Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-01
LIGHT ON NEW HOMESTEAD Law.
Secretary Of the Interior Issues Instruc-
tions for Administration of Statutes

the new threeyear homestead law.
/. Period OF residents reduced from
five to three years, to count from the
time actual residence is established.
Proof must be submitted within five
years of date of entry.
2. Cultivation of not less than one
sixteenth beginning with the second
year and not less than one-eighth be-
ginning with the third year and until
final proof. Mere breaking is not suf-
ficient; seed must be planted in good
faith Grazing not accepted as to GER
tain lands opened TO entry under special
acts providing therefor.
3. Secretary viii not reduce the re-
quired area of cultivation because of
any physical or financial disabilities of
the entryman, but only where exaction
of the statutory area is unreasonable
on account OF the peculiar conditions of
the sell: applications for such redne
ton must be made during the first year
on forms furnished by the local land
offices. These applications are passed
upon by the commissioner, with right
of appeal to the secretary.
4. Soldiers and sailors must reside
on entries one year before receiving
credit for service; must show cultiva-
ton of not less than one-eighth for at
least one year.
5. Entrymen cannot receive consid-
Grafton from the commissioner of APP
plications to extend beyond the ordin-
AIRY period of six months allowed for es-
Establishment of residence, but the home
steader's right will be adjudicated
when the question is raised. Home
steaders must 60 upon the land as soon
as hindering cause is removed.
8. Absence for five months in each
year allowed, but continued residence
rs to other seven must be shown. Two
five-month periods of absence, although
in different years of the entry, will not
be allowed; six months absence rend-
ers entry subject to contest. Extended
periods of absence only respected in
final proof, or contests where notice of
such absences have been given, both at
beginning and upon return. Former
laws as to absence not repealed.
Z. Communication (where it hereto
fore existed) not affected, except that
entryman must be citizen of the Unit
ed States.
3. Where an entryman dies his wild
ow or legal successor may make up the
three-year period, residence not being
required of the widow or other heir.
and only cultivation being necessary.
Proof of noncompliance made against
the entryman, before his death will can
eel the entry, however.
9. Unless an application to make
proof under the old law is made on or
before Oct. A.. 1912, the entryman be-
comes subject to the provisions of the
new law; the required residence is thus
reduced to three years; specific Guilt
walton requirements of the new law
must be shown. Proof must be made
within five years.
10. Any hardship resulting from the
above is eliminated by the ruling that
one having an entry under the old law
may show cultivation of required areas
named in the new law for any two sue.
cessive years. Other hardships possible
to arise under failure to, elect are to be
adjudicated by the secretary of the
interior and encouragement.
II. Where the price of tract is re.
quired to be paid, installments falling
beyond the period of residence required
by the new law, proof may be submit.
ted as in other cases. but final eertifi-
cate will not be- issued until all install.
ments are paid.
IL. Entries under section 6 of the
enlarged homestead Gland in Utah and
Idaho only law must still be cultivat-
ed as electromagnetic the second
year and one-fourth the third, fourth
and fifth years, with seven years as the
final limit of proof.
ID. The new act applies to entries
under reclamation acts and to Kinkaid
entries in Nebraska, except as to cult
walton.
IA. Persons having entries made pri-
or to June 6, 1912, are warned that it
may be to their advantage to have their
entries adjudicated under the new law
and. are urged to carefully consider the
matter. Desiring to submit proof under
the laws under which their entries were
made, they must notify the local land
office by registered mail before Oct. 4,
1912.
TELLS OF ARMY MANEUvERs.
Harold Harris Of Statesman Staff
Gives Account of Encampment.