Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-13
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vt remaining In this district, sul9ses to entry. Much
o. this land IL the very best quality for agricultural
PURPOSE, while there 10 q vast arse that experience
west. a party intending to locate = claim should
either make psrsonsl inspection Of The land he intends
70 entsr, or havs the report Of some trusted friend who
hss made personal iaspeetion Of the land. After an
worthless, 1t is very didicult and In most instances i'm.
possible to obtain tbs privilege Of making another
The public lands In this Territory are subject IA
entry under tho homestead, MI 2tinber
culture laws. One hundred and iixty acres can be en-.
terea under esshliaw. party Gin make q bomsste1d
culture entry, at the same n batfs cannot take y
homestead and presumption claim at the same time.
!, a party whe Il twenty one ysa.s efaee. or who Is at
A woman who 10 the head Of . family, o, 4 sineie
woman who I over tweaty-ons ysars Of sxe can ME
entry Of public land.
the United Stafes. OF who haye declared their intention
to become citizens can avail therns lives Of the pryiisre
OF the land laws. Q person Of foreign birth can D.
has declared his intention 70 become q citizen: henos
the hrst thing that . per.on Of foreign birth, Who iu-
=; ie1 a. !. 70 enter enter Rublts lsn1:, :hoasdldo uPon hs arrival
tsnston TO becomes citizen. hoparty who Is the owner
OF $50 acres Of land in any Stats or Territory can take,
2 Prescription claim; neither can any person who leaves
i snd 81 ah ~ oWn IN tnis territory 70 g upon the public
Ownershipt 70 land Is no bar to making q Homestead
entry, To make q legal presumption claim, . party
then within ninety days from such settlemeuf. he
should file his dsclaratory statement In the local land
once. A filing made without prior aettlement /. null
fine has valuable Improvement Al h,s besn sn sctuai
resident upon the land his claim 10 subject to forfeiture
In the presence ofsn adverse claim, or even whom thero
e q ae asys sss.s saas%; %, a !ssS until mt p s;tsr ; T. S.a m:s : Do e
actual settiemsnt upon The name. Tho law allows
ninety days from settlement In which to Aie. and the
R y : 81, s,r right s;hhss. date ss from tbetimo of settlement and not
a party can obtain . legal right to one hundred and
txty acres under the presumption law prior to the sur.
HYy m o, ss,a s as.ssa ~ making King. settlement Ipea Il. Sane
Ter should hrst designate the tract claimed by him By
we'll defined land marks. II this d done the fisht Of :
~ so1 ~ ,ss, settler 81 tn , upon The ssme tract viii b subject
dates from the date Of bis settlement apon the land,
and be 10 allowed ninety days after the township plsi
s " alsd II, The local land once IL which to ale tspre.
denoe Of sit months upon land q settler can make pay.
ment for the Same ct Sl.95 per aero. 10 an mic
G tSiEqx at. TOT , the ;sn a., At ny tine within spsriod Of
showing . continuous residence upon tbs ilsnd Tor: six
months prior to the date Of making proof. az oourse
paynent caanot BE- made for land Until after Il Il sur.
same legal qualification Is . prssmptaon claimant can
tske one aundrsd aud sixty acres under the homsstssd
,ax !. undsr hspss.smpsion ls. party acquires his
~sN"s WV " 0tS uOUe8t08Q kaW&
EIarty can gain an actual right by making au sutrv a
the local land office. and then he u allowed six ruonths
from that date 10 which to make his actual settlement
and establish bis residence; A settler can make pay.
nlent for his land al 81 rs per acre after six months ON.
tinuous residence aud Improvement ofthe iand.or II he
continues bis residence fortnvs years se can obtain title
10 tbs. claim without payment. Payment Ut SIG Der
acre can b msde for land At any time during 6ve years
irym date OF entry, sftef six mon 'hs residence next pro-.
ceedinR the payment. II It u shown that q party has
abandoned his land 70 aperiod Of six months she ontry
Is subject to forfeiture.
A party can take one hundred and sixty acres under
the timber culture act. Tbs requirements Of this law
IRE that the party shall break Eve acres during the
first y " FROM date Of entry; during tho second year he
must cultivate " crop or othsrwi . said Ave acres and
break five acres. more ami he third year he must plant
the frat five acres to trees, sesds or cuttings, and cult.
sate ~ secund 6vs acres to crvp or otherwise. and the
fourth year the %. ond i've acres must be planted to
trsee, seeds or %outtings.
Alter fulfilling the requirements of the timber cul.
ture law w above stated, the claimant can make final
proof at the end 81 eight years and acquire title ~ his
tree claim without payment If $l.26 per acre. "r any
sum, to the government. " is the requirement under
the homestead aud presumption laws. Uud.r the tim.
bsrculture act only one tree claim can 10 tskeu in y
section.