The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-07

+ Is louHA ltldl dIy person has pFeSelll-
ed more than one application he will
be denied the right to make entry
under any number assigned to him.
A list Of persons to whom numbers
are assigned will be publicly posted
and given to the press for publication
as matter of news 1t will De we'll
/ for all persons who register to sub
scribe to some newspaper which will
publish a list of the numbers as
signed, in order that they may be
more certain to ascertain the num-
bers assigned to them. as the notices
mailed may not reach them.
No entries will be made before
April 1, 1910, and all persons iven
the privilege of making entry will be
notified of the exact date when they
must appear and enter, and if they
fail to appear on that date they will
lose all rights under the numbers as.
signed them. The rights acquired un-
der numbers assigned can not be sold
or transferred to other persons, but If
any person holding a number dies be-
fore the day he is required to make
entry, his widow or any one of his
heirs may make entry in their own
right, on that day.
No charge will be made for the
registration, but at the time Of maxi
ing entry, persons who apply for
Flathead lands will be required to
pay one-third of the appraised value
and persons who apply for either
Occur d'Alene or Spokane lands will
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
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
cultivation, until 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-
tinuOus residence and cultivation and
the payment Of the annual INSTALL
ments, as communication is not allowed
for them.
A soldier sailor, or his widow,
or minor orphan children, to
whom a number is assigned,
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, fee Of two dollars must be
paid at that time, but the first pay
nlent, Of the purchase price will not
n 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 a soldiers entry
is made the payments required of
other entrymen must be made. After
soldiers, sailors, their widows or
minor orphan children haze 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,
and so on; but there must be one
years actual residence, regardless of
the length of the military service.
Persons who were 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 a 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 noAdeclared his
intention to become such.
g. One under twenty-one years of
age, not the head of a 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 hum.
dred and sixty acres and a town lot
disqualifies the owner from making
entry.
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 30, 1890, any other 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
A ! ILL