The state herald., 1915-12-10
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! Notice of Opening of
Lands for Entry.
Department of the Interior.

United States Land Office, Dec. 2, 1916
Notice is hereby given that on Janu-
ary 25, 1916, at a. m. the Register
and Receiver of this office will officially
file the plsts of survey of the described
townships in Yuma County:
TIP Q, an 4 nof AZ W 6p. m
Tp. 2, 4 and s n of 43 W p. m.
TIP. 2, 3, 4, 5 IN of "A W 6p. m.
TIP. 2 and of 45 W 6 p. m.
and on and after that date the unap'
propriated lands will be subject to en-
try.
Applications will be received by mail
or when presented in person during
twenty days prior to the opening, All
applications received during the psriod
from 8 a. m. January 9Th to and iuclud'
ing applications OF those present at ga.
m. on the morning of the opening, will
be treated is having been filed at 9 a.
m, Jan. %, 1916, and will be disposed
Of under the rules governing suchopen.
A. F. Browns, Register.
j. Cloyd. Receiver.
Suggestions TO applicants for lands
Restored 10 Entry.
By U. S. Land Office, Sterling, Colo.
! Applications that are not received
in he office within ten days after hay.
lag been executed Will be rejected.
2 Applications may be executed be-
fore he X gister aud receiver or be-
fore United States Commissioner, the
Clerk of the District Court, or the
County Judge of the county in which
the land is located, or before any one
of the above named officers, nearest or
NEST accessible 20 tae land
3 Applications ny mail must be ac-
c,mpanIed by the fees and commissions
Post office money orders made payable
to ]. W. Cloyd, Receiver are preferred
4 Be sure the description by legal
Subdivisions agree with the land you
want.
5 The corner stones established by
the new survey agree with the old plats
and in describing lands, settlers should
determine thsir location from corners
marked by the new survey.
6 The fact that notice of settlement
has been previously given, the land of
fee will not preserve settlement rights.
Statement OF Sc Element must be in
serted in the application to en.er.
Z Settlers upon the land should be
sure TO insert in their applications to
enter, THAT | am an actual settler up
on the land applied for and furnish a
separate affidavit setting forth the date
OF settlement; periods OF residence on
sail tract ani the amount OF improve.
ments placed thereon
8 Applications will be received by
personal delivery or by mail, beginning
January 5;h and until all persons pres
eat at the opening OF the office on Jan.
9Th have been waited upOu, and all
such applications will be considered as
II ed at the same time. Applications
ulSI hlASE AHdN VIII bt haNuIsu III Nus
usual way.
9 Applicants who swear before tie
proper officers aad mail their sppca-
tioas to the U 5. Land Office will have
the sams rights as those who acknowl,
edge their pspsrs bsfore the Register
and Receiver.
10 Expense and annoyance Of a1.
verse claims may be avoided by ding
applications within the twenty days
prior TO opening.
II Where two or more applications
are HlgI Tor tue same trace. ali alleging
settlement. hearing OF prior rights will
be ordered. Should only one allege set
tlsment, that application viii be allow.
ed and the others rejected II none al
lsge settlement, the right to enter will
be settled by lot on fueSdsy, Feb. Is,
1916, al p. m