Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-19
OKLAHOMA SETTLERS,
RULES GOVERNING THE ENTRY OF
LANDS IN THAT COUNTRY.
A. Letter of Instruction Issued by the Sem
eral Land Office at WaShington-A is.vtch
of POstOf1ice Appointments Made by tl..s
President.
WASHINGTON I'd. C,l sneciall

President.
Washington 3D. co. speciall
The Commissioner Of the Geucra1 Land o..
fice, with the approval Of Secretary Noble has
newly established land offices in Oklahoma
letter of instructions, which is of special inter-
est to persons desiring to settle in that Terri
tory. The most important features of the let
ter OF instructions are the following:
You will observe that the statute reserves
sections Is and 3G iii every township for school
government use and control the following, viz
One acre of land IN square form in the north
vest corner Of section in township
meridisn in Indian Territory, and also one
acre of land in the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter Of section Is, township 16
north, range west of the Indian meridian in
the Indian Territory. The remainder of the
lands are made subject to entry by actual set
tiers under the general homestead laws, with
rected to the general circular issued by this
office Jan l, 1889, containing the homestead
laws and official regulations Hereunder. These
laws and regulations will control your action
but modified by the special provisions Of the
sadd act of March 2, 1889, in the following par
tfcular, viz:
!. The rule stated on tho 18th page of said
circular, under the title, 4On1y one homestead
privilege to the same person permitted" is so
modified as to admit Of q homestead entry be-
ing made to any one who, prior to the passage
OF said act, had made a homestead entry, but
lalied from any cause to secure title in fee to-
cured such title, did SO by what is known as the
communication of his homestead entry
With regard to making homestead entries and
failing to acquire title Hereunder, or commut-
ing them after the passage of said act of March
2, 1889, the rule as to second homesteads is op-
erative and will be enforced IN relation to these
lands as well as others.
9. The statute provides for the disposal of
these lands ITO actual settlers under the home
stead laws only" and while providing that 4the
rights OF honorably discharged Union soldiers
nj dafn cd nG
described in sections 1904 and 23O5 of the
Revised Statutes shall not be abridged, makes
under which soldiers and sailors, their wild
with regard to the public lands gem
tain cases free from the requirement Of
actual settlement on the entered tract. It Isl
therefore held that soldiers, or sailors adj
ditional entries cannot be made on those landsl
under said sections 23O6 and 23O7 unless the
party claiming will, in addition to the proof re-
CURED make affidavit that the entry is made
for actual settlement and cultivation. according,
to section 2291 as modified by sections 23O4'
and 1905 of the Revised Statutes, and the pre-
scr1bed proof OF compliance Herewith will be!
certificate
8. 1t is provided in the statute that section
23Ol OF the Revised Statutes shall not apply to
these lands. Therefore entries made therein will
ton.
Any person applying to enter or file for q
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in addition to other requirements that he did
| not violate the law by entering upon and occupy
| ing any portion of the lands described in the
| Presidents proclamation dated March 49, 1882
prior to IL O'Clock noon April % 1885, the affida-
Wit to accompany your returns for the entry
allowed.
The statute provides that town site entries
may be allowed under sections 1887 and 1888
United States Revised Statutes, but limits the
area in any such entry to one-half section or
800 acres as the maximum, whatever the mum
Der OF inhabitants, Should applications fol
town site entries or filings be presented by
parties in interest in the absence of officers
properly qualified to make entry in trust fol
Of said seetion ass YOU Wi note tba enn1iea
tions on your records, forward q report thereo
to this office with any papers presented, AM
await instructions before allowing any entry o
the land No rights under the town site law
can be acquired to any Of the lands described i
tho said proclamation prior to the time therei
prescribed for the same to become open to entr
and occupancy as aforesaid viz: IL o'clock moor
of the 22d of April, 1859.
1t appears that by the Presidents order Of th
Goth December, 1885, a reservation was estab
lished for military purposes of the following
subdivisions of land within the boundaries de
scribed in said proclamation of the 23d March
1889, and which reservation still continues, viz
section 16, south half Of section IT, southeas
quarter OF section 10, east half of section 49, al
of section co. all of section 81, west half o
section %, west half Of section 81, al
half Of section 80, northeast quarter O.
section 81, north half Of section 80, north half o
section 80, and northwest quarter of section "a
all in township - north, range west of the In
dian meridian. These tracts, in view Of thei
reservation under the Presidents order of Dec
%, 1889, are not subject to settlement or entry
the laws of the United States applicable thereto
(see sections 225s and $685. United States Revised
Statutes), and you will permit no entry or filing
for any portion thereof