Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-18

While the drawings for the two districts
will be separately conducted. they will
occur as nearly at the same time as is
practicable. The result of the drawing
for each district will be certified by the
committee to the officers of the district
and will determine the order in which the
applicants may make homestead entry
of said lands and settlement thereon.
Notice of the drawings stating the name
OF each applicant and number assigned to
him by the drawing will be posted each
day at the place of drawing, and each
applicant will be notified of his numbe
by a postal card mailed to him at the
time of registration. Each applicant
should, however, in his behalf, en-
ploy such measures as Will insure MS
obtaining prompt and ccura informa-
ton of the order in which his application
for homestead entry can be presented,
as fixed by the drawing. Applications for
homestead entry of said lands during the
first sixty days following the opening
can BIZ made only by registered appli-
cants, and in the order established by
the drawing. At each land office, COM
mencing Tuesday, August 6, 1901, at y
o'clock a. m, the applications of those
drawing numbers l to 125, inclusive, Tor
that district, must be presented, and will
be considered in their numerical! order
during the first day, and the aPpl1e "a
of those drawing numbers l5 to 25C, IN
elusive, must be presented and VIII De
considered in their numerical order DUR
ing the second day, and so on at That
TdI0 uHlll all OIL Sdlu ldIlOS SOOJCSI III,
try under the homestead law, and desired
Hereunder, have been entered. IL any
applicant fails to appear and present ms
application for entry when the numbar
assigned to him by the drawing is
reached, his right to enter will be passe9
until after the other applications assigned
for hat day have been disposed OF, When
he will be given another opportunity TO
make entry, failing in which ne Will
be deemed to have abandoned his rlght
to make entry under such drawing: 10
obtain the allowance OF a homestead en-
try each applicant must personally pre-
sent the certificate of registration there-
tofore issued to him, together with d
regular homestead application ana the
necessary accompanying proofs, ana Win
the regular land office fees, but an hon
orably discharged soldier or sailor may
file his declaratory statement through lne
agent representing him at the registra-
ton. The production of the certlncate
of registration will be dispensed WIZ
only upon satisfactory proof of it's loss
or destruction. If at the time or con-
sider!ng his regular application Tor entry
1t appears that any applicant is dis
qualified from making homestead entry
of these lands, his application Will De
rejected, Notwithstanding his prior regis
tration. If any applicant shall register
more han once hereunder, or IN any
other than his true name, or snail trans
fer his registration certificate, ne Will
thereby lose all the benefits of the regis
tration and drawing herein provided for,
and will be precluded from entering or
settling upon any of said lands during
the first sixty lays following said open
ing.
THE NEUTRAL STRIP.
Because of the provision of the said
act of Congress-. approved June 6, 1900:
That the settlers who locate on that
part of said lands called and known as
the neutral strip shall have preference
right for thirty days on the lands upon
which they nave located and improved"
the said lands in the neutral strip"
shall for the period of thirty days after
said opening be subject to homestead en-
try and townsite entry only by those VINO
have heretofore located upon and I'M
proved the same, and who are accorded
a preference right of entry tor thirty
days as aforesaid. Persons entitled TO
make entry under this preference right
will be permitted to do so at any time
during said period of thirty days follow
ing the opening without previous regis
t~ration, and without regard to 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
ave been made will come under the
general provisions of this proclamation.
The intended benefciaries of the pro-
vision in the said acts of Congress, APP
proved, respectively, March z, 1895, and
June 8, 1900, which authorizes a qualified
entryman having lands adjoining the
ceded lands, whose original entry en-
braced less than 160 acres, to enter so
much of the coded lands as will make
MS homestead entry contain III the dS-
gregate not exceeding 100 acres, may OBJ
tain such an extension of his existing
entry, without previous registration and
without regard to the drawing herein
for, only by making appropriate
accompanied by the necessary
proofs, at the proper new land office at
some time prior to the opening herein
provided for.
found, or to suggest establishing, a town
site upon any of said ceded lands at any
point not in the near vicinity of either
and designated as aforesaid. NAV.
at any time before the opening hereir
provided for, file in the proper local LAM
office a written application to that effect
by legal subdivisions the lands
to be affected, and stating fully
and under oath the necessity or prOprietv
OF founding or establishing a town at that
said petition to the commits
sioner of the general land Office with their
recommendation in the premises. Such
commissioner, if he believes the public
will be subserved thereby. will.
if the secretary of the interior approve
issue an order withdrawing the
described in such petition. or any
thereof, from homestead entry
be held for the time being for town
site settlement, entry. and disposition
only. In such event the lands so with |
held from homestead entry and settle
ment will, at the time of said opening
and not before, become subject to settle |
ment, entry, and disposition under the
general townsite laws of the United
Non of said coded lands will be
to settlement, entry or DISPOSE |
ton under such general townsite laws.
except in the manner herein prescribed |
until after the expiration of sixty days |
from the time Of sale opening.
TOwNSITEs.
Attention is hereby especially called 10
the fact that under the special provisions
of the said act of Congress, approved |
March 3, 1901. the townsite selected and
designated at the county seats of the
new counties into which said lands have |
been formed can not be disposed of I'M |
der the general townsite laws of the |
States, and can only be disposed
Of in the special manner provided in said
act of Congress-, which declares:
1.-THE lands so set apart and designated
shall. in advance of the opening, be sur
reyed. subdivided and plated under the
of the secretary of the interior,
nto appropriate lots, blocks, streets, al
and sites for parks or public build
ngs. so as to make a townsite thereof:
Provided, That no person shall purchase
more han one business and one residence
OF. Such town lots shall be offered and
sold at public auction to the highest bid
under the direction of the secretary
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