The state herald., 1915-12-17
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Notice of Opening of
Lands for Entry.

department OF Inc interior.
United States Land Office, Dec 2, 1911
Notice is hereby given that on Janu
ary 26, 1916, at 9 a. m. the Registe
and Receiver of this Office will officiall!
file the plats of survey of the describe
townships in Yuma County:
TIP 2, 8 an 4 nof r AZ W 8 p. m
TIP 2. 8. a and 8 n of 43 W 6 p. m.
TIP. 2. 3, 4, 5 II of + a W 6p. m.
TIP. 2. 4, and n of r Do 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 period
from II. m. January 9th to and includ
ing applications OF those present at 9a.
m. on the morning of the opening, will
be treated as having been filed at a
m, Jan. 25, 1916, and will be disposed
of under the rules governing such OPEN
A. f. Browns, Register.
j. o Cloyd. Receiver.
Suggestions to applicants for lands
Restored to Entry.
BY U. S. Land Office, Sterling, Colo.
l Applications that are not received
in the Office within ten days after hav-
ing been executed will be rejected.
2 Applications may be executed be-
fore the Register and 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
most accessible to the land.
8 Applications by mail must be ac-
by the fees and commissions
Post office money orders made payable
to J. W. Cloyd, Receiver are preferred
Be sure the description by legal
agree with the land you
want.
The corner stones established by
the new survey agree with the old plats
and in describing lands, settlers should
determine their location from corners
marked by the new survey.
6 The fact that notice of settlement
mas been previously given, the land of
Ace will not preserve settlement rights.
of sc tlemens 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 :
affidavit setting forth the date
'f settlement; periods OF residence ON
,aid tract and the amount of improve
ments placed thereon
s Applica ions will be received by
delivery or by mail, beginning
anuary 5th and until all persons pres
,nt at the opening of the office on Jan.
'.h have been waited upou, and all
such applications will be considered as
iled at the same time. Applications
iled after that will be handled in the
Usual way.
8 Applicants who swear before the
proper officers aad mail their applica-
lion, to the U S. Land Office will have
The same rights ms those who acknowl-
edge their papers before the Register
and Receiver.
10 Expense and annoyance of ad.
verse claims may be avoided by filing
applications within the twenty days
prior to opening.
IL Where two or more applications
are filed for the same tract. all alleging
hearing Of prior rights will
be ordered. Should only one allege set
tlement, that application will be allow.
I'd and the others rejected II none al.
|ege settlement, the right to enter will
be settled by lot on Tuesday. Feb. LIST