Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
: .rcAME EFFECTIVE s:pI; SEPT;
W s1n OFFICE AT LEWISTON
.,OwrRs INQUIRIES AS TO
NsvmpInV1sIoNs OF ACT.

Register land office at Lewiston,
the e.aiving i, m numerous inquiries rela-
reselbn .s the new law providing for ad
" entries of non-contiguous land,
ponai a. 's ssupplementing the enlarged
-. .a.a act. When this law orlg1-
~ pes'as aassed. by inadvertence Idaho was
;dpeluded. A special act, however,
introduced to include Idaho within
divisions and this act became a
on September .. :,
" view of the large number OF IN
res being received, given below is
rsview Of the law, as contained IN
nnnication received by the Lewis
land office officials from Comms-
Buer Tallman: !,
H.. The act added a seventh Sec
to the enlarged homestead act, to
mil an additional entry for land
,o Contiguous to the tract originally
torad-after submission of proof on
oy;gipal entry. 1t reads as follows:
THAT the act entitled 'An act to
Ovide for an enlarged homestead, aP-
5pyed February 10, 1909, be amended
1 adding thereto an additional Sec
N to be known as section z:
Sec. 7. That any person who has
ade or shall make homestead entry OF
/ than 800 acres. of lands of the
sraeter herein described, and who
Al have submitted final proof there
shall have the right, to enter public
I'M subject to the provisions of this
not contiguous to his first entry,
kich shall not with the original entry
seeed 800 acres: Provided, that the
Ena originally entered and that cover
I by the additional entry shall first
kre been designated as subject to this
h as provided by section l thereof; !;
Erovided further, that in no case shall
htent issue for the land covered by
bch additional entry until the person
Saking same shall have actually and in
bnformity with the homestead laws re-
sded upon and cultivated the lands so
Rditionally entered, and otherwise
bmplied with such laws, except that
khere the land embraced in tie addi-
bOnal entry is located not exceeding
|Fenty miles from the land embraced in
Be original entry no residence shall be
kquired on such additional entry if the
Rtyman is residing on his former en-.
BY; provided further, that this Sec
fOn shall not be construed as affecting
lny rights as to location of soldiers
additional homesteads under section
sO6 of the Revised Statutes.
IL. This act has no application unless
Ehe first entry was made in one of the
&tates where the enlarged homestead
lFt is in force, as listed above, and the
additional entry can not be allowed
Rntl both tracts shall have been des
knated Hereunder. However, in con
Rdering allowance of the entry it il
ot material whether the applicant own,
occupies the original tract. A per
cn whose two incontiguous entries dt
/ OF make up 800 acres, who has sub
Rltted proof on the first and occupies
s unprotected second claim, ma,
nend the latter by adding land con
suOus thereto, so as to aggregate tina
rea, subject to the requirements of thi
IL respecting residence and cultivation
Pso the benefits of this act may b.
PANIED by person who has made an,
gefieeted more than one homestead en-
ss' out the aggregate area of the Ian,
aus acquired with that applied for i
pmited to 800 acres.
q Inc only qualifications require,
an applicant under this act are h
y not already made an additional en-
hereunder, and that the tract ar
IN. aea Tor will not, with other land
! Nun m ne mas entered and acquired It'll
\ anaer any of the nonmineral publ
au aWs, or which he is then claimin
|Isn |Ieaaaer, aoo make an aggregate of NOR
H. II Is not necessary that any o
isla be designated under the er
FL s'e homestead act when the rpplics
vd nnr iof additional entry is filed. Th
Sa,ahe H. must state that both trac,
sa.is;o s oeeh SO designated, or he must fill
Bes;a aaoh Tor designation of the ur
X MATED Hasd land, as provided by the ac
Iena,ate a.en =, 1915 (3s Stat, 1852, an
6jf1asaa'ee 6ja'e petitions must be filed for th
hRasa en. M tracts If both be undesignates
feess ,s VIII be forwared by the local o.
binder safa as directed by the regulation
"hefe an original tract onts;de :
he,iaaaaou district, is said to have bee
buirs uisnased, you will at once make i,
ponse u the proper office. If the re
taken oe satisfactory, action will |
be oriainal iaagi1orld,ngly; 4lgy; but if part or all {
been dss;a daa tract appears not to ha,
AnoWeSe eSesa,gghated, ~ the applicant will |
petite % days within which to file
) Va "a Tor its designation.
spplios.ni an tne notice of allowance of q
self lff",allon, and on the apnlic alton !;
entry 'Ga - wlll stamp, "This addition
hal j. Is Is within 20 miles of the ori
be. :" " mat 1t is not, as the fact ms
|are VIA; ~ ascertain whether two trae
Shortest 20 miles of each other ii
tween the b'Saanee lance in a straight line b
Bldered a. nearest points will be co
On the ,e eat must be shown in pro,
eultivat;eonn'f the usual residence az
|habitsaio and the existence Of
Exception = nouse upon the land entere
where a sa;5 70 these rules being made on
that emp. sa tract is within 30 miles
the entrnaed etraeed in the original entry a,
ln that LYMAN s,la is residing on the iatte