Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-09-07

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Clerk Of Court. March 1913. 4.{g
= Investigations, etc. March 1928.
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), W. Foley. u. S. Gom.r., March
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Clerk Of Court, April 21-24. u b.
Investigations, etc., April Is to May
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H. Ivan Benschoten, U. S: Conn.,,
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Investigations, etc, May 1927.
!; The above schedule if approved to
be continued along similar lines on or
about January l, 1905. ~ !, T
The schedule was not approved by
the Bismarck land officers for the rea-
son that in their opinion such a
schedule, or any rigid schedule would
work great hardship upon many set
tiers; that it would be inconvenient in
many instances for claimants to APP
pear with their witnesses on the
dates named in the schedule, and very
expensive to go to countys eats, owing
to. the great size of the counties and
inaccessibility of the county seat by
rail or usual travelled routes and that
failure to make proof on dates fixed
in schedule would subject the settler
to long and vexatious delay in making
final proof. 4 4. =, +. II = 5e 2.a' ss
Notwithstanding these and other
objections the recommendations II Of
the Bismarck officials were turned
down and the schedule was approved
by the commissioner of the general
land office. 4. f n. n !. i Il
AS anticipated its PRONUNCIATION has
met with protests from every .direc-
ton. Complaints have come to the
district officers, to the special agents,
to the general land Office through our
y. s. senators and congressman. N
%Inasmuch as the great majority: Of
frauds on the government are in the
making Of Communication proofs and
inasmuch as the hardships imposed
by the carrying out Of the commission
er's circular Of instructions and the
special agents schedule on those
financially able to commute and, pay
for their land would naturally be
slight as compared with the flve-year.
proof settlers, under date Of Septem
Der Sd. Special Agent Berndt Of the
Bismarck district, recognizing the
hardships a rigid enforcement Of these
orders would entail upon large class
OF settlers has. by virtue OF the dis
erection vested in him BY the commits
lsioners circular Of instructions Of
January 25, 1904, modified his previous
actions to the extent that -. h ss:3 &. 5s
S. 49, ss-s ss:a Il
*ls'". In all cases wherein I
i q settler gives notice of his inten- I
! ton to make final or $fye-yearSS !.
4 proof you will be pleased to issue
notice for publication and allow the. {
submission of the. proof before
the officer named at the time and
place selected by the entryman in
4 the same manner existing pre-
evious to the taking effect OF the
= schedule. va II +, .gs d 5tsif !,
In every case you will, how
ever, be pleased; to furnish me /
/ with a copy of the notice to make
proof, for my information and ex-
Il animation Of my records. Should !
any objection to the allowance OF
any OF such proofs appear shall !
notify You thereof. In the absence !
Of any notice from me or other in
formation reaching you I have to !
: request that you carefully exam
4 inc the respective proofs and IL
not thoroughly satisfied with the
showing made, that you suspend
action, cali the entryman for sup
q Elemental proof and, II upon Re.
4 : ceipt Of same not thoroughly sat
? isfed that the requirements OF the
!, = law have been complied with, re-
/. fer the case to me for appropriate
: action. y. b "a, & \, III &
In cases of proof under section
!. 23o1, q. s. Revised Statutes, com
: monty known as Communication
proofs, you will adhere to the
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