Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-03-18

out every seeing it, and very few OF them, in
deed, ever regret their action. One hundred,
two hundred, five hundred dollars are often
paid simply for the holder of a 1T. c." to re-
linquish it to the Government, 60 that the pur-
chaser can enter it. Land taken this week or
this month may be in the "front," but in few
weeks or months the settlers cabins will dot
every quarter around him. Then his at. @"
is valuable. We know parties who made their
money in Kansas by relinqushing ct. c."
for five hundred dollars, after holding it a
few months.
FINAL PROOFS.
When you wish to make final proof on your
Homestead or Presumption, you send notice to
the land office, accompanied with four dollars,
and give the names of three or four of your
neighbors for witnesses, and state when and
before whom you will make proof. The four
dollars is for advertising your proof six weeks
In some newspaper in the county. At the day
set you take two of your four witnesses, 20
before the officer you advertised to prove up
before, and make proof on the printed forms
furnished by the Government. A Homestead
can only be proved up before court of record
in the county where the land lies, or before the
district land Office.
Presumption can be proved up on before
any notary, all except one affidavit (of the pre-
emptor) which must he made before some
court of record or before the land Office.
tProof must be made on the day and before
the officer as advertised.)
AT. G." proof does not need to be adver-
used. The claimant simply appears before
court OF record in the county, or before the
lana once, with his witnesses and makes proof.
There are many points about the land laws
points arising every day-that can not be
e!ucldated in a circular of this kind. When
these points arise, write to some reliable land
attorney. If your claim is Jumped" your
entry contested, or there is some special point,
write to some reliable attorney. The publish.
ers hereof conduct a large correspondence,
and will cheerfully answer any questions by re-
turn mail.
In conclusion, we will cay again the land
laws are liberal. They were framed for the
poor They offer every person wanting it 800
acres OF land. They are con trued always to
favor the settler who acts in good faith. But
they are likely to be little severe on the
sharper-on the grabber-the speculator who
tries to hire some poor man or poor widow to
prove up on the land for his benefit
We have said but little about the amount of
improvements required on Homestead or
Presumption. The law on this subject is
silent. Some wear silk or broadcloth, others
calico or Jeans-the law does not regulate it.
So in your Homestead or Presumption. Do
the best you can and the law is complied with,
in letter and in spirit and you will get the
land.
QUERIES ANSWERED.
We are receiving numerous letters daily, |
from all parts of the country, written by par
ties intending to come to Kansas. We en-
deavor to answer each and every letter, and |
strive to give all the information asked.
From long residence in the State we have
gathered an idea of about what information
shall endeavor to briefly answer multitude
of questions herein, to save correspondence.
One of the questions asked US bH three writer's