The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-01-21
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J. A.. HartUills Mol Please publish the amend
ment to the homestead law passed March 2, 1889
2 Can the niece nephew of a soldier join the
" r. q. G.. Guards? 3 A soldier draws % pension
Of $50 per month Tor lung disease, which results
In general debility 70 such extent that when In
his normal condition he Is able to walk but a few
minutes at "A time and during the Winter he IS NOS
able to 20 out at all, being confined most of the
time to an invald-Cbair and frequently to his bed
l. said soldier not entitled to the s72 rate? He
led his claim for Increase to such rating in April,
1901 and has not yet been examined. When should
be- hear from the claimf AnstUsr. l. We have not
the space To publish the act in detail but the fol-
lowing synopsis will probably meet the require
ment: Section I of the act of March 2 1889, pro-
yides that thereafter no public lands shall be sold
at private sale, except in the state of Missouri
Section provides that where person had there
tofOre fled ON a homestead entry and reiuqushed
the same To the Governments before completing
title he should be allowed to make another entry
not exceeding 100 acres, and that a person having
Apre-sm ptiOH Hing muy change the same to q home
stead claim, Notwithstanding he may hive already
made "a homestead filing. Cfh8 presumption law has
since been repeatedly Section provides that where a
homestead claimant establish Oths isitctiOn
of the Register and Receiver that by reason of
some serious and unavoidable casualty suuh settler
Is unable to earn support on his land the Regis.
ter and EeCeIver may grant him such q leave Of
absenGe from the land as they deem proper, not
10 exceed year. Section a reduces the mini
mum prices Of all lands within forfeited and in
connets railroad limits to ST. IS per acre. Section
5 provides that any who had, prior to the passage
of the act made homestead entry of less than I6O
/ acres and who still owned their original entry,
may enter enough land lying contiguous TO
their former entry to make IN all 100 acres,
without residing such additional entry. Sec
| ton . provides that any person vino has or
/ shall entsr less than 100 acres Of land under
the homestead law, whether Lhoy own the original
claim not, may enter additional land sufficient
80 make with their former entry 100 acres provid-
ing that they reside upon and cultivate the same
| redured by law Section provides that where
/ on aceouns Of accident OF unavoidable delay q
/ homestead or presumption claimant is unable TO
prove up on the day advertised he may be allowed
10 DAYS in which To prove up Section estates that
/ the act shall not DO construed as amending re-
pealing the act providing for the disposal of aban-
doned military reservations, approved July s. 1884
/ q Yes. g. IL the soldier in question is by reason
i OF his disabilities of service origin totally and
permanently helpless as TO require the regular aid
aud attendancoO of another person, he is entitled to
/ the s72 rating; otherwise he Is not. A We cannot
answer this question definitely, but 70 - Opin-
i ion that IL will be SEVERAL months before order
/ for tho claimants examination 10 issued BY the
/ Pension Bureau.
II Of . town appoint q guardian over q soldier, can
that guardian draw tho soldier penaioRf ANSWER.
The Soleotmen OF q town IN your state have no
/ authority TO appoint q guardian insane
person, and q guardian appointed BY them could
/ not draw the soldiers pension. The legally sp-
pointed guardian Of an insane soldier draw bis
pension, aud Ia che abaenos Of such guardian, the
l pssslon can be drawn By the Soldiers wife.
Il 9l6sortosr Reading, Pa.-A soldier dying of disR-
billy nos due TO his military SERVICES leaves de-
II pendent widow and adopted son, WHO was not
the child of soldier Ths sad child waB neGniarly
L adopted By the deceased soldier add his widow By
Il An crder OF tb9 Probate Court, the Infants name
having been changed TO that Of his adopted parent
The said child was legally Dependents the soldier
for his support. and now depends ON his adopted
mother, both his parents being dead. Can the
widow of the aoioierreesivoth the additional pension
II allowed by law for minor children on account OF
this ctildf AHsas@s No; thschild referred TO not
being the child ofthe soldier he cannot under az
II iAtiuF laws bs psusioasd sneh.
r. A. r., WsRsoOrO, Pa-My husband, who was In