Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-31

The homes cad is given for q home.
and those aho ,ist' their claims oc
casionalls. and swear tO cont nuous
residence. .ay them elves liable 70
prosecution FOR perjury. and may lose
the land. lands manifestly taken for
speculation are subject to contest.
The homestead party may work for
Mnsrs and be absent from His land for
reasonable p.rio~ls provided he actu.
ally and in good faith makes his home
upon the band 10 thu exclusion OF
horne elsev vhere Natural and excus.
Ahie absence in Al dve year proof may
not be exc ,s~d Ia fourteen months
proof for the ru'e there IL strenuous
and requir,s ac;uai and continuous
residence. rhe rule that pro ides a
claim cannr be contested for aban-
donment urr.il the party has been ab
,v1i six mnnths. does not allow. as
some seem To thi3<. one six months
absence following another. making
pxar-ically 10 residence The charge
against one seeking to hold claim
In that way should BE- failure to estab
lish and maintain continuous resi-
dence as required by law Those who
try 10 comnnte on slack residence op.
en- their claims to contest. And II
their proof false they are liable to
prosecution for perjury.
Claims cal be contested as well af
ter proof a. before Those who buy
land proven up falsely, unless the
patent has issued are liable to lose
their land Those who loan money
on such proofs may lose their money.
Even patent may be cancelled in the
United Staes court IL the proof is
fraudulent The proof may be attack
cd within Two years and the patent
within six ,fears Ctyil suit may be
entered agai net those who enter land
fraudulently for the amount they re.
ceived for tae land or for It's value al
the time the fraud WAS discovered
The hundreds of professional men
mechanics. clerks school teachers
, and others y,ho have made Homestead
entry of putaic land should take motto,
, OF the fact that their residence In towr
, with heir families Is not 'residenc,
to the eNclt sion of one elsewhere OF
their homes cad claims. And that |
they really want the land embrace,
| in their omostead entries. the,
I should move out 10 theic claim If thei
/. sis months from date OF entry ha
) expired.
, In ma nor ,estead entry. climatic o
other unavoIdabl1 hinirances may b
>s,.. -'v shown The commissioner ma
z try 20 stand, even thoug
se> - established within 81
= X monssH 'dence Is esl,t
n-s.. gshed AZ ~.sr ~> which ha
the m...e.., 1, {. 80, no Q,
can. cuse GOA BE- acccwed =
4 q: ed prpof ~ offered
nu.c ~ roo lnut.d pr,soiA 49,, paEe
lr,er .ns ,.sr,~al cie,slar, residence
date be actutI and continuous. IA
man commu,ltg homestead entries ca
de. be- excused frSrn and cagt. for IN
the to live tpon. im3f5se an1 c4'.
50 II the land for tha period required
and are not ,blleeS - make proof II
euce short tire IN which commutau'
The allowed and w:en such proof Is
Ir,v,- snli compliance With the law mu
allow sa,isfact. r,iy Shown A person
,rpof mu,ing - homestead entry by
swearing when he has not act
"A resided ipon ,se land and imp
and cult va.ei |. a. required by
r the forfeits Ill ,igH' to the land 81
nbe. ,he purchase Nancy paid. and In
ak tion thereto re-ders himself liAl
ttab- criminal prosecution
touse See re II a the General Cir
lpon You will see the homestead
pusly must W; hin s.: months after n
Term his entrp establish his actual
:, the dence in honse upon the lam
ar do must reeide upon and cultivat
nome land con nualii' according 10 ia
4 the the tern. OF 6ve years. Occa
/. ,self visits to the land once In six n
, and of Offence. do n3r constitute resi-
The hor estead party must &C
ir,habit TIE land and make II the
stead 81 himself and family as vel
,led prove anl cultivate It."
take These are quotations froM q
, fail struction whica govern all Ian
late. GERS. When parties are told
Il the things they too often rely upo
may facts viii n they aave noticed ir
ON. cases. an thinl because otherS
must proved p on slack residence
II Ave may do 50.
n re- rhe Law as = single men