Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
new REGULATIONS
BOON TO SETTLERS
ENTRYMEN ON DESERT AND
HOMESTEAD LANDS CIV
EN ANOTHER CHANCE
Land ONCE Hands Down New RuI-
ing Which Permits second Filings
on Public Lands.--Act or Febru-
AIRY 3, 1911.

The United States land Office Is in
receipt Of regulations under the act
Of February 8. 1911. providing for
second homestead and desert entries.
IL is provided that the local Off
cials shall allow such second entries
on a corroborated showing that the
applicant did not sell his former en-
try or receive any benefit watever in
excess Of the filing fees paid by him
If he received anything for relin-
gushing or for his improvements he
must give the exact amount paid
him.
This law differs from all others of
its kind. Former acts provided for
second entries In cases in which per-
sons had lost entries prior to the ap-
proval of the act. This statute pro-
vides that any person who made a
homesead or desert entry prior to the
approval of the act. and yho after
ward may lose it, shall be permitted
TO make another entry on making
the necessary showing.
The language Of the act indicated
that person might relinQuish an
entry If he could no longer hold it.
and Immediately re-enter the land
and receipt of the regulations has
been awaited by number of people
who desire to make such re-entry Of
lands. No exception is made by the
regulations. and all who may desire
to relinquish and re-enter may do So
provided their entries were made pri-
or to February last.
In many cases holders of desert
entries find themselves unable TO get
their land reclaimed within the legal
period. Many of that class have se-
cured extension of time under the law
that makes provision of that kind in
certain classes OF cases. Such exten-
sion can be for as much as three
years. making the possible life of a
desert entry seven years. Under the
new law If the entryman is still un-
able to get the land reclaimed he can
rolinQuish and re-enter. II Will thus
be possible for him to hold the land
IA years before making proof, provil-
ed that he secured three-year eUten.
sion under the second entry.
The same is true in homestead
cases. A homesteader may prove ur
after he has lived on the land five
seven years from the date of entry
Under the new law an entryman. II
his entry were made prior to Febru.
b ary 3. can hold the land IA yeari
without proving up. 1t is stated there
are a good many cases in which en-.
trymen hold of until the end Of sew
en- years to avoid paying taxes any
sooner than necessary. Entrymen OF
that kind will now be able to avoid
paying taxes on their land for l.
years.
The circular giving the regulations
contains the following, setting forth
the manner of application under the
act:
A person applying to make SECOND
homestead or desert land entry un
der this act must file in the local land
, Office an application to enter a spe
+ ciiic tract of public lands, subject Il
, entry under the laws In question. ac
companiei by his affidavit executed
, before an Office authorized TO admin
lister Oaths under the public lands
, laws, stating the description Of th'
, former entry by section, township
, and range numbers Cor he number o
. the entry and land Office where made
, date Of entry when he lost, forfeited
! or abandoned the same; that II wa
\ not cancelled for fraud and The
: amount. If anything, received for alb
4 andoning or relinquishing his forme
entry. This affidavit must be corrOb
q Grated by the affidavit of one or NOR
\ persons having knowledge of tn
/ facts relative to the abandonment
+ Of the claim or the relinquishmen
Of the former entry and the consid
g GRAFTON received therefor, which cor
I roborating affidavit may be execut
8 ed before any officer authorized q
! administer oaths and having an Of
q fetal seal.
q Memorial Day Observed