The Dickinson press., 1917-02-17

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|Jlpon@5the land, having an aggregate
value Of not less than $1.25 per acre
and tending to increase the value Of
the land for stock raising purposes;
and at least one-half Of the improve
ments must be placed upon the tract
within three, years after the date of
the entry.
Gas to residence, this must be con-,
tinued for three years, subject to the
privilege of a five months absence in
each year, Invisible into two periods
if desired; but credit on the resi-
dence period m account of military
service during time Of war will be al
lowed as on other homestead entries.
It must appear at the time of proof
that there is then a habitable house on.
the land; but it will not be counted
in estimating the value of the perm
anent improvements required to be
placed on the tract, as above stated.
If the entry comprises two noncon-
tiguous tracts, the residence may be
on either.
Additional Entries Before Proof.
90. Under section 4 Of the act, any
person having a homestead entry for
land which shall have been designated
under this act, upon which he has not
submitted final proof, may make entry
on contiguous designated lands,
which, with the area of his original
entry, shall not exceed GAO acres. On
submission of proof on such additional
entry, he must show residence IN
either tract to the extent ordinarily
required, but will be entitled to- credit
for residence on the original tract
before or after the date Of the ad-
ditional entry; he must also show i'm
provements on the additional tract
to the value Of. $1.25 for each acre
thereof. Proof on the additional
entry may be submitted within five
years after it's allowance, when the
requisite residence can be shown, but
not before submission of proof on the
original entry. Proof on the original
entry must be submitted under the pre-
visions of the law pursuant to which
it was made and within it's LIFE as
limited thereby; but, subject to that
! condition, n proof. may be submitted
on the two entries jointly.
Additional Entries After Proof Z
80. Under section five of the act
any person who has submitted final
proof on an entry under the home
stead laws for land designated under
this act, who owns and resides upon
said land, may enter land so desig-
mated contiguous thereto, which, with
the area of his original entry shall
not exceed GAO acres; and in order to
acquire title thereto it is necessary
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the additional entry of slips per care
for improvements of the kind above
described. At least half of such ex-
penditures must be made within three
years after the allowance of the
entry. Proof may be submitted at
any time within five years after the
entry is allowed"
| Relinquished Lands.
The instructions further provide
that anyone now on a homestead may
relinquish same and take up a full
$40 in another place if he is unable
to take up enough contiguous land in
| the 20-mile zone. Any person filing
under the new law must file a pc
tition for designation of entry at the
! same time. In this petition he must
carefully describe the land, photo
graphs are preferable, and notate on
a map corner marks Of the surveyors.
Care should be exercised in the
preparation of such petitions, in
|torder that the most satisfactory re-
suits may be obtained and to avoid
delay. Il preparation of petitions at
~tention should be given to the follow
ing: Surface water supply, under
ground water supply, irrigabiity,
timber and vegetation, agricultural
value and grazing value. No settle
ment or improvements should be
made until after the designation of
the land. Fuller instructions on this
topic are contained in the instruc-
lions. a
Preferential Rights
"13. (a) Under section 8 of the
TACT any person who, as the holder Of
a homestead entry or as patentee
hereunder, is entitled to make adj
ditional entry. under this act has a
preferential right to enter lands ly-
ing contiguous to his original tract
land designated as subject to the act,
said right extending for a period of
80 days after the designation takes
effect. This right is superior to the
i l1S1U I'll C11I4 CSSSAuSu HSASSA
had filed application for entry Of the
land under this act accompanied by
petition for it's designation.
Driveways for Stock.
"15. The reservation of driveWays
for stock, provided for in section410 of
the act, will be considered on applica-
ton Of parties interested on recon-
mendation Of other departments Q f.the
government, or on the reports Of
agents of this department. Lands
withdrawn for driveways for stock or
in connection with water. holes can
not thereafter be entered, and all ap-
E~plications to make entry for land so
withdrawn, whether filed before or
after the withdrawal, will be respected.
CLAY TALLMAN, /
IApproved: Commissioner.
FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary.
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