East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-18
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
MORE LAND SUBJECT
TO ENTRY DEC. 10
Land Office Notified That 1890
Acres, Mostly in UmatiIIa and Grant
Counties. May BE Filed Upon Under
Enlarged Homestead Act.

The officials Of the United states
lanG office at La Grande are in re-
ceipt OF a letter from the commits
sioner Of the general land office, un-
der date OF November 9Th. 1914, des-
ignated approximately 1890 acres Of
land under the enlarged homestead
act. Under this designation, these
lands will become subject to entry
December 10th. 1914. These lands
are scattered throughout Umatilla,
Wallowa, Grant, Union and Baker
counties, the larger portion thereof
being In Umatilla and Grant counties.
These lands will be enterable under
the provisions OF the enlarged home
stead act insofar as they may be va
cant, public, not timbered and nom
mineral, and unaffected by any pro-
visions OF law, withdrawal or reser-
walton, inconsistent with the provi-
slons Of said act. Lands withdrawn
or classified that contain coal.' phos-
pilates. nitrates. potash, oil. gas or
asphaltic minerals may be entered
subject to the reservation Of these
" TIC
The act of February 18th, 1909, is
the enlarged homestead act whereby
a settler upon public domain can ac-
quire title to 800 acres Of homestead
lan6. or an entryman who has not
submitted final proof upon his origin
al can make an additional 100 acre
entry provided the additional is con-
tigUous to the original and could sub
nit final proof upon both entries at
the same time.
Many homestead seekers unfamil-
lar with the land laws are under the
impression that these designations are
land openings. This is a misappre-
henslon. as these lands were not seq
regated from ordinary homestead en-
try prior to designation. On account
OF the nature Of the land. larger en-
tries than under the ordinary home
stead laws are allowed.
Applications filed under this act
prior to December 10th. 1914, will be
rejected subject to the right of ap-
peal. with advice to the parties that
no rights are obtained by the filing OF
applications prior to the date on
which the designation becomes effec-
tive.
Moves TO Idaho RANCH. e. Lew
is. well known Helix farmer. is NOV
ing to st. Anthony. Idaho, where he
has purchased a large ranch
Monday turned into the ditch Of the
/ Western Land & Irrigation company
on the government project, according
TO Elmer Cleaver who is associated
with that company. The water will
be run all winter except at times when
freezing weather prohibits. he states
To Entertain WoOlgrowers - The
natter of providing entertainment for
The sheepmen of the oregon Wool
growers association. which holds its
annual convention in this city next
month, was brought before the Pen
dleton Commercial association last
evening. and it was the sense of the
members that the visitors should be
received and treated Hospitality while
here. Plans will be made later Sew
eral years ago when the woolgrowers
met here they were givn such enter
tGinment that they went away with
fine impression of the city and with
an eagerness to return.
About Cavalry Horses - That the
English and German governments are
both much more particular about Sc
lections for cavalry horses than peo-
pie realize is stated by A. L. Sparkling
who has been purchasing horses here
Cor the British. According to Mr..
Sparling his instructions are that
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