The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-18
HOMESTEAD LocAToRS.
Some Of the Regulations They Must
Follow II They Are Permitted to
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Owing to the fact that homestead
entrymen at government land open
ings held prior to this time have been
imposed upon by uniformed and ire
sponsible ~locators, thereby causing the
homesteader considerable loss in a
number Of instances, the following
rules and regulations drafted by Judge
J. w. Witten and adopted by the gen.
eral land office will have to be fol-
lowed by all Iocators doing business
at the U. S. land office at Gregory
during the Trip county opening, n
all iocators will be compelled to ad-
here strictly to these rules:
A room apart from the land office,
to be known as the map room, Will be
maintained, in which prospective en-
trymen may select the lands they de-
sire 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, 51x9O inches, will be exposed
upon 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 selec-
ton.
The lands to 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 will be called in the or
der of the numbers assigned them, at
the time named in the notice hereto
fore mailed. A list of the numbers,
giving the time of entry, will be post
ed or the outside Of the map room.
AS soon as a persons name is called
he will be admitted to the map room,
and he must make his selection within
the time assigned him. II 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.
Rule 2-No M except the officers
in charge, persons holding numbers,
md their locating agents who have
complied with these rules, will be per.
mitted to enter the map roo be-
tween 8 o'clock a. m. and 4:30 o'clock
p. m. and applicants and their attor-
neys cssnot enter the % until the
applicants numbers are called for the
purpose of enabling them to make
their selections, nor can they remain
N the room after their selections have
been made.
Rule 3-All locating agents who
comply with these regulations will, at
6 O'Clock y. M, on each day, be fur
nished with a schedule of the lands
entered before that time during the
day.
Rule mo person will be permitted
to enter the map room as locating
agent, or be furnished with a schedule
Of the lands entered. until he has
signed an agreement that he will fur
nish each homestead applicant assist
ed by him in making a selection, with
his statement and guaranty as to the
approximate kind. quality and topogra
pHy VI 'bS law SSlOtNSu ny III Iot
such applicant. This statement must
be accompanied by an affidavit of the
locating agent, or by that of some per-
son associated with or employed by
him, and must contain the statement
that the affidavit has personally ex-
from such examination that the state
ments Of the locating agent as to the
kind, quality and topography of the
lands ere substantially correct. Blank
statements and affidavits for use by
locating agents will be furnished free
OF cost at the map room, and the serv-
Ices of a notary public stationed in
the ma proom will be furnished free
Of charge to locating agents or per-
son filing the required affidavit.
Rule 5-Any locating agent who
fails or refuses to furnish this afida.
Wit or who furnishes q false affidavit
will thereafter be refused admittancs
to the map room for any purpose and
will not receive schedules of the en-
tered lands.
Rule CAS- soon az an applicant 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 requised payments.
Rule 7-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 OF heads OF families.
soldiers. soldiers agents, foreign born
persons or other applicants who are
required to file afidavits or other pa.
pers In support of their homestead ap-
plications must have such afidayits
and papers prepared before they enter
the map room, as no papers other
than the regular homestead applica-
ton will be sworn to before the ree.
lister and Office.
Afidavits Of persons other than the
applicant, made in support of the ap-