The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21

mineral In characters that the appli.
cant possseses all the qualifications
Of q homestead e~ntrymanj that the
application is honestly and an good
faith made for the purpose of actual
settlement and cultivation, and not
for the benefit Of any other person, per
sons, OF corporationj that the applicant
will faithfully and honestly endeavor
to comply with the requirements of the
Law as to settlement, residence, aud
cultivation necessary to acquire title
w the land applied forj that the appli'
cant Is not acting rs the agent OF any
person, persons, corporation, OF syndi
cate in making such entry, nor IN col
fusion with any person, corporation, OF
syndicate 10 give them the benefit OF
the land entered OF any part therooij
that the application is not made fol
the purpose Of speculation, but in good
faith to obtain a home for the appli
cant, and that the applicant has not
directly OF indirectly made, and will
not maze, any agreement VI contract
in any way OF manner With ANY person
or persons, corporation, OF syndicate
Whatsoever by which tbs title he may
acquire from the Government to the
land applied for shall inure, IN whole
or Ia part, 10 the benefit vi any per
son except himself.
Is. All applications to make second
homestead entries must, IN addition to
the facts specified IN the preceding
paragraph, show the number and date
VI the applicant 3 original entry, the
name vi the land Office whore the origi
nal entry was made, and the descrip
ton Of the land covered by 1t, and 1t
should state tully all of the facts which
e~ntitle the applicant to maze y second
entry.
~. All applications by persons
claiming ~ settlers must, IN addition
to the facts required in paragraph "a,
state the date and describe the acts VI
settlement under which they claim u
preferred right 81 entry, and appliea.
tions by the widows, devisees, or heirs
vi settlers must state facts showing the
death of tho settler and their right ~
maAe entry; that the settler was quali.
fed 10 make entry Mt the time OF has
death, and that the heirs or deviSecs
applying In euter ARE citizens of the
United states. or have declared their
intsntions To BECOME such citizens, but
/, they are not required to state facts
|, Allowing amy other qualifications OF a
homestead entryman, and the tao, that
they have made a former entry Will
not prevent them from making au en-.
. try as such heirs OF deyisecs, MOI Will
!. the fact thai "A person has made entry
, Us the heir OF deyisee vi the settler
prevent him from making MI entry IN
+. has own individual right, II he Is other
/. wise qualified ~ do 81.
~. ALI applications by soldiers, sail
ora. or their wiaoys. or the guardians
OF their minor children should De Nc
companied by proper evidence VI tn,
, soldier . or sailor . service and dis
charge, and OF the fact that the sol
dier UT sailor had not, PRIOR to la,
death, made an entry in has own rIgh,
0 rhs ADJUDICATION Of the widow OF ia,
soldier OF the sailor must also show
= that she has remained unmarried, anu
Z Applications Ior children vi soldiers VI
b sailors must show thai the father dice
without having made entry; that IN,
! mother died "a remarked without uaA
Q inK entry, and that the person apply
,ng 10 make entry for them is tnuil
legally appointed guardian.
! Eight OF Aelrs Under the homesteas
D Lava
. FL. LII n hom. settler dies beior,
he makes entry, his widow mas the ca
9 ~elu.iys right to enter the land coyeIe,
d nv hi. settlsmsnt ANA II there 10 u,
widow. than any ustsuu 10 mnun IA,
. nas devised A,s settlement rights by
~pYou.. will INA. ia. ,xeIua,.. npnt |,
} mak. Tina sutry.Lut n a settler DIE
leaving neither widow nor Will, the
. The right " enter LIE lands covered y.
his settlement passes ~ the person
WIN are named 40 LAS heirs w the law
vi the state IN which The land IIe'
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