The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-27
COST Of Final PROOF
What the Settler Must Put Up
to Get His Home.
TAKES 0NL YAFEW DOLLARS
Newspapers Filling Up With
Publication Notices.

Guthrie, o. T., May 25-This is the be.
ginning of an era of prosperity for tht
Oklahoma editor. The editor gets for tins
publication OF a final proof notice "a; a
number OF editors are also United State
court commissioners before whom fina
proof is made. Following the passage o.
free homes the papers are filled I'd with
final proof notices. This instrument is
now the most familiar thing in Oklahoma
| papers. Here IS what il looks like:
First published May %.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Perry, o. T., May 49, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
| intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before Lincoln McKinlay, U. S.
court commissioner, at Newkirk, o. T., on
July 13 1900, viz: Isaac s. Remington,
for the E 4 Sec "a T q REIN.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land. viz:
Sol Pickrell, John Wilson, Rufus Chap
pell, John Mitchell, all of Newkirk, Okla
horna. ALFRED H. BLOES, Register.
The editor Of the Medford Patriot, in
speaking Of the matter of final proof no
tees says:
With the enactment of the free homes
bill there is really no change In the
manner Of making finel proof BY read
ing the bill it will be seen that the only
effect the bill has is to relieve the home
steader Of paying the government price
for the land. The bill does not effect the
time Of making proof. Persons who fl ed
on their lands prior to July 20, 1894, have
ten years in which to make proof; and
those who filed after that date have nine
years.
Ise Cherokee Strip was opened I'M
der a special act Of congress, which was
not repealed by the free homes bill. All
lands are entered here as homesteads.
There are no prescriptions here: but q
person can commute a homestead entry
after fourteen months and pay for 1t the
price fixed by the act opening the land
to settlement
The costs to make final proof are the
same as they were. though no payment
IS required for the land"
In different places the whole cost of
making final proof notices varies. One
puts the cost for a whole
quarter at not exceeding $3.50, as fol-
lows: Register and receivers fees. 81;
testimony fee, 30 cents; publication no.
tice, 81 making proof before any officer
other than at the land office. ST.
The editor of the Medford Patriot says
in regard to taxes on the free homes
land: while we would be pleased to have
all who can make final proof. we would
not mislead any one as to their right re-
garding the time they have in which 10 |
make final proof. We believe it VIII be |
better for those who can do so, to make |
final proof and obtain title to their land. |
1t will not be assessed for taxes this |
year; so there will be no taxes to be |
paid on the land until December, 1901. |
Once the land is decided and a patent is |
ssued homesteader all fear of con- |
-ests is removed and one can live uopn |
ais own land, to have and to do with it
as he pleases. II will give the county
better standing, as having a greater as
'essed valuation the rate of taxes will be
much less"