Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-02

supervision and management OF thu
secretary of the interior, through the
commissioner of the general land Office
and a committee appointed by him
Every safeguard to insure fairness vii
be adopted. 1t is not essential tina
persons registered shall be present a
the drawing unless they wish. No one
will gain or lose anything by the time
place or order of his registration.
Persons whose names are drawn
thereby secure the right to make selec.
ton of the lands, and the homestead
entry therefore, in the order of draw.
ing, beginning with number one.
Entries begin Aug s, 1904, at . a.
m, at Bonesteel, S. ID. The names OF
the first 100 drawn will be called on
that day the second 100 on the follow.
ing day and in like name 100 on each
day until the lands are exhausted.
IF at the time of considering his
regular application to make entry it
shall be found that sn applicant is dis.
qualified from making homestead entry
his application will be rejected, not
withstanding his prior registration.
''Honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors of the classes above mentioned
or their widows may file declaratory
statements by agents duly appointed by
power of attorney. An agent so
appointed a file for any old soldier or
sailor.
soldiers who file declaratory state
ments either in person or by agent
must within six months after filing
same made homestead entry for the
tract filed upon, and establish a resi-
dence and reside upon and cultivate
the land for a peroid of not less than
II year, which added to their term of
military service in the wars mentioned
shall be equal TO five years.
within six months after making
entry the homestead claimant must
establish a residence in a house on his
claim, and thereafter reside continu-
ously upon the same for a peroid of five
years.
mo fee whatever is required at the
time of registration. Each person
must procure and execute the proper
and necessary papers for registration,
for which notaries and other proper
officers will be permitted to make a
reasonable charge of % cents for each
person. The executed paper must be
presented by the person to the register
ing officer.
"Those who become entitled by the
drawing to make entry, must at the
time of filing their homestead applica-
tons, pay the land office fees, which
amount to $14 for each 160 acres, and
in addition thereto, 81 per acre for the
amount of land embraced in the appli-
cation. The fee for a soldiers declara-
tory statement is 81, payable at the
time of filing the same, which must be
in the order of the drawing.
SAT the end of two years, three years,
four years, and within six months after
the expiration of five years respectively
from the date of making entry, the
claimant must pay rs cents per acre for
the land embraced in the entry.
Default in any payment at the time
it becomes due forfeits all right to the
land, and the entry will be Cancelled.
"Fees and price of the land are the
same to soldiers and sailors as other
persons, and payments of the same
commence at the time of making home
stead entry.
"At any time after IA months of con-
tinuous residence and cultivation, any
person who shall have made a home
stead entry for the lands in question,
may make a Communication proof upon
such entry, upon payment of the
balance of the purchase price for the
land then remaining unpaid, the land
Office fees and COMMISSIONS, and in
addit On thereto 81 .25 per acre for the
land. Tor the privilege of such CON-
mutation. Upon lands fled upon
within the first three months after
Aug. s, 1904, the Communication price
will be S. 30 per acre, besides fees and
commissions.
mo person will be allowed to settle
upon any Of the Rosebud lands until
after Oct. s, 1904, except those who
shall make entry thereof pursuant to
the act and proclamation.
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.