Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-02-18
SUGGESTIONS ON THE
HOME STEAD LAWS
important Hints to the New Settler Sent
Out by the Land Department
on Public Lands

under proper power of attorney, but
the soldier or sailor must make entry |
in person, and not through his agent,
within six months from the filing of
his declaratory statement, or he may
make entry in person. without first fill
ing declaratory statement if he so
chooses. The applicant may be pre-
sented to the land Office through the
mail or otherwise. but the declaratory
statement must be presented at the
land Office in person, either by the SOL
dier or sailor. or by his agent, and can
not be sent through the mails.
If homestead settler dies before
he makes entry, his widow has the ex-
elusive right to enter the lands COW
cred by his settlement, and if there be
no widow then any person to whom he
has devised his settlement rights by
proper will has the exclusive right to
make the entry; but if settler dies
leaving neither widow nor will, then.
the right to enter the lands
covered by his settlement passes to
the persons who are named as his
heirs by the laws of the state in
which the land lies. The person to
whom the settlers right of entry
passes must make entry within the
time named in paragraph or they
will forfeit their right to the next
qualified applicant. They may, how
ever, make entry after that time if
no other qualified pearson has applied
to enter the lands.
If homestead entrymAn dies be-
fore making final proof his rights un-
der his entry will pass to his widow,
and the entryman children are all
minors. the rights to parent vests
at once in them, or the lands belong
ing to minors are sold under the laws
of the state or territory in which
the lands are located.
If the children of a deceased entry
man are not all minors and his wife
, is dead. his rights under his entry
pass to the person to whom such
rights were devised by the entry
mans will but if an entryman dies
without leaving either widow or will,
and his chiludren are not all minors,
his rights under his entry will pass tC
the persons who are his heirs under
the laws of the state or territory
where the lands are situated.
If the contestant dies after having
secured the cancellation of an entry Of
any kind, his right as successful con.
testant to make entry passes to his
heirs; but if contestant dies before
The has secured the cancellation of ths
entry he has had contested his heirs
may continue the prosecution of hi'
contest and make entry if they sue
ceed in securing the cancellation o,
the entry contested.
No foreign person can claim right
as heirs under the homestead laws un
less they have become citizens O.
the United States. except the alien
who have declared their intentions t.
become citizens may make entry q
q the heirs or advisers of settlers or con
e testants.
Minor children of soldiers or sailor
: who have been honorably discharged
e after 80 days actual services during
8 the war of the rebellion. the Spanish
: American war or the Philippine insur
e rection may make joint entry, througl
y their guardian if their father failed t
e make homestead entry and their moth
n er has died or remarked without max
ing entry after their fathers death.