Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-18
HOMESTEAD LocAToRs.-
Some of the Regulations They Must
Follow if They Are Permitted to

Some of the Regulations They Must
Follow if They Are Permitted to
Continue.
Owing to the fact that homestead
entrymen at government land open
ings held prior to this time have been
imposed upon by uninformed 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 gem
eral land Office will have to be fol-
lowed by all locators doing business
at the U. S. land Office at Gregory
during the Trip county opening, and
all locators 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
that duty. A large map of Trip
county, 51x90 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 1.-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 on 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. If 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 one except the officers
in charge, persons holding numbers,
and their locating agents who have
complied with these rules, will be per-
mitted to enter the map room be.
tween 9 O'Clock a. m. and 1880 o'clock
p, m. and applicants and tLeir attor-
neys cs1rot enter the room until the
applicants numbers are called for the
purpose Of enabling them to make
their selections, nor can they remain
II the room after their selections have
been made.
Rule 3-All locating agents who
comply with these regulations will, at
6 O'Clock p. M, On each day, be fur
nished with schedule OF the lands
entered before that time during the
day
Rule 4-No person will be permitted
to enter the map room as locatine
ascent, or be furnished with a schedule
Of the lands entered, until he ha
signed an agreement that he will fur
nish each homestead applicant assist
Ed by him in making selection. with
his statement and guaranty as to the
approximate kind. quality and topogra.
ply Of the tract selected by him TO-.
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-
amlned the land selected and knows
from such examination that the state
ments of the locating agent as to the
KIND, quality and topography Of the
lands are substantially correct. Blank
statements and aff1davits for use by
locating agents will be furnished free
OF cost at the map room, and the sery-
ices Of q 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 affida-
Wit or who furnishes a false affidavit
will thereafter be refused admittance
to the map room for any purpose and
will not receive schedules of the an.
tered lands.
hule 6-As soon as 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 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 or heads of families
soldiers, soldiers agents, foreign born
persons or other applicants who are
required to file affidavits or other ma
pers in support of their homestead an.
pllcations must have such affidayits
and papers prepared before thew enter
the map room, as no papers other
than the regular homestead applica-
ton will be sworn to before the rep.
lister and office.
Affidavits of persons other than tho
applicant, made in support of the an
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