Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-11

be considered In their numerical order
during the second day, ana 30 on ut
that rate until all Of said lands subject
TO entry under humestead law, and do.
sired Hereunder, have been entered.
II any applicant fails to appear and
present his application for entry when
tho number assigned TO him by the
drawing Is reached, hia right 10 enter
will be passed until after the other APP
plications assigned for that day have
heeu disposed of, when he will DO Civ
on another opportunity TO make entry,
falling in which he will be deemed TO
have aban ioned hiR right TO mako en-.
try under such drawing,
TO obtain the allowance OF a home.
stead entry each applicant must per-
aonally present the certificate OF regis
tration Heretofore issued to him
together with regular homestead ap.
plication and the necessary accompany
ing proofs, and with the regular land
office fees, but an honorably discharged
soldier or sailor may file his dcclnrn-
tory statement through the agent rep.
resentng him at the registration. The
production OF the certificate Of regis.
tration will DO dispensed with only
upon satisfactory proof OF It's loss or
destruction. II at the time OF consid,
ering his regular application for entry
1t appears that any applicant Ia dis
qualified from maiting homestead entry
Of these lands his application will be
rejected Notwithstanding his prior
registration, II any applicant shall
register more than once hereunder or
in any other than his true name, or
shall transfer his registration certiH-
cato he will thereby lose all tho bene-
Ats OF the registration and drawing
herein provided for and will be pro-
cluded from entering or settling upon
any OF said lands during the Arst sixty
days following said opening
NEUTRAL STRIP LAND,
Because Of the provision OF the said
act oI congress approved June 0, 1900
That the settlers who locate on that
part OF said lands called and known
as the Neutral Strip shall have pref
erence right for thirty days on the
lands upon which they have located
and improved, tho said lands In the
Neutral Strip shall for the period oi
thirty days after said opening be sub
ject to homestead entry and towns!te
entry only by those who hayo hereto
fore located upon and improved the
same and who are accorded prefer
enco right Of entry for thirty days us
aforesaid. Persons entitled to make
entry under this preference right will
be permitted to do so at any time dur
ing said period Of thirty days following
tho opening without previous registra
tion, and without regard 10 the draw
ing herein provided for, and AT the eX'
piration OF that period, the lands In
said Neutral Strip for which no entry
shall have been made will como under
the general provisions Of this procla
nation
The intended benenciaries OF the
provision Of the said ucts OF congress
approved respectively, March 2, 1891
and Juno 0, 1900, which authorizes I
qualified eutryman having lands ad
Joining the ccded lands whose origina
entry embraced less than lGO acres, L
enter so much Of tho ccded lands n
will make his homestead entry contain
! In the aggregate not exceeding lOl
acres, may obtain such an extension o
his existing entry, without prcviou
registration and without regard TO TIN
drawing herein provided for only bl
making proper application, accom-
panied by the necessary proofs, with
the proper new land Office at somt
time prior to the opening herein pro
vided for.