The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-11
Instructions For
Filing On Fl. Land
Only Sixty-five People Made Entry
on the Reservation Land on
Opening Day Oct. /.


Opening Day Oct. /.
There is still vacant land on the Ft.
Berthold reservation. On the opening
day, October l, there were only sixty
five persons who filed.
Jas. w. Written. superintendent of
the opening and sale of Indian reser-
vations, has issued the following in
structions regarding the opening Of the
unentered lands on this reservations:
One-ffth of the purchase price of the
land must be paid when entry is made.
The balance may be paid in five
annual installments, beginning two
wears after the date of entry, unless
the entry is commuted. If it is COM
muted, all the unpaid purchase money
must be paid at that time. If an entry
man makes three-year proof and not
make final payment of purchase money
at that time, final certificate will not
assure until final payment is made.
Settlements should not be made on
these lands before the time indicated,
as such settlements, if made, may re-
suit in detriment to the rights of set
tiers, in the event of adverse claims
initiated in accordance with said pro-
clamations and with their instructions.
Settlements cannot be made on lands
covered by existing entries.
Qualified persons, who make settle
ment will have a preferred right to
make entry on the lands settled on at
any time within ninety days from the
date of their settlements, and all ap-
plications to enter lands SO settled will,
when presented by persons who have
not made settlements be subject to the
rights of adverse claimants who have
made settlement on lands applied for.
In all cases where an applicant ap-
plies to enter on lands which have al
ready been entered (after September
80, 1879, and files with his application
to enter an affidavit alleging settlement
prior to the date of the existing entry
that he will be allowed thirty days
within which to file an affidavit setting
out facts which show why his entry
should not be cancelled and the adverse
claimant be permitted to make
entry. In all cases where such show
ing is made within the thirty days
mentioned they will fix a day for the
hearing on the allegation and notify
both the entryman and the adverse ap-
plicant thereof by registered mail. In
all cases where the existing entryman
does not file the affidavit required, his
entry will be permitted to make entry.
In order to avoid confusion and to
facilitate the making of entries on Oct.
1, and thereafter, the local officers have
been directed to form all applicants.
who appear at their Offices at 9 o'clock
a. m. into line and make list of their
names and assign to each of them a
number corresponding with his place in
line. After the numbers have been
thus assigned, the line may be disband-
ed and they will then proceed to call
the numbers and names of the appli-
cants, beginning with No. l, and allow
the applicants who answer to present
( their applications in the order in which
their numbers are called. If any per-
son fails to appear and present his ap-
plication when his number is called,
will call the next number and permit
the holder thereof to present his ap-
plication.
Persons to whom numbers are not
assigned as above provided and all
persons who fail to answer to their
numbers assigned, will not be permitted
to present applications until after the
names Of all persons holding such
numbers have been called.
All entries made after Sept. 80, 1912.
will be subject to the terms and con-
ditions as to payment, residence; and
cultivation which applies to entries
made prior to the date. ;5S
Principles not Men .