The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-12-25
For Benefit Of Settlers.

| y cndnSe mas DePn maze III ne re-
vised regula tions for the adminiStra-
ton of the three year homestead law
according to latest advces from the
land office.
The chef change is that relating o
the establishing of residence. The
paragraphs dealing with read as fol
lows:
The law clearly requires that the
homestead entryman shall establish
an actual res idence upon the land en-
tered within six months after the
date Of entry. Where, owing to eli
matte reasons, sickness, or other UNI
avoidable cause, residence can not be
commenced within this period, the
commissioner of the general land OF
flee may, within his discretion, allow
the settler such additional period, not
exceeding in the aggregate II months
within which to establish his resi-
dence. 1t is not meant thereby tina t
| because, for the reasons stated, resi-
dence may not be commenced within
the six months period, that the settler
is authorized to delay the commence
lnent Of residence beyond the required
period and after the cause no longer
exists. An application for such eX
te'lSi n must, as II general rule, be
ii led in the land office for the district
in which the land lies within SIX
months from date of entry. 1t must
be in the form Of an affidavit, corrob-
GRATED by two persons having actual
knowledge Of the facts, and should
set forth III detail the grounds upon
which extension of time is ask ed, in
clsding d statement as to he pr0ba-
BILE duration Of the hilItlerin9 causes
ANA when residence may reasonably
oath Of the applicant and witnesses
may be executed before any officer
authorized to administer oalhS and
having Il seal of office.
",lhese nppicatioms will be for
WAlded by the local officers to the
general land Office ~ special! letter
una will be acted upon with as little
delay as possible. Should an eNtan-
sion of time be granted it will relate
back to the date of entry and protect
the entry man from contest on the
, dence within the usual SIX months ull-
less it shall be further charged and
, shown that The order of extension was
) fraudulently y obtained. Should u CON
test be filed against u homestead Ell
try solely on the ground of failure OF
j, the cNlrANHn TO establish residence
within six months rlom date of entry
t. and the records show that an applic;
q tion for extension Of time is pending
, before the general land office the locs,
q officers will suspend action on thu
t contest pending the disposition of tin,
Iapplicution for extension, but SHOULD
, the further charge be made that ell
! tryman has materially misrepresentet
! the facts in connection with his ap
= plication for extension the local otlic
ers will promptly report the contest
to the commissioner of the genera
land Office and await instructions.
''The failure of an entryman to Ap
, ply for an extension OF time will no
forfeit his right to shoW, in defense
of u contest the existence of con0i
: tions which might have been mad,
, the basis of such an appIcntion.
The amendment to the homestead
law proposed in the Borall bill is OF
, interest to II large number of settlers
) in NJ oltauu and other large western
, states. The measure, which passet
the senate in July and will soon come
vision:
"Ilat the entryman, in lieu of cul
tiyatlon required herein may make
Improvements upon his entry by con
- structing fences or buildings, b,
: slaShing, clearing, or in other way
e preparing the land for cultivation b.
f planting orchard, or by otherWis
+ making the homestead haDltable o
: capable OF prU<,uctloi, salu improve
: ments TO aggregate All amount eac
n year Of not less than Sl.oO per acre. >
J. In the case of The enlarged home
| steaus of 32U acres the yearly Amoun
, per acre must aggregate but Is cent
" per acre. 1his means that the home
y steader may spend S24O Il year on tin
;. improvements descrlbed, instead o
making the area Of cultivation re
qured py the three year law, Ties
! improvements, it will be observed
including the primary Expenditure
II mentioned above, willch the natur
: OF homesteading inevitably impose
upon him, - GLASGOW Courier,