The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1892-11-17

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DDoiSo 70 PREPARE Kew.
The iase ~ n asw sssas almost
certain tAaA . t.sds VII b made with
The Cherokee lndiAns whereby tAsy
win rslinquiaA III thsis right tts and
interest n he tzset q land known %
The Cherokee strip. II y time that
our people should possess . thorough
undertaking Of Ne situation In or
der that they may b able 70 take I'd
vantage Of what viii b about the last
chance 10 secure free homes on gov
eminent domain. Since The opening
Of the Oklahoma country the fertile
lands in the reservations Ground it
have been the principal objective
points Of Thousands Of homsssekers.
The Iowa; Sac and Fox and Potta
watomis reservations were opened for
settlement on the 22nd day Of Sep
tsmbsr. 1891. Thousands CT persons
have found homes there and the coun
try 10 being rapidly developed and
has great future before il. II is
estimated that nearly . thousand col
ored families secured homes in these
reservations. This result was brought
about through the influence Of the
HRRALD.
A conservative estimate Of the
amount Of wealth acquired by the
oolossd people in Oklahoma by socur
Ing homestssds i placed at from two
hundred and City thousand TO four
hundred thousand dollars. BY this
" mean that the property which
they have secured here within the lost
nix menths will cell to day for four
hundred thousand dollars more than
Il cost them.
The HEaALD il proud Of what il ha
done for the Advancement Of the Ne
gro. We point TO tho past ~ An evi
dsncs Of what you may expect in the
future. Follow it, advice aud yor
will b the winner. Below We give
full instructions a. to how TO proceed
70 secure these homes. Study it care
fully and you will have no trouble il
knowing just how to proceed.
WHO CAN TAKE noMEsrEADs.
The Law says that any citizen Of th'
United States who II the head Of
family or who 10 twenty one years o
sgs and who u not already the poses
sor Of more than l6O acres Of land /,
any state or territory shall BE- entitled
10 enter 100 acres Of unoccupied pub
lilo land.
uow 20 TAXI 4 uoMxsTIAD.
When the lands are open 10 settle
mont You select wherever you Cal
6hd il 20. 80 q le0 acres Of lane
and claim that - your homestead
Az evidence that You do claim it. 20,
must make some visible improvement
Drive . stake with your name on il
cut timber 70 lay the foundation OF
house; do . little blowing or SOM
other act that will show 10 others tina
you have occupied that particula
piece Of land. These first improve
ments should At the earliest possibl
moment be followed By others Of
permanent nature.
MAKING yoUn vILINo.
After having made settlement OF
the land proceed, IN PERSON, ss sool
o. possible 10 the government LAM
Office for the district in which you
land is located and there make you
Sling a. follows:
FiRsr. You must file IN application
With tho officers Of the land office
which application must be Oh tn
blank form used by the land Office
The application will state that yor
have made settlement ON q certail
ftract Of land. the proper description
Of which can be readily ascertained
aud that You claim the same unde
the homestead law.
SECOND. You must Gle An afidavi
10 which you swear thatjyou are pror
erly qualihad to take u homestead
that 10 that you are . citizen Of tn
United States and that you r eithe
the head Of . family or that you ar
81 years Of ago. aud that you hay
taken the land for your own use an
benefit and for the purpose Of cult
waiting the same and making il you
home.
THlRD. You must pay TO the n
esiver Of the land Office the ding fe
which 10 six dollars for ~ acre.
seven dollars for 80 acrcs, or fourtee
dollars for 100 acres.
This done, you have complied wit
Ill the requirements Of the Law uoce'
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