Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-02-07
The .I,And Lava.


There are several millions Of aere' OF public land
yet remaining IN this district subject to entry. Much
Of this land Is tho very best quality for agricultural
purposes, while there II . vast area that experience
has shown to b the very best grazing land In tho
west. A party Intending to locate . claim should
either make personal inspection OF the land he intends
to enter, or have the reportof some trusted friend who
has made personal inspection OF til" land. After An
entry has once heen made, oven II 1t 10 found to lie
worthless, it is very difficult and in most instances i'm.
possible to obtain the privilege OF making another
entry.
Tho public lands In this Territory are subject to
entry under the Homestead, presumption and timber
culture laws. One hundred and sixty acres can BE- en-
tered under each law. A party can make a homestead
ana timber culture entry or a pr'-emrt'on and timber
culture entry, at the same time hut he cannot take
homestead and pre-enption claim at the same time
A party who is twenty one years Of age. or who is at
the nead OF a FAMILY can make an entry Of puplic land.
A woman VIII" is the head OF a family, OF " single
woman VINO Is over twenty-one years OF age can make
entry oI puollc land.
oniy those Persons who are native torn citizens OF
tue oh''eo S'a1e"' or VINO nave oec'atea their intention
o"ecome citizeh" can avail 'hems ives OF the privilege
Of the land laws. No person OF foreign birth can Oh
o''oA "9
mas declared MS intention 10 become u citizen; hence
me h1s' 'hing that a person OF 'o'e'gh oirth' VINO IN
tehds 10 enter p"biic lands shonIa do upon his arrival
Ii TO 20 before The Clerk OF the court and declare hi" in
'enuoht 10 become asi''zeh. Nopa3'S "hols the owner
OF ozo acres oi '"'lu III any STATE OF territory can take
a pre-rnpo"n Claim; he'ther can any person VINO leaves
'ahoo VI ms own IN 'h'S leFr''ory'o 60 upon the pubic
Ano OBTAIN any pre'en'pt'on right oS settlement.
ownership 10 lana y no o3F 10 making a Homestead
eh's. ~ ""@Ae y 'es"' p'a-e"p''on c'a'm' a party
'"ou'o "is' ""Ae "e'"a se''''Den' upon THO 'ano' ana
'nen ""n'n h'neS osSs ""n' sue" se'''enleh'' no
s"ou'u h'e ns uoela'~"r1 statement III 'ne local lana
o'nce' a ming naoo "''"oo' prior Se''''meht Is null
~" WIN Il 'n'o' upon IL se'''el' ana even
" LIS n >"""''0 Improvements nAs oeen . a ACTUAL
'~lusn' apoN ~ 'auu "' M ''uo'ee' u forfeiture
III p"ese"ee . "u'e'' e'A'"' o. oven "nen Tier"
y y a''e'se e'Am' hsnee' no party snouiu Mo Z de-
eA'a'o'S ''"'e"eo' y VII un'' ~ieF 10 ns msoe an
@c'oa' 'e''emsn' upon Tue same. ihe law allows
n'ne's oAss "on' se''enen' III winch 10 NO. and the
part! = ''Sn' "a'es io" Inc time OF settlement aud not
y '"s LII VI nnns'
"p~r'y q oo'a'h y 'eRa' ''sn' 70 one hundred ana
'A'' se'e. unuel III pseenp''on ID" prior 10 tue sur
w VI 'A'o 'rsc' y making settlement upon tho same.
A" oAn 'e''e"e"' upon unSo''eSoo anu 'ne se'-
"s' "ou NM o'''snAt"'A ''1'' c'A'aeo oy III" oy
. us""'0 'Ano n"A' IL H. " oon ue ''so' Oh .
'u"equen' 'e''e' upon 'ne 'ans trss' Will " SUBJECT
" u ''s" '"' III 'e'''er' Inc r'sh' u y settler
uAe" '''" '"c oa'e VI nus se'''e"en' upon 'hs isnd'
Ano ne l" a''o"so Ninety Gays after inc township plat
" n'eu '" 'ne 'osa' 'shu omss ~ ~n'ch 10 HE Ills pro
e"p'on aee'Afa'o'S s"'emen'' Alter ah ACTUAL resi-
aenee ~ moo'n' upon 'sna settler can make pay
"e"' III '"' s~"' s'Si@' per ac'e. he can make
psS"e"' LOT tue :"oo ~ any Time within q period Of
thirty three months from the date Of settlement aftsr
.hou;ro. c,r,,,,r, r.s,,o,,. $40, u. .. .-,