The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-23


and persons who apply for either
be required to pay one-fifth Of the
appraised value. The remainder of
the purchase money on all these lands
may be paid in five equal, annual in
stallments and failure to make any
payment, when it becomes due, will
result in the cancellation OF the entry
and the forfeiture of all former pay
ments.
Residence must be begun within six
months after the date on which the
entry is made and continued, with
cultiva ton, until a patent has been
earned. either by five years residence
and cultivation and the payment of.
the installments annually or by four
teen months actual and continuous
residence and cultivation and the
payment of all the unpaid purchase
money, on all of the lands except the
timbered lands in the Occur d'Alene
reservation, which can only be OBJ
tanned by five years actua! and con-
tnuous residence and cultivation and
the payment of the annual INSTALL
mcnts. as communication is not allowed
for them.
A soldier sailor or his widow,
or minor orphan children, to
whom number is assigned,
may file a. declaratory state
ment, either in person or by agent.
on the day assigned for that purpose,
or may make entry at that time if he
prefers. IF a declaratory statement is
filed, 4 fee of two dollars must be
paid at that time, but the first pay
ment of the purchase price will not
be required then. Within six months
from that day he must begin his ac-
tual residence on the land and make
entry. At the time soldiers entry
is made the payments required of
other entrymen must be made. After
soldiers, sailors, their widows or
minor orphan children have actually
resided on the land for twelve months
they can claim credit on the remain
ing four years residence required by
the law for the period of the soldiers
military service: For instance, If
such service amounted to four years,
only one years residence will be re-
quired; if it amounted to three years,
two years residence will be required,
years actual residence. regardless, of
the length of the military service.
Persons who We're soldiers or sailors
in time Of peace and did not serve
during any of the wars mentioned
above cannot register by agents or
claim the rights given by the law to
soldiers and sailors who served in
time OF war.
The following persons are not
qualified to make homestead entry:
!. a married woman, unless she
has been deserted or abandoned by
her husband or unless her husband
is incapacitated by disease or other
wise from earning support for his
family. and she is the head and main
support of the family.
2. One not a citizen Of the United
States, and who has noA declared his
intention to become such
3. One under tWenty-one years Of
'age, not the head Of family.
A. One who is the proprietor of
more than one hundred and sixty
acres of land in any state or terri
tory, and the ownership of one hun-
dred and sixty acres and town lot
entry,
Z S. One who has acquired title to or
is claiming under any of the nom
mineral public land laws, through
settlement or entry made since
August 80. 1890, any othe' lands
which, with the lands applied for,
would amount in the aggregate to
more than three hundred and twenty
acres. - -
6. One who has previously made
homestead entry, unless he is entitled
to make second homestead entry,
Which second entry may be made by:
a. One who committed homestead
entry prior to June S, 1900. and has
not since that date made additional
homestead entry.
b. One who, prior to May IL. 1900,
paid for lands in former Indian
reservation, to which he would have
been afterwards entitled to receive
patent without payment, under the
Gree Homes" act.
C. One who for any cause lost, for
feited, or abandoned his homestead
entry prior to February 8, 1908, IT the
former entry was not Cancelled for
fraud or relinquished for valuable
consideration. Where such entryman
sold his improvements or sold the re-
linquishment of his entry, he is not
entitled to make a second homestead
entry regardless Of the fact that his
improvements may nave cost him
more than the amount received for
them.
n One who has. aireadv made
final proof on less than one hundred
and SIXTY acres may, if he otherwise
qualified. make an additional entry
for such an amount of land as will,
when added to the amount for which
he has already made proof, not ex-
coed in the aggregate one hundred
and sixty acres.
Commissioners appointed by the
government have classified the lands
subject to entry in the Flathead res
ervation as follows: 1920 acres as
agricultural lands of the first class:
1909 acres as agricultural lands of
the second class, and 1861 1879 acres as
grazing lands. These lands have been
appraised at from $1.25 to $500 an
acre. Portions of the lands thus
classified in the lrlathead reservation
have been Withd raWn from entry un-
der the reclamation act and will not
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