Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-06-05
LAND IN TIE WEST.
UNCLE SANS BIG FARM, WHERE THE
PlOW HAS NOT YET 6EEN.


How tn Get Homo Out of Method.
oe Obtaininr "a Titic Under the Various
Land Acts-It Is Comparatively Easy To
Get 4s0 Acrcs-
There are thousands OF :crss OF vncant
land which can hc had ut almost a nomi-
nal price. In most instances /, requires
only settlement. residence and cultiva-
nou FOR q Cow years 10 obtain full and
complete title Ia the land The situation
Is much different from What i, il in the
cast. where Young farmer must run in
debt To buy few Acres Of land and be
kept In dcbt FOR YEARS. One crop of scn
ocrrs will pay the cost for bul,ling and
tools.
There are several ways q! obtaining
title to agricultural lands. First Is
under The pre-einption laws. The first
requisite is To maze settlement upon the
hnd. Settlement consists of any acts
which show the intention of the settler
IL Claim the land IA Il prescription. 1t
may ,e. for Instance, the building of a
cellar, or starting the foundation of n
Having this settlement upon tic land,
within three months the settler must file
declara,ory statement III the United
States office and pay fec of 81. With
In two years and nine months Inc must
get upon the hand and reside thereon for
ak months. BY decision o: the land
office. 1t is not necessary for n purity to
live upon the land until six months be-
fore he makes final proof, but lac must
1.-Two there ut l,sist six months and make
final proof before thirty-tl,rcc months
from the date oS settlement He must
have cultivated IA portion of the Land.
In six months after establishing residence
upon the land he can prove up. He must
make application to make final proof ct
the land Office. and advertise in some pa
1cr published near the land. also name
Tour witnesses who are neighl,ors and
who are not related to him. Tie and two
witnesses must appear before the proper
officers ON tho day of making final proof
and make prUpf OF his residence. cult
vauon o. the land and pay Si2J per acre
III addition 10 the fees for advertising.
attorneys fees. etc.
HOMESTEAD.
Another method Cf obtaining title TO
land is under the homestead act. By
this method the first requisite is the same
as under the prc-cEiption laws. y soldier
can file soldiers homestead claim upon
the land which he intends for a home
stead six months previous To making u
settlement upcn furnishing lis discharge,
or othor proof of his service; but any
party can have six months time to make
settlement by going before the register
and receiver of the land office; so this
right of the soldier amosnts To but very
little. Within three months after settle
mcnt. homestead entry must be made and
n foo of $40 be pail the land Office. The
party, should he not 20 before tue regis
ter and receiver. must be residing upon
the land AZ tho time Of making affidavit
before clerk Of court lie can If he
chooses after rc.iding upon the land six
months. and cul.ivatinsg il. prove UP as
In the presumption and pay for the land.
Such an act Is called comiruting home
stead. Should lac not desire to pay for
il. however, ho can live upon it five
years and then make final proof. He
years. Upon making final proof he las
only to pay the fees for advertising,
clerk. and small fec to the register and
receiver. when hc obtains the title for
his land. If lie was u soldier in the war
his term of service as such can hc de-
Quoted FROM the five ycars' residence.
but lo must reside upon tic land .. least
ono year. These arc all the rights the
soldier las over nny other citizen in re-
spcct TO the homestead law.
a person who wishes TO tako UP land
under both prc-cmption and homestead
act should pre-cmpt first.
There is still another method of obtain
ing tito to land. and that is under the
timber act. By this method the party
must mako timber culture entry. and
show TINT the land is non-mineral. lie
must himself be personally acquainted
With the lard liz order TO make this afIi-
dnvit. ~ any time within one year after
making entry OF tho land, and paying a
fee OF Si1 20 the land Office. he must
pillow for tho 100 acres taken, Eve acres OF
land. Ia the second year he must SOW
tho first FIVE ncres TO u crop aud break
tAiebASA NV III lllt l4llIu year lie
must put In treo seeds or set out trees in
tho first five acres, and put crop in tho
second ivo acres. In tho fourth year Inc
must put tree seeds or cuttings In tho
sccond flyo acres.
The trees must he cultivated and kop,
alive. and at the end OF eight years Il,
can prove upnnd obtain title TO 100 acre.
by paying small fees. This act rs first
class law, and many citizens are availinc
themselves u IL and In good faith. n
hardly deserves the condemnation I'll,
late dementod Sparks placed upon IL.
Unmarried women ms well as men car
avail themselves Of the privileges OF
these acts
IL viii bo seen shat at comparaAvel,
small expense a title can be had to 4sl
acres Of flno farming land. Great Fall
Cdon.) Leozlcr.