The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-04-14
DIGEST OF LAND LAWS.
Colby Land once Issues Circular OF In
formation About Government Lands.

formation About Government Lands.
A. H. Blair, register of The Colby
land Office, and 9. G. Evans, receiver,
has issued a circular Of information
concerning lands in this district. II also
gives the rules concerning homestead
ing. The circular IS as follows:
There are about go, 900 acres of va
cant lands IN this district, Of which
Wallace has about 81 900; Cheyenne,
s., 900; Logan, s., 200; Cove, Is, 900;
Rawlins, 1900; Sherman, 5000; and
the remainder IS scattered over the rest
of the district, being mostly in 40 and
SO-acre tracts that are fit only for graz
ing purposes. Rocks, Ellis and TreQO
counties also have vacant lands.
These lands are at an altitude Of
over 8, 900 feet above the sea level and
have a remarkably healthy climate.
The summer nights are cool and the
winters are usually mild, cattle being
able to derive sufficient food from the
buffalo grass almost the entire winter.
The soil is a rich dark loan, capable of
producing any and all kinds of vegeta-
ton peculiar TO the temperate zone.
Wheat is the great staple product, but
all the small grains and hay crops are
successfully farmed here. The prices
of unimprOved decided lands range from
s. to SO per acre. Prices are, however,
rapidly advancing. A neveT-failing sup
ply Of the Purest sheet water can be
readily obtained IN nearly every part Of
the district at from 20 to $50 feet.
''Send money order for 81 to the
United States land Office at Colby,
Kan, payable to Q. Z. Evans, receiver,
for Dlats of the lands subject 10 home
stead entry in any county except Wal
lace, Cheyenne, Cove, Rawlins and
Sherman, for which the fee is So each,
and Wallace and Logan, for which the
fee is S. each. It is best to come to
this Office, secure the Plats, go out and
look at the lands, and pick out the best
remaining quarter section Your entry
papers may be sworn to before the
clerk of the district court or probate
Judge Of the county or at this Office.
ANY person over the age of p years
or the head of a family, who is a na-
tive-bOrn citizen Of the United States or
has declared his intention to become
citizen, may enter 16O acres as a home
stead. A married woman has no home
stead right A widow, deserted wife,
or divorced woman, may take a home
stead. Persons owning over 100 acres
Of land cannot enter. The act Of June
5, 1900, gives a homestead right to per
sons, who prior to that date, made
homestead entry and committed, rel1n-
Quish, OF abandoned same. The act of
April IS, 1904, gives the right of second
entry to persons who, at any time, make
homestead entry and, on account Of
business complications OF a mistake in
the character of the land, and unable to
perfect title. This act refers only to
those who receive no consideration for
their relinquishment.
''SOldiers are allowed TO deduct the
period of their actual service IN the
United States army or navy from the
FIVE years residence, but must reside on
the tract at least one year Soldiers
widows are allowed to deduct their de-
ceased husbands term Of actual service.
Five years continuous residence up
on the land entities claimant to a pat
ent upon his furnishing satisfactory
proof Of same within seven years from
date Of entry. Fourteen months after
date of entry proof Of compliance with
the government price of SIPS per acre
for single minimum and s.. so for double
minimum lands entities you to a patent.
This IS called Communication
Entry fees are as follows: Single
minimum-l60 acres, Sl4; 40, S13; so,
81; 40, So. Double minimum-160 acres,
SIS, 40, SIC; 50, 50; 40, 81. The cost
of advertising and making final proof
is from $3.50 10 S14.
The people who have hOmesteads
here are doing well.
I'VE have no improved farms subject
to homestead entry.
School houses are numerous and you
can get reasonably close to one.
Visits of once in six months or Oft
eneT to the homestead are not residence.
Cream receiving stations scattered
throughout the country make high
prices for the farmers cream"