Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-31
HOW TO MAKE
LAND ENTRIES
Railroads Explain AbOut
Irrigated Lands In
Huntly Project

| The passenger department of the
| Northern Pacific has issued a valuable |
circular relative to the opening Of
government lands embraced in the |
Huntley irrigation project at Billings. !
Mont
Any person desiring to make entry |
may either through the mails or other |
wise. present to the register and re-
ceiver of the land office at Billings, |!
Mont, his personal affidavit, which !!
affidavit, however, must be acknowl- |
edged by some officer authorized to !,
administer oaths and located in the |
Billings land district, the same de- !
daring his intention to be an appli-
tcant for homestead entry.
Application by Affidavit.
Information with reference to the
character and form of this affidavit !
may be obtained from the register and !
receiver of the Billings land Office, or
from the commissioner of the general
land office at Washington, D. c. The |
government has not made public the
form of this affidavit. 1t is important
to note in this particular that the
provisions with reference to the MAX
ing of affidavits are such that it will
be necessary for the applicant to
make a trip to some point within the
Billings land district in order to prop
erly acknowledge and file his papers.
1t will not be necessary, however, after
he has made his affidavit for him to
remain at Billings for the drawing.
These affidavits must reach the land
office at Billings between a. m, June
IS, and 4; 80 p m, June %. 1907. Sub
hitting an affidavit to the register and
receiver of the land office under this
provision is equivalent to filing an ap
plication for the right to enter the
Huntley Irrigation project lands.
Beginning on Wednesday, June &C.
1907. the register and receiver of the
Billings land office, under the super
vision of a representative of the sec
rotary of the Interior will publicly
open the sealed boxes containing the
envelopes in which affidavits have
been enclosed, and the drawing for
J land will then take place
Open Sealed Envelopes:
These envelopes will be thoroughly
mixed and drawn one at time, and
will be numbered as they are drawn.
from 1 to 1900. They will then be
opened and the person whose affidavit
is found therein will be notified of his
! number, which will control the time
and order in which he may apply to
! make entry.
The Huntley project embraced a
: portion of the ceded strip of the Crow
! Indian reservation. The settler will
; be required to pay 81 per acre for the
Z benefit of the Indians; one dollar ($1)
per acre at the time of entry, and the
3 remainder in equal annual INSTALL
ments beginning at the end of the sec
4 ond year. In addition to this the
3 government win charge the settler
three dollars ($s) per acre for 10 years
q to cover the cost OF building irrigation
works and making the various inn
proyements which have reclaimed thit
8 land At the end of the 10-year pc
4 riodsthe irrigation system will be turn
i ed over to the farmers. to be owned
and controlled by them. A f'ir'S =
e who is that man?" asked the gen
yeral, watching a private soldier who
mad rallied the remnant of a regimen
gand turned its face toward the enemy,
HtH He was to have been shot for de
tSertion. The fight coming on. he tool
ihis place In the ranks"
+, "He shall be a colonel" muttered the
i c'eneral as he galloped to another par
the field
When a few years later Colone
b Tough returned to his home he found
=, mound in the churchyard that GOV.
ed bis son. The father put a head
Ine over 1t on which was this In
ription:
JOHN CLOUGH.
Died. aged seventeen years and ter
t1Qnths. of wounds received in battle
VA private soldier. he rallied a regiment
John Clough's commander. one day
allied to see his old subordinate Colo
nj Clough was not at home, but the
sneral was told that he visited the
nurchyard every day and would be
ound there. Thither the general
w eand saw his old comrade stand
NXat. Sver a grave. Approaching. uncov-
NNM, ne stnad h~Nind Tho coIoy,.s ~. :
and are finding IL exceeuingly prof1ts
BILE.
Farm Units 30 and 80 Acres.
a. The lands which will be opened
. the government embrace, approx
N mately. ZOO farms, and the farm uni
vary from 40 to so acres. dependiI
somewhat upon their location, al
averaging 10 acres Of irrigable Ian
Wherever practicable. enough grain
land has been included In the far
unit to bring the total to $50 acres