Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-07-12

While the drawings for the two districts
| will be separately conducted, they Will
practicable. The result OF the drawing
| for each district will be certified by the
@ to the Of sh Which
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 IN his ana
by postal card mailed to him at the
address If any given By Bach him ap al
should, however, In his own behalf. en-
ploy such measures as will insure hls
obtaining prompt and accurate M 1ie ortia
for homestead entry can be presented,
as fixed by the drawing Appicaa ,l;n 1 tos
pse sxy ea days the openn
cants and in the order established sa don by
mencins Tuesday, August, 6. 1901, at 9
o'clock a. m, the applications Of those
drawing numbers to H. insa~s avd w rHi
be considered in their mum eflcM o oios,
during the first day, and the Pa appGSssantio IN,
elusive, must be presented and will be
considered in their numerical order our.
ing the second day, ana SO on az = 'a ane
try under the homestead law. and desired
thereander, have been entered. 10 any
fails to enp appear Wb ana tRe nbeT
assigned to him by the drawing IS
reached. his right to enter VIII pc p assed
for that day have been disposed OF, Whe en-
he will BE given another opportunity TO
ba Geem eatasy to f saXs IN his
to make entry under such drawing: ~
obtain ths allowance of homestead. en-
sent the certificate Of registration there
tofore issued to him, together with a
regular homestead application ana ttls
the regular land Office fees. but an hen-
orably discharged soldier or SAILOR may abs
file his dselsEat9ry @ M tha
ton. The production. of the cert1hc CAFE
Of registration viii be dispensed a. VIII Yast:
or destruotiezn- If at the time OF con n.
sidering his, regular application for efnrs
it appears that any applicant IS e, a,s
Of these lands, his application will be
rejected; Notwithstanding his, prior regis
other than his true name, or shall trans,
fer his registration certiflcate, A., ne Mi.I
tration and drawing herein provided TOR,
and will be precluded from enterinig or
set int u siax any dsys Of fo Ia1 said
ing.
TTsR NEUTRAL STRIP.
BECAUSE. OF the provision of tho said
act Of Congress, approved June o., lSoo:
part of 'a said st lands called and known as
the neutral strip shall have preference
right for thirty days on the the, lands ;a., upon
the said lands in the neutral strip
shall for the period of thirty days after
said Opening be subject to hon on en-, en-
have heretofore located upon and IN,
proved the same. and who are accorded
days as Aforesaid Persons entitled! to
make entry under this preference right
will be permitted to- do so at any time
ing the opening without previous regis
tration. and without regard to the draw
piration of that period the lands in said
s'neutral strip for which no entry shall
have been made will como under the
The intended beneieierfes of the pro-
vision in the said acts OF Congress. APP
proved , reapectiXslS Marsn 1884, anG
entryman having lands adjoining the
ceded lands, .whoss. original entry en-
much aaeh' Of ri the ceded lands as viii make
his homestead entry contain in the as-
Eregate not exceeding lso a. acres, may OBJ:
entry, without previous registration and
without regard to the drawing herein.
provided for Only by making ga
proofs at the proper new land office at
some time prior to the opening herein
pTOVlOeQ IOf
Any person or persons desiring to
found, or to suggest establishing: town
site upon any of said ceded lands at any
Of the county seats therein heretofore
selected and designated as aforesaid, NAV.
for hef3 n the the popep Zeal
office written application to that effect
describing by legal subdivisions the lands
and under oath the necessity or propriety
Of founding or establishing town at tina [
transmit said petition to the commits
sioner of the general land Office with their
recommendation in the premises. Such
i nterests will be aubserved Thereby V wis
If the secretary Of the interior approve
thereof. issue order withdrawing the
portion thereof, from homestead entry
and settlement, and directing that the
same be held for the time being for town
only. In such event the lands 50 with
held from homestead entry and settle
and not before, become subject to settis.
ment, entry, and disposition under the
general ,townsite laws Of the United
subject to settlement. entry or. DISPOSE
ton under such general townsite laws
after the enpraa nsre af sxy
from the time of said opening.
TOWNSHIPS.
Attention is hereby especially called 10
the fact that under the special provisions
of the said act of Congress, approved
designated at the county seats Of the
new counties into which said lands have
been formed can not be disposed of un-
United 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
veyed, subdivided and plated under the
direction of the secretary Of the interior.
ieys and sites for parks or public build
ings, 80 as to make townsite thereof:
Provided That no person shall purchase
more than one business and one residence
lot Such town lots shall be offered and
sold at public auction to the highest bid
Ger, under the direction Of the secretary
WISE OR OTHERWISE.