Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

en- and examine the land. This
certificate must be preserved and
presented with application by those
entitled to make entry.
Dates of registration-July 5 to
July %, 1904, both days inclusive.
Places of Observation-Disclosures
lain, Yankton, Fairfax AID Bonsteel,
S. d.
Manner of registration-In person
at the times and places mentioned.
Drawing for right of entry begins
July Is, 1904, at Chamberlain and
continues until the names of all
persons registered have been drawn.
Each person will be notified by
postal card at the address given by
him when he registers, of the draw
ing Of his name, and of the time he
must present his application to
make entry.
The drawing will be under the
supervision and management of the
secretary Of the interior, through
the commissioner Of the general land
office, and a committee appointed by
him. Every safeguard to insure
fairness will be adopted. 1t is not
essential that persons registered
shall be present at the drawing un-
less 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 Sc
lection of the lands, and homestead
entry therefor, in the order of draw
ing, beginning with number one.
Entries begin August 8, 1904, at
Bonesteel, S. d. The names of the
first 100. drawn will be called on that
day; the second 100 on the following
day, and in like n 100 on each
day until the lands are exhausted.
If at any time of considering his
regular application to make entry it
shall be found that any applicant is
disqualified from making homestead
entry, his application will be rejected,
not withstanding his prior registra-
ton.
H~onorably discharged soldiers
and sailors of the classes above men
toned or their widows, may file de-
claratory statements by agents duly
appointed by power Of an attorney.
An agent SO appointed can file for
only one soldier or sailor.
Soldiers who file declaratory state
msnts either in person or by agent
must within six months after filing
the same, make homestead entry for
the tract fled upon, and establish a
residence and reside upon and cult
vate the land for a period, not less
than n 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 CON
tinously upon the land and cultivate
the same for the period of FIVE years.
No fee whatever is required at the
time of registration. Each person
must procure and execute the prop
er and necessary papers for registra-
ton, for which notaries and other
proper officers will be permitted to
make a reasonable charge Of twenty
five cents for each person. The exc
cnted papers must be presented by
the person to the registering officer.
Those who become entitled by the
drawing 10 make entry, must at the
time of filing their homestead APP
LEGATION. The fee for a soldiers de-
claratory is 81, payable at the time of
fling the same, which must be in the
order Of the drawing.
At the end Of two years. three
years, four years and within six
months after the expiration of Ave
years respectively from the date Of
making entry the claimant must pay
seventy-lve cents per acre for the
land embraced in his entry. Default
in any payment at the time it be
comes due, f~orfeits all right to the
land, and the entry will be cancelled.
Fees and price OF the laud are the
same to soldiers and sailors as other