-
ton to hevome such. who shah plant.
protect and keep in Il healthy grow
ing condition. for eight years. ten
acres OF timber III amy quarter sec
ton. OF five acres OH amy legal sub
division of ci ghty arrcs. OF two aid IL
half acres on amy legal subdivision of
forty acres OF less. shall he entitled
to a patient for the whole of said
quarter section on legal subdivision
of eighty or forty acres. III the %eyl,ir-
alton OF said eight years. on malling
proof of such fact by not less than
two cretli Ne witnesses, Tn land
office fees for leo acres are SIS.
.AperSom can not take Il homestead
and a prescription at the sanm" time.
for the law requires continuous resi-
delre to be commenced on Il home
stead within sin months after date of
entry. aul maintained mntil liMal
proof is made. and on Il p%rr-cmptinm
it must he commenced at once. \
failure in his respect on the proof of
IL home in another place. is fatal to
the right of the claimant: lint Il par
ty can hold IL homestead ;nd Il tree
claim, on a pre-cmptiun and Il ire"
claim. ut the same time, and secure
title to both. and. after proving np ON
Il presumption. can then take a home
stead. An unmarried Oman of age,
can take the benefit of the Acts the
same as . If she marricS. be-
fore she has acquired title she can
proceed TO prov" up mt the proper
time. the same as if she had remained
single. All the sons and daughters
of Il family. who are of age. are en-
titled to take mp land under these
avs.