The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-17

serve during the wars mentioned above
have no greater rights than persons
who have never served in the army at
any time.
A drawing will be held at Dallas, Da-
kota, on October 10. to determine who
of the persons registered will be given
the right to make entry. If a person
draws number smaller than 4,O01 he
will be notified by mail, addressed to
the postoffice given in his application,
unless he subsequently gives another,
to appear at some date, probably in the
month Of March, 1909, when he will be
permitted to enter one-quarter section,
or less Of these lands for which he will
be required to pay the usual fees and
commissions and So an acre. If the
number drawn is between 1000 and
COOL, the applicant will be notified in
the same manner of some date in August,
1909, when he can make entry at $3.50
an acre, if any of tho lands remain I'M
entered at that time. The fees and COM
missions and one-ffth of the purchase
money must be paid when the entry is
made, and the remainder of the purchase
money in five equal annual payments,
without interest. At the time he makes
final proof he will be required to pay
the usual fees and commissions required
of homestead countrymen making proof.
If person enters 100 acres under a
smaller number than 4,001 he must
therefore, pay 1892 on the purchase
price and $14 as fees and commissions
or total Of S206, at the time he makes
entry, and he will be required to pay
$153.60 annually thereafter for five
years. If he enters 100 acres under q
number above 1000 he must pay S144
purchase money and $14 fees and com
missions, or total of $15S, when he
makes his entry, and subsequently he
must pay five yearly annual installments
of $115.20 each.
If an entryman fails to make any an
, nual payment, when it becomes due, OF
fails to reside on and cultivate the
land as the law requires, entry will be
, Cancelled, and all former payment!
, made by him will be forfeited.
After an applicant has made entry, ht
: can obtain patent by complying will
: the requirements Of the homestead law
as to residence and cultivation, for fiv,
: years, and making the annual payments
$ or, after actually residing upon ant
: cultivating the land in good faith TO
: the full period of fourteen months, h
' can obtain title by proving that fact
t and paying all the unpaid purchas
Q money. The residence required upol
; these lands means the actual, bon
s fide making and maintaining of HON
q thereon, to the entire exclusion of
y home elsewhere.
O The requirements as to residence
d cultivation, and payment apply t
!. soldiers as we'll as to others, excep
= that soldier who served during an
r of the wars mentioned above may, afte
9 residing on the land for twelve months
il or longer, claim credit for the period {
', his military service during such wa
r. or, in other words, when a soldier
It military service, added to the period {
r. his residence on the land, equals fiv
n years, he will not be required to longe
g reside upon or cultivate the land, BIT
q he must mako his installment. payment
n annually, unless he elects to make a
= OF the payments at the time he make
3. his proof at an earlier date.
1t Persons are not entitled to registt