The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-07

his intentions to become a citizen. The
law providing for the sale did not re-
quire this and the regulation was not
specific, but they resolved the doubt
against the purchaser and required full
naturalization. But i'm the case or
Andrew Rafsohl. williston, the secre !
tary held that purchasers of isolated
tract must show by afffdavit that thew
are natives of the United States. OH
submit proofs that they are citizens BY
naturalization or have declared their
intentions to become citizens.
In decision last week it was held
that soldiers who served ninety DAYS
during the war OF the rebellion, the war
with Spain or the Philippine insurrec-
ton were entitled to credit as residence
upon their claims the full term of their
enlistment, provided = course that no
patent can issue where the party has
not resided upon and cultivates their
claims for the period of one year after
the beginning of their improvements.
For instance the soldier who served less
than three years and was discharged
because the war ended had the DAYS
counted up on him, He was not al
lowed the days, weeks or months after
enlistment and before muster-in. and
very many cases were held up as pre-
mature proofs because the proof was
premature. / found one case in the
files where the party had died long
after proof but his case was held up
on that ground. Attention was called
to the fact that he was discharged for
disability and the rule now applied to
all cases let his claim in. Many of the
North Dakota soldiers in the Philip
pines. The decision referred to is that
of Herman Logan OF Lewiston. Mont,
deceased, Aug. III, 1908.
Under orders from the secretary OF
the interior, all Of the cases suspended
for coal are made special and large
numbers of reports are coming in re-
leasing the lands from suspension on
that account When a formal election
has been filed to take surface rights
under the act of March 8, 1909. inn
mediate action Is required. There are
now S25 agents in the field and the
field examinations are being pushed
with great rapidity.
In a North Dakota case where the
register advised the claimant that she
need not reside upon her claim because
of her employment in postofTice as d
clerk or assistant postmaster, it was
held in the case or Julia ". Lamb. thar
III the claimant was guided BY nforma-
ton or advice received from the local
office this cannot be accepted as an
excuse for failure to reside upon the
land. There are some cases where i'm
piled information TO that effect was
sent out from the general Iandofice.
even, but under the decision in the
cases OF Ed Jenkins and Anna v. Kuhn.
434 and 437, 81 l.. D.. even that win
not go In committed cases. There must
be the actual residence IN such cases.
Auditor Andrews has figured out that
the new tarlff. law is revision down
wards. His computations show that
the number OF articles reduced In both
the house and the senate was greater
than the number increased The total
number Of articles dutiable under the
Dingley law was 2.02A. The Payne bin
decreased the rates on sos items and
increased on 2s2 items. The same ra-
Ito of decreases and increases appeared
In the AIdrich bill When the bill nm
ally passed It's decreased 6Sf articles
and increased 23s. The Dingley law
was good enough for republicans for a
long time and the Payne Aldrich bill
was good enough for william III. Taft
to approve, and IL good enough for any
good republican.
Mr. McT1arg has resigned as assist
ant secretary Of the department of
commences and labor. 1t Ii To be hoped
that some good North Dakota man may
be selected to take his place. Before
Mr. McHarg went out he stated some
thinga relative to irrigation matters
that viii strike responsive chord III
North Dakota. When the WilIiaton anu
the Buford Trenton projects were iii
embryo the citizens were assured that
the cost would not exceed $50 an acre,
so an acre year for TEN years, and
probably so cents an acre FOR water.