The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19

desire to enter and have their home.
stead applications prepared free of
charge by expert clerks assigned to
that duty. A large map of Trip
county, 5lx90 inches, will be exposed
on the wall of this room for use by
applicants in making their selections.
This map will show all tracts which
are subject to entry at the time any
applicant appears to make his Sc
lection
TIE land will be selected and en-
tered under the following rules, which
will be strictly enforced:
Rule /. The names of all persons
to whom numbers were assigned at
the drawing viii be called in the
order Of the numbers assigned them
at the tine named in the notice here
tuiorc mailed A list of the numbers,
giving the time of entry, will be
posted on the outside of the land Of
fee and also on the outside of the
map room. As soon as persons
name is called, he will be admitted to
the map room, and he must take his
selection within the time assigned
him. If he fails to make his selection
at that time, he will be permitted to
make a selection after 4:30 o'clock on
the same day, but not after that
Rue .. No one except the officers
in charge persons holding numbers,
and their locating agents who have
complied with these rules, will be
permitted to enter the map room be-
tween 900 o'clock a. m. and 4:30
O'Clock p. m, and applicants and
their attorneys can not enter the
room until the applicants numbers
are called for the purpose of enabling
them to make their selections, nor
can they remain in the room after
their selections have been made.
Rule 3. All locating agents who
comply with these regulations will,
at 6 O'Clock p. m. on each day, be
furnished with schedule of the lands
entered before that time during that
day.
Rule 4. No person will be per
mitted to enter the map room as a
locating agent, or be furnished with
schedule of the lands entered, until
he has signed an agreement that he
will furnish each homestead appli-
cant assisted by him in making a Sc
lection with his statement and guar
anty as to the approximate kind,
quality and topography of the tract
selected by him for such applicant.
This statement must be accompanied
by an affidavit of the locating agent,
or by that of some person associated
with or employed by him, and must
contain the statement that the afiant
has personally examined the land Sc
lected and knows from such eXamina-
ton that the statements of the To-
eating agent as to the kind, quality
and topography of the lands are sub
stantially correct.
Blank statements and afiidavits for
use by locating agents will be fur
nished free of cost at the map room,
and the services of notary public
stationed in the map room will be
furnished free of charge to locating
agents or persons filing the required
affidavit.
Rule 3. Any locating agent who
fails or refuses to furnish this affidavit
or who furnishes a false affidavit will
thereafter be refused admittance to
the map room for any purpose and
will not receive schedules of the en-
tered lands
has selected his land and received his
homestead application, he must pre-
sent the application to the register
and receiver at the land office and
make the required payments
Rule Z. Persons who intend to
make second or additional entries,
minors who make entries as heads of
families, married women who make
entries as deserted wives or heads of
families, soldiers agents, foreign DoRn
persons or other applicants who are
required to file affidavits or other pa
pers in support of their homestead APP
plications must have such affidavits
and papers prepared before they en-
ter the map room, and no papers other
er than the regular homestead appli-
cation will be prepared either in that
room or in the land office. Affidavits
of persons other than the applicant,
made in support of the application,
may be sworn to before any officer
having a seal located at any place
within the United States, but in all
cases where the applicant is required
TO swear to the papers it must be
sworn to before the register or re-
ceiver
These rules are prescribed for the
purpose of insuring accurate and or
derly selection of the lands and max
ing of entries, and to insure, as far as
possible, the faithful and efficient
service of qualified locating agents.