Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-05

""'tt flHtutnrt ntoth ftncuta nave ntVn
established and all the valuable grass
lanu ana water has been secured. This
system also obtains 20 no lnconalderablc
extent IN Kansas, believe.
The method Is simple, effective, aud 10.
famous
havc occasion 90 inquire into I'd. DE-.
tails somewhat IN the examination of land
Offices IN connection with charack Of col.
lueion ON tho part 81 the officers.
A "tattlo kinR'' employs number Of
mon M herdvrs. ''cUwbOysr h The ponu-
lar designation for them. The herd N 10.
Gated on favorable portion Of tho bnhlc
lands, where gfnss. water, and shelter
are convenient. and rach hcfdor IL eN.
pceted and required 10 make a timber.
culture cuiry OF lands along The stream.
These entries often very nearly, II not
qnitc, occupy AL the watcrcd lands IN a
township and fondcr tie remainder uu.
desirable Tor hctnsi settlement for farm
ing purpOsea.
thus an entire townehlp, and frequent.
N number OF townships together, ar,i
dominated BY an Interest the most lnlm.
teal possible 90 ordinary agricultural ops
cfatiuns and development of the coun.
Try II a bona iidc settler has located In
advance Of the cattlcman he Is either
bought OF or scared or found one cnse
where the evidence showed conClusiyely
that bona fldc pntrymcn had been driven
from the lands they desired ~ acquire by
a party 81 men brought from distant
part Of the state, who did not know tho
description II the lands they nled on until
u was furnished by the man Ia whose
Interest the lands were being taken, aud
who furnished the money tor the cntr,
fees.
strong presumption ct colinsi0n 81
the land officers was raised ia this case,
this prepondcrance Of evidence being that
these iraudulunt cutrymen weto avcn the
preference over others who applied 10
make bona ilde entries,
IT Is unnecessary to multiply cases. The
methods are Ninihr- methnds In which
brute force Is die larger factor ana an.
ancc vt law aud drcoucy The hlaYpn
/ boast. The rcsuts are Identical.
/ Our land officers are largely TO blame
Tor abuses OF thc lend laws In general,
aud the homestead law IS no exception
/ u seems 90 me there should bc some
4 way 20 distinguish between Gre guard
OF u Tow burrows plowed around quarter
section aud cornncld-some way TO de.
terulno whether description of a house
J - ~ ~ AfAilNfN VI lnilfN or ItNi
/ square whether the floor was bored or
board, aud whether the "shingle roof
meant more than two shingles, one on
zach side
This may sound ridiculous, aud vet the
statement has been made to mo that these
simple eyahiona have been very success
fully employed IN acquiring homestead
entries In Dakota aud elsewhere.
] | luVV fouuu ono lunl arlpe N,,hpra tho
rules whore SO lax that house xix by
/ eight feet, built OF unbattcned boards,
WIS accepted ~ comfortable reHldoncen
ia latitude 40 north,
a settler once importuued me 90 advise
the land officers TO allow him TO make
final proof before the expiration 0f the
full time because "hls family waa RnXiOuH
20 40 back 10 Chicago, and would bn lin.
Die TO freeze 10 death IN THE shanty II they
remained on tho homestead This mn0
was y minister OF the gospel aud highly
respectable citizen, but his moral per-
capabilities we're ieurlully bnntcd when
hu cainc 30 consider land laws
FROM Register ana Receiver, Garden CITY
kanu November 70. 1854
WD believe that IN the territory situated
between the Arkansas river and do South.
orn Kansas limo there are many ffnudn.
lent or cvesiye entries OF public lands,
aud through The medium Of such outries
title 10 government lands passes Into the
hnuds o. large cattle mud land companies.
The plan usually practldpd, We believe,
Is for fanchmcn to employ mon ~ liberal
wages for period, with lkp understand,
ing thai the employed shall mako In his
own name n ding upon land solicited by
the rauehmun, anil In due Time, prove
up ON H., The ranchman to furnish the
necessary funds 90 M attorney,
who draws up the Anal proof pa
pers and pays the money 10 the
receiver of the local land onlco. An.
other plan we believe to be- less ire
quently followed n for anchman or
other purity who desires 10 increase the
bounds Of his real estate possessions %
pay bonus Of about $40 10 parties for
making llllng aud The necessary afldaylts
10 final proof, the $50 payable upon trans.
fer aud assignment OF tlnp receivers ru
ceipt TO said ranciman or other party.
The sparsoness Of the settlements IN
the territory named aud the close union
Of Interests among the property-holdera
offers many advantages for tho illegal
entry oi government lands. Nor eau the
local officers detect the frauds, except by
accident, and thpn by only honrsnY
medium. The papers offered are In
proper form, and tbe testimony Ia final
proofs ample, sufficient, aud apparently
honest aud truttfll Ia not, these ''8nH.
pprtn entries aud iinni proofs nre cleaner,
straightcr, aud more perfect as "a rule
than others.
From Register Hnn Receiver, MllGa OTIS, Mon
thuH, October 10, ls,i
The landg ia ihlg mud district nrn more